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of the West Windsor Township Town Council for September 29th, 2025. Allison, can you call the role, please? >> Gawas, >> here. >> Chvers here. Mandel >> here. >> Weiss >> here. >> Whitfield >> here.
>> And have we adequately noticed? Yes, we were adequately noticed on January 17th, 2025 to the times in the Princeton packet filed with municipal clerk closer on the township website and at the township municipal building. Please stand for the salute to the flag.
Thank you. As we have no ceremonial matters, we will be going into public comment. The um public comment is three minute limit for each person and it is
um a 30 minute limit total and every and I'm first going to call up anybody who has signed on signed up to speak. So I'd le whoever signed up to speak please come up and uh I'd appreciate uh quiet
so we can hear everybody who's who's signed up for public comment >> first person is Ephraim >> you >> hello good evening my name is uh Ephraim books um I am a chairman of the
environmental commission and I wanted to use the opportunity of your today's meeting to share with you the letter that we received from >> Can you talk a little bit more into the microphones? Sure. >> Thank you. >> So um the letter was received
approximate weeks ago and it says, "Dear West Windsor Township, congratulations. We are pleased to announce that West Windsor Township has been awarded silver level certification. Your application was approved for 37 actions in 11
categories for a total of 400 points. Your achievement will be recognized on November 18 in Atlantic City. So congratulations to all of you because uh you guys also members of the green team
and the uh sustainable jerseys report actually summarized what's going on in all the departments of this township. So congratulations. Uh the number of points had increased and we have also future plans to expand our projects
particularly in energy and so on and we're expanding in this direction. I also would like to mention uh an an event that I was presented where a member of the council um announced a proclamation of months of the senior
center in West. So we had a concert there that friends of seniors which I'm part of a member of organized that particularly day. So we appreciate the township was doing for senior center. Uh the membership is increasing. Uh bus is
very popular. I understand that now it's not uh there is some issues there to resolve but overall um activity in the center are just booming both exercise and educational programs and things of that nature. And the last but not the
least is is is the uh health division which is running a uh flu shot program tomorrow. And I would like to acknowledge their services to the community and particularly servicing inbound patients visiting them and nurse
Jane did excellent job visiting our family as well. So thank you to the board of health because you are the board of health as well and you get uh you get uh certainly acknowledgement for the excellent service provided to the
township. With all that I'd like to wish you um success in everything you're doing and hope to see you in the future. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Next on the list is Ann Clifton. and
please state your name and address. >> Anne Clifton, 18 Gston Drive. I just want to thank the mayor, Andrea, Linda, and Dan for coming out on Friday afternoon for the walk-in talk with Mercer County Engineer Boset Sunny
Muzafar um to talk with some of the local residents uh about the path. I I know um that you heard a lot of complaints, concerns. I I don't want to leave that you with that that that's the only feeling that residents in Jefferson
Park have because I think I mentioned at the beginning of the talk that I had reached out to at least 20 people who I knew definitely bike, ride or run. And you know, at least more than half of them, especially the families that have
young children who are bicycling or have middle schoolers who now want to become a little more independent, and also some of the empty nesters that just walk, they are very much in favor of the changes. Um, I will tell you that I do
walk. I like the walking changes. I am a cyclist, not as serious as the freewheelers. I don't put on thousands of miles a year. I put on probably a few hundred miles a year. Um, so I have mixed concerns. I I share the concerns of those who are more experienced. I
also resonate with the the positive feedback I've gotten from those who like to walk and feel that their children maybe can get there more independently. So, I personally am not ready to scrap the idea as you may have. It's possible you were left with that impression. Um,
I just want to let you know that other residents there, not everybody could come out Friday at 1:30 in the afternoon. That's the options we were given, the time we were given by the engineer. And I appreciate his schedule and him coming out. I also want to publicly thank uh I know they're not
here, John Taylor from engineering and Sergeant Traffic Sergeant Silox from the police department for coming out. So just to let you know that there are mixed feelings ranging from positive some concerns and you you heard the very
negative. So thank you again. Thank you again for your time and coming out. >> Thank you. Is there anyone else on the list? >> Uh yes. I just want to let the captions catch up while I reset the timer. Okay, next on the list is Rhonda Abbott.
>> Please state your name and address, please. >> Good evening. My name is Rhonda Abbott. Could you talk into the microphone? >> Closer to the microphone, please. >> Oh, caption coming on the screen. And I
have to say this one of the worst I've ever seen I've seen been in township. They they get it to work. This is not working very smoothly. >> Could you talk into the microphone? >> Um, one more. It's catching up. >> Good evening. My name is Rhonda Abbott.
I only have three minutes to talk. I was already stressed before I came in here. Now I have to figure out what I'm going to try to say in three minutes worth of time. Um, my first experience with your township, well, my first experience with your township was through your police
department. Um, I consider the officers horrible. I don't consider them knowledgeable on the ADA nor the New Jersey law against discrimination, what they stand for. My first time at your building was in January
2025. Oh yeah, please let her continue speaking. My first experience at this township building was in January 2025 of this year.
I see at least one, two, three, seven, eight people. I don't know how many employees you have. I have a question for you. Why would it take a deaf person like myself to have to advocate to get statemandated public accommodation
posters up here? You don't have the Spanish poster up. I'm sure that Spanish speaking police will coming into the building. The police department does not face the police department does not publicly display the Spanish vote.
And August 1st, 2022, New Jersey was the first state in the United States to have a civil rights law. Goes back to 1956. The first protected category was race. Since that time they've added race, religion,
disability, gender, liability to military service, pregnancy, breastfeeding, marital, domestic partnership. They've added at least 10 12 protected categories. As we speak right now, the Spanish poster is not up. The one over by the T cut off a little
bit. You cannot reduce your post. There's nothing on your board about the ADA that the township of Westwner will comply with title two of the ADA and its program service and activity. There's no mention on your board about the ADA
grieving procedure. There's no mention on the board who the ADA coordinator is. I'm sure if somebody wanted to be resourceful, they could figure it out and try to ask questions around the township. But the point is this stuff should be publicized. I myself do not consider myself
I have a doctorate. I'm just an informed citizen. And I don't understand why it didn't take I enter this building in January to get it up at your senior citizen. Even over there at the library, that's county library. Why do I have to
do it? And all I do is get treated badly by your police department and they deny me access to their programs, services, and activities. That's all I have to say. >> Thank you. Okay,
>> thank you. Do we have um anybody else on the um on the list for uh public comment? >> No, >> lag behind, >> right?
>> It it lags behind. Yes, it's a delay. Thank you. Okay, next on the list is Zach Wheel project here. Uh, Zach Wheel. I'm at Fiser Place, 144 Fisher Place.
Um, so to start, I've actually had this idea for several months back in on June 1st, and I I wanted to the Is this still on? >> Yes. >> I wanted to address it at the June 4th planning board meeting that was
cancelled. Um, in fact, two out of the three June meetings were cancelled. Then every meeting in July cancelled. Every meeting in August canled. Um, so then I'm like, well, I'll just post to West Windsor Peeps, right?
And apparently whoever's in control of West Windsor Peeps, this mic sucks. Whoever's in control peeps seems to have something against me. Um, for whatever reason, that's their prerogative. Um, so
let's go back here. One second. Um, I went to the first uh school board meeting the other day. I was one of four people present. I don't have any kids. I shouldn't have been there. I think my frustration was probably misplaced,
misguided speaking to them. It should have been directed towards planning board didn't meet. So, I guess here we are. Um, so I guess the question was when the the planning board or the attorneys or the actuaries for this
township aren't waving the the white flag, I guess like what are you guys doing? Don't answer that question. So, um, we've got 30,000 residents. Uh I think this body is overseeing the
addition of some 2500 maybe 2,00 2500 single family units and if you average just two people right that's 5,000 additional residents so I have two solutions right everybody's familiar with Grover's Mill
All right, show it for the camera. It's over there. This is Grover's Melt Pond, everyone. Grover's M Pond. You guys lack imagination and creativity. There is way too much waterfront
property that could be developed that I think should be developed, right? Or get rid of Grover's Mill Park. Everybody see just level it all. I think we have way too much valuable real estate. Again, waterfront, huge positive.
Um, and then you may say, well, we add all of those additional units. Where are the kids going to go to school? This is West Windsor Southeast. Okay. It's in Community Park. And if we can't find teachers,
>> um, >> we have it in with Jeff Bezos and Amazon. And we can just have AI teachers. We don't even need We don't even need teachers. So, we're good. >> Thank you. >> Please don't take my idea. >> Next on the list is Kevin Ronaldo.
Hi, Kevin Ranelloo, 106 Harris Road. Uh, good evening. First, I want to thank Council President Mandel for following up with the mayor regarding the Alexander Road sidewalk damage that was caused by the dump truck earlier this
year. Um, I appreciate you following up with that. I sent him an email but didn't receive one until after you followed up. Thank you. Um I'd also like to take a moment to read an email I sent to the mayor with council CCD on September 16th just under
two weeks ago regarding the repaving of Harris Road. I followed proper channels but I've yet to receive a reply. I b briefly mentioned sending this email to the mayor during community day though did not go into detail as the event was
ending. At the time the mayor noted noted that he receives many emails. While I understand this I was disappointed not to receive a response and hope this can be addressed. The email reads dear Mayor Marth Moraththe.
Following up on our brief conversation at the July 11th Barriian City Neighborhood Association traffic committee meeting regarding the repaving of Harris Road, the road has been marked and the project may start soon. Would it be possible to temporarily hold the
paving until the town consider traffic calming measures? Harris Road is a 25 mph residential street that has become a major cut through to the train station, shopping center, and school. Many vehicles exceed the speed limit, creating safety risks for children,
students walking to and from the school, pets, and neighbor and neighborhood pedestrians. Simple measures such as speed cushions, bike lanes, or slightly widened shoulders could improve safety. Reviewing these and other possible opt options before resurfacing could save
time and money while providing lasting benefits to the neighborhood and town. Thank you for your consideration. I'd be happy to provide more information or meet to discuss these next steps. End of email. Thank you for your attention and I hope you carefully consider these points
before the project begins. And then another side note that I realized a little bit later after this was uh the mayor recently posted a diagram of traffic and safety improvements improvements to Facebook. Someone should take a look at the
hallway red pedestrian signal at Harrison Clarksville that he had mentioned. It's not functioning properly. The signal the signal still shows green a green light for vehicles when pedestrians are given the walk signal. In addition, I noticed that there was
the the parking authority new like parking lot that they're putting in. I would request that if the township isn't considering it, they should try and save the letters that are the dimensional letters that are existing on the building. They could be repurposed at the site on a wall. I believe it's
missing one letter in junction just to prevate junction. Thank you. Have a great evening. >> Yeah. Thank you. Is there anyone else who has signed up? >> Um there's no one else on the list. Is there anyone else in the public that would like to speak? >> Nobody else would like to say anything
at this point. Um if not I will close the public comment at this time and we'll go to um administration comments. Uh Mayor, did you have anything first that you wanted to say in response?
>> I will I will respond uh let Marina finish the comments. Thank >> I have several announcements. Um, public works be will begin collection in zone one on October 6. They're not it's
a fiveweek month. So, they're off this week and they're doing other things around the township that need attention. So, I would ask that residents not put out any material until um uh towards the
end of the week in zone one. Um, and thank you for keeping the bike lanes and crosswalks clear of uh debris so that cyclists and pedestrians can move freely and safely. Um, on Saturday,
October 4th, uh, from 8 to from 8:00 a.m. to noon, the township will be hosting a paper shred event at 70 Southfield Road, West Windsor. That's our public works facility. It's open to
residents. Proof of residency is required. Um the event is popular. It allows um residents to um bring confidential and sensitive materials and have them shred. Um also on site at this
event will be um send hunger packing and the little free pantry which will be collecting um shelf stable items such as cereal um tuna fish
uh dried fruits uh chef boy rard microwave bowls and the like um or the uh food food pantries um that they offer in the township. Also, Goodwill will be
collecting clothing. Um so, if you don't need it anymore, please don't throw it away. Recycle it by donating to Goodwill. They'll be on site collecting clean, gently used women, men, and
children's clothing and accessories such as shoes, hats, scarfves, gloves, and coats, purses, belts, and ties. Um it is a popular event. When the um shredding trucks do re reach capacity
um the event um in terms of page of shredding will end on October 5th from 1 to 4:00 p.m. Um the historic skank farmstead will be hosting a fall festival. Um it will be
held at 50 Southfield Road. Look for the red barn. There'll be pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, museum tours, kids activities, and much more. Um,
sounds like a fun family event. Um, and tomorrow, September 1st, there will be a flu clinic. Um, I'm sorry, September 30th, there there will be a flu clinic um at the West Windsor Senior Center, 271 Clarksville
Road. Um, the flu clinic will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It's open to West Windsor, Robinsville, and Heightstown residents, three years and older. You can register online if you'd
like. Um and you can also uh walk in um as well. If you can remember to bring your health insurance card, please do so. And uh the town will work with if
you do not have insurance, please call the West Windsor Health Department at 79368400 and the health department will accommodate um uh individuals who who need the flu vaccine.
That is all I have. >> May, do you want to answer those questions first? >> Yeah. Uh, thanks Andrea. Um, Rhonda left, but I do know she came to the
office uh earlier in the day and the captions didn't work out quite well, but we will figure out and make it well. I would have told her Oh, she's there. uh um I would have told her I I sympathize
with her. I have hearing aids in both my ears. So the way she was talking and some of you didn't quite hear when she was not closer to the mic that's how we hear most of the time and we have to make sense. Of course sometimes I I wish
I didn't hear what people are saying about me but that's another matter. Uh so we will we will work with it. We will that will be useful to us too. Uh there's a lag between the uh between the
uh close captions and what people are saying but over the years having hearing aid for over 30 years we are used to managing that kind of lag. So we are very comfortable dealing with uh that kind of lag. We make make sense of it.
Um I did get email from Kevin. I did uh forward it to Francis. I don't have u any update on him. That's why I didn't respond. And the last complaint you made, I didn't quite uh hear, but I will ask her. But the first time I heard
something is not working. So if it's not working, we will we will get it fixed. Um so I mean Marina heard what you said. So we will definitely get it fixed uh sometime. Um, on a not so good note, we
had a fire at the Windsor Ponds today, uh, that unfortunately destroyed three units. Um, we still don't know 100% the cause of the fire, but it appears as if it started on the patio when too many things were plugged into a single uh,
strip uh, extension cord. So be be please be careful what you uh plug in or how much load you put in a single extension cord. Um that just got heated and um something got fire. Uh once again
um um I know more about construction code than um I ever cared to know. But the firewall did held very good. I uh Linda and I went there in the evening and others may have gone earlier. We went around to look at the thing. The firewall did hold very well, but the
fire goes through the attic. It shoots up straight and crosses over other units in the attic. The last unit was saved. The first three units are inhabitable. I just want to uh thank both our professionals and both volunteer fire
departments. Everybody showed up, professionals and fires, and that's why they could contain as as good as they can. Um, and I and the township will continue to work with the residents to help them as best as we can.
As Anne mentioned, I was there uh last Friday at the east entrance of County Park. Um, once again, something that I know that no solution makes everybody happy and that's that's that's life. But that was good opportunity because I got to talk to Sunny about other projects
going on in town and I have to give county credit. They do work with us. Uh they are very open um and helping us and understanding our problems and responding to them and Sunny is always open and uh uh able to talk. I mean he
has his opinion and he does things his way but that's okay. Um um we will again we did discuss lot of options and I will talk to an and figure out uh because he essentially told us he will do whatever
we want him to do. If you want to take it out he will take it out. If you want to do some other things he will do some other thing. So I have I told him to um wait and we will uh discuss and give him our opinion as to what we would like. But there's no there's no solution that
100% of people will be happy with. But at least it's safer if you're driving. Um, interestingly, he also mentioned during our conversation that the county will be open to making that 25 m per hour road uh between 571 and otr, old
Trenton Road. They don't own 100% of the road, but I'm going to talk with Francis and see um if we can make that request and what would require to make that request. I was honestly very surprised how casually he said he can do it. Uh so I have to find out if that is indeed
true uh that you can just wave a magic wand and make it 25 or there a lot more steps involved. But that was very encouraging to hear. Uh again uh Fram was here earlier mentioned that we again got silver certification from
sustainable jersey. This is probably the third time in my uh mayoral term that we have gotten it and I just want to congratulate the environmental commission and Dan uh who worked uh together to get us the 400 points needed
to obtain the uh sustainable jersey certificate. And um lastly, I would like to wish Linda and Neil happy 40th anniversary. It's her anniversary today and she has promised Neil to go out to dinner after the council meeting. So keep it short.
So thank you very much. >> We we had a nice lunch. Thank you. >> And you had her out there crawling in the fire or something after >> um if you remember um there's a couple of other statuses that we wanted.
There's a um parking authority cost agreement. >> Yes, that will probably be on the next council agenda. >> Okay. Is there some issue with it or is that >> Yeah, we just we just want to make sure everything is all eyes are dotted and te are cross but see the work is not
waiting because of that they have uh what they wanted was okay to uh go on a property so they can start. They have already received bids. they have open bids uh for taking the building down and um they can proceed with that work
without a cost sharing agreement. >> Okay. >> So they are going to they are going to award the bids. I don't know exactly when but >> that was for the I think we passed that last time that we >> yeah but they have to award within certain days of opening the bids and that's why that that last agreement was
important that's was done and this one will be in the agenda at the next meeting >> and um also the status of the station 43OU for the sprinkler system >> that uh >> it has been sent back to the fire
company for their review and comment. We made uh revisions to the agreement and we're waiting to hear back. >> Okay. So, the fire company has that right now to make come back with. Thank you. >> Okay. Um going into Does anyone have any
other comments at this point? >> No. We'll go into council comments. Uh Dan, >> thank you. Uh thanks for everybody who made comments today. Uh I will add to the uh the It's a pylon with and some
observations about uh the traffic pattern in and multi-use lane by our east entrance to Mercer County Park. Um as the mayor said, you can't please 100% of the people 100% of the time. And usually when you do these events, the people that show up are the people who
are not happy. Um but it's good to hear that there's other feedback there. And it's good that I mean it's wonderful that you were able to organize this event because that's how you affect change. you make your voice heard. Uh bringing people together expressing
their appear um opinion. Um as we heard um the county engineer is very open to suggestions. We got a good view of what his vision is. Uh these things don't happen overnight. It takes work, takes input. Uh so thank you again for
organizing that. >> Thank you Dan Linda. Well, it's certainly been very busy month for all of us and a lot of events around town. All good. Uh thanks to the recreation department, Ken Jacobs and the DPW for the uh cleanup work and
program for the 911 memorial service. Uh so if you've never been to the Ron Rogers Arboritum, um stop by the beautiful Twin Ponds uh for a moment of reflection. Uh the Sunrise Movement students organized an an informative potluck lunch gathering on Milstone Road
on September 13th. Uh we discussed the issue of extending uh the sidewalks on this road because there are there are no sidewalks currently, but uh we'd like to extend it from Cranberry Road onto uh one side of Milstone Road. So discuss
discussion will continue on that and um you know part of it is reaching out to the homeowners there um to get um buy in. Uh it was a beautiful day September 20th the township's annual community day. Uh very well attended, lots of fun,
lots of kids there and thanks to the many community groups uh which participated. on September 26, county engineer Basset Mufazar, um we we call him Sunny, that's his nickname. Um and thanks to the bicycle and pedestrian
alliance for arranging u you know for being there and meeting with him and we had several other elected officials and uh that was uh a nice nice discussion and a walk along uh Edinburg Road um to discuss the new uh birectional path. Um
I spoke to Sunny and just asked that there's any proposed changes if if he can get back to all of us um before anything is implemented if it's implemented any changes. So just keep their lines of communication between the township and uh and and the county
engineers office. Uh thanks for the group West Windsor Gives Back, including Sonia. You had a very very big big day, you know, set setting up for the mayor's ball and uh you guys raised tens of thousands of dollars uh for a new police
uh truck that'll be used for emergencies. So, thank you. And to all the ladies because that's a lot of organization for the girls. >> I know everyone's saying girls at night. So, okay. >> What would you do if a guy tried to join? boys.
>> But anyway, it was um a lot of work, but thank you. Uh the 8th annual gratitude walk was well attended yesterday. So there were uh inspirational messages of compassion and gratitude, goodness and generosity and musical performances were
all part of a beautiful community uh celebration of our journey from me to we. So thanks to uh Jordima Prasad and all the volunteers for their dedication in organizing this event. Uh earlier
today there's structural fire as as the mayor had mentioned in Windsor Pond's developments. Um I did go out there um you know to to see part of that to see the damage. I talked to some of the uh fire officials. I am part of the fire police. Um I wasn't doing fire police
duties today. However, I was out of town for um part of the afternoon. But anyway, um the bottom line is no one was um injured. So, that's that's the good news about all of that and an investigation um you know is being undertaken uh you know regarding the
cause. So, I just want to thank the uh Division of Fire and Emergency Services, our two volunteer fire companies, our our police department, our fire uh police officers, and uh numerous other local fire departments um that that came
to West Windsor to help out. Uh tomorrow, September 30th, Andrea and I will hold office uh hours 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room C. So join us if there's anything that you'd like to talk to us uh about. We'd be glad to see you.
And as Mayor mentioned, uh today's my 40th anniversary. Um so my husband Neil and I are celebrating and our love continues to grow. As uh earlier this month, uh we be we became grandparents for the first time. So So we're all
excited about that. A boy. So So um it's good. It's been a good month. So thank you. Thank you all for coming. >> Thank you for the wonderful upbeat ending there. Linda Martin, >> happy anniversary, Linda and Neil. I
wish you many more blessed years together. Um and congratulations also being grandparents. Uh just wanted to reiterate my council colleague talked about community day. Uh it was a fantastic day. Uh I did have the work that day, but I got to see a lot of uh
people in the beginning of the community day and just want to thank uh the rec department, the township and administration for putting that together. I've always said we need two to two or three of those every single year. It gives us an opportunity to actually meet and see people that we know or haven't seen in a while. So it
was a blessed day. Um the gratitude abundance walk was yesterday. I did have to work so I didn't get to I didn't get to attend. Um but I I remember when we started uh the gratitude and abundance walk back at the Windsor Athletic Club 8 years ago when Jotima Prasad actually
approached me. I thought it was a a fantastic idea um for all of us to be thankful for the many blessings that are bestowed upon us each and every day. As well living in a community such as this. As someone who grew up in a very
impoverished and urban city here in New Jersey, I'm always so very thankful uh for the opportunity to meet good people in this township, to live amongst great people, to have an incredible school district, cuz there's many in the rest of this state who did not aren't afforded these opportunities. So, I just
want us to continue to be grateful and thankful uh for the blessings that we all have. And that comes with also getting to know each other even better. uh looking at the things that we have in common and respecting one another
because I think that is it is the time for us to be able to do that and do it effectively. Uh it's very important for us to respect our cultural backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds. Um and there are even some in this community that may have some economic disparities. Um we
don't want to look down upon those as well. Um it's just it's just a good time for us and what's going on in this nation. um for us to come together as one and beyond one accord as the line says um you know divided we fall
together we stand. So I just want us to continue on with the gratitude abundance theme and as well the community day theme which is uh unification uh with all of our residents. Thank you. >> Thank you Martins Sonia.
>> Sure. Um thank you. Well, sorry I was uh walking in late. I wanted to stay home and uh wait for my husband and take care of him because he was returning back from fighting the fire that mayor mentioned earlier. So, I just wanted to see him before I came to the meeting.
But because of the technical issues, I actually did not miss the anything in the meeting. So, I'm I'm here. Um there were um as mayor mentioned about three families who are displaced right now. So, um I have reached out to them. Um hopefully we can uh come together like
we had um done few years ago and help these families. Um and um you know I just want to thank everybody who responded to um take care of the fire, our professional firefighters, both our volunteer fire companies, station 43 and
44, um our fire police, all our mutual aids. There were several out of town uh fire stations who responded and thankfully um were able to contain the fire very quickly. Um so thanks for everyone's hard work. Um after the fire
fighting, my husband is now training for to be um a fire instructor and be on task force. So he's at a training tonight right after that as well. So there's a lot that goes in um for the these volunteers in our town. They train
as hard as our professionals do. Um they fight as hard as our professionals do. So if you see aid emergency services, please thank them. Um it it's close to my heart, so I always keep saying this, but please do. And thanks um to Linda
for being a fire police as well. I know she didn't respond today, but happy anniversary. Happy 40th anniversary to you and Neil. Thanks for being here on your 40th anniversary. I wouldn't have done that, but thank you. Um >> um anyway, um I just want to go down my
list of things I have. As um Linda had mentioned, we had a busy month. We had busy last what four weeks and we we are still in September. Um so um just want to wish everyone who are celebrating Navatri this week um happy Navatri um
keep dancing away and um um work on um getting uh the evil out of all of us um and bring the goodness out. Um I have learned uh in the last few years um working with Andrea that Rashashana and
first day of navatri almost always falls on the same day. Um and 10 days later um is yamap kapor and dashara. Um so the Jewish and Hindu holidays have been pretty much very aligned and have the
same theme. So um it's very interesting and intriguing to learn these different um holidays from various cultures and they all mean the same. Um so I just want to wish everyone um um a meaningful
Yam Kapour and a very happy dasher. Um I won't go into gratitude walk and movie in the park. Those were all well attended. I think this movie in the park was um had close to
200 people I would say. Um the movie that they shown um was is celebrating 30th anniversary this year and this Bollywood movie >> in in back in India still runs in many many theaters 30 years later. It's one
of the very popular movie from time >> right 3 hour movie. >> It's a three-hour movie. It's a very long movie. Yes. But it was a beautiful night. Um thankfully >> it was a beautiful night. Um Mayor's ball, real quickly, I don't have exact
numbers yet. Um but we have raised close to $50,000 um to help our police department get a utility truck. Um it is a mayor's ball, but mayor does not get a penny because
somebody did ask me. So I just want to put it in record. mayor does not take a penny out of everything that we raise. Everything raised goes directly to the organization the um that we honor every year. Um so different various organizations throughout the town has
has been honored over over the se seven um balls that we have held. Um, so it's that um I was talking to some of the um members
of the fire station and um they brought this idea to me, mayor. I just want to bring this to you um because you mentioned about um demolition of the buildings at the um bus depot. Um they were talking about when we are doing
some sort of demolition in town, is it possible for our members to train in those buildings before those buildings come down because they're always looking for buildings where they can train. So some an idea I just wanted to bring um
in front and maybe we can talk about it um and see if that's even possible or not. We have tried that um the building we purchased the property across from the Delhi at OTR and South Mill Road. We had
um we had thought about it at that time but other properties were too close to that for knowingly setting fire to that building. So we didn't do that. So if we get an opportunity we'll always do that. But we have talked about that when we purchase that property and we took the building down.
>> Right? So if there is any opportunity that arises in town where the fire departments could possibly train um before the building is coming down anyway. So if they can train I think that would be really helpful. >> Um demolition cost would be a little less if the fire departments take care
of it for us >> that I don't know about. But >> I'm not saying that as I said we had possible >> we had seriously discussed about that building. That's the last building I know we demolish. So if we do demolish any of the building we will we will talk about it.
>> Okay. Thank you. Um um the another um idea I think mayor I will um reach out to you and try to set up a meeting with you. Um next year um is 25th anniversary of um 9/11. Um, I have some ideas that I would like to run
by you um for some projects possible possibly a scout project. If the township can take on the project, I have some ideas that I want to run by you and the administration maybe we can have a meeting about it and talk about it. Um, so if if that is something that we can
work and get it done before the 25th anniversary, next year is 25th anniversary for 911. It's a 2 250th anniversary for you know our our country. So I would really like to see what we can do about that. Um so that
would be great. Lastly, um talk about this or talk about during my report, but on October 11th, um Lions Club and um Attitudes in Rivers are partnering together to um uh work on a
workshop at the um West Windsor uh volunteer fire company um to talk about um suicide um awareness and prevention in um in our community. So all students and parents 7th grade and onwards are um the workshop is more geared towards 7th
grade and onwards. Um so I um it's going to be from about 12 um u noon to about 2:00 p.m. Um so I really um hope um residents can come to this event. Um this event was put together um
unfortunately after the unfortunate incident of a loss that we had um last week in High School North. Um so this is one way of trying to bring up and talk bring like you know it's an important conversation that we all should have
openly and see what we as a community can do to help our young men and women. Thank you. Thanks, Sonia. Um, I know one of the things every time I hear there's a house fire, especially a multi-unit like that,
we go back to um 2020 >> 2021, spring 2021, >> when uh the Avalon fire when it was 24 apartments and I think we were working a couple of months on that trying to trying to put make people whole again.
But the one thing that was so wonderful was that nobody was really hurt in that Avalon fire. And the first question that comes to everybody's mind when when this happened today is, you know, was anybody badly hurt or or god forbid killed? And
>> every everybody everybody is good. Um they did have a hard time finding a cat who was hiding in a closet, but they did get the cat. >> I heard they got the cat. >> Um so thankfully they did. So that so that was good. I know there was a whole thing where somebody saw a cat and where it was and and so they got the cat out.
And I'm sure um in this case I guess it's three to four houses. One house is damaged and the other is pretty but I'm sure the community will again come together because I'm so proud of how our community came together back in 2021. And uh it it was just so amazing and I'm
sure uh thankfully on a somewhat smaller scale um I'm sure the community will come together again. >> Yep. >> Okay. Um I want to give congratulations to um the West Windsor Township and especially the West Windsor Environmental Commission on again being
awarded the highest sustainable Jersey silver certification. I know this was my third time in um in working on that. It's it's very very intensive. Uh first the first time was I was on the environmental commission as a member for
for a couple of years and it's not a very simple thing of filling out a form. The award looks at the um environmental initiatives and work that the township does over the last two to three years. Uh it covers areas like energy,
community partnership and outreach, health, innovative projects, sustainability and climate planning, land use and transportation, waste, local economies, and more. Um each subject area then has projects and detail requirements within the subject
area that needs to be uh done in order to to get any of the points. So, I want to thank the environmental commission and the greater green team volunteers led by the chair of Frian Brooks, uh, Francis Guzik from engineering and our,
uh, old friend Dan Dolberilski. Uh, also I want to thank the mayor, my fellow council members, and all the township staff uh, members who played a part in getting this award. I'd like to wish all who celebrate a meaningful Yum Kapoor or Day of Atonement starting
tomorrow night. This is a very spiritual time of year as Jews take stock of what we have done both good and bad and how we can always improve in our relationships and service in our community. Speaking of holidays, excuse me, I attended the IFMP Garbonite
in Avarati celebration on November 20th. This is about the third or fourth year I've attended. I always have a good time dancing and watching what is a very spiritual ceremony. Good triumphing over evil is a universal celebration. There'll be a second opportunity to
attend one of these Garber nightites this Saturday evening on October 4th over at the uh wack if anybody's interested in trying it. In the last few weeks, I've also attended, which I think everybody mentioned in detail to some extent, uh the West Windsor 911 ceremony
and also the visit uh by 100 for 911 on the day before which Sonia had set up um a few years back. Uh the Millstone Road block party where we discussed the sidewalk extension from Cranberry Road to High School North. At the end of that
um meeting there was a kind of a party. Then it was kind of a discussion and a meeting and at the end we walked the road to Milstone Bridge which was under discri under construction and we were able to discuss it with the neighbors with the
mayor the sunshine um movement group um the bicycle pedestrian alliance about possible ways that we could achieve this um this sidewalk. The whole idea is to try to get some contiguous way to walk and bike to High School North. Once that
uh once that bridge is up, um we would be looking to add some form of uh either a mixeduse trail. And we did look in some detail at the road itself to see what could be moved, what couldn't be moved, where there might be some room. Uh so we're looking forward to being
able to work on that some more. Um, I also attended the Central Jersey Transportation Forum on September 18th, which was run by the Mercer County Assistant Planner, Matthew Lawson. Uh, they discussed transportation issues in central Jersey. I again brought up our
desire to have a um, Central Jersey truck study and there was a little bit of a discussion on that possibility. Um, community day and drive electric month event at Duck Pond Park. Um, uh, community day was our obvious wonderful
event. Thank you to everybody on council that helped with our table. Uh, Dan was helping set it up at the, uh, with me at the, um, beginning trying to get the sign onto those tables, which is always fun. Um, the, um, and, uh, the National
Drive Electric Month event was was very good. We had electric cars all over. There were uh PSENG had all their charging information over there. They built a they bought a nice booth. So I guess the town made a few bucks on that
or at least the rec commissioned. Um and I think a lot of people learned a lot about uh electric cars and we did give them our proclamation on site. Uh the walk and talk with Sunny, the head of Mercer County Engineering Department.
um went as as was mentioned, the mayor, fellow council members, bicycle pedestrian alliance, and some of the residents and some of the um some of the really top bikers, the ones that would wear the tight clothes that I would never have the nerve to wear. Um were
all there and we had a variety of opinions, which I won't go into into again because I think everybody's kind of discussed those. uh the mayor's ball which raised money for the police department. Um I understand they're looking to get an emergency vehicle that
can be used for flood rescue uh through the PBA and um from the way it was described I think that'll be a big addition for the town. And I still remember um when we back in 2018 being part of um when we were trying to get
drones uh through the West Windsor gives back and now we've got the drones and the kind of um benefit that's been to the town where uh just the other day we heard about uh some people without getting into details that were found
using these drones where it could have had a a not as good outcome if uh we didn't have this type of technology available. able and of course the 8th annual gratitude walk which has always been a um a wonderful and very very
uplifting event. I always feel really really good. Uh doesn't doesn't take much to bring down after sometimes, but I always feel really really good after going to that gratitude walk and just hearing everybody. And this this time,
um Jodimer had asked me, "Oh, we've got somebody visiting from another town. Uh can you show her around?" And as I'm showing her around, oh, we have this group that collects food, and oh, here's another group that uh that looks to uh looks for bike safety, and we have
another group that's helping uh uh people with autis autistic uh brothers or sisters, and we have another group here that does this. And this woman was from another town, New Jersey. And she was absolutely flabbergasted that we had a town where all these people are coming
together and singing songs of peace and love and all working on these types of projects. And it made me really really proud um of our town. So thank you and looking forward to historical society fall festival on October 5th and
Attitudes and Reversed is having their taste of hope dinner on October 8th. Okay. Um, moving on to Allison, who's been sitting here patiently waiting for her turn. >> I just have a couple election announcements. Um, the mail and ballot
boxes are open um across the county. Voters may deliver their their mail and ballots from the time they receive them up to the time polls close at 8:00 p.m. on election day. Um, another noteworthy date is October 14th. Voter registration
deadline for the general election and early voting starts Saturday, October 25th, and runs through Sunday, November 2nd. Um, voters in Mercer County may choose the day, time, and location that works best for them. Uh,
this year we have a location added for West Windsor Township at the Mercer County Library. Um this and all other election information can be found on our township website. >> Right. And thanks for your help and everybody's to get that location. So um
that I think that's a that's going to be a big benefit for for West Windsor and from what I the numbers I've seen there's a lot of people have already voted uh by mail already. So and not as much in West Windsor. I think we got ours a couple days after some of the other towns, but uh the numbers are
getting up there pretty fast. Thank you. Okay, I'm going into public hearing. Um just a ordinance. Um you want to read it and then maybe did you want to give a little uh summary of what what this bill
is after after uh Allison reads it? >> No. >> Okay. Okay. 2025-15, an ordinance to amend and supplement the revised general ordinances of the township of West Windsor, 1999, Chapter
168, Traffic and Parking, Article 2, Traffic Regulations, 168-16, Schedule 11, Speed Limits on Alexander Road. >> Okay. Um, I'm going to open public comment or public hearing 3 minute limit
and this is only to speak about this particular ordinance. This is the ordinance that um essentially sets a 25 mile speed limit on uh that's on a section of Alexander Road where there had been a um uh believe a 30 mile limit
on a very small section of it. So this will make it all 25 mph and this is again comment only on this ordinance. Thank you. Good evening everybody. Uh thank you for taking the comments. Dave Kimmel at 11
Scott Avenue. Um so first I want to say thank you for uh introducing this ordinance and having the hearing tonight and hopefully adopting it. Uh it was one of the several observations, recommendations, requests that the Bering City Neighborhood
Associations traffic group made um after doing walks with many council members and the mayor um back in November and history of safety issues goes back far beyond that. So definitely appreciate that and look forward to more of improvements in the area. um that
stretch that is being proposed to be reduced from 30 to 25 from 571 to that other area is about 320 ft. And I did the math and that will if somebody were to go 25 miles an hour versus 30 mph uh there's a 1.5 second difference and the
lower you make the speed limit the more likely you are to survive being hit by a car. That is like a a relationship there. So we appreciate that. Um, and it's a gateway into the neighborhood. Uh, so we want to make sure that there's a consistent speed.
With that in mind, on the other side of the road, it was our understanding that from the roundabout to 571, uh, except for that 30 mile that's been changed now was 25. When I look more closely at the ordinance, it's actually 30 m hour from the roundabout down to
Wallace. So for the same reason that we're changing this 30 to 25, I'm asking that we uh add a whereas and change the ordinance to also change that stretch from Wallace to the roundabout that area
to also be 25 mph. It's about 430 ft. The math is about 2C difference. So I don't think that's going to hurt anybody's drive. and for the same reasons that we have in the ordinance that this would be in the interest of public safety and expedition of traffic for the same reason. Um so hoping that
you can make this amendment to also reduce the speed and interest of safety in that area. Um it would be pretty simple. The proposal says Alexander Road 25 location zone 4 um zone 4 between
Wallace and 571. you can change to zone 4 between the Alexander roundabout and 571. Um there might be some other things to clean up at the same time, but that's my request and I think um it could be pretty straightforward. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Would anybody else like to >> Hi, Kevin Renella, 106 Harris Road. Uh, I want to begin by thanking council and the mayor for hearing the bait uh hearing the Bering City Neighborhood Association's request to reduce the 30 mph portion of Alexander Road to 25 m an
hour and for acting on our recommendation. Hopefully, we'll see. Um, I would also like to echo Dave's suggestion to amend the ordinance so the section between the roundabout and Wallace Road is also included in that 25 mph zone. We hope these changes will
improve pedestrian tra uh pedestrian and traffic safety for everyone who travels the road and we look forward to seeing many uh future improvements as well. Thank you. >> Susan Susan Conland, 98 Harris Road. Um, I just want to echo um what Dave and
Kevin uh said and we're really happy to see this change. you know, this is um I've been doing this for 20 years, so it's really great to see this finally happening and um really happy that it's
been um the process is a lot smoother than it used to be and we were able to accomplish this by you passing this ordinance and it didn't go through a lot of other uh tests and um roadblocks and things like that. So that's a good sign
for other parts of um the township and the state. So it's a really good thing. Um I just want to point out that the segment that will now be 25 as opposed to 30 um is the part where there are two crosswalks, one at the Gables and the
other one at Harris. And just to point out that this um will have a really positive um impact on all of the senior citizens and uh students um who cross at those two um crosswalks there. So
anyway, look forward to seeing the new signs go up and thank you. >> Thank you. Would anybody else like to um make a comment during uh on this particular ordinance during the hearing?
>> Okay, seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> Salute. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Gawas, >> yes. Jivers, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Whitfield, >> yes. >> Mandel,
>> yes. Okay. And um I was going to get it to Okay, >> yeah, I'm going to do a motion to adopt and there'll be a council comment and I'll let you I I know what you're probably going to say. Okay. Uh can I have um a motion to adopt? >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Okay. And I'm opening up for counsel. Mayor, would you like to answer the questions brought up first? I think. >> Yeah. Um you asked me to comment. I mean this is uh one of the three asked when I met with them um in room B. a few uh weeks ago, I've already told them that
the um blinking lights at Harris and Alexander will happen this year and that only leaves I believe Scott and Alexander without a light at this point. Um I was always under the impression changing speed limit you have to jump
through several hoops. I can't just decide I wanted 25 or 35 or 45 and just do it. Um Francis justified this because rest of the road is uh 25 mph and he wrote a whole memo and uh did it um as
to why we can do it without going through a long process. And that's why if you remember my earlier comment I said I was surprised how easily uh Sunonny said oh yeah I can do it. So I just want to test whether that's really true or not. So I will talk to uh
Francis and see what steps we need to do similar thing at Wallace and if it's possible we will do it. I mean it's not an issue. Thanks. >> Okay. Let me just clarify. If we were to make an amendment we we introduced this last week and we introduced it based I'm
sorry three weeks ago actually. Uh we introduced it based on um this wasn't a traffic study. It was a engineering evaluation and the engineering evaluation uh is written out. The um the ordinance is written up. the um engineer
had to look at it and I believe he was doing that under new rules that allow him in limited cases to make a educated determination as a professional engineer that this um is something that doesn't require all of those studies that that I
know we're all used to of uh where we have to put um traffic counters and and speed counters and everything. Um if we were to attempt to amend this particular one um first of all we would that would
negate the fact that we introduced it 3 weeks ago. We would have to reintroduce it and before we in reintroduced it we uh with the change we would need to go back to engineering have them start all over and look at doing this. So the the
smart way to do this would be of course to just go ahead and make this change right now, which we could do on the basis of a few votes and then look at a separate ordinance that would um that
would make that other change if it worked out if it works out that the engineer felt he was able to do that and um if that lined up with whatever other permissions are needed. Um, so I just wanted to give that explanation that we're not gods here. We can't just say,
"Oops, we introduced something, but uh let's make it nicer and let's just add all all this uh to it." Uh we we have a a system and I want to and I I think we all want to see this happen right now. Uh and so the way this happens is we
vote on it. Mayor will probably sign it pretty quickly. I'm making a prediction for you, mayor. Uh, then there's a 20-day time period from when the mayor signs something and then it becomes law. Uh, did I get anything wrong, Mike? Right. Um, >> Mike can
>> Mike can verify everything I just said. So, this Yes, ma'am. Lillian, >> we'll make a statement. There's an official certification statement establishing the speed limits that the engineer has certified and put his seal
on. So my recommendation is that council move forward and adopt the ordinance tonight and then as the mayor said um he can have the discussion with Francis but this has been certified um and right
>> as you indicated president >> we would you would have to because >> thank you Marina >> right substantial >> the certificate right if we did that the whole certification gets thrown out would have to be totally started over. Uh much better off breaking this up and
and getting this done tonight. Um anybody on council want to make comment? We'll start on that end. >> Well, I fully support this and um I agree that we should get this piece done and sounds like we need to go through the process again for
>> right and we're whatever that process may be for this is a separate road. Yes. >> Nope. I agree. Let's um get this done. Um um would u instead of re inventing um the whole process again for
um the addition but get let's get this done and um mayor as mayor mentioned we can uh work on the Wallace um road part um separately on that and the township engineer had sent us uh a memo to quote him uh this recommended
speed limit is not unsafe is warranted and in accordance with the statutory regulations and uh should be fully implemented. So, uh I agree and it's a safety issue. So, um we're definitely going to make this happen. >> Ready to vote.
>> Me, too. I'm all looking forward to this happening and we can look at the next part um in the future. Um want to call a roll. >> Call vote. >> Yes. Javers, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Whitfield, >> yes. >> Manda,
>> yes. Thank you. It's passed. 2025-16, an ordinance to amend and supplement the revised general ordinances of the Township of West Windsor, 1999, Chapter 168, Traffic and Parking, Article 5, Traffic and Parking Regulations on
Private Property, Sections 168-37, Control and Movement and Parking on Public and Private Property. Okay, again, this is I'm going to open the hearing. Um this is um sort of one of
these title 39 amendments. Um it's about uh Gland Drive which is off of Bear Brook. The area across from there has the housing has um finally gone up on it. Um I think Linda and I were on the planning board in 2018 or so when that
was designed. Um and this basically gives uh police powers and basically says where the stop sign should be on that particular property. Um uh anybody wish to come up to speak only on this uh >> I'm opening the hearing.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm opening the hearing if anybody would like to come up and speak on uh this particular ordinance. Seeing none, entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> So moved. Second.
>> Yes. >> Gver. >> Yes. We >> Yes. >> Whitfield. >> Yes. >> Vandal. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> And can I have a motion to adopt? >> Salute. >> Second. >> You can. >> Anybody want to make any comments on it?
>> No. Um I mean this was also uh reviewed uh by the um township engineer and uh also the police traffic sergeant. So >> right and this is pretty uh pretty standard. >> Um okay. >> Okay. >> Roll call vote. Gawas.
>> Yes. >> Jivers. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Whitfield? >> Yes. >> Mando? >> Yes. >> Yeah. Thank you. And uh we can go into the consent agenda. Uh minutes. May 5th, 2025, business
session as amended. June 16th, 2025, business session as amended. July 14th, 2025, business session as amended. Bills and claims. >> Does anybody wish anything pulled? Seeing none, can I get a motion to approve?
>> Motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Gawas. >> Yes. >> Chvers. >> Yes. >> Weiss. >> Yes. >> Whitfield? >> Yes. >> Mandel? Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay. Recommendations from administration and council clerk.
>> 2025-R196 authorizing the request for a permit for the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association for a public fireworks display on October 4th, 2025 with a rain date of October 5th, 2025.
2025-R197 authorizing the request for a permit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for a public fireworks display on November 1st, 2025. No rain date 2025-R198
certification of compliance with the promlgation of the local finance board of the state of New Jersey for the 2024 annual report of audit 2025-R19 authorizing the insertion of a special
item of revenue into the 2025 municipal budget from the state of New Jersey Alcohol Education Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund 1,130 34.83 83 2025-R200
authorizing the refund of the municipal portion of property taxes build for 2025 to PSENG via a credit in the fourth quarter of 2025 $6,22761 2025-R201 authorizing a service agreement with
Empower Retirement LLC as a deferred compensation plan provider 21-sa-mpower-110121 2025-R202 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a reimbursement agreement with Windsor Haven Condominium Association
for snow removal costs for 2024 2025-R203 authorizing the business administrator to purchase firefighter protective equipment for the township firefighters from municipal emergency services and authorized vendor under New Jersey state
contracts 17-fleet- 0810 and 17-fleet- 0811 $10,96825-R204 authorizing the business administrator to purchase a HP workstation computer and dual monitor stand for the
engineering division from SHI International Corp. under New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract number CK04 subcontract 24-382 $2,866.79 2025-R205
authorizing the business administrator to purchase network hardware installation and support services for the police division from Staret Services Solutions Inc. $72,200 2025-R206 authorizing the mayor and clerk to
execute a 96-hour service retainer for the police division from Staret Solutions, Inc. $14,400. 2025-R207 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a professional services agreement with ACT Engineers, Inc. for
professional engineering services for the period September 29, 2025 through December 31st, 2025, $2,500. 2025-R208 denying the reduction request of
performance guarantees associated with public improvements within the public writeaways for the project known as Regency at West Windsor PB21-02C. >> Does anybody wish anything bold? Seeing none, can I get a motion to
approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Gawas, >> yes. Gvers, >> yes. We >> yes. >> Whitfield, >> yes. >> Meno, >> yes. Thank you. Okay. I'm now going to open additional public comment. Again, 3
minute limit per person, 15 minute limit for the public comment period. Does anybody wish to give additional public comment at this time? No. Oh, okay. Go ahead. Name and >> Dave Kimmel Lcott Avenue. Thanks again
for passing that ordinance and I do understand the process. I look forward to hopefully seeing another ordinance in the future after you do the review and certification with the engineer. Going back to something earlier discussed, the Millstone Road. Also want to encourage
uh definitely continue that process. see if we can get a sidewalk or something along the the road there. And I would also hope that the residents there after discussions would be supportive of that. If some are not, I think we could still
move forward with partial sidewalk for instance on that big open stretch where there's a field. Uh there's nobody that lives there currently. That would be that should object to that. So that could all go all the way to Joanne Street at least if not elsewhere. and throughout town, all around town, there's spots where we have pieces of
sidewalk that don't finish or go somewhere else. Um, so I think we should do as much as we can. And um, another earlier the administrator mentioned that folks are doing a good job at keeping crosswalks and bike lanes
clear of debris, but in my experience, I haven't actually experienced that in the bike lanes. to see a lot of brush and I don't think people people understand that that's not the place to put that stuff. Uh including on the the newly nicely repaved um
uh new Edenberg road. Uh yep there's stuff there Pen Lile. So I don't know what the answer is but I'll just put it out there that hopefully we can address that also. Thanks. >> Thank you. Anyone else? Kevin Ronaldo, 106 Harris Road.
Um, I just I just wanted to reread uh what I had read earlier that the mayor said that he didn't hear. I just want to make sure that he does hear it. Um, you recently posted a diagram of traffic and safety improvements to the to Facebook.
Uh, someone should take a look at the hallway red pedestrian signal at Harris and Clarksville. It's not functioning properly. This signal still shows a green light for vehicles when pedestrians are given the walk signal. So, if I want to cross and I push it, I
can walk, but there's still a green light. All the lights don't turn red. So, somebody might want to take a look at that. On the chart, it's listed as an all red similar to the one that's M571 in Clarksville. Um, >> that's at near high school. You
>> can pause my talk, please. and let him uh finish talking. >> Yeah. >> Then I Yeah, if I can have some time back then. Thank you. >> Let him finish. >> Either pause it or Yeah. Thank you. >> Um
and then the other thing is Thank you for for passing the ordinance to reduce the speed. Um, with that being said, is is there any way that we could look into potentially moving the 30 mph your speed sign that was put in across from Harris
closer to 571 near Nash Park. Uh, I think it would make more sense there rather than behind two utility poles and then hopefully a pedestrian crossing beacon. there's going to be a lot going on there and I fear that the radar is going to be kind
of blocked. As it is now, you can it's hard to see when you're pulling up. Um, and then also the your speed sign here at the roundabout is a 25 mph your speed sign, but according to what Dave had
mentioned earlier by ordinance, that's actually a 30 mph stretch of road right there. So, that's just something to think about as well. Uh, and then in the future, Mr. Mr. Mayor, if you could acknowledge receipt of an email sent out to you rather than having me wait two
weeks to bring it up in council just so I know it was received and that it's going to the proper channels. That would be really helpful for me so I know what's going on especially since we had talked about it numerous times beforehand. >> Yeah, I I understand. It's just my habit because it
>> wait till everybody's had a chance and thanks. Is there anybody else that wishes to give up and do public comment at this point? Um, okay. I'm not seeing anybody. So, I'll close the public comment. Okay. You want to answer point by point?
>> A couple of questions. Once uh after 20 days the ordinance becomes uh effective. I would um expect DPW to look at the signs and put a new sign once the ordinance becomes effective. Uh it's just my habit not acknowledging because
at work I have emails where 9 10 people are uh copied and everybody says got it got it got it and it's very annoying for me to just delete 10 emails just saying acknowledged acknowledged. That's my habit. I should change the habit for
township but at work I hate when people just 10 people just say a and Google just keeps looping and looping and looping. So your point well made I will just say got it.
>> Um and Marina you have the notes on that traffic light. >> I understand that I can >> I'll talk to specifics. I will I will check it going back home. I go back home that way. So, >> okay. And I think that I think the
request was u moving moving the speed sign at this point. Take a look at this. Take a look at the speed take a look if the speed sign that's um that's near 571 is in the right spot. >> Again, as I sorry >> I'm sorry, Harris I mean Harrison
Alexander >> again as I said I mean that's not the decision I make. the engineer makes right >> and if you look at that road there are too many poles and too many >> uh distractions it's not easy to post the signs there because there are too many things standing in the way it's not
very wide road but I'll ask for okay um at this point. We're done with the public comment. Going to council reports, Sonia. >> Um, sure. Um, the, um, parking authority met on September 17th. Um, the two main things
that were discussed during that meeting was the bus depot project. Um, I've shared the, um, drawing with um, everybody here and there are some over there for the public as well. So this is um the plan that um is being uh worked
on. Um we also discussed um placements of EV chargers in this parking lot. Um because there is an easy access to the um electrical line there. The voltage I think they needed 440 or something like that. >> So depends on which which one they put
in. >> Right. So um it would be beneficial and and because in future this is the pocket park where um possible food truck festivals would uh would be held. So there will be um electrical lines coming
in anyways. So they're looking into doing that. Um we also discussed possibly using one of these garden areas as um one of our um uh pollinator de demonstration gardens possibly or wildflower. So something like that um
possibly at the entrance here. Um one main change in this um design is now we have um entry only and exit only. Uh before we were going to have only one like one location. Um the first one
right here was going to be the entry and exit point and at that point this would be would have become no left turns because it was too close to the 571. But now having an exit far away from that I think the design works a lot better. So
this was the main um point of discussions. Um as mayor mentioned the work is going on. They have received about five bids for um the um demolition. I think it ranges from 177
to 423. So they're it's like a wide range. Um so they're looking into that. Um so that was the main uh point of discussion. Affordable housing committee hasn't met. They do have a scheduled meeting um this
Thursday October 2nd. I have reached out to the committee asking if we are going to continue having that meeting as it is Yam Kapoor um and the Shara that day. So there are two big holidays um that day. Um so I'm not sure if that meeting will
happen or not. Um I did uh reach out to the committee and copy town clerk on it. Um that's about it. >> Thank you Martin. >> I don't have really uh too much um HRC obviously met early September planning
for the community day diversity day which was a huge success. We mentioned that earlier and the planning board uh next meeting is scheduled for October 15th. Thank you. >> Thank you Linda. The Shay Tree Commission met on September 24th. Uh two of its members
will attend the New Jersey Sha Tree Federation annual conference in Atlantic City and that's in midocctober. Uh there were 14 permit applications under chapter 170 in September and 62 total for the year. The commission continued
its discussion on a new bamboo ordinance. Uh the overall goal would be to uh require containment or removal of existing bamboo uh except for planting in containers or barrier containments. Uh the commission is also reviewing uh
ordinances uh from other townships uh on the bamboo. Uh the revised proposed shade tree ordinance has been sent to the mayor and administration for their review and hopefully soon the um ad the administration can look at the proposed
changes to the shade tree ordinance because that's that's been sent to the administration so we can get that on. >> Has council reviewed the ordinance? Well, actually, >> actually, what we thought we were going to do is have it go to the administration and then we would under
new business talk about um the ordinance there. >> Take a look and send it over and I'll take a look. >> Okay, >> I have Yeah. >> Okay. has it. So, Okay. >> Yeah. >> Talk to Francis. Okay. We'll do. >> Yeah. Thanks. Thanks. So have a
reflectful young capore Andrea and to our Jewish friends and happy holidays to those uh celebrating uh the Indian holidays. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Dan. >> Uh the board of ed met and I'd like to
highlight one item in um their meeting where they authorized an agreement uh with share my meals for a food donation agreement. there. Everybody here knows who Share My Meals are. They're nonprofit organization that
distributed distributes meals to families and others in need. And so the district agreed to from time to time that at their discretion uh they will donate their surplus prepared meals to share my meals. Um and this agreement is
going to remain in effect in perpetuity. So, here's an example of of our township limiting food waste in our stream, taking that out of the um out of
landfills. And actually, this is prefood waste because it's actually food that uh would otherwise would otherwise been thrown out, but actually is still usable. So, um kudos to the board of vet for going down that path. That's all.
Okay, thank you. Um, environmental commission met uh on September 11th uh after the ceremony and um there was a lot of discussion on the New Jersey pack uh real rules
change. uh things have been going back and forth on that on DP. Um and also the um uh administration or or the engineering department has been working on some form of a an ordinance
regulating uh non-grass or pollinator gardens. Uh as far as safety in sight lines, um we haven't seen it yet. I did ask whether or not the environmental commission would get a chance to look at it, which I think would be a good idea
um before it uh before it became to council. So, um hopefully hopefully that will happen. And uh that's all I have to say on that. And any other administration updates?
No. Uh at this point, I could take a motion to adjurnn. Salute. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I I >> We are ajourned at 8:39. Thank you.
>> Yes. Okay.