Little technical. We want to make sure everything's running. There are some power flickering and a few of the traffic lights are out. Yes. Yeah. We lost power in our neighborhood. And I had to drive around in different circles and stuff, but we
made it. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. All right. I'm going to call to order the uh meeting of the township council of West Windsor Township of June 30th, 2025.
Allison, can you please call the role? Gawas here. Jers here. Mandel here. Weiss here. Whitfield here. And have we adequately noticed? Yes. I would like to note that we have attorney Alexis Smith also with us tonight um in attendance
representing Parker Mccay's office. And we have been adequate noticed to the times in the Princeton packet on January 17, 2025 filed with the municipal clerk hosted at the township municipal building and on the township website.
Please stand for the salute to the flag of the United States to the one nation under God indivisible with all. Thank you. We have two wonderful
ceremonial matters tonight. The first ceremonial matter involves the logo that you see up uh in the sky there. Um it's the logo for the 250th and the contest um was run by the
Revolution West Windsor uh committee. So before I introduce our logo contest winner, I'm going to ask the vice president of the historical society, Gay Huber, to give us a little description of what the different portions of the
logos mean. Thank you, Gay. Hello everybody. How are you this evening? So for the revolutionary it starts with the capture of the British troops in the town and that was on December 30th 1776
and then that started the two battles which then ended up as part of the 10 crucial days. The second part is the march of George Washington's army on January 3rd 1777 which was a 13-mile march which also
passed through West Windsor. The third is the soldiers it represents and then the many women who played different roles during the revolutionary war. And we are so proud that the township along with all of the other
groups that are part of the revolutionary committee uh for the next year and a half um have all been participating and I would encourage everyone to sign up for the historic society event page especially because
there's several revolutionary events that will be occurring throughout the year not only by the historic society but by the bike and ped by the town and other various groups. So, I thank the council for this and I'd
like to bring up Casha. Okay. Thank you. All right. Before before um Cashy says something, I'm going to introduce her. Uh congratulations to Cashy Jaitle, a rising Thomas Grover Middle School 8th grader for winning the Revolution West
Windsor 250th USA Anniversary Logo Contest. We look forward to seeing your logo design everywhere over the next year. Let me tell you a bit about Cashi. Sorry, Cashi. So, you know the young
lady behind this historic logo. Cashi has been living in West Windsor since April of 2023. She loves drawing, making bookmarks, watching TV, and solving puzzles like Suduku and Wordles. In school, she served as a student council
member for two years and as an arts secretary. She enjoys math class and participates in math competitions and secured fourth position in the New Jersey Math League competition. For the past two years, her drawings and designs
have been selected to be printed on her school spirit wear featuring the Jaguar Rover School mascot. Outside of school, she's a proud Leo. Uh, lions are allowed to cheer and and uh growl a little if they want um at step for a better world
Leo Club of West Windsor where she led the canned food drive and participated in other service projects. Much to the delight of her fellow Leos and Lions, she was honored when her peace poster contest entry was selected at the state level. She is also learning and enjoying
Indian classical dance katak and recently took part in the annual recital which was a wonderful experience. So thank you. If you'd like to say a couple words and then we'll come up and uh and u take take your picture with the logo.
Um good evening everyone. I'm so honored that my logo got chosen for the 2025 Revolution West Windsor logo contest. U during the process of making the logo, I learned a lot and got inspired by the township's rich history. Um I would also
like to thank historical society and West Windsor Township. I'm a proud Leo and um and I'm glad to be part of the Westeror family. Thank you so much. Thank you. Stay up there. Next we have a proclamation for
disability pride month. Um I have here that there were three groups. One is the uh Special Olympics that I've met over there uh with Diane Pastor Cavis accompanied by a couple of
our athletes over there into bowling, soccer, and a lot of good sports that I can't do. Um the West Windsor de um recreation department special needs adult evening classes. So is uh Miss
Nanini Cups here? there. Oh, thank you. I didn't see you at the beginning. Um you uh who is the parent liaison for the participants of Coral Connect and Dance Aerobics which are held in the senior center. And I
think you um Unified Spectrum has told us they're having trouble getting here because of the uh because of the roads. Yeah, because of the storm. Their roads have multiple detours with trees down. So, they're trying they're I messaged me they're on their way. So hopefully
they'll make it here. Thanks. Uh let me give you our proclamation. Whereas July is recognized as Disability Pride Month, commemorating the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act,
the ADA, on July 26, 1990, a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability and affirms the rights of disabled individuals to fully participate in all acts of society. And whereas disability
pride month honors the strength, resilience, talents, and diverse accomplishments of disabled individuals in our community and recognizes their many contributions throughout West Windsor Township. And whereas the disability community is diverse,
including people with physical, intellectual, emotional, invisible, acquired, and chronic disabilities among others. And whereas West Windsor Township celebrates diversity in all aspects of life and strives to take meaningful action in many ways to build
a township that is inclusive of all people, celebrating disability as a natural and vibrant part of human diversity. And whereas the West Windsor Township Recreation Department provides activities to the disabled community, including coral connect and dance
aerobics, and recently installed a communication board at Community Park for non-verbal children. And whereas the West Windsor Township Senior Center offers chair yoga and chair stretch and tone classes for seniors of all levels of ability. And
whereas the West Windsor Health Department facilitates vaccination services for independent housing complexes for the disabled. And whereas West Windsor Township maintains facilities that are ADA compliant, such as the newly renovated municipal
building and a new mobility lift at the West Windsor Arts Council building and works towards road improvements with ADA compliant sidewalks and crosswalks. And whereas the West Windsor Police Department works closely with organizations that support individuals
with disabilities and takes part in training initiatives to better understand and respond to the needs of individuals with disabilities and supporting fundraising efforts. And whereas several West Windsor nonprofit groups provide services and opportunities for children and young
adults in the neurodeiverse community to learn and thrive. Now therefore, it be revol resolved on this 30th day of June, 2025 by the mayor and township council of the township of West Windsor, County of Mercer, state of New Jersey, that the
mayor and township council recognized July as disability pride month in perpetuity. Thank you. And I believe I see unified spectrum back there now. So, I'm glad you've made it. Uh and what we're going to do now is uh take some of
these proclamations and if the three groups would like to come up um why don't we go ahead and do that. Thank you. Thank you. That's a problem. I don't know.
Yeah, I'm on. Okay, thank you. Now, we're going to um that was very uh actually moving. We're going to open uh public comments. Um, for those of you who are not familiar, the uh public comment gives an
opportunity for anybody who wishes to come up and speak for up to three minutes. And if anybody does feel that they do have to leave at this time, uh, I won't get insulted and we understand that. But if you do want to stay, you
can make whatever comment that you wish. And, um, I'm opening the floor. Start with your name and and your face. Yeah, she'll go there once we get um I think some of the um gentlemen over there was telling me you Yes. And I have a list
too. Oh, you have a list. Okay. Um first the list and then we'll go. Okay. All right. First on the list is um Julia Simco. Please state your name and address. Hi, my name is Julia Simco. My address
is 111 Biscane Court. I live over by Market Fair. Um, I just wanted to thank thank first of all Dan for um going with my idea for a proclamation for disability pride month
for pitching the idea and the council for taking my idea the idea that I gave to Dan and going with going with it. Thank you. Thank you. So let's see. All
right. Okay. Uh, next on the list, um, not Oh, uh, Natan. First, I'd like to thank Julia for initiating the idea and uh, can you give me your um, you say your name and address? Right. U,, good evening. My
name is Nani Coxan. I've lived at seven suffoc in West Windsor since 1986 and that's 39 years ago. Both of our children went through indistrict schools from kindergarten through high schools.
Our youngest, a 37year-old, is a 2009 graduate of West Windsor Plainsboro High School North. as a member of the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities and a parent of a West Windsor resident with a
disability who works full-time. I applaud the council and Julia for issuing a proclamation to celebrate the disab disability right pride month of July to commemorate the passage of the
Americans with Disabilities Act. In July of 1990, Congress passed this landmark civil rights law by wide margins in both the House and the Senate. Simply put, the
ADA aims to ensure that people with disabilities can go places and do things that other Americans have taken for granted. And while there is still more work to
do, we can now say that Americans with disabilities have an opportunity to participate more fully in our national life through the removal of barriers in employment, housing, education,
transportation, communication, recreation, health services, and access to public services. By issuing the proclamation, the council also raises the awareness of the many contributions of people with
disabilities to America's workplaces and economy. You may or may not know that Stephven Hawin, Beethoven, Nicola Tesla, Tom Cruz, Jennifer Aniston, and our 32nd
president, FDR, all had or have disabilities. Individuals with disabilities represent a vital part of the nation's talent pool and deserve equal opportunities to work,
advance, and achieve financial security, independence, and success in their professional lives if they are given access to opportunities, services, and reasonable accommodation.
This evening was not the first occasion when I came before the town council to advocate for improving access to services to people with disabilities in West Windsor. I applaud the township administration under the former mayor Shing Fusher
which applied for recreational opportunities for individuals with disabilities grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in 2010. I'm taking Julia's fail. Thank you. And that was like a three minute time is it? Yeah.
I don't I don't want to read it. Um we are forever a tag team. Um please um please give your name. Cello 7 Crl Court Julia. Thanks to the director and staff of West
Windsor recreation over the years. West Windsor's recreation programs for people with disabilities have continued to be popular even during the pandemic when they were offered virtually. In 2017, I made public comments before the site plan review advisory board. the planning
board, the town council to advocate for passing the ordinance in favor of Freedom Village application, which would enable people with disabilities to live independently in our community. Project Freedom at West Windsor is a thriving, barrier-free, affordable housing
community for residents with and without disabilities located near Old Bearbrook Road. I was only one of multiple residents who advocated for Freedom Village. For instance, Westwor affordable housing committee, Florence Cohen, appeared numerous times over the
17-year period before the planning boards and the town councils to advocate for the approval of Freedom Village. Since the passage of ADA, many significant strides have been made to enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in their communities.
In the area of unemployment of employment, the ADA removes some barriers to career advancement, enabling people with disabilities to become more financially self-sufficient and productive taxpaying members of their communities. According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, 29% of adults in the United States have some type of disability. Not surprisingly, disability prevalence is highest among those 65 years and older. In fact, it's a fact of life that any of us may be
impacted by disability at any point in time due to accidents, aging, or illness. Disability does not discriminate. In conclusion, it is not the only right thing to expand the promises of ADA in West Windsor. It is also the smart thing to do. And as
Nony's comrade and Kevin's mom, who if I gave him the mic, would not stop talking. Um I too want to echo that we are at a time now where we're a little bit terrified as a disability community that some of the rights we fought for that our
you know people ahead of us fought for in very difficult ways um may be stripped away and I don't think it's even um his histrionics for us to feel that way right now. Um as much as you've all done and we are extremely grateful to it. Kevin growing up in this
community has still very option limited options to be part of the community and it was very hard for him during his school years to participate in any community activities and that's why Special Olympics is such a thriving community for us. So I would applaud any
effort you can to keep it on your radar that we are here we contribute and Kevin would love to have more opportunities in his community to live and to be part of that community. So we look to all of you to be leaders for us and with us in
that. So thank you all very much and thank you for disability pride. [Music] Oh, excuse me if I mispronounced this, but Cayan. Yeah. Hey, I'm Kayan and I live at 111 Biscort. her neighbor and um so good
evening esteemed council members and fellow peers. My name is Kayan Kparal and I am the health environmental chairman of STEP for a better word Leo club. STEP is a nonprofit which is based here in New Jersey and it was established in 2013. We became a LEO
club in 2019 and we are sponsored by the West Windsor's Lions Club which and we are also affiliated with Lions Club International which is a global humanitarian organization also which is the largest service organization in this world and what we do is we serve our
community through community service projects, collection drives and fundraisers while empowering many people many young people to selflessly serve. Here I have Mingyang and Aditi Na who are currently leading our shoe drive.
Thank you. Thank you. Hi. So before I I'd like to thank all of you board. uh name and address please is um Mingang Sha and 21 House did place
in um Princeton, New Jersey. So um before I start, I want to thank all of you, you know, for your hard work and everything and I believe um I spoke to some of you guys at the um dive into summer event and you guys were like very nice and appreciative of our effort. So I just like to thank you for that and so
um now I want to get into like the details. So basically um us two. I'm Mang and she's um um we one person speaks at a time. So um she can speak after you. Thank you. So um I just want to get into details of our drive. So um
we're part of the step for Leo club like Kion mentioned. And so basically we're doing is that um we're partnering with Souls for Souls to collect you know shoes in good condition. It could be like you know any size from like adult to kids. And um so basically we want to
like put like a drop off box over here so you know like people who want to come in you know they can like donate and like put the shoes into the box. Thank you. Um hi my name is Dy 98 and I live in 7707 Tamron. Could you just repeat that a little louder? Get close
to the mic. If you're not close you can't hear. Hi. I live in 7707 Tamron Drive. Um, I'm just continuing off of what Ming, um, Ming said. Um, some type of shoes that we accept for the drive are athletic
shoes, boots, dress shoes, slippers, sneakers, and heels, but we don't we don't only accept those. Um, we accept any size shoes like from the range of kid to adult that are in good good condition. And if you're interested in donating, you can contact step for a
better world@gmail.com to schedule a pickup or drop off at the donation date. Um you can drop off at West Windsor Senior Home or um here 271 Clarksville Road, West Windsor Township. Um thank you. Is there a deadline? Um yeah, we um
our deadline is July 27th of today to July 20. Thank you. Oh, could I have you sign in on the signin sheet also? Have you? Is there anybody else that wishes to speak
public comment today? No. Um, yes. Come on. Hello everyone. Thanks for Well, I have to tell my name and address first. Okay. middle and I live on 77 Franklin Drive Bri Pegboro
and I want to thank you all especially Sonia for inviting me and letting me know about uh uh proclamation day today and I really appreciate the effort and uh I'm from Unified Spectrum and I want to thank you all for the support and I
just wanted to share some good news is that unified spectrum is uh collaborating with Arc of Mercer now we will be working with them to make personalized product. So if anybody in our township needs any of those, we are
a local uh nonprofit that supports kids with disabilities in making any type of variables and bring and thanks for all you are doing to support the community that has many different abilities.
Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. And if I remember some of the historical society logo wear was done by them. So um anybody else wish to make a public
comment. Seeing none I will close public comment for your information. Near the end of the meeting there is another uh public comment period. Thank you. At this time, we're going to move into
administration comments. Molina, did you have Yes. I have a number of announcements this evening. Russian leaf collection was completed in zone 4 on Friday. Collection resumes Monday, July 7th in zone one. This is an
off week for brush collection, so crews will not be out picking up brush and leaves. The Fourth of July holiday schedule is as follows. Municipal offices are closed on Friday,
July 4th. The public works facility will be closed on Saturday, July 5th, and there will be no trash pickup on Friday, July 4th. Instead, the hauler Waste Management Services
will collect trash on Saturday, July 5th. Please place trash curbside by no later than 6:00 a.m. to avoid a mispicked up to avoid a mis pickup. And waste manager management will make
efforts to stay on schedule after the holiday. Just a reminder, household trash is not accepted at the public works facility on uh as of uh today. Um residents are
able to schedule appointments online um for the Motor Vehicle Commission's mobile unit that will be visiting the township on July 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Senior Center parking lot.
um to find the link to register. Um they're the um yeah, they opened up I mean they opened up registration at 11:00 a.m. and by before noon at some point it was total it was it was all all
of the um all the real ID was gone. So, the only thing left was some regular registration, which you can still do if you are within 3 months of your license being up. And I would still check back and forth because hopefully if somebody cancels, then it something could open up
at any time. But at this point, it filled up very very fast. Last time I would like to remind um those that have appointments, if you need to if you don't think you're going to be able to make it as a courtesy, please cancel the
appointment because there are residents who obviously need appointments and it would be appreciated by the township as well as by the staff from the motor vehicle commission. As a matter of fact, if we as soon as this one's over, if we could request the next one, I think that
would be popular. Okay, thank you. Traffic advisories, there are two um projects that are taking place. First one is on or about Monday, July 7th, Milstone Road, Rover's
Mill Road bridge closure. Uh Mercer County will begin the replacement of the bridge over Milstone River between West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township. It is anticipated that the bridge will be closed to all traffic on
or about the date and the detour route for this project is Cranberry Road to Grover'sville Road. The map showing the detour is in the project announcement which can be found on the township
website under news and notices. Once construction begins, the expected duration of the project is approximately 150 days, weather permitting. Please honor all temporary traffic control
measures for your safety and the safety of others. The second project is Meadow Road between Route One interchange and Bearbrook Road or about July 7th, 2025.
Garden Homes will begin construction of a new roundabout on Meadow Road at the intersection with the Carnegie Center connector road. It is anticipated that Meadow Road between the Route One interchange and Bearbrook Road will be
closed to all traffic on or about that date until August 11th, 2025. A detour map is also provided in the project announcement on the township website under news and notices. Again,
please honor all temporary traffic control measures for your safety and the safety of others, especially those in the work zone and pedestrians. And finally, if you go onto the township website under the health department,
actually, I'm sorry, it's under news and notices, the health department has provided um some tips on how to stay safe in extreme heat. Um there are a number of tips. Um, stay hydrated, limit
outdoor activity, dress comfortably, be cool, check on neighbors, especially older adults, individuals living with disabilities, and those living alone. Look before you lock. Um, never leave an
unattended child or animals in a car as temperatures rise quickly in a vehicle and pose a major health risk and possibly death. and protect your pets. Keep pets indoors during peak heat hours
and ensure they are hydrated. Those are the announcements that I have. Thank you, Marina. Mayor, thanks uh Andrea. Uh congratulations on winning the logo. As I told you, you know, permanent part of
US West history. Um that logo was done by a high school student. Now we have middle school. they get younger and younger, hopefully the 500th anniversary logo will be done by elementary school kid. So, we don't know. But congratulations. This is the second
logo. She won the uh Lions Club piece logo contest as well last year. So, congratulations on that. Um uh I do realize that some people may be without power. We did have a unexpected storm that was completely unexpected. Um we
are in contact with both PSENG and JCPNL and they are trying to work as fast as they they can. Uh a lot of trees came down and they were uh power outages all over New Jersey. So uh we are in touch with them. Um I did realize that they
did lose uh uh traffic lights at the intersection of North Post and Clarkville and some people don't like the roundabout, but if there was a roundabout, you could still go now. It's closed one way. Um, Marina, happy birthday. It's her happy
It's her birthday today. Um, and when I asked her what she wants for birthday, she said, "I want nothing but a short meeting." So, that's to all of you. That's for all of you. And uh finally, I just want to make people aware of uh a
service that's uh offered by the West Windsor police. Uh unfortunately, last week um uh someone asked uh police to do a wellness check on one of their relatives and uh because the person
didn't answer the door, they had to uh do a forced entry. Um that was really unfortunate and I do remember a similar situation happened with a friend two years ago. Luckily that time we could contact her his daughter and she knew the garage code and a key was hidden in
the garage. But that's always a problem. So the Westminster police offer a a service called blue boxes. Um I have it in my home. If you see any house with a blue box, they are not selling their home. Those boxes are installed by the
Westminster Police. You can leave the key inside. Nobody knows the code for that boxes. If you call the police to do a wellness check on a relative or somebody who is living in the house, they generate the code uh electronically. The dispatcher has to
give that code to the police officer and they will use it only to do wellness checks. But that makes it so much easier. Your key is inside. They can open the blue box and uh and um open the door and do a wellness check. So unfortunate uh thing happened last uh
the few days ago and that reminded me I have it at home. If you go to village granny you will see lot and lots of homes have those blue boxes and they're very useful. It's absolutely free of cost to you. All you have to do is uh fill out a form uh with the police and
give them a copy of your home key and they do come once a year and test it to make sure that everything is working. Um, hopefully you never have to use it, but it's still a service offered by the police. And I hope more and hope more people realize that it's a free service,
especially if you're worried about some older relative who lives by himself or herself in the house. This is a wonderful thing to have. So, I hope more and more people use it. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor.
Okay, this point, um, Allison, do you have any announcements? Um I do not. Then we'll go to council members Sonia. Well, congratulations Kashwi. Um again um beautiful logo that you you created.
I think as mayor said you are in forever Westminster's history books now. So congratulations again. Um I also want to thank now I I see all the groups have left but thank um all of them who came for accepting the proclamation for
disability pride month. Um I have a my brother-in-law lives with um down syndrome so I know firsthand um you know the challenges um u these um differently
aabled people face sometimes. So, um I'm really thankful to the mayor and council for um um doing the proclamation. Thank you. Thank you, Linda. We also wanted to thank all the groups that came out tonight for um diversity
uh pride month which is in July. So, um it's an honor to have you all with us. Um and we're very proud of all all the work and all the school work and professional work um that that you do for us. Um it's very very inspiring. So
um if there's if there's anything else um any other programs or things that you can think of that you would like uh the township um to follow up with and and look into, please um always contact us and we'd be glad uh to work with you on
that. So there is a old song some of your parents might know. School's out for summer. Uh, I remember that. I used to chant that. Well, when I grew up at least, but uh, so we had the annual dive into summer event at uh, Waterworks
Community Park. Um, and it was a lot of fun and we were doing it uh, to celebrate our police department. Um, and thanks to the group West Windsor Gives Back for hosting this event. Um, and we also had some Leos that we are talking
to. I'm a member of the Westwinds Lions Club. So Leo's I know I get to know a lot of you through these events and already knew you um quite often. So uh we do have the the box will go to the senior center tomorrow to collect um
gently used shoes or brand new shoes. That's good. I believe I saw something up there from the police department uh I believe has a box there too. Um so there's there's two places two convenient places. Um, speaking of schools, I guess Andrea
and I and the other council members uh also were invited uh to talk with a sixth grade um students at Grower Middle School and uh they they showed us a presentation um on a proposed uh
mixeduse development in Cranberry. So they made the presentation, we listened and we gave them some feedback. So that that was kind of fun because I've been a you know planning board member around nine ten years and andrea's done that too and Martin is currently on. So that
that was uh very fun. So I just want to thank um you know their their teacher uh Heidi uh Wakton for uh for inviting us and we said anytime you want us to come back and talk to the students uh we we'd be uh it'll be our pleasure uh to do that.
Um let's see what else. Uh Cashby, great uh great artwork again. You're two for two here at the contest. So uh keep up the good work. We're proud of you and thanks for coming here. Um happy birthday, Marina. Many, many more happy
and healthy uh birthdays. And uh oh, thank you to County Executive Dan Benson and the commissioners uh for the new senior citizens bus um for West Windsor residents. So it's uh very very nice and much appreciated.
So, uh, Fourth of July this coming Friday. So, uh, let's enjoy a national holiday and relax and and, um, and have fun and, uh, you know, just, uh, enjoy it. Enjoy a day off and and celebrate
our our, um, our, uh, America's, you know, birth, Fourth of July. All right. Um, thank you, Glend. Thank you. Um just a quick repeat of a few things that were said already. Um it
was just wonderful going to Thomas Grover Middle School to talk to students there who were just so enthusiastic and thoughtful about um planning uh especially in the context. It was all about how do we do planning and take into account um the impacts that it has
on biodiversity. Um so very oriented about um ensuring that our planet stays safe and that people who live in our planet stays safe. Well, what was remarkable is that they all talked about um the potential of tornadoes,
which had hadn't really occurred to me, and some of them had some very interesting designs. There was sort of the basic stuff of tornado shelters, but there was one group that had a like a a like a tubular slide from the top floor that sort of like a a like a water slide
that you could jump down and and slide down into your basement. So, very clever. um other designs with um solar power and um about um storm water and flooding management. So, it's it's wonderful to see our our young um young
folks thinking about these things. Um, so sort of leads me into I was not at our last council meeting as I attended the League of Conservation Voters annual Gala where I was awarded the uh annual Emerald Award for uh for
just being a strong voice and leading um leading decisions that take into account uh what's going on in in our earth and in our climate and our environment and making smart decisions going forward. and I'll continue to use my voice and amplify the voices of our community
which clearly uh are concerned about that. Uh so thank you for everybody who came out and supported that. This afternoon, I was at an event um held by Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman's office called Pride Beyond June. Enjoy
Beyond June, which was an event uh specific to the LGBTQIA+ community held that was held right here at Westmin High School South. Uh we finished up right when it started raining and pouring and um I live five
blocks away so I walked to the event. So it was an interesting journey back to my house. Um but it was uh attend you know attended by probably about 20 some odd groups of um local organizations that support that community in different ways um either as a primary model or just uh
as an part of their overall uh work. And it was great to see that we are supporting all elements of our community here. Which leads into uh thanking Julia for reaching out to me. It was actually I think earlier this month and she said,
"Hey, have we ever done a disability pride proclamation?" Um for those of you come to council meetings before, we we often do proclamations to lift up the voices of many different parts of our community. And uh when I started looking
into it, I realized that that was not something that we had done yet. So um thank you for bringing that to my attention and thank you Allison, our clerk, for um quickly responding to my request request and putting together the the um proclamation and to council president and rest of the council for
making it happen so quickly for July. Um and congratulations Kashmi on this um on this design. Um, I see a future graphic artist in the making and um, look forward to seeing um, future designs for many, many more projects. Thank you so
much. Thank you, Dan Martin. Sure. Thank you so very much. I will try to honor uh, Marina's uh, birthday wish of a short meeting as best as possible. Uh, Cashri, I just want to uh, reiterate council colleagues uh, congratulations to you. Uh, my daughter is an art
education was an art education major at the College of New Jersey. She is an art teacher now. Uh teaching um art is in the family. My family I draw, my dad draws. Um but my daughter was the only one who utilized it in a professional setting. Um art is an incredible gift.
Um it's through the lens of your eyes and your vision. So continue on with that gift because that gift can not only be a blessing to yourself and your family, but that gift can be an expression of a blessing to others. So continue and give congratulations without a doubt. Uh I did attend
um Grover Middle School graduation last week and High School North graduation last week. Uh I just wanted to continue. We already um gave congratulatory remarks in the previous meeting to all of our graduates of South um Rover and
Community Middle School. And just want to wish all of them the best in all their future endeavors, especially the high schoolers who are going on to collegiate aspirations and for them to continue their gifts. um listening to all the proclamations this evening and
noticing um some of the comments that individuals made about being a part of this community. We all are huge huge advocates of the sense of community and the sense of being unified as one. Um and you see what's going on nationally
in the news and even in the world, the divisions that take place. Uh we have to continue and I will always say this and have said this for many many years living here. Um respect of each other, respect of our ethnicity, respect of our
background, our culture. Uh so very very important uh more important now than any other time not only for ourselves as adults but even for the next generation coming up to recognize the abilities and the blessings we have uh living in communities such as this compared to
others who do are not um as blessed to live in this type of community of ethnic diversity but as at the same point in time academic enrichment that we have here and the business acumen of the individuals that we have here. Uh this is an incredible blessed community. There's so many people around this
country who are in this world who are suffering right now. So as I always say the charge to those in our community and we are huge advocates of academics and academic intellect and metriculation to college and getting bachelors, masters
and PhDs and building our resumes and your careers. Uh the greatest thing I think from the humanitarian standpoint that we can take place right now and look at is how do we build our resume of service and I'm not talking about just individuals like us or schoolboard members within our community and
district but I'd like to see more individuals in West Windsor and even Plainsboro but West Windsor specifically to have a resume of service. And that resume would be what you have done for your neighbor, what you have done for individuals uh in your community and
your township. And if you look at even some of the greatest humanitarians, I always say um the work that you do, the blessing that you do for others is a key not only to your existence but to our existence in this country, in this
world. But the one of the biggest thing to be a blessing is how do you help and bless those who may not look like you? How do you bless and help those who don't come from the same community that you do or have the same opportunities that you do? Uh if you look at the some
of the greatest humanitarians, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, a lot of them were built on helping those human beings and looking at where we are in this country, in this world. That is where we need to not only start. Obviously we there are so many in this
community who do that but there's so many in this world who do that but I think as we gather as as a community even furthermore in the future um just having such a respect for each other and your neighbor and seeing others in the
commonality standpoint as opposed to the different standpoint because when you stand on differences you divide. When you stand on commonalities and respect of those who live amongst your community, you unify. And I think it's
time for us to continue to unify and have an emphasis or unification throughout West Windsor. And for our young people to see that and take that on to college, take that on to their lives that they they will live in the future will only be better for our
country and better for this world. Thank you. Thank you, Martin. Um, my turn. Okay. I'd like to wish everyone a safe and fun Independence Day celebration. It's hard to believe that in one year it's going to be the 250th
anniversary of our country. Uh, we have to hope that kind of brings us together um at least some. Um, the logo that you saw tonight is part of Revolution West Windsor's grand celebration involving not only the historical society, but
West Windsor Township and as Gay had mentioned, many of our community organizations. Tonight, we were able to reaffirm our commitment to our residents of all different abilities. Proclamations are nice, but what we do every day is more
important. Um I know I've known, worked with, been part of whatever um people across many different spectrums and uh it's one thing to talk about, it's another thing to actually include and accept. Uh and we'll continue to look at
more ways to be inclusive of all people. On June 17th, I went to County Executive Dan Benson's state of the county address, and I encourage everyone to read it. I believe his confirmation of his promise to fix our library roof was
an adlib, but the mayor of the whole room and I heard it, so I'm sure it's going to happen. Uh, I want to thank West Windsor gives back, the waterworks staff, and all the sponsors for another successful and fun dive into summer. The water yoga was something new for me, and
I enjoy it, and I hope they bring it back next year. On June 21st, I attended the grand opening of Bricks for Kids in the new business area on Princeton Heightstown Road in our developing town center. They also do cooking classes,
but of course, you will find me with the Legos and the robots. They provide more good options for your kids right here in town, no matter which way their interests lie. On June 23rd, both Linder and I met, as discussed, with Heidi Wakman's sixth
grade class, and they were doing these housing development design projects. It was fun to see how they handled issues like wetlands, storm water, housing density, natural habitats, parking, affordable housing, and more. Each year her groups come up with new ways of
doing things and we offered to um give them some insights even before they did their designs next year since uh we've had a lot of uh planning uh experience and environmental experience. And on June 25th, the mayor and the council
welcomed the new senior bus. And I also want to thank the county executive and the commissioners for the grant for this purpose purchase. Thank you. And um Allison, you already said you didn't have anything from the clerk's office, but if we want to move into the public hearing for those who
are not familiar, see a few new faces. Uh there's there's an ordinance we're doing tonight. Uh involves parking regulations. Uh and um we we open a public hearing. So if anybody wishes to comment specifically on this particular item, uh
we open the floor for that. So Alison 2025-09 an ordinance to amend and supplement chapter 168 traffic and parking article 5 traffic and parking regulations on private property of the revised general ordinances of the township of West
Windsor 1999. Okay. I'm opening the public hearing on 2025-09 only. Is there anybody who wants to speak on this particular ordinance? Seeing none, I'm going to ask for a
motion to close the public hearing. So moved. Second. Gawas, yes. Gvers, yes. Weiss, yes. Whitfield, yes. Manda, yes. And can I get a motion to adopt? So moved.
Second. Is there any discussion in council? No, this is just for the uh Malver School in Woodmont commercial property. And this comes out of the um PB24-01 um application that was approved. Right. And it's it's what's known as a title 39
resolution to bring title 39 control over a private property. Um okay, can we have a roll call vote? Darwas, yes. Chvers, yes. Weiss, yes. Whitfield, yes. Mandel, yes.
Consent agenda March 3rd, 2025 business session as amended. Bills and claims. Does anybody wish anything pulled? No. Can I get a motion to approve? Salute. Second.
Gwas, yes. Chver, yes. Weiss, yes. Whitfield, I abstain from the March 3rd business session. Amanda, yes. Items uh 13, recommendations from administration and council clerk 2025-R1
149 authorizing the release of performance guarantees associated with private improvements for the project known as Windsor 1 developers WAWA Route 1 ZB19-06 2025-R150
authorizing the business administrator to enter into a contract with SHI International Corp. to procure 2025 IntelliShift GPS vehicle tracking licensing under the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract number CK04
subcontract 24-38 with the county of Bergen $11,511.19 2025-R151 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute change order number one final with protective paving LLC for a
decrease amount amount of $12,69843 for the project known as FY2023 community park grant trail resurfacing for a revised total amount of $218,575.84 84 cents. 2025-R152 authorizing the mayor and clerk to
execute amendment number four to the TNM Associates Professional Services Agreement for engineering services for the duck pond run in sewer interceptor project phase 2 $94,250. Does anybody wish to pull anything?
Seeing none, can I get a motion to approve? Motion to approve 2025-R149 through 2025-R152. Second. Roll call, Blink. Garas, yes. Jivers, yes. Weiss, yes. Whitfield, yes.
Mind, yes. We have no new introduction of ordinances. So, I'm now going to open up a second public comment period. 15minute limit. Three minute limit per person. Same rules as before. Does anybody wish to make a public comment at
this time on any any partic anything open? Seeing none, then I'm going to close the public comment period and now we'll do council reports. Martin, we can start with you. Sure. Uh human relations uh
will be meeting tomorrow uh evening, Tuesday uh July 1st. Uh the planning board met last Wednesday, June 25th, and adopted the housing element of fair share plan. Uh next planning board meeting will be held on July 16th. Thank you. Thank you. Then
uh the West Windsor Plainsboro Board of Ed met. They filled a vacancy for a um a seat that belonged to the planes side that still needs to be followed by a background check and such to fill the
last six months of of this term. Um otherwise uh meeting was mostly uh celebratory at the end of the year. uh looking forward to um summer break with the teachers and um picking it up next
fall. Thank you, Linda. The Shade Tree Commission met on uh June 25th, but um at the same time, the planning board was meeting um to have the hearing on the housing element and fair share plan. So, um I I couldn't
make the Sha Tree Commission meeting. Um I did speak with the vice chair uh Ellen Clancy and uh for June there were nine tree removal permits um were approved. Uh there were some trees taken down at a residential property on Village Road
West which were properly removed due to black knot disease. The tree uh saplings at Duck Pond Park have been removed. The sapling tubes on Ellsworth Drive property um which is a township property there will get uh
watered by the Girl Scouts and one of the neighbors will will help out with the um giving them some water. Uh Shade Tree Commission's review of its uh ordinance in uh code continues at the July meeting and there uh may also be a
discussion of a draft new bamboo ordinance at the July meeting. Thank you. Um are you saying that they gave permits to the diseased trees? No care. Okay, another different question. Um
okay, Sonia, um the committees have not met since we last met. Um affordable housing committee just cancelled their meeting for July 3rd. Um I would like to think it's for my birthday, but not really. Um they would meet next um on
August uh 7th. Uh parking authority meets on July 9th. And um nothing from emergency management council. The only thing I would like to remind everyone is in couple hours you'll start hearing fireworks. That's
from the Mercer County Park Lead Festival. Um they did have fireworks on Friday. The second fireworks is tonight and they will have another fireworks this coming Friday. So keep your pets secured when the
fireworks goes off. I know my pets do not like that. So just I'd said that lightning that went about 2 in I think from my house probably did enough for me to Yeah, it was it was pretty bad actually. I was in my physical therapy when the
lightning and thunder went and the the center did lose power. So, we were in dark for a couple minutes until the emergency lights came off. There was very high volume of emergency calls today. Um from hazmat to another township to a fire in another town.
There were many um I think Plansboro got uh the tornado did hit Plainsboro um land landed in Planesboro. So there were a lot of trees down, many fire calls for that. Oh, it it was like continuous throughout the day and especially picked
up again. Yeah. Uh with the storm. So thanks to all the police, fire, EMS. Um they they they're out there around the clock. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Um environmental commission hasn't met since the last meeting. Uh the May Sustainable Jersey submission was
evaluated and we're close to having enough points for silver certification, which is the highest certification. Additional material be submitted by their late July final due date, including most likely a report to council at our next meeting and the next
EC meeting will be on July 10th. Um, that's all I've got. Any other administration updates? I don't have any. Okay. It's Marina's birthday. So, yeah. So, we have to be updated in one hour. Oh, wow. Gosh. We do have one
update that just came in. uh this senior center bus, the new one, um the storm that just went through. We have some tree damage um branches that came down. So, we're cancelling bus service for tomorrow. The senior center will be contacting everyone and we're also send
out an update. Um but we just wanted to let everyone know tonight as it we just it was just coming in right now. So, um, we just want to let everyone know and we hope to get them back up and running as soon as possible cuz all three buses were parked near each other and some large branches came down on them. So,
we're hoping no damage, but Well, we hope not. The new bus literally just just came. The new had a new had a new far smell. That's how new it was. Yeah. Oh gosh. All right. Thank you for that happy update, but thank you for giving
it to us. Anytime. We're on it. Uh we've we've got we've contacted people. I've taken pictures and so on. Enjoy. Thanks. Yes. Thank you. Well, birthday gift, right, Marlene? Happy birthday. You are into the night. Stay. That's what
counts. All right. Uh there's no closed session tonight. So, can I get a motion to adjurnn? Salute. Second. Second. All in favor? Okay. Thank you everybody. Thank you. We are adjourned at 8:04. Thank you for
Thank you for everybody who came. Thanks.