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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR MEETING.

[00:00:04]

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER REPORTS? ANYBODY FORGET ANYTHING AS OUR VISITORS ARE COMING IN? CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER MARANO FOR JOINING THE GRANDPARENTS CLUB.

THANK YOU.

YES. 6.11 POUNDS.

ALL RIGHT. SO ALL OF OUR GUESTS ARE IN, SO WE WILL GO ON TO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AWARDS.

[EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE AWARDS]

RASHEEDA, IS IT BOMA? BOMA AND CASSIDY WALSH, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

TERRY, I'D LIKE TO COME UP TO.

YES. HELLO.

RASHIDA. OH, OKAY.

LET'S SEE.

I'M SORRY.

VOIMA. VOIMA.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THE SOMERSET COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE PRESENTS THIS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CERTIFICATE TO RASHEEDA BOIMA, CONSUMER HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN RECOGNITION AND SINCERE APPRECIATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN FURTHERING THE CAUSE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT FOR WINNING THE DALE CARNEGIE LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATING TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS DURING THEIR BRIEF TENURE WITH THE DIVISION. CONGRATULATIONS.

SAY ANYTHING. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, THAT'S ALL.

I DON'T HAVE ANY LOSS FOR WORDS.

I APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE DALE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, RECEIVED $100,000 GRANT AND TO PUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING WEEKS.

THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLASSES.

WE ALSO INVITED OTHER LEADERS FROM OTHER DIVISIONS WITHIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE DONE A STELLAR JOB IN COMING OUT ON TOP AS THE LEADERS IN THEIR PEER GROUP.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THE SHIFT TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE BIT.

A LITTLE TO THE CENTER.

OKAY. SHOULD I MOVE? YES. OKAY.

CASSIDY. CASSIDY. WALSH.

MAKE SURE PEOPLE AT HOME CAN HEAR ME.

ALL RIGHT. THE SOMERSET COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE PRESENTS THIS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CERTIFICATE TO CASSIDY WALSH, HEALTH EDUCATOR, RISK COMMUNICATOR, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND RECOGNITION AND SINCERE APPRECIATION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN FURTHERING THE CAUSE OF GOOD GOVERNMENT FOR WINNING THE DALE CARNEGIE LEADERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATING TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS DURING THEIR BRIEF TENURE WITH THE DIVISION.

CONGRATULATIONS. I'M VERY NEW TO THIS ORGANIZATION, AND I'M JUST VERY HAPPY AND HONORED TO BE RECEIVING THIS AWARD, AND I'M THRILLED TO BE PART OF THIS AWESOME TEAM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

YEAH. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

NO. YEAH.

THANK YOU, GUYS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

NICE, NICE. NICE. AWESOME.

[00:05:06]

THANK YOU.

REALLY? OH, OKAY.

SORRY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND HOW YOU REPRESENT NOT ONLY YOUR FAMILIES, BUT SOMERSET COUNTY.

AND THANK YOU, TERRY, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

GOTTA LOVE HIM. I HAVE A SIX YEAR OLD AT HOME, SO I GET IT.

IS JUSTIN ROLLINS HERE?

[PRESENTATION]

COME ON NOW.

ARE THERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCAG HERE? OKAY. HE CAN'T STAND UP.

SO, JUSTIN.

AND APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.

YOU ARE THE RECIPIENT OF THE PSENG AWARD AND THE NJAC, WHICH IS NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FOUNDATION 2024 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE. AND AS JOHN DINARDO, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COULD NOT BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

SO AS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

AND I JUST WANT TO READ IN PART WHAT WAS WRITTEN ABOUT YOU FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION? JUSTIN IS GENUINELY A KIND PERSON AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE.

HE WORKS HARD AND PUTS MAXIMUM EFFORT INTO EVERYTHING HE DOES.

I HAVE SEEN THIS EFFORT NOT ONLY IN HIS SCHOOLWORK, BUT HIS PARTICIPATION AS A MEMBER OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM.

LAST YEAR, AS ONE OF THE GIRLS COACHES, I SAW JUSTIN A LOT AFTER SCHOOL AT BASKETBALL PRACTICES AND GAMES.

ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT SEE A TON OF THE VARSITY PLAYING TIME, HE STUCK OUT, STUCK OUT TO ME FOR OTHER REASONS.

WHEN THE TEAM WAS ASKED FOR VOLUNTEERS, HE WAS THE FIRST IN LINE DURING DRILLS.

HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW STUDENTS WHO RAN AT FULL SPEED DURING THE ENTIRE DRILL.

HE KNEW HE WASN'T THE MOST TALENTED KID ON THE TEAM, BUT HE WAS DETERMINED AND THE MOST DETERMINED TO GIVE HIS ALL.

EVERY TIME.

I'VE NOTICED THIS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THAT HIS INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AND DESIRE TO BE THE VERY BEST IS SOMETHING THAT IS MISSING FROM A LOT OF STUDENTS.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS, JUSTIN IS NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, AND HE'S BEING HONORED AND RECOGNIZED WITH A SCHOLARSHIP FROM 20 AS THE 2024 PSENG SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE.

JUSTIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND EXCELLENCE.

JUSTIN WILL BE GOING ON TO STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.

OKAY. AND YOU WILL BE GOING TO THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING YOUR SCHOOL AND REPRESENTING SOMERSET COUNTY.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

I JUST AGAIN, LIKE I LIKE TO THANK MY PARENTS FOR JUST TRYING TO MAKE ME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF AND JUST EVERYONE AROUND ME, MY FRIENDS, MY LOVED ONES, AND JUST TRYING TO PUSH ME AND TRYING TO GET ME OUT TO WHERE I WANT TO BE IN LIFE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE, AS I SAID, MY DAD AND MY MOM BOTH TRYING TO PUSH ME AND BE THE BEST VERSION THAT I CAN BE.

AND I WILL BE. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

CONGRATULATIONS. DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE, BUT YOU DO SPEND IT ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ALL OVER THE PLACE.

FAMILY. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.

MAYBE NATHAN CAN TAKE A PICTURE FOR YOU.

OH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. COME OVER A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

YES. YES.

SUCCESS! CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. KEEP CALM.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M THINKING OF COUNTING.

AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, SO WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OUR JULY 9TH MEETING.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE LISTED MINUTES? MOTION. SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. HEARING NONE.

ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

[ORDINANCE]

EXCUSE ME. ORDINANCE 24-1399.

ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ALONG WITH WILHOSKI STREET, MANVILLE, CAUSEWAY WEST AND CANAL ROAD.

CANAL ROAD, COUNTY ROUTE 623, IN THE BOROUGH OF MANVILLE, TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN AND THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH BOUND BROOK.

IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ORDINANCE? 24-1399.

MOTION. SECOND.

CAN WE DO ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS ORDINANCE ONLY.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

SEEING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? HEARING FOR 24, ORDINANCE 20 4-1399.

MOTION. SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? I HAD A QUESTION.

WILL THERE BE ANY NOTICE OF PUBLIC OTHER THAN WHAT WE JUST GAVE THEM? IN TERMS OF SIGNAGE, IF THE SPEED LIMIT CHANGES IN THOSE AREAS.

YEAH, WE PUT UP SOME MESSAGES.

SORRY. AND IF THERE IS ANOTHER LEGAL NOTICE THAT I'LL PUBLISH TOMORROW.

YEP. AND WHEN SPEED LIMITS CHANGE, MESSAGE BOARD DOES GO UP TO ALERT YES.

TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. YES.

EXACTLY. YEP.

FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.

YEP. OKAY, OKAY.

YEP. IT'LL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER.

ALSO SEND IT TO MUNICIPALITY.

ALL MUNICIPALITIES. WILL RECEIVE COPIES.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 24-1399.

MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 24-1400 THROUGH 24.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

DASH 1405.

MOTION. SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 24-1406 THROUGH 24-1423.

[AWARD OF CONTRACTS]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES.

COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. YES.

COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR SOOY.

YES. DIRECTOR. ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 24-1424 THROUGH 24-158.

[FINANCE]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 24-1459 THROUGH 24-1467.

[ITEMS ADDED FROM THE JULY 23, 2024 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ROLL CALL PLEASE.

NOW WE'RE ON TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING.

FIVE MINUTES. NO YIELDING OF TIME.

NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME.

IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? MOTION SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

ANY EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS.

NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE AND SEEING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT.

COUNTY COUNCIL, WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE DO. THERE IS A NEED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS A POTENTIAL LAND PURCHASE BY THE COUNTY.

SO IN THAT MATTER, WE WILL NOT TAKE ANY PUBLIC ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE WILL ADJOURN THEREFROM SO WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE THAT STATED PURPOSE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO MOVED.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT.

AND BE WELL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.