[00:00:01] IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY ON JANUARY 12TH, [Board of County Commissioners Agenda/Work Meeting on February 25, 2025. ] 2025. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THIS MEETING IS BEING DIGITALLY RECORDED AND LIVE STREAMED ON THE SOMERSET COUNTY WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO COUNTY BOARD MEETING@CO.SOMERSET.NJ.US. THE PUBLIC MAY PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING BY CALLING (908) 231-7075. DIRECTOR ROBINSON, THANK YOU. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR A REFLECTION OF OUR NATION. SO, WELCOME, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE AS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, WANT TO CONTINUALLY THANK OUR STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO MAKING SOMERSET COUNTY A GREAT PLACE TO WORK, PLAY AND VISIT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU DO THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS. MAY YOU CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS FOR ALL PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES. THANK YOU. WELCOME EVERYONE, TO OUR FEBRUARY 25TH WORK SESSION OF SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS AGENDA AND THE ITEMS ON IT ARE FOR DISCUSSION AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 11TH, 2025. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING UNLESS THE MEASURE AND ITS ADOPTION ARE NEEDED IN A MANNER NECESSARY TO CONTINUE COUNTY BUSINESS. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BEAR WITH US AS WE GIVE OUR COMMISSIONER REPORTS. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR VISIT. THERE WERE 37 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE MEDIA AND GRAPHICS COMMUNICATIONS CLASS. THEY WILL BE VISITING OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO GET REAL WORLD OR REAL TIME AND REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE AND SEEING HOW SOMERSET COUNTY DOES OUR GRAPHICS DESIGN, OUR PRINTING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION. THESE STUDENTS WILL TALK TO OUR PROFESSIONALS, WATCH OUR CONCEPTS AND OUR TURN FROM HOW THEY'RE TURNED FROM DESIGN TO PRINT AND DIGITAL MARKETING MATERIALS. AND THEN THEY CAN USE THE MATERIALS AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TO HELP COLLECT CEREAL BOXES FOR SOMERSET COUNTY'S FOOD BANKS. SO, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IN WHICH WE'RE PARTNERING AND HELPING OUR YOUTH TO UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT RUNS AND POTENTIALLY FIND OUR NEXT IN OUR SUCCESSION PLAN. AS THE CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE AND WHAT A BETTER WAY TO GIVE BACK AND HAVE SERVICE IN PUBLIC LEADERSHIP THAN TO WORK WITH OUR YOUTH. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL. AND UPCOMING ELECTIONS. OUR BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND CLERK STAFF ARE WORKING ON THREE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS COMING UP ON MARCH 11TH. THEY ARE MANVILLE, SOMERVILLE AND WARREN. VOTERS IN THESE TOWNS SHOULD BE RECEIVING THEIR SAMPLE BALLOTS WITH BUDGET QUESTIONS AND POLLING LOCATIONS FOR IN-PERSON VOTING ON MARCH 11TH. MAIL IN BALLOTS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO VOTERS WHO REQUESTED THEM AND CAN BE CAST BY MAIL OR AT A DROP BOX ONLY IN MANVILLE, SOMERVILLE AND WARREN. MAIL IN BALLOTS CAN BE REQUESTED BY MAIL UNTIL MARCH 4TH, WHICH IS THIS TUESDAY, AND IN PERSON AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE. CLERK STEVE PETERS OFFICE RIGHT HERE IN THIS BUILDING, 20 GROVE STREET, UNTIL MARCH 10TH. LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR CROSS ACCEPTANCE MEETING WITH THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND IT WAS HOSTED BY AGAIN BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE LARGEST CROWD OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DATE, ACCORDING TO THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE ALSO HAVE OUR DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM. FIRST. TWO CLASSES HAVE ALREADY BEEN HELD. THEY WERE ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND 15TH. ADDITIONALLY, ON FEBRUARY 23RD, VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN THE FIVE GENERALS TOUR. WHICH IS A PREMIER EXPERIENCE TO LEARN ABOUT SOMERSET COUNTY'S RICH HISTORY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE RICH 18TH CENTURY HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO REVOLUTIONARY WAR. AND I'M SURE DEPUTY DIRECTOR HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IN HER REMARKS AND REPORTS. THE NEXT CLASS IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 1ST. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY HAS 35 VOLUNTEERS. SO KUDOS TO THE WORK THAT'S GOING FORTH ON THAT. AS WE ALSO PREPARE FOR OUR NATION'S 250TH CELEBRATION WITH REGARDS TO THE HAMILTON STREET CR 514 FROM VANDERBILT AVENUE TO MIDDLESEX COUNTY LINE. PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER. THAT MEETING WAS RESCHEDULED. IT WILL BE HELD AT PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTER AT FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON WEDNESDAY, [00:05:08] MARCH 12TH FROM 5:30 TO 7:30, AND IT WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. AGAIN, THAT'S MARCH 12TH FROM 530 TO 7:30 P.M. AND IT WILL BE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX, WHICH IS ON DUMONT LANE. WE ALSO HAVE THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD, SCA, DB COUNTY FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL WORKING GROUPS. AND I'M SURE COMMISSIONER MARANO WILL TALK ABOUT MORE ABOUT THAT. BUT ALSO, THAT SOMERSET UNION SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND HUNTERDON SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT EVENT WAS HOSTED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 20TH. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST COUNTY AG DAY IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 21ST. ALSO, AS WE APPROACH MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. SO, AND ALSO INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN THE MONTH OF MARCH. SO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE WOMEN EVERY DAY, NOT JUST IN MARCH NOT JUST FOR MOTHER'S DAY, BUT WOMEN DO REMARKABLE, REMARKABLE WORK. WE CAN'T DO IT ALL, BUT CERTAINLY WE PUT OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD. NOT TO SAY THAT THE MEN DON'T BUT NONETHELESS LET'S CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME. VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY FOR VICTOR FLORES HERE, SO. THAT'S WONDERFUL. BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE LEADERSHIP SOMERSET GOVERNMENT CLASS. THEY HAD THE TOPIC THIS MONTH WAS GOVERNMENT. SO I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE PARTICIPANTS IN THAT PROGRAM. LEADERSHIP SOMERSET I AM A GRADUATE FROM THE 2005 PROGRAM TEACHES OUR PEOPLE THAT LIVE AND WORK IN SOMERSET COUNTY ABOUT ALL THE FACETS OF SOMERSET COUNTY BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, HISTORY RECREATION, ETC. SO DIFFERENT TOPICS EVERY MONTH. VERY INFORMATIVE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE PULLING A LOT OF OUR LEADERSHIP FROM. SO NEW APPLICANTS EVERY YEAR. I BELIEVE IT'S A CALENDAR YEAR PROGRAM. SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR NEXT YEAR IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP OR YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM AND BENEFIT SOMERSET COUNTY BY HAVING THEM THERE. ALSO WENT TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, STATE OF THE COUNTY BREAKFAST. OUR ADMINISTRATOR, MAHR, DID AN EXCELLENT JOB EXPLAINING SOME OF THE GREAT INITIATIVES WE DID IN 2024. IT WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED. SO NICE JOB THERE WITH COMMISSIONER SOOY THERE AS WELL. SO AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER DRAKE WAS THERE TOO, SO WE HAD NICE ATTENDANCE TO SUPPORT OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND HER TALKS. ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO GO TO ONE OF THE WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERTS AT NORTH PLAINFIELD'S VERMEULE HOUSE. ARTS ALIVE IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND SMALL FORMS AND LARGE FORMS. I WAS ALSO AT THE WALLACE HOUSE LECTURE. SO THE WALLACE HOUSE IS IN SOMERVILLE HERE. IT IS A STATE OWNED PROPERTY. IT IS WHERE GENERAL WASHINGTON STAYED DURING HIS WINTER ENCAMPMENTS HERE FOR 1778 AND 1779. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTY THAT IS WITHIN OUR COUNTY. WHETHER WATER HAS DONE A NUMBER TO THE POOR LITTLE WALLACE HOUSE. SO THE STATE OWNS THAT PROPERTY, AND THE STATE IS INVESTING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON THAT HOUSE. BUT WHEN THE ARCHITECTS LOOKED AT IT, THEY REALIZED THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE WAS UNABLE TO WITHSTAND THE WEIGHT OF A NEW ROOF. SO NOW THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE IT'S BALLOONED, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO FIX A LOT OF THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS AND ADDRESS THE WATER. OUR ENGINEER COULD PROBABLY TELL US A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S NOW IN A BASIN. OVER TIME, THEY HAVE TO BUILD UP THAT TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL WATER COMING IN THERE IN THE FUTURE TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING AGAIN. SO WE HAD A GOOD LECTURE FROM THE ARCHITECTS THAT ARE DOING THAT PROJECT FILLING US IN. FINGERS CROSSED WE'VE GOT THAT THING READY FOR 4TH OF JULY 2026, BECAUSE THAT'S THE GOAL. I DID GO ON THE FIVE GENERALS TOUR. IT WAS EXCELLENT. HERITAGE TRAIL BROUGHT US TO FIVE SITES. WE COULDN'T GET INTO THE WALLACE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME FOLKS TALKING WITH US THERE. SO AS YOU MAY KNOW, FIVE GENERALS CAMPED AT DIFFERENT HOUSES IN SOMERSET COUNTY DURING THESE WINTER ENCAMPMENTS. ONE IN BRIDGEWATER, ONE IN SOUTH BOUND BROOK, ONE IN BEDMINSTER AND TWO IN BRIDGEWATER. ACTUALLY, ALSO ATTENDED THE RAMADAN LIGHTING CEREMONY IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP THIS PAST WEEKEND. THEY DO A LOVELY JOB THERE. THIS IS THEIR FIFTH ANNUAL WITH COUNCIL DEPUTY MAYOR, I SHOULD SAY UDDIN. [00:10:08] SHE DOES A GREAT JOB IN HOSTING THAT. LAST NIGHT, I ACTUALLY WENT TO RARITAN BOROUGH. THEY HAD A VERY SPIRITED DISCUSSION WITH SENATOR STEINHARDT AND ASSEMBLYMAN ERIK PETERSON AND FOLKS FROM THE RARITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL. I WAS THERE WITH THE DIRECTOR HEARING THE CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE RAILYARD THAT'S IN RARITAN BOROUGH AND THE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT THAT RAILYARD HAS ON THE RESIDENTS THERE. SO IT'S OF SOMETHING OF CONCERN THAT THE DIRECTOR AND I BOTH HEARD THE CONCERNS AND WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ON TO ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS. AND LASTLY, I WENT TO THE WATCHUNG HILLS HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. THE DEMOCRATS CLUB INVITED ME TO SPEAK, WHICH WAS ALWAYS FUN. OUR YOUTH ARE OUR FUTURE, AS YOU SAID, AND BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT I SAW TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE IN GOOD HANDS. THEY WERE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG PEOPLE. OPEN SPACE ADVISORY TEAM MET. WE HAVE AN ACQUISITION ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, SO THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. AND THE LGBT ADVISORY BOARD MET TO SET THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW YEAR. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURES, BASED ON THE NEW FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THAT'S IN PLACE. AND I'M, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT. THEY'RE FRIGHTENED. AND IT JUST GIVES US PAUSE TO REALIZE THAT WE MUST CONTINUE TO GOVERN WITH LOVE AND INCLUSION AND DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO HELP OUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN AROUND US. WE'RE ALL RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY, AND WE ALL GOT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND STICK TOGETHER. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT, SO OVER AT THE SOMERSET COUNTY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, WE HAD A WOMAN IN BUSINESS LUNCH AND LEARN ON FEBRUARY 12TH AT THE HUB. STATE OF THE COUNTY, AS COMMISSIONER MARANO HAD MENTIONED, WAS A PACKED HOUSE. VERY NICE JOB REPORTS BY OUR ADMINISTRATOR, COLLEEN MAHR. UNITY BANK FOR THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, WHICH WAS POSITIVE, AND RVC AND THE BRIDGEWATER COMMONS OUT OF THEIR MANAGEMENT GROUP. OVER AT THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAD LOTS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED OUT THE PODCAST, WE HAVE COLLEEN MAHR AND JESSICA PAOLINI THAT YOU KNOW, SHARED SOME OF THE SECRET INGREDIENTS TO HOW WE'RE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO OVER IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND KEEPING US AS THE GOLD STANDARD THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO GREAT JOB WITH THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT DEPARTMENT. AND WE DO HAVE SPONSORS AS WELL. SO AS THAT STARTS TO DEVELOP, WE ENCOURAGE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO PLEASE CHECK IT OUT, SHARE IT, AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND OF COURSE, FOR OUR CALENDAR, WE HAVE OUR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST ON MARCH 6TH AT 830 TO 11:30 A.M. AT THE BRIDGEWATER MARRIOTT. SO PLEASE, IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, SIGN UP. WE'VE GOT YOU KNOW, WE TYPICALLY HAVE A PACKED HOUSE AND THERE'S MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN SOMERSET COUNTY THAT WOULD LOVE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND HELP OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE LOOKING TO GROW IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. SO, ON SATURDAY, I ATTENDED THE GO RED FASHION SHOW. REALLY BROUGHT TOGETHER TWO ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS IN SOMERSET COUNTY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AT SOMERSET, AND ALSO THE BRIDGEWATER COMMONS MALL. SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS INTENDED, REALLY, TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE CONDITION AND THEIR CONDITION OF THEIR HEART. HEART HEALTH WAS THE THEME, AND MANY OF THE MODELS WHO WALKED THE RUNWAY ARE EITHER SURVIVORS OF A HEART RELATED INCIDENT WITH A HEART ATTACK. A, YOU KNOW, MAJOR HEART OPERATION. BUT ALSO DOCTORS AND NURSES PARTICIPATED AND WALKED THE WALK THE RUNWAY, ALL IN SUPPORT OF HEART HEALTH HERE IN NEW JERSEY. ALSO, I MENTIONED BEFORE BY THE DIRECTOR REPRESENTATIVES LAST THURSDAY WERE HERE TO DISCUSS THE STATE PLAN. SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT IS THE DESIGNATED AGENCY TO SUPPORT THE CROSS ACCEPTANCE PROCESS. AND LAST THURSDAY, CERTAINLY, THEY DID A GREAT JOB HELPING SUPPORT THAT EFFORT. THE STATE PLANNING ACT, AS IT'S KNOWN, IS IT CALLS FOR THE INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF STATEWIDE PLANNING WITH LOCAL, COUNTY AND REGIONAL PLANS. AND CERTAINLY, AS WE GO THROUGH THE STATE PLANNING CROSS ACCEPTANCE PROCESS, THE NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS CAME TO MY MIND WHEN I REVIEWED THE PLAN. [00:15:03] BUT I APPRECIATE THE COORDINATION EFFORT OF THE STATE AGENCIES WITH NEW JERSEY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, WITH RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, WITH ROWAN UNIVERSITY, ALL TO HELP BRING THIS PLAN FORWARD. IT IS ALSO AN ECONOMIC PLAN, AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN AND A COMMUNITY PLAN. SO IT MEETS ALL THE TENETS OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL A SUSTAINABLE PLAN. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT IT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGN AND THE CREATION OF SAFE, WALKABLE SPACES AND PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT ORIENTED PLACES. I KNOW THIS YEAR WILL BE DISCUSSING A LOT ABOUT HOUSING AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL LOOK AT, TO INTEGRATE. UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGN AS WE TALK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC. WHAT WAS VERY INTERESTING IS IN 2024, I'M SURE WE ALL RECOGNIZE IT SURPASSED THE RECORD THAT WAS SET IN 2023 AS THE HOTTEST YEAR IN RECORDED HISTORY. THE PROPOSED STATE PLAN INTRODUCES CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ESTABLISHED IT AS A NEW GOAL WITH A SET OF STATEWIDE POLICIES REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE THAT WERE NOT IN THE 2001 STATE PLAN. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO WORK TOGETHER ON SIMILAR POLICIES. WE WORK TOGETHER HERE IN SIMILAR POLICIES HERE IN SOMERSET COUNTY, AND I BELIEVE SOMERSET COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY THAT EVER WAS EVER TO FORMALIZE A CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, WHICH WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION. I KNOW OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE WALTER LANE IS WORKING THERE INTENTLY, AND HE'S ALSO LOOKING TO ADOPT THE PLAN THIS YEAR. SO, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM IN THE STATE PLANNING COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. AND I WANT TO SAY, REALLY, IN CONCLUSION MY REPORT, WE'RE EVALUATING A NUMBER OF ISSUES, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT DOES TO SUPPORT ALL OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF OF PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS, WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING SENIORS, THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS AND FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EVENTS LIKE THE 4H. OUR SENIOR CENTERS PROVIDE ACTIVITIES, HEALTH SCREENING AND PROGRAMING TO THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS. THEY ALSO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEERS WHO DELIVER. AND I UNDERSTAND FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS HAVE DELIVERED OVER 95,000 MEALS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY OFFER A KIND WORD TO THE RESIDENT, TO THE PERSON WHO MAYBE IS HOUSEHOLD DOESN'T GET OUT VERY MUCH AND THEY DO HEALTH CHECKS, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR. HERE'S YOUR MEAL. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MRS. JONES? HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? SO IT'S IT REALLY ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION WITH OUR RESIDENTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE THE HUMAN FACES THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND, AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THEM INTENTLY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL JUST END MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO YESTERDAY, THE SOMERSET COUNTY VO-TECH SCHOOL HAD THEIR BOARD MEETING AND TWO INTERESTING PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING THE VO-TECH STUDENTS. THE CARPENTRY STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HELPING THE THE COUNTY'S HANDYMAN PROGRAM. THIS IS A HANDYMAN PROGRAM, IS A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE CARPENTRY SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES, AND THIS PAST YEAR THEY'VE RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF RAMPS. AND THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE FINISHING IT ALL IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. SO THEY CONTACTED THE CARPENTRY PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL, AND THEY PROVIDED WOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES. AND THE STUDENTS BUILD A TOTAL OF 12 MODULES THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED IN UPCOMING HANDYMAN PROJECTS. SO THAT'S, I THINK, BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING THE STUDENTS. AND THE COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL HAVE DESIGNED A NEW WEBSITE FOR MANVILLE'S FIRST AID AND RESCUE SQUAD. STUDENTS VISITED THE FIRST AID AND RESCUE SQUAD TO PRESENT THE SITE TO THE SQUAD MEMBERS, AND WE'RE GIVING CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER GOOD PARTNERSHIP INVOLVING PUTTING THEIR SKILLS TO USE. AND THERE IS GOING TO BE HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP. THE HILLSBOROUGH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, THEY ARE HOSTING THEIR THIRD ANNUAL JOB FAIR ON FEBRUARY 27TH AT THE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING FROM 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M. THIS WILL FEATURE DOZENS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CAREER RELATED AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE GREATER RARITAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, [00:20:04] WHICH WILL OFFER INFORMATION ON CRAFTING RESUMES AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY. AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE, AS IT WAS ALREADY MENTIONED EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH, RECOGNITION FOR VICTOR FLORES. LOPEZ. SO, VICTOR, COME ON DOWN. YES. OKAY. WHO RECOMMENDED VICTOR? TO COME ON DOWN. GIVE US. AND TELL US WHY VICTOR WAS NAMED. WAS SUBMITTED. AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT VICTOR. AND THEN VICTOR, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND WELCOME TO SOMERSET COUNTY. AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATOR. MY NAME IS DAMIEN STACKHOUSE, COMMUNITY POLICE ALLIANCE SUPERVISOR. AND LISA FEDERICO AND MYSELF. WE NOMINATED VICTOR BECAUSE VICTOR HAS NOT ONLY BEEN A SHINING STAR WITH THE COMMUNITY POLICE ALLIANCE, HE HAS TAKEN THE FOUNDATION OF WHAT WAS SET AND CREATED ANOTHER PORTION OF THE PROGRAM, WITH BOUND BROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS. NOT JUST THE HISPANIC RESIDENTS, BUT ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR FOLLOW UP IS IMPECCABLE. TAKING CARE OF THE RESIDENTS. AND I KNEW THIS BEFORE YOU WERE HIRED, BUT I'M SO PROUD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS GREAT WORK, AND THERE IS NOTHING BUT THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. YOU ARE JUST THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT, BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY MORE TO COME. HELLO AND I AM JUST SO PROUD OF YOU, I TRULY AM. MY NAME IS LISA FEDERICO. IF ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW ME, I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF OPERATIONS AND PLANNING. I ACTUALLY MET VICTOR IN 2017, 2018. WE WORKED AT A NONPROFIT IN UNION COUNTY CALLED PREVENTION LINKS. AND JUST TO WATCH YOUR JOURNEY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HOW FAR YOU'VE COME, WE'RE JUST SO LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. HE IS A UNICORN, AS WE SAY. HE'S A MALE SOCIAL WORKER WHO IS BILINGUAL AND WE DON'T COME ACROSS THOSE EVER. AND WE HOPE TO KEEP YOU AND I WILL SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. YOU DESERVE THIS. THANK YOU. I GUESS NOW IS MY TURN. I WANT TO THANK LISA AND DAMIEN FOR NOMINATING ME. AND, OOH, I'M SO OVERWHELMED. BUT IN A GOOD WAY. RIGHT. I WANT TO FOCUS MORE ON THE WORK THAT I'M DOING AS A COMMUNITY POLICING ALLIANCE COORDINATOR FOR BOUND BROOK. BECAUSE THIS IS WHY I BECAME A SOCIAL WORKER. RIGHT? AND NOT ONLY THROUGH MY OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH HAVING CHALLENGES WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE AND BEING PART OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND BEING A MINORITY. THIS IS WHAT HAS LED ME TO WHERE I AM TODAY. I AM PROUD TO CALL MYSELF AN EMPLOYEE OF SOMERSET COUNTY AND BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY POLICE ALLIANCE PROGRAM BECAUSE, AS DAMIEN SAID, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, RIGHT? WE HAVE EXPANDED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE WERE ONLY CONTINUING TO EXPAND TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, AS MANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS TODAY SAID THAT WE DO THIS BECAUSE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. RIGHT. AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT I'M DOING UNTIL I DON'T ANYMORE. RIGHT? AND I'M JUST AGAIN, I'M JUST SO PROUD AND THANKFUL TO BE PART OF THIS THIS PROGRAM AND BE PART OF THE OPERATIONS AND PLANNING TEAM BECAUSE I CAN'T DO THIS ON MY OWN. I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DO THIS ON MY OWN. THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, ESPECIALLY IN MY OFFICE, THAT I OFTEN RUN AND TURN TO BECAUSE I NEED GUIDANCE, AND I NEED HELP TO DO THIS WORK. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE RECOGNITION AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. SO WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN AND TAKE PICTURES WITH YOU. AND YOUR FAMILY CAN CERTAINLY COME FORWARD. AND AS WE'RE COMING DOWN VICTOR FLORES LOPEZ CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE [00:25:04] RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND HIS RESPONSIBILITIES IN HIS ROLE WITH THE COMMUNITY POLICE ALLIANCE. HIS DEDICATION IS EXEMPLIFIED IN FEEDBACK FROM THOSE WHO HAVE WITNESSED HIS EXCEPTIONAL WORK FIRSTHAND. JULIA PUCCINI, A SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER WITH THE BOUND BROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT, SHARED THIS VICTOR HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL RESOURCE AND RESOURCEFUL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PARTNER. HIS POSITIVE IMPACT IN OUR DISTRICT HAS BEEN TRULY REMARKABLE. SIMILAR COMMENTS FROM LIEUTENANT PETER ROMAN JENSEN FROM BOUND BROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LIEUTENANT BOTH LIEUTENANT AND JULIA HAD NOTHING BUT KIND WORDS TO SAY. AND I'LL END WITH THIS QUOTE. THANK YOU, VICTOR, FOR BRINGING YOUR EXPERTISE AND WORK AND ETHIC TO THE BOROUGH ON A DAILY BASIS. THE BEST IS YET TO COME. VICTOR'S PASSION FOR SERVICE, COUPLED WITH HIS RESOURCEFULNESS AND ABILITY TO BUILD STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, MAKE HIM AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO SOMERSET COUNTY. SO, THANK. OKAY, YOU GOTTA GO. SO COME ON. OKAY. SPECIAL RECOGNITION. KATE BROWN FROM RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WITH YOU AND VINNIE RUSSO COME FORWARD. AND AS KATE IS COMING. VINNIE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK. VINNIE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEAK. BUT I'LL ALSO READ THIS. KATE REGULARLY ASSISTS THE ROAD DEPARTMENT WITH EVALUATIONS FOR TREES, AND IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR TREE EVALUATION PROCESS THAT ALREADY IN ITSELF SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED. ALTHOUGH THIS RECOMMENDATION ACCOMMODATION IS FOR A SPECIFIC SITUATION WHERE ENGINEERING NEEDED ASSISTANCE ON A PROPOSED PLAN THAT NEEDED AN EXPEDITED REVIEW. THE ENGINEERING CONTACTED ME AND I REFERRED THEM TO KATE. WITHOUT HESITATION, SHE ASSISTED THEM IN COMPLETION OF THEM TO COMPLETION. EXCUSE ME. AND THE PROJECT WAS THEN ABLE TO BE COMPLETED. SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FOLLOW VICTOR. BUT HONESTLY, YOU SUMMED IT ALL UP THERE. SO SHE REALLY IS AN OUTSTANDING PART OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE ROAD DEPARTMENT. SHE IDENTIFIES THE TREES THAT HELP US DETERMINE WHETHER THEY GO DOWN OR NOT. SO THIS WAS SOMETHING SPECIFIC WHERE SHE KIND OF CAME IN AFTER I ASKED HER, YOU KNOW, TO HELP OUT. AND SHE FLEW RIGHT IN THERE IN THE DEAD OF WINTER, IDENTIFIED THE TREES, DID A COUPLE OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU WOULD DO FOR ME. AND THIS IS REALLY A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT A COUNTY EMPLOYEE SHOULD LOOK LIKE. JUMPING RIGHT IN THERE, TAKING, YOU KNOW, TAKING CHARGE, DOING WHAT HAS TO GET DONE AND BRINGING IT TO COMPLETION. I MEAN, THIS IS THE TYPE OF ATTITUDE I'D LOVE TO NURTURE. SO I FELT THE NEED TO COMMIT TO IT. HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU A HUG. OKAY. SO. SURE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KATE BROWN. I'M THE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT WITH RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. AND IF YOU'RE CONFUSED ABOUT WHY RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IS PART OF SOMERSET COUNTY, IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT STORY. RUTGERS HAS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMERSET COUNTY, WHICH I WOULD ARGUE IS THE STRONGEST, OR AT LEAST AMONG THE MOST STRONG IN THE STATE. SO WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE HOUSED HERE. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY PROGRAMMATIC STAFF MEMBER, [00:30:08] JESSICA SCHICK, WHO'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR WITH US. SHE ADMINISTERS OUR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM AND ALSO OUR RUTGERS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARD PROGRAM. AND THE REASON I WANT TO MENTION HER IS BECAUSE SHE JOINED ME OUT IN THE COLD THAT DAY. YOU KNOW, WE BOTH JUST KIND OF JUMPED UP AND WENT OUT TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE KNEW IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR THE COUNTY. AND OUR DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION ALWAYS SAYS DO IT OR CAUSE IT TO BE DONE. AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE ATTITUDE OF LIKE GET UP AND GO DO IT. AND IF YOU NEED HELP ALONG THE WAY, THERE'S PEOPLE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU, BUT WE'RE HERE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THIS WASN'T MY FAVORITE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OH, YOU HAVE TO JOIN ME BECAUSE I DEFINITELY WANT. SEE, THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF. GREAT PLACE TO WORK, LIVE AND PLAY AND VISIT. WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS URGING STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION REGARDING THE PUBLIC PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES. COMMUNICATION FROM BURLINGTON COUNTY, ATLANTIC COUNTY FOR THE SAME. WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION FROM MONMOUTH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL S4048 AND THE ACCOMPANYING BILL FROM OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY, BILL 129, SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC AREAS. WE ALSO HAVE NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER NOTICE OF PETITION TO CHANGE LEVELS OF PURCHASE, WATER ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE AND PURCHASE WASTEWATER TREATMENT CLAUSE. WE ALSO HAVE AN OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION 25 500. TOM, GOOD EVENING. RESOLUTION 25-500. AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS BLOCK 305, LOTS 26 THROUGH 36, IN THE BOROUGH OF MANVILLE, OWNED BY EQUITY PRIME MORTGAGE, LLC. TOTAL ACQUISITION COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $120,000. THIS IS A SMALL PROPERTY, APPROXIMATELY 0.6 ACRES, LOCATED IN THE LOST VALLEY SECTION OF MANVILLE. YOU'LL SEE ON THE MAP THAT EVERYTHING IN THE DARK GREEN IS COUNTY OWNED LAND. EVERYTHING IN THE LIGHT GREEN IS MUNICIPAL OWNED LAND THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY ALL ENCOMPASSING OF WHAT THE BOROUGH OWNS IN LOST VALLEY. THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE SIGNIFICANT FLOOD BUYOUTS THROUGH THE FEMA PROGRAM AND THROUGH THE COUNTY FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM. AND THIS PROPERTY IS YET ANOTHER PURCHASE THAT WILL HELP ADVANCE THAT. THAT CAUSE OF BUYING OUT FLOOD PRONE PROPERTIES IN THE LOST VALLEY SECTION OF MANVILLE. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH AN ABANDONED DUPLEX RESIDENCE, SO THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY WILL ALLOW US TO REMOVE THIS BUILDING. AND THE BUILDING HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHICH IS WHY IT'S CURRENTLY EMPTY AND OWNED BY THE BANK. IT HAD BEEN FORECLOSED. SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CLEAR THE IMPROVEMENT, RESTORE THE PROPERTY, ELIMINATE SOME ADDITIONAL IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE. ALL OF THESE ARE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH OUR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION PLAN TO ENCOURAGE RESTORATION OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS, GETTING RESIDENTS OUT OF HARM'S WAY, AND JUST RESTORING AND ELIMINATING FLOOD PRONE. FLOOD PRONE IMPROVEMENTS. SO, TOM, YOU REPORTED ABOUT THE HOME BUYOUTS. WERE YOU REFERRING TO POST IDA OR JUST CUMULATIVE ACROSS THE YEARS WITH MANVILLE AND THE BUYOUTS? IT'S BEEN ACROSS THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN MOSTLY BUYOUTS THAT HAVE STARTED WITH FEMA GRANT FUNDING SINCE HURRICANE FLOYD AND UP THROUGH THAT TIME. SO THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF FEMA GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TO THE BOROUGH FOR BUYOUTS IN LOST VALLEY. AND WE HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED A NUMBER OF TO A NUMBER OF PURCHASES THROUGH OUR OWN PROGRAM AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADD RESOLUTION 25-500 TO [00:35:10] THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR OUR MARCH 11TH MEETING. MOTION. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR. ROBINSON. YES. JUST WAIT. SO, 25-501 IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING QUALIFIED VENDORS FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL, LEGAL AND TITLE INSURANCE AGENCIES SERVICES FOR 2025, SUPPLEMENT FOR 3.53.6, WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY ATTORNEYS THAT ARE UTILIZED BY THE ADJUSTER'S OFFICE DOWNSTAIRS. WE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO THOSE ROLES. RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION 25-502 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SOMERSET COUNTY AND SOMERSET COUNTY CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. RATIFICATION OF A BARGAINING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2027 BETWEEN SOMERSET COUNTY AND SOMERSET COUNTY CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. RESOLUTION 25-503 AUTHORIZING, AMENDING, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 AND 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLANS FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE EXECUTION OF SUB GRANT AGREEMENTS TO ALLIES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,121. RESOLUTION 25-504, AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF OPERATIONS AND PLANNING TO APPLY TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES FOR FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE SOMERSET COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1ST, 2025, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2025, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING IF AWARDED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. COMMISSIONER. AS SHE MAKES HER WAY UP, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER. SHE IS OUR HEALTH OFFICER. YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU BECAME FULLY EFFECTIVE LAST MONTH. I WILL BE VOTING FOR MARCH 1ST. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. CLOSE ENOUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 25-505, AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPLY AND ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICE OF CANCER CONTROL AND PREVENTION UP TO 125,000 FOR THE REGIONAL CHRONIC DISEASE COALITION FOR THE GRANT PERIOD JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JULY 30TH, 2026. AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPLY AND ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH FOR CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSURE PREVENTION PROJECT UP TO $325,000 FOR THE GRANT PERIOD JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JULY 30TH, 2026. AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPLY AND ACCEPT FUNDING UP TO $100,000 FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO EXPAND AND INTEGRATE OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026. 25-508. AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO APPLY AND ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL SPECIALTY CLINIC SERVICES UP TO $95,000 FOR THE GRANT PERIOD JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, YEAR 2026. ALL RIGHT. 509. AUTHORIZATION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND THE TOWNSHIP OF BERNARDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HIGH DEFINITION LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION EQUIPMENT ON COUNTY ROUTE 613 CHILDS ROAD. COUNTY ROUTE 512 VALLEY ROAD, COUNTY ROUTE 56, 57 SOUTH MAPLE AND COUNTY ROUTE 613 SOUTH FINDLEY AVENUE AND COUNTY ROUTE 512 CHURCH STREET IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BERNARDS, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. OKAY 510 IS AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET TRANSPORTATION AND THE TOWNSHIP OF WARREN FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. [00:40:06] 25-511 IS AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR HITCHES. ROSELLE PARK, NEW JERSEY, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE FURNISHED AND DELIVERED TRAILER FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CONTRACT NUMBER CC DASH 908825. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $37,998. RESOLUTION 25-512 IS AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT TO FRENCH AND PERILLO OUT OF WALL, NEW JERSEY FOR CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE. 607 NEW BRUNSWICK ROAD OVER BROOK AND FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $199,023. RESOLUTION 25-513 IS THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO COMCAST CORPORATION OF HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF COUNTY BRIDGE D, 1302 PARKSVILLE ROAD OVER PEAPACK BROOK IN THE BOROUGH OF PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $394.47. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THIS YEAR. THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED FROM MAY 20TH 7TH TO NOVEMBER 25TH, AND THERE WERE NINE BIDS ON THIS PROJECT AND THE BID. THIS BID CAME IN 17% BELOW THE ESTIMATE. RESOLUTION 25-514 IS AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO ATG RESTORATION SPECIALISTS OUT OF HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY FOR THE EXTERIOR REPAIRS TO THE VAN HORN HOUSE. PHASE THREE. 941 EAST MAIN STREET IN BRIDGEWATER TOTALED NOT TO EXCEED $994,000. THIS IS ALSO A PROJECT WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED THIS YEAR. THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE OF THIS PROJECT AND THERE WERE FOUR BIDS ON THIS. THE LOWEST TWO BIDDERS WITHDREW THEIR BIDS DUE TO ARITHMETIC MISTAKES. THE THIRD LOW BIDDER. THIS IS THE AWARD TO THE THIRD LOW BIDDER. AND THIS WAS STILL UNDER THE ESTIMATE FOR THE PROJECT. AND IT'LL START THIS SPRING. YEAH. IF THE CONTRACT TIME IS 150 DAYS. SO. YEAH. THIS YEAR? DEFINITELY. DEFINITELY. 25-515 IS A CONSULTANT AGREEMENT MODIFICATION NUMBER ONE TO CME ASSOCIATES OUT OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE DESIGN OF THE 2024 ROAD RESURFACING AND ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. VARIOUS ROUTES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $46,961.84. NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $842,348.87. GOOD EVENING. RESOLUTION 25-516 IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO ALL PAID FOR THE FINAL, OPTIONAL ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR CREDIT CARD AND ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING. RESOLUTION 25-517 AWARD OF CONTRACT 60104-25 TO COMMUNITY IN CRISIS FOR RECOVERY FRIENDLY WORKPLACES FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2025 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2026, A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 150,000. JULY 5TH 18. IT'S THE AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MERCHANTVILLE OVERHEAD DOOR, UTILIZING THE STATE CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF LABOR MATERIALS AND REMOVAL OF DAMAGED GARAGE DOOR FOR RECYCLING CENTER. NOT TO EXCEED $38,344. 519. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 004324 R2 TO CHEMUNG CORP, CRESTON HYDRAULICS, INC., CLIFFSIDE CORP AND SNOWPLOW. THIS IS FOR SNOWPLOW PARTS. IT'S THE FIRST OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 7500. 520 AS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 008125 TO GARDEN STATE LANDSCAPING INC. FOR MARTINSVILLE, NEW JERSEY. GOOD TREE AND STUMP REMOVAL FROM JACKSON, NEW JERSEY, NJ. TREE SURGEONS FROM FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY AND THE COUNTYWIDE TREE REMOVAL AND TRIMMING. THIS IS FOR COUNTYWIDE TREE REMOVAL AND TRIMMING. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 10,000. 521. AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A BANDED CHIPPER WITH JOHN DEERE MOTOR AND OPTIONS. [00:45:03] NOT CONTRACTED. TRACTOR DEALER PREPARATION FEE FROM MODERN FROM BRISTOL, PA UTILIZE CONTRACT SC, NJ 222223212 NOT TO EXCEED $83,857. ALL RIGHT, SOLID WASTE 522 IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 013423 TO RADIAC RESEARCH CORP FROM RADIAC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TO SOMERSET COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION DAYS. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. OKAY. 523 IS AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 010024 FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS FOR COMMERCIAL LAWN, PARK AND GOLF EQUIPMENT YOU KNOW, TO CENTRAL JERSEY EQUIPMENT, COLUMBUS, NEW JERSEY. CHERRY HILL TRACTOR SALES, MARLTON, NJ. FINCH TURF, INC. FROM SKYVILLE, AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 1000. OKAY. 524 IS AWARD OF CONTRACT SI.COM 005925 FOR AUCTIONEER SERVICES. INTERNET. WEB BASED INTERNET WEB BASED AUCTION SERVICES TO SELL COUNTY SURPLUS PROPERTY AND LIQUID SURPLUS OPERATION LLC FOR GOV DEALS. FIRST A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. 525 AMENDING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO METRO RESORT DEVELOPMENT. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF NEW JERSEY. PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEMS, PRINCETON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND WEX HEALTH. RESOLUTION IS TO CANCEL VARIOUS OPEN BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS THAT ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $46,795.49. RESOLUTION 25-526. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER FOR ADULT DAY CENTER OF SOMERSET COUNTY, INC, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $68,458. RESOLUTION 25-527 IS AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO SPARK CONTRACTING, INC. OUT OF LAFAYETTE, NEW JERSEY, FOR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OF BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES. VARIOUS LOCATIONS. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $125,000. RESOLUTION 20 5-528 AUTHORIZING, CLOSING AND RETURNING REMAINING FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO RS. NAPCO OUT OF LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY FOR REPROGRAPHICS CONSTRUCTION PLAN, REPRODUCTIONS AND PLOTTING SUPPLIES FOR THE ENGINEERING DIVISION. OPEN ENDED CONTRACT. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED -$7,441.89. RESOLUTION 25-529 AUTHORIZING, CLOSING AND RETURNING REMAINING FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO VAN CLEEF ENGINEERING AT HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY, FOR MODIFICATION. NUMBER ONE FOR THE NESHANIC VALLEY GOLF COURSE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATIONS FOR 2023 MARTINSBURG TOWNSHIP TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED -$1,631.50. RESOLUTION 25 530 IS AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO VERDANTIX. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $75,000 AND 25 531 IS THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND RATIFICATION OF THE SAME. AFTERNOON RESOLUTION 25-532 APPROVE OF THE PAY CONFIRMING LETTER J&J TRANSCRIBERS OUT OF HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $112.32. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 25 533 AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DAVID PARTRIDGE. FOR CC-0113-24 FOR SPEEDY DRY TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,500. RESOLUTION 25-534 AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SCOTT. FISCAL [INAUDIBLE] 0098-24 FOR MEDICAL PROGRAM SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY TRAINING ACADEMY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. [00:50:02] THANK YOU. OKAY. RESOLUTION 535 AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO ABC SERVICES FROM EWING, NEW JERSEY, CONSERVE FLAG COMPANY, SYDNEY, AND NOT TO EXCEED $28,447.91. 533 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO GSP PROPERTIES LLC, MILLENNIUM MECHANICAL, TRI-COUNTY TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL FOR VARIOUS SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED $20,407.30. ALL RIGHT. RESOLUTION 537 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO VERIZON BUSINESS IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, NOT TO EXCEED 25,000. OKAY. 538 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER FOR COMMODITIES OF COLGATE STOCK COMPANY AND IN NEW BRUNSWICK NOT TO EXCEED $2,151.57. OKAY. 539 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER FOR COMMODITIES TO COLGATE PAPER STOCK COMPANY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOT TO EXCEED $1,144.90. OKAY. RESOLUTION 540. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDERS TO ATLANTIC SALTS FROM LOW MASS. NOT FOR SALT AND HERC RENTALS FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND FOR EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT RENTALS NOT TO EXCEED 54,989 AND $0.41. OKAY. RESOLUTION 541 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDERS TO MORTON SALT FROM CHICAGO FOR SALT NOT TO EXCEED $580.70. HEY, BEN. YES. QUESTION FOR YOU. I KNOW MY WATER TASTED ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE FOR, LIKE, A GOOD TWO AND A HALF WEEKS BECAUSE OF ALL THE SALT ON THE GROUND, NOT JUST FROM COUNTY VEHICLES. BUT IS THERE ANYTHING? I MEAN, ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO REDUCE HOW MUCH SALT IS GETTING FLUNG OUT ON THE ROADS? I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S A QUESTION OF SAFETY AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT WAS REALLY A PROBLEM THIS YEAR. I DID HEAR AND I READ THE ARTICLE AND I HAVE AN OPINION, BUT I DON'T SEE THIS YEAR BEING A STELLAR YEAR OUT OF MY 15 YEARS DOING IT, WHERE I WOULD SEE THAT I'VE RECOGNIZED THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. SO I'M NOT GOING TO REALLY TIE THE TWO TOGETHER. I CAN'T IN MY MIND, BASED ON MY 15 YEARS, AND I KNOW WE PUT OUT SOME SALT, SOME YEARS WHERE DEFINITELY DWARFED WHAT WE DID PERSONALLY, YOU KNOW? SO I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I DRIVE MY GUYS CRAZY ABOUT THE SALT BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY IT IS TO BUY IT NOW. SO, IT'S ONE THING THAT I CAN REPEATEDLY HAVE PRE MEETINGS PRE-STORM MEETINGS TO LET THEM RECOGNIZE, HEY LISTEN, WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT AND STILL CONTAIN THAT PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU KNOW, FACTOR WHERE WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY GOT TO GO. YOU KNOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO I CAN CONTINUE PERSONALLY TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THESE WATERS BY, BY MAYBE BRINGING IN SOMEONE TO PROFESSIONALLY CALIBRATE. BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL MECHANICAL THINGS THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T. IT'S NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE. OKAY. BUT YEAH, I DID READ THAT ARTICLE, AND I WAS A LITTLE ANNOYED AT HIM, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SO BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. SO RIGHT NOW, THE ACTUAL THE PRICE IS REALLY GOOD. I THINK IT'S AROUND $63, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS IS UNTREATED SALT. WE ALSO USE WHAT IS KNOWN AS MAGIC SALT FOR MORTON. I TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM USING THAT UNLESS IT'S ESSENTIAL. AND THAT'S WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DROP UNDER 20 DEGREES. I THINK THERE WAS ONE DAY THIS YEAR THAT WE ACTUALLY USED IT, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT'S JUST ANOTHER PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER CHEMICAL THAT I BELIEVE I DON'T WANT TO BE PUTTING OUT UNLESS I HAVE TO. RIGHT. SO IF THE APPLICATION ISN'T WARRANTED, I DON'T USE IT, YOU KNOW? BUT YEAH, THAT IT'S $63 AND IT'S REALLY GOOD PRICE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I USE IT. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M PRETTY CHEAP. SO, I'M PRETTY FRUGAL. I'M SORRY. FRUGAL LIKE THAT. WE LIKE. YEAH. SO. BUT THE QUESTION FOR YOU, SO I. AND I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS. YOU'RE NOT A CHEMIST HERE. BUT WHEN WE BRINE THE ROADS, IS IT AS SALTY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS WHEN YOU THROW THE ROCK SALT? NO, THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT. SO THE WHOLE BRINING THING DOESN'T REALLY WORK FOR OUR APPLICATION BECAUSE OUR ROADS ARE ALMOST SECONDARY HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. RIGHT. SO OUR SPEED LIMITS ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. RIGHT. SO TOWNS CAN GET AWAY WITH BRINING ROADS IF THEY'RE GOING TO GET MAYBE LIKE HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH. AND ACTUALLY, IT IS A GOOD PROCESS IF YOU'RE GOING TO RISK THAT. [00:55:01] I CAN'T RISK THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET TO WORK. THE RATES OF SPEED ARE HIGHER. SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I PUT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OUT, YOU KNOW, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE THERE, YOU KNOW, TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPTS. WE DO HAVE BRINE TANKS AND WE USE THEM ON PARKING LOTS. AGAIN, ONE OF THE PROCESSES THAT I PUT IN PLACE IS LET'S LET'S WORK ON WAYS TO REDUCE OUR AMOUNT. SO WE PUT ON PARKING LOTS WHERE I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE A HALF INCH STORM, YOU KNOW? BUT, YOU KNOW, TO, TO USE IT, BUT PUTTING IT ON HILLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO RISK SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE COVERED. AND THEN SOMEONE COMING DOWN THAT HILL AND IT NOT BEING COVERED, YOU KNOW, SO WE, YOU KNOW, SO WE ARE TRYING AND WE DO ACTIVELY THINK THE BRINE SYSTEM IS A GOOD SYSTEM DEPENDING ON LOW VOLUME ROADS AND APPLICATIONS, IF, YOU KNOW, THE STORMS ARE, ARE GOING TO BE UNDER LIKE A HALF INCH BECAUSE IT'LL BURN THAT FIRST HALF INCH UP PRETTY GOOD. YEAH. BUT AGAIN, ONCE IT BREACHES THAT, YOU NEED TO BE THERE TO KIND OF TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. YEAH. WELL, KUDOS TO THE TEAM BECAUSE I KNOW I LIVE ON A COUNTY ROAD, SO I CAN SEE EVERY DAY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE COUNTY ROAD ON CLEARING. AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. NO, I APPRECIATE IT. AND THEY'RE PROBABLY TIRED OF YELLING AT ME AND I'M TIRED OF YELLING AT THEM. YEAH. SO, THIS IS FANTASTIC THAT WINTER IS COMING TO AN END. HOPEFULLY, KNOCK ON WOOD, WE DON'T GET ANYTHING SOON. OH, AND ONE MORE KUDOS TO YOU. THE FOLKS FROM VAN HORN WERE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HEAT AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND JOURNEY TO THE PAST, SO PLEASE SEND A THANK YOU TO FACILITIES FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT FOR THEM. THEY GAVE ME A GREAT BIG HUG WHEN I WALKED IN ON SUNDAY BECAUSE THEY WERE SO HAPPY TO HAVE ME. OH REALLY? SO YEAH. SO PLEASE TELL THEM THANK YOU FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET THEM KNOW. YEAH. OKAY. RESOLUTION FOR 542. I KNOW YOU GOT ME OFF MY GAME HERE. SORRY, MAN. ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO DELL MARKETING. AND FROM AUSTIN DELL MARKETING LP ROUND ROCK, TEXAS FOR ECHO LANE LICENSE AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT CC 898 50 FOR YEAR FIVE. NOT TO EXCEED $73,430. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S 543 AUTHORIZED CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS. TO NATIONAL FUEL OIL IN NEWARK. NOT TO EXCEED 150,000. 544. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER AND NATIONAL FUEL OIL IN NEWARK FOR 146, 800 AND 486 AND $0.28 FOR FUEL NOT TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT. OKAY. AND 545 IS APPROVAL TO PAY, CONFIRMING ORDER TO SAFETY KEYING SYSTEMS, INC. FROM NORWELL AND ITS $6,869.53 FOR PARTS AND REPAIRS. OKAY. 543 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDERS FOR VARIOUS VENDORS NOT TO EXCEED $26,656.97. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADD ABOVE RESOLUTIONS 25-501 THROUGH 25-546 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR OUR MARCH 11TH MEETING. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL PLEASE. CALL]. AND THEN WE HAVE ITEMS THAT WILL BE ADDED TO OUR REGULAR MEETING TODAY. 25-468 IS AUTHORIZED IN A TEMPORARY RIGHT OF ENTRY AGREEMENT TO TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY FOR BLOCK SIX, LOT 28 AND TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN. 25-469 IS AUTHORIZED IN AN AMENDMENT TO THE SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND THE COUNTY OF MORRIS FOR THE PROVISION OF DETAINED FACILITIES, THAT IS, TO ADD MEDICAL COVERAGE 470 IS AUTHORIZED IN THE CANCELLATION OF A CONTRACT TO KELLY KIRKPATRICK FOR HILLCREST ROAD DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS A COMPANION TO 471, WHICH IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO GREENMAN PETERSON, INC. FOR HILLCREST ROAD DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENTS. ESSENTIALLY, KELECHI PATRICK WAS TAKEN OVER OR MERGED INTO GREENMAN, SO THIS JUST TRACKS WHO ACTUALLY RUNS THE CONTRACT NOW. 25-472 IS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION FROM SUMMIT NUTRITIONALS INTERNATIONAL, INC. TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $18,500. 25-473 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRM AN ORDER TO THE LAW FIRM OF TIFFANY J. [01:00:01] MOORE, ESQUIRE, FOR REPRESENTATION AT COMMITMENT HEARINGS IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,848. 25-474 IS AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH TEMPORARY EMERGENCY BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2025, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NJSA 40, A COLON 4-20. RESOLUTION 25-475, AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF OPERATIONS AND PLANNING TO APPLY TO THE AARP FOR THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 25TH, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDS, IF AWARDED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 AND NO MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED. RESOLUTION 25-476. AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO MR. CARE INSTITUTE OUT OF PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN. FOR SERVICES TO COUNTY 911 COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCH, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE TRAINING. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 27,800. THANK YOU. 25-477 IS THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DISPOSAL PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS RECYCLING MANAGEMENT COMPANY FROM MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS THE FIRST OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT. CC 010925. R MARCH 1ST TO 2025 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. THANK YOU. MOTION TO ADD RESOLUTION 25 468 THROUGH 25-477 TO THE AGENDA FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. . WE COME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR MEETING WHERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK. FIVE MINUTES. NO YIELDING OF TIME, NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME. AND WE ALSO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM EMAIL AND BY TELEPHONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? EMAILS? PHONE CALLS, I HAVE NONE. HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING? MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYES HAVE IT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.