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WHY DON'T YOU COME ON UP, BRING SOME OF YOUR FOLKS.

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WE HAVE A COUPLE OF GREAT AWARDS. I WANT TO MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

HERE WE ARE. I THINK. THERE'S THREE.

ICE THING IS, AS LIAISON TO THE PARK COMMISSION, I GET TO WORK WITH ALL THESE GUYS, SO IT'S GREAT.

YEAH YOU COME ON OVER. THAT'S GOOD. SO WE HAVE THREE.

WE HAVE THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS, THREE AWARDS THAT WERE GRANTED.

BUT THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WANTS TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE GREAT WORK OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION.

AND WE HAVE THREE AWARDS. THERE'S ONE AWARD TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION FROM THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE AWARD FOR THE 2025 NEW JERSEY RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION'S AWARD FOR THE SINGLE USE ATHLETIC FIELD FOR THE NORTH BRANCH PARK GREENWAY PICKLEBALL COURTS LOCATED IN BRIDGEWATER. IF YOU HAVEN'T USED SEEN, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE TERRIFIC REUSE OF WHAT WAS A A SOCCER OR A HOCKEY HOCKEY SKATING RINK THAT WAS SORT OF DESTROYED BY HURRICANE IDA, AND WE REPURPOSED THAT LOCATION FOR PICKLEBALL COURTS.

AND NOW THERE'S SIX FANTASTIC PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE FOR FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC.

AND WE DID RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR THAT. SO THAT'S THE FIRST AWARD WE RECEIVED.

AND I KNOW IT'S WELL, IT'S AMONG HERE. AND THERE'S A SECOND ONE.

AND THE SECOND AWARD WE RECEIVED AGAIN FROM THE COUNTY PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE PARK COMMISSION FOR THE 2025 NEW JERSEY RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION'S AWARD FOR THE NJRPA SPECIAL EVENT PROGRAMING AWARD FOR THEIR MURDER MYSTERY AND DINNER NIGHT THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PROGRAM. SO, AGAIN, TERRIFIC JOB FOR THE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PROGRAM.

FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AWARE, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS FOLKS REALLY FROM SOMERSET COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE TO REALLY BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR TR PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S A WELL RUN PROGRAM BY THE PARK COMMISSION.

AND THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR THAT. SO THAT'S THE SECOND ONE THERE.

AND THE THIRD ONE AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY PARK COMMISSION FIELD SUPERVISOR ROBERT DANIELS, WHO IS BEING AWARDED [APPLAUSE] GET THIS, THE 2025 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR OF NEW JERSEY FOR THE RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION [APPLAUSE].

ROBERT DANIELS HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PARK FOR 17 YEARS.

AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE AWARD TO GET A STATEWIDE RECOGNITION FROM THE NJRA PARKS ASSOCIATION.

AND I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR ALL THAT GREAT WORK, ROBERT. AND IT'S WELL, WELL DESERVED.

SO WE HAVE THREE AWARDS HERE. I THINK I'LL PASS THIS OVER.

LET ME SEE. WE'RE GOING TO PASS THESE AROUND. THIS IS FOR THE PICKLEBALL HERE. DAN, WE'LL LET YOU HOLD THAT ONE. THANK YOU.

PLEASE DON'T DROP THEM. ROBERT DANIELS, I KNOW YOU GOT THAT ONE.

THERE YOU GO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LAST ONE, THE MURDER MYSTERY FOR TR PROGRAM.

HERE WE GO, SIR. HERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. BOTH OF YOU.

ABSOLUTELY. SO AND WE WANT TO KNOW, DAN, WANT TO HAND YOU THE MIC OH, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE WE AT THE PARK COMMISSION, WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

AND THE TEAM WAS RECOGNIZED FOR A LOT OF WORK.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS, IS SAY THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE KINDS OF AWARDS COME BECAUSE OF A TEAM EFFORT, AND WE HAVE A SUPER TEAM, AND IT STARTS WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE US IN OUR BUDGET, AND THE FREEDOM YOU GIVE US TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO FULFILL OUR MISSION.

SO ON THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR BEING THE LIAISON AND HELPING US ALONG THE WAY.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. I WANT TO I WANT TO PASS IT OVER TO MR. DANIELS HERE. I KNOW, I KNOW, YOU GOT TO SAY SOMETHING AGAIN. WELL, WORKING FOR THE PARK COMMISSION FOR 17,

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I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PARK COMMISSION, AND IT JUST SHOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE STAY FOR THE LONG RUN.

WE DON'T REALLY LOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE BECAUSE WE ENJOY WHAT WE DO [APPLAUSE]. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME IN FROM THE PARKING GARAGE, WHICH MANY OF YOU PROBABLY HAVE, YOU NOTICED ALL THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY ON OUR EXHIBIT WALLS DOWNSTAIRS.

THAT WAS ALL TO OUR OUR PHOTOGRAPHER AND INCREDIBLE ASSOCIATE HERE, RYAN.

RYAN QUICK [INAUDIBLE] RYAN QUICK. AND I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW THOSE THE PHOTOGRAPHY REALLY SPEAKS VOLUMES AS THE GREAT NATURAL RESOURCES WE HAVE IN SOMERSET COUNTY. SO I WANT TO THANK RYAN FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, IT'S INCREDIBLE DOWN IN OUR IN OUR FORUM DOWNSTAIRS BY THE PARKING DECK.

AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE'LL DO. YES.

[APPLAUSE] YEAH.

MIC] SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE CELEBRATED WITH THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP AND RECOGNIZING THREE OUTSTANDING WOMEN.

AND TODAY, WE WOULD LIKE THESE WOMEN TO COME FORWARD SO WE CAN PRESENT THEM WITH A CITATION.

AND THEY ARE, IF THEY'RE HERE. MONICA MULLIGAN FOR OUTSTANDING WOMAN [APPLAUSE] FOR HER LEADERSHIP AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

RECOGNIZES MONICA MULLIGAN AS AN OUTSTANDING WOMAN FOR HER LEADERSHIP AMONG THE EMPLOYEES OF SOMERSET COUNTY [APPLAUSE].

FEEDBACK [APPLAUSE] THE NEXT ONE IS FOR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, VIVIENNE JONES. SHE IS BEING CONGRATULATED AND AWARDED AS SOMERSET COUNTY'S 2025 OUTSTANDING WOMAN FOR MENTORSHIP [APPLAUSE]. AND I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL QUOTE UP HERE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK PAUL MCCALL TO COME ON UP WITH US BECAUSE HE NOMINATED VIVIENNE, AND I'M GOING TO READ HIS WORDS, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK HIM TO SPEAK A COUPLE TOO.

VIVIENNE, GIVES INSIGHTFUL ADVICE DURING CHALLENGING PROJECTS, IS WILLING TO SHARE HER EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE, ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS AND COACHES THEM FOR THE JOB THEY DESIRE, NOT THE ONE THEY HAVE. SO, PAUL, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I CERTAINLY WOULD, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO STAND HERE AND AN HONOR TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF, IF NOT THE HARDEST WORKING COUNTY EMPLOYEE THAT YOU HAVE HERE IN SOMERSET COUNTY. I DID NOMINATE VIVIENNE FOR OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF SOMERSET COUNTY MENTORSHIP AWARD.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE AWARD ITSELF SUPPORTS ADVANCEMENT FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND ADVOCACY.

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, UNIONIZED BLUE COLLAR STAFF THAT WORK FOR HER ALSO, AND MYSELF.

SHE'S STRONG, INDEPENDENT, AND A FEARLESS WOMAN.

SHE'S A LEADER WHO HAS EARNED RESPECT FROM ALL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.

THAT IS NOT AN EASY TASK, ESPECIALLY IN A FIELD THAT'S MOSTLY MALES, AND SHE'S A FEMALE, BUT SHE DID EARN ALL OF THEIR RESPECT. SHE ALWAYS STRIVES FOR PERFECTION, AND SHE CAN CONTROL A ROOM AND SET PEOPLE STRAIGHT, INCLUDING MYSELF. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PLEASURE WORKING WITH AND MOSTLY FOR VIVIENNE DURING THE PAST 15 YEARS. VIVIENNE IS AN OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF SOMERSET COUNTY, AND I'M PROUD OF HER AND THRILLED FOR HER RECEIVING THE MENTORSHIP AWARD. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

KNOW IF I CAN TALK. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY? ANY WORDS? I'M A MESS RIGHT NOW. OH, WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SOMERSET COUNTY WAS.

I WAS, YOU KNOW, COME TO A JURY DUTY, THAT WAS 33 YEARS AGO, AND I NEVER GOT CALLED FOR JURY DUTY UNTIL LAST YEAR AGAIN.

SO, YOU KNOW, MY STAY HERE I, OF COURSE, HAVE WORKED WITH MANY PEOPLE, AS PAUL SAID, MANY DIVISIONS. AND I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO BE HERE, AND I, I'M SO HAPPY THAT I'M HERE TO SHARE THIS WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE, AND ESPECIALLY TO MY BOSS, PAUL. I THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND. WELL, HE ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I'M THE BOSS, BUT.

BUT THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.

I APPRECIATE YOU. [APPLAUSE] ASK NIKKI TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MONICA AND GIVE MONICA AN OPPORTUNITY IF SHE'D LIKE TO SPEAK, DON'T BE SHY.

SO I WAS THINKING, LIKE, WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT YOU'VE KNOWN FOR ABOUT AS LONG AS WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER.

WE'VE BOTH BEEN IN THE COUNTY FOR, LIKE, 30 YEARS.

AND SO I WAS JUST TALKING TO MONICA ABOUT, I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE MET WAS IN A CART MEETING, WHICH IS A MEETING OF LOTS OF PROVIDERS THAT SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST INTERESTS OR THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN THIS COUNTY, AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD START TO A REALLY LONG RELATIONSHIP.

AND SO I DIDN'T QUITE KNOW BECAUSE I'M OVER AT THE THE RICHARD HALL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, SO WE'RE IN BRIDGEWATER. MONICA'S OVER HERE AT 27 WARREN.

SO WE MEET EVERY NOW AND THEN. SO I THOUGHT WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT THIS PERSON WHO YOU'VE KNOWN FOR SO LONG BUT YOU DON'T INTERACT WITH FOR, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY? SO I ASKED HER STAFF, AND IT WOULD BE REMISS OF ME, I WAS GOING TO SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SUMMARIZE. BUT THEN I STARTED TO READ THESE AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE THEIR VOICE THAT SHE HEARS.

SO JUST INDULGE ME. MONICA IS COMPASSIONATE, SELFLESS, AND LEADS WITH KINDNESS, INTEGRITY, AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS.

HER GENEROSITY KNOWS NO BOUNDS, AND SHE CONSISTENTLY PUTS THE NEEDS OF OTHERS OF THOSE AROUND HER FIRST.

MONICA NOT ONLY KNOWS WHAT TO DO, BUT SHE LIVES IT.

SHE GIVES US THE SAME GRACE, COMPASSION, AND CONCERN THAT SHE GIVES TO THOSE PEOPLE WE SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

MONICA LEAVES US LITTLE NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SURPRISE TREATS ON OUR DESK FOR ALMOST EVERY HOLIDAY.

TRUE STORY. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS AS THEY ALWAYS BRIGHTEN MY DAY.

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SHE IS DEEPLY DEDICATED TO BOTH HER TEAM AND THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE, ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ENSURE WE ARE RECOGNIZED, VALUED, AND SUPPORTED IN OUR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.

MONICA MAKES OUR ENVIRONMENT FEEL LIKE A SECOND HOME RATHER THAN JUST A WORKPLACE.

SHE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DEVELOP SO WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS.

NO SITUATION IS TOO MUCH FOR MONICA TO HANDLE.

SHE ALWAYS PROVIDES A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS TO HELP US MAKE PROGRESS IN A POSITIVE MANNER.

ANYONE WHO KNOWS MONICA CAN APPRECIATE HER ADORATION FOR HER CHILDREN AND HER FAMILY, WHO SHE ALWAYS MAKES TIME FOR WHILE STILL FLOURISHING AT WORK.

MONICA HAS BEEN SUCH A STRONG INSPIRATION TO ME ON A PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LEVEL.

WHENEVER I DEAL WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS, I OFTEN THINK, WHAT WOULD MONICA DO? THAT WAS SAID A COUPLE OF TIMES. UNDER MONICA'S LEADERSHIP, I'VE LEARNED HOW TO FIND THE PASSION AND JOY IN MY WORK, EVEN DURING THE MOST CHALLENGING OR UNCERTAIN TIMES.

THESE ARE REALLY BIG STATEMENTS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED WITH MONICA.

AND FINALLY, MONICA HAS A KEEN ABILITY TO SEE THE BIG PICTURE WHEN WE'RE MIRED IN THE DAY TO DAY STRUGGLES AND FRUSTRATIONS.

SHE HAS CREATED A SPACE FOR GROWTH, CREATIVITY AND CAMARADERIE.

HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND TO THE SOMERSET AND TO SOMERSET COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, HAS INSPIRED MANY OF US TO MAKE A LONG LASTING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

[APPLAUSE] SO WHAT MORE DO YOU SAY? WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS AWARD WAS VERY HUMBLING AND I THINK THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOMINATED FROM BY ANOTHER COUNTY EMPLOYEE. AND, OF COURSE, IT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF A COMMITTEE HERE THAT REVIEWS ALL THOSE NOMINATIONS. BUT IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL THING WHEN THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH ARE NOMINATING YOU FOR AN AWARD.

AND OF COURSE, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO HERE IS DEPENDENT ON THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF OUT THERE IN THE FRONT LINES DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS THAT WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH. SO I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL AND THANKFUL FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND COLLEEN AND EVERYONE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

AND OF COURSE, NIKKI TOO [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU.

AND JILL, IF YOU'RE HERE, PLEASE COME FORWARD, JILL BROCHINSKY.

AND COME FORWARD LISA. SO JILL WAS IS BEING RECOGNIZED AS A RISING STAR.

JILL HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE EXPECTATIONS OF HER POSITION.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE'S BEING RECOGNIZED AS SOMERSET COUNTY'S WOMEN WOMEN FOR WOMEN HISTORY MONTH AS A RISING STAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, JILL, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO [APPLAUSE].

AND WE HAVE.

MIC] THAT'S OKAY.

THANKS. I'M LISA ROTHENBERGER, AND I AM ONE OF THE COUNTY 4H AGENTS.

AND IT WAS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO NOMINATE JILL FOR THIS AWARD.

AND I FIRST WANT TO THANK OUR COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY FOR EVEN RECOGNIZING OUR WOMEN, BECAUSE WE HAVE A POWERFUL FORCE HERE, AND THEY ARE AWESOME.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, 4H IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

WE WORK WITH KIDS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH ONE YEAR OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

SO ONE, WE CALL THAT 13TH GRADE AND WE WORK WITH THE ADULTS WHO ARE WORKING WITH THOSE KIDS.

YOU'VE HEARD OF 4H CLUBS, AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK OF COWS AND COOKING, BUT IT'S EVERYTHING.

AND SOMERSET DOES HAVE THE BIGGEST PROGRAM. BUT WHERE DO WE GET OUR GROWTH FROM? IT'S THOSE YOUNGER KIDS, THAT KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, AND THAT'S WHO JILL WORKS WITH. WE CALL THEM CLOVERBUD MEMBERS.

AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT'S A HARD GROUP TO WORK WITH.

HOW DO YOU ENGAGE THEM? HOW DO YOU GET THEIR INTEREST, BUT ALSO HOW DO YOU WORK WITH THE VOLUNTEERS, THE PARENTS WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF 4H DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS. AND JILL COMES TO US WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HAVING BEEN A 4H PARENT, A 4H VOLUNTEER. AND SO SHE GETS IT. SO SHE MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE, AND SHE DEVELOPS ALL SORTS OF VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

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AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LOT LONGER EVERY DAY JILL COMES WITH A NEW IDEA AND I'M LIKE, THAT'S AWESOME. SO FOR THAT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER AS BEING OUR RISING STAR [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. SO WHEN MONICA DIDN'T HAVE TO TALK AT FIRST I THOUGHT, OH, GREAT, I'M OFF THE HOOK.

I JUST I JUST HAVE TO COME UP, GET AN AWARD AND SIT BACK DOWN. BUT NO SUCH LUCK.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M VERY HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

THANK YOU, LISA, FOR THE NOMINATION. BUT HONESTLY, MY JOB DOES NOT FEEL LIKE WORK DUE TO THE GREAT STAFF THAT I WORK WITH, DUE TO THE VOLUNTEERS AT 4H, DUE TO THE 4H FAMILIES, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, BUT THANK YOU EVERYONE.

[APPLAUSE] FORWARD.

MIC] [APPLAUSE] A S WE CONTINUE, THIS IS MARCH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

AND FOR THE NEXT ONE, I'M GOING TO ASK THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM [INAUDIBLE] AMERICA, TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND THEY ARE RECEIVING THE PROCLAMATION FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2025.

MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER WOMEN EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GENERATIONS AS THEY HELD THEIR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND ON PARTICULARLY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PROGRAM, WHERE THEY RECOGNIZE WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT FROM ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS.

THE PROGRAM WAS EXCELLENT. YOU HAD YOUNG WOMEN THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM AND JUST THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE DANCES, THE SPOKEN WORD, THE SINGING WAS EXCELLENT.

AND TO SEE THE YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG LADIES RECOGNIZE SOME OF US MORE SEASONED WOMEN IN THE WORK THAT WE DO WAS SECOND TO NONE.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND PRESENT YOU WITH THIS YEAR'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1987, AND THE OBSERVANCE OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CALLS OUR ATTENTION TO THE COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN RECORDED AND UNRECORDED, THAT ARE OFTEN UNDERVALUED AND REINFORCES THE NEED TO BATTLE SEXISM AND CONTINUE TO BUILD A SOCIETY THAT LIVES UP TO ITS DEMOCRATIC IDEALS.

WHEREAS SOMERSET COUNTY IS PROUD OF ALL ITS WOMEN EDUCATORS, ESPECIALLY MONTGOMERY UPPER MIDDLE SCHOOL EDUCATION EDUCATOR STEFANIE LACHENAUER, WHO IS NEW JERSEY 'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR FOR 2024-25.

AND THE REASON WE NAMED STEFANIE IN THIS IS BECAUSE SHE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN AND RECOGNIZING HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE HISTORY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS RECORDED. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH 2025 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, AND URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND RECOGNIZE THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY WOMEN THROUGHOUT HISTORY. STEFANIE, ARE YOU HERE? I KNOW WE RECOGNIZED HER WHEN SHE GOT HER AWARD.

OKAY, BUT IT IS SIGNED BY YOUR SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THIS DAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO, SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

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BUT THIS PROCLAMATION IS IN RECOGNIZING THE MEMBERS OF SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN FOR THEIR SERVICE AND DEDICATION, AND THIS YEAR MARKS 40 YEARS OF THE COMMISSION OF STATUS OF WOMEN BEING ESTABLISHED AND DOING THE WORK. WHEREAS THE SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN SOMERSET COUNTY, ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER EQUALITY, EMPOWERMENT AND OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION SELFLESSLY DEDICATED THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE AND EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN, INCLUDING EDUCATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH CARE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS, AND LEADERSHIP.

WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN WHO HAVE DILIGENTLY WHO HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO ORGANIZE PROGRAMS, PROVIDE RESOURCES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS THE THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET VALUES AND APPRECIATES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES, ENSURING A MORE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND THE MEMBERS LISTED HERE ARE AISSATOU BAH-DIARRA , SHELLY BELL, HEATHER BOYCE, ANNE [INAUDIBLE], RAYNA JOHNSON, [INAUDIBLE] MENSCH. EXCUSE ME.

SHANEL ROBINSON, JANET SAMUELS, CAROL [INAUDIBLE] AND KAREN THOMAS.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND AS THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR DO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? AND I SEE COMMISSIONER. OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL GET TO THAT.

WE GET WE WE'RE BEARING GIFTS HERE OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

ISN'T THIS A WONDERFUL DAY THE WOMEN ARE MOVING AND GROOVING AND SHAKING AND STEPPING OUT.

ISN'T THAT WONDERFUL? KEEP GOING, LADIES, LET'S KEEP DOING THIS.

SO, THE COMMISSION ON STATUS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS.

WITHOUT YOU LADIES, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WOULDN'T BE HERE 40 YEARS FOR YOU AND THE COMMISSIONERS BEFORE YOU.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ALSO, WE WANT TO THANK OUR LIAISON SHANEL ROBINSON, YOUR LEADERSHIP IS OUTSTANDING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MELONIE AND SARA WE THANK YOU AS WELL.

WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, YOU'RE HONORING AND HONORING US AND WE WANT TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE.

SO PLEASE ACCEPT THESE FLOWERS AS OUR GRATITUDE FOR NOT ONLY TO YOU, OUR COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TO ALSO THE STAFF AT THE COUNTY. YOU GUYS JUST HELP SUPPORT US.

YOU HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION. YOU HELP US TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS.

AND WE THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FROM FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS [APPLAUSE].

GOING? MIC] ACTION PACKED MEETING. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN FOR THE FLOWERS AND THE CERTIFICATE.

SO NOW I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO THE GENTLEMAN ON MY LEFT.

COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. SO WHO'S HERE FOR HOUSING MONTH?

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OKAY. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL AS HOUSING MONTH.

WHEREAS THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINDS THAT SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND HABITABLE HOUSING IS A GOAL OF SOMERSET COUNTY RESIDENTS AND IS THE BASIS OF STABILITY AND SECURITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY.

AND WHEREAS APRIL 2025 MARKS THE 57TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968,

[PROCLAMATION]

AND WHEREAS, TO COMMEMORATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT, THE CONCEPT OF HOUSING MONTH, CELEBRATED EACH APRIL BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS, HAS FOCUSED ON THE TALENTS AND VIGOROUS LOCAL EFFORTS OF GRASSROOTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HOUSING SERVICE PROVIDERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, STATE AND COUNTY AGENCIES, AND OTHERS TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE FAIR HOUSING WHILE HELPING TO CREATE AND PRESERVE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 TO BE HOUSING MONTH IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET.

[APPLAUSE] SO WOULD YOU LIKE. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS, EVERYBODY UP HERE, AS WELL AS MY STAFF.

I HAVE SUSIE HERE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK SHANEL AND JOANNE FETZKO, WHO ARE ALSO BOARD MEMBERS, AND [INAUDIBLE] MY STAFF ATTEND, NOT EVERYBODY COULD BE HERE TONIGHT.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, WE HELPED LAST YEAR ALMOST 1,800 PEOPLE OF NEW CLIENTS.

THERE'S A HUGE NEED IF YOU DON'T KNOW, HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTY.

PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO EITHER OBTAIN A RENTAL OR PURCHASE HOUSING, AND THESE FOLKS WORK REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE CAN HELP PEOPLE.

AND I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SOMERSET COUNTY, AS YOU HEARD FROM ALL THE OTHER SPEAKERS TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY PROUD. HOUSING MONTH IS NOT JUST ABOUT CENTRAL JERSEY HOUSING.

SUSIE WORKED HARD WITH ABOUT 20 OTHER ENTITIES.

THERE'S A CALENDAR OF RESOURCES AND EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING DURING HOUSING MONTH, SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE RESOURCES, PLEASE WE'LL HAND THEM OUT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, PUTTING A FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THOSE THAT ARE ESPECIALLY LMI, WHICH MEANS VERY LOW, LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AT THE COUNTY AND FOR EVERYONE THAT HELPS US AND WE LIKE HELPING OTHERS.

SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

MIC] HELLO AND WELCOME. MY NAME IS KAITLIN BUNDY. I AM MANAGER OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION.

JOINING ME FROM STAFF TODAY IS ALSO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR, ROBERT MEYER.

THE SOMERSET COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION IS AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LOCAL HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS, OTHER NONPROFITS AND MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN SOMERSET COUNTY THAT PROVIDE HISTORY, PROGRAMING, SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT. TONIGHT WE PRESENT OUR 2025 COUNTY HISTORY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANT RECIPIENTS.

[PRESENTATION]

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THANK YOU TOM. FOR THIS AWARD. THIS REALLY? AND TO THE COMMISSION AND THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM THE COUNTY, NOT JUST THE FUNDING, BUT THE GUIDANCE AND HELP AND JUST HANDS, YOU KNOW, HAND-HOLDING SOMETIMES, WE REALLY DEPEND ON ON THAT SUPPORT.

AND JUST BEING PART OF THIS CEREMONY TONIGHT AND THE PRESENTATIONS IS JUST A REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, THE SUPPORT AND THE WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE OUR, OUR MISSION AND OUR GOALS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

$20,415 IN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IS THE FRIENDS OF THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE, BASED IN BEDMINSTER.

ACCEPTING THE CHECKS ARE VICE PRESIDENT DEREK ANDERSON AND TRUSTEE SEAN BLINN.

[APPLAUSE] FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION.

I'LL SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE HAD FROM THE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC.

IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION.

AND I GET TO WORK WITH KAITLIN AND ROBERT EVERY MONTH, AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, TOO, IT'S A TERRIFIC ORGANIZATION. WE'VE HAD GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS THAT OUR ORGANIZATION HAS EXISTED.

THE JACOBUS VANDERVEER HOUSE IS PROBABLY STILL STANDING THANKS TO ALL THE PRESERVATION GRANTS WE GOT MANY YEARS AGO, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO USE COUNTY GRANTS FOR AS NOT JUST FOR SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS AND FOR A VIDEO ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, THAT'S STILL A CENTERPIECE OF OUR INTERPRETATION. SO THANK YOU TO THE TO THE TO ALL OF YOU HERE.

WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT ALL OF YOU. AND BELIEVE ME, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

RECEIVING $13,245 IN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT HERITAGE TRAIL ASSOCIATION, BASED IN BRIDGEWATER.

ACCEPTING THE CHECK IS PRESIDENT CYNTHIA BLUMENKRANTZ, ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD [APPLAUSE].

MIC] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE SO MUCH CULTURE AND HERITAGE, EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE SEEN YOU IN THE HOUSE, I KNOW I'VE SEEN YOU AT EVENTS AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAS NOT BEEN TO AN EVENT.

BATTLE OF BOUND BROOK IS COMING UP THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL, SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF IN A DIFFERENT PLACE WHERE THE HERITAGE TRAIL ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERED AT THE VAN HORNE HOUSE, WHICH IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BASEBALL PARK, IF YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT THAT PLACE WAS, IT'S PARTY CENTRAL. IT WAS PARTY CENTRAL IN THE 1700S, IT STILL IS.

SO I, I NEED TO HAVE YOU COME AND PARTAKE FRIDAY NIGHT OF THE BATTLE OF BOUND BROOK WEEKEND.

IS THAT THE 11TH OR 10TH? I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER.

11TH. THANKS. I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER, BUT IT'S HERITAGE TRAILS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND PARTY TIME, SO. AND THEN IRISH TAVERN NIGHT ON SATURDAY. SO HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT WITH A STICK?

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THANK YOU.

RECEIVING $5,500 IN GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT IS THE VAN HARLINGEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BASED IN MONTGOMERY.

ACCEPTING THE CHECK IS BOARD PRESIDENT JAMES IRISH, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT JOHN WALLMARK AND BOARD MEMBER CANDY WILLIS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND KAITLIN AND ROBERT.

I KNOW YOU MORE PERSONALLY THAN I DO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HELP YOU'VE BEEN GIVING TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SO WE'RE AN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER RECIPIENTS OF THESE GRANTS.

AND WE NOT ONLY COLLECT HISTORY AND PRESERVE HISTORY IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, BUT WE ALSO DO A LOT OF OUTREACH AND PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND WE HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP.

IT'S CALLED MAY AND MONTGOMERY. AND STAY TUNED GO ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANYONE COME. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE JOHNSON FARM. AND IT'S ONE OF THE MANY THINGS, AS I SAID, THAT WE DO DURING THE YEAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE]. RECEIVING $8,330 IN SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT IS THE FRIENDS OF THE KENNEDY MARTIN STELLE FARMSTEAD, BASED IN BERNARDS TOWNSHIP ACCEPTING THE CHECK, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT LESLIE WORKMAN, BOARD VICE PRESIDENT BRIAN WORKMAN, BOARD SECRETARY RICHARD HUCKINS, AND TRUSTEE BOB FRANCO [APPLAUSE]. YOU GUYS ARE REGULARS HERE? MIC] SO, ON BEHALF OF ALL THE FRIENDS, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.

THIS IS FOR HISTORY, A SPECIAL PROJECT. WE ARE GEARING UP FOR THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE'RE REDOING VIDEOS ABOUT OUR HISTORY, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS.

SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT [APPLAUSE].

$2,000 IN SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT IS THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE SOMERSET HILLS, BASED IN BERNARDS TOWNSHIP.

ACCEPTING THE CHECK IS TRUSTEE CYNTHIA CROSSON [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT. AND YOU REALLY ARE A WONDERFUL PARTNER.

SO THE PARTNERSHIP GRANT MEANS SOMETHING. AND THANKS FOR THE MONEY [APPLAUSE]. AND RECEIVING $6,000 IN SPECIAL PROJECT SUPPORT IS UKRAINIAN HISTORY AND EDUCATION CENTER BASED IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. ACCEPTING THE CHECK IS ARCHIVIST MICHAEL ANDRIC [APPLAUSE] WELL, THANK YOU ALL. THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE, LIKE, OUR DIRECTOR HERE OR SOMETHING IS BECAUSE THEY ARE ACTUALLY RUNNING A WORKSHOP RIGHT NOW. WE ARE IN THE THICK OF PYSANKA EASTER EGG SEASON, WHICH IS THE MAJOR BUSY PERIOD FOR OUR ARTS PROGRAMING.

I WANTED TO AGAIN THANK, THANK. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

THIS IS AND EVEN WORSE, NONE OF US WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO ATTEND THE LAP CHECK PRESENTATION, WHICH IS THE BULK, WHICH IS THE MAJOR PART OF OUR FUNDING.

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THIS REALLY MAKES OUR INSTITUTION WORK. IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

AND THIS MONEY WILL BE GOING TO CONTINUING OUR PROJECT, WHICH WE BEGAN LAST YEAR, ON PROVIDING A RESOURCE ON THE HISTORY OF UKRAINIANS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY . IF ANY OF YOUR INSTITUTIONS WOULD LIKE TO HOST A TALK OR PRESENTATION OR ANYTHING ABOUT THIS TOPIC, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US WE WOULD LOVE TO COME BY [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS TO SOMERSET COUNTY'S 2025 COUNTY HISTORY PARTNERS THROUGH GRANT GRANTEES.

ALL RIGHT [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. CAN YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, SO WE MOVE RIGHT ALONG WITH OUR PROGRAM AS WE ALLOW OUR FRIENDS WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXIT AT THIS TIME, PLEASE DO SO. OR YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AND COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN, CRYSTAL COCHRAN FROM HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP R25-650.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.

I'M SORRY. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

[APPOINTMENT]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION. SECOND.

ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY.

YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY HAS NODDED. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO.

YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. OPEN SPACE ACQUISITIONS 25-600 AND 25-601. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS?

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY.

YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY HAS INDICATED AN APPROVAL.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-602 THROUGH 25-610.

[OPEN SPACE ACQUISITIONS]

YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. YES. IT'S A YES FROM COMMISSIONER SOOY.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 25-611 THROUGH 25-620.

MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 25-621 THROUGH 25-649.

MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE.

[AWARD OF CONTRACTS]

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-621 THROUGH 25-649? MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE.

[FINANCE]

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-651 THROUGH 25-661? MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER DRAKE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SINGLETERRY. YES. YES FROM COMMISSIONER SOOY.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. COME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, COME UP SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

FIVE MINUTES, NO YIELDING OF TIME. NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?

[ITEMS ADDED FROM THE MARCH 25, 2025 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHTEXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE ARE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES, COMMISSIONER, THERE WOULD BE A NEED TO HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE

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MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. AND GOOD NIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.