ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. AYES HAVE IT. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.
[00:00:07]
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER REPORTS? ALL RIGHT.HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. WE HAVE PROCLAMATION.
[PROCLAMATION]
COMMISSIONER GRANER.SO WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY FOR THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.
ARE THEY HERE? THERE'S NO ONE HERE. IT'S JUST.
I'M BY MYSELF WITH A MICROPHONE. I KNOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO FOCUS ON YOU.
OKAY. SO, YEAH, JUST READ AHEAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS FOR DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY.
IS SOMEONE COMING IN? NOPE. OKAY. WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING THE REDUCTION OF FATALITIES AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, OUR GOAL SHARED BY THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
AND WHEREAS DISTRACTED DRIVING WAS OFFICIALLY BLAMED FOR 3275 FATALITIES AND MORE THAN 324,819 INJURIES IN 2023, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
AND WHEREAS, NH TSA ESTIMATES THAT DISTRACTION WAS INVOLVED IN 13% OF ALL CRASHES, RESULTING IN 1.3 MILLION NON-FATAL INJURIES AND $98.2 BILLION IN ECONOMIC COSTS IN 2019. AND WHEREAS CRASH RISK IS 2 TO 6 TIMES GREATER WHEN DRIVERS ARE MANIPULATING A CELL PHONE COMPARED TO WHEN THEY ARE NOT DISTRACTED, ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING COALITION, NDDC, IS A DIVERSE GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NONPROFITS THAT SHARE A COMMON GOAL OF ELIMINATING DISTRACTED DRIVING ON AMERICAN ROADWAYS.
AND WHEREAS THE NDDC'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND INNOVATE, TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACHES TO CREATE A TRAFFIC SAFETY CULTURE OF ATTENTIVE DRIVERS. AND WHEREAS, THE NDDC HAS ESTABLISHED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2025 AS THE FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LIFE SAVING TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED TO REDUCE CELL PHONE DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE OCTOBER 16TH, 2025 AS DO NOT DISTURB WHILE DRIVING DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO COMMIT TO USING DO NOT DISTURB TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CELL PHONE DISTRACTIONS WHILE DRIVING, OR PUT THEIR PHONES AWAY WHILE DRIVING.
NICE JOB. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
[APPOINTMENT]
COMMITTEE. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? I MEAN, SORRY.CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER GRANER.
YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.
YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.
YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OUR SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025 MEETING.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
2025 MEETING, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? SO MOVED. SECONDED. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? CHANGES? HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.
YES. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-1800 THROUGH 25-1808.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.
YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.
YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-1809 THROUGH 25-1825.
[AWARD OF CONTRACTS]
MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.[00:05:01]
COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES.COMMISSIONER SOOY. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES.
DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-1826 THROUGH 25-1851.
[FINANCE]
SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.
YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.
YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-1853 THROUGH 25-1863.
[ITEMS ADDED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT]
SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.YES. COMMISSIONER DRAKE. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.
YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR MARANO. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.
YES. AS THIS IS THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK.
FIVE MINUTES. NO YIELDING OF TIME. NO COMING BACK A SECOND TIME.
IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC? MOTION. SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. NO PHONE CALLS, NO EMAILS.
HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING? MOTION.
SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[EXECUTIVE]
COUNTY COUNCIL? WE WILL BE. YES. I NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING MATTERS WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10;4-12, SPECIFICALLY POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF LAND AT THE GSA SUMMERVILLE DEPOT AND CONTRACTS WITH REGARDS TO POTENTIAL GRANTS UNDER THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION 2025 GRANT PROGRAM.WE WILL NOT TAKE ANY PUBLIC ACTION AND ADJOURN DIRECTLY THEREFROM.
SO MOVED. SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. LET'S HAVE IT.
GOOD NIGHT. AND BE WELL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.