[00:00:02] IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. [ Board of County Commissioners Agenda/Work Meeting on April 28, 2026.] 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 DIRECTOR ROBINSON. THANK YOU. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR REFLECTIONS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LET'S TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REFLECT AND HOLD THE MILITARY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND FAMILIES UP TO THE LIGHTNING IN OUR HEARTS. THANK YOU. WELCOME, EVERYONE. IT'S APRIL. SPRING IS HERE, BUT THE WEATHER IS CHILLY. BUT NONETHELESS. WELCOME TO OUR APRIL 28TH WORK SESSION FOR SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. THIS AGENDA AND THE ITEMS ON IT ARE FOR DISCUSSION AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE NEXT COMMISSIONER MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 12TH. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING UNLESS IT'S IN A MANNER NECESSARY TO FOR ADOPTION TO CONTINUE COUNTY BUSINESS. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER. HERE. COMMISSIONER MARANO. HERE. COMMISSIONER SOOY. HERE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. HERE. ON LAST WEEK, THE SOMERSET COUNTY LIAISON. AS I'M LIAISON TO THE YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION HELD A A FORUM WHERE THEY WERE FOCUSING ON DE-ESCALATION. AND SO THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND FACILITATOR WAS AMY SAVILLE. SHE HAS PROVIDED VITAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND HAS BEEN A PART OF THE RUTGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TEAM SINCE 1990. AND SHE HAS BEEN SERVING THE NEW JERSEY JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS. THANK YOU TO THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, TO PROSECUTOR MCDONNELL, MIKE ROGERS. AND FOR PARTNERING WITH THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES. THEY WERE THERE WERE OVER 100 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. YOU HAD DIFFERENT AGENCIES, PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND WHEN I TELL YOU, WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON THE BRINK, HOW MANY OF YOU BEEN ON THE PHONE AND YOU EITHER GET AI OR YOU GET SOMEONE THAT IS NOT LISTENING WHEN YOU DO GET A HUMAN BEING AND IT'S SO FRUSTRATING AND YOU'RE TELLING THEM, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THOSE STEPS AND THEY CONTINUE TO GO ON AND ON AND ON. SO WHEN YOU HAVE WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PHONE, IT WILL BEHOOVE EITHER PARTY TO DE-ESCALATE THE SITUATION. BUT MOST OFTEN WE ARE EXPECTING THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END THAT'S SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE OUR PROBLEM TO BE THE ONE TO DE-ESCALATE. BUT IT WAS DONE IN A WAY WHERE IT WAS VERY INTERACTIVE SMALL GROUP SETTINGS. HOW WOULD YOU ACTUALLY CHANGE A SITUATION OR DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY IF YOU WERE ON THE OTHER END OF THE PHONE. SO IT WAS VERY IT WAS A VERY GOOD SESSION, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE DOWNTRODDEN, WHO ARE AT THEIR LAST, YOU KNOW, THEIR WIT'S END OR NO HOPE WHEN YOUTH SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICES, THEY DO THE JOB THAT NONE OF US WOULD IMAGINE DOING WHEN WE'RE HOME AT NIGHT, SLEEPING COMFORTABLY AND SOMEONE IS HURTING, SOMEONE IS GOING THROUGH A TRAGEDY. WHICH THEN SEGUES INTO THE RED ROCK FIRE. THERE WAS AN EVENT RECENTLY WITH THE FAMILIES WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE TRAUMA. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES THAT WERE HELPFUL IN TRYING TO HELP THEM UPLIFT THEIR SPIRITS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH SOME TYPE OF COMFORT DURING THEIR TIME OF NEED. ALSO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO TOUCH UPON THIS COMMISSIONER MARANO, BUT IT WAS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK LAST WEEK. PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SOMERSET COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. THEY HAVE SO MANY SERVICES. THEY OFFER NOTARY PASSPORTS PASSES TO MUSEUMS, AND THEY'RE OFTEN FREE. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN DO STAYCATION WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY. SO THEY HAVE A PLETHORA OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE ALL FREE AND RIGHT HERE IN THE REGION AND WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN, JUST LIFT UP THE FAMILIES, OUR SERVICE MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. [00:05:05] WE ARE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGING TIMES IN THESE DAYS, BUT THERE ARE MANY OF OUR OWN RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AND WHO ARE SERVING OUR SERVING OUR GREAT NATION. SO CONTINUE TO LIFT THEM UP. THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON MY REPORT. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR. JUST A FEW THINGS FOR TODAY. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF OF THE COUNTY AND ALSO THE PARK COMMISSION FOR WHAT WAS REALLY NICE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY AT THE MOUNTAIN PARK. A LITTLE RAINY, BUT THE RAIN, THE WEATHER CLEARED. AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL MORNING. WE SPENT A GOOD PART OF THE MORNING CLEANING UP LITTER PICKING UP. BUT WHAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE WAS THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT OF LITTER. PEOPLE WERE RESPECTFUL OF THAT PARK AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE DID FIND SOME LITTER TO CLEAN UP AND THAT WAS FINE. BUT THEN WE SPENT A GOOD COUPLE HOURS NEXT TO DO SOME SOME TRAIL RESTORATION WORK. THE TRAILS ON THE MOUNTAINS ARE SOME OF THE BEST HIKING TRAILS REALLY IN SOMERSET COUNTY. AND REALLY PROBABLY PARTS OF NEW JERSEY FOR SURE. AND THEY GET WELL LOVED, SO THEY'RE WELL USED. SO THE INTENT WAS TO TRY TO ACTUALLY NARROW SOME OF THE TRAILS BECAUSE THEY GET SO SPREAD OUT AND ERODED THAT YOU HAVE TO SORT OF BRING BACK SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE AREA. AND SO WE SPENT SOME GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME MOVING LOGS, PUTTING LOGS IN THE RIGHT PLACE, TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, DIRECT THE FLOW OF, OF FOLKS THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE TRAILS. BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK AND IT'S REALLY A JEWEL IN SOMERSET COUNTY. I KNOW WE CONTINUE TO, TO, YOU KNOW, ADVANCE EXPANDING IT. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE CHALLENGE. BUT SPEAKING OF VOLUNTEERISM, I ALSO JUST RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ONE OF REALLY A FAVORITE PLACE IN NEW JERSEY. IT'S AMERICA'S GROW ROW. THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOCATED IN PITTSTOWN. AND THEY HAVE A FARM OPERATION WHERE THEY RAISE FOOD 100% FOOD IS DONATED TO FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. THEY'VE TOUCHED ALMOST 14 TO 16 STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY DO CONTRIBUTE A LOT OF THEIR FOOD OR PRODUCE RIGHT TO SOMERSET COUNTY AND THE FOOD BANKS HERE IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. AND THEIR GOAL THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IS TO BRING VOLUNTEERS INTO INTO THE FARM TO WORK ON IT. AND THEIR SLOGAN IS FARMERS WERE ON A MISSION TO POSITIVELY IMPACT AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING, EFFORT OF PLANTING, PICKING, RESCUING, AND DELIVERING FRESH PRODUCE. IT'S REALLY A GREAT GOAL. AND I KNOW THEY'RE NOT NEW JERSEY, BUT NOT SOMERSET COUNTY, BUT THEY'RE CLOSE, BUT THEY DO CONTRIBUTE TO SOMERSET COUNTY. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY. THEY'RE A GREAT PLACE. LOOK THEM UP ON ONLINE. IT'S AMERICA'S GROWER. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO NAGHMA MALIK, WHO'S THE MANAGER OF OUR GIS PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE, BUT THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO SETTLE WITH EVERY TIME THE INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE AVAILABLE IS INTENSE. AND WE USE A PROGRAM CALLED GIS, WHICH STANDS FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. AND IT'S A POWERFUL TOOL THAT REALLY LEVERAGES NOT ONLY OUR INTELLIGENCE TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD, BUT IT COMBINES SPATIAL DATA SETS, DIGITAL MAPPING, AND LOCATION ANALYTICS TO BASICALLY ENABLE DECISION MAKERS AND GIS FOLKS AND PARK MANAGERS AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE, ENGINEERS TO IDENTIFY AREAS AND ISSUES AND TO TRACK CHANGES OVER TIME AND THEN ALLOW US TO GRASP THESE TRENDS AND RELATIONSHIPS ALL WITHIN A SPATIAL CONTEXT. SO WHEN YOU START TO USE THIS POWERFUL TOOL, IT REQUIRES A SET OF FOLKS THAT WORK AND USING GIS AND MANAGING THIS SYSTEM. AND THAT'S NAGHMA MALIK AND HER WHOLE GROUP IN THE GIS PROGRAM. I WANTED TO PUT A BIG SHOUT OUT FOR THEM. BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT MAPPING FARM MARKETS TO HISTORIC SITES THROUGH JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST, THROUGH INFORMATION THAT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CELEBRATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY TO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS YOU MIGHT CALL TAX MAPS, DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE ON EVERY PROPERTY IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND TAX MAPS IS ON OUR COUNTY GIS SYSTEM INCLUDING LOTS OF OTHER DIGITAL DATA LAYERS, INCLUDING OUR MAPPING OF PARKLAND AND AGRICULTURAL LAND. AND ANOTHER THING WHICH WAS INTERESTING I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SOMERSET COUNTY A BOBCAT AND I WAS LIKE, WOW, I WON'T TELL YOU WHERE, BUT IT WAS A IT WAS A, IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE ROAD AND I SAW THIS FEATURE RUN ACROSS THE ROAD ABOUT 100 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME, AND I KNEW IT WAS A BIG CAT AND I FIGURED, OKAY, IT WASN'T A MOUNTAIN LION BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE A VERY LONG TAIL. THIS HAD A A SHORTER TAIL. AND AS HE RAN AND I SAW HIM IN THE WOODS, IT WAS CLEARLY A BOBCAT. BUT THAT SORT OF ALSO BRINGS BACK THE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN BY DEP AND DUKE FARMS AND OTHERS TO CONNECT HABITAT, [00:10:07] TO BRING THESE HABITATS TOGETHER WHERE WE'RE MAKING ACQUISITIONS BECAUSE A, YOU KNOW, A CREATURE OR AN ANIMAL LIKE A BOBCAT REQUIRES A LARGE AMOUNT OF HABITAT AND A LARGE CONTIGUOUS HABITAT. SO AS WE LOOK TO MAKE ACQUISITIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO STRATEGICALLY PLACE WHERE THESE HABITATS CAN BE CONNECTED, THE IDEA IS HOW DO WE LINK LARGE RESOURCES LIKE DUKE FARMS TO THE SAARLAND MOUNTAINS, TO OTHER PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT SOMERSET COUNTY AS WE GO NORTH THROUGH THE PROPERTIES, YOU KNOW, IN THE WATCHUNGS, THAT'S HOW WE CAN DO IT IS THROUGH GIS. AND SO THESE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION IS SO IMPORTANT. I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO OUR GIS FOLKS TO MAINTAIN THAT DATA SET FOR US SO WE CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. LET'S END MY REPORT. THANKS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER DRAKE. AND I'LL BE KEEPING MY EYES PEELED FOR BOBCATS ON THE TRAILS TRYING TO AVOID THEM. LAST FRIDAY, I WAS AT THE HISTORICAL MARKER DAY WITH COMMISSIONER GRANER OVER AT THE VAN HORN HOUSE IN BRIDGEWATER. SO IF YOU SAW PICTURES OF US ONLINE WITH RUBBER GLOVES AND SQUEEGEES AND CLEANING OFF THE MARKERS THAT WAS TO KICK OFF THE 250TH CELEBRATION AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR SIGNAGE IS IN TIP TOP SHAPE FOR TOURISM AND LOCALS THAT ARE LOOKING TO COME SEE THE HISTORY THAT'S RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. THIS IS PART OF THE HERITAGE TRAIL ASSOCIATION FROM 1776 TO 2026. SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT YOU CAN FIND EVENTS, GALLERY PICTURES AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN THE NEXT YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS HERE. BUT THIS IS IN CONNECTION WITH SOMERSET COUNTY, THE PATRIOTS AND A FEW OTHER SPONSORS. SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO SPONSOR, GET INVOLVED AND, YOU KNOW, HELP HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR DEEP ROOTED HISTORY THROUGHOUT SOMERSET COUNTY, PLEASE CHECK OUT THAT WEBSITE. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER EVENT OVER AT VILLAGE BREWING, WHICH WAS BREWING THE, THE, THE REVOLUTION OVER IN SOMERVILLE. BREWING, OF COURSE, WITH A GREAT BEER OVER AT VILLAGE BREWING. SO IT WAS A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR ABOUT THE HISTORY AND OUR OWN DOWNTOWN AT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IF YOU DIDN'T SEE PUPPY PALOOZA IN SOMERVILLE ON DIVISION STREET, IT WAS THE CUTEST EVENT OF THE WEEK AND IT BRINGS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT JUST TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WALK YOUR DOGS, COME OUT AND TAKE A TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE SMALL BUSINESSES YOU CAN COME SUPPORT. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. SO I TOO WAS AT THE PARKS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER WITH COMMISSIONERS GRANER AND DRAKE. AND THEY, IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT OUR PEOPLE IN SOMERSET COUNTY DO AND THEIR VOLUNTEERISM AND HOW IT TOUCHES PEOPLE'S LIVES IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY. SO AGAIN, SO THANKFUL FOR THESE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER IN SOMERSET COUNTY. I KNOW A NEIGHBOR OF MINE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE THE RAMP PROGRAM TO BUILD RAMPS FOR FOLKS THAT NEED ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES THAT ARE NOW WHEELCHAIR BOUND. SO IT JUST TOUCHES MY HEART. SO THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE VOLUNTEERS. TRULY APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER GRANER AND I ALSO ATTENDED THE VISIONS AND PATHWAYS FIVE K RACE. SORRY, LIZ. BY THE TIME YOU TALK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. EVERYBODY'S JOINING YOU FOR THESE THINGS, I APOLOGIZE. BUT VISIONS AND PATHWAYS HELP OUT OUR OUR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE, ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING AND DIRECTION. AND THEY DO REMARKABLE WORK. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY CALL SOMERSET COUNTY HOME AND, AND HAVE FACILITIES HERE TO HELP OUR TROUBLED YOUTH. SO THANKS TO THEM AND THEY HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIVE K RACE. OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TEAM WILL BE AWARDING ARTS GRANTS AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE TO HEAR ABOUT THE GREAT CULTURAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN SOMERSET, PLEASE DO STAY FOR THAT. AS YOU KNOW, I ALSO SIT ON THE NEW JERSEY STATE HIGHLANDS COUNCIL. WE HAD OUR APRIL MEETING JUST RECENTLY, AND I BELIEVE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS ON THIS BOARD RECEIVED OUR ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE HIGHLANDS. IT JUST GOT APPROVED AT OUR LAST MEETING. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET READ IT, I TRULY ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE READ IT SO YOU'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THAT DOES AFFECT COMMUNITIES IN SOMERSET COUNTY, OBVIOUSLY. JUST AS A REMINDER, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD SOME RAIN, WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF A TWO YEAR DROUGHT. PLEASE CONSERVE WATER. IT'S DESPERATE. I MEAN, THE HIGHLANDS REGION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 70% OF THE WATER SUPPLY FOR THE RESIDENTS [00:15:06] OF THIS STATE. SO EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT LIVE THERE, YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING WATER FROM THERE. SO PLEASE CONSERVE YOUR WATER. AND LAST, AT THE MEETING, BERNARDSVILLE CAME BEFORE THE HIGHLANDS COUNCIL. OTHERS HAVE COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TOO. BUT SOMERSET COUNTY CENTRIC BERNARDSVILLE EXPANDED THEIR PLANNED CONFORMANCE TO INCLUDE THEIR DOWNTOWN NOW. IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD. WE'VE HAD PAT GLADSTONE COME, WE'VE HAD BERNARDSVILLE COME, AND I BELIEVE BERNARDS TOWNSHIP IS ON OUR ON DECK CIRCLE TO COME BEFORE US TOO. SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT BEING ON THERE AND GETTING SOMERSET COUNTY REALLY JUICED UP TO BE MORE PLANNED CONFORMANCE IN THE HIGHLANDS REGION. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MARANO. I SHALL DO MY BEST. THE COUNTY CANVASING OUTREACH PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON APRIL 20TH AND FRANKLIN. TO DATE, THE TEAM HAS ALREADY KNOCKED ON 1709 DOORS. AND 44% OF THE RESOURCES DISTRIBUTED SO FAR HAVE BEEN RELATED TO SENIOR SERVICES SUPPORT. SO THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND. THE OFFICE ON AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES EXPO WAS HELD THIS PAST SATURDAY AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. NEARLY 160 PEOPLE CAME AND INTERACTED WITH 40 VENDORS REPRESENTING STATE, COUNTY, AND VARIOUS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS. THERE WERE HEALTH SCREENINGS, A POWER OF JOY PRESENTATION, AND EVEN SOME LIVE MUSIC. THE ONE STOP CAREER CENTER IS CONTINUING ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRANKLIN FOOD BANK, TABLING ON SITE ONCE A MONTH TO CONNECT THEIR CLIENTS WITH FREE SERVICES. AT THEIR LAST VISIT ON APRIL 23RD, THEY CONNECTED 15 NEW CLIENTS TO JOB SEEKER SERVICES. MAY. COMING UP ON THURSDAY IS NO. WHAT DAY IS MAY? OKAY. COMING UP MAY. FRIDAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH A MEANINGFUL TIME TO CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF AND WITH THOSE AROUND YOU. THE RWJ SOMERSET HOPE HUB OPEN HOUSE IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 29TH AT, AND THE STIGMA FREE SUMMIT IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4TH AT RVCC. THE EVENING IS GOING TO BRING TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROVIDERS, MUNICIPAL LEADERS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE FOR MEANINGFUL DIALOG ON REDUCING STIGMA. GOD BLESS YOU. AND PROMOTING HOLISTIC WELLNESS. FOUR-H TOUCH A TRUCK IS GOING TO BE HELD THIS SATURDAY FROM 11 TO 3 AT THE FOUR-H CENTER ON MIDDLETOWN ROAD AND BRIDGEWATER. AND THE FOUR-H TOPS CAMP IS GOING TO BE HELD FOR STUDENTS WHO'VE COMPLETED GRADES ONE THROUGH FIVE ON JUNE 22ND THROUGH 26TH, AND COSTS $350 PER CHILD. FOR INFORMATION FOR HOW TO REGISTER, VISIT THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 30TH. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE ANNUAL FOUR-H FAIR, WHICH IS SOMERSET COUNTY'S LARGEST EVENT, IT'S GOING TO BE HELD AUGUST 5TH THROUGH SEVENTH AT NORTH BRANCH PARK. SPONSORSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS WONDERFUL EVENT POSSIBLE, PLEASE CONTACT FOUR-H BY EMAILING THIS YEAR, THE COUNTY'S VOLUNTEER SERVICES AARP TAX AID PROGRAM COMPLETED A RECORD AMOUNT OF RETURNS AND AMOUNT AND REFUNDS TO COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNS SAW A 15% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATIONS WAS UP 65%, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF REFUNDS RECEIVED WAS $4 MILLION, UP 40% FROM LAST YEAR. SINCE APRIL 15TH, THEY'VE ALREADY COMPLETED 13 PAS ONES FOR PAS ONES FOR CLIENTS AND ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THE OFFICE ON DISABILITY AND AGING SERVICES TO GET THE WORD OUT. RESIDENTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY WHO QUALIFY FOR THE PAS 1 IF THEY'RE HOMEOWNERS AGED 65 AND OLDER, OR ADULTS WITH A DISABILITY OR AN INCOME BELOW THE $500,000 THRESHOLD, RESIDENTS WHO QUALIFY CAN GET A COMBINED BENEFIT OF UP TO 50% OF PROPERTY TAXES PAID, CAPPED AT $6,500 FOR THE 2025 TAX YEAR, MAKING LIVING IN THIS GREAT COUNTY MORE AFFORDABLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRAM, CALL (908) 451-5715. THE GREATER RARITAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE TALENT RECRUITMENT EVENT FOR JOB SEEKERS AGED 55 AND OLDER WILL BE HELD THIS THURSDAY IN FLEMINGTON. THE PATHWAYS TO THE FUTURE ARE FREE. IN-PERSON CELEBRATION FOR NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK WILL ALSO BE HELD THIS THURSDAY EVENING AT THE AT RVCC CONFERENCE CENTER. THIS EVENT IS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, AS WELL AS JOB SEEKERS AND RECENT GRADUATES. UPCOMING ASEPTIC BIOMANUFACTURING COURSES OFFERED BY THE NEW PROGRAM AT RVCC INCLUDE GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES AND PHARMACEUTICAL ASEPTIC CLEANING. [00:20:04] THIS PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED IN ORDER TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SKILLED PROFESSIONALS IN THE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF COURSES AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO COUNTY RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES AT RICHARD HALL. I'M GOING TO END ON A REALLY, REALLY UPLIFTING NOTE, AND I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR ROBINSON SAID EARLIER. SO I HAVE A PICTURE HERE TO HELP ME. HUMAN SERVICES, THE RICHARD HALL COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER, UNITED WAY, AND THE BRANCHBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT ALL ALL COLLABORATED LAST WEEK FOR AN EVENING OF HEALING AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE RED ROCK FIRE. WITH THE DINNER, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES THEY'VE BEEN FACING, AND SOME INSPIRING STORIES ABOUT BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF WHAT THEY'VE ENDURED. EACH PERSON PLACED A GRATITUDE LEAF ON CONSTRUCTION PAPER TREE. I'M NOT GOING TO CRY. IN THE SCHOOL GYM TO REMIND THE CHILDREN WHO WENT THROUGH THIS AWFUL ORDEAL THAT THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. SINCERE THANKS TO THE VOLUNTEERS WHO'VE MADE AN IMPACT ON THOSE DISPLACED BY THE FIRE. AS A NATIVE OF PITTSBURGH, MY HERO GROWING UP WAS A LOCAL MAN BY THE NAME OF FRED ROGERS, WHO ALWAYS TOLD WOMEN, TOLD WOMEN WHO ALWAYS TOLD CHILDREN TO LOOK FOR THE HELPERS. HERE IN SOMERSET COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FAR BECAUSE A LOT OF THE HELPERS ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT, WORKING FOR DIVISIONS AND VOLUNTEERING FOR BOARDS THAT MAKE SOMERSET THE GREATEST COUNTY TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. AND THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE MOVE ON. WE HAVE A FEW COMMUNICATIONS. COUNTY OF MONMOUTH RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOINT APPLICATION WITH HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP FOR GRANT. COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ASSEMBLYMAN. ASSEMBLYMAN SAUICKIE’S LEGISLATION A-4017 REQUIRING OWNERSHIP INFORMATION FOR RENTAL HOUSING BY AN LLC. BOROUGH OF STONE HARBOR RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONGRESSMAN JEFFREY JEFFERSON VAN DREW'S HR 7459, KNOWN AS THE COASTAL TRUST FUND ACT, TO ESTABLISH A TRUST FUND TO OBLIGATE THE FEDERAL SHARE OF COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. ALSO FROM THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. RESOLUTION ADOPTING GOALS TO ELIMINATE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON COUNTY ROADS BY 2040. ALSO FROM THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SETTLEMENT AGAINST E.I. DUPONT COMPANIES. ENGINEERING. APPROVING PLANS AND AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE F0807 DAVENPORT STREET OVER PETERS BROOK IN THE BOROUGH OF SOMERVILLE. CONTRACT 25016. RESOLUTION 26-901 APPROVING PLANS AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR REHABILITATION OF COUNTY BRIDGE. NUMBER F 1306 RIPPLING BROOK WAY OVER TRIBUTARY OF MINE BROOK IN THE BOROUGH OF BURNSVILLE. CONTRACT 26011. RESOLUTION 26-902 APPROVING PLANS AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR REPLACEMENT OF COUNTY BRIDGE NUMBER D 1303 MENDHAM ROAD OVER A TRIBUTARY TO THE BROOK BOROUGH OF PEAPACK GLADSTONE. CONTRACT 26002. GOOD AFTERNOON. RESOLUTION 26-903. AUTHORIZING THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING OF AWARDED FOR THE FY 25 VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT GRANT PROGRAM. RESOLUTION 26-904 AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FUNDING UP TO $5000 FROM TRANSCAER FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING MONITOR PAGERS UNDER THE TRANSCAER HAZMAT TEAM RESPONSE FUND GRANT. NO MATCHING IS REQUIRED. RESOLUTION 26-905 AWARD OF CONTRACT 25021 TO DIACO CONTRACTING, INC.. DOING BUSINESS AS GRADE CONSTRUCTION PATERSON, NEW JERSEY FOR REPLACEMENT OF COUNTY BRIDGE D 0202 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD OVER BEDENS BROOK TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $2,333,642.73. RESOLUTION 26-906. CONSULTANT AGREEMENT MODIFICATION NUMBER TWO TO CME ASSOCIATES, PARLIN, NEW JERSEY, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE 2025 ROAD RESURFACING AND ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. VARIOUS ROUTES. VARIOUS LOCATIONS. SOMERSET COUNTY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $114,158.43 FOR A NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,262,349.25. [00:25:06] RESOLUTION 26-907. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0039-25. GUIDERAIL AND GUIDERAIL PARTS. FIRST SIX MONTHS OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. YOUR CONTRACT AND CORRECT CLERICAL ERRORS. OH MY GOSH. THE RESOLUTION R26-615. RESOLUTION 26-908. AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO CALL THE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES. IT'S THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS IN NEW JERSEY, DOING BUSINESS AS CONCENTRA MEDICAL CENTERS OUT OF ADDISON, TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY OUT OF OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY BARNABAS HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, WEST LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY. JAG ONE PHYSICAL THERAPY OUT OF BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, AND PRINCETON HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY, AS PER THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE. CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. RESOLUTION 26-909 AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0027-24 TO MILLENNIUM MECHANICAL LLC FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING, HVAC SYSTEMS AND BOILERS. THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 125,800. 26-910. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0125-24R TO INDUSTRIAL COOLING CORP. FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WATER COOLED AND AIR COOLED CHILLERS. THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $49,701.31 26-911. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 0037-24R TO INFOR PUBLIC SECTOR FOR THIS IS FOR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF OUR INFORMATION SYSTEM. THREE YEAR. THIRD YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $50,867.58 26-912. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0067-25 TO DEER CARCASS REMOVAL SERVICES, LLC FOR STREET SWEEPING DISPOSAL. SECOND YEAR OF A THREE YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 25,000 CC-26-913 AWARD A CONTRACT TO BRITTON INDUSTRIES AND HERMAN'S TRUCKING. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING RECYCLING OF TREE BRUSH, STUMPS, LEAVES, WOOD LOGS, CHIPS AND WOOD PELLETS. OPEN END CONTRACT CC0018-26. NOT TO EXCEED 10,000. 26-914. AWARD A CONTRACT CC 0045-26 TO GLOBAL MONTELLO GROUP, GRIFFIN ALLIED TRUCKING, NATIONAL FUEL RIGGINS, INC. AND OPERATING BRIDGE OPERATING RESOURCE. THIS IS FOR UNLEADED GASOLINE. REGULAR UNLEADED 87 OCTANE OR MID-GRADE 89 OCTANE AND PREMIUM UNLEADED 93 OCTANE. THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 201,000. 26-915 IS AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR A PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO VENKATESHWARA DOING BUSINESS AS FEMTO SCIENTIFIC CONTRACT CY-COM-0101-25R TO PAY FOR INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING FUNDED BY THE GREAT AMERICAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 9TH, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $22,198. RESOLUTION 26-916 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO WEX HEALTH FOR FEES TO PROCESS THE REMAINING ITEMS FROM 2025 FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT AND COMMUTER BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,055.75. RESOLUTION 26-917. AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $4,316,813.40. 26-918 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDERS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY SHERIFF. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $17,591.57. 26, 26-919 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRM ORDER TO ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, LLC. OMAHA, NEBRASKA FOR ELECTION GOODS AND SERVICES EXPENSES INCURRED FOR 3-10-2026 SPECIAL ELECTION FROM THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS TOTAL NOT TO [00:30:06] EXCEED $2,250. 26-920 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. LAWRENCEVILLE, NEW JERSEY FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR OPERATION OF A FLOOD INFORMATION SYSTEM. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $46,865. RESOLUTION 26-921. AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEMS, INC., HAMMONTON, NEW JERSEY UTILIZING STATE CONTRACT FOR 2025 MICRO SURFACING AND SLURRY SEAL PAVEMENT SYSTEM. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED -$211,828.93. 26-922 AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO CAUCUS CORPORATION. BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY FOR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS OF BRIDGES, STRUCTURES, VARIOUS LOCATIONS. CONTRACT NUMBER 25-006 IS FOR THE JULY 2025 EMERGENCY FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE REPAIRS TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED -$172,175.14. 26-923 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO GSP PROPERTIES LLC. MENDHAM NEW JERSEY FOR RECYCLING CENTER BALER REPAIRS TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,865.78. RESOLUTION 26-924 IS THE INSERTION OF SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $28,319.32. 26-925 IS THE INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY 2025 ARRIVED TOGETHER GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000. 26-926 IS THE INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY YOUTH JUSTICE COMMISSION. 2026 JUVENILE DETENTION ALTERNATIVES INITIATIVE GRANT. IN THE AMOUNT OF 120,000. 26-927 IS THE INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY. STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,387, AND THE IN-KIND MATCH IS APPROPRIATE IN THE PROSECUTOR'S SALARY AND WAGE BUDGET. 26-928 IS A PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND RATIFICATION OF THE SAME. RESOLUTION 26-929 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO WINDSTREAM FOR INTERNET AND VOICE OVER IP SERVICES FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. INVOICES TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $29,925.63. RESOLUTION 26-930. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER FOR DEBORAH YOUNG PEREZ FOR MARCH 2026. CLASSES FOR THE WARRENBROOK SENIOR CENTER. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $110. RESOLUTION 26-931. APPROVAL TO PAY A CONFIRMING ORDER FOR JILLIAN FRANCES GARBER CHATHAM, NEW JERSEY, FOR YOGA CLASSES AT WARRENBROOK SENIOR CENTER. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $880. RESOLUTION 26-932. AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR NOOR STAFFING GROUP CONTRACT CC-0035-24 FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $10,500. RESOLUTION 26-933 IS AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR 22ND CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES AND ADELPHI MEDICAL STAFFING CONTRACT CC-0103-23 FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $27,500. RESOLUTION 26-934 AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR RICHARD HALL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER FOR SYSTEM CONTRACT CC-0121-26 AND CONTRACT CC-0121-20. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $30,570.37. RESOLUTION 26-935 IS AMENDING AND CANCELING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CENTERS OF NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. CONTRACT CC-0073-23 FOR MEDICAL EXAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT CC-0070-25. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $6,593.53. [00:35:04] RESOLUTION 26-936. APPROVAL TO PAY A CONFIRMING ORDER TO PROPAC INCORPORATED OF NORTH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR CHILDREN'S HYGIENE KITS. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $287.04. RESOLUTION 26-937. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO ERGOFLEX SYSTEMS DOING BUSINESS AS XYBIX SYSTEMS FOR TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $6,743.75. THANK YOU. RESOLUTION 26-938. AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO FIRE, FIRE AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED 6000. 26-939 AUTHORIZE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO T&M FITZGERALD AND ASSOCIATES. THIS IS FOR PLASTIC RECYCLING CONTAINERS NOT TO EXCEED 24,500. 26-940 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS. THIS IS FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND DIESEL LUBRICANTS, NOT TO EXCEED $600. 26-941 APPROVING APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO REPUBLIC SERVICES. THIS IS FOR COMMODITIES NOT TO EXCEED $3,546.57. 26-942 APPROVE TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO BAYSHORE RECYCLING CORPORATION AGAIN FOR COMMODITIES NOT TO EXCEED $8,751.12. 26-943 APPROVED TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDERS FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC FROM SPRINGFIELD AND SIGNAL AND SIGNAL ACCURATE FOR THE SIGNAL AT GARRETSON ROAD AND COMMONS WAY NOT TO EXCEED $7,868.80. 26-944. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO MORTON SALT'S NOT TO EXCEED $11,727.83. 26-945. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO VERIZON WIRELESS. THIS IS FOR GPS TRACKING SYSTEM NOT TO EXCEED $2,217.30. 26-946 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO NATIONAL FUEL, INC.. THIS IS FOR FUEL VENDORS NOT TO EXCEED 100,000. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADD THE ABOVE RESOLUTIONS? 26-900 THROUGH 26-946 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR OUR MAY 12TH MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONE MARANO. YES BUT RECUSED FROM 941. ABSTENTION FROM 26-941, NOTED. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. ITEMS TO BE ADDED. RESOLUTION 26-858 AUTHORIZING, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE DEED FOR BLOCK 92. LOT THREE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BRANCHBURG, REPLACING A LOST INSTRUMENT. RESOLUTION 26-859. AUTHORIZING EXECUTION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN SOMERSET COUNTY AND MOVE FOR HUNGER FOR A COLD STORAGE CONTAINER TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND RESOLUTION 268-60. AUTHORIZING TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR LAND RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. GOOD EVENING. 26-861 IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO B2B SUPPLIES USA DOING BUSINESS AS PRINTING SUPPLIES USA. OFFICE CONCEPTS GROUP, STAPLES CONTRACT AND COMMERCIAL, LLC AND W.B. MASON FOR OFFICE SUPPLIES, FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, PRINTER, INK, CARTRIDGE AND TONER, JUST IN TIME DESKTOP DELIVERY, OPEN END CATALOG BID COOPERATIVE PRICING BID NUMBER 2SOCCP FOR IS, THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. RESOLUTION 26-862 AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO VARIOUS NONPROFIT AGENCIES. CONTRACT CY-COM-0011-26 FOR APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 FOR NONPROFIT SERVICES TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,607,917. RESOLUTION 26-863 AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE FY 2025 PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE PROTECTION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, [00:40:04] 2025. THANK YOU. 26-864. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC 0012-2 R TO ABEL FORD ALL AMERICAN FORD ENGINE LAND. FRED BEANS. THIS IS FOR VEHICLE PARTS FOR REPAIRS OF ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. NOT TO NOT TO EXCEED 56,000. 26-865. AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-000626-92. BARNWELL HOUSE TIRES AND TIRE SERVICE COMPANY. AND THIS IS FOR TIRE SERVICE, 24 HOUR EMERGENCY, FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 4500. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADD THE RESOLUTIONS? 26-858 THROUGH 26-865 TO THE AGENDA FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS ONE. MOTION. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. NOW WE COME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF OUR MEETING. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. NO YIELDING OF TIME. NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TERRY TOMSKI, 23 NORTH ROAD, WARREN, NEW JERSEY. AND I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW AND AND TO INCREASE THE CHALLENGES OF TRAFFIC IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. MY ROAD IS AT BHARTI FARMS. SO FROM MORNING GLORY TO OLD STERLING IS ABOUT A HALF A MILE. I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE OF WHERE I'M AT. RIGHT NOW AT 5:00 AT NIGHT, IF I WAS TO LEAVE BECAUSE I GO TO SOMERSET, I GO TO MILLTOWN ROAD ON TUESDAY NIGHTS, AND FROM MORNING GLORY TO THE FIREHOUSE IS STOPPED, TRAFFIC NOT STOP AND GO STOP TRAFFIC UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGES FROM 78 TO ROUTE 22. IT STOPPED TRAFFIC UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGES. THE PROPOSAL THE TOWN'S GIVING US THAT WE JUST WENT TO LAST WEEK IS THEY'RE THEY'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING IN FOUR APARTMENT HOUSES IN THE CENTER OF TOWN, EACH ONE CONSISTENT CLOSELY TO ABOUT 60 UNITS. THAT'S 240 PEOPLE, 240 UNITS. I'M SAYING CLOSE TO 500 CARS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO ROOM ON OUR COUNTY ROADS FOR EXTRA CARS. THIS MORNING I LEFT MY HOUSE AT 7:45 TO GO TO WARRENVILLE HARDWARE, WHICH IS. I COULD WALK THERE. IT'S WHERE I JUST PARKED ACROSS THE STREET AT 7:45. YOU GUYS JUST PUT EXTENDED THE LEFT TURN LANE ON THE COUNTY ROAD FROM 5 TO 10 CARS. THE TEN CAR LANE WAS FULL, PLUS BLOCKING TRAFFIC IN THE NORMAL LANE. THAT'S THE CONGESTION THAT WE HAVE IN THE CENTER OF TOWN NOW. AND THE THE ROAD CONGESTION IS GETTING WORSE. AND THE PROPOSAL, WHAT THE TOWN WANTS TO DO IS JUST RIDICULOUS. IT'S ALL ISOLATED WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF THESE FOUR APARTMENT HOUSES. THERE'S PLENTY OF OPEN LAND OTHERWISE IN WARREN. WE'VE BEEN FINDING OUT WHERE THEY ARE, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME KIND OF DIRECTION ON WHAT CAN WE DO TO COME TO GO TO OUR TOWN AND, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THIS. BHARTI FARMS WAS JUST SOLD, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WAS JUST SOLD. AND I'M HEARING DILLMAN FARMS IS UP FOR SALE RIGHT NOW ALSO. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE CONGESTION. BHARTI FARMS IS I THINK GREG PROBABLY MENTIONED, I THINK IT'S 120 SOMETHING UNITS OF TOWNHOUSES. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG IMPACT BETWEEN THESE FOUR APARTMENT HOUSES IN THE CENTER IN A, IN A RURAL DISTRICT. I MEAN, I LOOKED AT THAT SYMBOL WITH THE PLOW AND I'M GOING, IT'S GONE. WE'RE THERE 42 YEARS NOW. IT'S JUST TOTALLY GONE, TOTALLY DESTROYED, AND IT'S JUST OVER. DEVELOPMENT AND I KNOW IT HAS TO BE DONE. I KNOW THAT, OKAY, I FEEL IT, BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN, NOT IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. AND YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S A LOT OF PENDING THAT'S GOING ON. [00:45:02] AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE FRUSTRATED. I LIVE ON NORTH ROAD. I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I CAN'T MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN GOING OUT OF MY STREET IN THE MORNING OR AT NIGHT. THE BEST THING FOR ME TO DO IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, GO TO THE FIREHOUSE, CROSS OVER, MAKE A LEFT, AND THEN COME BACK TO GO THAT WAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A FEW OF US HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. SO, MR. THOMPSON, IF I CAN JUST ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE. RIGHT. SO. AND ANYBODY ELSE WHO MAY BE HERE FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUES. AND WARREN. JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. SO RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS BEFORE US RELATED TO THESE PROJECTS. SO I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE NO APPLICATIONS BEFORE US, WE CAN'T MOVE ON ANYTHING. BUT EVEN WHEN WE GET THE APPLICATIONS, YOU KNOW, JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, RIGHT? THE COUNTY SORT OF CONFINED TO A VERY STRICT AREA WHERE IT'S IF THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT OR ABUTS A COUNTY ROAD. YES. WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE THE ROADWAY ITSELF, WHETHER OR NOT A STOP SIGN SHOULD BE A STOP LIGHT, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS YOU'VE ALREADY MENTIONED, OBVIOUSLY. RIGHT. THERE'S ALSO THE OTHER SIDE IS IF THERE IS A TIE IN TO OUR CONNECTORS, RIGHT INTO INTO OUR STORMWATER, THAT'S WHEN THE COUNTY WILL WEIGH IN ON THESE THINGS. BUT THAT'S REALLY THE STRICT GUIDELINES OF IT, UNFORTUNATELY, WITH WHEN IT COMES TO LAND USE AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOUR FORUM, AS I THINK YOU'VE MENTIONED ALREADY IN THE BEGINNING, IS REALLY YOUR MUNICIPALITY, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE APPLICATION GOES. THAT'S WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE USE. THAT'S WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT THE SIZE AND MAGNITUDE, RIGHT? BUT SO I JUST WANTED TO GUIDE YOU IN THAT. SO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BOARD HAS VERY LIMITED AND THIS COUNTY HAS VERY LIMITED JURISDICTION. SO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ACTUALLY ALMOST ALL OF THEM, WITH THE EXCEPTION ONCE THE APPLICATION COMES IN, YES, IS OUTSIDE OF THEIR PURVIEW. YEAH. OKAY. I'M TRYING TO JUST GIVE YOU AN AWARENESS. OUR, OUR SEWER SEWERAGE PLANT ON THE BY 78 IS BEYOND CAPACITY RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THOSE BUILDINGS THAT WENT UP OVER THERE, THE SEWAGE AT THE CENTER OF TOWN GOES TO BRIDGEWATER, RARITAN. ALL RIGHT. I, I TEACH AT RUTGERS AND MY MAIN CUSTOMER AT RUTGERS CONTINUED EDUCATION UNITS. ALL RIGHT. OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, AND I SPOKE TO THEM THIS PAST WEEK. I HAD A CLASS GOING ON, AND THEY SAY THEY'RE AT CAPACITY AND WE'RE ADDING MORE. WE'RE ADDING MORE. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WARREN'S CONTRACT IS WITH THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S OUT OF OUR TOWN. OR DID THEY GO BY GALLONS? DID THEY GO BY LIMITATIONS AND THEY COULD CUT US OFF? WHAT I'M HEARING IS THEY'RE GOING TO SAY YOU'RE BEYOND WHAT WE HAD THE CONTRACT FOR, AND WE'RE GOING TO CUT YOU OFF. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF ISSUES COMING UP. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE YOU AWARE, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET SOME KIND OF DIRECTION BECAUSE THERE ARE EASEMENTS. I UNDERSTAND THIS RIGHT ON TO THE COUNTY ROAD. ALL RIGHT. THAT PAUL'S FIRE WHERE ALL THE FIREWOOD IS. THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE THE, THE FORCE, IT'S EITHER THREE STORIES OR FOUR STORIES, DEPENDING WHERE THE PARKING IS GOING TO BE GOING RIGHT THERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE IT UNDER ADVISEMENT. AND AS OUR COUNSEL SAID, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. HI. GREG DUBOIS FROM 15 A NORTH ROAD. NOT GOING TO REHASH EVERYTHING WE SAID, BUT WE I THINK OUR GOAL HERE WAS COMING HERE TO MAKE THE COUNTY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. 115 UNITS AT BHARTIS, 60 UNITS AT PAUL'S. A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THERE IS A SHOPPING CENTER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DEVELOP. THE OWNER, I BELIEVE, IS SELLING THAT AND TURNING EVERY STORE AND UNIT BACK INTO HOUSING. WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A NEED FOR HOUSING. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S ARGUING THAT, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING TO PROBABLY PUT 3 TO 400 UNITS IN ONE SPOT CAN HANDLE IT FOR FOR TRAFFIC PURPOSES, FOR SEWERAGE, FOR RAINWATER. AND THAT'S NOT EVEN GETTING INTO OUR OWN TOWN WITH A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE SERVICES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT WITH SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE AGAIN FOR SOME GUIDANCE AND WE WE JUST WANT TO MAKE IT ON RECORD TO THE COUNTY THAT WHEN THESE APPLICATIONS DO COME BEFORE YOU, YOU'RE AWARE AND NOT JUST LIKE, OKAY, YOU KNOW, SIGNING OFF AND NOBODY'S HERE TO OBJECT. THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO SAY THE TOWN DID A LITTLE SNEAKILY, IS THEY NEVER INFORMED ANY OF THE RESIDENTS WHAT THEY WERE DOING. NOW, GRANTED, THEY POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE, BUT HONESTLY, WHO COMES AND LOOKS AT ALL THAT STUFF? REALLY YOUR AVERAGE PERSON? WHAT I THINK THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO IS WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS, [00:50:05] KNOCK ON DOORS AND, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN TO THE MEETING, WHICH WAS BACK IN, I THINK, LATE THE LATTER PART OF LAST YEAR TO ACTUALLY MAYBE TRY TO FIGHT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. AND THE RESOLUTION IS, OH, WELL, WE'LL DO IT NOW. BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY PASSED EVERYTHING, WHICH I DON'T THINK IS QUITE FAIR, THE FAIR WAY TO DO SOMETHING. BUT THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT THE TOWNSHIP TOLD US AT THE MEETING, IS THAT, YEAH, WE WE THAT WAS OUR BAD. BUT IT'S TOO LATE NOW ANYWAY. SO BARNEYS IS SOLD. PAUL'S IS UNDER, I THINK, UNDER CONTRACT. AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHER SPOTS. THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER SPACES. AND I KNOW WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS UP WITH OUR TOWN. THERE'S OTHER SPACES THAT THE TOWN ACTUALLY HAS LAND TO DO THIS. THEIR PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE IS TO DROP IT IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. AND WHAT TERRY WAS SAYING MORE ON THE ROAD SIDE, IT'S IT'S JUST IT'S NOT DOABLE. IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET FROM KING GEORGE, MORNING GLORY, WARRENVILLE ROAD GO DOWN TO HILLCREST, ALL THOSE IT'S EVERYTHING JUST FUNNELS DOWN AND IT'S, IT'S LITERALLY A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. AND AGAIN, WITH THE SEWERS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU TIE IN WITH THE SEWERS AND DRAINAGE AND ALL THAT, BUT IT'S JUST A MESS. BUT AGAIN, OUR GOAL HERE IS TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF THIS, THAT WHEN IT COMES BEFORE YOU, YOU JUST DON'T RUBBERSTAMP APPROVALS FOR THE TOWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MARIA RIVERO, 19 NORTH ROAD. AND WE'VE BEEN THERE A LITTLE OVER 38 YEARS. I WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THE MASTER PLAN FOR WARREN TOWNSHIP, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2001. IT'S HAD SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS SINCE THEN. ET CETERA. IT HAD A WHOLE SECTION DEVOTED TO HIGH ACCIDENT ROADS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH WITH WARREN TOWNSHIP. THE MAIN ROADS IN WARREN TOWNSHIP ARE ALL COUNTY ROADS. THE MUNICIPAL ROADS ARE CUL DE SACS OR, YOU KNOW, SMALL DEVELOPMENTS THAT DON'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE EXCEPT FOR TO SERVICE THAT DEVELOPMENT. SO IN 2001, THE THE CREATORS OF THE MASTER PLAN IDENTIFIED FIVE ROADS AS HIGH ACCIDENT ROADS, WHICH WERE STERLING, MOUNT BETHEL MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, WASHINGTON VALLEY, WHICH IS THE SAME AS AS AS MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD AND MOUNT HOREB. FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, OR PERHAPS 25 YEARS AGO, THAT WASN'T AN ISSUE. BUT MORNING GLORY ROAD IS NOT ON THAT LIST, WHICH I BELIEVE IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE. ALL OF THESE ARE COUNTY ROADS. ALL OF THESE EMPTY OUT TO THE SAME ROUGHLY ONE SQUARE MILE AREA, WHICH IS PRECISELY WHERE THEY HAVE SINCE 2001, THEY HAVE ZONED FOR QUARTER ACRE LOTS ACROSS THE STREET FROM TOWN HALL. THEY HAVE BUILT OR THEY HAVE PERMITTED TO BE BUILT, HIGH DENSITY SENIOR HOUSING. THEY HAVE BUILT OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTED LIVING, ETCETERA. OKAY. SENIOR HOUSING, ASSISTED LIVING FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, THOSE DON'T IMPACT TRAFFIC VERY MUCH. OKAY. BUT ALL THE OTHER ONES DO. IN ADDITION TO JUST WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOWN, THIS ZIG ZAG, WHICH COMES FROM EXIT 36 DOWN MOUNT BETHEL ROAD, MAKES A RIGHT ON WASHINGTON VALLEY AND THEN MAKES A LEFT ON MORNING GLORY ROAD. THAT IS THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE, YOU KNOW, FROM ONE ONE SIDE OF SOMERSET COUNTY TO THE OTHER SIDE OF SOMERSET COUNTY. AND THAT TRAFFIC KEEPS GOING UP AND UP AND UP AND UP. OKAY. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN THAT LITTLE QUARTER INCH SPACE. OKAY. WHERE HAS ALL THIS VERY HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, WHICH IS BY FAR THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AREA IN THE WHOLE 24 SQUARE MILE TOWN, THEY WANT TO PUT FACE TO FACE THESE ADDITIONAL 200 UNITS, APPROXIMATELY THE CHILDREN FROM OUR STREET WALK DOWN TO WASHINGTON VALLEY ROAD TO WAIT FOR THE BUS. IT WOULD BE LIKE HAVING THEM WAIT FOR THE BUS ON THE SIDE OF 78. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? HELLO, MY NAME IS JAMES SIMPSON FROM EIGHT APPLE HILL ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY. I'M HERE REPRESENTING NESHANIC REFORMED CHURCH AND TROOP 1776. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A PROPERTY DEED FOR THE TRANSFER. [00:55:12] TO ACCEPT THE PROPERTY DEED. AND I'M HERE TO ASK THAT YOU DO ACCEPT THAT TO TRANSFER THE PROPERTY TO NESHANIC REFORMED CHURCH. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS COLIN POSTAL. I LIVE AT 29 NORTH ROAD. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 1992, ROUGHLY 34 YEARS, AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT THAT THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS WILL HAVE IN OUR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LIKE THE OTHERS HAVE SAID, THERE'S CONSIDERATIONS FOR STORM WATER RUNOFF, SEWERAGE HANDLING CAPACITY, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC HANDLING CAPACITY ON A NUMBER OF COUNTY ROADS. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RECORD STATING OUR OPPOSITION, OR AT LEAST TO LOOK AT THIS CAREFULLY AND DECIDE WHAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS. WE BELIEVE OUR GROUP BELIEVES THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO PLACE THESE RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN OTHER AREAS OF TOWN WHERE THERE IS OPEN LAND, SOME OF WHICH THE TOWNSHIP OWNS NOW AND SOME OF WHICH SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SOLD OTHERWISE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR CONSIDERATION WITH REGARD REGARD TO THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? ANY PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS? DIRECTOR, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I JUST WANT TO LET THE THE RESIDENTS OF WARREN TOWNSHIP KNOW. I LIVE IN GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP. I LIVE RIGHT OFF WARRENVILLE ROAD. I'M ACUTELY AWARE OF EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING HERE. ON A SIDE NOTE, I'M HEARTBROKEN ABOUT BHARTI FARMS BECAUSE I GO THERE AND GET OUR PLANTS AND PRODUCE. AND SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND THIS DOESN'T JUST AFFECT WARREN TOWNSHIP. IT'S ALSO AFFECTING GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP BECAUSE WE'RE DOWN THE HILL. IT'S ALSO AFFECTING BOUND BROOK BOROUGH. THEY'RE DOWN THE HILL. THEY'RE COMING RIGHT DOWN MOUNTAIN. SO IT'S NOT JUST YOUR COMMUNITY THAT'S AFFECTED BY THESE PROJECTS. WATER IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING OF UTMOST CONCERN FOR BOTH THE BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK AND THE TOWNSHIP OF GREEN BROOK. AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF ANY PROJECT THAT'S HAPPENING. SO OKAY. WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW. EXCUSE ME. SIR? EXCUSE ME. SIR? NO. COMING UP A SECOND TIME. YOU CAN STAY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN AT THE NEXT MEETING. YEAH, I KNOW. I'M. I'M ACUTELY AWARE, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT THIS BOARD DOES UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE ON A WEEKDAY NIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING. MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. WE CANNOT START OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ORDINANCE UNTIL 6:00 AS OTHERS LEAVE. AND WE HAVE VISITORS IN THE HALLWAY. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.