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          WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT TO THE LGBTQ ADVISORY BOARD. 
          [APPOINTMENT]
JOSEPH LIGHT FROM FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE 26-1657? MOTION. SECOND YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. 
          YES YES. WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 11TH MEETING. 
          [APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LISTED MINUTES? SO MOVED COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. AND DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. WITH THE OTHER TWO,
THEY ARE NOTICED FOR 6:00. 
          SO IF YOU JUST DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN GO BACK TO THE ORDINANCES. 
          JUST GO TO THAT PAGE 
          [CONSENT AGENDA]
SO MOVE YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. 
          YES YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1611 THROUGH 26-1620. 
          [AWARD OF CONTRACT ]
SO MOVED. SECOND COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES 
          [FINANCE ]
SO MOVED COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. 
          YES. RECUSED FROM 2661646. RECUSED. 26-1646 NOTED. 
          THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1658 THROUGH
26-1667. 
          [ITEMS ADDED FROM THE AUGUST 25, 2026 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT ]
SO MOVE YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. EXCUSE ME. COMMISSIONER. 
          COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. I'M ABSTAINING FROM 26-1665. 
          ABSTAIN 26-1665. NOTED. SO, DO WE WANT TO TAKE A BREAK FOR FIVE MINUTES OR? FIVE MINUTES, NO YIELDING OF TIME, NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME. 
          STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND WE ALSO ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS VIA TELEPHONE
AND EMAIL. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC. SO MOVED. 
          SECOND THERE ARE NONE. SEEING NONE, HEARING NONE. IS THERE A [LAUGHTER] MOTION TO CLOSE THE
PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING? MOTION TO CLOSE. AND THEN I WOULD JUST RECESS FOR FIVE MINUTES. 
          YEP. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AT THIS TIME, SINCE WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCES SCHEDULED
FOR 6:00, WE WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. THANK YOU. 
          IT IS NOW 6:00 WHERE WE HAVE OUR CASH CAPITAL ORDINANCE. 
          [CASH CAPITAL ORDINANCE]
PUBLIC READING ORDINANCE PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN
THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH FOR THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET. 
          AND APPROPRIATING $800,000 FOR SUCH PURPOSE. THIS ORDINANCE 26-1599. 
          IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? MOTION YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. 
          YES. 
          YES. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS ORDINANCE ONLY,
PLEASE COME UP FIVE MINUTES. 
          NO YIELDING OF TIME. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. 
          OKAY. HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR
ORDINANCE 26-1599? SO MOVE. SECOND YES. MOTION DEPUTY DIRECTOR. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON NOW WE HAVE THE BOND ORDINANCE 26-1699 AUTHORIZING GUARANTEE BY THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET,
NEW JERSEY OF PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE 
          [BONDS ORDINANCE]
GUARANTEE. EXCUSE ME. COUNTY GUARANTEED LEASE REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026. 
          BOROUGH OF SOUTH BOUND BROOK PROJECT AND COUNTY. 
          GUARANTEED LOAN REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2026. BOROUGH OF SOUTH BOUND BROOK PROJECTS OF THE
SOMERSET COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $11 
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MILLION. IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS ORDINANCE 26-1699 ON FIRST READING AND SET THE PUBLIC
HEARING FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND AT 6:00 P.M. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. 
          YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON 
          [EXECUTIVE]
THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          SORRY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING MATTERS WITHIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10:4-12,
SPECIFICALLY CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND GRANT AWARDS FOR THE 2026 HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
          SO MOVED. CORRECT THAT WE WILL BE ADJOURNING DIRECTLY THERE FROM. 
          THERE WILL BE NO ACTION FURTHER TAKEN. ALL RIGHT. 
          GOOD NIGHT. 
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.