[Board of County Commissioners Agenda/Work Meeting on September 8, 2026.]
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IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
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ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MAY WE CONTINUE TO BE LEADERS FOR SOMERSET COUNTY AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH 2026.
WE WANT TO UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE GRANDPARENTS FOR GRANDPARENTS MONTH.
WE WANT TO UPLIFT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. WE WANT TO UPLIFT AND CONGRATULATE THOSE FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS MONTH, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND AS WE COME UP ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11, A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THE AGENDA AND THE ITEMS ON ARE FOR DISCUSSION AND WILL BE CONSIDERED AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND. 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. COMMISSIONER GRANER? HERE. COMMISSIONER MARANO? HERE. COMMISSIONER SOOY? HERE. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE? HERE. DIRECTOR ROBINSON? HERE. I HAVE A FEW REPORTS AND UPDATES. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING AND SUMMER 2026 ESTA GRADUATES WHERE COMMISSIONER GRANER AND I ATTENDED A WELL CELEBRATED GRADUATION. OFTENTIMES THEY ARE RUNNING INTO TROUBLE AND INTO EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S A CAR ACCIDENT, AN INFRASTRUCTURE FIRE, AND ON MOST DAYS WHEN IT'S SOMEONE'S WORST DAY OF THEIR LIFE, THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THERE.
SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SPRING AND SUMMER GRADUATING CLASS OF ESTA FOR OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND WHAT'S T AND A, I FORGOT? TRAINING ACADEMY. ACADEMY. AND THERE WERE ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT A FEW GRADUATES THAT GOT EVEN CERTIFICATIONS OR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR BEING LIKE THE TOP OF THEIR CLASS AND ACTUALLY RECEIVED FOR HAZMAT.
SO, WE HAD A GREAT CLASS AND THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB KNOWING THAT WE ARE IN GREAT AND CAPABLE HANDS.
AND ALSO ON AUGUST 30TH, WE ATTENDED NOT AN EASY FIX HERE IN SOMERVILLE.
COMMISSIONER GRANER AND COMMISSIONER DRAKE AND I WERE THERE.
AND THIS CAME AS A PASSION PROJECT OUT OF THE PARENTS OF JACKSON OR JAX, AS THEY CALL THEM, AS HE PUT TOGETHER A NONPROFIT, AS HE SAW HIS PEERS DYING AT THE HANDS OF OPIOID ADDICTION.
AND SO, ON THAT DAY OF AWARENESS AND HONORING AND HEALING WE WERE THERE WITH THEM ONCE AGAIN.
AND THE COUNTY RECOGNIZES WE'RE 20 SOME ODD PURPLE FLAGS OF THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST TO OPIOID BATTLE IN 2025 ALONE. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE AS WE, AS I OFTEN TOUT AND TALK ABOUT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE WANT TO BE. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE COMPASSIONATE CARE AND PEOPLE LOSING THEIR BATTLE TO OPIOID ADDICTION, BUT WE WERE THE FIRST COUNTY IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE OUR OPIOID FUNDS FOR THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, FOR PEER RECOVERY, FOR HARM REDUCTION EDUCATION, AND SO THAT WE ARE PROUD OF.
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BUT NONETHELESS, WE'RE SUFFERING AS A COMMUNITY.BUT WE CONTINUE AS COMMISSIONERS TO STAND WITH AND STAND BY THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN RECOVERY, AND THOSE WHO LEFT LOVED ONES BEHIND BECAUSE EVERYONE IS TOUCHED.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
I'LL JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. OKAY. PLEASE JOIN US THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH AT 8:46 FOR OUR ANNUAL 9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICE.
IT'S BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE THIS TRAGEDY. IT'S CHANGED OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD FOREVER.
BUT WE'VE DO CEREMONY WORK OUT AT THE FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE, BUT THEN ALSO AT THE CORNER OF BRIDGE STREET. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A VERY TOUCHING MOMENT.
WE'RE ABLE TO READ THE NAMES OF THE FOLKS FROM SOMERSET COUNTY WHO DID PASS AWAY DURING THAT EVENT.
AND IT'S BEEN CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE ALL PARTICIPATE IN AND TRY TO BRING BACK, YOU KNOW, THE MEMORY OF THAT EVENT, THAT TRAGIC EVENT, BUT IT'S A WAY TO CELEBRATE THAT EVENT.
AND HOPEFULLY WE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
BUT ON LAST SATURDAY, COMPLETELY CHANGING THE TOPIC FROM 9/11, I WAS ABLE TO MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER GRANER, WE VISITED LIMA FARMS, WHICH IS A GREAT FARM IN HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.
THEY HAVE A BEEF CATTLE OPERATION, WHICH IS A WORKING FARM.
AND ONLY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS DID HE BECOME A FARMER.
BUT HE'S JUST AN AMAZING MAN IN TERMS OF THE FARM OPERATION.
BUT IT'S A PLACE WHERE HE RAISES GRASS-FED BEEF, CHICKENS, TURKEYS, PORK AND VEGETABLES.
AND JUST SEEING THE OPERATION, WE'RE ABLE TO GO ON A HAYRIDE WAGON RIDE WITH HIM AND JUST HIM TELLING HIS STORY ON, ON THE WHOLE NOTION OF WHAT PROPERTIES HE FARMS, WHAT PROPERTIES HE GRAZES HIS CATTLE ON, WHAT PROPERTIES HE USES FOR GROWING GRASS AND THE GRASS-FED BEEF THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE GRASS-FED HERD.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IS AMAZING TO SEE, TO SEE THAT OPERATION, YOU KNOW, IN HAND, FIRSTHAND. SO THAT WAS FUN.
AND HE THIS IS A MEMORIAL DINNER IN HONOR OF TOM EVERETT.
BUT IT RAISES SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING INTO AGRICULTURE AS A CAREER, BOTH IN EDUCATION FOR OR JUST, YOU KNOW, STARTING OFF AS A YOUNG FARMER OR GOING TO SCHOOL IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE.
AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT WITH, YOU KNOW, NOW IS THE TIME THAT FARMERS REALLY NEED ALL OF US TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO FARM IN NEW JERSEY AND CERTAINLY SOMERSET COUNTY.
MANY OF THEM WILL HOST HAYRIDES, PUMPKIN PICKING, HAUNTED HAY RIDES.
THEY'RE FARM MARKET IS BUSTLING. AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND REALLY PARTAKE IN, IN THAT SORT OF FALL FUN FESTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN THIS TIME OF YEAR.
AND, YOU KNOW, HELP TO SUPPORT THE FARMERS THROUGHOUT SOMERSET COUNTY AND CERTAINLY THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEFINITELY PLENTY OF THEM. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO ON TO OUR FARM MAP, WHICH IS REALLY GREATLY PORTRAYED BY OUR GIS GROUP AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, LOCATING ALL THE FARMS IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND WHAT THEY SELL.
WE DID THE HAUNTED HAYRIDE IN NORRIS HILL FARM A COUPLE, TWO, TWO YEARS AGO.
AND THAT THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS, IS AN EXPERIENCE.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. SO THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SHIFTING GEARS OVER TO THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE IDA.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS ALREADY. AND ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH, I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT ANNIVERSARY EVENT OVER IN MANVILLE, WHICH WAS OUR HARDEST HIT REGION WITHIN SOMERSET COUNTY.
IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS A QUICK FIX OR AN EASY SOLUTION.
AND AS WE KNOW, WATER AND NATURAL DISASTERS DO NOT STOP AT TOWN LINES OR COUNTY LINES.
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SO IT WAS VERY NICE TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS AND HEAR FROM THEM FIRSTHAND WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE CONTINUED SUPPORT, AS THIS IS A BIT OF A MOVING TARGET TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE RESILIENCY.AND FROM OUR FIRST RESPONDERS TO OUR RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE ELSE IN BETWEEN.
TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 9TH, I WILL BE ATTENDING THE VISIONS AND PATHWAYS BRIDGE HOUSE GROUNDBREAKING.
BRIDGE HOUSE, IT WILL SERVE AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR BRIDGEWATER, WHICH IS WELL NEEDED.
IT WILL CREATE TEN STUDIO APARTMENTS FOR VERY LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 800 YOUTH IN NEW JERSEY AGE OUT AND ARE OFTEN WITHOUT ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, THERE IS AN EVENT FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP CALLED CONFIDENT CONNECTIONS NETWORKING STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL FOR SUCCESS.
IT IS AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP ON DIVISION STREET WHERE YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE A STRONG FIRST IMPRESSION, LEARN STRATEGIES FOR STARTING ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS, BUILDING TRUST AND CREDIBILITY QUICKLY, TECHNIQUES TO EXPAND YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, AND THE ART OF LISTENING AND NETWORKING.
THEN, ON OCTOBER 1ST, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE TOURISM COUNCIL ABOUT THE COUNTY'S GROWING FILM INDUSTRY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOSPITALITY AND COMPANIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL PRODUCTIONS.
AND THEN WRAPPING UP OUR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GREATER MERIDEN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, IS ORGANIZING A CONFERENCE FOR MANUFACTURERS TO LEARN ABOUT ESL, WHICH STANDS FOR ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE RESOURCES, AS THEY CAN USE IT FOR RECRUITING, HIRING, AND TRAINING FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS.
THE EVENT IS FREE TO EMPLOYERS AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 14TH AT MIDDLESEX COLLEGE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE ARTISTS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS FOR BEING VERY PATIENT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. COMMISSIONER DRAKE AND I WERE JUST DOWNSTAIRS AT THE SENIOR ART SHOW.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING MORE ABOUT THAT EVENT IN JUST TO COME.
SO JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES, GUYS. JUST HANG IN THERE.
I GOT A COUPLE EVENTS COMING UP. FOR OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TEAM.
THE 1770S FESTIVAL IS COMING UP ON OCTOBER 4TH FROM 11:30 TO 4, AND THAT'S AT LORD STIRLING MANOR.
AND THE WEEKEND JOURNEY THE PAST OCTOBER 10TH, I'M SORRY, 11 AND 12.
AND THEY'RE DOING A NEW PROGRAM WHERE THEY'RE STAMPING A PASSPORT.
SO, IT'S PRETTY COOL. AND THAT'S A GREAT WEEKEND.
SO, IF YOU CAN DO IT, PLAN YOUR JOURNEY ONLINE THROUGH OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE WEBSITE.
JUST GO TO SOMERSETCOUNTYNJ.GOV AND YOU WILL FIND THE TRAIL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR RECYCLING TEAM.
WE HAVE A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 19TH.
THAT WILL BE IN THE BRANCHBURG PUBLIC WORKS AREA.
OUR SHREDDING TEAM IN JULY HAD 700 AND I'M SORRY, IN AUGUST HAD 773 CARS COME THROUGH.
THIS SATURDAY COMING UP, I KNOW THE CALENDAR DOESN'T SAY IT'S THE FIRST SATURDAY, BUT WE POSTPONED OUR FIRST SATURDAY RECYCLING COLLECTIONS UNTIL THIS SATURDAY THE 12TH DUE TO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
SO THAT WILL BE COMING UP THIS SATURDAY FOR REGULAR RECYCLING PRODUCTS AS WELL AS ELECTRONIC WASTE.
PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLE AUCTION IS COMING UP OCTOBER 14 TO 21.
IN OUR TRANSPORTATION DIVISION, WE HAD 3,776 PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDES.
11,521 PARATRANSIT SENIOR RIDES. WE DELIVERED 5,278 MEALS, AND WE
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CONDUCTED OVER 5,000 RIDES FOR FOLKS FROM THE RVCC TO THE 4H FAIR.IN OUR MOSQUITO CONTROL DIVISION THEY WERE VERY, VERY BUSY IN AUGUST BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH RAIN AND THEN HEAT, RAIN AND THEN HEAT AND MOSQUITOES LOVE THAT CLIMATE.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS OUR TEAM WAS OUT THERE. THEY CONDUCTED 210 TESTS.
THEY ALL CAME BACK PRETTY ROUTINE AND STANDARD.
THE LIBRARY COMMISSION. I ATTENDED THEIR MEETING LAST WEEK.
IT IS A SEPARATE COMMISSION. I SERVE AS A LIAISON TO THE LIBRARY TO SIT IN ON THEIR MEETINGS.
SWITCHING TO CULTURAL AND HERITAGE, I JUST WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR COMMISSIONERS.
THERE IS A THING CALLED SECTION 106. WHAT SECTION 106 IS WHENEVER THERE'S FEDERAL PROPERTY AND THERE'S ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE DONE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS, ACCORDING TO SECTION 106, THAT YOU HAVE TO DO AN ASSESSMENT FOR CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RESOURCES ON THAT PROPERTY. THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION REALLY WANTS TO GUT THIS RULE.
THERE'S A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE TO ELIMINATE IT.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY THEY WANT TO DO IT. I CAN SPECULATE, BUT I DON'T HAVE SOLID FOOTING AS TO WHAT THE REASONING IS, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS CAN SUPPORT US IN WRITING TO THE GOVERNMENT AND TO OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES VOICING OUR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AND OUR, MY PERSONAL OBJECTIONS TO THIS. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS COURSE OF ACTION THAT WE'RE GOING DOWN.
OTHERWISE, LOCALLY, WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A GROUP CALLED HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY, HABS. THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP. THEY DOCUMENT HISTORIC HOMES AND THEY ARE GIVING TO US AS A DONATION SOME ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHY AT SOME OF OUR HISTORIC SITES.
THIS IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. IT SAVES THE COUNTY A TON OF MONEY AND IT JUST PRESERVES OUR LANDSCAPE.
SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING AND VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM.
AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP YOU APPRIZED OF OUR JURY ASSEMBLY ROOM.
WE ARE DOING RENOVATIONS OVER THERE. THE OFFICE SPACE WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY ROOM WAS COMPLETED THIS SUMMER, AND REMNANTS OF HISTORIC PAINTED PLASTER REMAINED STABLE.
AND IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT, THAT WAS LIKE THE THE FIRST MEDIA SCANDAL, MURDER MYSTERY, CELEBRITY TRIAL. WELL, THEY WEREN'T REALLY CELEBRITIES, BUT THEY BECAME THEM.
AND THAT ALL TOOK PLACE RIGHT HERE IN OUR HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.
I BELIEVE THE, THE MURDER ACTUALLY OCCURRED IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THEY LIVED IN NEW BRUNSWICK, BUT THEY CAME HERE TO SOMERSET FOR THAT WISH, THEY KIND OF. BUT WHATEVER, THE HALL'S MILL TRIAL IS REALLY A SENSATIONAL THING.
IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT, I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU GOOGLE IT.
YOU WILL BE FASCINATED BY THAT. IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
SO 100TH ANNIVERSARY COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, AND OUR CULTURAL AND HERITAGE TEAM IS CREATING SOME CURATED ITEMS TO PUT ON DISPLAY SOME ARTIFACTS THAT WE HAVE FROM THAT TRIAL, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING. ALL RIGHT, I GOT ONE LAST THING ON MY AGENDA HERE.
SORRY, THIS IS KIND OF A LENGTHY REPORT. OUR OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD YOU'LL SEE ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT IT'S ACTUALLY ITEM NUMBER 1819. WE'LL BE VOTING ON AN AWARD OF CONTRACT TO CONDUCT A MASTER PLAN FOR THE FORMER HILLSBOROUGH GOLF COURSE THAT WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED.
IT'S OVER 400 ACRES. THIS IS A LARGE PARCEL OF LAND.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT. WE WANT THE PUBLIC'S INPUT.
WE WANT TO PLAN THIS ACCORDINGLY. SO THAT IS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT TO PASS THAT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH ME AND COMMISSIONER GRANER.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MARANO. THIS MONTH, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM NAVIGATOR SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE TO 28 CONTACTS WITH 10 RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, INDICATING A RISING DEMAND FOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY.
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THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED. HOUSING REMAINS A CRITICAL NEED WITH FREQUENT REQUESTS FOR SUPPORTIVE AND SOBER LIVING SITUATIONS.LIMITED AVAILABILITY AND LONG WAIT LISTS FOR HOUSING RESOURCES IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS CONTINUE TO BE A CHALLENGE, JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE. WE'RE FINALIZING SAVE A LIFE DAY 2026 FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH.
IT'S A COUNTY WIDE OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION INITIATIVE.
CONTACT OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM NAVIGATOR, KARISSA VASSALLO FOR INQUIRIES, INQUIRIES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE SOMERSET COUNTY MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE NETWORK ARE HOSTING PLANT THE PROMISE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, WITH A RAIN DATE OF OCTOBER 16TH FROM 1 TO 3 AT DUKE ISLAND PARK PAVILION.
CATERING WILL BE PROVIDED IF YOU FEED THEM, THEY WILL COME.
CONTACT ALYSSA GRANADO AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR OTHER INFORMATION.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN. FOOD BANK NAVIGATORS HAVE MADE 153 CLIENT CONTACTS, ENACTED 20 ACTIVE CASES, AND PROVIDED 172 RESOURCES. THE TOP RESIDENT NEEDS ARE FOOD, UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING HUMAN SERVICES PREFERRED A BRANCHBURG COUPLE FACING A HEALTH CRISIS AND UNRELIABLE TRANSPORT TO PIONEER SUCCESS CENTER IN FOR UBER GIFT CARDS TO HELP THEM GET TO CANCER TREATMENTS.
SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES FACING MANY RESIDENTS ARE ENDLESS DEAD-END REFERRALS AND YEAR LONG WAIT LISTS.
COMMUNITY CANVASING IS WRAPPING UP ITS TWO-YEAR PROJECT ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.
AS OF THE 31ST OF AUGUST, THEY KNOCKED ON OVER 90,000 DOORS, HELD 11,600 CONVERSATIONS WITH RESIDENTS, PROVIDED 1350 RESOURCES, AND DISTRIBUTED 950 NARCAN KITS.
RESPONDING TO WIDESPREAD AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS, NAVIGATORS WILL HOST A FOUR, WILL HOST FOUR POP UP UTILITY ASSISTANCE EVENTS IN OCTOBER ON THE 16TH, 21ST, 20TH, 16TH, 17TH, 21ST AND 23RD ACROSS BOUND BROOK, BRIDGEWATER, MANVILLE AND SOMERVILLE.
DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE ONLINE RESOURCE GUIDE.
THE GREATER RARITAN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS A BUSY SEPTEMBER.
FORD SOLUTIONS GROUP IS HOSTING A WALK IN RECRUITMENT IN HIGHBRIDGE TOMORROW.
RESTAURANT DEPOT IS HOSTING IS HOLDING AN OPEN HOUSE REQUIREMENT RECRUITMENT EVENT IN FLEMINGTON ON THURSDAY, AND A NEW JERSEY EXPUNGEMENT SUMMIT WILL BE CONDUCTED FROM 9:15 TO 2:15 ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT THE LSNJ TRAINING CENTER IN EDISON.
MADAM DIRECTOR, THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE? COUNTY COUNCIL? ADMINISTRATOR? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP IS OUR SENIOR ART SHOW WINNERS. SO LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR SENIOR ART SHOW WINNERS.
[APPLAUSE]. SO PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND AS COMMISSIONER MARANO, ONE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS OUR STEM PROGRAM FOR COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN IS BEING POSTPONED TO MARCH OF 2027 FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. ALL RIGHT. SENIOR ARTISTS, COME ON DOWN.
NOW WE'VE GOT TWO CATEGORIES OF AWARDS. WE'VE GOT PROFESSIONALS AND WE'VE GOT NOVICES.
AND SOME OF THESE NOVICES JUST STARTED RECENTLY.
SO COME ON ALL UP, GET IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE CAROL ANN WANTS TO GET A GOOD PICTURE OF YOU ALL.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU GET UP. BUT JUST A FEW WORDS TO JUST.
I HAD SPOKEN WITH EVERYBODY DOWNSTAIRS ALREADY, BUT AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOARD, WE'RE ALL JUST SO IMPRESSED OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
WE LOVE LOOKING AT YOUR WORKS WHEN WE WALK INTO THE BUILDING.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING WITH US. AND LET'S GET THAT PICTURE AND GOOD LUCK TO OUR WINNERS FOR THE STATES, BECAUSE THESE ALL ARE GOING TO THE STATES. THESE ARE OUR TOP WINNERS HERE.
OUR FIRST-PLACE CONTESTANTS. AND BY THE WAY, WE DON'T ASK OUR STAFF TO MAKE THESE CHOICES.
WE HAVE EXPERTS COME IN. THEY'RE THE ONES DETERMINING WHO IS GOING TO WIN THESE THINGS.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. GOOD LUCK AT THE STATES.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL 64 FOLKS THAT ENTERED IN OUR SENIOR ART COMPETITION.
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HOLD ON CAROLYN, I'M GOING TO GO UP TOP. OKAY.ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. YEAH. A LITTLE MORE PERFECT TOGETHER. WELL DONE.
I WAS DOING LIKE A NO LOOK PASS. I JUST FELT FOR THE BUTTON.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THANK YOU, GUYS. AS OUR GUESTS ARE EXITING THE ROOM, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE REST OF THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMING.
WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS NEW JERSEY TRANSIT, SENIOR CITIZENS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS.
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INFORMATION, PUBLIC HEARINGS.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. RESOLUTION 26-1800, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, BLOCK 11, LOT 15 AND OWNED BY MATTHEW SUTTE AND ELIZABETH SUTTE AS PART OF THE 2025 ROAD RESURFACING AND ADA COMPLIANCE PROGRAM, VARIOUS LOCATIONS TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,000.
RESOLUTION 26-1801, APPROVING PLANS AND AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR HILLCREST ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, COUNTY ROUTE 531, FROM VALLEY ROAD, COUNTY ROAD 527 TO CRESTWOOD DRIVE, WATCHUNG BOROUGH, COUNTY OF SOMERSET, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. CONTRACT 25017.
THIS IS A ROADWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIVIDED MEDIAN TO SEPARATE THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES.
AND SOME OTHER, SOME OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, SO. EXCUSE ME? SO, IT'LL BE A RED ON THE SIDE ROAD AND A YELLOW ON THE MAIN LINE.
SO, IT'LL BE RED ON RIDGE ROAD AND HIGH OAKS AND A YELLOW WARNING ON THE MAIN ON HILLCREST.
IT'S MOSTLY GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT NIGHT.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT NIGHT AND REOPENED DURING THE DAYTIME, SO WE'LL HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON TRAFFIC. SURE.
CORRECT. THEY SHOULD BE STOPPING EVEN WITHOUT THE FLASHING LIGHT. YES.
RESOLUTION 61802, AUTHORIZING SOMERSET COUNTY TO APPLY FOR NORTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AUTHORITY FISCAL YEAR 2028 SUBREGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2027, TO JUNE 30TH, 2028, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING, IF AWARDED TOTAL, NOT TO EXCEED $143,000, SORRY, $143,682.50. SORRY MY BRAIN DIDN'T LIKE THAT. RESOLUTION 26-1803, AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AN ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND NEW JERSEY CONSERVATION FOUNDATION,
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FAR HILLS, NEW JERSEY FOR REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT WATERVILLE ROAD IN HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, BLOCK 165, LOT 2. GOOD EVENING.26-1804 CERTIFYING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS REVIEWED THE SECTIONS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT, ENTITLED GENERAL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2025 AUDIT.
AND AS MENTIONED, THIS WAS FORWARDED TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR REVIEW.
AND IT DID INCLUDE ONE RECOMMENDATION FOR WHICH THE NEXT MEETING I WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU WITH THE ACTION REQUIRED FOR THE RECOMMENDATION.
RESOLUTION 26-1805 IS RESCINDING RESOLUTION 26-1604 ADOPTED AUGUST 25TH, 2026.
THIS WAS AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FUNDED CONTRACT DOAS26AAA018 TO PROVIDE AREA PLAN CONTRACT SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS AGED 60 PLUS FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES DUE TO A CLERICAL ERROR.
RESOLUTION 26-1806, 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 THE RENEWAL OF CONTRACT 27-540-ADA-0 FOR SOMERSET COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2027, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING IF AWARDED. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $467,308.
REQUIRED COUNTY CASH MATCH NOT TO EXCEED $61,175.
26-1807. IS AUTHORIZING THE SOMERSET COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, SOMERSET COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL CONTRACT 27C00197 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2026, THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $69,949.
26-1808 IS AUTHORIZING VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO APPLY TO THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, OR KNOWN AS AMERICORPS, FOR THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1ST, 2027 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2028, AND TO ACCEPT FUNDING, IF AWARDED.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $180,000. COUNTY IN, COUNTY IN-KIND MATCH OF $20,000 IS REQUIRED.
ALL RIGHT. 26-1809 AUTHORIZING THE FALL 2026 ONLINE AUCTION TO SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY AS PER CY-COM-0059-25. OPENS OCTOBER 14TH, 2026, AND CLOSES OCTOBER 21ST, 2026.
EQUIPMENT LIST TO BE DECLARED SURPLUS AND DETACHED.
26-1810 IS AMENDING R25-2470 AWARDING THE FIRST YEAR OF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT FUNDED CONTRACT FOR WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY SERVICES TO THE HUNTERDON COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMISSION FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, TO REALLOCATE A PORTION OF THE AWARD FOR A NEW CONTRACT TOTAL OF $589,102.84. THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED BEING REALLOCATED IS $26,381.16.
RESOLUTION 26-1811 IS AWARD OF CONTRACTS CC-0106-26 FOR THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM TO DSI MEDICAL SERVICES OUT OF HORSHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. RESOLUTION 26-1812, AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR ELECTION GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOR 2026 ELECTIONS.
THE GENERAL AND EARLY VOTING AND EQUIPMENT PARTS AND REPAIRS TO ELECTION SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $89,817.81. RESOLUTION 26-1813.
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AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL RENEWAL OF ON CALL SERVICE AND SOFTWARE FOR ELECTION EQUIPMENT TO DMT SOLUTIONS OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THIRD YEAR OF A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT.TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $38,830. AND RESOLUTION 26-1814, AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR SETUP AND CERTIFICATION OF VOTING MACHINES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AND EARLY VOTING 2026 TO ELECTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $18,560.
402 ROYCEFIELD ROAD, HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY TO POWER WITH PRESTIGE INC..
NEWTON, NEW JERSEY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $484,000.
CAN YOU TELL ME MORE? CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT? THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY FOR LIGHTING. SURE.
THE EXISTING LIGHTING IS, HAS POCKETS WHICH ARE INADEQUATE.
SO, WE'RE UPGRADING THE COMPLETE SITE LIGHTING.
SO, WE'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL LIGHTING AND REPLACING THE EXISTING LIGHTING WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTS THAT WILL BE PROVIDE MORE LIGHT, HAVE BETTER CONTROL. ARE WE USING. ARE WE USING ANY OF THE LIKE PSE&G PROGRAMS THAT ARE ABLE TO COVER SOME OF THESE COSTS TO SWITCH TO LEDS? AND. NOT FOR THIS PROJECT THAT I'M AWARE OF. WOULD IT BE APPLICABLE TO EXPLORE THAT? BECAUSE IF THEY CAN COVER IT THROUGH THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WE COULD PROBABLY SHAVE DOWN ON THAT NUMBER IF IT'S APPLICABLE.
POSSIBLY THIS PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN BID. COMMISSIONER. I THINK WE'VE EXPLORED THAT BEFORE.
AND THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PROCUREMENT WITH IT.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T PUT IT OUT FOR RFP. BUT I THINK OFFLINE, WE HAVE EXPLORED IT BEFORE AND THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH PROCUREMENT, BUT THANKS. 26-1816. AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENT FOR CONTRACT 230006 BOILER REPLACEMENT AT 40 NORTH BRIDGE STREET, SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08876, TO MCCLOSKEY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC., BLACKWOOD, NEW JERSEY. FINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $484,200, WHICH IS THE AS BID CONTRACT AMOUNT.
26-1817. AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER #1, CONTRACT 25008 AND FINAL PAYMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF FLUE PIPES AND WATER HEATER AT 40 NORTH BRIDGE STREET, SOMERVILLE BOROUGH, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, TO K&D CONTRACTORS, LLC, KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY. THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $279,000.
THE FINAL CONTRACT AMOUNT IS $259,000. THIS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IS A DECREASE OF $20,000.
26-1818, CONSULTANT AGREEMENT MODIFICATION NO.
2 FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW PARK, NEW RECREATION FIELDS, TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH TO NAJARIAN ASSOCIATES, EATONTOWN, NEW JERSEY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $59,578.48.
NEW CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $191,088.48.
RESOLUTION 26-1819, AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE FORMER HILLSBOROUGH COUNTRY CLUB PROPERTY TO CLARKE CATON HINTZ, PC, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 191,001, GIS, $191,310.
I DON'T GET MUCH SLEEP. [LAUGHTER]. NO, YEAH, MY QUESTION HAVE THEY ANNOUNCED OR ARE THEY INDICATED A PROJECT MANAGER ON THAT SITE YET, OR THE PROJECT YET? YES, THERE IS ONE IN THE PROPOSAL. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME, BUT I CAN LET YOU KNOW WHO IT IS.
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RELATED SERVICES, COOPERATIVE PRICING BID 2 SOCCP, TO UNIFIED TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS CORPORATION AT A, FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY, AS THE PRIMARY VENDOR AND COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTORS AT A FAIRFIELD, NEW JERSEY AS THE SECONDARY VENDOR. SECOND YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 15,000. RESOLUTION 26-1821 IS AN AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR PAPER AND ENVELOPES, COOPERATIVE PRICING BID, OPEN ENDED CONTRACT TO AVANTA BID, LLC, OUT OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. CENTRAL NATURAL, NATIONAL, SORRY.
GOTTESMAN OUT OF TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY. CHECKOMATIC, INC.
MONROE, NEW YORK. CMF BUSINESS SUPPLIES INC, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.
MASTER OFFICE SUPPLY, LLC, OUT OF BRONX, NEW YORK.
CHARTER PAPER, INC., RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, AND W.B.
MASON, INC. OUT OF SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
RESOLUTION 26-1822 IS AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FUNDED 2025-2027 AREA PLAN CONTRACT DOAS26AAA018 FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS AGED 60 PLUS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $69,282.
NEW CONTRACT TOTAL IS $2,239,986. RESOLUTION 26-1830, 1823 IS THE AWARD OF CONTRACT CY-COM-004-26 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 HOMELESSNESS TRUST FUND ACTIVITIES TO CENTRAL JERSEY HOUSING RESOURCES CENTER IN SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY.
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST JERSEY. SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY.
RARITAN VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY.
AND THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN SOMERVILLE.
26-1824. AWARD OF CONTRACT JC-XS-0016-26 FOR OPTION A, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO DR.
HOWARD GILMAN, MD, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY.
26-1825, AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0144-26 FOR LOCKSMITH SERVICES AND LOCKING HARDWARE AT FIRST LINE LOCKSMITH, LLC. HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT TO COMMENCE ON OCTOBER 15 TO 2026.
NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. 26-1826, AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0132-26 TO TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION, LAKE MARY, FLORIDA VIA RESOLUTION 26-1523.
AS A MANUFACTURER IS UNABLE TO HONOR PRICING FOR PARTIAL AWARD.
26-1827, AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0099-26 FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS, SUPPORT HARDWARE AND DEVICES TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY PRODUCTS, INC., MILL, MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONTROL COMPANY, BROWN DEER, WISCONSIN.
CHEMUNG SUPPLY CORP., ELMIRA, NEW YORK. AND GOLD TYPE BUSINESS MACHINES, INC., EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED 18,000.
26-1828, AWARD OF CONTRACT CC-0135-25 TO PUMPING SERVICES SYSTEM FOR PUMPING SERVICES, INC., MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY AND A.C. SCHULZE, INC., FROM WOODBURY HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY.
SECOND YEAR OF A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 15,000.
26-1829, AWARD A CONTRACT CC-0039-25 FOR GUARD RAIL AND GUARD RAIL PARTS TO ROAD SAFETY SYSTEMS, LLC. SHAMONG, NEW JERSEY. AND FLETCHER KRAMER AND SON FROM HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY, AND CHEMUNG SUPPLY CORP.
FROM ELMIRA, NEW YORK. THIS IS THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF A SECOND YEAR, TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
NOT TO EXCEED 4000. 26-1830, AWARD A CONTRACT CC-9105-26 FOR MEDIUM DUTY TRANSIT BUS
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(28 AMBULATORY SEATS FOR 24 AMBULATORY SEATS AND WITH 2 WHEELCHAIR POSITIONS) TO ROHRER ENTERPRISES, INC. FROM TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT. NOT TO EXCEED $590,670.OKAY. 26-1831, AWARDED CONTRACT CC-0029-26 FOR COLLISION REPAIR AND VEHICLE PAINTING TO NIRO COLONIAL CORNER AUTO BODY FROM MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY. AND TO TRENTON BODY WORKS FROM LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, AND GUIFFORD AUTO BODY AND FROM MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY. FIRST YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE OPTIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSION.
1832 IS APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER FOR THE GREATER RARITAN WDB TEAM MEMBER MEMBERSHIPS WITH THE GARDEN STATE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSOCIATION FROM JULY 1ST, 2026 TO JUNE 30TH, 2027. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $3,800.
RESOLUTION 26, 26-1833 FOR THE JAIL. THIS IS AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUS AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR THE COUNTY OF MORRIS CONTRACTED MEDICATION COSTS, MAT PROGRAMING. LESS $8,487.99.
RESOLUTION 26-1834. AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT CC-0040-24 FOR VOTING AUTHORITIES FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, GENERAL ELECTION AND EARLY VOTING 2026 TO ROYAL PRINTING SERVICE OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $25,548.14.
26-1835, AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO GSP PROPERTIES, LLC. MENDHAM, NEW JERSEY FOR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OF VARIOUS PARK COMMISSION STRUCTURES, SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, CONTRACT 25012. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.
RESOLUTION 26-1836. APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP FOR AN EXHIBITION TABLE FOR THE OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE FRANKLIN DAY 2026 EVENT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2026. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $30.
I GOT THAT ONE. 26-1837 IS AUTHORIZING A CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO J.
DANIELA FAMA, LLC OUT OF MONROE. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $20,000.
AND 261838 IS AUTHORIZING A CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO SHOLL & WHITTLESEY, LLC OUT OF FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $5,000.
RIGHT, 26-1839 IS THE INSERTION OF SPECIAL REVENUE INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AREA PLAN CONTRACT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,282. 26-1840 IS INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE.
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, GREEN STREETS AND STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING (GSSM) GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $210,000. 26-1841 IS THE INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE.
26-1842, IS THE INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS REPETITIVE, BUT WE REVIEWED IT 17 TIMES AND THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS.
SO, I QUESTIONED IT TOO. IN THE AMOUNT OF $119,372.
IT'S OKAY. 26-1843 IS INSERTION OF A SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RIGHT TO KNOW GRANT, AND THE AMOUNT OF $11,632. AND 1844 IS THE INSERTION OF SPECIAL ITEM OF REVENUE FOR THE NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND PREPAREDNESS, FY 25 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $154,242.68.
OUR RESOLUTION 26-1845, IS A PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND RATIFYING THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS.
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RESOLUTION 26-1846, AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES CONTRACT 85943 (T-1776) FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORK SERVICES.TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 75,000. RESOLUTION 26-1847 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ALSO KNOWN AS GMIS, FOR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $625.
AND RESOLUTION 26-1848 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO FILEBANK, INC.
FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENT RESTORATION AND DIGITIZATION.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 AND 57 $2,057.19. THANK YOU.
RESOLUTION 26-1849 IS AMENDING AND CANCELING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO WHITSON'S MRS. 26-134 FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEALS. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,629.68.
RESOLUTION 26-1850 IS AN APPROVAL TO PAY A CONFIRMING ORDER TO TYRONE STACKHOUSE, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, FOR ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $200.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $100. RESOLUTION 26-1852 IS AN APPROVAL TO PAY A CONFIRMING ORDER TO SAFE THERAPY, INCORPORATED OF SKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY, FOR MARY KINDIG'S KEYNOTE PRESENTATION AT THE 2026 STIGMA FREE SUMMIT.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $500. 26-1853, IS AN APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO UNIQUE SECURITY AND CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC, BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY, FOR THE JUNE 2026 SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AT 27 WARREN STREET.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $5,247. 26-1854 IS AN APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES, SOMERVILLE, NEW JERSEY, FOR SECOND QUARTER SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS SERVICES.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $63,990. RESOLUTION 26-1855 IS AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR A PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT CC-0154-25R3 WITH HORIZON PEDIATRIC CONSULTANTS, DBA ROCKING HORSE REHAB, BASKING RIDGE, NEW JERSEY FOR EQUINE THERAPY SERVICES.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $4,500. I THINK I GOT TWO MORE.
RESOLUTION 26-1856 IS AMENDING AND CANCELING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS TO GSP PROPERTIES FOR AUTOMATIC DOOR BAR INSTALLATION CONTRACT CC-0148-23. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $15,688.13.
26-1858 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACTS CC-0024-24 FOR ORE POWER LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT BATTERIES.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $5,760. 26-1859 APPROVAL TO PLAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO CENTRAL JERSEY NURSERIES INC. FOR SERVICING A GENERATOR. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $255.17.
LITTLE FALLS, NEW JERSEY FOR HVAC SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED 40,000.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $62,066.77. 26-1863, AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO T.M FITZGERALD AND ASSOCIATES FROM PA FOR 20-GALLON PLASTIC RECYCLING CONTAINERS.
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NOT TO EXCEED 24,500. 26-1864 APPROVAL TO PAY CONFIRMING ORDER TO BAYSHORE RECYCLING CORPORATION, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NEW JERSEY FOR COMMODITIES. NOT TO EXCEED $35,808.83.26-1865 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEER CARCASS REMOVAL, LLC FROM CREAM RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, FOR STREET SWEEPING DISPOSAL NOT TO EXCEED $25,777.97.
26-1866 AUTHORIZING CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS FOR PREVIOUSLY AWARDED CONTRACT TO DEER CARCASS REMOVAL SERVICES, LLC, CREAM RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT NOT TO EXCEED 55,000.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $20,030.52. WELCOME BACK.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADD ABOUT RESOLUTIONS 26-1800 THROUGH 26-1867 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 22ND? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER? YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO? YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY? YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE? YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON? YES. ITEMS TO BE ADDED FOR ADOPTION AT THE FOLLOWING THE MEETING FOLLOWING THIS HOUR, 26-1739 IS AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO THE KEEFE LAW FIRM FOR MEDIATION SERVICES.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $4,350. 1740 IS AUTHORIZING THE FOURTH YEAR OF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT FUNDED CONTRACT FOR ONE STOP OPERATOR SERVICES WITH EMPOWER SOMERSET OF SOMERVILLE.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $108,334.17 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1ST, 2026, TO JUNE 30TH, 2027.
RESOLUTION 26-701, 26-1741 IS AN APPROVAL TO PAY, CONFIRMING ORDER FOR ORDERS FOR RICOH USA, PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY FOR JULY AND AUGUST 2026.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $551.66. RESOLUTION 26-1742, IS AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS BY THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR YEAR 2026 TO MUNICIPAL YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING: BOUND BROOK/SOUTH BOUND BROOK IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,660.
BRIDGEWATER, RARITAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,000.
AND MONTGOMERY/ROCKY HILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000 FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2027. TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $34,660. 26-1743 IS AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 TO THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPAL YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSIONS FOR BERNARDS TOWNSHIP, BRIDGEWATER/RARITAN TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP, HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP/ROCKY HILL, NORTH PLAINFIELD BOROUGH, SOMERVILLE BOROUGH AND WATCHUNG BOROUGH, AND AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,000 TO THE JOINT MUNICIPAL YOUTH SERVICES COMMISSION FOR BOUND BROOK/SOUTH BOUND BROOK BOROUGH BY THE SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2027.
TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $4,015.60. RICOH USA, PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY $205.60, SUWANNEE RIVER AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER, ALACHUA, FLORIDA, $2,500, AND ACADEMY OF FORENSIC NURSING, HOLBROOK, MASSACHUSETTS. $1,310. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADD THESE RESOLUTIONS? 26-1739 THROUGH 26-1744 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING.
MOTION. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER? YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO? YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY? YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE? YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON? YES. WE COME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? 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? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THERE ARE NONE. THERE ARE NONE. SEEING NONE.
HEARING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYES HAVE.
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