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Nov 10 2022 · Council
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Speaker 0Recording in progress November 10th, 2022. I'd like to call this meeting to order. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as required under chapter 2 31 BL 1975, specifying the time, date, location, login or dial-in information and to the extent knowing the agenda by posting a copy of the notice on the municipal building, the municipal court, and the two municipal library bulletin boards municipal website, providing a copy to the official newspapers of the Township and by filing a copy in the office of the Township clerk in accordance with the certification by the clerk, which will be entered in the minutes. The town continues to use a remote meeting format in an effort to mitigate the chance of exposure to Covid 19 as a part of the township's ongoing effort to slow the rate of transmission and avoid overwhelming our treatment centers. In order to make sure a clear record of the meeting can be made in that all parties are heard in an organized fashion, all members of the public will be muted during the meeting.
Speaker 0If a member of the public wishes to speak during any public comment portion, please raise your hand. This can be done either through the Zoom app or by pressing star nine on your phone. When it is your turn to speak, you'll receive a prompt or a request to unmute. Please click on the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute. Upon being unmuted, you should begin to ask any and all questions you may have. You will have three minutes to speak at the conclusion of which you will be muted again and the council or administration will respond as necessary. Should you have any further comments or questions, The town Council is always available by email and phone and you could always call the mayor's office during normal operating hours. Each member of the public cell only have one opportunity to speak during each public portion.
Speaker 0As the technology does not allow us to know if there are multiple callers on an individual phone or logged in user account, we ask that you wish to speak that you log or dial in separately so that you, we can recognize you as a separate individual. Individuals may also submit written comments to the Township clerk up to 48 hours prior to the meeting to be read by the Township clerk during the comment portion of the said comments shall be to three minutes of reading. Thank you in advance for your patience as we continue to move the Township forward during the South emergency. Ms, can you please call the role
Speaker 1Councilman Bullard Councilwoman ca
Speaker 2Here.
Speaker 1Councilman Cahn Councilman Rouse Councilman Shah.
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin
Speaker 2Mayor.
Speaker 1Council President Lombardi.
Speaker 0Here
Speaker 1Mayor. Brian Wahler.
Speaker 2Present.
Speaker 1Business Administrator. Timothy Dacey.
Speaker 2Here.
Speaker 1Township Attorney Goomer Goomer. Here. Deputy Township Clerk Kelly. Mitch here. And I'm here. Melissa Cedar, the Township clerk.
Speaker 0Would everyone please join me in the flag? So
Speaker 2Just
Speaker 3To the flag of oh Republic. For which stand
Speaker 2Stand.
Speaker 4One nation. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice.
Speaker 2All
Speaker 0Comments from administration and counsel regarding adjournment of any matters on the agenda.
Speaker 2No additions. Council, president,
Speaker 0Anyone else on the council? See none. We'll move to number
Speaker 0Number six is open to the public for comments regarding the consent agenda items only. Again, it's open to the public. For the consent agenda items only if you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or if by phone by pressing star nine. When it is your turn to speak, you'll receive or hear a request To unmute yourself, please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to your comments the council or administration will respond if necessary. After you have completed any comments or questions, we are now open to the public
Speaker 1Council president. There are no individuals with their hands raised.
Speaker 0The public portion is now closed. Number seven is an ordinance. Second reading construction of local improvement handicap ramps on all New Brunswick Road frontage of block 24 0 2 lot 31.01, block 2201 lots, 23.01 and 24 and block 22 0 1 lot 23.02 and this will be open to the public a resolution adopting ordinance. Mrs. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance
Speaker 1Be resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled ordinance to provide for the construction of local improvement handicap ramps on the old New Brunswick Road frontage of block 2 4 0 2 lot 31.01 block 2 2 0 1 lots, 2220 3.0 1 24 and block 2 2 0 1 lot 23.02 on the Township of getaway tax map as permitted under njs. A 40 65 1 was introduced on the sixth day of October, 2022 and had passed the first reading. It was published on the 11th day of October, 2022. Now therefore be it resolved that the officer ordinance having had a second reading on November 10th, 2022 be adopted past and after passage be published together with a notice of the date of passage or approval in the official newspaper. Be further resolved that this ordinance shall be assigned. Number 2022 dash two.
Speaker 0Thank you Mrs. Cedar. This will now be open to the public since it's a second reading ordinance. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or if by pressing star nine on your phone. When it is your turn to speak, we'll receive or hear a request on mute yourself. Please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The counsel or administration will respond if necessary. After you have completed any comments or questions, we are now open to the public public regarding number seven,
Speaker 1Council president. There are no individuals with their hand raised.
Speaker 0The public portion is now closed. May I have an or an offer? Please
Speaker 1Offer
Speaker 5Councilwoman Cahill.
Speaker 0May I have a second?
Speaker 6Council on second.
Speaker 0Thank you Ms. Cedar, can you please call the role
Speaker 1Councilwoman Caho?
Speaker 5Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Rouse. Yes. Councilman Shah. Yes. Councilman Uhrin?
Speaker 6Yes.
Speaker 1Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. And the ordinance passes Second reading. Number eight is also an ordinance second reading for the construction of local improvement, multi-use path on Ethel Road, frontage of block 89 0 1 lots. 1.05, 4.01 and 10.01. This will be open to the public a resolution adopting ordinance. Mrs. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance
Speaker 1Be it resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled ordinance to provide for the construction of local improvement, multi-use path on the Ethel Road frontage of block 89 0 1 plus 1.05, 4.01 and 10.01 on the Township Piscataway tax map as permitted under njs. A 40 65 1 was introduced on the sixth day of October, 2022 and had passed the first reading and was published on the 11th day of October, 2022. Now therefore be it resolved that the officer ordinance having had a second reading on November 10th, 2022, he adopted pass and after passage be published together with a notice of the date of passage approval in the official newspaper. You have further resolved that this ordinance shall be assigned number 20 22 21.
Speaker 0Thank you Ms. Cedar. This will now be open to the public. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or if by phone by pressing star nine. When it is your turn to speak, you will receive or hear a request. To unmute yourself, please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time, please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions. So we are now open to the public for number eight or second reading.
Speaker 1Council president, I'm asking the first individual with our hand raised to unmute themself.
Speaker 7Hello,
Speaker 0Go ahead. Yes, please state your name and address.
Speaker 7Thank you. I'm Dr. James Ock from Timothy Christian School 2008 Ethel Road. Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns directly with you. As the head of school at Timothy Christian School, I've always enjoyed a great relationship with the Township, the mayor's office, the fire department, especially the police department. We've been privileged to have the Mayor share a greeting at our graduations and during our celebration of law enforcement appreciation days. However, it pains me to appear here tonight, but the Township has put TCS in an untenable situation to have to do so. TCS strongly objects to the ordinance to provide for the construction of the local multi-use path. This ordinance is seeking to assess the costs of the installation of the multi-use pathway that the Township is construction constructing on TCS property over Timothy Christian school's. Objection through the condemnation process. Let me be clear. TCS doesn't want the multi-use path and it adds insult to injury.
Speaker 7To impose the cost of this path for a non-profit school, please don't do so. This multi-use pathway removes 17 of our mature trees and provides a pathway to nowhere. It simply does not make any sense that the Township would spend the funds to create a bike path where students would travel 600 yards and not be able to travel to adjacent path. No less require TCS to pay for it. We have been struggling with uninvited trespassers on our campus for more than four years as they boldly walk through our campus and even have picnics in the center of our school area during school hours for security reasons, we have posted signs asking them to refrain from coming on private property and still our security officers have continually had to ask walkers to leave. The world of school safety has drastically changed as we all know and we just don't take it lightly. We truly believe this path to and from nowhere will be a draw to individuals to not just ride on the multi-use path but take the liberty of riding on our private roads and circling and passing through our campus. This unwanted pathway creates a threat to our students, faculty and staff.
Speaker 7I asked for a rendering of the product project and that never came to us. So unfortunately, without knowing what our exposure would be for the campus safety, it made us impossible to agree with the township's request to sign off on the property or the project. Sadly, the Township lawyer took this issue to court but failed to serve us with the order to show cause signed by the court. So we were not even informed of our rights to file an objection, not being able to defend our position for safety in person with the judge who decided the condemnation case was very, very discouraging. The project began in June and has been continuing. We think it is profoundly unfair to require TCS and its neighbor the neighboring apartments to pay for this multi-use path and it endangers our students. I further understand the Township is not requiring the Board of Education to pay for their fair share of a path. It appears that the Township is treating a religious school very differently than a public school. This is discriminatory and wrong. Please vote no on this ordinance and do the right thing. Thank you.
Speaker 0Thank you sir for your comments.
Speaker 1Council president, I'm asking the next individual with their hand raised unmute themself.
Speaker 8Hello my audible?
Speaker 0Yes you are. Please state your name and
Speaker 8My name is Mike Gacho from Timothy Christian School 2008 off the road. I wanna thank the Mayor and the town Township for listening to us. I really do appreciate it and I will be fast as I can be. My name's Mike Aithal. I speak from the perspective of a former committee, Christian school K12 student, an alumnus of para alumnus and a current student. Most importantly today as the current board president tcs, the board and administration strongly opposed this proposal and we ask that you consider the impact and fairness of such a proposal to have us pay for this multipurpose path. We didn't ask for do not want, and from which we will never realize any benefits of Dr. SMAs addressed the main concern of safety, which is top priority, safety of the children and the impact of trying to secure them in this world. But I'll explain a bit about our school.
Speaker 8We've been there for 73 years. My father was the head of school for many of those years and we've had great relationship. As Dr. Mo said, you guys should all know our school already. You should know the old army barracks. We use the pasta parking lots, the floods we've endured the leaky roofs and the state of our facility. You already know that we aren't. What comes to mind when you hear private school? We're not a school that has lots of money sitting around. It's a finance directly and only by the parents. We receive no state or town fund funding. Many of the parents live and work in Piscataway, pay taxes for your schools and don't use 'em and struggle to afford coming to our school. We're nonprofit, we don't have the money. We raise money just to fill the gap between the parents pay and to pay our teachers who don't get paid enough.
Speaker 8All that being said, to take our land by force, install a service, we do not want our need. And now invent a new ordinance to make us pay for seems unfair and punitive and takes the money directly from the parents and services that we are able to provide currently with the money we do bring in. The only ones that seem to benefit from the path are those making the decision making commitments green space agenda and providing for the people who do use it while inventing rules for us to pay for it. Piscataway took the frontage of our school and gave us a fraction in the easement of one we just got for the back of our school for a non scene part. So we're adding a security risk to our school liability school and then you're sticking the bill on top of us. The whole process was riddled with missing notifications, unsigned documents, secret rulings and lack of communication. We feel that expressing our concerns and asking questions, thereby delaying the process, we're being punished by this new idea to make us pay for it. Adding insult to injury. The board administration and hundreds of parents in Piscataway asked you to vote no on this ordinance and do the right thing. Thank you very much guys. Sincerely, I appreciate it.
Speaker 9Thank you sir. Council president, can I just speak on this? Yes, please. This is our counter attorney. Yeah, this is Goomer Goomer attorney. I just wanna clarify a couple. First of all the, you know, the easements were taken as part of the road project too, so there was a necessary need for, for those easements and it's not taking of their property, it's purchasing a, it's purchasing a right to to to basically use that land further. You know, there there was a discussion about a religious school versus differently from a public school. This is a private entity. The Township and other townships I represent do special assessments. It's pursuant to New Jersey statutes that allow the townships to, to recoup improvements on people's land that actually have increased the value of their land. Also, this is a, this is a necessary improvement for the safety of pedestrians. These are usually only done on the busy roads and, and it's continuing. It's not just a in front of their property, it's not an isolated improvement. There'll be, you know, upcoming, there'll be a special assessments on F ward West as the entire, the entire street will be connected past. So it's not gonna be a path to nowhere. Thank you for counselors.
Speaker 0Thank you for that update.
Speaker 1Council president, there are no other individuals with their hand raise regarding this agenda.
Speaker 0Thank you. The public portion is now closed
Speaker 5Ordinance. Oh, council present. Are we allowed to also comment on this? Of course, of course. So if I, if I may, may I direct my question to council representation. Raj, if I may just ask if we in fact had all the appropriate notices about the project notified to this, to the school.
Speaker 9So in regard to the special assessments, the notices were provided on time, which is why they're calling in today. In regard to the easements, I think, I'm not sure which, which counsel either assistant counsel or our counsel. It wasn't on my desk. Did do the, the acquisition. They're working with the other attorney. The other attorney is not challenging the notice of the easements. We're just working and, and has agreed to the easements. We're just working on the valuation of them so there's no discrepancy of notice, et cetera. This is just being brought up cuz I think they're upset about a special assessment that they're not being isolated out. This is, you know, various lots of blocks throughout the Township where the Township is actually looking to increase, increase pedestrian safety.
Speaker 5And if I may just ask one other question. So the special assessment goes to sort of out pocket. I mean I'm, I I apologize just for clarification because when this, I mean when the superintendent is talking about pain for it, I, I I just need some clarification on it if I might.
Speaker 9Yeah. So the, the state allows townships and all the townships that i i we represent do, do it is allows the townships to pass on the cost of the improvements to the property owners. The advantages also is the property owners get, get, get this project completed and the property owners don't have to pay it in a lump sum. It's the tax collector works with the property owners to work out a payment plan over a period of time. It's added as an to their tax bill. So it's not a devastating financial burden immediately, you know, it's broken down over payments and, and most of those properties also get an increase in value from, from the improvements that are
Speaker 2Done.
Speaker 5So does this property then pay taxes?
Speaker 9So this one doesn't pay taxes but the but the special assessment will be, will be bill to them.
Speaker 5Okay. Thank you for the clarification.
Speaker 0Any other council members have any questions? Seeing none, do I have an offer?
Speaker 10Alpha Chaill?
Speaker 0Do I have a second?
Speaker 6Councilman
Speaker 0Cahn you the
Speaker 1Councilwoman Cahill.
Speaker 5I'm gonna abstain. Thank you.
Speaker 1Councilman Rouse?
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Shaw?
Speaker 10Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin. Yes. Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. We'll now move to number nine, which is an ordinance first reading, accepting of traffic control signal intersection of New Brunswick Avenue and Carleton Avenue resolution adopting ordinance. Mrs. Cedar, can you please read the ordinance
Speaker 1Be resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled an Ordinance Approving the Traffic Signal Improvements for New Brunswick Avenue County Road 6 47 and Carleton Avenue in the Township of Piscataway County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey B is here by adopted on the first reading that it be published in the official newspaper. And that a second reading in public hearing be held at 7:30 PM prevailing time at the Piscataway Municipal Building 4 55 Holand Piscataway, New Jersey, as well as by remote meeting format on the 29th day of November, 2022. Be further resolved that a copy of this ordinance shall be posted in at least two public places within the Township prior to the day of the second reading and final passage. And a copy of this ordinance shall be made available at the office of the Township Clerk for any interested member of the public.
Speaker 0Thank you Mrs. Cedar. Can I have an offer? Please
Speaker 5Offer
Speaker 0A second. Seconded. Can you please call the role
Speaker 1Councilwoman Kale?
Speaker 5Yes, Sorry. Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Rouse.
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Shah.
Speaker 10Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin.
Speaker 6Yes.
Speaker 1Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. And the ordinance passes. First reading number 10, a fully funded ordinance First reading 2,500,000 for various sewer improvements resolution adopting ordinance Ms. Cedar, can you please read the ordinance
Speaker 1Be resolved by the Township Council? Piscataway Township, New Jersey then an ordinance entitled Ordinance Appropriating $2,500,000 from the SOAR utility budget Capital outlay for various SOAR utility improvements in and by the Township of Piscataway in the county of Middlesex, New Jersey. Venus is here by adopted on the first reading that will be published in the official newspaper. And that a second reading in public hearing be held at 7:30 PM prevailing time at the Mascato Municipal Building 4 55 Lane Piscataway, New Jersey, as well as by remote meeting format on the 29th. Today of November, 2022. You further resolve that a copy of this ordinance shall be posted in at least two public places within the Township prior to the day of the second reading and final passage. And a copy of this ordinance shall be made available at the office of the Township Clerk for any interested member of the public.
Speaker 0Thank you Mrs. Cedar. Do I have an offer for first reading
Speaker 1A
Speaker 0Councilwoman a second please. Can
Speaker 1Councilwoman Cahill? Yes. Councilman Rouse.
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Shaw?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin.
Speaker 0Josh
Speaker 1Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. Number 11 is a bond ordinance First reading 9 million slash 1 million six hundred eighty nine eight hundred and eleven Acquisition of communication network. It's a resolution adopting ordinance. Mrs. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance?
Speaker 1Be it resolved by the Township Council, Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled Bond Ordinance providing for the acquisition of a communication network and and by the Township of Piscataway in the county of Middlesex, New Jersey, appropriating 9 million there for and authorizing the issuance of $1,689,811 bonds or notes of the Township to finance. Part of the cost thereof being is hereby adopted on the first reading that it be published in the official newspaper. And that a second reading on public hearing be held at 7:30 PM prevailing time at the Piscataway Municipal Building 4 55 Hose Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, as well as by remote meeting format on the 29th day of November, 2022. We have further resolved that a copy of this ordinance shall be posted in at least two public places within the Township prior to the day of the second reading and final passage. And a copy of this ordinance shall be made available at the office of the Township Clerk for any interested member of the public.
Speaker 0Thank you Mrs. Cedar. May I have an offer please?
Speaker 11Councilman.
Speaker 0Thank you. May I have a second?
Speaker 6Councilman
Speaker 0Cahn you please call the role
Speaker 1Councilwoman ca?
Speaker 5Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Rouse?
Speaker 11Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Shah.
Speaker 11Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin.
Speaker 6Yes.
Speaker 1Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. And the ordinance passes. First reading number 12 is an ordinance first reading. Also it's the adoption of the redevelopment plan for 4,100 New Brunswick Avenue and supplementing an amending chapter 21 zoning resolution adopting ordinance. Mrs. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance?
Speaker 1Be it resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled An ordinance Adopting a redevelopment Plan for Block 1 7 0 1 2 0.0 3 4100 New Brunswick Avenue as shown on the tax map of the Township of Piscataway and supplementing and amending Chapter 21 Entitled Zoning including zoning map bean is hereby adopted on the first reading that it be published in the official newspaper. And that a second reading of public hearing be held at 7:30 PM prevailing time at the Piscataway Municipal Building 4 55 Lane psca, New Jersey, as well as by remote meeting format on the 13th day of December, 2022. You further resolve that a copy of this ordinance shall be posted in at least two public places within the Township prior to the day of the second reading and final passage. And a copy of this ordinance shall be made available at the office of the Township Clerk for any interested member of the public.
Speaker 0Thank you Mrs. Cedar. Can I have an offer? Please Offer a second.
Speaker 11Second.
Speaker 0Please call the
Speaker 1Councilwoman Cahill.
Speaker 5Yeah.
Speaker 1Councilman Rouse.
Speaker 11Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Shaw?
Speaker 0Yes.
Speaker 1Councilman Uhrin. Yes. Counsel President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. And the ordinance passes First reading Number 13 are the consent agenda resolution items for efficiency. These items have been consolidated into a consent agenda item to be voted on together. The materials for these items have been distributed to the counsel in advance of the meeting at this time. Are there any items that the council would like removed from the consent agenda to be discussed or voted on separately? Seeing none, may I have an offer to accept the consent agenda Resolutions
Speaker 6Council? No. Offer
Speaker 0A second please.
Speaker 5Councilwoman. Oh, sorry.
Speaker 11It's alright.
Speaker 0Ms, can you please call the role
Speaker 1Councilwoman ca? Yes. Councilman Rouse. Yes. Councilman Shah. Yes. Councilman Uhrin. Yes. Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 0Yes. And the consent agenda. Items pass Number 14 is a proclamation for lung cancer awareness month. Mayor, will you be reading that proclamation?
Speaker 12I apologize. Council president. I believe the clerk has the resolution.
Speaker 0Okay. I'll take care of it for
Speaker 12You. Thank you Council President.
Speaker 0This one is a little near and dear to my heart. As most everyone knows, my father passed from lung cancer. No, that's okay. Whereas lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States greater than colon cancer, breast cancer, and prostate cancer combined. And whereas early detection of lung cancer can dramatically improve survival rates. But only a small percentage of cases are diagnosed in the early stages. And whereas public awareness is needed to help minimize the devastating effects lung cancer has on our community. And whereas we commend the doctors, nurses, researchers and advocates who use their knowledge and determination to help those fighting this deadly disease. And whereas additional funding is needed for research in early diagnosis, screening and treatment and now therefore be it resolved that I, Brian c Wahler Mayor of the Township of Piscataway County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, proclaim November, 2022 Lung Cancer Awareness month and encourage all residents of Piscataway to learn about lung cancer and early detection through lung cancer screening number 15 is a discussion on the best practices checklist.
Speaker 13So we've gone over the best practices checklist, Daniel and I and Van, the department heads and Raj. We did submit it today as required to dca. There were many, many new questions on a large number of questions, really non-related to local government and I'm not certain why the questions were on, but everybody's received copies of it. It will be on file in the clerk's office and it was filed online and we did very well filling it out. There are a couple changes that we will be making in order to, to comply with the, But in general it took about a to but was it came out on, If anybody has questions can or you can always either call.
Speaker 0Thank you Tim. Number 16. Do we have any announcements and comments from officials? So Councilwoman, Khale
Speaker 2None at this time. Thank you. Council president.
Speaker 0Reverend Rouse?
Speaker 2No, not at this time.
Speaker 0Councilman Shah?
Speaker 2No thanks
Speaker 0Councilman Uhrin.
Speaker 2No comment. Council President
Speaker 0Mayor. Brian Wahler. Township Business. Administrator. Timothy Dacy.
Speaker 12Hold on. Council president, if I may, I want to add in the fact that I give you condolences out on behalf of myself and the council to Raymond Hart's family Whitey as he was following known down of public works. Worked for the town for 45 plus years as a super and ultimately was a super superintendent of public works passed away. So we wanna give condolences to the family and also remind everybody, obviously tomorrow is veteran's stay. So if you see a vet out there that you know, please feel free to maybe buy him one, buy him or her lunch or a cup of coffee. Thank you.
Speaker 0Thank you. Business. Administrator, Timothy Dacey.
Speaker 13I just wanted to everybody. Happy Veterans Day
Speaker 0Township attorney.
Speaker 2No comment. Thank you.
Speaker 0I would also like to offer one of the Township residents, Maggie Erco, who was very involved in our JFK library. Her husband passed away Donald Erco this week. So our condolence also to the cervical family. And I'd also like to congratulate all of our council members for winning the election on Tuesday. We'll now move to the agenda session for November 22 and 20 for 2022. On that we have a resolution authorizing award of bid for a two year contract management services for Sterling Village Senior Housing Utility Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey. Incorporated not to exceed $527,290 for 2023 and $542,149 for 2024. Do we have any questions regarding that item? Did we have any other bidders on that service for Sterling Village?
Speaker 2I can check one. No, we didn't have any other bidders.
Speaker 13We had some agencies walk through the walkthrough and one of them asked us the about 40 questions that we answered for them in rating and ultimately nobody else decided to bid on it. I think the problem this year is staffing issues. Companies like this are having really tough time staffing the positions.
Speaker 5Council president, if I could also ask, so Tim, you know, I understand you know what the bidding process is, but are we gonna, you know, kind of address some of some concerns?
Speaker 13We actually did with the, we did changes to the RFP that we put
Speaker 5Out. We did Oh good, good, good.
Speaker 13Met with the residents. We met with the management. We met with D PW and we made some changes in the, in the rfp.
Speaker 5Oh great. Perfect. Thank you.
Speaker 0Thank you for that question. Councilwoman Cahill also on the agenda session for the November 22nd meeting is a resolution authorizing release of Sterling Village Escrow Apartments 3 32 and 2 26. I'm sure there will be more added to that, but as of now this is what, what we have on the agenda.
Speaker 0Number 18 will now be open to the public for all questions or concerns. So if you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or if by pressing star nine on your phone. When it is your turn to speak, you will receive or hear a request. To unmute yourself, please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time. Please state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. The counsel or administration will respond if necessary. After you have completed any comments or questions, we're now open to the president. There are no individuals with their hand raised. We are now closed to the public. Number 19. May I have a motion to adjourn the meeting? Motion to adjourn. Second. Second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Have a good evening everyone tonight. Everyone tonight. Thank you.