Transcript for Piscataway Council meeting on November 21 2023
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Speaker 0 00:00:02 Recording in Speaker 1 00:00:03 Progress. Seven five. Specifying the time, date, location, login or dial in information and to the extent known and by filing a copy in the office of the Township clerk in accordance with the certification by the clerk, which will be entered into the minutes. In order to ensure a clear record of the meeting can be made and that all parties are heard in an organized fashion. All members of the public that are participating remotely will be muted during the meeting. The Township will provide for public comment periods for both remote and in-person. Attendees separately. If a member of the public wishes to speak during any public comment portion of the remote attendees, please raise your hand. This can be done either through Zoom app or by pressing star nine on your phone. When it's your turn to speak, you'll receive a prompt to or request to unmute. Speaker 1 00:00:59 Please click on the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute and begin making your comments. All members of the public will have three minutes to speak and should ask any and all questions they may have during that period. At the conclusion of your three minutes, the remote attendees will be muted again in-person. Attendees will also receive three minutes to ask any and all questions and may then take a seat at which time the Council administration will respond as necessary. Should you have any further comments or questions, that Township is always available by email and phone, and you can always call the mayor's office during normal operating hours. Each member of the public shall only have one opportunity to speak during each public portion. As the technology does not allow us to know if there are multiple callers on an individual phone line or login in user account, we ask that if you wish to speak, that you log in or dial separately so that we can recognize you as a separate individual. Sir, did you please take the role? Speaker 0 00:01:58 Councilwoman Cahill. Here. Councilwoman Carmichael. Here. Councilman Espinosa. Here. Councilwoman Lombardi. Here. Councilman Rouse Councilman Shaw. Council President Ern. Speaker 1 00:02:15 Here, please stand for the flag. Salute. Speaker 0 00:02:20 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. Speaker 1 00:02:44 Item number five, comments from administration and council regarding any adjournment of any matters on this agenda? Speaker 0 00:02:51 None at this time. Okay. Speaker 1 00:02:55 Item number six, open to the public comments regarding item number eight, consent agenda items for remote attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on Zoom app or by phone by pressing star nine. When it is your turn to speak, you receive or hear or 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 administration will respond if necessary. After you have completed any comments or questions. Speaker 0 00:03:32 Council President, there are no remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item, Speaker 1 00:03:38 I'm gonna close the remote proportion for in-person. Attendees, if you speak at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. You may take a seat after your completion of your comments or questions, and the council administration will then respond if necessary. This is for the consent agenda item number eight. Speaker 0 00:03:56 Excuse me for one second. Councilman Kail Shaw has joined the meeting at this time. I just wanted to let everyone know. Speaker 2 00:04:07 Thank you Melissa. Sir, in regards to item J. Sir, Speaker 0 00:04:11 Please hold. Please hold the mic down the button on the mic and talk into the mic. Thank you very much. Speaker 2 00:04:16 Item J and K, I'm sorry. Please state your name and address. Oh, Costa's S 58th Curtis Avenue and we'll be getting two inches of rain I, which someone will come and visit me now. Item J public nuisance. Does that mean that anybody who puts out stuff in the street and totally disregards ordinance does those violations are a public nuisance issue? Yes. Resolution. Okay. Did, did you want an answer or was I don't want an answer. You don't want answer. Okay. You won't give me an You don't know the answer. I I actually, no, you don't. I actually do know the answer. Please authorizing refund of taxes. I think I deserve 58. Curtis Avenue deserves a big time authorization up refund in Texas. Come and take a look now. Speaker 1 00:05:40 Thank you. I'm gonna close the in-person portion. Speaker 3 00:05:48 Did Tim wanna answer? Maybe that just for public record. I think that would be appropriate. Speaker 4 00:05:57 So what resolution J is, is for when we have to send property maintenance out to cut grass or pick up stuff that the residents just won't do it. Then we attach a lien to the house. So in this case, one house gets a $320 65 cent lien, 3 20 65 and $812 and 62 cents. So we have a third party who's under contract with us. Go do the cleanup and then we attach to as a lien onto the house. That was Jay, correct? Evan. And then Kay was to refund taxes. One was for a 100% disabled veteran. So he comes off the tax roll and the other that was at the bank and the title company both paid the tax. So we're refunding one of them. Oh, Speaker 5 00:06:44 Double. Speaker 4 00:06:45 Double payment, right? Speaker 1 00:06:50 Yeah. Item number seven, ordinance on a first reading an ordinance, releasing an extinguishing and vacating the rights of the public. Of the public in portions of Clawson Street, Brook Avenue and Field Avenues, a resolution adopting ordinance. Mr. City, would you please read the ordinance? Speaker 0 00:07:05 It resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled An ordinance releasing Extinguishing and Vacating the Rights of the Public in portions of Clawson Street, Brook Avenue and Field Avenue in the Township of Piscataway County of Middlesex and State of New Jersey. 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 Hose Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, as well as by remote meeting format on the 19th day of December, 2023. Be it 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 rating 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 1 00:07:55 Do I have a motion? Speaker 5 00:07:57 Motion? Speaker 1 00:07:58 Do I have a second? Speaker 5 00:07:59 Second. Second. Shah Speaker 1 00:08:05 Seat. Please state the role. Speaker 0 00:08:06 Councilwoman Cahill. Yes. Councilwoman Carmichael. Yes. Councilman Espinosa. Yes. Councilwoman Lombardi. Yes. Councilman Shaw? Speaker 5 00:08:16 Yes. Speaker 0 00:08:18 Council President Ern? Speaker 1 00:08:19 Yes. Item passes on the first reading item number eight, conce Agenda for efficiency. Items have been consolidating to concession agenda to be voted on together. The material of these items have been distributed to the council in advance of the meeting at this time, are there any items that the council will like removed from the consent agenda to be discussed or voted on separately? Not Do I have a motion? Speaker 5 00:08:43 Motion. Second Speaker 1 00:08:45 Seat. Did you please take the wall? Speaker 0 00:08:47 Councilwoman Cahill? Speaker 5 00:08:48 Yes. Speaker 0 00:08:49 Councilwoman Carmichael? Speaker 5 00:08:51 Yes. Speaker 0 00:08:52 Councilman Espinosa. Speaker 1 00:08:54 Yes. Speaker 0 00:08:55 Councilwoman Lombardi. Speaker 6 00:08:56 Yes. Speaker 0 00:08:58 Councilman Shaw? Speaker 7 00:09:03 Yes. Speaker 0 00:09:04 Council President Ern? Speaker 1 00:09:06 Yes. Item passes. Item number nine, announcements and comments from officials. Speaker 3 00:09:13 I'd just like to wish all the residents of Piscataway a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I hope that you're all able to spend time with your families and find things that you can be thankful for and I am thankful for this group of people right here. Happy Thanksgiving. Thank Speaker 1 00:09:32 You. Councilman Carmichael. Speaker 8 00:09:35 I ditto what Councilwoman Kate Hill has just said. And also if you have, if you're able to remember folks who are less fortunate than us, and we do have an organization right here in Piscataway Fish where you could donate food and clothing and also just pray for the PE for Peace in the Middle East as well. Thank you. Speaker 3 00:10:04 Absolutely. Speaker 1 00:10:06 Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Speaker 6 00:10:09 Dito to what Sharon just said. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and thank you for the scouts for coming out this evening and having a dialogue regarding our Piscataway Ecological Park. Thanks for coming out guys. Speaker 1 00:10:24 Councilman Shaw, Speaker 7 00:10:26 Happy dancing to all. Thank you. Speaker 1 00:10:34 Wish I be a happy Thanksgiving Mayor. Speaker 9 00:10:37 I just want to give the condolences out to the Wze family. Mike Wze, who passed away was a former member of the zoning board for a number of years, so I just wanna give the condolences out to both his wife and immediate family and his extended family. Speaker 1 00:10:54 Good. Mayor Baker, happy Speaker 10 00:10:57 Thanksgiving and have no fear. Goomer will be back next meeting. Speaker 8 00:11:02 Yay. Speaker 1 00:11:05 And I just wanna wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving and a safe holiday. Item number 10, agenda session for November 28th, 2023. Ordinance on a second reading amending supplement chapter seven, traffic section 40, control for the movement and parking of traffic on public and private property to assert Title 39 jurisdiction on 100 Springfield Avenue. This will be open to the public as a resolution adopting ordinance resolution authorizing budget transfers resolution authorizing Return of escrow block 4 5 0 2 lot 1 1 52 on New Brunswick Road. 18 ZB 58 29 V and block 45 0 2 lot 1 1 52. Old New Brunswick Road concept plan resolution authorizing acceptance of project and release of Retainage new Market, lake Park area improvements, phase five docks unlimited and resolution authorized and return of Sterling Village Security deposits and payments here of the to the Township of Apartment 3 54. Speaker 1 00:12:11 Item number 11, open to the public for remote attendees. If you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on Zoom app or by pressing star nine on your phone. When it's your turn to speak, you receive or hear a request or 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 administration will respond if necessary. If you have completed any comments or questions. Speaker 0 00:12:44 Council President, there are no remote attendees with their hand raised. Regarding this agenda item Speaker 1 00:12:49 I'm gonna close remote portion for in-person. Attendees, if you wish to speak at this time, please come to the podium, state your name and address and know that you have three minutes in which to make your comments. You may take a seat after completion of your comments or questions and the council administration will then respond if necessary. Speaker 2 00:13:10 It's coming to Christmas and the Township is a mess. Can Speaker 1 00:13:15 You state your name and address please? Speaker 2 00:13:16 Costas Ft. Meals 50 eights on all veteran Mr. You've been there. I forgot to mention one thing. I am. Well, it's about the thing of vacating. Why don't you vacate the corner? Put this on your list. Vacate. Vacate the corner of Mansfield and seventh. You know, landscape it and vacate. We don't need you there on. Please make it safe. That's a bad intersection. Thank you. The other thing is, we are hurting. Piscataway is a mess. No matter how great you make it sound, it's a mess. Just talking about Washington Avenue and New Brunswick or wherever you want to call it. It's a mess. Speaker 2 00:14:33 Take away. Take a walk in your districts, please take a look at the condition. Take a look at the residents. At least get to know some of them. Don't just go around there looking for you know what, you're gonna stick your sign on seventh and Mansfield if you're elect me. That's not what I want to hear. I wanna see the place looking neat and you prosecute a good Samaritan who's trying to help his neighbor. Yours truly pay a fine for trying to make my neighborhood look somewhat neater. This old veteran has been prosecuted and fined, which as the rainfall is coming, come to 58. Curtis. I welcome anyone, anyone take a walk around that lot and tell these people what you see. Go to property maintenance, tell them what you see. Speaker 1 00:15:58 Thank you for your comments. I'm gonna close the public portion. Do I have a motion to adjourn? Speaker 2 00:16:13 Motion. Speaker 1 00:16:15 Second. Second. Second In favor. Aye. Aye. Aye. Adjourned. Aye. Speaker 2 00:16:22 Thank you. Have a good.