I like to call a meeting to order adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as required under chapter 231 pl19 75 specifying the time date location login or dial information and to the extent known the agenda by posting a copy of the notice on a municipal building municipal court and two Municipal Library bulletin boards Municipal website providing a copy to the official newspapers of the township and by following 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 inperson 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 n on your phone when it's your turn to speak you will receive a prompt to or request to unmute please click on the prompt or press star six on your phone to mute and begin making your comments all members of the public will have three minutes to speak and should ask any in all questions they may have during that period at the conclusion of your three minutes remote attendees will be muted again inperson attendees will also receive three minutes to ask any and all questions and may then take a seat at which time the council or Administration will respond as necessary should you have any further comments or questions the township is always available by email and phone and you can always call A 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 c did you please take the role councilwoman kahill here councilwoman carmichel here councilman espanosa here councilwoman Lombardi here councilman Rouse councilman sha council president ER here please stand for the flag salute 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 item number five comments from Administration and Council regarding any adjournment of any matters on this agenda none at this time okay 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 their hand either on Zoom app or by phone by pressing star n when it is your turn to speak you will receive or hear a request your mute yourself please click the prompt or press R 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 council president there are no remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item I'm going to close the remote portion for inperson 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 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 excuse me for one second um councilman capil Shaw has joined the meeting at this time I just wanted to let everyone know thank you Marissa sir in regards to item J sir please hold please hold the mic down the button on the mic and talk to the mic thank you very much I am J and K I'm sorry please state your name and address oh gas eus 58 Curtis Avenue and we'll be getting two Ines of rain I wish someone will come and visit me now item J um public nuisance does that mean that uh anybody who puts out stuff in the street and totally disregards ordinance does those violations are a public nuisance issue yes resolution K did did you want an answer or was I don't want an answer you don't want an 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 pleas authorizing refund of taxes I think I deserve 58 Curtis Avenue deserves a big time authorization of refund in taxes come and take a look now thank you I'm going to close the inperson portion did Tim want to answer maybe that just for public record I think that would be appropriate 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 uh then we attach a lean to the house so in this case one house gets a $320 65 lean 32065 and $812 62 cents so we have a third party who's under contract with us go do the cleanup and we attach as a lean onto the house that was Jay correct and and then K was to refund taxes one with for a 100% disabled veteran so he comes off the tax roll and the other that was at the bank and a title company both paid the tax so we're refunding one of them double payment right okay item number seven ordinance on a first reading an ordinance releasing and extinguishing and vacating the rights of the public of the public in portions of Clon Street Brook Avenue and Field Avenue is the resolution adopting ordinance Miss City would you please read the ordinance be it resolved by the township Council of piscatway 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 middlex 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 beh held at 7:30 p.m. prevailing time at the Piscataway Municipal Building 455 hosan pasc 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 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 do I have a motion motion do I have a second second second please take the role councilwoman kahill yes councilwoman carmichel yes councilman espanosa yes councilwoman Lombardi yes councilman Shaw yes council president Ern yes item passes on the first reading item number eight consent agenda for efficiency items have been consolida into concession agenda to be voted on together the materials of these items have been distributed to the council 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 not do I have a motion motion second SE as you please take the wall councilwoman kahill yes councilwoman carmichel yes councilman Espinosa yes councilwoman Lombardi yes councilman Shaw yes council president ER yes item passes item number nine announcements and comments from officials woman i' just like to wish all the residents of Piscataway a very happy and healthy um Thanksgiving um I hope that you are all able to spend time with your families um and uh find things that you can be thankful for and I am thankful for this group of people right here Happy Thanksgiving thank you Council car Michael I uh [Laughter] did what councilwoman K Hill has just said and also uh if you have if you are able to remember folks who are less fortunate than us and we do have an organization right here in Piscataway fish where you could uh donate food and clothing uh and also just pray for the PE for peace in the middle noise as well thank you absolutely Happy Thanksgiving everyone dit 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 piscatway ecological Park thanks for coming out guys councilman Shaw happy thanksging to all thank you wish every Happy Thanksgiving mayor I just want to give the condolences out to the Wy family uh Mike wansa who passed away was a former member of the zoning board for a number of years so I just want to give the condolences out to both his wife and immediate family and his extended family you mayor Mr Baker a Happy Thanksgiving and have no fear Raj will be act back next meeting yay and I just want to 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 7 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 uh resolution authorizing budget transfers resolution authorizing return of escroll block 4502 Lot 1 152 old New Brunswick Road 18 ZB 5829 V and block 4502 lot one 152 old new bronck road concept plan resolution authorizing acceptance of project and release of retainage New Market Lake Park area improvements phase five EZ docks unlimited and resolution authorizing return of Sterling Village security deposits and payments of Hees of the to the township of scatter apartment 354 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 9 on your phone when it is your turn to speak you re receive or hear a request to unmute yourself please click the promp or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time please state your name and address and know that you have 3 minutes in which to make your comment the council Administration will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions council president there are no remote attendees with their hand rais regarding this agenda item I'm going to close remote motion for inperson attendees if you wish to speak at this time please come to the podium state your name and address and know that you have 3 minutes in which to make your comments you may take a seat after after completion of your comments or questions and the council Administration will then respond if necessary it's coming to Christmas and the township is a mess can you state your name and address please gas eals 58 Curtis and all veteran Mr you've been there I forgot to mention one thing I um well it's about the thing of um vacating don't you vacate the corner put this on your list V vacate the corner of man's fail and seven you know landscape it and vacate we don't need you there no more please make it safe as a bad intersection thank you um the other thing is we are hurting but scatter away is a mess no matter how great you make it sound it's a mess just talking about Washington Avenue and New Brunswick or whatever you want to call it it's a mess take a 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 going to stick your sign on Seventh and Mansfield if you elect me that's not what I want to hear I want to see the place looking neat and you prosecute a Good Samaritan who's trying to help is neighbors Yours Truly PID a fine for trying to make my neighborhood look somewhat neater this old veteran has been prosecuted and fined whiches of 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 thank you for your comments I'm going to close the public portion do I have a motion to adjourn motion second all in favor I ijed I thank you have a good night