all right call our meeting to order May 28 2024 if we could all stand and salute the flag pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under Gody and Justice good evening Jamie could you please call the Sunshine statement and read uh and call the RO please be advised that proper notice has been given by the township Council in accordance with the Sunshine Law in the following manner notice advertis in the brilliant County Times and Camden carer Post on January 4th 2024 and posted on the bulletin board on the same date Mrs Theo here Mr Smith here Mr Jenny here Mr lion here Mr B here thank you Jamie first up on our work session is the sterm water ordinance review which again is uh state required right of or that we have to adopt to conform with state regulations we really don't have an option in this one so I don't know if it's Joe or all Inu said uh Mr President it's been reported here at previous meetings and during our budget deliberations that there is added expense uh for the ms4 drainage requirements the the changes to them additional reporting testing mapping and inspections and now there's one more with the uh with the ordinance so we've asked that here tonight to uh go over and summarize what those requirements might be thank you Joe uh yeah so to give a brief summary of of what the uh storm Control Ordinance before you is the state adopted new rules uh last July um and now that municipalities within the state are required to adopt uh said rules you can make them more restrictive you can't make them more LAX that's similar to the storm Control Ordinance that had to be adopted back in 2021 um the the big highlight with this is taking um climate change into into factor from the state end with the increased uh rainfall uh intensities so now there's a couple new factors with the current precipitation rate um for you know 2023 and then there's also a precipitation rate for the year 20100 um that developers homeowners Etc would have to use for the stor management calcul um that's that's kind of a brief overview um we're utilizing for the most part the uh sample ordinance that the state provided um with some minor tweaks to be applicable to the township yeah I just want to make clear right this applies to every municipality and the state is doing this exact same thing correct great um Council you have any questions great okay that's all we have for that Joe you got anything just one last thing just to for those who haven't just to reminder that you have to do your elected officials training uh for the D people yes I did that corre yep okay it was enlightening produced in 2001 they yeah they need to update it it was there was good stuff in it it's just very dated yes it could use a technological upgrade okay cool all right next up is the 2024 sewer claims Jam's office provided a memo summarizing everything you anything you want to add or we just no I have really nothing to add just the one note we did receive the one claim a day late but um you know as you can see by the usage there was clearly um an issue so I've made the recommendations if you're okay with it we'll put a resolution on for the public meeting Jamie's office does a good job of getting those to us we don't want to follow her recommendations so we are good with that we should be the last two for the for this year hopefully okay everybody all right with that all right next up we'll go into our ordinances on first reading first one is ordinance 20245 a bond ordinance authorizing the execution of various Capital Equipment the township of Delan prating a sum of 395,000 authorizing inssurance of General obligation bonds or Bond anticipation notes the township of Delan County of Burlington New Jersey in the agre principal amount not to exceed $375,900 making certain determinations and Covenant and authorizing certain related action the connection with the forgoing and this is in Joe relation to the Street 2024 capital budget yes yes okay for the purchase of dump truck a brush which will help uh with our brush collection operations as well as a little mini ex ex okay Council entertain a motion motion second J call the RO please Mrs AO I Mr Smith I Mr Jenny Mr lion Mr Brock I guys have it motion carries the ordinance is introduced next up is ordinance 20246 a bond ordinance authorizing completion of various Capital Improvements in in for the township of Daran appropriating the sum of 800,000 authorizing the issuance of General obligation bonds or Bond anticipation notes for the township of Delan County of Burlington state of New Jersey in the accreate principal amount not to exceed 51,000 and making certain determinations and covidence and authorizing certain actions in the connection with the forging I make a motion second jimy you call the RO please mrso hi Mr Smith I Mr Jenny I Mr lion I Mr BR eyes eyes have it motion carries your ordinance is introduced next is ordinance 20247 a bond or a bond ordinance authorizing the repair and replacement of sewer remains on Leon a for the township of Delan appropriating the sum of $3.95 million and authorizing the insurance of General obligation bonds Bond anticipation n to the township of Daran County Burlington state of New Jersey any aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3.95 million making certain determinations and Covenants in the connection um and related actions in connection with the forgoing I'll a motion motion I'll second Jam call please Mrs AO hi Mr Smith hi Mr Jenny hi Mr lion hi Mr Barrow hi guys have it motion Carri the ordinance is introduced next up president just one comment on that that uh this is as a result of that major collapse that we had back this past January and uh this we we're really trying to Fast Track this this Improvement project before we have another problem like we've had on up and down Route 130 this past two years yes great awesome next up is our consent agenda is there any objections to the consent agenda the items with all right I'll entertain a motion so moved second Jamie off Mrs aadu hi Mr Smith hi Mr Jenny hi Mr lion hi Mr Baro I you guys have it motion carries consent agenda is adopted as well as the items within next up is our reports first up is our Township administrator Joseph bolina Joe just just one comment I want to make on the uh one of the send agenda items uh we're starting the design on a replacement of two of our three influent pumps at the sore plant these are these two pumps they pretty much capture everything that comes in from throughout the whole system they're 30 years old uh their seals are broken all the original Motors and they're starting to show wear and tear so we're hoping to complete this in this calendar year sounds great thank you thank you Joe for staying on top of that next up is our clerk Jamie aers Jam no I have no report great thank you next is our mayor mayor C thank you council president uh other than to thank Riverside Township for inviting us to the Memorial Day Parade it was great to see all the folks out there uh and uh that's my report great thank you next is our solicitor Robert Wright great thank you next is our engineer Ed darmiento from C Associates thank you Mr President um I will keep this as brief as I can I just have a lot of updates um so we'll start Brown Street irrigation has been installed on Brown Street I know there's uh been been a few concerns on how much movement out there it's going to see you're going to see a lot of movement coming forward they going to start installing the s in the coming coming weeks um with hopefully everything uh be completed by by July um at the latest uh Stuart Avenue um there was an issue that was caught um by our office and the contractor uh contractor is in the process of repairing the issue that was found found and they were back on site this week and have a plan of action and they're going to continue moving forward um the 2024 Road program and cdbg uh we had our precons last week and both contractors are anticipating um starting the week of 610 so as a reminder the road program has Cooper kill Paddock Way and Tech Drive and cdbg is the adaa ramps along Suburban Boulevard um and last but not least uh the pipe bursting project um on route 1:30 the actual bursting process from my understanding is supposed to begin starting next week they've been out there doing some work with test fits Etc the actual process is going to start our office has been coordinating with all utilities in the police department and NJ doot um to to start everything next week that's my important awesome thank you very much next up is members of council first up this councilman Nikki P do just want to see um once in the uh parade at Riverside Township was well attended also um thean High School band I want to give a shout out to them they had me dancing it was nice and once again um thanks to all who have given their lives for us to have freedom we appreciate their service we remember them and our heart still goes out to their families thank you great thank you next is councilman M Smith yes thanks so much I just three items tonight uh first and foremost just wanted to uh make a mention of the fact that on Sunday uh there was a memorial tree that was planted in conro park uh to honor Harron Jesse Williams um it was well attended about 30 40 people that were outside um on Sunday afternoon on the holiday weekend so that definitely speaks to the uh impact that uh Haron made throughout his life uh was also attended by uh councilman of L Jenny as well as U Al Clark and Deb havin of the Green Team uh so we thank them for everything that uh they did to help uh bring that together so I just wanted to acknowledge that secondly also uh as a councilwoman do mentioned the Memorial Day Parade was well attended uh had a always a great time every year to you know see the families and uh the kids outside U you know looking for a little candy you know so they can have some uh Sweet Treats later in the day but um definitely uh don't want to you know gloss over the fact that it's Memorial Day and we're paying U tribute to those that uh served our country and paid the ultimate sacrifice so um just definitely wanted to take a moment to acknowledge those families as well the local families that have experienced loss and lastly um this uh Friday is uh Delan High School's uh prom so you may see a lot more folks out and about uh you know people taking uh photos it's a lot bigger production than it was when I was going to the CRI Back in the Day balloons and all kinds of stuff going on now so uh just be careful as you're uh you know driving around and uh that's the end of my report great thank you next up is uh councilman Lyn K thank you council president I just want to mention that uh we were contacted by the folks who were running the flags for Heroes and the mayor and I will be working with Mark again this year uh this year we're looking to expand that to a full week rather than just a weekend so the mayor and I will be working with Clark on that to uh put that together and again the Memorial Day Parade a way to honor those who have given uh their lives for our country and for our people so that we can live and enjoy the life we have and it was uh I was proud to be uh attending and uh that uh it was good to see so many people out there that's my report thank you great thank you next up is Vice President of council Tom ly thank you council president and just want to Echo the Memorial Day Parade was awesome and it was uh well attended by the BFW and they do a great job with um coordinating things and uh the ceremony at the ceremon at the cemetery and then at the building and um it was a really nice event and uh I also went back to the BFW afterwards and they have a nice ceremony there he's right here and uh it it was it was a great day and and we got to not forget it is to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice great thank you Mr Vice President uh from our report echo my colleagues and also hope everyone had a happy safe U Memorial Day and took some time to celebrate you know and and honor and sort of remember those folks who gave the ultimate sacrifice and you know remember why we have that day off everyone you know enjoys the Sun and and the fun but make sure you take some time to remember uh the true meaning so with that I'll entertain a motion to open the floor to public comment motion I'll second all in favor I I who opposed motion carries or flooor is open to public comment if you wish to speak please raise your hand nothing I'll entertain motion to close the floor motion second second all in favor I who's opposed motion carries or FL is closed I'll now entertain a motion to adour motion to adjourn second all in favor I I opposed motion carries we are adour thank you