Township Committee - Regular Meeting

I'd like to call the regular meeting to order at 8:05 p.m. Uh we're going to do a flag salute and then please remain standing for a uh a moment of silence. Mr. Doth, please. I would be honored if you start us off with the pledge of allegiance. Pledge allegiance. 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. Over seat, please.

Thank you. Kathleen, if you can read the item, statement of notice, please. All attendees and participants agree to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate for public gathering. Individual speakers should be advised that no right of privacy protects a person's public comments made in a public form. Accordingly, all all participants bear responsibility for their own statements and commentary. Presentation certificate of appreciation presented to Ray Doth.

Okay. I'd like to make a comment. Uh I've gotten to know Mr. Doth uh for quite a number of years and he's always been professional. He's always been, you know, open and transparent and he's uh volunteered his time for numerous years. and we had asked him to come to this meeting so we could you know present them a certificate of appreciation for all of the years of service. Uh in addition to that I think you were in the air force during Vietnam. Correct. Sure. And you did how many sorties as you call it? 138 combat missions out in Air Force. 90 of them North Vietnam. And thank God you're still here.

Yeah. So So thank you for your service. Thank you for your service. Thank you for uh choosing Milstone to reside and uh thank you for your volunteer time, you know, on on the Veterans Council and we appreciate everything that you've done. Would anybody else like to say anything?

May echo the echo the words of the mayor. Thank you so much for your service and your service here at Millstone. And uh didn't recognize you without your uniform, by the way. I would also like to thank Ray. He's helped me a lot going prepare for some of the parades and getting the guys together and doing numerous things. So, I appreciate his help over the years. And I I wish you a happy retirement for this rounding. Yes. So, uh we we've come up with a certificate of appreciation that we'd like to give to you, but I'd also like to read into the record so it stays in everybody's heart for years to come. It says tach of millstone certificate of appreciation. This certificate is presented to Raymond Dothur in appreciation of your dedication and tireless efforts in support of the United States Armed Forces. On behalf of the residents of the township of Milstone and the township committee, we hereby express our sincere appre appreciation to Raymond Doth. We want to thank you for your unwavering dedication and hard work. Your contributions to this town have been immeasurable and have made a lasting impact on all of us. We will miss you, but your your legacy will continue to inspire. The township committee values what you have done and with our with our most heartfelt thanks and best wishes for the continued success in all of your future endeavors. Thank you very much. I'd like to present it to you. sharp suit.

I like the boots. The solid one. Start with this one. We try to get the Well, we'll get the logo. We'll get the American flag there. All right. Now, how about all attachment committee get up there? Come on. I'll go on that side. I'm sure the courts would like to see the township committee memorials day at the parade and ceremony also went this way. Thank you. Thank you.

Other than uh Councilman uh Davidson and the mayor. Thank you so much. You were there sometime, won't you? It's my anniversary. I'm usually away. We won't miss that again. Well, that's one reason why I'm hungry. I got a boss, too, Ray. You know, again, thank thank you for everything. Yeah. I think we also want to mention that because you mentioned it at the at the ceremony for uh uh Veterans Day. We are looking for volunteers for the Veterans Council, right? Yes. So, can I make a comment about that?

Sure. Uh, I hope somebody else watches this uh uh recording, but anyway, uh, I'd like to ask anybody who would like to help out with the, uh, council as far as organizing the parade on Memorial Day and whatnot. Uh, just, uh, let Kevin know and he'll get in touch with Frank and, uh, John. And please by April let us know that you'd like to volunteer to help organize parade or hand out flyers or something like that because we really need that kind of help. Uh most of the vets are pretty old now and uh much and there few of them. So uh anybody men and women please volunteer to help us out for that main ceremony. We really need your help.

I'll push it early as well. Yeah. On on on that note, uh Kathleen, could we send out a Nixel blast or an email blast to everybody, you know, asking for volunteers to the Veterans Council? Sure. Not just to join the Veterans Council, but to aid in the various events that that they, you know, put out throughout the year. Mhm. Excellent. Thank you. All right. Again, thank you very much. Have a great night. Happy New Year and and happy holidays. I apologize for the beard. I was told when I left home, I started too late to become Santa Claus. But I kind of like the way it looks. Thank you, Sarah. Have a good night. Have a good night. Okay. Resolutions.

Resolution 25-220. Resolution acknowledging receive review of planning board consistency report for ordinance 25-13. I do notice that we don't have underneath it, but I do need a motion to adopt. Okay, hold on one second. I'll move to adopt. Hold on one second. I just got to add it. I'll second it.

And I'll do roll call when you're ready. Yes. Go ahead. Thank you. Okay. Roll call. Deputy Mayor Morris. Yes. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Committee person Ziner. Yes. Committee person Davis. Yes. And Mayor Frell. Yes. My pen just died. Ordinance. Second reading. Yeah, my pen just died. Hold on. Okay. Ordinant second reading. Ordinance 25-13, an ordinance amending chapter 35, land use and development regulations, various sections in chapter 5 fees, section 5-16, fees for trailers and mobile homes of the revised general ordinances of the township of Milstone, County of Mammoth, and state of New Jersey.

Explanatory statement. This ordinance amends chapter 35, land use and development regulations, various sections, and chapter 5 fees. Sections 5-16, fees for trailers and mobile homes. Affidavit of publications presented like to open it up to the public at 8:13. Right. Would anybody from the public like to come up and speak about this particular ordinance? Okay. Being that there's nobody here to speak about this, I'd like to close it at 8:13. Thank you. and motion to adopt the table.

I'll move it, mayor. Thank you. I'll second. Thank you. Roll call, please. Deputy Mayor Morris. Yes. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Committee person Ziner? Yes. Committee person Davis? Yes. Mayor Pharaoh. Yes.

Consent resolutions. So, all matters listed under item consent agenda are considered routine by the township committee and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items. If discussion is desired of any item, that item will be considered separately. 25-221 resolution establishing the 2026 annual schedule of meetings for the Milstone Township Committee. 25-222 Resolution authorizing schedule of holidays for 2026. 25-223 Resolution listing holidays to be observed by the mining operators in Milstone Township for 2026. 25-20224 resolution to designate official newspapers which will receive public notices for 2026. 25-225 amending resolution 25-209 which appointed a part-time fire sub code official. 25-226 resolution extending contract for curbside pickup of recyclable materials for 2026. 25-227 Resolution authorizing shared service agreement for signmaking services with Freehold Township. 25-228 resolution authorizing execution of a shared service agreement for the renewal term between Milstone Township and the Milstone Township Fire District for the provisions of emergency medical services. 25-229 resolution directing tax collector to cancel real estate taxes on block 62 lot 21.01 1 25-230 Resolution hiring temporary snowplow laborers for the 2026 winter season. 25-231 resolution authorizing voiding of checks and adding funds back to Milstone Township account. 25-232 Resolution to report additions and

deletions to the fixed asset report. 25-233 payment of vouchers December 17th, 2025. 25-234 resolution authorizing release of performance guarantees for CRPCHI Showplace Farms Owner LLC application number P19-12 block 23 lot 8 located on Highway 33 25-235 Resolution directing tax collector to cancel real estate taxes listed on schedule A and B 25-236 resolution to adopt the 2025 update of the Milstone Stone Township Emergency Operation Plan, which is called EOP 25-237, resolution authorizing the award of a fair and open contract for professional planning services pertaining to the township's master plan re-examination report.

Thank you for that motion to adopt the favor, please. I'll move to adopt. Thank you. Second. I'll second. Thank you. I'd like to uh pull 25228 for discussion. 25 228. How's this committee discussion? 228. So 228 is Wait, hold on. There's a motion to remove 25228 from the consent agenda. Yeah, that's for the the shared screen with the fire department.

Yeah, I just have a question. Okay. So, we're going to need a motion to remove it and then we'll go back and right now first and I need a second for that. I'll make a motion to remove it. I'll second. Okay. I'm going to do roll call. Excuse you. Mhm. You ready? Committee person Davis. Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris. Yes. Committee person Zabroski. Yes. Committee person Ziner. Yes. And Mayor Pharaoh. Yes.

Okay. So, resolution 25-228 has been pulled, which is a resolution authorizing execution of a shared service agreement for the renewal term between Milstone Township and the Milstone Township Fire District for provisions of emergency medical services. Now I need I well I do already have a a motion on the table from committee person Ziner and committee person for the rest of the consent for the rest of the consent agenda with the exception of 228. So I'm going to do a roll call. Committee person Davis. Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris. Yep. Committee person Zoski. Yes.

Committee person Ziner. Yes. May Pharaoh. Yes.

Okay. So, I only have a question about 228. Is that the fifth year of a five-year agreement or is this a new 5year? The 5 years expired and it automatically renewed. So, you would be starting over another 5year agreement. New 5 years. Okay. That's all I wanted to know. But what we've been doing is renegotiating every year because we have an option to renegotiate. So it's for a 5-year term that we could cancel at any time or change the terms at any time. Gotcha. So that 5-year term automatically renews for successive 5-year terms. Oh, okay. But but as there are provisions that the mayor mentioned. All right. Thank you.

Okay. So do we have a motion to adopt or table uh 25-228? Make a motion to adopt 225 228. I'll second. Okay. Roll call, please. Committee person Davis. Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris. Yes. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Committee person Ziner here. And Mayor Pharaoh. Yes. Okay. So, resolution 25-228 is adopted.

Yes. Township Committee minutes, special meeting minutes, November 21st, 2025. Motion to adopt the table, please. I'll make the motion to Thank you. Second. I'll second. Thank you. Roll call. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Committee person Ziner. Yes. Committee person Davis? Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris? Yes. Mayor Pharaoh? Yes. Regular meeting minutes, December 3rd, 2025. Absent was Deputy Mayor Morris. Motion to adopt the table. I'll move to adopt. Thank you. I'll second. Roll call. Committee person Ziner. Yes. Committee person Davis. Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris.

Abstain. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Mayor Pharaoh. Yes. Executive meeting minutes December 3rd, 2025. Again, absent Deputy Mayor Morris. Motion to adopt the table, please. I'll make the motion to adopt. Thank you. Second. Second. Thank you. Roll call. Committee person Davis. Yes. Deputy Mayor Morris. Stein. Committee person Zoski. Yes. Committee person Zer. Yes. Mayor Pharaoh. Yes. Reports from various departments for November 2025. Tax collector 11 million 9

048.31. Clerk report 94 $914. Dog license $24. Municipal court $3,868.61. Recreation $12,577.74. Construction $41,96. COA $22,49. Included is the 2025 interest revenue. Thank you. Motion to file. How about the motion? Thank you. Second, please. I'll second. Thank you. All in favor? I I Who was the second on that?

It was Committee Morris. I'm sorry. Deputy B. It's all good. Okay. Still the second and reports. Dar. Okay. Eric.

Yes. Uh Environmental Commission, we uh established the date for our an annual uh annual stream cleanup is the 20th anniversary. Actually, this year it is Saturday, April 18th. It'll be 9 to noon. Details will follow and will be posted on the township website. But anyone who's listening, please mark it on your calendars. We're looking to continue our successful cleanup uh to help keep our water bodies clean. Do do you remember how much how many tons that they were able to clean up last year? Uh I forget how many tons. We have to go like something like 10 12 tons we've collected last year something.

It was a crazy number. So, you know, please any volunteers to help keep the town clean and and maintain it its beauty, please volunteer for that day. I think to give out donuts, too, every once in a while, we think that may be a nice little way to get somebody out. I think you could lead with the donuts. Yeah, leave with the donuts. Okay, that's a good thing. Free. I'm sure I'll see you there then, Mr. M. Absolutely. Excellent. Committee Miss Any mayor? No leaison report.

All right. I do uh leazison report from our uh office of emergency management. We've been meeting regularly and we are required by the uh the county and the state to update and reorganize our emergency operations plan which we passed tonight. uh updating it to 2025 uh status uh where where things are changing, you know, police personnel changes and and other things get established. So, we're constantly reviewing it and we sent that a preliminary plan to the county. County reviews it, approves it, gives it back to us, and then we presented it to the township committee and then the tach committee approves it. Again, that's what we did today. And that keeps our office of emergency management in in in top uh efficiency. So if there was an issue, uh the personnel know what to do. They know where to respond. Uh what outside agencies need to be brought in, and it just makes everything easier. Uh I believe December 2nd, we held a mock uh uh demonstration at the middle school, which went off uh very successful. uh we had the the county there and and everything went very very well and that just adds another layer of protection to the town. So if there is something that's going to happen, we know how to respond. So thank you to the uh to the members of the OEM as well as the county. Uh thank you very much to Scott Nielson. That's all I have for that. Uh new business. Uh there is a township reorganization meeting uh that's going to be held on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 at 7 p.m. here in uh in the courthouse at 2:15 Milstone Road. Uh so if you would like to see how the reorganization meeting uh is done, uh please come and and join us for that day. Uh any comments from the Dave? Just

want to wish uh everyone all the residents uh township committee the uh our staff who run uh the town first every day and our professionals you know happy and safe holiday season and happy new year. Excellent. I echo the sentiment. Thank you Deputy Mayor Morris. Jeff Tara I was going to say happy and healthy holiday to everybody. Happy New Year's and uh and hopefully 26 will be much better than 25 for everybody concerned. Okay, at this time I'd like to open it up to the members of the public at 8:26.

Would anybody like to come up and speak? Being that there's no member from the public that would like to speak, I'd like to close it to the public at 8:26. Thank you. So, we are going to motion and exit out of the public meeting and we're going to enter back into the executive uh session. We have unresolved business there. So, they have a motion to adjourn the public portion of the meeting. And there'll be no formal there'll be no formal there'll be no formal action taking following executive session. Thank you for that. I'm sorry. Who who the first committee man? Do I have a second? I'll second. Committ Zer. All in favor? I.