REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - April 6, 2026 Monday, April 06, 2026 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Davy

ROLL CALL - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Kassler-Taub; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS STATEMENT

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times and was posted on the bulletin board at Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street and on the Borough website according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

MAYOR'S BUSINESS

• 1.Proclamation - Arbor Day

• 2.Proclamation - Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Webb 

• 3.Proclamation - Borough Clerk/Assistant CFO - Betty Sterling

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

• 4.Nancy Rubenstein - Senior Advisory - Unexpired Term ending 12/31/2028

• 5.James Ottomanelli - Parks & Recreation - Unexpired Term ending 12/31/2027

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 6.Work Session Meeting - February 23, 2026

• 7.Regular Council Meeting - March 2, 2026

• 8.Special Meeting - March 9, 2026

APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES (FOR CONTENT BUT NOT FOR RELEASE)

• 9.Closed Session - January 26, 2026

• 10.Closed Session - February 2, 2026

• 11.Closed Session - February 23, 2026

• 12.Closed Session - March 2, 2026

PRESENTATIONS

• 13.Presentation of 2025 Audit 

• 14.Resolution 2026-4.21 - Resolution Certifying That All Members of the Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington Have Reviewed the Sections of the 2025 Annual Audit Entitled General Comments and Recommendations

ORDINANCES FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION

• 15.Ordinance 2026-17 - An Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank in Accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45:14 in the Borough of Pennington, New Jersey

• 16.Ordinance 2026-18 - An Ordinance to Provide for and Determine the Rate of Compensation of Officers and Employees of the Borough of Pennington, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey for the Year 2026

2026 BUDGET FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION

• 17.Resolution 2026-4.20 - Resolution Authorizing Compliance With the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 18.2026 Budget - Public Hearing and Adoption 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• 19.Personnel / Economic Development - Ms. Angarone

• 20.Public Works / Senior Advisory Board - Ms.Stern

• 21.Finance / Public Safety / Open Space / Arboretum / Landfill - Mrs. Chandler

• 22.Board of Health / Environmental Commission / Shade Tree - Mr. Rubenstein

• 23.Planning Board / Historic Preservation / Parks & Recreation - Ms. Kassler-Taub

• 24.Library Board / Hopewell Green Team / Net Zerio Committee - Mr. Valenza

NEW BUSINESS

• 25.Resolution 2026-4.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lienholder

• 26.Resolution 2026 - 4.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• 27.Resolution 2026-4.3 - Resolution Reappointing Gian-Paolo (GP) Caminiti Borough Administrator and Approving Employment Agreement for 2026

• 28.Resolution 2026-4.4 - Resolution Appointing Gian Paolo (GP) Caminiti Municipal Clerk for a Three-Year Term Effective May 1, 2026 Effective May 1, 2026

• 29.Resolution 2026-4.5 -  Resolution Appointing Gian Paolo (GP) Caminiti Registrar of the Borough of Pennington Effective May 1, 2026

• 30.Resolution 2026-4.6 -  Resolution Appointing Gian Paolo (GP) Caminiti the Public Agency Compliance Officer for the Borough of Pennington 

• 31.Resolution 2026-4.7 - Resolution Appointing Alaina Wysocke Tax Assessor for a Second Four-Year Term Effective July 1, 2026

• 32.Resolution 2026-4.8 - Resolution Authorizing Submission of Application to Governor's Council on Substance Use Disorder (GCSUD) for Fiscal Grant July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027

• 33.Resolution 2026-4.9 - Resolution Authorizing Preparation of Supplemental HDSRF Grant Application and Related Professional Services Agreement With Excel Environmental Resources, Inc. in Connection With Supplemental Remedial Investigation for Block 205 / Lots 4, 5 and 12

• 34.Resolution 2026-4.10 - Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Two (2) Trash Cart Enclosures for Kunkel Park and Authorizing the Use of Open Space Funds for This Purchase

• 35.Resolution 2026-4.11 -  Resolution Granting Conditional Authorization for Vito's Pizza to Maintain a Temporary Outdoor Dining Area in the Public Right-of-Way in 2026

• 36.Resolution 2026-4.12 - Resolution Authorizing Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Agreement With RnD Consulting, LLC for IT Services

• 37.Resolution 2026-4.13  -  Resolution Authorizing Municipal Clerk to Endorse ABC Application by Needle Creek Brewery, LLC for Event on the Property of Howe Commons on Pennington Day 

• 38.Resolution 2026-4.14 - Resolution Approving Bingo License BA:2:26 for Saint Alphonsus Church

• 39.Resolution 2026-4.15 - Resolution Approving Raffle License RA:4:26 for Saint Alphonsus Church 

• 40.Resolution 2026-4.16 - Resolution Rejecting All Bids for Abey Drive, Mallard Place and Queens Lane Reconstruction Project (NJDOT-FY2024 Municipal Aid Program) and Directing That The Specifications for the Project be Modified and the Project be Re-Advertised for Bids 

• 41.Resolution 2026-4.17 - Resolution Appointing Borough Engineer for a Three-Year Term Beginning April 1, 2026

• 42.Resolution 2026-4.18 - Resolution Approving List of Engineering Projects With Borough Engineer for the Year 2026

• 43.Resolution 2026-4.19 - Resolution Rescinding Resolution 2026-3.16, Appointing Finance/Tax & Utility Assistant Effective March 27, 2026

• 44.Resolution 2026-4.22 - Resolution Authorizing Amendments to the Temporary Budget 

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Borough Administrator - GP Caminiti

Borough Attorney - Walter Bliss

Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Webb

Superintendent of Public Works - Rick Smith

Police - Sergeant Burroughs / Sergeant Thomas

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

CLOSED SESSION

• 45.Personnel

ADJOURNMENT