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BOROUGH COUNCIL WORK SESSION - August 31, 2026 Monday, August 31, 2026 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call - Borough Clerk - GP Caminiti

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

III.Open Public Meetings Statement

Notice of this meeting has been 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.

IV.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

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.

V.Resolution for Council Action:

  1. 1.Resolution 2026 - 8.8 - Resolution Authorizing Municipal Clerk to Endorse ABC Application by Druery Brewery, LLC for Concert-Related Event on the Property of Howe Commons on September 13, 2026

VI.Work Session Presentation:

  1. 1.Regional Stormwater Study - JoLynn Moloughney / Michael Pisauro, Watershed Institute

VII.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Financial Assistance for Holiday Walk

  2. 2.Cashless Borough Hall

  3. 3.Yard Waste Ordinance

  4. 4.RFP Police Study

  5. 5.Ordinance for Lawn Mower and Backhoe

  6. 6.Update for Police Hire

  7. 7.Request for Planning Services for Affordable Housing - Dan Rubenstein

VIII.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Mayor Appointment of Caitilin Dodd - Economic Development Commission 

  2. 2.Approval of Minutes

  3. 3.Introduction - Ordinance 2026-28 – Ordinance Modifying Requirements for Yard Waste Collection and Amending the Code of the Borough of Pennington

  4. 4.Public Hearing and Adoption - Ordinance 2026-26 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", to Implement Recommendations Contained in the Borough of Pennington Master Plan Adopted by the Planning Board on May 13, 2026

  5. 5.Public Hearing and Adoption - Ordinance 2026-27 - Ordinance Requiring Escrow Fees from Potential Redevelopers in Connection with Redevelopment Matters Before Borough Council, and Amending the Code of the Borough of Pennington to Include a new Chapter 35 Concerning Redevelopment Matters

  6. 6.Resolution 2026 - 9.1 - Authorize Payment of Bills

  7. 7.Resolution 2026 - 9.2 - Resolution to Request Amendment of the 2026 Adopted Budget (Chapter 159) To Insert a Special Item of Revenue and Appropriation for ANJEC Grant   

  8. 8.Resolution 2026 - 9.3 - Resolution to Request Amendment of the 2026 Adopted Budget (Chapter 159) to Insert a Special Item of Revenue and Appropriation for 2026 - Clean Communities 

  9. 9.Resolution 2026 - 9.4 - Resolution to Request Amendment of the 2026 Adopted Budget (Chapter 159) to Insert a Special Item of Revenue and Appropriation for Recycling Tonnage Grant

  10. 10.Resolution 2026 - 9.5 - Resolution to Amend the 2026 Adopted Budget (Chapter 159) Special Items of Revenue and Appropriation for Alcohol Education, Rehabilitation and Enforcement Fund DWI

  11. 11.Resolution 2026 - 9.6 - Resolution Authorizing Refund

  12. 12.Resolution 2026 - 9.7 - Resolution Authorizing Refund of Electrical Permit Fee

  13. 13.Resolution 2026 - 9.8 - Resolution Authorizing Municipal Clerk to Endorse ABC Application Druery Syndicate, LLC for Concert-Related Event on the Property of Howe Commons on October 10, 2026

  14. 14.Resolution 2026 - 9.9 - Resolution Authorizing Municipal Clerk to Endorse ABC Application by The Pennington School for Reunion Event on the Property of First National Bank on October 10, 2026

  15. 15.Resolution 2026 - 9.10 - Police Personnel Resolution

  16. 16.Resolution 2026 - 9.11 - Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Request for Proposals for Spatial Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study to Resolve Space Needs of the Police Department in the Context of Overall Space Needs for Borough Operations

IX.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

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.

X.CLOSED SESSION

AT, PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

  1. Police Personnel

  2. Personnel

  3. Potential Litigation

  4. Liquor License

XI.Return to Open Session

XII.Adjournment