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BOROUGH COUNCIL WORK SESSION - September 28, 2026 Monday, September 28, 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.Resolutions for Council Action:

  1. 1.Resolution 2026 - 9.12 - Resolution Authorizing Hiring of Thomas Krause as Laborer I in the Pennington Public Works Department

  2. 2.Resolution 2026 - 9.13 -  Resolution Authorizing Conditional Offer of Employment to John Vagott as Foreman of Public Works in the Pennington Public Works Department 

VI.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Arboretum Management - Kit Chandler and Kieran John, Environmental Commission 

  2. 2.Cashless Borough Hall Plan

  3. 3.Yard Waste Ordinance and Information Dissemination Plan - Nadine Stern

  4. 4.BAN Ordinances for Lawn Mower and Backhoe

  5. 5.Status of Abey Road Improvement Project/Bids Due 10/15/26

  6. 6.Elizabethtown Gas Project - Gas Line Replacements

  7. 7.Bond Ordinance for the NJDOT Sked Street, Vannoy Avenue, and West Welling Street Road Improvement Project/Resolution for Engineering Services for Improvement Design

VII.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Presentation - Economic Development Commission (EDC) - Jason Meyer, EDC Chairperson

  2. 2.Proclamation - Communities of Light

  3. 3.Approval of Minutes

  4. 4.Introduction - Ordinance 2026 - 28 – An Ordinance Updating Chapter 172 of the Borough Code Concerning Leaf, Brush and Yard-Waste Collection and Providing for Registration of Commercial Landscaping and Snow-Removal Contractors 

  5. 5.Introduction: Ordinance 2026 - 29 - Bond Ordinance Providing Road Improvements for Sked Street, Vannoy Road, and West Welling Street by the Borough of Pennington, in the County of Mercer, New Jersey, Appropriating $545,480 There For and Authorizing the Issuance of $545,480 Bonds or Notes of the Borough to Finance the Cost of

  6. 6.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

  7. 7.Resolution 2026 - 10.1 - Authorize Payment of Bills

  8. 8.Resolution 2026 - 10.2 - Cashless Borough Hall 

  9. 9.Resolution 2026 - 10.3 - Promotion of Public Works Foreman

  10. 10.Resolution 2026 - 10.4 - Resolution Authorizing Engineering Services with Colliers Engineering for Lead Service Line Planning and Design Related to Pennington Borough's I-Bank Application in the Amount of $109,500

  11. 11.Resolution 2026 - 10.5 - Resolution Authorizing Engineering Services with Colliers Engineering for Re-Design of the Abey Road Improvement Project in the Amount of $111,500

VIII.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.

IX.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. Potential Litigation

  2. Affordable Housing Controls - Ed Schmierer 

  3. Lease Contract Negotiation

  4. Retail Distribution License 

  5. Personnel Matters

X.Return to Open Session

XI.Adjournment