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COUNCIL WORK SESSION - April 28, 2025 Monday, April 28, 2025 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Marciante; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

III.Open Public Meetings Statement

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times, and Trentonian 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.

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.

Work Session Presentations:

V.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Resolution 2025-5.5 - Resolution Accepting Planning Board Recommendation to Designate Area in the Borough known as Block 201, Lots 6 and 7 on the Borough Tax Map an Area in Need of Redevelopment, in Accordance With the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, ET SEQ

  2. 2.Permit Application for Beer Garden at Pennington Day 

  3. 3.Resolution 2025-5.4 - Amending Remote Public Meetings Procedures 

  4. 4.Letter - Pennington Point - Trash Fees 

VI.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Proclamation - Kieran John 

  2. 2.Approval of Minutes - Work Session - March 31, 2025

  3. 3.Ordinance 2025-8 - 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 2025  (Public Hearing and Adoption)

  4. 4.Ordinance 2025-9 - Ordinance Amending Chapter 98 of the Code of the Borough of Pennington to Clarify Mechanical Subcode Fees (Public Hearing and Adoption)

  5. 5.Resolution 2025-5.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

  6. 6.Resolution 2025-5.3 - Resolution Certifying That All Members of the Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington Have Reviewed the Sections of the 2024 Annual Audit Entitled General Comments and Recommendations

  7. 7.Resolution 2025-5.5 - Resolution Granting Conditional Authorization for Las Patatas De Rafa, LLC, Doing Business as La Unica to Maintain a Temporary Outdoor Dining Area in the Public Right-of-Way 2025  

  8. 8.Resolution 2025-5.6 - Resolution Authorizing the Auction of Certain Surplus Property No Longer Needed for the Public Use by Pennington Borough Utilizing the Services of GovDeals, Inc. 

  9. 9.Resolution 2025-5.7 - Resolution Authorizing Agreement With Jay C.S. Neary Concerning Sewer Connection for 115 Lewis Brook Road in Hopewell Township

  10. 10.Resolution 2025-5.9 - Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement With Montrose Environmental for the Completion of the 2024 Right to Know Survey

  11. 11.Resolution 2025-5.10 - Resolution Authorizing Submission of Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Fiscal Grant July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

  12. 12.Resolution 2025-5.11 - Resolution Authorizing Take Down of Large Tree Near Exclosure Within the Arboretum and Authorizing the Use of Open Space Funds for this Purpose

  13. 13.Resolution 2025-5.12 - Resolution Authorizing Repair of Trash Vehicle Under State Contract T-2108-A89300 

VII.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.

VIII.Adjournment