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I see a hand signal.
>> All right. We'd like to bring this

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meeting to order. Uh board of
supervisors for WA Township for

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Thursday, September 3rd. Please stand
for the pledge of allegiance.

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I
>> pledge allegiance to the flag of United

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States of America and to the republic
for which it stands, one nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. I'd like to uh please

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remain standing. We're going to do a
moment of silence for uh a a wonderful

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person that was liked by all. We're
going to name Dolly Parton tonight.

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Thank you.

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» All right. Thank you everyone.
Uh announcements. We had uh executive

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session before the meeting
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uh personnel and uh real estate. Yep,
that's about it. Okay, that's all I

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have. Janice, would you like to go?
>> Sure. Good evening, everyone. I'm so

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glad to see so many people here. Um it's
nice to see all the kids back in school.

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It's been kind of quiet out in the
community during the day, so keep an eye

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out for them when they get off the bus
stop. They're going to be antsy and

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eager to get outside. So, thank you so
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» Thank you, Chuck.
>> Uh, thank you. Uh, I have no

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announcement this time. Thank you,
>> Kathy or Janet or I'm sorry, Mary.

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» Who am I?
>> I don't know [laughter] who you are,

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» lady in the black.
>> Again, it's so great to see so many

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people here. I just want to remind
everybody that the library is now

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reopened and with the new carpeting,
please stop by and check it out.

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» All right, Kathy.
>> Yes. Thanks, Ken. Good evening, ladies

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and gentlemen, folks here, and folks at
home, I have a couple announcements from

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our parks and recreation department.
Warminster Day and Touch a Truck returns

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on Saturday, September 26th. Vendor and
sponsors are still available and I have

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a sponsor sheet if anybody would like to
help out our phenomenal parks and

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recreation department. Also, Jumpstart
Sports fall te-ball, basketball, and

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volleyball at Warmister Community Park
are open for registration on the parks

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and recreation website.
Bucks County tennis fall lessons at

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Monroe Park will are open for
registration on the Bucks County Tennis

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Wipes website.
Sponsorship and golfer opportunities are

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available for the annual parks and
recreation golf outing on Friday,

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October 9th at Five Ponds Golf Club. Uh,
and just so everybody knows, if you'd

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like, if you haven't been to Five Golf,
Five Pounds Golf Pond,

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» excuse me,
>> Five Pounds Golf Club, if you haven't

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been there, this would be a great event
to attend to support our parks and

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recreation and to also There's nothing
in here. You're trust me people. Water.

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[laughter]
>> That's it, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

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» All right. Thanks.
All right. Thank you.

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All right. Uh we have uh another uh
another swearing in of Officer Omar

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Sissoko. I pronounced that right.
Chief Donley, I'll hand you over the

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floor.
>> Good evening. No worries. It's my

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privilege again to present another
officer for swearing in. Next month

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we'll have two more and then November
we'll have promotions and then December

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we should have two more. But um and that
will get us to about 45 at that point.

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We'll still have one more spot overall
um going to the next year. But like to

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present Umar Suko.
Uh he was born in Brooklyn in New York

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City, raised in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, where his family instilled

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in him the values of hard work that can
always help and achieve your goals. He's

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a graduate of building 21 high school in
Philadelphia. After uh three days after

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graduating, he joined the United States
Marine Corps. Uh and after boot camp and

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graduated, he now serves in the United
States Marine Corps as a reservist. He

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then began his law enforcement career
two years ago with the Philadelphia

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Sheriff's Office and he went to the
Montgomery County Police Academy um last

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year graduating in June uh December of
2025. So I'd like to have uh your

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honorable Chris O'Neal and um Officer
Sukco come up and the living legend Bob

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Sans.

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the door. [clears throat]

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» [clears throat]

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» I, Umar Soko,
>> I, Omar Sissoko,

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» do solemnly swear
>> do solemnly swear

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» that I will support, obey, and defend
>> that I will support, obey, and defend

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» the Constitution of the United States
>> the Constitution of the United States

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» and the Constitution of this
Commonwealth

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» and
>> and the Constitution of this

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Commonwealth
>> and that I will discharge the duties of

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police officer
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police officer
>> in Warmerster Township, Bucks County

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» in Warmster Township, Bucks County
>> with fidelity

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» with fidelity. I also solemnly swear
>> I also solemnly swear

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» that I will uphold, obey, and enforce
>> that I will uphold, obey, and enforce

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» the laws of Pennsylvania
>> the laws of Pennsylvania

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» without consideration to a person's race
>> without consideration to a person's race

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» color sex
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» religious creed
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» sexual orientation
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» age
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» national origin
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» ancestry
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» handicap or disability
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» CONGRATULATIONS
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» OFFICER. CONGRATULATIONS.
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» Thank you. Thank you.

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» I want to say thank everybody here and
thanks for coming.

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» That's only one.
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» Yeah. We're going to take take a recess
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» and congratulations to Officer Sissoko.
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have the floor. We'll go over u an
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All right. Well, as everybody's quite
aware, ebikes have come made their way

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to War Mister Township. Um, without any
understanding of what they are and how

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fast they move and that the law that was
placed into effect earlier this year has

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changed it to where there's certain
requirements, as you can see, that might

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be a little bit tougher to see, uh, but
it's on our Facebook page. We've posted

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it at several different places, but it
basically tells you um what the

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requirements are for certain bikes. And
the two or three I should say that

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really fit the bill. U everybody knows a
bicycle. Any of these any of these uh

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things are classified as a vehicle under
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Vehicle Code Title 75. Uh even a
bicycle. So any of them driven

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intoxicated, you could be charged with
DUI. Um and we have locked people up on

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bicycles with DUI. Um find that hard to
believe, but not anymore, Mr. Um U. The

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first one is a pedicycle with electric
assistance. Is a vehicle weighing not

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more than 100 pounds with two or three
wheels more than 11 in in diame

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diameter. manufactured or assembled with
an electronic motoring system rated for

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no more than 750 watts. Um, and the
equipment with operable pedals capable

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of speeds no more than 20 m an hour. Um,
minimal age on that is 16 years old. Um,

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that's probably the one of the more
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child under the age of 16 and they're
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technically not permitted. Um there are
rights and duties. The parents can be

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cited
uh for letting allowing operation of

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these vehicles on the streets. And yes,
we have had accidents. We've had one

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child driving one with his buddy on the
back and slammed into a car at street in

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New Town as they were trying to exit
Dick and Rips gas station. Sliding right

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into the side of it. Just drove not
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Eastbound and a westbound eastbound and
a westbound sidewalk. Um, so,

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um, that's probably one of our more
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helmeted, uh, actually I should say 16
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at 12-year-old is on it, they have to be
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wearing a helmet overall. The other one
is a motorized pedicycle, which is the

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uh, bigger brand or the bigger bikes.
It's a motor-driven cycle equipped with

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operable pedals, motor rated not more
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capacity not to exceed 50 cubic
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transmission with a max designated speed
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motor driven, equipped with operable
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powered by electric battery, battery
pack, electric motor. Maximum designated

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speed is no more than 25 miles an hour.
That's pretty much your bigger bikes,

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like your beach cruiser style bikes that
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minimal age on that is 16. Um, so if you
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everything that applies to the first one
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vehicle. There's a few more requirements
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Um, and then you have your motor driven
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or almost electric motorcycles that are
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classifications for that. You literally
have to have a motorcycle license to

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move forward with that. But there are
kids out there riding it. Um, we're

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handling a lot of accidents in regards
to these kids, either dumping them or

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crashing into cars. Um despite the
electric, we had a kid coming down the D

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um Street Road Hill towards Davisville a
week ago, week and a half ago, probably

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about 7:30, 8:00 at night, eastbound and
the westbound shoulder, not paying

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attention, probably traveling at an
excess speed of over 25 miles an hour

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and got run over by an electrical truck.
He's critical at chop right now. So he's

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13 years old. So these kids are not out
paying attention. As you can see,

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they're driving up state road and little
packs are taking over Warster Community

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Park and we're we don't chase them. You
know, they're they're they're kids.

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You're going to panic and they're going
to scatter and things like that. But if

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we find them, we're going to site them
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So, um I put we put a quip out last week
when we p published this again. It said,

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"Parents, educate yourself. Educate your
child. You don't want us to educate

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them. And more importantly, you don't
want life to educate them. Like this

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poor 13-year-old from Upper Southampton
that's went under a truck because he

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wasn't paying attention. So life is the
hardest part of hitting you in the face,

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especially when you're young. They'll
change the whole course of your life.

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Um, and these bikes are get them. They
bought them for Christmas or they got

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them for their birthdays. The warm
weather hit and they took off and they

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were all over town. We've been we've
been dealing with them all summer. Um,

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luckily school started. Go William
Tennet. Go Wood High School. Go grade

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schools. So, they're all back in school.
Lost my picture. There it is again. Uh,

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but other than that, I am open to any
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have.
>> Chief, I have some questions.

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» Okay. So, um, I've been really concerned
about this, uh, because I know at some

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point something really severe is going
to happen. You know what I mean? And and

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what if it's it's a driver who
inadvertently hits one of those kids

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that are weaving in and out of the
traffic and they kill somebody and it's

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on their head for the rest of their
life. I don't want that to happen here.

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And I know you don't want that to
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» 10 days ago that kids in chop.
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if somebody I'm saying if say one of the
one of the people, right, if he had died

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or something or if he does, those people
are going to have that on their heads

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the rest of their life. So my my
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of deterrence are you going to use for
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» We're going to cite them. That's what
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» and what's okay. And how much do they
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» It's probably a $25 ticket plus cost and
fines go.

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» And what happens to the parents that
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» Pay the parent. They go before the
honorable Chris O'Neal,

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» right? [clears throat]
>> And they they plead their case or they

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plead out.
>> And if they and if they have another

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violation, then what happens? They get
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» They get cited again.
>> It doesn't grow. It's the same same

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citation.
>> Okay. All right. Because uh

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» so it's not like
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form of enforcement we have.
>> Okay. So I feel I I was I was I read

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everything that you put into the packet
>> and because I do have a great concern

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for it. I see these kids just randomly
running around with these scooters, with

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these bikes. And of course, technology
hasn't caught up to us, so we don't have

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I'm hoping, you know, that uh we get
some help on the outside. Um I was going

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to ask you, do you are there any other
townships uh that are passing ordinance

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regarding this issue?
>> Well, Doylestown passed an ordinance. Uh

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a lot of the township, I think Falls has
one in the works. I haven't seen any

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others other than Doylestowns.
>> Do you know how effective they are so

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far? Well, they are more concerned with
their community park, the ebikes in the

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community park because the path has to
be a certain width for the ebike to be

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driven on. I'm not sure the I think it's
8 feet across the path has to be for an

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ebike to be ridden.
>> That's what I read in the law.

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» Do you see anything in the pipeline down
the road with the state at this point?

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» That would be a question for uh Brian
Monroe.

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» Yes, I
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It just came out. So, right,
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» focused on other things once they have
this pass and see how this

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» takes effects and moves forward. So,
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Luckily, summer has ended
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corner. We'll be at Christmas tomorrow
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I'm already I'm already I'm already in
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» I know John's in 2027, too. So, but um
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» So, are you confiscating ebikes at this
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» We're not confiscating at all. Okay. I
mean, we if we had an ordinance, it said

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that there that is their ability in
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like any other vehicle. If we find a
violation, if they meet the requirement,

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if they're supposed to be licensed, if
it's the moped style where they travel

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anywhere from 30 to 40 miles an hour,
that's a vehicle. They're required to be

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licensed, they're required to have
insurance, required to have

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registration, they're required to have
all that. If they don't have that, we

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treat it like any other vehicle in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and we tow

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it. We we don't impound it. We don't
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» probably call duty tow. Now, an ebike we
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back of our car and take it here and
lock it in our bike room

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» and then have the parents come here and
get it. But if we have like this

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accident we had at Street New Town with
the two kids that we call the parents if

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they're under the age we under the age
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parent has to come out and get them.
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» We can't just cut them loose,
>> right? Because they're juveniles.

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» They're juveniles. they have to go and
the father is responsible for the damage

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that's done to that car. So uninfor So
if we pass an ordinance to try to

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curtail some of these issues and the
state does pass the law then that will

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no long are
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» then the law would take overtake that
okay so what the

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» law is already in effect and the
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» right what I'm I'm sorry to be asking so
many questions but I am really concerned

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what I want what I wanted to uh say is I
feel like these fees are not going to

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stop anything
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» but I mean what how are we going to stop
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» we got to educate them.
>> And how are we proposing to do that when

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they're running up and down the
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parents parents need to be educated?
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They're buying these ebikes for the kids
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not upset with you. I'm just upset with
the situation. And I just think that the

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fines that they're going to be getting
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» they're not the parents are going to
care if they have to pay $10, if they

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had to pay $25. Do you think they're
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» if it was $300 or what have you or the
kid had to go in an ARD program or what

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have you? I I just didn't know what the
particulars were and how

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» that's well beyond my pay grade.
>> I I'm on the enforcement end, not the

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» So that's about all the only thing we
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then Chris O'Neal could perhaps do
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» All right. So, I do have still have a
major concern about it because I don't

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think it's going to curtail a lot of the
I'm glad they're in school to be honest

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with you. But my worry is if they come
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going to be worse because at night they
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» They've been doing that all summer long,
>> right?

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» I mean, I watched two come out. I was
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Caroline Road coming out of the city and
in the Bucks and two of them were on the

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moped styles, no helmets, no lights,
>> right? weaving in and out of traffic

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upon Avenue.
>> So, how do we prevent the swarms that

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happened on street and York Road with
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» We have to catch them while they're
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One of the two.
>> What did you do that particular day? Cuz

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I was away. I happened to see the video
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» No, I mean the I mean I saw the police
there like what did you guys do to we

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came out of we were called over to
Warman Community Park. We sent police

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over to Warman Community Park. The
minute we got over to Warman Community

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Park, they scattered. They went across
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» up New Town Road and up Charter
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through the speed not through the
speedway through the uh

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» the park Ivy Land Road into that way. So
they they're just more mobile and as

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long as they have battery life they're
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a bad issue by chasing
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but they could pop out. They come
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like they did at Nativity and they were
in the middle of Street Road. They just

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popped out in the middle of Nativity
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» By the time we get from Warmer Community
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they're gone by the time we get
>> and I'm getting phone calls like crazy

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and people are saying a couple folks
almost hit them because they go right in

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front of them. So, there's a lot of
concern and I don't think that what

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we're going to do is going to be a
deterrent, but I know that you're

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working within what we can do in our
township and I understand that. So, I

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thank you for trying to take any any
implementation or deterrent that you

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possibly can. I I hope I I hope that
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» If we come up with a remedy,
>> I'm going to keep praying about it. I'm

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telling you,
>> teach juveniles

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» how to become more adult without in a
shorter time frame, we would make a

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million dollars and we both could
retire.

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» There you go.
>> We could I could I could market it and

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we could all give our kids it and be
>> done. I thought we'd get myself out of a

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job. Thank you for your patience, Chief.
>> So, I guess Go ahead. I'm sorry. Go

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ahead.
>> I'm sorry. Do you know if the school has

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an educational program for the kids on
bike bicycle safety?

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» I know they used to back in the day, but
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» bike safety we used to we used to do it
for bike safety.

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» Um but we lost our instructor. Dave
Moranny's was our instructor. He went

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off to be the chief. And
>> can we train up another officer that

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could do that?
>> Soon as I get them all hired. [laughter]

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» Soon as I get a lot of nice young ones.
It's on my list of things to do, but

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it's it's
>> I'm I'm hiring and promoting and hiring

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and promoting. So,
>> as fast as I can do it, I'll get it

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done. And I you got to find a class.
That's the big thing. And classes are

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hard to come by right now.
>> Okay. So,

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» um would it help if I
>> would it help if I go to a school got

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one?
>> What's that?

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» You got a bike. All right. Thank you.
>> Um would it help if

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» there's another option, too?
Transportation management. Yeah. They

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run educational programs. They have
community education person.

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» Okay.
>> Does this reach out to them and they

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will come out.
>> What was that again?

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» Transportation authority.
>> Transportation management authority.

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» So I guess the question is if that I
mean because everything falls under the

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vehicle codes, how enforceable would an
ordinance be because it falls under the

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state vehicle?
>> It just adds into our traffic problems

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that we're
>> battling every day.

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» Yeah. So
>> would an officer on motorcycle help?

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» Absolutely.
>> Bike cops would be better.

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» We can't force them to adhere to the to
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» put them on one of those little
scooters.

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» The kids are not put on an ebook.
>> That's [laughter] the problem.

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» Segue.
>> Segue.

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» Yeah.
>> But yeah, there's there's plenty of

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options out there. Unfortunately, a lot
of them come with major price tags.

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» Um so we have to evaluate what we need
and how we can best use technology to

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defeat the problems we have.
Have you contacted the governor or you

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just want me to call Ryan? No, I just I
was just asking if you had if if you

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had, you know, gotten any response or
anything.

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» The governor's kind of busy. I don't
know if he would take my phone call.

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Although I had I knew him back when he
was a supervisor at Abington. Yeah.

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» And all the way through Commissioner
Monco and the AG. He was here as the AG.

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» he's accessible. I just don't know how
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» I just wonder. It was just just a
question. Thank you.

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» I'll probably go in and get a phone call
from him now. He's probably watching.

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» I'm sure.
>> I'm pretty sure [laughter] he doesn't

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know much going on. He's watching this.
>> Yeah, he'll probably like that big mouth

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press tour. Why you have to do that?
[laughter]

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» Can we get this information to back to
school night to the parents and then

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have it hand it out?
>> Yeah, I got I got hand up here. I You

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can send that. We can send it over to
the school district.

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» Yeah, I think that's probably a good
beginning.

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» So, at least the parents are aware what
they what they obviously don't know or

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may not know. The middle schools are the
big ones.

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» Yeah, sure.
>> So, Willowdale and Clinger, but I mean I

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can I'm sure Don Verello,
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Close enough.
>> Yeah.

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» Go ahead, Tom.
>> Chief, how many accidents have involved

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some of those vehicles in 2026?
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10 of them.
And yeah, the two major ones are the

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ones that street new town with two kids,
hit the guy side of that vehicle. Um, no

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injuries on that one, but the other one
was the big one

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» and it wasn't really an ebike. It was a
regular bicycle. The kid came down the

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wrong side of the road. Guy was coming
out of the Davisville Shopping Center

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looking for traffic coming westbound and
the kid came eastbound in the dark most

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likely in dark clothes and as he came
out they met. So it's just now there's

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they're fearless. They're 13, 14, 15.
They don't understand the impact of

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something like this happening and how
lifelong it could be a lifelong change.

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» Chief, have you said you were going to
do some educational uh get some people

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to come into the schools, do some
educational things with them so they can

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learn
>> that that getting into the schools is a

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whole another we would have to talk to.
>> So we're already going to do the

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educational programs with the kids. We
would probably have to attack not attack

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go after go into the schools um or work
with park and wreck at some point.

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» Okay.
>> Um but I need to get someone up to speed

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and get
>> Do you know anybody that's currently

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doing a program like that? And if so,
have they had results getting through to

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the kids?
>> Teenagers is hard.

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» Closest ones I could probably reach out
to and figure out is Ben S or more

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progressive agencies out there. I know
Falls Township was trying. We've had a

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we had a chief's meeting and
Nelson Whitney the chief down there was

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it's it's a big problem in falls.
They're going back and forth across the

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bridges and
>> all you have Trenton coming in and going

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out and all that. So they have a bigger
problem. They have a big problem down

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there going along.
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» um but
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» I mean I'll I'll meet with them sometime
next month and be talking about it

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again. I'm sure.
>> Okay. Thank you. I appreciate again.

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» Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you. [clears throat]

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» All right. Next on the presentation list
is our senior vice president from uh

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Grant Thornton, Rich Ritzer.
>> Good evening everyone.

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» Good to see you.
>> Uh in case those of you who I haven't

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met yet, I'm pretty sure I've met
everybody in here. Um I'm Rich Ritzer,

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senior vice president, still Ciz, but
I'm here to talk a little bit about some

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of the changes that are occurring um as
I stand here today. Um, before I get

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into that, I just want to say it's been
quite a privilege to work with the

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township over the last two and a half
years. Um, that is not me alluding to

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the fact that we're leaving or anything
like that. It's just it's just been a

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lot of fun. Um, so just to give you some
perspective, you know, our firm was

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acquired originally by CBiz in 2018,
believe it or not, on April Fool's Day.

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So that's when I found out about it.
[laughter] And uh, if you haven't known,

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CBiz is a publicly traded company. um
very one of the largest accounting firms

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in the country. Um we are part of what's
called benefits and insurance services

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under CBIZ which is a separate silo. So
think of CBS as two silos. You have the

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accounting arm which is a top 10
accounting firm. A lot of people don't

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realize that. Um on the other silo we
are part of the benefit benefits and

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insurance which um is comprised of um
human resources, they do payroll, they

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do employee benefits. We are on the
investment arm. they do actuarial. Um so

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we roll up under the investment arm and
what had happened was a private firm

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decided that they wanted to acquire
Sebiz um and take them back out of

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public and they felt that there was a
great opportunity to get the accounting

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side and it's actually owned one of
their um uh stakes is is Grant Thornton

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which is another large accounting firm.
So they're going to basically become one

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of the five top six accounting firms in
the country. So, why am I telling you

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this? We're an investment arm, right? We
do the investment advisory work for all

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of your pension plans here. Uh we also
handle the 401A and 457 plans, which are

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the employee um it's where employees can
put away money just like a 401k plan. We

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come in and we meet with the employees.
Uh just like officer, and I'm sorry, I

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think it was Cisco. Yeah. Uh he should
be contributing to his 457 right away.

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Right. So, that's kind of some of the
stuff that we we want to do and help

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these officers every day. So, um, what
I'm getting at here is we believe that

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this is a great thing because over the
last eight years at CBiz, we've kind of

409
00:27:44,799 --> 00:27:52,080
had this tether to this large accounting
firm and that tether is going away.

410
00:27:49,279 --> 00:27:55,360
We're kind of cutting that tether. And
what's going to happen is they are

411
00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:57,679
carving our side of the business out
away from the accounting and the

412
00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:01,919
accounting side is going to be
completely separate. Why that's good, no

413
00:28:00,399 --> 00:28:05,039
conflicts. We're not affiliated with
with a with an accounting firm that

414
00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:09,200
might be doing audits for a similar
client. um anything that we have ever

415
00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:12,960
wanted to do such as enhancing
technology, creating better processes

416
00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:16,799
for us and our clients, we've kind of
had to run up the flag pole to this

417
00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:21,120
10,000lb gorilla that is the accounting
firm. And now we don't have to do that.

418
00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,760
So if anything, everything that's being
communicated to us and there's still a

419
00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:29,600
lot of questions that I probably don't
have the answer to. Um the the actual

420
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:34,799
transition or acquisition is expected to
wrap up sometime in the fourth quarter.

421
00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:37,840
Um, but what we're being told is that
um, you know, if anything, they're going

422
00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:42,559
to ask us what we need to keep doing
what we're doing. And we're not going

423
00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:46,960
anywhere. The employee interaction, the
pension interaction, fees, processes,

424
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:50,399
nothing is changing at all. The only
thing that you might see change is is

425
00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:54,320
cosmetic in nature. So, I can tell you
that probably the CBiz name logo is

426
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:57,760
going to go away. We don't know what
it's going to be called yet. They're

427
00:28:55,520 --> 00:29:02,320
still working on that, but until that
kind of closes and and comes into

428
00:28:59,919 --> 00:29:05,520
fruition, we're still operating as CBiz.
I will still be your contact. Mike,

429
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,799
everybody in our office, everybody's
still there. Nothing's changing. So, I

430
00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:13,360
just wanted to make everybody aware of
that. Um, because I know somebody once

431
00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:16,640
told me, uh, people don't like the way
things are and they don't like change,

432
00:29:15,039 --> 00:29:19,520
but in this case, I think change is
actually a good thing for us and our

433
00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:22,320
clients really at the end of the day.
So, just want to give everybody a little

434
00:29:21,039 --> 00:29:25,120
bit of peace of mind that really is
nothing is changing from that

435
00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:28,159
perspective. I wanted to come here and
tell you that in person and we we want

436
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:31,200
to continue that relationship. It's it's
been quite quite a good time and we've

437
00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:35,200
done a lot of work on the pension plan.
I I'm thrilled with you know we manage

438
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:38,720
over 140 defined benefit plans in the
state and um I'm thrilled to see what

439
00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,120
we've been able to do as a team over the
last just two and a half years with this

440
00:29:39,919 --> 00:29:44,640
with these plans which I'm sure John
might allude to a little bit later. So

441
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:48,080
um with that I'll open it up if you guys
have any questions. I'll try to answer

442
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:50,159
as best as I can and we'll continue to
keep

443
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:52,640
» sticking around. We we we like working
with you.

444
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:56,480
» I'm not going anywhere Kathy. [laughter]
Not going anywhere. Thank you.

445
00:29:54,240 --> 00:30:00,159
» Um and we'll keep everybody ab breast
and and keep full transparency as we get

446
00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:03,279
more information.
>> Um we'll continue to disseminate as as

447
00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:07,520
it comes out. So
>> great. Thanks Rich. Any questions for

448
00:30:05,279 --> 00:30:09,520
Rich?
>> I just appreciate you coming out this

449
00:30:09,039 --> 00:30:12,720
evening.
>> Of course. No, thank you for having me.

450
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:16,390
I I appreciate it.
>> So I didn't have pizza this time.

451
00:30:14,370 --> 00:30:16,390
[laughter]

452
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:23,200
» You want to ask? Go ahead. is
>> our our our manager has a question.

453
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:26,080
Rich.
>> Hi Tom.

454
00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:30,799
» Good evening. This is more of a
statement, right? So they do the they

455
00:30:29,039 --> 00:30:36,000
manage the investments for the pension
fund, right? We know that they also

456
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:40,320
responsible mail well they don't mail
them anymore. The monthly pension

457
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:46,399
benefit checks. They're not checks
anymore. So uh there's two parts to

458
00:30:43,919 --> 00:30:52,000
this. There's the managing the pension
fund and then managing mechanics of the

459
00:30:49,279 --> 00:30:58,159
payments to the retirees.
Uh so now here's the question. If that

460
00:30:55,440 --> 00:31:02,080
is going to change, how much notice do
you think you can give us?

461
00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:03,840
» That is not going to change.
>> They're not going to send

462
00:31:02,841 --> 00:31:06,799
[clears throat] Charles Schwab to the
movies.

463
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:10,559
» No, absolutely not. [laughter] No. No.
The the the new firm that's acquiring us

464
00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:13,760
is not an investment. They don't they
don't know this business, but they know

465
00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:18,720
that we know this business. So
>> they might think they know it like I do.

466
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:20,640
» I think I know it
about

467
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:24,720
» case in point.
>> I will let me tell you this. [laughter]

468
00:31:21,919 --> 00:31:30,240
If there were any perception of any
upcoming changes, a great example and we

469
00:31:27,679 --> 00:31:34,240
don't see this. Um when we I'll tell you
guys real quick. I found because we're

470
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:39,360
publicly traded. I found about I found
out about this on July 9th at about 8:45

471
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:42,159
in the morning. I had no idea. We had no
idea publicly traded. And if I knew, I

472
00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:46,320
wouldn't tell you guys because I like my
freedom, you know, inside of trading

473
00:31:43,519 --> 00:31:50,159
laws. So our clients found out only a
couple of hours after us. So that's how

474
00:31:48,159 --> 00:31:54,640
quickly we wanted to alert folks. So if
if and we sent out mass communication.

475
00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:57,200
So if we felt that there was a change
coming,

476
00:31:55,600 --> 00:32:01,440
» we would alert our clients and
communicate as soon as we would know

477
00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:04,880
about it. Um but I can tell you that
there is no expectation any changes for

478
00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:08,880
any changes.
>> Right. And I just want to remind the

479
00:32:06,159 --> 00:32:15,200
board, we the pension fund pays out over
$3 million a year to the retirees.

480
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:18,799
» So there's a lot of uh there's a lot of
people involved, a lot of lives

481
00:32:16,399 --> 00:32:23,462
involved, a lot of work involved.
>> Tom doesn't want to come out of his bank

482
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,462
account, right? [laughter]

483
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:27,519
» I am the pension fund administrator. I
had to sign those documents for the

484
00:32:27,039 --> 00:32:30,159
auditor.
>> We'll make sure to give you even more

485
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:33,840
notice if that's the case. So
>> yeah, give him two minutes more than the

486
00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:36,159
rest of [laughter] us.
>> All right. Thanks, Rich.

487
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:39,200
» Thank you all so much. Have a good
night. Do you have any other questions?

488
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:43,279
» Thanks for calling. Appreciate it.
>> Thank you.

489
00:32:41,519 --> 00:32:49,519
» All right,
let's move on. Uh, let's consider

490
00:32:46,159 --> 00:32:54,080
approval of ordinance 787 restricting
parking of trucks and buses on Park

491
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:57,919
Heights Avenue and Rogers Road. I'll ask
for a motion.

492
00:32:55,679 --> 00:33:04,120
» Motion second.
>> Questions or comments?

493
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:04,120
» Should we read the ordinance?

494
00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:10,000
Well, we're adding to the street
ordinance. Uh, I guess I could I guess I

495
00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:12,000
could read it. Let me
>> just read the

496
00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:14,880
» for the benefit of those that are here.
>> The last paragraph.

497
00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:18,080
» All right. So, therefore All right. So,
I'll just read the last paragraph.

498
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:21,840
Therefore, chapter 15, motor vehicles
and traffic section 405, parking of

499
00:33:20,399 --> 00:33:27,440
trucks, buses, and other vehicles
prohibited is hereby amended to include

500
00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:33,120
Park Heights Avenue and Roger Road the
entire length of both streets.

501
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:35,039
Then from St. David's Avenue to Sincler
Road.

502
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:38,080
» Okay,
>> thank you.

503
00:33:35,519 --> 00:33:41,120
» That's the amendment. Any questions or
comments from the board,

504
00:33:40,159 --> 00:33:44,480
» from the public?
>> I would just like to say thank you. This

505
00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:46,159
has been a year.
>> Come on up, please.

506
00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:48,320
» Um,
>> I'm sorry.

507
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,519
» Yeah,
>> she's in a

508
00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:55,600
» Oh, I'm sorry.
We could My mistake. I didn't see that.

509
00:33:54,240 --> 00:34:00,159
But I didn't want to miss this tonight
because this has been and I thank my

510
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:04,320
other half because I went to him with
this and he helped me get this situated

511
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:07,760
with all of you. This has been a long
time problem and I'm just glad to see

512
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:11,839
you finally can resolve it. And it's
mostly because of the older drivers and

513
00:34:09,359 --> 00:34:16,159
the kids on the block because you do not
see coming around Rogers Road.

514
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:21,119
» Um and the truck driver personally is
not a very nice person.

515
00:34:18,688 --> 00:34:24,720
[laughter] Yeah. So thank you very much.
I know it took some time and effort, but

516
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,960
it really means a lot to me and
everybody that lives back there.

517
00:34:26,240 --> 00:34:28,240
» Okay.
>> Thank you.

518
00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:30,560
» You're welcome. You're welcome. You're
welcome.

519
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:34,320
» Chief,
>> is it Roger or Rogers?

520
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,000
» Rogers.
>> Plural.

521
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,480
» Plural.
>> There's two Rogers.

522
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,800
» Roger. That
>> two Rogers.

523
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:46,240
» Two Rogers. Two blocks long.
>> Both Rogers are now on notice.

524
00:34:44,079 --> 00:34:50,240
» Thank you. So, there's an S that needs
to be amended in the in the Rogers.

525
00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,440
» Yes, there's an S. Well, it does say
Rogers right there, but not

526
00:34:52,749 --> 00:34:56,800
[clears throat]
>> All right. Any other questions or

527
00:34:54,639 --> 00:34:59,440
comments from the public?
>> Being none, let's call a question. All

528
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:03,839
in favor?
>> All opposed? Chair votes I. Motion

529
00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:07,280
carries 5.
>> Thank you.

530
00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:11,200
» All right.
Next uping them up is the consider

531
00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:16,480
declaring the Worminster Township zoning
ordinance invalid as it pertains to the

532
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:23,680
data center uses and directed township
solicitor to prepare resolution

533
00:35:19,599 --> 00:35:25,760
for the curative amendment process.
I'll ask for a motion.

534
00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:28,000
» I'll give you a motion.
>> I'll second that.

535
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:32,400
» All right. I'm going to hand the floor
over to you, Scott.

536
00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:36,320
» Yes. So, um,
hot topic in zoning right now across the

537
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:39,839
country everywhere is data centers.
>> Oh, yeah. Um, I don't want to say we're

538
00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:44,160
late to the game because it implies
we're in trouble. Um, but on the end of

539
00:35:42,480 --> 00:35:48,160
things, it's we're we're kind of coming
to the tail end of this process of where

540
00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:52,720
things are being built, ordinances are
being prepared,

541
00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:56,160
things are being done. Um, here what
this is, it just is going to give us the

542
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:59,680
time to evaluate the ordinances that are
out [clears throat] there, put them

543
00:35:57,440 --> 00:36:04,320
together, get the best ordinance for
Warster. Um, we can't prohibit data

544
00:36:02,240 --> 00:36:08,320
centers. There's nothing in the pipeline
of a data center coming into Warster,

545
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:13,200
but just knowing it's out there and it's
the hot topic and it's something I'm

546
00:36:10,240 --> 00:36:16,320
doing in four, five, five other
municipalities right now. It's just

547
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:19,920
something that's on my mind and it's
might as well be something we get on the

548
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:23,040
books just to have it so that if a data
center ever does come in, we don't risk

549
00:36:21,839 --> 00:36:26,400
the situation that's going on in
Plymouth Township in Montgomery County

550
00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:30,079
right now where they actually have a
data center filing a substantive

551
00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:34,079
validility challenge because Plymouth
did not update their ordinance. And even

552
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:37,920
though there was some negotiations in
that case, I know a little bit about

553
00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:42,079
what's going on, not too much, but it
seems like the sides couldn't agree on

554
00:36:39,839 --> 00:36:46,160
how to get it worked out properly. This
will just sort of prevent that from

555
00:36:43,599 --> 00:36:50,640
happening and give us the tools to put
the right regulations in place should a

556
00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:54,880
data center ever come into Warster. I
mean, you're a pretty built up town.

557
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:58,240
There aren't these mega sites available.
There could be smaller ones coming in,

558
00:36:56,640 --> 00:37:01,920
but you know, you'll just be ahead of
the game and if something were to ever

559
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:05,599
happen, that's the idea here. It's not a
fear. It's not a problem. It's just

560
00:37:03,839 --> 00:37:09,680
getting your ordinance up to date as
we're doing it. Craig and I are doing it

561
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:13,599
in New Britain right now. I have been
four other municipalities I'm doing it

562
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:18,079
in as well. So, we might as well we
figured I figured put this out there,

563
00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:21,440
see if you guys want to get it done and
you can be ahead of the game for before

564
00:37:20,079 --> 00:37:24,880
any problems actually arise.
>> I think it's a good idea, Scott.

565
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:29,760
especially since they are bullying the
people in other towns where they want to

566
00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:34,000
get in. So yes, I think any protection
that we can have for us, I think it's a

567
00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:37,119
good idea. That's my opinion, but thank
you.

568
00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:41,839
» I also think it gives 100% agree with
Scott. It also gives you a now a floor

569
00:37:40,079 --> 00:37:45,200
or baseline that if someone wants to
say, "Hey, this isn't fair or I'd like

570
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:48,480
to tweak it." At least you're working
off of something versus nothing. That's

571
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:52,560
what's happened in some other townships
where they have nothing on the books, so

572
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:55,359
there's nothing to really work off of.
um you'll have something on the books

573
00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:59,119
that that's what governs, but if you
want to tweak it or work with someone,

574
00:37:57,599 --> 00:38:03,520
um which is always the best way to do it
when someone does come in. Now, we have

575
00:38:01,119 --> 00:38:07,599
regulations that we can tweak, modify if
we feel appropriate in a certain

576
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:10,480
situation instead of there's no
negotiations at all. There's nothing on

577
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:13,440
the books. So,
>> all right. So, we're being proactive.

578
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:20,079
Just [clears throat] for the record, I
want to um I want the um the motion to

579
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:24,480
read, I move to declare the War Mister
Township zoning ordinance invalid as it

580
00:38:22,560 --> 00:38:28,240
relates to data center uses and direct
the township solicitor to prepare the

581
00:38:26,240 --> 00:38:30,880
appropriate resolution under the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning

582
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:33,280
Code.
>> Yep, that

583
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:36,800
» that's the motion.
>> Yes, that's the motion.

584
00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:40,000
» So, I think it was
>> Kathy and then Janice and then Janice.

585
00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:43,680
Okay.
>> Any questions or comments from the

586
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:47,440
board? Questions or comments from the
public? Okay. Being none, let's call the

587
00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:50,240
question. All in favor?
>> I.

588
00:38:48,079 --> 00:38:57,240
» All oppose. Chair votes I. Motion
carries 5.

589
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:57,240
All right. Public comment.

590
00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:04,320
Come on up, Judy.
>> Good to see you walking without any

591
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:08,720
help. Wonderful. A little
>> shaky.

592
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:13,040
Getting better.
So uh the first comment I want to say I

593
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:18,000
wish I wasn't prepared for was I thank
you for the information on the data

594
00:39:15,680 --> 00:39:23,520
centers because
where I work I have people call in all

595
00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:28,800
the time as you know I work at the state
office and there are people that are

596
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:32,320
calling that are scream they're scared
to death they think they have to sell

597
00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:36,000
their houses their houses won't be worth
anything

598
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:39,040
» and we're not even considering a data
center yet So

599
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:41,359
» there's no place to put it, right?
They're massive buildings.

600
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:43,520
» We're lucky that
>> there's no place to put it. They're

601
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:46,960
massive buildings.
>> Yeah. Well, they're scared to death. I

602
00:39:45,040 --> 00:39:55,200
miss
>> in the 144th district. Second thing I

603
00:39:50,560 --> 00:40:00,640
want to tell you that um there is school
starting as you have mentioned and next

604
00:39:57,680 --> 00:40:06,160
week at the library starts their
week-long uh

605
00:40:03,839 --> 00:40:10,160
program where they have a scavenger hunt
at the library for books and articles

606
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:14,560
and it's a lot of fun for the kids
especially the elementary school kids if

607
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:19,760
they're allowed to come after school or
the or the middle school kids. So go to

608
00:40:17,839 --> 00:40:23,599
the library and see what that's about.
The big issue that we're having at the

609
00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:29,119
Warminster Library, and by the way, it's
open now. The carpets are done. And

610
00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:34,880
thank you. They look great. Um the
Warster Library is having their 50th

611
00:40:31,599 --> 00:40:41,119
anniversary, their golden anniversary on
October 10th. And there are raffle

612
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:47,119
baskets uh to bid on. Now you can get
them raffle tickets for $5 a sheet of

613
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:52,720
11. It's going to be cold on the on the
10th. There's going to be a jazz trio

614
00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:56,800
there. There's going to be food and
there's going to be a lot of fun

615
00:40:54,079 --> 00:41:01,680
celebrating 50 years of the Warminster
Library. So, please everybody try to

616
00:40:59,839 --> 00:41:02,880
come out. It's really going to be fun.
>> Thanks, Judy.

617
00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:08,640
» Thank you.
>> Nice to see you, Judy.

618
00:41:05,599 --> 00:41:13,200
» Right on time.
>> All right. Who's next?

619
00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:16,240
» You have to go ahead.
>> Hey, gang. My name is Andy Harren. I've

620
00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:19,760
been a resident of Warmer Township for
the last 43 years. First time I've ever

621
00:41:18,319 --> 00:41:24,160
come to one of these meetings. The
reason I'm here is I've talked to Jen a

622
00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:29,359
few times. I've also talked to Mr. Walsh
about a neighbor who chooses to do this

623
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:32,079
every single week in our township.
>> What is that?

624
00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:36,640
» That's trash that's being brought from a
third party business.

625
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:40,240
» Yeah, absolutely. And call one. I've
personally gone up when I saw it two

626
00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:44,560
months ago and questioned what they were
doing and got ran up one side, ran down

627
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:46,560
the other side
>> by

628
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:49,359
» they bring a by the homo.
>> Oh, okay.

629
00:41:47,599 --> 00:41:54,000
» They bring a box truck with their
company logo on it which is in

630
00:41:50,720 --> 00:41:58,079
Montgomeryville and they fill the truck
every week. I've talked with Scarrow

631
00:41:56,319 --> 00:42:02,000
three times. They've told me
unequivocally that this township is

632
00:42:00,079 --> 00:42:07,680
aware of it. They're doing nothing about
it. As a taxpayer, I pay $775 a year out

633
00:42:05,839 --> 00:42:11,200
of my taxes that I just sent to Nicole
the other day. And I explained it to her

634
00:42:09,839 --> 00:42:14,640
and she said, "This is something I need
to bring to this form as well."

635
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:17,760
» What street is this on?
>> That's on network. The address is

636
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:20,720
» I see it. I see it.
>> The golf court networking.

637
00:42:19,680 --> 00:42:24,800
» Yeah, it is.
>> Okay.

638
00:42:21,119 --> 00:42:29,520
» Okay. Uh so the bottom line is council
if there is no law there should be a law

639
00:42:27,359 --> 00:42:33,119
that says you cannot bring trash from a
business outside the township and have

640
00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:37,680
it picked up with your regular trash
pickups at the expense of every

641
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:41,760
taxpayer. Secondly a cease and desist
order should be put out to that guy

642
00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:46,400
immediately or turn around and give him
a search charge every single month of I

643
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:50,240
ran a business that's probably about a
$600 a month trash pickup.

644
00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:55,040
» Oh yeah. It's all corporate.
>> Yeah. But for absolutely positively

645
00:42:52,240 --> 00:42:59,119
nothing being done after multiple calls,
uh Jen knows my voice now. I I don't

646
00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:02,560
understand what to do.
>> So hope you we'll take care of help.

647
00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:05,280
» Yeah, we'll take care of it.
>> All right. Because uh

648
00:43:03,680 --> 00:43:07,760
» because first of all, it's residential
trash pickup. It's not for commercial

649
00:43:07,359 --> 00:43:11,040
use.
>> That's correct. And the one thing, Ken,

650
00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:16,160
that's wrong
>> is in the flyer that comes from Mascaro.

651
00:43:13,440 --> 00:43:20,720
It unequivocally states your bulk pickup
and when and what

652
00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:24,000
» your recyclables is undefined.
>> Yeah. Well,

653
00:43:21,359 --> 00:43:28,319
» your trash says four containers of size
of 30 gallons max.

654
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:31,839
» So, there is a hole in whatever there is
from a a rules and regulatory point of

655
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:33,520
view that this guy
>> is skirting around and getting away

656
00:43:33,119 --> 00:43:36,640
with.
>> Yeah. The expense of every tax.

657
00:43:34,960 --> 00:43:42,720
» We'll we'll take care of it because we
all pay the same trash fee. So, not to

658
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:45,440
be overbearing,
>> what should you expect?

659
00:43:44,319 --> 00:43:48,319
» What should you expect?
>> For how long it would take to resolve it

660
00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,160
since I've been involved?
>> I think we're going to resolve this

661
00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:52,240
right away.
>> Okay.

662
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:54,319
» I This is just got I This is the first
I've heard it.

663
00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:56,720
» Okay.
>> It'll It'll be taken care of tomorrow.

664
00:43:56,000 --> 00:43:59,359
» Thank you very much.
>> You're welcome.

665
00:43:57,280 --> 00:44:02,359
» Take care. Thanks for coming. Make sure
to

666
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:09,599
have golf carts there. Ton of golf
carts.

667
00:44:07,599 --> 00:44:13,680
» All right. I know that.
>> Floor is yours.

668
00:44:10,720 --> 00:44:17,599
» Hi everybody. My name is Scott Randolph.
You may have heard of me if you ever saw

669
00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:21,839
the documentary on the battle of
Crooilla.

670
00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:27,200
My documentary is currently streaming on
eight networks. As of last week, Pluto

671
00:44:23,920 --> 00:44:31,119
picked it up, which is huge. In just
about two years, we are going to be

672
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:35,760
celebrating the anniversary of the
Battle of Cababella. arguably the most

673
00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:40,319
important event that happened in two
communities that share the event. Hapro

674
00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:45,599
and Warster.
Um I know Hapro is already planning

675
00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:50,560
celebrations. I know for the 225th I
still have the shirt that was done in

676
00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:54,560
Warster Park. Um the battle is shared.
It started in Hapo. It moved into

677
00:44:52,560 --> 00:45:01,119
Warster. The two mass graves are in
Warminster and there are two monuments

678
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:04,960
1861 1928. The 28 monument sits on
Jacksonville Road. Most people don't

679
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:10,240
even know it's there. They drive by it
every day on Jacksonville Road. So, what

680
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:14,640
I'm I'm almost done, by the way. What
I'm looking for from Warmerster, from

681
00:45:13,359 --> 00:45:17,839
the supervisors, I don't know if anyone
from the police is still here, from the

682
00:45:16,079 --> 00:45:22,400
police department.
Um I already talked with the mayor of

683
00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:26,160
Hatboro, the honorable Tim Schultz, and
some chamber members. They're on board

684
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:31,359
with the idea and it's going to take two
years to pull it off to do a parade just

685
00:45:29,119 --> 00:45:35,520
like the battle. Start in Warmster or
start in Hapro and come right up into

686
00:45:33,280 --> 00:45:41,680
Warmerster. There's other celebrations,
but it will be a great way to honor the

687
00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:46,240
26 men who died, 58 captured, and then
honor the hero of the battle, General

688
00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:51,920
John Lacy Jr., who was from Buck uh
Buckingham Township, Bucks County. So,

689
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:56,079
this is we're in the beginning process.
We will be forming a committee, but it's

690
00:45:54,319 --> 00:46:01,359
going to take a team effort from both
communities and every facet. Um, you

691
00:45:58,960 --> 00:46:05,359
know, public safety to the planning of
who's going to be involved and all of

692
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:09,760
that. So, that's my pitch. So, I don't
I'm not sure my next step to talk, you

693
00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:12,319
know, obviously outside of the council,
but

694
00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:16,240
» I I would say your next step probably
would be to uh talk to Jessica Fox, our

695
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:18,720
parks and recck director.
>> Okay.

696
00:46:17,119 --> 00:46:24,400
» Yeah. And just so you know, the making
of the documentary the and um I think it

697
00:46:21,520 --> 00:46:28,560
was Karen uh was there back in the day.
>> Um most of it was shot in Warmerster

698
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:31,520
Community Park. We can't do it now
because it's it's changed. We shot it,

699
00:46:30,160 --> 00:46:35,760
you know, a long time ago, right?
>> But that's about where the battle ended.

700
00:46:32,960 --> 00:46:39,359
So it was very cool for us. So we making
of the film, we had great cooperation

701
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:41,920
from Well, we didn't actually don't tell
people from Hapro this is not being

702
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:44,640
recorded, right? We didn't shoot a whole
lot.

703
00:46:42,240 --> 00:46:47,680
» Yes, it is. Be careful. [laughter]
Well, we worked with the Milbrook

704
00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:51,040
Society to make the film. We worked with
Craven Hall. Actually, we did a lot of

705
00:46:49,280 --> 00:46:55,680
shooting at Craven Hall and Warmer
Community Park. So, um I will reach out

706
00:46:53,119 --> 00:46:58,960
to her. And then, um Chief, I'll be
reaching out to you at some point.

707
00:46:57,040 --> 00:47:02,400
Obviously, public safety is number one.
That's what um the honorable Tim Schultz

708
00:47:00,880 --> 00:47:06,720
said. And um
>> yeah, public safety is is number one,

709
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:09,920
» right? And he and he said that will be
the the greatest challenge, but once we

710
00:47:08,319 --> 00:47:14,240
can figure that out and make sure that
we can do this, you know, um be good.

711
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:16,640
I'll take another question.
>> Yeah. What's your path of your parade

712
00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:21,760
route that you intended?
>> We don't know yet. Um to me, York makes

713
00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:25,760
it. Oh, one other thing. Um this was not
an attack on Hapro or Warster or the

714
00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:28,800
Bucks County militia. This was an attack
on the Pennsylvania militia. So, I

715
00:47:27,599 --> 00:47:32,000
already talked with Representative
Monroe. I'm going to talk with Ferry.

716
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:35,760
I'm going to talk with Nancy Guest and
get the state already. Uh Monroe has

717
00:47:34,240 --> 00:47:39,920
said that they're going to talk with the
state. York Road is a state road. The

718
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:44,480
state should be stepping in because this
was an attack on Pennsylvania. So, okay.

719
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:46,960
Um, but that's my, you know,
>> so I don't see why the board wouldn't

720
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:48,960
support that.
>> That's great.

721
00:47:47,599 --> 00:47:53,040
» Thank you for your time. Don't forget,
watch the film. All right. Pluto, it's

722
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:55,280
all for, you know. Yes. What's the name
of it again?

723
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:57,359
» The Battle of the Crooked.
>> There you go.

724
00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:59,839
» Okay. Yeah, there's signs and
>> I think there's some signage on

725
00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:02,560
Jacksonville Road.
>> Yeah, we have one on Jacksonville.

726
00:48:01,119 --> 00:48:05,680
» It was And the reason the arrows are
everywhere, it was a moving battle.

727
00:48:03,839 --> 00:48:09,520
Started in Hapro, went up through and
and ended about what they call Hart's

728
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:12,160
Corner, about Bristol and Davisville
Road, which is about where I live.

729
00:48:11,119 --> 00:48:13,920
» Great.
All right.

730
00:48:12,640 --> 00:48:18,000
» Thank you for your time. My pleasure.
Love Warmer. My family's lived in

731
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:21,520
Warmerster since 1947. So
>> appreciate that.

732
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:25,400
» Thank you.
>> All right. Anyone else?

733
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:38,960
I live on the corner of A and Green
5618.

734
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:42,480
Um there's a drainage of rainwater at
this intersection that has been an

735
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:46,480
ongoing and serious problem causing the
corner to flood during heavy rain.

736
00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:50,079
However, over the past 3 weeks, the
situation has become completely

737
00:48:48,160 --> 00:48:54,640
unacceptable and extreme extremely
dangerous. Um week one I woke up, my

738
00:48:52,640 --> 00:48:59,280
son's vehicle was completely flooded.
The vehicle was ultimately totaled

739
00:48:56,400 --> 00:49:02,800
resulting in a $21,000 insurance claim.
Uh, week two, a vehicle was stuck in the

740
00:49:01,359 --> 00:49:06,640
flood water and the driver had to be
rescued. Week three, there were two

741
00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:11,599
separate vehicles that became stuck.
Both drivers required water rescues. Um,

742
00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:15,359
I have some pictures that I can share
with you guys.

743
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:17,119
» Um, I can stop you right here. You're at
the wrong meeting.

744
00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:22,079
» Okay.
>> You need to go on to the War Municipal

745
00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:25,760
Authority meeting. They handled water.
>> I've been talking to Dalton George. So,

746
00:49:23,680 --> 00:49:29,599
and I've been told that they're aware of
the situation and there's a plan. Just

747
00:49:28,160 --> 00:49:31,760
» if you want to come to the meeting on
the 14th.

748
00:49:30,559 --> 00:49:33,760
» The 14th.
>> That will be over at the municipal

749
00:49:32,960 --> 00:49:36,000
authority building.
>> Okay.

750
00:49:34,240 --> 00:49:38,240
» Cuz we don't do anything.
>> We don't have anything to do with

751
00:49:37,119 --> 00:49:41,520
» Okay. I'm sorry that you
>> I don't mean to cut you off and it's a

752
00:49:39,680 --> 00:49:45,760
shame. That's okay. Yeah.
>> So, I'm sorry what you're going through.

753
00:49:43,839 --> 00:49:47,920
» Yeah. When it rains hard, there's, you
know, there's no

754
00:49:47,119 --> 00:49:51,359
» no forgiveness.
>> There's no

755
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:56,000
you know that the state roads are the
ones that uh

756
00:49:54,079 --> 00:50:00,559
» the problem is that the water has
nowhere to go. Exactly.

757
00:49:57,440 --> 00:50:05,359
» And and the the state highways are only
15-year conveyance piping, 15ear storm

758
00:50:04,559 --> 00:50:10,640
that is.
>> So they're undersized every time.

759
00:50:07,599 --> 00:50:14,319
» Um we can't we can't control that.
That's that's you might want to talk to

760
00:50:12,079 --> 00:50:18,079
your state rep or and your state senator
because there's that's the municipal

761
00:50:16,240 --> 00:50:22,079
authority can h we handle all the
municipal roads but if the water has

762
00:50:20,079 --> 00:50:28,160
nowhere to go and the back and the and
the constriction in the backup

763
00:50:25,119 --> 00:50:31,920
» is county line is the problem.
>> We've asked the state a million times

764
00:50:29,920 --> 00:50:34,880
when they're actually redoing the roads
to increase the pipe size and they won't

765
00:50:33,920 --> 00:50:38,720
do it.
>> Like I said with the past two weeks with

766
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:41,680
the water rescues someone's going to be
killed.

767
00:50:39,599 --> 00:50:46,400
» Yeah, I know. And and uh once again,
we'll well I sit on that board as well,

768
00:50:44,240 --> 00:50:49,680
so I'll talk to Dan as well about it.
Yeah. But the 14th is the meeting.

769
00:50:48,319 --> 00:50:52,640
» So come to that. It's right across the
street.

770
00:50:50,240 --> 00:50:56,800
» This is coming in the parking lot in of
water coming right in.

771
00:50:54,800 --> 00:50:59,920
» I'm by myself. I have to carry 60
gallons.

772
00:50:57,359 --> 00:51:02,319
» So how long's it been doing that?
>> 2018.

773
00:51:00,800 --> 00:51:05,920
» I've been there since 21.
>> Which street do you live on, ma'am?

774
00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:10,960
» 8th Avenue. I'm her next door. Okay.
>> She gets it up towards her garage. Mine

775
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:14,319
comes right in my house.
road right there. Okay.

776
00:51:12,640 --> 00:51:18,640
» Again, by
>> So, it can't be a new problem. It must

777
00:51:17,599 --> 00:51:21,359
have been going on for years.
>> I didn't know where to go and explain to

778
00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:24,160
me when I
>> And it's with the heavy rain.

779
00:51:22,640 --> 00:51:29,520
» Well, no one explained. Yeah, that's
that's your that's buyer beware, right?

780
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:33,920
But we'll come to the meeting on the
14th over at the municipal authority and

781
00:51:32,319 --> 00:51:39,760
then you can have all the time you need
to talk about it. Okay. Right. The

782
00:51:36,079 --> 00:51:44,319
parking lot where you pay your bills.
That's not unique. People don't like to

783
00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:48,400
visit
>> It's a nightmare. Ruining my carpets and

784
00:51:47,119 --> 00:51:52,559
ruining, you know.
>> Yeah. And you know, and there's things,

785
00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:55,760
you know, we're we're working on a lot
of like Yeah. And we're This is not the

786
00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:59,599
the venue for that.
>> Yeah. Dalton told us to attend.

787
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:04,319
» Well, you can attend, but I'm going to
put going back over there.

788
00:52:01,520 --> 00:52:08,319
» He's going to say like, "Hi, D." Right.
>> I don't Yeah. Well,

789
00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:11,591
» we'll we'll we'll put him in the hot
seat. How's this? We'll put him in the

790
00:52:09,599 --> 00:52:14,319
hot seat over there on the 14th.
[laughter]

791
00:52:12,880 --> 00:52:17,359
» That lady's house.
>> He's a good guy. He'll take care of it.

792
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,640
» Wait, do you want these back? These
pictures?

793
00:52:17,760 --> 00:52:21,520
» So nice.
>> And I have that in my office.

794
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:28,240
» Yeah, you might want to bring them over.
Bring them over to to the to the

795
00:52:24,640 --> 00:52:30,480
» Your neighbor's pictures are
>> welcome. He just retired.

796
00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:32,720
» Did he Okay.
>> Yeah. [snorts]

797
00:52:31,520 --> 00:52:37,040
» Bless you.
>> You right back there.

798
00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:39,119
» It's a bummer. All right. Anyone else?
>> Pictures.

799
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:41,920
» Okay.
>> Did you get your pictures? I think

800
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:46,240
they're I think they're all over.
>> What day is What day is recycling?

801
00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:49,119
» If I may. My pleasure. Thank you.
>> To make us aware Thursday.

802
00:52:48,559 --> 00:52:52,160
» Thursday.
>> Thursday. Wednesday.

803
00:52:50,720 --> 00:52:55,680
» All right.
>> Yeah. We'll we want to make sure that

804
00:52:53,680 --> 00:52:59,119
that's that's unacceptable. Just so you
know. I just didn't know what day your

805
00:52:57,119 --> 00:53:00,319
recycling was. So, we'll we'll take care
of that.

806
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:02,000
» You're welcome.
>> I never heard such a thing.

807
00:53:01,760 --> 00:53:04,559
» Yeah.
>> That's insane.

808
00:53:02,720 --> 00:53:06,800
» I never heard such a thing. people
bringing trash.

809
00:53:05,359 --> 00:53:09,440
» We're going to move on.
>> Seriously.

810
00:53:07,680 --> 00:53:12,319
» Uh we'll go to the consent agenda. We're
going to consider approval of the board

811
00:53:10,640 --> 00:53:17,520
of supervisors minutes dated August
20th, 2026.

812
00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:23,119
Consider approval of resolution 2026-17,
Bucks County 2026 hazard mitigation

813
00:53:20,079 --> 00:53:28,880
plan. It's in the package. Consider
award the 2026-27

814
00:53:26,079 --> 00:53:34,640
Rockalt contract to excuse me, Riverside
Construction Materials, Inc.

815
00:53:32,880 --> 00:53:40,319
and consider approval of Warmister
Township 2026 paving program

816
00:53:37,920 --> 00:53:43,440
contract number 26-02
change order number one. Is there a

817
00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:45,200
motion?
>> Motion.

818
00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:48,839
» Second.
>> Questions or comments?

819
00:53:49,839 --> 00:53:53,920
» I think the change order is in our
favor.

820
00:53:52,880 --> 00:53:57,040
» Yes.
>> So that's that's that's something I I

821
00:53:55,599 --> 00:53:59,760
want to bring up. The change order is
actually in our favor. It's not an

822
00:53:58,720 --> 00:54:03,359
additional cost.
>> Okay. That was my question.

823
00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:07,760
» The asphalt index went up, but the
overall quantities um

824
00:54:05,839 --> 00:54:10,240
» went down. So, the total contract cost
is down.

825
00:54:08,559 --> 00:54:15,200
» Total contract cost down.
>> Were they paving next?

826
00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:18,880
» I don't I don't have the pave.
>> Way to put them on the spot.

827
00:54:16,720 --> 00:54:20,400
» I have questions if you don't have
answers.

828
00:54:19,520 --> 00:54:25,760
» What's that?
>> Contact your public works director.

829
00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:29,119
» All right. So, any questions or comments
from the public? Any more comments from

830
00:54:27,839 --> 00:54:32,800
the board? All right. Let's call the
question. All in favor?

831
00:54:30,160 --> 00:54:36,559
» I opposed. The chair votes I. Motion
carries 5-0.

832
00:54:34,640 --> 00:54:39,880
» All right. Mary's up.
>> Mrs. Owens.

833
00:54:40,319 --> 00:54:46,880
» Okay. So, I have the financial report.
The approval of the supplemental bill

834
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:51,000
list dated August 31st, 2026 in the
amount of 1,430,29263

835
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:56,359
for a total of 1,430,29263.

836
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:01,680
Motion to approve the bills.
>> Motion

837
00:55:00,880 --> 00:55:05,760
» second.
>> Any questions or comments?

838
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:10,559
» All right, being none, let's call the
question. All in favor?

839
00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:14,880
» All oppose? Chair votes I. Motion
carries 5-0. And I want to thank the

840
00:55:12,319 --> 00:55:18,319
public for paying their their taxes on
time. We couldn't operate this township

841
00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:21,119
without that.
>> John, you're up. You got good news for

842
00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:23,599
us tonight.
>> We heard you have real good news.

843
00:55:22,319 --> 00:55:27,040
» Wind and I have good news.
>> Oh, yeah. That's true.

844
00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:31,920
» So, [clears throat] start with the good
news. the revenues are up um about like

845
00:55:29,520 --> 00:55:36,640
$1.1 million from this time through the
end of July compared to last year, it's

846
00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:40,720
about 9.1%.
Um and the good thing looking at like I

847
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:44,240
said last month, it's not one single
line item. So a bunch of different line

848
00:55:42,559 --> 00:55:50,480
items are going up. So it's not like a
one-time increase, which is great. Um

849
00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:54,880
compared to budget, revenues are 72%
this year. They're at 70%. Again,

850
00:55:52,799 --> 00:56:00,240
consistency is what we always look for
and that's what we want. Um on the

851
00:55:57,440 --> 00:56:06,480
expense side, expenses are up $1.1
million. Um looking at the detail, the

852
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:11,760
main thing is the minimum municipal
obligation, the MMO that uh we're going

853
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:16,640
to be talking about a little bit later
that [clears throat] since we did a 50%

854
00:56:14,000 --> 00:56:22,799
payment that actually increased that's
450,000 of that increase. So it was it

855
00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:29,440
was a tough year like we had a big
increase. That's looking good. Um,

856
00:56:26,720 --> 00:56:34,079
but it was budgeted. So, we're at 60% of
budget this year. We're at 58% last

857
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:39,520
year. So, we're kind of trending in the
same right direction. Um, looking

858
00:56:37,359 --> 00:56:44,559
forward, um, kind of jumping ahead a
little bit to the MMO talk that we're

859
00:56:41,760 --> 00:56:50,640
going to approve tonight is the good
news is the 2027 MMO when you combine

860
00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:56,240
both the police and the non-uniform is a
decrease of like $2,500.

861
00:56:54,240 --> 00:56:59,359
» In all of my years in government, I have
never seen a decrease in MMO in my life.

862
00:56:59,139 --> 00:57:05,200
[snorts]
>> Um, the part there's a couple reasons

863
00:57:02,000 --> 00:57:11,680
for this. one the non-uniform plan is
closed so there's less people in it. Um

864
00:57:09,280 --> 00:57:16,160
» other things um the new investment seiz
who was up here earlier after two and a

865
00:57:13,680 --> 00:57:21,599
half years they're less their fees are
less than the previous provider. That's

866
00:57:18,559 --> 00:57:28,240
a great thing. Um, we've had great
market returns and over the last couple

867
00:57:24,799 --> 00:57:33,520
years we've added more than the MMO, the
minimum, we've put an extra $300,000

868
00:57:31,280 --> 00:57:39,280
into these into the police pension plan,
which is still an open plan. So that's

869
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:43,359
cutting back on everything. So between
all of these things, that's what's

870
00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:48,400
leading to this decrease in expense. So
that's going to help us with our 2027

871
00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:52,960
budget. So it's something to look
forward to. It's

872
00:57:50,720 --> 00:57:57,200
again it's all good news.
>> Yeah, it's always good news when uh you

873
00:57:54,799 --> 00:58:01,359
can contribute more than the minimum.
>> Yes.

874
00:57:58,400 --> 00:58:04,799
» And then that of course
>> helps everybody when they reach

875
00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:07,359
retirement which is our obligation.
>> Yep.

876
00:58:05,680 --> 00:58:13,040
» And actually I I skipped over my first
note here. Um I know I always focus on

877
00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:17,520
the general fund but I do always look at
the other funds. Every operating fund

878
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:22,640
that we have is in the black through the
end of July. So, it's not just, oh, we

879
00:58:20,880 --> 00:58:26,240
only look at the general. We look at I
look at everything, but I really only

880
00:58:24,880 --> 00:58:31,440
talk about the general, but going
through even the go fund this year with

881
00:58:29,040 --> 00:58:36,000
all the additional expenses with the the
clubhouse and everything, they're still

882
00:58:33,119 --> 00:58:41,040
in the black before borrowing the money.
So, like we're looking good through

883
00:58:38,799 --> 00:58:44,720
every fund throughout the township.
>> Thank you, John.

884
00:58:43,359 --> 00:58:47,040
» Thank you to you and your staff. You
definitely

885
00:58:45,119 --> 00:58:49,839
» That's right. He's got excellent staff.
Just a stand.

886
00:58:48,799 --> 00:58:52,079
» Any questions?
>> No, you might as well stand there.

887
00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:55,680
[laughter]
>> Don't go nowhere.

888
00:58:53,119 --> 00:58:59,440
» Don't go anywhere, John. All right. So,
there's no unfinished business. So,

889
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:05,280
we'll go right to new business. We're
going to consider approval of the 2027

890
00:59:01,680 --> 00:59:09,520
minimum municipal obligation
MMO for police and non-uniform pension

891
00:59:08,079 --> 00:59:12,640
funds.
>> Motion.

892
00:59:10,480 --> 00:59:17,040
» Second.
>> Motion by Chuck, second by Mary.

893
00:59:15,359 --> 00:59:21,200
» Okay.
Um, John, do you want to get give us a

894
00:59:18,880 --> 00:59:23,280
little
um

895
00:59:21,520 --> 00:59:30,720
» summation?
>> Like I said, overall the police MMO went

896
00:59:27,119 --> 00:59:35,920
up about um
$2,500, but the non-uniform went down

897
00:59:33,760 --> 00:59:41,839
5,000. So that's how we're at a net
negative 2500. I don't have the exact I

898
00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:43,760
actually forgot the paperwork on my
desk.

899
00:59:42,319 --> 00:59:47,280
» Close enough.
But the

900
00:59:44,319 --> 00:59:50,640
» but the police went up 25 or that that's
actually a very low number.

901
00:59:49,040 --> 00:59:54,079
» Yes. Incredibly low number.
>> And I'll give credit to the pension

902
00:59:52,319 --> 00:59:59,280
committee like we
>> those meetings are very intense

903
00:59:56,079 --> 01:00:04,160
» of the way we allocate everything um the
what we're invested in. So that they're

904
01:00:02,240 --> 01:00:09,200
like we're doing the right thing and
this is with um I think the big increase

905
01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:12,160
like we've lowered our expected interest
rate

906
01:00:09,680 --> 01:00:18,480
» right? Um well when I started it was at
8% we're down to two and or 7.25

907
01:00:15,920 --> 01:00:23,280
like we did a big half percent which is
a huge difference and then every quarter

908
01:00:20,319 --> 01:00:27,520
percent makes another big difference. So
right now hopefully with the last two

909
01:00:26,079 --> 01:00:32,079
years we have when we get their next
evaluation maybe we can actually even

910
01:00:29,599 --> 01:00:36,400
drop it more because that leads to a
longer duration of

911
01:00:34,319 --> 01:00:42,000
» every time we're over that it's it's a
better thing for the MMO. So for whoever

912
01:00:40,400 --> 01:00:46,400
is listening out there and everyone
else, the the the

913
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:51,040
higher the rate of return, the
anticipated rate of return,

914
01:00:49,200 --> 01:00:55,520
the less money you need to put into the
pension fund,

915
01:00:52,240 --> 01:01:01,280
» but 8% is not realistic. There's no
returns in pension funds that are

916
01:00:58,000 --> 01:01:05,839
returning 8%. So what we've done on the
pension committee is we've gotten that

917
01:01:03,839 --> 01:01:10,720
number down. So every time you lower it
down into a more realistic rate of

918
01:01:08,400 --> 01:01:14,559
return, the amount of money you have to
contribute goes up. So we've been able

919
01:01:13,040 --> 01:01:19,839
to stabilize that,
>> lower it by almost a full point and

920
01:01:17,119 --> 01:01:23,599
stabilize the the rate the contribution.
So that's that's well done. I hats off

921
01:01:21,520 --> 01:01:26,559
to the to the CBIZ and everybody on the
pension committee.

922
01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:32,160
» And we've also changed the um life
expectancy

923
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:36,559
tables to over time and which people are
living longer. So now we have to like

924
01:01:34,160 --> 01:01:38,720
pull that out a little bit longer to say
we have to put more money in to make it

925
01:01:38,480 --> 01:01:44,480
uh
>> right. And we're hiring all new officers

926
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:47,119
who are going to, you know, that that
changes the

927
01:01:45,520 --> 01:01:49,760
» And we're hiring young.
>> Yeah, we're hiring young and they're

928
01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:52,319
going to be here a while and that's
going to increase the contributions as

929
01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:55,839
well.
>> Plus, they're participating and they're

930
01:01:53,839 --> 01:01:57,920
putting in towards it as well.
>> That's different.

931
01:01:56,559 --> 01:02:01,359
» Yeah, they that has nothing to do with
it. Hey John, for the edification of our

932
01:02:00,160 --> 01:02:04,000
residents, can you just let them know
what the MMO stands for? So

933
01:02:03,359 --> 01:02:06,880
» we all know
>> minimum municipal obligation.

934
01:02:06,319 --> 01:02:10,880
» Thank you.
>> Great. And that's the minimum. So we put

935
01:02:08,880 --> 01:02:13,680
in the minimum obligation and an
additional 300.

936
01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:16,640
» So over the last three years that's
going to be 900,000,

937
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:21,760
» right? Additional
>> additional to the 3 million we put in. I

938
01:02:21,040 --> 01:02:24,000
can't even remember.
>> Well done.

939
01:02:22,960 --> 01:02:28,480
» Yes. I'll say
>> any other questions or comments from the

940
01:02:25,599 --> 01:02:30,880
board from the public. Great news, John.
Thank you.

941
01:02:29,200 --> 01:02:32,720
» All right, being none, let's call the
question. All in favor?

942
01:02:32,160 --> 01:02:39,599
» I.
>> All opposed? Chair votes I. Motion

943
01:02:35,040 --> 01:02:45,040
carries 5. Thank you. Thanks, John.
All right. What do you have for us, Tom?

944
01:02:44,000 --> 01:02:47,200
» Besides Sarcast,
>> he's up to nothing. He's up to

945
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:48,319
something. I can tell. [laughter]
Nothing.

946
01:02:48,000 --> 01:02:50,720
» No,
>> I can tell he is.

947
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:53,680
» So, uh,
>> he's a

948
01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:58,000
» I think since we've met uh
>> tonight, I don't think we need to meet

949
01:02:54,880 --> 01:03:02,319
later on in September. I would advise
uh the board to uh to uh cancel the

950
01:03:00,880 --> 01:03:05,119
meeting that is currently scheduled for
the 17th.

951
01:03:03,680 --> 01:03:07,680
» Any objections from the board?
>> What date is that again, Sean?

952
01:03:07,119 --> 01:03:08,640
» 17th.
>> 17th.

953
01:03:08,240 --> 01:03:10,559
» Okay.
>> Cancel.

954
01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:12,160
» I have no objection.
>> When's there going to be our next

955
01:03:11,520 --> 01:03:17,440
meeting then?
>> Two questions. It'll be October 1st.

956
01:03:15,440 --> 01:03:18,880
» Okay. Let me take a look. I have no
objection.

957
01:03:18,480 --> 01:03:22,559
» All right.
>> Okay. Next meeting is October 1st.

958
01:03:21,039 --> 01:03:23,920
» All right.
>> Anything else, Tom?

959
01:03:23,440 --> 01:03:28,559
» Yes.
>> Because you skipped to 10. Now we'll go

960
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:32,480
back to nine. Go ahead. [laughter]
>> Does that every year?

961
01:03:29,680 --> 01:03:37,200
» I'm sorry. Uh we are uh with the
adoption of the MMO, we are now

962
01:03:34,480 --> 01:03:42,000
officially forecasting and involved in
budgeting for 2027. That's a those

963
01:03:39,760 --> 01:03:46,480
numbers are big and they help establish
what uh what the base is going to be. Of

964
01:03:44,559 --> 01:03:50,480
course, the finance department and the
department has been working diligently

965
01:03:48,079 --> 01:03:54,720
on that already.
And that uh that concludes my remarks.

966
01:03:52,640 --> 01:03:56,079
Thank you. Thank you, Tom.
>> Thanks, Tom.

967
01:03:55,359 --> 01:03:57,680
» Thank you, Thomas.
>> Mr. Albert,

968
01:03:56,960 --> 01:04:01,119
» thank you.
>> Um, I have nothing for this evening. A

969
01:03:59,520 --> 01:04:04,720
lot of what we normally talk about in
September, we bring up in relation to

970
01:04:03,119 --> 01:04:09,119
our firm's other side of work with
school starting, sun setting earlier. We

971
01:04:07,440 --> 01:04:13,119
talk a lot about it with the ebikes. So,
just remember with school starting, kids

972
01:04:10,559 --> 01:04:16,400
are out, the buses, as we're going to go
through the next two months, it's going

973
01:04:14,400 --> 01:04:20,640
to get darker in the morning. You know,
just be careful when you're driving,

974
01:04:17,760 --> 01:04:24,960
please.
>> All right. The other side.

975
01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:27,039
All right. And always, as always, last
but not least,

976
01:04:26,319 --> 01:04:31,920
» Mr. Caner.
>> Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh just one uh

977
01:04:29,599 --> 01:04:37,359
note uh reminder, anybody that would
like to bid on the plumbing uh contract

978
01:04:34,640 --> 01:04:42,960
or the fire protection contract for our
soon to be new clubhouse that we'll

979
01:04:39,119 --> 01:04:48,319
build um hopefully next year. Um the
first deadline for getting in the uh uh

980
01:04:45,680 --> 01:04:54,240
forms is next Tuesday, the 8th. Uh end
of business. um that will be for the

981
01:04:51,039 --> 01:04:59,280
eligibility for the bidding and then um
you having uh the bid we'll have the bid

982
01:04:56,559 --> 01:05:04,079
opening on September 22nd and hopefully
you will be awarding two contracts at

983
01:05:01,680 --> 01:05:10,319
your October 1st meeting. So just a
reminder I have no other changes to my

984
01:05:06,640 --> 01:05:14,079
report but I entertain any questions.
>> Lay it on them.

985
01:05:11,280 --> 01:05:17,760
» I got no questions. [laughter]
>> I'm ready.

986
01:05:14,799 --> 01:05:20,275
» So Tuesday where we paving next Tuesday.
pay. [laughter]

987
01:05:20,319 --> 01:05:23,280
» No, that's good.
>> Thank you, Craig.

988
01:05:22,079 --> 01:05:26,799
» Thanks, Craig. You're welcome.
>> Tuesday by noon, is it?

989
01:05:25,119 --> 01:05:28,400
» Uh, we end the business.
>> Close the business.

990
01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:30,720
» Close the business.
>> All right.

991
01:05:29,119 --> 01:05:34,630
» 5 o'clock.
>> Not noon. 5:30.

992
01:05:32,319 --> 01:05:36,650
» Not when you who you work for.
[laughter]

993
01:05:37,200 --> 01:05:41,280
» You got it.
>> All right.

994
01:05:39,440 --> 01:05:44,960
» All right. Thanks, Greg.
>> All right. Let's go to supervisor's

995
01:05:42,720 --> 01:05:48,720
comments. Janice, we'll start with you.
I'd just like to thank everybody that ca

996
01:05:46,960 --> 01:05:52,960
came out tonight and thank you for all
your comments and we learned a lot about

997
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:55,599
what's happening in our community that
we didn't know ahead of time. We will

998
01:05:54,319 --> 01:05:59,280
take care of that and address those
things and concerns. It was nice that we

999
01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:02,400
were be able to pass the ordinance to
address concerns that were brought to

1000
01:06:00,480 --> 01:06:06,240
our attention
a couple weeks back and be able to get

1001
01:06:04,480 --> 01:06:09,200
that resolved.
Be careful. Be safe.

1002
01:06:08,640 --> 01:06:10,880
» Thank you.
>> Thank you,

1003
01:06:09,920 --> 01:06:16,400
» Chuck.
>> I'd like to congratulate uh Officer

1004
01:06:12,720 --> 01:06:21,839
Cisco. um becoming, you know, a member
here of the township as an officer. Um

1005
01:06:19,280 --> 01:06:24,880
also like to uh say, you know, with
school opening, everyone said it, keep

1006
01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:29,599
your head on a swivel with these kids in
these bikes, not just the ebikes, but uh

1007
01:06:27,200 --> 01:06:34,079
the pedal bikes, cuz for some odd
reason, they think they're invincible. I

1008
01:06:31,920 --> 01:06:40,960
know I did when I was 13, 14 years old.
So, just keep an eye out and uh enjoy

1009
01:06:37,520 --> 01:06:44,640
the Labor Day weekend coming up. and uh
you know got a lot of guys fought for

1010
01:06:42,400 --> 01:06:49,760
that day off that in the labor industry
that worked hard and um lost their lives

1011
01:06:47,200 --> 01:06:54,559
for the safety and all of our uh unions
and OSHA certified stuff. So enjoy your

1012
01:06:53,200 --> 01:06:57,920
weekend.
>> Well said, Chuck Barry.

1013
01:06:56,480 --> 01:07:00,880
» I'd like to say thank you to our
Warmerster Police Department on the

1014
01:06:59,359 --> 01:07:06,160
wonderful job they do every day in the
township and um wish everybody a happy

1015
01:07:03,520 --> 01:07:11,440
and safe Labor Day weekend. And again,
thanks for those that fought for our

1016
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:16,400
Labor Day weekend.
>> Everybody enjoyed their their Labor Day

1017
01:07:14,079 --> 01:07:21,119
and what Mary and Chuck had said about
the people that that fought for their

1018
01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:24,480
for their fight for their rights and a
lot of them did die. My father was on

1019
01:07:22,880 --> 01:07:29,039
the Pennsylvania Railroad and he talked
about how how awful that was. So, I'm

1020
01:07:27,119 --> 01:07:34,079
really glad that that we that we were
able to accomplish that. and everyone

1021
01:07:31,440 --> 01:07:37,680
have a great weekend and anybody for any
brought any comments or anything we'll

1022
01:07:35,839 --> 01:07:41,119
attend to any any issues that you may
have. Thank you for coming out and

1023
01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:44,480
thanks for the folks at home listening.
That's it Mr. Chair. Thank you.

1024
01:07:42,799 --> 01:07:49,440
» All right.
So, uh most importantly

1025
01:07:47,119 --> 01:07:54,240
is Labor Day and what it's really about.
It's not about a barbecue.

1026
01:07:51,520 --> 01:07:59,680
» It's about labor rights and don't let
anyone take them away from you. Um

1027
01:07:57,359 --> 01:08:05,200
that's [clears throat] what we do
>> as organ as organized labor and we're

1028
01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:10,160
all members of that and um we we don't
know u like Chuck said Mary people have

1029
01:08:08,079 --> 01:08:14,880
died for that what we have now
>> so you don't get hurt on a job

1030
01:08:12,960 --> 01:08:19,759
» so um you know happy Labor Day to
everyone and and and chief I want to

1031
01:08:16,880 --> 01:08:25,520
commend you and your your uh review
staff and and the diligence you guys do

1032
01:08:22,880 --> 01:08:30,719
to bring in new new recruits. I mean, I
know it's not easy and uh Casey and I,

1033
01:08:28,480 --> 01:08:34,960
Detective Burn and I have talked about
some things to try to help that, but you

1034
01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:37,120
guys do a fantastic job. I commend you
for that.

1035
01:08:35,520 --> 01:08:38,719
» Soon to be Lieutenant.
>> Oh, really?

1036
01:08:37,920 --> 01:08:40,960
» All right.
>> All right. Nice.

1037
01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:45,520
» You got the cat out of the back.
>> Yeah. You heard your first.

1038
01:08:43,520 --> 01:08:50,080
» All right.
>> All right. So, be safe on Labor Day and

1039
01:08:47,839 --> 01:08:53,600
enjoy yourselves. And nobody wants a
bride in the back of a police car.

1040
01:08:51,839 --> 01:08:57,359
» Uh, with that, I'll ask for a motion to
adjurnn. Motion second.

1041
01:08:55,520 --> 01:09:00,359
» Here we go. Ajourned.
>> Ajourned.