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II.

STATEMENT CONCERNING NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice of this meeting was provided in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public

Meetings Act and State regulations governing public meetings, including the time, date and location

of the meeting and clear and concise instructions to the public for accessing the meeting and making

comments. In addition, the agenda and all related materials were posted electronically and made

available to the public on Princeton's meeting portal in advance of the meeting.

III.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"We gather today on the land of the Lenni Lenape. As members of the Princeton community, we

aspire to show appreciation, respect, and concern for all peoples and our environment. We honor the

Lenape and other Indigenous caretakers of these lands and waters, the elders who lived here before,

the Indigenous today, and the generations to come"

Councilwoman Leticia Fraga read the Land Acknowledgement.

IV.

ROLL CALL

Also Present: Bernard Hvozdovic, Administrator; Jeff Grosser, Deputy

Administrator/Health Officer; Deanna Stockton, Deputy Administrator/Municipal Engineer;

James Purcell, Assistant Municipal Engineer; and Trishka Cecil, Municipal Attorney

Council Member Brian McDonald, Council Member David

Cohen, Council Member Mia Sacks, Council Member Leticia

Fraga, Council Member Leighton Newlin, and Municipal Clerk

Dawn M. Mount

Council Member Michelle Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Mark

Freda

Present:

Absent:

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

The audience participated in the Pledge of Allegiance.

VI.

ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS

Councilman Brian McDonald had no reports or announcements.

Councilman David Cohen announced the Adopt-A-Drain program went live last Thursday

night at Community Night Out and he encouraged everyone to adopt a drain. Adopting a

drain is important because it will help the municipality meet its storm sewer permit

requirements but also preserve the water quality of our surface waters in New Jersey.

Interested residents can visit the municipal website.

Councilwoman Leticia Fraga had no reports or announcements.

Councilman Leighton Newlin had no reports or announcements.

Council President Mia Sacks had no reports or announcements.

Staff Reports:

There were no staff reports or announcements.

VII. PROCLAMATION

A Proclamation Honoring Corinne Sliker-Monda on the Occasion of Her Retirement

Councilman David Cohen read the proclamation in honor of Corrine Sliker-Monda's

retirement.

VIII. ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING

Anyone wishing to comment on or ask a question about an ordinance(s) listed below for public

hearing and adoption can do so by either in person or Zoom. In person use the sign-up sheet on the

podium. To make a spoken comment, either click on "Participants" and use the "raise hand"

function, or- if attending by telephone- press *9. When it is your turn to speak the meeting host will

unmute you and the Mayor will recognize you.

Ordinance Appropriating $775,000 from the Sewer Trust Fund to Provide for

Various Sewer Improvements in and by Princeton, in the County Of Mercer, New

Jersey- Roll Call

Councilman David Cohen noted the ordinance is not for purposes of spending more money

but to use the trust fund instead of borrowing money to do the work identified in the

ordinance.

Council President Mia Sacks opened the public hearing and seeing no one, in person or via

"Zoom", closed the public hearing.

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Brian McDonald

David Cohen

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

An Ordinance by the Municipality of Princeton Designating No Turn on Red

Intersections and Amending Chapter 19 of the “Code of the Borough of Princeton,

New Jersey, 1974”- Roll Call

Councilman David Cohen commented there were two minor typos in the ordinance but they

have been corrected and he made a motion to adopt the amended ordinance. The typos had

to do with the intersection of Franklin and Harrison and how the streets were identified in

terms of the turning movement. He also wanted to emphasize that the "no turn on red"

implementations are for two reasons. The first is in places where bike lanes have been added

or will be added, it is a requirement where there is a bike box. Also, in general it helps

improve safety by avoiding conflicts between bicycles and turning motor vehicles.

Councilman Cohen also noted there are a number of locations where there are existing "no

turn on red" signs, but an ordinance was never adopted to formalize it, and that the ordinance

is not meant to cover the entire town but to specifically target those specific locations.

Council President Mia Sacks noted that when she voted "no" during the introduction of the

ordinance it was because she was not familiar with it at the time and does not like to vote on

behalf of things she is not familiar with. Since then, she has become versed on what is being

proposed and feels it is essential for bike and pedestrian safety.

Council President Mia Sacks opened the public hearing and seeing no one in person or via

"Zoom", closed the public hearing.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED

David Cohen

RESULT:

MOVER:

Brian McDonald

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

IX.

RESOLUTIONS

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Extension of the

Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. for

Engineering and Planning Services for the Harrison Street Corridor Study with No

Change to the Contract Amount

ADOPTED

RESULT:

David Cohen

Brian McDonald

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Extension of the

Term of the Professional Services Agreement with Arterial, LLC for Engineering and

Design Services in Connection with the Nassau Street Streetscape Project for the

Length of Time Necessary for the Completion of the Actual Construction with No

Change to the Contract Amount

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leighton Newlin

David Cohen

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Extension of the

Professional Services Agreement with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. for

Documentation of Maintenance Holes in Flood Hazard Areas for the Length of Time

Necessary for the Completion of the Actual Construction with No Change to the

Contract Amount

ADOPTED

RESULT:

David Cohen

Brian McDonald

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing an Increase of

$81,200.00 to the Not to Exceed Amount for the Professional Services Agreement

with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. for Engineering Services for the Grover Avenue

Culvert Replacement Project for a New Not to Exceed Amount of $211,137.00

Councilman David Cohen noted the change in the contract has to do with planning for better

stormwater management in Grover Park. The park floods regularly in extreme storm events

and downstream neighbors, as well, suffer along that branch of Harry's Brook.

ADOPTED

RESULT:

David Cohen

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Adopting the 2025-2029

Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development

Block Grant (CDBG) Program

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Award of a

Contract to A.N.A. Painting Corp for Painting at 400 Witherspoon Street for

$169,397.72 utilizing Bergen County Cooperative Contract Purchasing System Bid

Contract #25-40

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Brian McDonald

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing Palmer Square to

Hold a Series of Downtown Events on The Green

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Supporting the Passage of the

Immigrant Trust Act

Councilwoman Leticia Fraga and Councilman Leighton Newlin read prepared statements

regarding the passing of the resolution in support of the ITA.

Members of Resistencia en Accion, residents, students from PHS and the university, and

members of neighboring communities attending the meeting in person and via "Zoom"

thanked Council for adopting the resolution.

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Payment of Bills

and Claims

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing Final Closeout and

Final Payment in the Amount of $25,698.60 to Maarv Waterproofing Inc. for the

2023 Spring Street Garage Repair Program

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Approving the Placement of a

Banner Over Washington Road by the Princeton University Art Museum, Monday,

October 27th and taken down on Monday, November 3rd, 2025

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing Special Event for

Stand With Dignity c/o Muslims4Peace Inc. to hold an Abraeen Peace Walk on

Sunday, August 24, 2025

ADOPTED

RESULT:

Leticia Fraga

Leighton Newlin

MOVER:

SECONDER:

Council Member McDonald, Council Member Cohen, Council

Member Fraga, and Council Member Newlin

Aye:

Council Member Pirone Lambros, and Mayor Freda

Absent:

XI.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

The Mayor and Council will take comments first from members of the public attending the meeting

in person, then from members of the public attending the meeting via Zoom. Speakers will be

limited to 3 minutes. No immediate action will be taken on any public comment issue.

IN-PERSON:

Please use the sign-up sheet on the podium. After everyone who signed up has had the opportunity

to speak,

the Mayor will invite any additional comments from members of the public. Please line up at the

podium if

you plan to speak.

ZOOM:

To make a comment or ask a question during the meeting via zoom, raise your hand using one of the

following

alternatives:

1. Windows or Mac platform: Click on “Participants” at the bottom of the screen, then click on

“raise hand” (Windows shortcut: Alt+Y; Mac shortcut: Option+Y).

2. Android or iOS device: Click on “raise hand” in the bottom left corner of your screen.

3. Telephone: Press #9

Council President opened public comments for items not on the agenda, first to those

attending the meeting in person then to those via "Zoom".

In Person:

An unidentified resident of the Avalon at Harrison, questioned how the Avalon Company has

been approved to develop three high-rise residential buildings in Princeton, all within prime

walkable locations. They are price fixing the town and their buildings are inferior and

dangerous. In particular the resident focused on the Avalon on Harrison (built only 5 months

ago) and its many electrical issues.

Via "Zoom":

There were no public comments via "Zoom".

XII. ADJOURNMENT

Councilman David Cohen made a motion to adjourn at 8:57 p.m., seconded by Councilman

Brian McDonald, and carried unanimously by all members present.

Respectfully submitted,

Dawn M. Mount

Municipal Clerk