Municipality of Princeton, NJ  
400 Witherspoon St  
Princeton, NJ 08540  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, August 5, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Virtual Meeting  
Mayor and Council Closed Session  
I.  
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.  
II.  
ROLL CALL  
Also Attending: Bernard Hvozdovic, Administrator; Deanna Stockton, Deputy  
Administrator/Municipl Engineer; Jeff Grosser, Deputy Administrator/Health Officer;  
Trishka W. Cecil, Municipal Attorney; and Lisa Maddox, Assistant Municipal Attorney.  
David Cohen, Mark Freda, Leticia Fraga, Brian McDonald, Dawn  
M. Mount, Leighton Newlin, and Mia Sacks  
Michelle Pirone Lambros  
Present  
Late  
III.  
CLOSED SESSION  
Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton to Enter Closed Session (Open  
Public Meetings Act Sec.3)  
1.  
ADOPTED  
RESULT:  
Leticia Fraga  
Brian McDonald  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
Cohen, Fraga, McDonald, Newlin, and Sacks  
Aye:  
- Matters Falling within the Attorney-Client Privilege regarding Community Park South Fence  
Replacement /Property Encroachment  
Deanna Stockton, Deputy Administrator/Municipal Engineer, explained to Council that the  
fence at Community Park South is in need of a replacement. She reviewed the options and  
costs and was seeking guidance from Council on how to proceed.  
Council then held discussion regarding the options and sought legal guidance from Lisa  
Maddox, Assistant Municipal Attorney.  
Trishka Cecil, Municipal Attorney, provided some additional information and guidance  
regarding property encroachments to Council.  
- Negotiations regarding the Washington Oaks Sanitary Sewer Pump Station Operation and  
Maintenance Agreement  
Deanna Stockton, Deputy Administrator/Municipal Engineer, provided Council with an  
overview regarding the Washington Oaks Sanitary Sewer Pump Station operations and the  
current status of the maintenance agreement. Council then discussed options on how to  
proceed with a new agreement.  
- Friends of Herrontown Woods Lease Agreement (Veblen House)  
Deanna Stockton, Deputy Administrator/Municipal Engineer, reviewed with Council the  
current status of the lease agreement with the Friends of Herrontown Woods and possible  
options available given that status of the lease. Ms. Stockton then requested guidance on  
how to proceed.  
Councilman Leighton Newlin left the meeting at 2:14 p.m.  
Council then held discussion on their options.  
Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros, Jeff Grosser, Deputy Administrator/Health  
Officer, and Deanna Stockton, Deputy Administrator, left the meeting at 2:52 p.m.  
- Contract Negotiations- PBA  
Bernard Hovozdovic, Administrator, provided Council with an update on the ongoing  
contract negotiations with the PBA and the outstanding issues that still need to be addressed.  
Mr. Hvozdovic sought guidance from Council on how they wished to proceed with the  
negotiations.  
IV.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion to close the Closed Session portion to return to Open Session was made by  
Councilman Brian McDonald, seconded by Councilman David Cohen, and carried  
unanimously by all members present. Then a motion to adjourn at 3:30 p.m. was made by  
Councilman David Cohen, seconded by Councilman Brian McDonald, and carried  
unanimously by all members present.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Dawn M. Mount  
Municipal Clerk