The Franklin Township Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. The meeting included commendations, proclamations, a presentation on the My Brother's Keeper program, council reports, and the adoption of ordinances and resolutions. Public comment was opened and closed with no speakers.
In accordance with the open public meeting act of the state of New Jersey, adequate notice of this work session regular meeting of the Franklin Township Council was made as required, indicating that this work session regular meeting would take place at the municipal building at 6 30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024. We could all stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and remain standing by the invocation delivered by Deputy Mayor Ed Pataznik. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and the Republic for which it stands. One nation for the guy indivisible liberty and justice for all. As we gather here today as members of the Township Council, we pray that we are ever mindful of the opportunities to render our service to fellow citizens in our community, keeping in mind always the enduring values of life, exerting our efforts in those areas on those things upon which future generations can build with confidence. May we establish peace throughout the world, the nations, and here in our own community. May tonight's debate be something that people watch uh closely and provide for a better America, a safer America, and let us continue to strive to make the world better in every way that each of us can. Amen. Councilman and Barrison. Here. Councilwoman Francois? Here. Councilman Carazi? Here. Mayor Kramer. Here. Councilman Oni Jaka. Yeah. Deputy Mayor Pitoznick. President. Councilwoman Udin. Here. Councilman Vassanella? Here. Councilman Wright. Here. We are on to item number five on the agenda. Copy of the agendas are there near the clerk. First item is check presentation to the center of great expectations. Assemblyman Joe Danielson. Danielle. Thank you and good evening, Mayor. Hold it left button down to the right. One is down. One, two. Okay. Thank you, Mayor and Council, for having me tonight. And thank you for a wonderful 9-11 ceremony that you do every year to honor those that we lost. Today I'm here to talk about the Center for Great Expectations. It's here in Franklin Township. And it's one of the great elements of Franklin Township. It was established in 1998 by uh Ms. Peg Wright, who's sitting to my left. And uh I hope I don't get this wrong. Uh, but the center is um off uh uh uh De Mot Lane and its focus is that it houses women with children that are experiencing uh emotional abuse, physical abuse, addictions, um, and they have to um care for a child or or more. And their goal is to not only teach them how to be healthy, happy, productive individuals, but they also teach them how to parent as well. So in addition to being a residential uh therapy, healthy, happy home environment, they are stopping the generational cycle of addiction, abuse, and neglect, and uh the absence of education and role model, and they are truly turning lives around and making new futures for these women and their these children. Um I found out about them only a couple of years ago through a mutual friend of ours who happens to be a lobbyist, and I took a tour of it. The my next step was to get them money from the state.