PFD April 2020 Meeting Invitation

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PLAINSBORO FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1
405 PLAINSBORO ROAD • PLAINSBORO, N.J. 08536
Emergency: 9-1-1 • Business: (609) 799-0492 • Fax: (609) 799-5604
www.plainsborofire.com

Board of Fire Commissioners – April Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, April 14, 2020 – 7:00pm – ELECTRONIC ONLY
Join Hangouts Meet: https://meet.google.com/hyg-ixaf-ize
Join by phone: +1 973-888-9961 PIN: 580 790 288#

PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW THE INFORMATION BELOW. IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT NOTICES REQUIRED BY N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1.

Pursuant to Executive Order #107 and the declaration of a State of Emergency relative to
COVID-19, the April monthly meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Plainsboro Fire
District #1 will be held electronically using Google Meet.

This meeting meets the criteria specified by NJDCA/DLGS which can be found here:
https://nj.gov/dca/divisions/dlgs/pdf/GovConnectNotice-NewRemotePublicMeetingsGuidance.pdf

Please use the information in this invitation to join the April monthly meeting. You may access
using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. If you are using a smartphone or tablet, please download
the Google Meet app in advance of the meeting. Alternatively, you may use the call-in
information to participate via voice only.

NOTE: If you participate by voice only, you will not see other participants and you will not see
any attachments or documents that are presented to the group electronically.
This meeting invitation is being cross-posted to the Fire Company website, Fire Company
Facebook page, Fire District Facebook page, and is being sent to the President of the Plainsboro
Rescue Squad for posting to their members, and the Deputy Mayor and Township Clerk of
Plainsboro Township for sharing with Township residents and Township government. The Public
Library is closed so no notice will be posted there. Printed notice of same will be posted on the
doors to the firehouse beginning Monday morning.

To ensure order during the teleconferenced meeting, only parties authorized and recognized by
the Chairman of the Board, Ted Wagner, may speak. If you wish to speak during public
comment, please wait until you are recognized by the Chairman or by the meeting facilitator
(Krishna).

Remember that our recording secretary, Lauralyn, will be taking notes and audio-recording the
session. By joining the meeting, you acknowledge and accept that audio recording is taking
place. Be sure to identify yourself prior to speaking, speak slowly and clearly, and mute yourself
unless you are needed for a discussion. Minimize background noise such as TVs, phones, and
other household members. Callers/participants who are disruptive to meeting business (including
those with background noise who prevent others from being heard or participating) will be muted
and/or removed from the meeting.

The draft agenda for the meeting follows. If you have any items to add to the agenda, please
email Krishna (krishna.jagannathan@plainsborofire.com) prior to 5pm on Tuesday 4/7 for
inclusion.
1) Roll Call – Commissioners (a list of participants will be electronically logged as well)
2) Fire Company Reports – Chief, President
3) Committee Reports – DRC, Facility Update
4) Apparatus Update – Engineer
5) Employee Update – Personnel Liaison
6) Old Business
7) New Business (tabling non-urgent matters until next meeting)
8) Purchase Requisitions
9) Payment of Bills (Commissioners will set schedule to review and sign checks separately
after approval)

If you experience any connection errors during the meeting, please email
krishna.jagannathan@plainsborofire.com or call (908) 867-8325 for assistance. If you are unable
to reach Krishna, please use the call-in information to participate via voice only.

Those receiving this email invitation are free to forward it to others, both internally and
externally, who wish to participate.

Annual Early Visit Scheduled for December 14 and 15

PLAINSBORO – Santa Claus is visiting Plainsboro again!  Given his prestige and celebrity, a special escort has been arranged with Plainsboro Fire and Plainsboro Police.  After an exhaustive investigation and search, our brothers in blue have been able to find and arrest the Grinch.  The Council of Legendary Figures has sentenced the Grinch to community service and ordered he apologize for the holiday mischief.  In accordance with this order, the Grinch will be joining Santa on his visit to Plainsboro.  Plainsboro Police will be providing security to ensure the Grinch does not cause any disruptions to this year’s holiday celebration.  This year’s itinerary includes 34 stops in Plainsboro neighborhoods for all to enjoy.  Times and locations are posted below.  At each stop, signs will be posted marking where Santa is making his infamous visit. We ask that you remain with your children and keep them on the sidewalk until Santa and the fire trucks come to a stop.  Santa will be exiting his sleigh to greet them and take pictures.  In an effort to ensure everyone gets to visit with Santa we will be using a rope line to control access.  Please pay attention to the directions provided by Santa’s elves or you run the risk of being put on the naughty list.  Since the scheduled stop times are approximate, residents are reminded to arrive at the stop early and be prepared for a possible late arrival.  In the event, inclement weather or a major emergency causes a postponement we will update this website and our Facebook page with new times.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SUNDAY DECEMBER 15.  ADJUSTED TIMES ARE POSTED BELOW.  

Saturday, December 14
The Place at Clubhouse 3:45 P.M.
Princeton Collection Parker Rd. at Dennison Pl. 4:00 P.M.
Princeton Collection Silvers Lane at Major Lane 4:15 P.M.
Barclay Square Clubhouse 4:35 P.M.
Walker Gordon Farms Walker Gordon Dr. at Clubhouse 5:20 P.M.
Country Village Ruedemann Dr. at Knight Dr. 5:35 P.M.
Country Village Linden Lane at Wethersfield Dr. 5:40 P.M.
Stults Drive Stults Drive at Cooks Corner Dr. 5:50 P.M.
Grovers Mill Estates Harvest Drive at Colonial Drive 6:15 P.M.
Grovers Mill Estates Alfalfa Circle at King Haven 6:25 P.M.
Beechtree Estates Beechtree Lane at Red Oak Drive 6:40 P.M.
Brittany Thoreau Drive opposite #69 6:50 P.M.
Ashford Drive at pool 7:25 P.M.
Aspen Drive at Bldg. 24 7:40 P.M.
Deer Creek Deer Creek Drive at tennis court 8:00 P.M.
Fox Run Fox Run Drive at tennis court 8:20 P.M.

Sunday, December 15
Plainsboro Village Okeson and Sullivan 4:00 P.M.
Plainsboro Town Center McNamee and Wilson 4:10 P.M.
Wyndhurst Drive Community Meeting Ctr. 4:25 P.M.
Marion Drive – #76 – 4:40 P.M.
Hunters Glen Drive Bldg. 4300 ` 4:50 P.M.
Tamarron Drive Bldg. 8000 parking lot 5:15 P.M.
Hampshire Drive Lot 39-51 by Tot lot 5:35 P.M.
Ravens Crest Drive Lot 1100 by volleyball court 5:45 P.M.
Ravens Crest Drive Lot 39 6:05 P.M.
Gentry Franklin Dr. at pool lot 6:15 P.M.
Gentry Madison Drive at Adams Ct. 6:30 P.M.
Quail Ridge Drive Lot 2000 at Management Office 6:40 P.M.
Quail Ridge Drive Lot 4300 7:20 P.M.
Brentwood Drive Brentwood at Poplar Drive 7:40 P.M.
Princeton Manor Kinglet Drive So. at Falcon Court 7:50 P.M.
Estates at Plainsboro Woodland Drive at Oriole Ct 8:00 P.M.
Pheasant Hollow Bldg. 20 by pool 8:10 P.M.

Additional information can be obtained by contacting Firefighters Doug Vorp or Austin McGinley at the Plainsboro Fire Company, 609-799-0492.

Another busy day for Plainsboro. Tower 49 was detailed to Station 31 (Prospect Heights -Ewing) to assist with a pre-arranged cover assignment, as their members attended past Chief Jeff Lenarski’s wake services.

At approximately 1745hrs, Plainsboro and Cranbury Fire Companies were detailed to Dey Road at the township’s border for a possible brush fire. Upon arriving in the area, Chief 49 had a large column of smoke in the sky off Ochardside Drive on the Monmouth Junction – South Brunswick side of the road. Units found the fire down a long dirt road, subsequently having tanker 49 and brush 48 stretch on a large rubbish & brush fire. Crews from Monmouth Junction, NJ State Forest Fire Service, Cranbury, County Hazmat, and Plainsboro extinguished the fire.