of the mayor and council was provided to the co-star in the Asia Park press our official newspapers and notice of the meeting was posted on the bulletin board in this school building. Take roll call. Councilman Don here council here. Mayor Pasco here. Council RO here. Council Le
here. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisibley
and justice for all remain standing for a moment of silence for our troops the families and our first responders. Thank you. First thing on the agenda is um proclamation. We had um there was a
dedication on Saturday of the Belmore first a day squad uh memorial which is at memorial field strip memorial row and the following proclamation was read and I think it's
appropriate that we read it here. Okay. So whereas the Belmore First Aid Squad was established in June 1927 and served the Belmore community until 2021. And whereas the Belmore First Aid Squad
is considered the first volunteer aid squad in the country. And whereas throughout the 93 years, countless volunteers of Belmore First Aid Squad have committed their time and energy to deliver essential emergency services to
the Belmore community. And whereas the 93-year legacy of service provided by the Delmar First Aid Squad merits recognition and appreciation for its accomplishments. Now therefore, be it resolved that the merit and council of the burrow of Delmare to hereby proclaim
June 14th, 2025 as Delmar first aid squad day. And be it further resolved that a copy of this proclamation shall be permanently displayed in the B Delmar Municipal Building, June 14th. And it's from myself and all the council people.
Guess we're going to then move on to workshop discussion. Any uh items for workshop? I had a question if you don't mind, mayor. Um at 127 and 130, are those both
the steps to move forward with redoing the those rows and then water? Are those for fifth AB and I forget what the other name would be? 14th. Yeah. The the Fifth Avenue one and that's a new
application to do the the other end of Fifth. Um, honestly in in preparation of the bridge closing that we thought were happening in, you know, a few years from now, you know, to to do fifth in its entirety because there's not a lot of lead
service lines in that area. So, uh, the engineers thought that'd be a good a good place to put in for the grant application. the 14th Avenue one instead of going to C the the the uh the amount of grant application we just narrowed it go from ocean to to B instead ocean see
it's just two blocks instead of three that's all that's all it is this is great and so this is another step forward towards having those projects be done correct right so is that the entirety of Fifth Avenue then or only up to this side's being done
this fall on the west side of to the ocean side from ocean to to Main Street. Well, what's being done this fall is going to be from Sea Street to Main Street and then the second piece is going to be to
the ocean. Um, and I just one other question. The grant application for piano closet improvements, can you expand upon that a little bit? It was brought to our attention brought to our attention from Millenn Mill Millennium that there's an
opportunity for for some plaza work to be done. So, we thought this would be a great way in addition to the paper project to throw some grant money towards redoing that whole piano plaza area. Great. Great. Good to hear. They're applications. You know, there's no guarantee you're going to get them, but that's what we're going to submit
for. And those sun shades. Yes. All part. Wonderful. Thank you. Are there any other workshop items to discuss? If not, then we can move right along to
petitions. Any petitions filed? I did not receive any. Okay. And let's go to approval of minutes. I have a motion to approve the minutes of the May 27th meeting.
Make a motion. Second. All in favor? I opposed. Any request of council? Councilman Donovan. Belar environmental commission continues to be very busy. Uh we had a very long meeting with the Army Corps of
Engineers to start the Silver Lake project along with our CFO and our VA uh in which we uh went over the potential scope of the project along with how to prioritize the stakeholders of course of which the most important ones are the residents of Belmar. Um we also there
are three items on this agenda that relate to the environmental commission actually four. Um three of them are grants that they have worked very very hard to um procure. One is the Silver Lake Army Corps grant, one is the sustainable Jersey grant that would help
with um electric equipment for RDPW uh and training for them. And the other one is that community energy plan grant. Um and finally they with unanimous vote uh passed a resolution to recommend that the council um pass a resolution let me
get the right wording on this um against offshore drilling in Belmar's horizons. uh the federal government opened up that as a possibility and we wanted to express that we disagree with it uh with both the the drilling the aesthetics of
it would potentially be 3 miles or less offshore. Um so we are hoping the council approves that resolution today. Um along with that we had a visit the mayor and I with the EDA which is the economic development authority of New Jersey uh where we walked around Main Street to all the businesses to let them
know of grant opportunities and funding for them. uh especially in light of the potential bridge closure which a week ago was you know two and a half years away and now is a different story. But speaking of which uh as part of the uh tourism commission we have been going
around to all the local business to talk about how that is affecting them and all the different ideas we have about how we can support our businesses during that time. And if I can make one final plea to everyone here is to support your local businesses. Please please stay local. Go to Taylor's go to clients. go
to all of our local businesses. Um, especially as the bridge is closed. Um, and the Harbor Commission meeting was supposed to be tonight. Obviously, it is not because we are in here, but that got moved to next week. Um, and the tourism
commission meeting will be tomorrow night. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman Kenny. Thank you. Um, the Shade Tree Commission has an excess in shade in trees in their tree inventory. So, what they would like to do is do free tree giveaways and they
would like to do that at the Friday night concerts starting the week of June uh sorry, June 27th. So, it's basically an entry and if you would like to enter to win a free tree and you're at one of the Friday night concerts, you can potentially win a free tree for your
yard. Um I believe movies on the beach begin the week of July 7th. So, that's going to start Wednesday nights in July. Uh the ADA committee will be presenting their anti-bullying special needs awareness presentation to the summer campers on Friday, July 25th. This is
always a great program for the kids. Um and I think they're looking for volunteers. So, um Councilwoman Ronin or Councilman Don let us if you'd like to come and help volunteer, they would love the help. Uh skate park committee, they are today, this this Saturday is our go
skateboarding day event. Spend to shred. There's several businesses as we were talking about spending locally spend several businesses that are going to be involved. Uh businesses that are participating are going to give a portion of their proceeds back to the skatepark that day. So look out for
those businesses that are participating this Saturday the 21st. Um and their fall our four full fall fundraiser for the skatepark is going to be October 11th. So look out for more info about that. And then last thing I have is just a couple things around the schools. Uh
Belmore Elementary finishes up this Friday and St. Rose schools finished yesterday. St. Rose Grammar School will be repainting their entire inside this summer and also be repaving their black top for the kids playground. And St.
Rose High School graduated 95 kids. My daughter was one of them on May 29th in a wonderful celebration. They got over $20 million in scholarships. And I'd like to report that my daughter is going to the University of South Carolina next year. So, go be
[Applause] Hey, thank you, uh, Council President Raveno. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, and thank you for everyone who made this weekend's dedication ceremony for the Belmar First Aid, um, possible, especially the members of the first aid squad and our
Belmar Historical Society, the Hines family, and our DPW. This Thursday, the library will host uh the next Junth celebration concert featuring the John Luckenville Orchestra and spoken word poetry artist James C. Ellerby. And that's Thursday, this
Thursday, June 19th, at 6 p.m. at the Taylor Pavilion. It is free and open to the public. E tickets are required and available at the library's website, but if you don't want to go that way, you can call the library directly to register. Um, also registration for the
library summer reading program for kids in K through 8 is now open. Uh, parents can register their kids online at the library's website. Um, and with a program kickoff party being a free concert for kids featuring Mr. Ray on
Saturday, June 21st at 11:00 a.m. Once again, free and open to the public. Uh, lastly, I wanted to thank Gianna Maize who's covered Belmar for the past three years with the co-star. Uh we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors. Uh and we look forward to
meeting her replacement. You welcome. I'll let her know. She'll be welcome. She said to me, "I'm going to I don't know if you've ever heard of them. They do fashion." I said, "Yes, I've heard of them." We'll miss you, Giana. Tell her. We said
thank you for all her, you know, covered stories of Belmar of the last couple years. So yeah, Councilman Levis. Uh thank you, mayor. I learned a lot. I just want to uh Belarry is going to have their last day on
Friday. They'll have graduation on Thursday and there's a couple of u staff retiring. I just wanted to congratulate Carol uh Yavaron who's a secretary, Jean um I'm going to say this right, Jean Arbert who is a reading teacher and
someone very personal to me is Miss Patty Glab who's retiring as a prek teacher who has taught all three of my kids and probably a lot of other kids for people in this room. So she will be greatly missed by bees and I congratulate her and wish her the best
in her retirement. It's all down there. Okay. Um I'm not going to say anything, but I'm going to just ask uh Mr. Kane. He doesn't know this, but I know everybody is uh concerned about the bridge, and I figured since you had the last contact this afternoon, maybe you could just bring us up to date real
quick as to what we've learned. Yeah. So, so what happened is I spoke to the the DOT commissioner's office this afternoon and spoke to the chief of staff and and deputy commissioner uh Thursday night around 10:00. They got a call that the bridge was was was locked.
They couldn't open the bridge. Um they went out and assessed it on Friday. The uh Coast Guard came in and and basically told them marine traffic has right away get the bridge open. So they mobilized
the crane to come out so that when the bridge was open it would hold it in place. They are currently their the their engineers and contractors and everyone are currently assessing the damage. They don't really know the cause. They don't know the extent of the damage as of 2:30 this afternoon. Once
they do that, they can prepare a plan to repair it. And at that point, they're going to let us know the extent of the bridge closure. So I know there's a lot of rumors going around. You know the as far as DOT is concerned they do not know
the extent of the damage what the repairs need to be and the the time period that that's going to take place. So that's as of from the commissioner's office as of this afternoon. Okay. Thank you. And then obviously you should all know the burrow's position is
the bridge needs to be repaired as soon as possible because it's it really has a very uh devastating effect on uh all of the businesses on both sides of the bridge. So our position is you know it's got to be done and it's got to be done ASAP.
And just one more thing there. So, so the the damage last year was to one side. It was completely rebuilt. You know, they had to install new pistons, had to manufacture a lot of the the components of the bridge. You know, you nowhere you can go and buy them for a 93
year old bridge. This this issue is on the north side on the Avon side. Um, but again, like I said, they're in the process of triaging it to figure out exactly what went wrong, but it's nothing to do with the the repairs they made last year.
complete other side. So as soon as and they said once they know they will reach out to Delmare and Avon let them know before they make any any information public. So soon as we know we'll get it out there right away. We'll keep everyone posted as soon as we get any
new information. Okay. Any other items? Okay. Let's uh move on to resolutions. This is a public comment session on the resolutions. If anyone has a comment or question about a resolution listed on
the agenda, please step forward, state your name and address first. And just a reminder, the comments are limited to five minutes. Um, and uh really try to focus on comments. Thank you.
See none. Can I have a motion? Can I have a motion to close the public session? Second. All in favor? I. And can I have a motion to approve the resolutions as listed on the consent agenda? Second.
Counciloman Donovan. Yes. Council McKenna. Yes. Mayor Pasco. Yes. Council Montro. Yes. Council member Le. Yes. Couple more resolutions. Um, can I have a motion to approve resolution 2025432
as a resolution endorsing the burough's fourth round housing element and fair share plan? I'll make a motion. Second. Councilman Donovan, yes. Council McKenna, yes. Mayor Busco, yes. Council
Rando, yes. Councilman Le, yes. And next is resolution 2025133, a resolution authorizing the issuance of a club license to the Delmare Fishing Club. Do we have a motion to adopt this resolution? I'll make a motion. Second.
Counciloman, yes. Counciloman Kenny, mayor, yes. Council Romero, yes. Councilman 11, yes. And next is a resol resolution 2025134, a resolution opposing the inclusion of
the new offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of New Jersey. Do we have a motion to offer this resolution? Motion. Second. Councilman Donovan, yes. Council Kenny, yes. May, yes. Council, yes. Councilman
Levis, yes. Uh next we have second reading in public hearing on a few ordinances. Um ordinances 202510 and ordinance 202511
I believe we're going to table. Um the planning board reviewed these ordinances last night and have um some comments and recommendations that there planning board attorney is going to write up and send to the mayor council for review. So we're going to table
these ordinances until we can get their comments and see if the ordinances need to be amended. Um can I have a motion to uh table ordinance 202510? Motion. Second.
All in favor? Any opposed? Okay. Can I have a motion to table ordinance 202511? Motion. Second. All in favor? Anyone oppose? Okay. And next is the second reading and public hearing on ordinance
202512, an ordinance amending chapter 40, article 5, zoning districts, creating an affordable housing zoning district. This is open for public comment. If anyone would like to speak, please excuse me. This is Eugene Kremer, 4th
Avenue. Um, is this ordinance up for public comment now? Yes. Yes. Okay. I I took a look at the the This is the spot zoning of um the what
used to be I think an opthalmologist or specialized diet doctor over on 10th Avenue across the street from municipal parking lot and Jagger Automotive. U there were a couple things that uh
that didn't align with the brother's code. uh one of them being allowing allowable use uh residential amenities. Uh I by the way does anybody want to
take a chance at defining what a residential amenity is? It's undefined in the burough's code. Neither residential amenity or industrial amenity. But if you can't
define what you're making a permit permittable use, then what are we doing here? Um, does somebody want to take a shot at that? I mean, if you can't define it, I what do we what are we proving?
I just want to the reason I'm bringing this up is not that long ago we had a business administrator here that u was trying to maintain that a pavilion was an amenity to the boardwalk. Um you know
what's the scope of this? Um and it's undefined in the burrow's code. Mr. Cramer, where where are you looking at? What what what code? Uh chapter 40 in the burough code. 40. Yeah, this is
I think regulations, right? Okay. And where are you looking at definitions? And this term is in the uh definitional section. That's what you're saying. I'm scrolling through it right now. Yeah. Actually the on the web you can
just search for the words and if it's anywhere within it's not anywhere within the burough's code. Uh so you're saying it's not defined correct? So it's not in the definitional section. That's what you're talking about. It's not even right. It should be.
You're saying and it's not Well, what are we talking about here? I'm saying is that you're making it the ordinance makes a permitted use. Correct. Yeah. Fran McManam McMahon and Scotland and Bowman we service redevelopment council to the burough. So
this ordinance has to do with a project that was um one of the intervenor projects as part of the declaratory judgment action to resolve the third round affordable housing obligations for the burough. So this project is located at 1610th street. it is not included as
part of the re seort redevelopment plan. So while all of the other projects, the Repetti project, the Mark project, and the Sacman project, they were the subject of a redevelopment plan amendment to make the zoning requirements and redevelopment plan
consistent with what was agreed to in settlement agreements. This 61310 was not part of that redevelopment plan amendment because it's not part of the redevelopment plan. So, it required a separate zoning ordinance to amend the zoning requirements to be consistent
with what was agreed to in the settlement agreement. To answer your question about residential amenities, while I agree with you, it's not a defined term. I would um submit that it's just standard practice. What would be a residential amenity? A lobby, a storage area, a bike storage area, a
mail collection area, those type of amenities would be part of what would be deemed residential amenities. amenities that would be part of a residential building since this is going to be a residential building. Would that uh in other words a statue a statue with
a um sprinkler system? You know what I'm saying? This is totally undefined. Also, uh we've had in this town here also we've had uh rooftop occup human occupation
uh which essentially takes a fourstory building and makes it a fivestory building. uh you could have a roof swimming pool. Um right, this ordinance is consistent with the concept plan that was attached to the settlement agreement and it doesn't
include any of those items that you just described. So this will also be the subject of a developers agreement and not only will there be a settlement agreement in which a concept plan is attached and they're obligated to build to the concept plan, there will be a developers agreement that will become
before council to be adopted and it will further lay out the description of the project and include a concept plan. So there will not be like you know a fourth floor occupied unit or a rooftop swimming pool or anything like that. None of that is part of the current concept plan. So,
excuse me. Not every term has to be defined in in in an ordinance or statute. It's not defined on its ordinary meaning. Um, I think we can go and look in the dictionaries and find out what an
amenity is and then we can, by the way, it's not in the the bureau did adopt in its zoning regulations u the uniform construction code and it's not defined there either, right? It doesn't have to be defined anywhere in any of the codes
and if it's not it takes on its normal meaning as I was saying. So an amenity I'm just looking on the internet here and I'm pick out anyone an amenity a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place. I think that's what our redevelopment council was
describing and then you put the word residential in front of it. We all know what residential means. So, it's a useful residential feature for a residential facility um or residential place. So, I understand what you're
saying and and many times it's very helpful or better to have uh definitions, but um if you don't have a definition uh in the ordinance or in a statute, you just go with its ordinary meaning. So I I think that's what we'll
go by and any reasonable interpretation of that that's in line with those two words would be acceptable to a court if ever appealed. And just to clarify further, this ordinance is exclusive to
that property. So that property which is the development on that property is guided by the concept plan which is part of the settlement agreement. And this ordinance is just limited to those parcels. So, it's not as if another property that's not part of a subject that the settlement agreement or doesn't have a concept plan would come in and
try and um install residential amenities. I mean, this is only applicable to that property for that project. Will the people will the public and the people of Belar be given the opportunity to comment on uh this plan for something
that's going to be built? That was already adopt that was already before the public. It came before council several times as part of a settlement agreement that was approved by council by resolution. Um, and this was part of the affordable housing presentations that took place almost a year ago now
describing the different projects that were part of the declaratory judgment settlement action. And yes, one there will be another opportunity where council will be adopting a resolution approving a developers agreement for this project as well. It will be before council, but it's already part of an
approved settlement agreement. Okay. As long as the public has an opportunity. You know, we just got what was recently approved in this town is a fourstory uh 24 unit
condominium building on 12th Avenue. And uh that roof is going to be occupied. They got a variant for human occupation. So it essentially makes it a fivetory building plus whatever few borrows get
thrown off of it. Okay. As long as as long as as long as the public has an opportunity to comment on the planet that's fine. It's just that I unfortunately I I I guess this specification or zoning requirements here were submitted by the developer,
right? they were prepared in connection, you know, in in in um we worked with the developer to draft and prepare this ordinance to make sure it was consistent which was with what was agreed to in the settlement agreement. Yes. Yeah. Well, the public didn't
participate in that. I I'm just saying that the settlement agreement was before the public. It was approved by resolution by council and it was done in any in a public meeting. Did they look at it? It was attached to the to the uh settlement agreement. Yes. And it was
presented in uh powerpoints. The description of the project was up in powerpoints and it there those powerpoints and those sessions are on the burough website. So yes, the burough the public I think I understand it. Valper got cart blanch whatever he
wants. Correct. I disagree with that characterization that these were intense negotiations that went on for very long periods of time. Yeah, but it didn't involve the public. I think we gone around the whole if you're entitled to you're entitled to
give your opinion, but we we told what the facts are. My opinion is there was no transparency here. That's fine. Thank you. Okay. Certainly entitled to that. Any other comments? Want to follow up, Mayor. So,
just to to clarify, there's no rooftop anything happening on this project. No, there's probably more um oversight on this project than most other projects because we actually have to enter into a developers agreement with them. So, we
know we pretty much know exactly what is going to go into this this building. That's fine. That's only for your comments here are included in the record. Thank you. Any other comments, please?
Okay. I have a motion to close the public hearing. Second. All in favor? Can I have a motion to adopt ordinance 202512? Motion. Second. Council Donovan. Yes. Council McKini.
Yes. Mayor Busesco. Yes. Council Romero. Yes. Councilman 11. Yes. Uh, next is second reading and public hearing on ordinance 202513. This is an ordinance approving the application for a long-term tax
exemption and authorizing the execution of a financial agreement. Uh, this is open for public comment. If anyone would like to speak on the ordinance, please step forward. And I have a motion to close the public hearing. Motion second. All in favor? I.
And can I have a motion to adopt ordinance 202513? I'll make that motion. Second. Councilman Donovan. Yes. Councilman McKenny. Yes. Mayor McFus. Yes. Council Monzero. Yes. Councilman Le. Yes.
And last one is first reading and introduction on ordinance 202514. This is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 18 section 2.7C rules and regulations of the beachfront providing for the use and control of
tents and similar structures. Do we have a motion to offer the ordinance for first reading? I'll make the motion. Second Donovan, yes. Councilman Kenny, yes. Mayor Busco, yes. Council, yes.
Councilman Clemens, yes. Now we're on to public session. If anyone would like to make a comment, please don't for state your name and address first, please. Buckley Bird Avenue. Good evening. My rent was raised $200 this year. To be clear, that's $200 a month. That's
$2,400 for the year. Last year, it went up $100 a month. That's $1,200 for the year. The year before that, it went up $400 a month. That's $4,800 a year. In total, that's $8,400
in the last three years. As I assume most of you are homeowners, you have no understanding of this. Homeowners get crazy when the taxes go up $100 for the year. Imagine if your taxes went up $2,400 for the year or $8,400 in three
years. You need to see clearly the drastic change in the renting world has taken. Renting used to be the affordable option on the road to home ownership or for downsizing. I sold my three-bedroom home to downsize both for home maintenance and finances, but I am currently paying more than any mortgage
I've ever held. Once again, I need to explain as the mayor and council of Belmar, your obligations to the many, not the few. You have the ability to create an ordinance to slow the upward trend and help our emotions afford to eat and play rent. You have the ability to support the ones that were caught in
the spiral of greed by the capitalists without morals. If you use phrases like fair market value, this is a misnomer. There's nothing fair about not being able to afford housing. This is made up by the capitalists without morals who just see housing as an easy way to add
to their millions. Then the right of everyone to have a home. In a capitalist society, yes, you have the right to charge whatever you want for your product, in this case, housing. But that's where the people that care about the community and residents create ordinances to counteract this greed.
That's where you on the day see the need and react and help the town's people who elected you. If you say the Belmar Housing Authority is an affordable option, I would say you would have been right years ago. But now the building is literally falling down from the neglect of the executive director and other
administrations that did not see the need to help out. The cold air from the strong winds we are living in comes through the walls and freezes the tenants out. Summer in the hospital. There are leaks in the apartments from the bricks moving on the outside. So no, the Belmore Housing Authority is not an
affordable option for our citizens that can no longer afford their rent. Once again, I stand before you for all the tenants in town. There are 98 units in my complex alone and at least 20 complexes just on the east side. Do the
right thing for the many, not the few. Thank you so much for your comment on stir. Certainly appreciate it. Yeah, you won't do anything. Anyone else have a comment? Cler 18th and B. Was there any followup
um that can be reported at some point in time about the workshops from last month or last last meeting where we're trying like to determine if water can go through grass and the butterflies and stuff like that or when we might be able to anticipate a followup.
We did we did meet uh when I say we not the council but I did meet with um counselor and um April and the business administrator to talk about how we can uh better respond to the uh
recommendations from the zoning board and we're working on that to make sure that we you know get everything right so that there's no confusion going back and forth between the board and and us here in the council. And I remember that Tony
had offered to meet with everyone too if necessary have a pro uh executive session. We talked about that also and we haven't gotten to that point yet. Okay. But it's on the it's on the it's in the pipeline. Okay. Thank you. Um
June 25th, uh Jersey Mike Day for the Belar Women's Club. All right. We get 25% back if uh we donate uh by sub mention Belmar Women's Club or if you're ordering online, it's JM Gives. That's their new um online code for donations
for anybody. It's going to be JM Gives. All right. Thank you. Any other comments? Brazello 14th Avenue. Um there's been an issue on 14th and K that the chief and I have talked about about a stop sign. Um
April got a sign put up that said slow children at play. It's helping but not really. Is there any possibility? I even talked to some of the neighbors on my block. Is there a possibility of there's two poles that have the arrows that face
to the right which is facing west. Is there a possibility they've even said can we put a stop sign on that pole because people that are coming around the corner keep saying I don't see the stop sign on the right but they see the sign they see the arrows. Is there any
possibility we can just I mean if I have to buy a stop sign I have to go down there and look at it. I I'm not understanding what you're saying. Okay. So, if you come from 13th Avenue in K, you're on K Street. You come to 14th Avenue. You're either going to straight drive straight into the wall or you're going to turn. When you turn, there's
two there's arrows that are pointing because it's a oneway street sign. The stop sign up over here, everybody says, "I don't see that stop sign, but I see the arrows in front of me." So, April had had a sign put up that said, "Slow
children at play." That lasted about a week. But is there just Can you just put another stop sign straight in the front? Is there any I'll look at it. I don't think so. I don't think you can legally do that. A stop sign and a stop sign. I don't I don't think you can do that. How about 13th
and K Street? There's stop sign, stop signs, and a portable stop sign in the middle of the street. And on 13th Avenue and K Street. Okay. There's a stop sign. You're saying put here's a stop sign. We we can talk
offline after and I can look at it. But from what I'm gathering, what you're saying, there's a stop sign on the corner and you want a stop sign on the wall where the turning signs are. Well, on the pole where the where those arrows are. You can't do that. It can maybe be on the other side of the street. Can we
put one on the other side? We'll take a look at it. Okay. Um, also, there was an issue that I had with the town houses that are next to my property. Um, and I talked to Keith from the burrow from the
the what was it? Commission, right? I talked to him and I sent him he said to send him an email. So I told him I sent him an email says I'm sending this email to you for our conversation today which was June 10th in reference to the trees that are along
the fence of the Westport townhouse development. Excuse me. These trees are along the fence at my property line, 14th Avenue side, and are growing tall, and the tops of the trees need to be trimmed down 3 ft below the wires go to my house. As
I mentioned to him on the phone, when I called Jersey Central and Power Light a few years ago that my lights were flickering when it was windy, they came out and checked the wires on my house and to the pole. The pole is across the street. It's not on my side of the street. My wires were fine, he said.
However, those trees are causing you a problem. Jersey central guy said that the problem is the trees are hitting the wires that go to my house, especially when it's windy and the trees need to be trimmed down at least 3 ft below my gutter line and wires to my house. If they are not trimmed down, then there's
a good chance that the trees will pull or lean on the electric wires and could cause a fire. This needs to be done yearly. The they the townhouse maintenance landscapers have taken care of this issue the past few years. They're way overdue in taking care of this to
prevent any damages or fires. I would appreciate it if you could contact Westport Townhouse Association and have them take care of the tree trimming as soon as possible as because I do not want a fire. I also talked to Councilwoman Jodie Kenny a couple of
days ago and she was in a meeting and asked me exactly what my address was just to confirm everything and I have a copy of this email for you and she said that she would also look into it. I don't want my house to catch on fire. That's the point. I gather from what I
gather this is the responsibility of the association that runs that community, right? And who has been in touch with that association? Have you been in touch with them? Not me because it's not my job to do that. Well, if it's leaning if it's leaning over your house, uh, you
know, if it was a private house and it was leaning over into your yard, you would have no choice but to talk to the owner next door. So, who do I get a hold of over there? I don't know who. They must have an address for the homeowners association. I don't know who that is. Do we have an address of the homeowners?
Yes. I actually gave their their HOA's email address to the Shade Tree Commission so they could reach out to me. The point I'm trying to make though is this is a private piece of property and they're responsible for trimming the trees. The federal is not responsible for trimming trees on private property.
Um, so if they're not doing it, then we need to send code enforcement there to see if they're violating any of our codes and to ticket them appropriately. Okay. Um, that's that's the way it works. Okay. Uh,
in the past they were out there every year trimming. No, what's the problem? I'm sorry. I'm I'm saying a rhetorical question like what's then what happened? What's the problem? I don't I don't know what happened. Well, they need to be notified that it's their responsibility to do that. And if the town can help,
we'll do that by sending our code officials over there telling them they need to do that. Well, I would appreciate whatever you can do. do it was a couple years ago when I came in and talked to mayor council they said no problem we will contact them and make sure it's taken care of yeah that's not really our role but we'll contact them
through code and uh tell them what they need to do okay okay thank you thanks yes nothing gets done nothing gets done what's the river road I just want to ask a question about what you just Okay.
Now, what constitutes on the property? Now, if the trunk is here and the limbs run over it over the property, what is what does a trunk that's off the
property constitute the tree? What about the limbs over the property that's being talked about? I'm not going to give you a legal opinion, but it was always it was always a common point and you can correct me if I'm wrong, but limb is over on your side
of the property, you can cut it off. Is that is that correct? So, anything anything that's onto your property can be cut by the homeowner. Theoretically, it's not on your property. It's it's part of the tree, the trunk. Well, it is on your property. It's over the air. If
it's over the imaginary line that goes up your property line, then that's your that's on your property. There's one other thing that was brought up and I got to say this. The idea of children that play that it's been 30, 40 years
since anybody saw a stick ball game in the street. I guarantee you that there no children playing in a street around this borrow. Thank you. Thank you for congressw Kyle reminded me that they sent you an
email as well as the DPW um for Lake Como the chief you're here representing both um 18th and B coming from 17th to 18th if we could get if there's any extra no right hand turns signs on it.
There's none. It was done. It was done. It's up there now. Yeah. Thank you very much. I haven't been over there. It was come up. So, it was okay. Cool. Thank you. Great job. Okay. Let's close the comment section at this point. I have a motion to close the public
session and adjourn the meeting. I'll make a motion. I All in favor? Hi.