Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the co-star the official newspaper of the Burl Belmar and the Aspberry Park Press and notice of this meeting was posted on the Bolton board building. Take roco councilman Donovan here. Councilwoman Kenny
here here. Council Romero 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 which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Please remain standing for a moment of silence for our troops, our families, our first responders, and the uh people who uh have died in Texas due to the
extreme flooding. At this point, it's about 100 individuals, 30 children, and 161 individuals still missing. Thank you. Hey, workshop. I wish we had more people here because I'm going to brag about the
uh about the fireworks. I think it was the best fireworks show we've had ever. And I've been seeing I saw a lot of them through the years. And uh again, it's uh I was just thinking about this before, you know, it's like a one-hour event, but it takes so much coordination in
order to do that. And you know, every department in the in the burrow is is part of that. you know, starting with um you know, the business administrator's office who I have to thank Mr. Kaine for getting us a different vendor this year.
Uh and he saved us, you know, a little bit of money. Well, gave us the same bang for the buck, pun intended. Um and uh you know and the and the police and the the lifeguards and the beach staff and the EMS and DPW and there's a lot of
coordination that has to go on you know starting earlier in the day you know it's a Saturday uh getting people off the beach in certain spots uh getting uh parking spaces freed up. So, it's a lot of work uh for everyone, but I I think
this year and every year, but this year especially, it was it was very well worth it. So, I just wanted to put that out there. Those on YouTube land, you can see that or hear me at that point. But it it was good. Hopefully, we'll get that back next year. But it it was uh
very outstanding. Anything else for workshop? Nope. Okay. Let's move on to petitions. I do not receive any petitions. I guess we're moving on to approval of the minutes.
I have a motion to approve the minutes of the June 17th meeting. I'll make the motion. Second. Councilman Donovan. Yes. Council McKenna. Yes. Mayor, yes. Councilman Randero, yes. Councilman Le,
yes. What's the council? Council woman. Next Wednesday is the 30th annual sand castle contest between 17th and 19th avenues in Belmar. Registration starts at 8. Judging starts at noon. The rain
day is scheduled for the next day, the 17th. Uh various businesses in town will be offering sand castle related specials. So please keep an eye out for that and remember to shop local. Um, the tourism commission is working very hard to connect with members of our local business community and the chamber of
commerce to respond to the bridge closure, generating communications and ideas for new events and promotions. So, I would like to thank uh Nick Foster, Chris Brandel, Ter Pimco, and Ali Klein for all their help. Um, speaking of which, uh, we have a new shuttle between Avon and Belmar. It is not the large New
Jersey Transit bus, but a 20 seat ADA accessible shuttle with bicycle carrying capacity. It will operate 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. between Belmar and Avon. There are nine stops including uh four in Belmar, including the train
station. Um we started off with a slow beach this summer. Uh we've been talking about that quite a bit, but July has already been very busy. Um our chief lifeguard, Harry Parson, reports that all of our returning and new guards have been through CPR and first aid training
during May and June. So this does not include Fourth of July weekend. They performed 240 ocean rescues and reunited 27 lost children with their parents. Um during June, our Belmar lifeguards also instructed Belar Elementary School, West Bomber, and St. Rose Grammar School with
water safety instruction. There was a really great article in the Co-Star last week that talks about all the hard work they've been doing and all the saves they had. I encourage everyone to read it. I also want to underscore one section where they talk about how well they work with our EMS. Um, so I'd also like to thank them too for all of the
work they've been doing. Um, finally, I was at the Clonet, which is Coastal Lakes Community Observing Network meeting on June 23rd, which is held by the Urban Coast Institute at Mammoth University. Along with other members of the environmental commission, we heard from members of surrounding towns as to
their struggles with their lakes, along with ideas to address our common problems. Um, it seems every town has a problem with the geese and algae. Uh we are currently down from 60 resident geese to about 10 to 15 and have had a successful one more successful year with no new
gosslings. So big thank you to DPW along with our volunteers and our vendor birds beware for all their work this year. The next meeting of the BEC is this Thursday at 6:30 at the library. Thank you. Thank you Councilwoman Kenny. Yes, I wanted to thank uh everybody who
made Fourth of July so successful. Also the lifeguards. I know there are lots of saves. That article was great and those guys are working really, really hard with the rip currents that are coming up with the storms and so they're working really hard. DPW, the police department, EMS, firemen, everybody who helped
raising four, everybody who helped to make Fourth of July such a great success. It was it was really awesome. Uh recreation soccer signups are fall soccer signups are happening now. So reach out if you want to sign up your kids for soccer for the fall. Uh the shade tree commission next meeting is
this Thursday at 6:30 right here. And the our we're still getting all of our stuff together, but keep save the date for our skate park fundraiser at RA October 11th. More info to come about that. And that's all I have.
Thank you, Council President Randero. Thank you, Mayor. Uh the Balmer Housing Authority had their meeting yesterday. Uh they'll be soon going out to bid to fix the facade. Um there are now some available units. Unfortunately, we did have two losses um of residents this uh
this summer. Um the board has voted to open the waiting list uh which has been closed for quite a bit of time. Um I'm told there's about 70 people currently on it. Um it does need to be updated. Um so just a reminder that any applicant
who's a qualified Belmar resident would have preference over out of town applicants. The BHA website is belarehousing aauority.com or you can reach them and Paul desantis at 732 6811795.
Uh the library unfortunately had to postpone Tommy B in the deep blue sea tonight. Um we are due to the thunderstorms that are protected. Uh please keep a lookout on Facebook and on the library website as to when it will be rescheduled. Next concert on the
library lawn is the Black Ties July 21st. I'm sorry, July 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Once again, the library is open 7 days a week. Monday through Thursday from 9 to 7, Fridays from 9:00 to 5:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 9 to 2. So,
please come and visit us. Thanks. Thank you, Councilman Leis. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, kids are having a good time at summer camp. They did uh summertime surf uh led them to surfing last week. So, we want to thank them. Uh, they're having a great time this week as long as the weather holds over
at McCclary Park with friends at Belmar Harbor learning to sail and they're having a good time and hopefully not getting too sunburned. Um, I want to remind everyone that next Thursday, July 17th, is the 30th Delmar Junior Guard Tournament at 6 a.m. Beach. That'll be
at 9:00 a.m. And I want to thank Feder Rico's Pizza for donating the pizza for that event. It's really generous of them. It's all I have there. Okay. Thank you. Uh, I have nothing at this point. So, we should move on to I'm sorry. I just had one quick question. Can we get a bridge update? Is
there a bridge update for us? Business administrator Kane. Do we know anything? I I spoke to the commissioner's office again this afternoon. Um, the latest update, there's no time frame on the bridge update. They're manufacturing a
part. the the part that broke land the one that broke like the southside last year. They found the part somewhere in New York. This this time there's no they can't find the part. So they had to order it to be manufactured and there's
no date on when that is going to be completed until they get physically get the part. They can't put a time frame on the repair. They know what the repairs going to take because it's similar to last year, but it's it's all waiting on the manufactured part. That was as of
this afternoon right at the commissioner's office. Thank you. That's it. Okay, we can move on to uh public session for the resolutions that are on the agenda.
If anyone has a comment or question about a resolution, please step forward, state your name and address. I have a motion to close the public session. Motion. Second. All in favor? Can I have a motion to approve the
resolutions as listed on the consent agenda? I'll make the motion. Second. Council Donovan. Yes. Council McKini. Yes. Mayor Fusco. Yes. Councilman Rondo. Yes. Councilman Lewis.
Yes. Okay. Uh, next we have second reading and public hearing of ordinance 202514. This is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 18 section 2.7C rules and regulations of the beachfront
and for providing use and control of tents and similar structures. This is open for public hearing if anyone would like to comment. Motion to close the public hearing. I'll make a motion. Second. All in favor? I
mayor, if I could, um, if we look at the wording of that ordinance, I I think towards the end of that ordinance, it describes the tent as being six feet across and it says and fully open. I think it would be better
if it was simply when fully open. That's not a substantive change that we'll have to do anything about. It's the intent. Just bad wording. If that was mine to begin with, I apologize. Okay. That's so
that was the intent. This should correct it to right reflect that. Okay. Okay. Everyone okay with that? Yeah. Good. Can I have a motion to amend the ordinance? I'll make the motion. Second. All in favor?
Oppos? Can I have a motion to adopt the ordinance? Motion. Second. Councilman Donovan? Yes. Council McKenna? Yes. Mayor Musco? Yes. Council Rondo? Yes. Councilman Levis?
Yes. Uh, next is first reading and introduction on bond ordinance 202515 providing for various capital improvements and acquisitions for the burrow. Um, this is for first reading and introduction. Can I have a motion to
approve? I'll make a motion. Second. Counciloman Donovan. Yes. Counciloman Kenny, yes. Mayor Buckesco, yes. Counciloman Randiro, yes. Councilman Le, yes. Next is first reading and
introduction on bond ordinance 202516 providing for various water sewer utility improvements. Can I have a motion to offer for first reading? Motion second. Councilman Donovan. Yes. Council McKiny.
Yes. Mayor Buckesco. Yes. Councilwoman Ronro. Yes. Councilman Lewis. Yes. Next is uh bond ordinance 202517 uh providing for special emergency appropriation for repairs to the marina
hock. Do we have a motion to offer for first reading? Motion second. Second. Councilman Donovan. Yes. Councilman Kenny, yes. Mayor Posco, yes. Councilman Randiro, yes. Councilman Le,
yes. And last one is ordinance 202518, a capital ordinance providing for the repair of property located in the burrow of Belmar um appropriating 676,000. Do we have a motion to offer for first reading? I'll make the motion.
I'll second. Councilwoman Donovan, yes. Councilman Kenny, yes. Mayor Michael, yes. Counciloman Raniro, yes. Councilman Levis, yes. All right, that's all of our ordinances. Next is public session. If anyone would like to speak, uh, please
step forward. State your name and address first. Tom, River Road. I heard a few things here about the boardwalk and the beach. Very few, just three. Number one,
the people that sweep up the boardwalk and police up with the uh with the grabbers and everything as they walk up and down the uh the boardwalk, many of them drag their their brooms and that. That's unacceptable. That's
disrespectful to everybody, the taxpayer, and yes, to the tools. The tools must be respected, too. Please have whoever runs that show down there, tell them to not drag their tools.
Secondly, and you you won't know what I'm talking about, but I'll spit this one out here. Badge checkers. Now in my idea of the bad check is not much of a job or anything but
it should be reserved for older people and you know older people or or disabled people or younger women can do it. However, I'm totally against a young man doing that
work so to speak if you want to really call it work. That is unacceptable. It shows up badly for the town with a boy and everything else. And lastly,
a little of uniforms. Let's take a female lifeguards. If anybody knows anything about life saving and everything, every Marine, by the way, used to be anyway, had to take water life saving and
everything. And it was pretty tough stuff and everything. We had everybody had to pass it. You had to be able to swim and and then save the guy and all that jazz. But it is unacceptable to have a female lifeguard in a
two-piece bathing suit. Now, you can think of all sorts of stuff. Of course, we all like to look at the girls. You can think of all sorts of stuff. What could go wrong with it? The person who's drowning is grabbing everything known to mankind to stay alive. He's
scared to death or she's scared to death. So they could grab the bra and drag it over the girl's head and do all sorts of stuff. So let's rethink that. Let's let's get a handle on that. One piece bathing suit. As good-looking as
they are. One piece bathing suit for the girl lifeguards. Enough of that. All right. Enough for the pleasantries. I can't believe it. It's come down to having to explain
something like that. Oh lord. All right, I'm in a re here a little bit, but I got this thing here about the uh LGBTQ
plus flag raising ceremony. First of all, the resolutions and everything that were on the agenda today, that's your your area and you should rule on them as you do. That's correct. However, raising a
flag that celebrates a sex act is something completely different. It's something you out of your area of of authority. uh there's a segment of of the population that doesn't go for that
routine. It's wrong for you to do it just like that unilaterally declare this and raise it for the town for one month. Now, if you go and we still have time to the
public and put a a special question on the ballot to do it or not do it, that's fine. If the vehicle want it, great. But not you can't do this uh by yourselves. That's that's
overreach. Now, let me just get to one thing here. I've known homosexual guys. Maybe I know some lesbians, too. Uh but this last name, LGBTQ
queer. What the hell is that? That's what we used to say when we pointed at a guy. Anyway, in the end here it says a plus. Can anybody explain plus? What's that? It says it several times in the
article. What's the plus? There's there is asexual, there's non-binary there, and there's several others of ways that people like to label themselves. It's about a community. It's not about a sex act. And I think you
know that. Thanks. Also, also, I'm sorry. Um, I would like to to mention that as we raised our flag, we did that in coordination with the Mammoth County Prosecutor's Office 3 years ago. So, I would love it if you do have complaints
to speak to them. Thank you. No, no, no. I'm in the right place. You have to go to the public and put this on the ballot. However, we won't argue that right now. Now, you mentioned a couple other things that people do and
everything. Let me ask you this with the plus. We're we're still talking about the plus. Anybody want to jump in there? No one's ahead. How is this relative? Mr. Say again. We're we're sorry that it offended you so much that you had to talking about Do you have a question for the council
related to the council, not related to LGBTQ plus? Listen, anything that has the the mayor's name on it is related to the town and can be spoken to on this floor. Stop trying to BS me, fella. Now,
plus that's very interesting and I'm an old guy and I don't know much about pluses. All right. Is that include Councilman Council Lady Roden Arrow? Does that
include necro field acts? We're this section this section of the of the the meeting. This session of the meeting is for public comment. This is not a this is not a question and answer.
So if you'd like to make you've made comments and we we're here to listen to your comments and you know but but it was commented on from the from the from the days. So therefore everything's off the level. Of course
not. Sir I think I think we're here to get back to necroilia. You can make any comments you want about that but your time is running out. There's a 5m minute limit and you're also you already had six completely. Excuse me.
You know I got kids saying they're calling you down at Point Pleasant for the comedy routine. What? All right. Uh, let's go further with the plus. You ever seen people in the in the town?
Does anybody have have a dog? I'm not answering any questions, Mr. Cork. Comments. Ask any answer any question. All right. Is it has anybody seen people walking their dogs?
All right. I have. And they love their dogs. I would imagine they love their dogs. I had a cat that loved the dog that loved the cat, but I didn't walk it. Anyway, there are certain people who not only love their dog, they're in love with
their dog. Is that plus? Is that plus? Come on. Is it plus? I think it's big at its largest possible amount. Um, and I personally I know
you're you're asking me this question. I know we all questions should go to the mayor, but I'd like to say Mr. Derek Burgerer, this is an embarrassment to the bureau of Belmar and its community members. And I'm so sorry that anyone has to listen to it. You need to move on,
Mr. Ber. You need to move on from the You need to move on from the LGBTQ plus. No. No, you don't. You don't have a score. No, you don't. And in about a minute, I'm going to tell you your time is up. Now, let's go. Let's go another into the
plus. No, we're not discussing that any further. Why? Because your time is up, okay? It's time for me to sit down. Time is up. My time is up. You need to sit. Thank you. Go ahead. Are there any other comments? No.
I have If no other comments, I can talk. No, you cannot. Yes, I can. We have a we have a person about this rules of war. We have a person behind Andrew who wants to speak. Excuse me. Her 18th from B. There's a tornado
warning out there just so you know. And I think I've seen those signs around that say be patient, be kind, and it takes all types to make the world go around. Thank you. Anyone else have a comment?
Okay, seeing none, I say we close the public session. Your honor, council councelor explain Robert's rules of order to this gentleman. Robert rules of order only apply to the council does not apply to you just made that up.
I didn't. It applies to the meeting in general. No. Yes, it does. That's a disgrace. You dis disgrace yourself. I'm making a motion to close. What about having a big
second? Second. What a bunch of characters. I I What a bunch of characters. You ought to all be ashamed of yourselves. You're not. Of course.