Pledge 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. Take a moment of silence, please.
>> Everybody that know remember Joe Kelly who uh passed away a week ago. Really good guy. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Okay. Uh we're announcing this meeting has been called in accordance with the
provisions of the open public meetings act and that an announcement of the same has been mailed to the local newspapers and to the clerk of the bureau of Elnor and that the minutes of this meeting will be available after board approval
at a subsequent meeting. >> Okay, I'll do the roll call. Commissioner Anderson >> here. Commissioner Keburn >> here. Commissioner Sherik >> here. Commissioner Ramy >> here. >> Commissioner Robinson >> here. >> Commissioner Palano is absent.
>> Uh we have approval of minutes from February 2nd. Everybody reviewed those minutes. Any questions? >> If not, I need a motion. >> Commissioner Anderson. >> Mr. Keon Blackburn. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Shar.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Ramy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Robinson. >> Yes. >> Review and approval of bills for March. You've all been provided with the bills list. Um just real quick, I just want to go over real quick. We had a few bills that came in afterwards. Um I'll read
them off to you because I'm adding them to this bills list. Excuse me. Sorry. The radio came back. Yeah, >> um JCPNL $5,48746.
>> New Jersey natural gas hold tight $10,967.82 for one month. >> Wow. >> What was that about? >> Gas. >> That's the gas bill. >> Mine Mine My personal gas bill. Triple
gas. >> Gas. All right. LMB Landscaping, uh, for the past snowstorm, $2,755. Robert's Electronics is the quarterly monitoring, uh, for $147.
And Home Depot for $775.90. >> What was that? >> That's just for miscellaneous supplies for the building. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. No, go ahead. Do you have a question? You said miscellaneous. So, what kind of mis >> All right, hold on.
>> Salt, >> drop salt for the building. Uh, paper towels, kitchen faucet, two kitchen faucets, LED ceiling fan light kit, uh, sinkhole cover,
uh, side spray and tub sprout. And then uh it looks like maybe did we buy uh 14.2 cubic feet top mount white. That might be like a countertop or something.
>> It's $775.90. >> Okay. >> Any other questions on the bills? >> If not, I need a motion. I'll make it. Well, did we put the um I didn't get to see it, but with the scaffolding, is it
back on to the uh >> the 1500? >> Yeah. >> Yeah, that's on mine every month. >> Okay. >> Yeah, >> that's monthly $1,500. >> One month it wasn't on yet. >> Then we probably doubled it the next month. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay.
>> And with that, uh once a contractor, he'll take over. Yeah, >> that's good. >> Do I have a second on the bills? >> Second. >> Commissioner Anderson? >> Yes.
>> Commissioner Kon Blackburn? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Sheriff? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Remy? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Robinson? >> Yes. >> Report of executive director. >> Okay. As you heard, our snow removal took three trips, but I think he finally
>> Well, please use the microphone, please. They took uh he was here three times for snow removal and that's why the bill was 27 and change. Uh regarding the scaffolding, the notice to proceed was issued this morning
by the engineer to the contractor. So he's looking to start the end of this month, beginning of next month. The only factor that decides the weather will be how fast you can get the steel. It's got to put in the order for the steel.
>> So hopefully it's on stock or they can produce it fairly quickly. >> Uh with the green program, >> uh they're still working on it. We're trying to qualify for it. We've submit all the bills and the things they've
asked for and uh it's being processed the weatherization program. Uh I met with the engine with the uh representative from the nonprofit. We did a conference call with the uh inspe
the engineer the inspector and the proposal is now sitting at the desk uh in Trenton. If she approves it, then it'll all go all out for bid and uh we'll proceed with that >> for the
>> that includes the individual units in each the uh controls in each unit and uh hopefully uh addressing the boilers making them more energy efficient. So the money's there and they have to
spend it by June. So there's a pressure on them to get through it. Uh, as mentioned earlier, uh, Joe Kelly passed away. He was he was a very very >> nice >> nice guy. Um,
and it was a surprise. Uh, that's all I have to report. >> Uh, any correspondence? I have none. Anybody else have any? >> Did you ask to speak? One minute. Okay.
>> Any old business? New business. >> I have one item. New business. We have to a we have to have a resolution to change our attorney. >> Okay. >> Since John Belle was retiring,
we retained Jim Hanley to do the uh the legal work uh for the contract and he he completed that and he's agreeable to uh the $1,200 a year retainer. So, uh the
same the same rate we did the the other attorney, the prior attorney uh charges. >> Where is he based on? >> His uh office is in Ocean Grove. He lives in Neptune, so he's local. >> Reports from commissioners.
>> Okay. I think I have >> You're not loud with me. be loud like me or Louis. >> I I have some good news. I hope uh I got in touch with the Kernney Bank. We're on
the next whatever they do their funding goes out. >> That's all I'm waiting to hear. >> Okay. So, >> cut out. Miss Ellen, you cut out. We
didn't hear that. It went in and out. I have no idea what Nobody has any idea what you said. >> Kernney Bank, they got back to me >> and we're on the top of their list. We're next in line for funding. So, I'm
hoping they will approve what I sent in to them. >> And what was it you sent in? >> Windows. >> It was for the windows. No, it was for the money for the scouts and whatever we needed for. >> Money in general. >> Money in general to help out with the building.
>> Oh, sweet. And that was there an amount or >> they didn't give me a >> They decide they decided >> they just let me know that. >> Um they got my letter and we're next in the whatever they do their next whatever
they do. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, Alan. Uh when we had the uh the guy from Mammoth County here, we had a nice turnout. Everything went well. >> Yes. Yes. >> And I
this must be from 12 to 2. I will I wrote down >> and I kept rushing in and saying, Ellie, can I help you set up anything? Not realizing it was almost over. But they were still here and they had a lot of information. It was pretty high. You don't turned out well.
>> They had a lot. They had a lot of >> How many times can you yell at them? >> I don't understand. >> Any other reports from the commissioners? >> Yeah. I I Well, I had Well, I have a very loud voice
>> um about getting uh to get grant and uh private money. I know that um >> turn the microphone to your mouth. >> Okay. Um that creating a nonprofit would make you qualify for more grants
and private donations. Is there a way that we can do that, Paul? >> No. campaign. >> No, I >> I mean there's if somebody put together a group of people that
decided to say we want to save Belmar Housing Authority and call it whatever and establish your own nonprofit with a tax ID number and everything. >> Yeah, you could, but >> that we can't do that.
Yeah. >> Did you have something, Johanna? >> No. But as far as reports, as far as commissioners, is there certain areas that they're supposed to be >> or just random? >> Random like if you know something that's going on. >> All right.
May I introduce myself? >> Hi, my name is Barry Luben. I will be uh the next incoming commissioner. The mayor uh submitted my name to the state. We are waiting for the governor's office
to do the official. So that's why I'm here tonight as my as unofficial but >> coming soon I will be >> the the gubanatorial uh appointee. >> Welcome.
>> All right. If no more reports from the commissioners, I'll open it up to the general public for comments. I have a question. >> You want the microphone? >> I think so. Paul, u that that meeting you had about the weatherization that you just said um
if we get approved for that it has to do with controls and the boiler controls. Could you elaborate controls? >> They can put an individual control on the baseboard that can adjust it. If
it's too hot, they can turn it down. >> Okay. And and the boiler. So, this has that meeting had nothing to do with uh window repair. >> No, not at this point. That's that's cost prohibitive, number one. And number two, it was not identified by the
engineer as a top priority. They have to show how much savings there is >> to justify each. >> All right. Thank you. Okay. So, if I can just I just want to point out something. Um, with this being that everybody here is pretty new with the exception of me and Carolyn.
>> Um, even this took place before Paul Deantis was here. We used to have those individual controls in every apartment. Right. >> They were removed specifically because what would happen was all the lines going to the boilers constantly got gked
up from these controls and were affecting the boilers. So, we replaced all those boilers. It's going on 20 years ago now. We're making our last debt payment to the uh
>> HUD this year on it. It was over a $300,000 project if I remember correctly. >> And at that time they took all those controls out because of that reason specifically. >> So I would just warn that if if that is
the case and they want to install those controls again, I think there needs to be a lot more research done on it before we do that because we had so many problems with them. >> That was 20 years ago, right? So maybe they've invented updated stuff by
>> that. That's all I'm saying. It more research definitely would need to be done on that. >> May I ask what the lifetime expect of those units are? >> No, the boilers were replaced. >> The boilers are replaced. They have a lifetime expectancy.
>> I don't know. Uh, a residential boiler has a lifetime expectancy of about between 25 and 30 years depending on the quality of the unit. >> Okay. >> Sorry. >> May I have the uh
you just get it paid off and then you got another five years. >> But that's residential. These are commercial boilers. >> They're not that much. I have a couple things I'd like to go over. First of all, I want to commend my
card for doing get in touch with the new contractor after the blizzard. Uh I don't know if you're aware of this, but the Eastman looked like Mount Tim at 8.
And I went out there and guided the new contractor uh showed them where the stone need to be plowed, where it needs to be done, not only at the easement, but also on the front side.
Oh, and within 24 hours, everything was cleared and all taken care of. So, I want to thank my car for that, paying attention to that. Okay, the next thing I like to go over is we after the blessing we had a power outage
and I understand that's not the housing authority problem. It's happened all over. However, I think as an emergency preparedness plan that Belmore housing should offer something to the resident
where there isn't a 10hour power outage. It happened overnight and time. >> Well, we had epic sandy storm back. He was there. Uh he did great job
the Sandy Storm followup. One of the things we had Paul Catholic did. He brought these camp lers, but every tenant >> and every tenant >> had one of these and they're very good,
very powerful. Turn it on. >> Yes. >> This is great to have especially at night if you have to go to the bathroom. It's pitch dark. Especially if seniors don't want to fall trip
for you to look at buying one for each tenant. They also have in fact they have printed out what apartment and who this is. And the next thing I want to follow up
up on is again motion preparedness again the snack presentation February 13th. It was very good. They had kind of
information. One of the things they had called register Betty seniors with disability and taking care of it and um I should have picked up 20 of these. I only
picked up one, but I think if you we can contact office with a and ask them to send so many copies of this. One thing I read just about the emergency preparedness
and they said make sure your um you notify the electrical power whoever it may be I know it's just central power electric that people in the building or use
machines uh lung machines whatever dialysis whatever they need to know that there's a power ad so that can be addressed immediately. Power can be restored here immediately.
Okay, there's more also information picked up at the table here called New Jersey crisis services. Who should I call? And again, very good behavioral health crisis. Uh both mental and
physical emergency response basically number special. >> Okay. >> Okay. All right. Okay. Um little so much for that. Okay. The
last meeting we discussed lining up volunteers to help clear off car of snow oops and around those uh between the cars and I was wondering if any commissioners reached out to the
community. If not, if no one copy and contact anyone from the community, I would like to propose a commissioner be designated as a
followup contact commissioner and your job would be to follow up any suggestions that we make to follow up with that. Whether it be reaching out to community whether it's
snow removal or we're gonna have hurricane help with that. So reaching out to the community is very important for me one person to do that. It's not my job. I mean I'll be
commissioner if you wanted to. Well I've never been but it's your job to do it. >> Okay. Couple of other things. >> Okay.
Paul, you had a meeting, a Zoom meeting with the um who was it with assistance program on February 4th. I didn't know I don't know if you went
over it, but I know it's a Zoom meeting. Can you put out the website for us so we can look at it? Can you put that meeting on the bell my housing authority website? >> Was it recorded?
>> It's not a public meeting. So >> I don't even know. >> I don't know that it was recorded, Mary, to put on the website. >> Was it recorded? You think I asked? >> All right. Uh last thing the pet
I don't know I can't follow what you're saying up there so I'm sorry if it doesn't my question but when you do get the when it starts again this is emergency preparedness plan you should
have safety measures in place you should have um the contractor post the hours they will be here the days they will be Here you should restrict the workers to the outside. Excuse me.
Only no workers should be allowed in the building. Have a poor John set up on the property. Use the bathroom outside or should I have a dumpster so that the debris everything was thrown out from
the wall right into the dumpster so there's nothing laying around on the property. These are all safety measures for everyone here. Okay. At last not
>> housing meeting minutes of January and February are not posted on your website yet. How long does it take for the minutes to be posted, Mary? They're normally posted the month after they're approved, but I did have
problems getting in the website this weekend. I couldn't get logged in, so that's why Januaries aren't posted yet. Soon as I get logged in, I'll post them. >> I Okay, that's back. >> Okay. >> And
I'm sorry to keep pardon the microphone. >> I can't hear well. And >> the windows are still happening. It's just waiting for No, >> no, that's what you were saying, right? The weatherization program didn't approve it for the windows.
>> They're approving it for the uh possibly the controls in the >> apartments for the boiler. >> Terrible. I can't even open them. >> They're so old. I don't think anybody has the ones that I have.
>> They're really in bad shape. And I you can't clean you can't clean on the outside. Not that I mean it does bother me when I look at it, but it it's Mine are hard. They're hard to open.
>> They're hard to open. And uh as a matter of fact, the other night I tried to open it just to crack because it was hot. And uh I broke all like half the nails on my my
>> left side. I don't care. But it's just mine are really old. Really bad. And I've seen others, you know, like Stephanie's and they're they're >> they were all replaced at the same time. So they're all the same age. >> What happened to the one in my
apartment? that that guy that lived there wouldn't let people in or I know he was a bit of a party animal or something or he had some problems. >> Nobody had done to the window. >> They're all the same age. They got replaced at the same time. >> I remember that.
>> Well, these mine are metal. >> They're all They're all metal. >> Oh, the same. >> They're all the same. They're all replaced at the same exact time. WD40 years ago. >> No,
longer than that. >> I've been here. >> They made me some. >> All right. I'm just saying it's very difficult to open them and close them. >> All right. So, I'm disappointed. I thought that was going to happen. >> All right. But that doesn't mean
>> they need to be replaced. >> Is there any other public comment? >> Okay, >> seeing none. In case nobody heard WD40 tried that >> I tried it too.
>> Don't wor those windows don't go up. >> All right. >> There's no other public comment. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> I'll make a motion to second. >> All in favor?
>> Thank you everyone. You have a nice