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want to have time in places. >> Okay. here. It's so much more this year, but we still work on it. You know, it's been a work in progress.
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association. >> Call this meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance. I 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. >> I wish to announce the 48 hour notice as required under the open public meetings that was emailed to the Aspbury Park Press, the co-star and the new poster on December the 18th of 2025 that a copy has been placed on the bulletin board in the burough office and that a copy has
been filed with the municipal clerk. Please be advised, public attendance for meetings through Zoom is not mandatory and a courtesy only. If for any reason Zoom fails or is disconnected, the in-person meeting will continue without interruption and action can and will be taken providing that there is an
in-person quarum. >> Miss Kenobyl >> here, Miss Greenlat >> here, >> Mr. Carr >> here, >> Mr. Nikki >> here, >> Mayor Gubzi >> here. Good evening everyone. Um, thank you for braving the cold, those who are here and the cowards who are on Zoom.
Thank you for joining us. >> Um, okay. We are on item number five of the of the uh agenda and workshops. There are none. Item six, presentations and bids. We have one presentation scheduled for this evening where we're going to hear from Aspberry Fresh
Market. Is Asbury Fresh ready? Please come on up. Ready? Um, that was quick. Now I have a presentation. I don't know. >> I'll tell everyone your name. So, my name is Brett Morgan. I'm with Fresh
Markets. >> And Brett, do you have a Oh, there you go. >> Okay. So, um, so we're, uh, we're with Fresh Farmers. We do pop-up farmers and acres markets. Uh we do about 200 events a year in Mammoth County primarily. Um
we uh we did a market here a couple years ago in Bra Beach and uh it it was really good and we um yeah interested in bringing it back. So forward the next slide. >> Next slide Michelle. >> So our mission is to enliven and enrich
local communities through pop-up market experiences. Uh we started back in 2012 uh really in downtown Asbury Park with uh well just identified the need that there was like like a group of people that live there and really just like a
little market. Um we started with about four vendors in B park and uh since then like I said we've grown uh into we have about like seven 8,000 vendors locally in Mammoth County in this region that uh routinely uh participate in our events.
everything from uh local um like uh farms, food purveyors, uh artisan makers, honey purveyors, uh really um any small type of like like handmade local type of business. Uh really uh we
welcome and cater. So um you can go to the next slide. So here's just a couple of our core values. Uh we really pride ourselves in building up local sustainable communities. uh we'd like to uh empower we call it micro entrepreneurship.
Um I think so we work we work primarily with small businesses that are just starting out um and looking really for a place to to grow. Um a lot of our customers actually or a lot of our vendors rather started our markets. They built up a customer base and then they ended up going into like retail
storefronts in Mammoth County. Um, I think a lot of uh vendors in uh Mammoth County started or a lot of retail uh corridors in Mammoth County actually have uh vendors that started with us. I know Bradley Beach has like Love Candles was with us for years and now uh they're
anchored um in downtown Bradley Beach now. Um go to the next slide. >> Next slide. >> So I touch on this a little bit. Um, so we started back in 2012 in Kennedy Park,
right off of uh Cookman Avenue and uh we started uh really small and we grew to about 55 vendors in that park. Since then we um we've moved to Emory uh Press Plaza on Emory Street in the downtown. So on Sundays May through uh September,
we operate a weekly market on Sunday mornings there. Um, we also operate a weekly Wednesday market at Bell Works and then do a monthly Saturday market there as well as some other seasonal events there. Uh, we started doing an event at Point Pleasant last year that
operated from Memorial Day through uh, Labor Day and then this year we're actually extending a little bit into September. Um, and uh, Madawan, we started a pilot market that was working really well. So, we're going to expand on that one. So, um, we started as just
primarily in Asbury Park, but like I said, we've grown, uh, outside of that. So, we rebranded in 2016 as Fresh Markets really just, uh, uh, fit with, I guess, our our our where our locations and not just make it as centric. Uh, you
go to the next slide. Um so again we've we've done markets in Bradley Beach, Red Bank, Holland Ridge Farms, Asbury Park to name a few, Bell Works. Uh we also have some other other types of events that are nonfood and farmers market related like our vintage
market and a lot of again very local um local businesses, locally focused type of uh type of events. We also do a bunch of seasonal events like that. Right now we're doing some Valentine's Day pop-up markets and um uh we do an October Fest event in Redbank Road with River Center
and um and Triumph and Two River Theater. So um uh yeah, so we're we we do a lot of lot of things and we can go next slide. Um and this is just some of our our community. Uh this this deck's a little
like I said I think we have about 8,000 vendors in our system now. um our social medias, those are just some of our followers. Uh the numbers are actually a little higher now as well. Uh so a lot of a lot of what we do is really we're able to bring a lot of people into the downtowns and that's why a lot of the a
lot of the municipalities that we work with actually um like they see their downtowns benefiting from uh from the traffic that comes into town. So they come to the market, then they go out to eat, they go shop in town. So um yeah, go to the next slide.
And um so again, this is just a little more about uh the types of events we do. Uh we do anything from around like a 30 like about 30 vendors in a market all the way up to I know our Bellworks holiday markets can do almost 100
vendors. Um it uh we do some one-off popup events, but we also we primarily do like the seasonal recurring events and that's and that's really what we like to do because then it builds steady foot traffic into these communities. we go to the next slide.
Um, so this is just contact information. Um, and uh, we're we're very, like I said, community focused. We're we're like tailored what we do specific to, uh, to where we're operating. So, um, yeah, I'm happy to answer any questions.
>> Questions from the council. Um I'm I'm very much in favor of the concept of a a farmers market and um bringing in the areas local. We have certainly a rural part of Monmouth County that we want to support. Um so I
think it's a great idea. Um is you know I guess I'm concerned about number one the vibrancy of what you could do. Um, and what is your typical, you know, summer weekly um, vendor totals? It's like numbers for some of the smaller
communities like in Asbury. >> Um, Asbury we do, I think we can fit about 50 52 um, tents on the street right now. So that's and that's that's packed every week. um Brady Beach when we've done it we did last two years ago
I think we had um 40 to 50 um upwards I think we could do about 60 um in Riley Park so right >> we were in that general like between like 40 and 60 depending on the >> right and as you probably know our tourism um does a lot of events in Riley
Park um crafts fairs and things like that so you know to have a green market um you know would be a wonderful thing You know, I'm just concerned number one, once a week, once a month. Is that really enough that people would rely on
it? Um, and know that it's coming because it that's somewhat sparse. >> We um I think we put in this year uh if if you would have us twice a twice a month we would uh I saw just once a month specific dates. >> I think um yeah, we could we can
definitely adjust our season. Um, a lot of times I know a couple years ago when we did it here, we did once a month really just to make sure that people came out, embraced it. Um, I think when we we had our uh like one of our big produce vendors set up right on the main street side. So it uh it was really just
like I mean they had four or five tent was set up there and it really was just bringing in people and creating like a hub right in that downtown. So, right. I mean, we would we would want to draw people into the community, not have the green market or or farmers market
compete with our businesses necessarily. Um, so, but I know that there are a lot of opportunities for creative uh culinary and um you know, baked goods and things like that that don't duplicate like the businesses that we have in town. Um, but there's there is
an opportunity to really draw in and support the agriculture industry and bring it here locally. I guess my only other question is about a CSA. Um, I used to participate in a CSA and I had to go down to there are a number of different locations to have a market
where you can also go and have a regular CSA that you come and pick up produce, you know, that's called from a farm >> is really a nice thing to do. I don't know if you do that sort of thing as well. >> We as the organizers don't typically get involved in that, but sometimes our our
farms do offer that. Um I know our anchor farm in in Aspbury Park will um do some they probably are starting to sell memberships for right now and uh and they either do like like the pickups or they'll do like a credit system where
you go and you have like a running account. Um, so really we're we're open to that, but a lot of that is really dependent on on the farms and and who's like uh what they're I mean it's essentially their business. So but I love >> So you're not bringing anything in from
um that you know that's not locally grown. It's all our farms. Our farms are Jersey. Either they're growing it themselves or they're supplementing it with like other Jersey like um like if there's like a blueberry like blueberries in season and a blueberry farmer is out harvesting and whatnot
come to a market, there'll be a farm that'll basically like work out of them and bring it. Um there's like a big co-op um is an ice town that they they'll purchase from and then come to the market. So >> I'm I'm going to give a few other folks to do. So, so did you solicit the local
businesses to see if they would like to participate? >> We have, in fact, when we when we were here in Bradley Beach two years ago, we actually let them participate. Um, we didn't charge any better fees or anything. >> Um, >> we have the um, you know, um, the Bradley um, BBBC. Um, and matter of
fact, our president of that is here and and so they're really looking to see how they can encourage the local businesses to be more engaged. So I'd like to see a partnership with that maybe going through the BBBCA um Gary Anglead as our president said. So that would be an opportunity to help
solicit those um local establishments to participate. So that would be a good you know thing to get that partnership to happen >> and that yeah in the past we partnered um I know when Paula was um was was running it um we partnered uh we did a
BDBC and >> she just she has stepped on as of yesterday. actually. Yeah, I was I was like I don't know if she was her terms up or uh Yeah, but um >> Oh, wonderful. >> Yeah, we we've definitely worked worked with with you guys and look forward to continuing.
>> Excellent. Thank you. Other questions? >> Um I know you're looking at a Saturday, >> correct? And um I know you said there's about 50 vendors. Where do the vendors park? So we um we try and push I think
the um actually Danny where did we >> Danny Crow um my marketing >> you want me to come up the mic? >> Sure please. >> Everybody. So what we did when we were here two years
ago is that we had two places where the vendors could drop off and then we used in all of our messaging with our loading information to have the vendors park off of Main Street away from the the site as best as we could.
>> Okay. And are you getting your vegetables from New Jersey? Is it Jersey fresh? Is it Mammoth fresh? A lot of the farms are growing directly in in New Jersey. >> Okay. Because I know a few years back you used um I think Hunts Point Market out of the Bronx in New York.
>> That was that white truck and um do you still use them or are you going >> the um >> I don't think we worked at Hunts Point. >> Okay. >> That might not have been us. >> Okay. And then as far as the other vendors,
are they is it always food based or is it like and is it all Jersey people? Is it >> It's all Jersey. Um it's it's food art. We say food food purveyors and then artisan bakers. Um we really try and make it like if there's like a balance,
we'll try and do more food than than like maker type of stuff. Um, especially if you're doing a one-off event, then it's a little more you can be a little like a Valentine's Day popup, like people are there to shop for jewelry and stuff, right? But when people are trying
to build like customer base for like a farmers market, um, they might go and buy something one time, but then it's not going to draw them back. So, we're finding like the breads, the cheese, the produce, like those are the things that encourage uh like re-engagement, people coming back week after week, etc. Okay, that's a good
>> Yeah, my my concern was of course the first and foremost for the local businesses. Um, so I'm happy to hear about your engagement with the local businesses first. Um, you know, especially, you know, we have a an incredible bakery right across the street from there. So, be able, you
know, to see how they can be incorporated into being given the opportunity to be incorporated into the program would be beneficial. And I think Hey Pet started uh she was baking for uh one of our big bread vendors markets and she she grew out of that and started her
own business in Grand Valley. Very good. >> Many success stories. Thank you. Thank you also just for um this initiative. You know I know it's still relatively young decade or so but um but I also am a big fan of fresh markets. Um, I'm not
going to sit here and echo what others have said, but clearly our focus is on our main street businesses. We definitely would want to make sure you weren't competing. Uh, we appreciate you taking the time just to share this overview with us tonight. And I think uh, as a next step, we will follow up
with you just to determine if there are ways that we could partner with the BBBCA, with our tourism group. uh like to make if if we could move forward, I'd like to make it, you know, in a way that you share the same objectives and goals
for Bradley Beach as we do above and beyond your own business enterprise just and making sure that we're benefiting Bradley Beach, benefiting our our other businesses as well as our uh residents. >> So, we will follow up. >> Okay. Thank you so much. >> Thank you very much.
>> All right. Uh thank you for that presentation. Item seven on the agenda is the approval of the minutes and I will make a motion that we approve January 20, 2026 council business meeting minutes. Second >> Mr. Nova, yes. Mr. Greenlass, >> yes. Mr. Carr, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki,
>> yes. >> Mayor Gumza, >> yes. >> Item eight on the agenda, public comments or questions pertaining specifically to tonight's agenda. There will be a chance to ask other questions at the end of the agenda, >> but for now, any any advance, anyone with questions?
Yes, sir. I see that's Gloria again. >> Gloria, >> is he muted? He's trying. >> He's trying. >> Trying to unmute himself. >> Mute. There we go. Hi. Um, >> oh no. >> You're muted again.
>> Yeah, >> he was frozen. >> Oh, okay. I I just had a question again about the um uh the the agenda item with the special parking permits. Um it's February 3rd and I think the extensions
to the end of February. I'm just wondering if you might want to consider extending that until the uh the medical form is ready. Um because it's not ready yet and you have to go see your doctor and yada yada yada. And so just uh maybe
consideration of that of extending that deadline. >> Yes. Uh the the for the record, the form is ready, but we didn't want to begin distribution of it until tonight when we uh hopefully adopt the the ordinance. So uh the form will be available beginning
tomorrow, assuming we adopt the ordinance tonight. And uh and yes, we can be very flexible given the the you know uh off calendar year uh timing of this. Um but we but folks have already sent in applications. I think in general
we've been sending them back asking them to wait to make sure we had the right information. But at this point in time, people should be able to send in as much of the application as they have. And to your point, waiting on the u the attestation form will not be a problem. >> Great. Thank you very much for for that
and uh I appreciate your compromise on this. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Uh yes, sir. Mr. Cla, >> uh Thomas J. Coan, 6123rd Avenue. I just had a question about ordinance
>> 2026-7. Um what made that come about? >> I was told you have a garbage disposal in your house, so I want to get rid of I get yelled at all the time when I go to people's houses and I say, you know, you
shouldn't have a guarant, see, you're just the police, you know, >> and not only and the official answer is um as you're well aware, we we have an ordinance that that prohibits garbage disposals. >> I know we we've got to get the word out. >> We also have an ordinance and it happens
to be this particular chapter that lists a number of things that you need a permit for. One of which is garbage disposals. So this amendment is striking the words garbage disposals. >> Perfect. But it is giving us an opportunity to promote the fact that due
to our old sewer system, we do not allow garbage disposals because that is the reason. >> That is correct. >> I I haven't checked with Mr. Noiki, but I I believe that's the reason. Um okay, that that answers it. Thank you for clarifying that. And I do want to thank
the council for um ordinance uh 2026-2 uh bringing our code vote up to municipal land use law standards with regard to that position uh as it designates. So I think that's important. It is in the MLUL. It was not in our
ordinance. And um I'm just wondering about uh 20 the resolution 2026-67. Like if this is a $6500 payment, why wasn't this made like two years ago, three years ago?
>> I mean, now it's an $8,000 payment because it wasn't made >> couple years ago. >> I'm not sure what we're talking about. 68 million. >> Um I'm sorry. No, I'm sorry. I'm referring to the settlement again. >> Yeah. 68.
>> 68. Yeah. >> Um >> Oh, 68. It's You say $60,000. >> I said 67, but I really did mean um 68. Mononttoya- Marino versus Burrow Beach. >> It's an $8,000 settlement roughly. Is that okay?
>> A portion of it are legal fees, too. >> I know. So, it would have been like 6,500. Now, it's like 8,000. >> Why was it I don't know if you're aware, I don't know how much of the uh residents are aware, but we've had a lot of these very
miscellaneous, it's relatively small dollar um claims against the burrow dating back to 2020 and 2021 and 2022 where various uh employees uh custodians primarily at the beach, a few beach
badge checkers, roles like that, part-time roles uh that worked overtime back in 21 and 22. Uh, but we're compensated at straight time. And a number of years later, obviously, the these um claims have surfaced and we're
handling them as they come out. And as long as we can document that, in fact, they did work overtime and they were not paid for it, um, we're we're reimbursing. Some people bring a lawsuit before they tell us and therefore we have to include legal fees. A number of others we've settled just by letting by
them telling us that the borrowed the money. >> So some filed the torque claim and some didn't but but the >> these people did >> the poor treatment of the employees took place in 2020 2021. >> They just for whatever reason the bureau didn't pay the half time. They paid
straight time for you know people work 50 60 hours. So it mean it wasn't widespread but there's probably I have to go back and check but we set one lawsuit for five or six people. This one's two. We probably had five or six others. >> So there's a bunch more than this one. This is the only one that went file in
superior court. >> No no the very first one we one of the first ones we settled this year was a lawsuit. Uh there were six I think six uh plaintiffs. >> It Greg it wasn't on >> there was six plaintiffs who um their payroll wasn't correct. they weren't
paid their overtime and we verified that through the records. Um, and essentially what happened is there was six of them that made the claim and then work here. So they told their co-workers, >> hey, you weren't if you didn't, you know, and so they've been coming through
and we're hoping that this is this is the last one >> is the hope, but we can't guarantee that. >> Yeah. No, it's the other thing too is the attorney's fees like the waging hour law, they're entitled to attorney's fees for a claim like this. So this isn't, you know, again, if they're us agreeing to do something, that's what the law
says. If you don't get good payroll, you get your attorneys to exp. >> Sure. But if they just came directly without an attorney, it could have been settled without the additional fees. >> And yeah, and as the mayor referenced, outside of the the seven that had were actual plaintiffs. There are there are at least at least four, I think up to
six more who just came to administratively and we just figured out what it was, agreed on with the employee, obtained their release, and paid them what they owed. >> Great. Um but you know if if claimants are entitled to go there with the route they >> sure they they have the right to file.
Sure. But but thank you for cleaning that up mayor clarifying. Appreciate it. >> Thank you Mr. Cohen. Seeing no other answer. We'll close public comment and move on to item nine on the agenda.
Ordinance introductions. Um bond. Uh now these are introductions. So for these items um the public will not get an opportunity to comment. When we get to adoptions the public will have an opportunity to comment. So we will just
identify to the public uh the nature of these three ordinance introductions uh briefly comment on them for public benefit and then uh move on to adoptions. So, first introduction is bond ordinance 2026-06. And this is a bond ordinance in the
amount of $450,000. Um, earmarked for repairs uh on on the beachfront in particular. Uh, a number of our stairs and ramps are badly eroded um and corroded and, you know, broken.
Uh, so we need money to do those repairs as well as the plan is to install two new ramps for handicap access. Um, and to purchase roughly $160,000 or so of moi mats. And these are the 10 foot wide
moi mats that we first rolled out last year. We were able to put those in place for three beach entrances. Over time, these the focus of the initial moi mats uh the 10- foot wide was really to facilitate handicap
access, wheelchair access. Um needless to say, everybody likes 10 foot wide moby mats. Um whether it's parents pulling strollers with kids in them or elderly folks that just like to not have to walk around, people on their thing
to, you know, walk on the sand. So, the goal is for handicap in particular, but again to benefit the rest of our uh beach visitors as well. Uh our long-term plan is to have these 10 foot white mats on all beaches. We have roughly 12 beach
entrances. Uh we have three of them covered today. We're hoping to get depending on whether this passes two or three more beach entrances um equipped with these smoky mats for this coming year. and and if this goes well and according to plan, you should see us
roll out three more beach entrances every year going forward. Um so between the ramps and the and the moy mats, we're looking to uh bond $450,000. Any comments or questions from the council? >> And no, one of the things that um in the discussions was these are a little
different the way they're designed. I know we've had troubles with some of the buckling that's happened which make it a little harder to get through. Also, the being wider is so much uh better. I know anytime it's it's basically a one-way road, so having the 10- foot wide mats
is much more beneficial for everybody. These are also pvious in that the sand just works its way through them. And when you talk to DPW about these mats compared to the solid, harder, less wide mats that we have today, um it's a
no-brainer. They are uh these are so much easier to manipulate. They don't get blown around by the wind. Sand goes through them. They don't have to blow off the sand or sweep sweep the sand. So, um, from a maintenance standpoint, they're much better as well.
>> I imagine they're a lot lighter weight. >> Well, they're a lot bigger, but yeah, they're per square inch, >> right? Yeah. And then as far as the old ones, I guess we could auction them or something or >> I think we'll get, you know, I'm told five cents on the dollar. So, no, it's not a it's not a huge savings. Although
the interesting thing that I've learned about the old mats, the ones that that we've been using uh for years, um a lot of towns actually don't use them uh for pedestrian walkways. They use them for events on the sand. So if you have a band playing, for example, if you have,
I don't know, some kind of contest of some sort where people are running around, they're because they're harder nature. But um you know they're a little more difficult if not a lot more difficult to manage with high winds and uh ocean surges and so forth. The wider
mats are also thinner, more porous and they're much easier to handle. >> Yeah, I know people that have them on their on their beach has been loving them. So I'm looking forward to it. >> All right. Um quick question on handicap ramps. You said there's two new locations that we're going to add these
ramps, but you have no locations. No, the the locations I did say that because I'm really talking about two ramps. We have not decided on specifically on the locations and I would certainly share that with the council before we would do that. >> Okay. So, I will make a motion if
there's no further comment to uh approve the introduction of bond ordinance 2026-06. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> Mr. Greenblat. Yes. >> Mr. Clark. >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubos. >> Yes. Introduction of 2026-7
as Mr. Cohen highlighted for us. This is just removing the words garbage disposals from a list of items that we would permit for since they are not they are prohibited at the current time. So it's really editorial cleanup. Any comments or questions?
>> So does that mean in the in the reverse that once we finish our sewer system upgrade then people we might be able to change it and people can put disposals in? That question is beyond my mere mortal powers that answer. >> Yes. >> But it's not out of the question, I would say.
>> Um, okay. If no other comments, though, I will make a motion to approve the introduction of ordinance 2026-7. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble? >> Yes. >> M. Greenblat? Yes. >> Mr. Clark? >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki? >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosing?
>> Yes. Ordinance 2026-8. Um I'm going to ask uh Councilwoman Greenblat to do us the honors of briefly overviewing it. It's the arts council. >> Sure. So the arts council uh kind of uh was reinvigorated last year and uh last
year we identified um uh for the ordinance seven members and two alternates. and the arts council at this point would like to have a larger group of people, a larger group of volunteers who are invested in um the council as
membership um since there is kind of a wide array of arts um opportunities for the council. So, they're looking to go from what was seven um seven members plus two alternates to 13 full member members. They don't want to uh
distinguish between alternates and full members. They want every everyone to be equal and invested. Um so that's really what the change is. Uh and then there will be some um enhancement to the mission statement which is going going to be forthcoming.
>> Thank you. Any questions or comments about this introduction? Okay. Seeing no other questions, I'll make a motion that we approve for for uh introduction 2026-8. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble? Yes. Miss Greenblat? Yes. Mr. Carr? Yes. >> Mr. Nikki? Yes,
>> Mayor Guboszi. >> Yes. >> Okay. The next set of ordinances are for adoption and I will open each of these separately to the public for comment. Uh let's begin with uh ordinance 2026-2. I'll make a motion to open that for public comment.
>> Second. >> Mr. Noble, yes. >> Mr. Green, yes. >> Mr. Clark, yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Guboszi, >> yes. Okay. uh public comment on 2026-2 uh which is basically the mayor being allowed to name a designate uh to
represent at the land use port. Okay. Seeing no no hands raised I will make a motion to close public comment and adopt ordinance 2026-2. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> M greenlat. >> Yes. >> Mr. Carr.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Guboszi. >> Yes. Ordinance 2026-3 uh focuses on the uh changes in the bylaws and our ordinance that the environmental commission has requested. Largely this is uh recommendations made
by the mayor but uh I should say appointments made by the mayor based upon recommendations by the environmental commission and so forth. Again, a lot of this is administrative and the commission has made these requests that are are legal. Um, so I will make a motion that we open it to
the public. >> Second. Mr. Noble? >> Yes. >> M. Greenlat? >> Yes. >> Mr. Court? >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki? >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi? >> Yes. Public comments or questions? >> Okay. Seeing no comments or questions or hands raised, I will make a motion to
close public comment and adopt 2026-3. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Mr. Green, >> yes. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Guboszi, >> yes. >> Item uh ordinance 2026-4
is um basically third party payroll dispersement. This is an administrative uh nuance that we we had not provided for previously and our QPA made us aware that this is in fact a legal requirement by the state. Um I will open it up for
public comments or questions. Second, >> Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Mr. Greenlight. Yes. Sister Carp. Yes. >> Sister Nikki. Yes. >> Mayor Gubos. >> Yes. You bought it more time, James, so people have time to think questions. Mr.
Co. >> Yeah. Just a little puzzled about this. We haven't had a third party payroll company. >> No, it's it's more about uh I think it's process processing the taxes. Yeah. Uh to the payroll, it's processing the
payroll taxes. >> Payroll tax. It has to be done with third party. You can't do it yourself. But we've been doing >> I think Yeah. Obviously, u the details elude me, but it's a it's something we've been doing properly. We're not at risk of fines or
default or anything. However, we don't have an ordinance that tells us to do it. >> So now we do. We >> Yeah. It was actually one of the recommendations made on the audit. Yeah. And so that's we're taking care of one of the recommendations. >> Perfect. So we can just check that one off. >> That's right. >> Thank you very much.
>> One down. Any other comments or questions? >> Okay. Seeing no further comments or questions, I will make a motion to close public comment and approve ordinance 2026-4. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble.
>> Yes. Mr. Green. Yes. >> Mr. Carr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. Next. Ordinance 2026-5. This is the ordinance amending our uh chapter 9 of traffic specifically pertaining to the special parking
permits. Uh I make a motion that we open up for public comment. >> Second. Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Miss Greenlat. Yes. >> Mr. Cartr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Nikki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kubosi. >> Yes. Are there any comments or questions from the public?
>> I know that one gentleman. >> Yeah. Gloria's good. made his comment earlier. >> He's saying yay. >> Okay. Seeing no additional comments or questions, I will make a motion to close the public session and approve 2026-5. >> Second.
>> Mr. Noble, I'd like to thank Gloria's husband and I'd like to vote yes. >> Mr. Green, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, I mean, yeah, Mr. Noiki, Mr. Corb, >> yes. >> Mayor Gosi, >> yes. >> Okay, we we got through our ordinances
in record time. Item 10 on the agenda is communications and we have two items to communicate. One are civil commission appointments. Uh I will read the names quickly. The civil commission members needed a month to get all this fully organized. So we
did not make these appointments at our reorg meeting. However, tonight I can announce that the new chair of the seven commission will be Greg Matthews from Avon, the vice chair Dennis Luba, secretary Marylu Farmer, treasurer Anne Py, uh, and additional member uh,
Kathleen Martin, and alternate Sharon Luba. So, we are I am making these appointments uh, retroactive, I guess, to uh, January 1 or whatever. They're already functioning in these roles. We're just making it official. Uh the
second item of communication is our own Kathy Lipid. We are adding a title to her long length of uh uh responsibilities and she is now officially will be recognized as a deputy tax collector.
And that concludes the communications. I will move to item 11 on the agenda which are resolutions. We have a number of consent agenda resolutions. And I'm going to say this now about the consent agenda and also about our individual resolutions. Uh without creating a
quorum, but we the council members have had opportunities to uh discuss and ask questions of of me or of the BA and so forth on all of these items basically. But um I always want to make sure that in front of our public we have one more opportunity to test any you know
remaining questions. So my first question to the council for our consent agenda resolutions, are there any ones saying you want to vote out separately? >> Okay. Uh with that said, then I will make a motion that we approve consent
agenda resolutions 2026-55 through 2026-62. Um second. Thank you, >> Mr. Noble. Yes, Mr. Greenblad. Yes, >> Sister Carr. Yes, >> Mr. Nikki. >> Yes, >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes, we move to individual resolutions.
Same comment. We've all had the opportunity to chat with one another. Uh, so a lack of questions doesn't mean there haven't they haven't been asked already. That said, uh, 2026-63 authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the fiscal year 2025
budget. This is closing out a year-end adjustment from last year. Any comments or questions? Okay. Uh I in that case I will make a motion that we adopt uh we approve resolution 2026-63. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. Yes.
>> Mlat. Yes. Mr. Cart. >> Yes. >> Mr. Nikki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosa. >> Yes. Item 2026-64 authorizing and providing the issuance and sale of a $10 million63,600 bond anticipation notes for uh the burough of Bradley Beach County of New
Jersey. We left out the word beach there. County of New Jersey um of Mammoth County, New Jersey. And uh this basically is just bands are annual notes and the borrowing that we did last year.
We have to kind of rebarorrow that same money. They're they're interestonly loans. Uh very standard for the course. Very low interest rates. So we're basically just refinancing the debt we had last year. Any other comments or questions? >> I'll make a motion then that we approve
2026-64. Second, >> Mr. Noble, yes. Mr. Greenblat, yes. Mr. Par, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Gubosi, >> yes. >> Uh, the next three individual
resolutions are all um a awarding uh uh award of a proposal for general engineering services with CME Associates as well as two specific uh projects with them. And I'm going to ask Mr. Nikki, Councilman Nikki to give us a quick
overview as you work closely with CME. >> So, um the first one-65 is for general engineering services. This is basically for on call services that allow the burrow um for any situation that was to arise that we could take care of it um
ASAP versus having it, you know, for like, you know, a small effort um and be able to get them mobilized to address that. So, basically, it gives a small amount of money. I think it's $30,000 um to be able to have that for flexibility over the course of the year. Um as our
general engineer, the second one-66 is actually um associated with the Ocean Park uh Avenue sewer. We recently received a grant uh from the DOT for the resurfacing of Ocean Park. Uh back in September, we had
approved uh CME to begin the design of those first two blocks from Madison to Ocean Avenue. Uh because of all the problems we were having out there, the backups and the collapsing of the sewer. Um so we authorized them while our DPW was
fixing the um you know from a maintenance standpoint uh the sewer for temporary measure. CME had began that design work for the sewer. At that point, we also reached out to the DOT, applied for a grant for the
resurfacing work. So, as the sewer gets replaced, we can actually uh do the repaving and curb work and um handicap rams at the intersections with local aid money through grant money from local aid at the DOT that was approved. So this
dollar value of this grant or I'm sorry for this uh fee for CME is for them to do the design work associated with the resurfacing of the pavement after the sewers get built. So this is the way we've been doing all of our sewers. So
historically is we we go in we do we do the sew replacement and then we we try to get grant money from the DOT to do the resurfacing. And so this is following that same procedure. Um, so this is the engineering effort forcing me to do the resurfacing. In addition,
what we're going to be doing is pushing putting this back through this fee back through the um just to complicate it a little bit. Um, we have a grant from the DP for all of our sewer replacement design. And so we're ultimately going to reapply this back into that grant to be
able to get the design money back from uh the D. So theoretically this will be at no cost to the bureau to do the actual design work for the resurfacing. Um so that's that one. And then the last one the dash um 67
um this is for the MS4. MS4 this is a storm water basically part of our storm water permitting uh that's mandated by the state uh D. we have to comply with state regulations and do certain mapping and calculations and provide information
to the of our overall drainage system to the um uh you know to the D. So this is a step in that it's mandated we have to do this effort and it's roughly a $20,000 uh effort for the uh CME to do this work to uh meet the requirement of
the state for us to file that MS4 program. And those are the three. >> Perfect. Thank you. Any questions for Councilman the Wiki? >> I just had a question. Maybe I'm not sure if now is the time to ask it, but um when we um I know we're going be going to go forward with the second
portion of Fifth Avenue sewer replacement and then we're also potentially simultaneously doing Ocean Park. >> Yeah. So, so the sewer work um the design has been um performed the plans are submitted for both the um from
Hitson Avenue to Ocean on Fifth Avenue. Um as you recall, we did the first part around the school. Um that happened um and we'll sort of have to resurface that in spring. uh we're going to start that completion of that sewer work here in in the spring and theoretically if DP gets
all their approvals in place. Uh we will do that rapidly and be able to try to complete it by Memorial Day again depending on what happens with this weather could be snowing in May. Uh so we'll see. But that's the goal. And then similarly uh the replacement work that I
just referenced on Ocean Park that CME has already done. Those plans were also submitted to D and um we're waiting for them to process those. And so that work that sewer replacement happened here in the spring as well. And so that's all part of that overall program that Suburban's putting together. Uh but
because CME had started that work already as our general engineer, uh that work is being pushed back through uh back through the water infrastructure bank and through suburban contracts so that that grant will pay for that work. And so that's the process that we're following. Any other questions?
>> Yeah, I guess the >> confuse you further. No, >> I just want to reiterate your that thank you for that that the MS4 is really it's statemandated. It's not like we have a choice. So that's something we have to do. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. Um with that said,
I'm going to take each of these individual resolutions separately and make a motion to approve 2026-65, which is for general engineering services with CFA. >> Second, Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Miss Greenblat. Yes, Mr. Clark. Yes, >> Mr. Niki. >> Yes, >> Mayor Kubatosi.
>> Yes. >> I'll make a motion to approve 2026-66 award of professional engineering services with CME for sanitary sewer improvements to Ocean Park Avenue. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble, yes. >> Miss Greenblat, yes. >> Mr. Carp, yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes.
>> Mayor Gubosi, >> yes. 2026-67. The I'll make a motion that we approve the award of professional engineering services with CME for MS MS4 per watershed inventory report. >> Second.
>> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cart. >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. Item 2026-68. We briefly discussed this when Mr. Coen asked this question, but this is in regard to settling approximately $8,000
of claims against the burough for overtime not paid. Any comments or questions by the council? >> Julie, we think this is the last one. >> I have no idea. You know, it's a good question though because we it's just it' be a colossal waste of
time to try to determine, you know, you have to go to these individual payroll records for every month over a couple of years for every individual. And so we kind of wait and if somebody tells us we owe them, then we go and we look for that one person and we set up a little spreadsheet and we calculate did
they get paid the overtime or not. uh and we we just can't do that for everybody who so we don't have any other voting in the wings that we are aware of not that we're aware >> not I think that's the key thing we don't know of any outstanding >> and we have done that for categories
some like the people like once we realized we had a problem in a particular category of boys then we looked at those but to do it for everyone for five years you see it there's like a we're trying to balance >> okay good thank you >> so if no other questions I'll make a
motion that we approve 2026 6-68 authorizing the settlement of penny litigation. >> Second, Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ranglat, yes. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Guboszi, >> yes. I do want to take one minute to to go back. We've already approved item uh
as part of our consent agenda resolution 2026-61. That's the approval of the Bradley Beach Business Community Alliance to conduct their various community events in 2026. But our former mayor and our current president of the BBBC joined us tonight.
And Gary, I just want to ask, did you want to make any comments or >> No, thank you for supporting the got some the what I'm most excited about that we added this year. It's our first night event on December 31st. We're working with Amy on that and uh it be a
lot of fun. And the other one is the uh the tour to Bradley. I'm talking to uh chief see if we could maybe do a figure eight through town, make that a little bit longer, do that again before the summer kicks in. But uh you know all of these events as I tried to make the
point last night, they're fun but uh so we do something but it also has a collateral benefit to businesses on main street etc. So thank you for your support. >> Well, thank you. And um as Councilman Noiki mentioned earlier, uh not only had
have you served many years as a councilman and mayor Bradley, but thank you for taking on this new role. You're obviously you got big shoes to fill with with Paula stepping aside, but she I don't think she could have picked a better replacement. So >> saying be careful what you ask for be
careful what you don't ask for. So >> all right, we will move on. Uh we are at item 12 on the agenda, which are announcements. Uh there are none. Item 13 on A on the agenda, which everyone anxiously awaits every meeting, the
business administrative reporter. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Ba. >> Uh I do have a little bit of a report today. Um as you may have noticed, uh we've gotten some snow recently. Uh the Department of Public Works did a remarkable job um throughout the entire
town, um working 36, 48 hours straight. um rotating shifts. Uh we did find some folks calling out sick afterwards because they really did run themselves down um in service to the community. Also, the police department uh kudos to
them. They also did a really remarkable job through the snowstorm, which was not a typical snowstorm where you get six to eight inches of snow and then you can move it aside. I mean, it was ice and it's been freezing temperatures ever since then. I think today is the first day we're above 32 degrees and we're
going back down tonight. Um so uh you know it's it was a tremendous challenge and at the Department of Public Works stepped up in mass under Kafon's leadership and did a great job and again I think the police department also deserves a lot of credit what they did. Um I just want to thank the mayor. you
know, I've been here about a year now and and under his leadership and because of the way he looks at public employees, uh the morale has increased significantly in the burough offices. So, one of the things the mayor talked
about tonight was giving uh Kathy Lipid a title. um that may seem routine, but it means a lot to her and it gives her, you know, it validates and adds value to the to the job she does here. Um, and
just to give you an idea, on the Friday before the snowstorm, Kathy told me she was going to take her laptop home because she wasn't sure if she was going to be up to work on Monday. She wanted to work from home. So, she had a day off, but she knew ahead of time that she wanted to work from home. unsolicited
from me. She did it on her own. Um, also one of the the resolutions you all passed tonight was for a DCA grant. This was 2026-57. That grant is being written by Courtney Papus, who's our recreation. Um, she has
taken on that responsibility of going out and getting grants and securing that money so that we can better serve the public. And that's what happens when you have better morale among the employees. Um they want to serve the public. Um and
you know it it permeates through all the employees whether it's Tiffany at the front um Laura who does payroll which again you guys just passed an ordinance today allowing that third third party payroll. We use someone called Prime Point. Um Laura works with them. Uh Pam,
Allison, and and Bill over in community development are also um high morale folks. Uh Bill was out um writing over 60 summones for people who did not clean their sidewalks. Um and Pat, the
Department of Public Works wrote over another 20. So, as much as we we want folks um you know, we want to help folks after a certain amount of time, they need to clean their sidewalks off and we need to enforce that. Uh and again, having that that drive amongst those
employees is because we have better morale. Uh and then the last two in, you know, on this side of the building is obviously Erica who who does her remarkable job. uh and and you can see that her you know her pleasure in working here has improved over the last
year because of your leadership. And and lastly the the the queen uh Michelle Wy who is going on 30 years uh in this spring uh literally this entire office uh revolves around her. uh she does a
remarkable job for all of us and and again it's a testament to your leadership how much the morale has improved here in Burough Hall which again allows us to better serve the residents. So thank you may well appreciate that I I we have great
employees and prior administrations have said I'm I'm probably not saying it any differently but um but it's not I don't think it just rests with the mayor. I mean, for example, we have this council that's supports one another, works together. We don't always vote the same way, but we talk, we communicate, and
we're always working on the what I believe is the best interest of Brother Beach. So, I think employees are energized by that. Um, two things. One, uh, I I want to add a few more kudos to your list. I didn't know you were going to call out the employees tonight, but
there were also um a handful too, I believe, DPW employees who were planning to take that big plow day Monday off. They had already scheduled vacation time and they cancelled their vacation because they knew our streets, the snow had to get moved. U and these are the
little stories that nobody nobody knows, nobody hears. And unfortunately, I probably haven't always shared them with the public as frequently as I I should. So, because you uh brought this up, Matt, I want to make sure we we add on um one that these all these employees
work so hard to deliver for our residents. Um the other thing, Facebook's full of comments and sometimes criticisms of the snow that didn't get moved or got moved right into their driveway or, you know, we should get a super duper plow that has an arm
that drops down and moves snow and picks up and and so forth. >> Yeah. Yeah. The pictures look really good. I researched it. >> Is that AI? Is that real? >> It is real. >> Five people said that he is mayor of my time. I'm sorry to throw up, but >> it is real. And roughly the arms
>> expensive. >> The arm cost close to 180,000 and it breaks all the time. >> It breaks because there's too much torque on it. >> And the plows have to drive too slow. So, anyone who wants to bring this up in a comment at the end of the council meeting know that a plow has has to slow
down to approximately 3 miles per hour to drop down the beginning of the driveway, pick it up at the end of the driveway. Uh, one that puts a lot of torque on the arm, which then snaps it off or breaks it. Two, plows at only 2 and 3 miles an hour can't push heavy snow. They get stuck. So, they need to
be going closer to 10 miles an hour to get that if not a little more to get that snow moving. So, um, we are all, anyone who lives in a small town like Bradley Beach with no place to put 10 or 15, whatever. We had a lot of inches of snow. Um, everyone gets frustrated. Uh,
people complain to me they wanted reimbursement. They had paid somebody to shovel their driveway and they wanted the burough to reimburse them because the the snow was plowed back into their driveway. And I told one uh person, uh, I'm the mayor and I had the plow plow
snow into my driveway three times. It's, you know, there is no hiding the snow. Meanwhile, they're all out 30, as you said, Matt, 30 hours straight. People giving up vacation time or postponing it. Um, everybody is focused and I have
people call me to complain about a certain situation. Two different situations. I won't mention them other than to say they called me. I said, 'Look, there's not that much we can do. You know, everybody's out. Everybody's working like dogs. We don't have salt at the time. We didn't have this and that.
An hour or so later, in each separate instance, I got a follow-up text saying, "Thank you, mayor. You know, DPW came and fixed that, and I'm sure it's because you said it." And I had to write back to each individual and said, "I wish I could take credit. DPW just went back and did it on their own. They were
aware of it. It ice patch in one, snow in another." Uh but we really have amazing group of people here who work really hard for our residents and Mayor Angelad comment >> on behalf of our business members. I know this is not it's more apples and oranges but I was recently in Asbury
closed Cookman Avenue to just do a massive cleanup on the sidewalks and streets. I know it's a it's a town road versus our state road here on main street. But it's I think about Tom Arnold last night bragging about all the things the county can do for you. I know
it's again I know it's a state road but is there anything we can do to get those mounds between the sidewalks and the street on main street >> I mean responsibility of business owners itself but >> some of those things are just
>> I mean maybe that leads us to a related comment and question and and uh Terry got here just in time Sorry there real quick. >> No, but uh Kevin Bren, I was gonna comment about the the police. We're complimenting all of our employees. We
we save this kind compliment until you return. The the police also were out ticketing. I've read on Facebook there are individuals that live have lived in town for many years and and their voice on Facebook is this town
never issues summones. This town never does any monitoring. And our police, including our police chief, I think he's the only Mammoth County police chief who was out issuing tickets in the snow. But uh but uh our police issued roughly in
this past weekend uh uh 200 uh parking tickets uh summones. Our code enforcement issued roughly 100 summones for sidewalks. Um, I don't have the exact numbers, but I got I got updates in the course of the the days and
between the two groups, we probably had 300 different summones issued uh for that two-day period. And we were actively looking to tow cars, uh, had had complaints of either have complaints that we towed somebody's car or we had complaints that we're not towing the car from the neighbors who want the car
towed. It's uh it's a fine uh rope that we walk here. But um I think again our employees all pitch in especially in tight times like that like snow. >> And and if I could continue my report uh although we before I continue my report I just want to tell you as you need to
be a better politician when someone thanks you for something you didn't do just take the credit. >> You're welcome. Uh uh also uh Amy Baker uh formerly Amy Hall uh you know she's our tourism director and today starts the jazz festival um it's a whole week
of it but I can tell you that it's all sold out and you know last year when she did it they didn't charge this year they did and even charging it's all sold out so it's a testament to the hard work that she's putting in as well. Uh and and as you mentioned mayor the the employees do love when the council come
by. So, uh, they don't know Councilman Karp yet as well, but, um, for for the rest of you, you know, um, the more interaction we can have, the the better they learn about you, the more invested they feel in this entire government. So,
so thank you for taking the time and coming by and just just stopping in, saying hi and checking in how either Tiffany's doing or Laura's doing, Kathy, Erica, and the rest of team. So, thank you. And one more thing. Uh, I'm gonna be out of here from I'm leaving February 11th
to February 17th. >> Go get myself married to a place where it's 85 degrees. It's sunny. >> That's great training, right? >> Uh, so I apologize if I'm not going to be very uh responsive during that period. >> Enjoy.
>> Congratulations on the upcoming nuptuals. >> Milwaukee man. >> Yes. then she still has a little time to make. >> All right. Thank you, Mr. Ba. And with that said, we will move from item 13A to
13B on the agenda, mayor and council reports. And I'd like to start tonight with um council president. >> Thank you, mayor. So, the board of ed had a meeting and Dr. Fidelberg would like me to highlight one of the approvals that the Bradley Beach board
of ed has now a partnership with the fulfill backpack program. They connected with fulfill and based on their conversations with the Bradley food pantry to help address food security needs in our community. Through this
partnership, students and families will receive packages filled with nutritious, easy to prepare food items to support them during times when school meals are not available, such as weekends and or school breaks. Furville works with schools and community organizations
across Mammoth and Ocean counties to help distribute these resources throughout the school school year. We thank them for that. On to the shade tree. Their meeting is actually tomorrow. But I wanted to thank Matt Doherty, our business administrator, and
Michelle, our deputy clerk, for taking the time to meet with our new chairperson of the Shade Tree. Her name is Noel Weineberg. It was so helpful and um she's going to be a wonderful chair person. She now is familiar with the
policies and procedures and it'll make the transition a lot smoother for her. And with tourism, as you mentioned, this is the jazz festival week. Tonight, Marel Hidago is playing at the Elbow
Room. Tomorrow, we have String Bean at UVA. Thursday is Swing Dance with the Vintage Vibe at Darcy's. And then Friday and Saturday night, we'll be at the elementary school. It's a lot of fun. And um Amy Baker wanted me to thank the
sponsors who are Darcy's Posh, Mammoth County Tourism, New Jersey American Water, Coutura Realy, Seaw Wall Architecture, BBBCA, Bingo Paul Civic Association, NJPAC Community Engagement, Elbow Room, Brown
and Brown, Hatch 44, and the Coaster. So, I will be there Friday night for sure and hopefully I'll get to catch some of these other fun activities this week. And just on a side note, I did meet with the Southern Mammoth elected women along with Councilwoman Greenlat
on last week, Thursday, January 29th. And uh we get together and we talk about different things in different towns. We share ideas and sometimes we commiserate a little bit too. Of course, not us anymore because everything's just so dandy. But we do want to welcome Neptune
City. We now have 12 towns that get together and 25 women are in this southern mammoth elected um women and it is just so beneficial to talk to them and get ideas and share practices and policies as well with them. And um I
want to say welcome to Neptune City, Rachel, Kimberly, and Pamela. And thank you very much. That completes my report. Thank you. Uh turn to Councilwoman Green Gwen. >> Thank you. Um let's see. I have two short reports and one lengthy report. Um
so I'll start with short reports. Uh the Fletcher Lake Commission has not met since our last meeting. Their next commission meeting is scheduled for February 12th at 6 p.m. here in this council chamber. The Arts Council has not met since our last meeting. Uh they
did just submit uh to the burrow their 2025 annual report. I just want to confirm that with the RBA Doerty. You received that? >> Yes. >> Great. >> Uh I think the financial component is still on its way. Uh and the next uh
meeting scheduled for the Arts Council is Monday, February 9th at 10:30 a.m. in the BAZI Center. The public is welcome to attend. Uh the rec committee has not met since our last meeting. Uh senior club's next meeting is Wednesday, February 25th,
noon to 3 at the Bazi Center. Maan open play runs every Friday 1 to 3 p.m. also at the Biazi Center. Senior Game Time Tuesdays runs the first and third Tuesday of each month. Bring your own game and join in with friends at the Biaza Center.
And the following recurring events take place at the Neptune City Community Center and part of our shared service agreement. The glitter and glue crew geared for ages 2 to three meets every Tuesday and Thursday morning 11:30 to 12:15. Ballroom dancing for intermediate
dancers meets every Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. There is a $12 per person fee at the door. Uh, open indoor pickle ball runs Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Senior strength training runs every Monday
morning, 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Step aerobics, all levels welcome, Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Senior game day, Wednesdays noon at the uh, Neptune City Community Center. Quilting
for those who already know how to quilt and would like to continue a project with other quilters in a larger space. They meet on Mondays at 5:00 pm. And pingpong is offered every Wednesday evening from 5 to 8:00 p.m. and it's open play. And all of these are free
with the exception of ballroom dancing. Uh mark your calendars for Radio Bingo March 21st, 600 p.m. at the Fireh Hall featuring the music of the '9s. Tickets are on sale now. You can purchase tickets from anyone on the lady's auxiliary or email Courtney Papus.
Construction continues at the rec site with the completion of paperwork, the playground, and all new services are complete with port striping planned for the end of winter. There's a still limited access to limited public access to the facility, and a grand reopening
will take place in early spring. The rec committee's next meeting will be Monday, February 9th, 6:30 p.m. at the Neptune City Community Center. That's also open to the public. And that's my report. >> Thank you, Councilwoman. I'll turn to
Councilman Sch. >> All right. Well, thank you, Mr. >> Um I uh I met with the Environmental Commission last night. Uh they continue to work in concert with the town and various committees to ensure all of our events are as green as possible. Uh
they're currently scheduling beach sweeps with the next one being in April and organizing the removal of our invasive knotweed from our maritime forest. Uh they actually found another invasive weed found on the dunes and plans have begun for remediation of
those. Uh they're also spearheading some efforts to reestablish the dune protection strips as the dunes we know are critical for the protection of our boardwalk and more importantly our homes. Uh for the first aid squad their operational period ending uh today the
squad responded to 16 day calls and 11 night calls for a total of 27. 13 were from hospital 14 for fire calls. There were no out of town mutual aid requests and the squad also requested no mutual aid. They also conducted a drill for the
safety and education of the members for lifting and moving patients. They also participated and helped staff in the January jam fundraiser to benefit the first aid and fire departments which was an incredible success. Uh, of course along with our D and I also saw pictures
on Facebook of our mayor going up and down the street with his snowblower. Um they were also um uh coll-located with the fire department at the firehouse and they staffed both ambulances and treated patients during the storm transporting one to the Jersey Shore Medical Center.
Uh they total volunteer hours for that month was 384. Uh of course they're still looking for volunteers for the first aid. They offer free training for qualified individuals and anyone wishing to volunteer for the first aid can find applications on the bureau's website. Uh they also are
accepting applications for their cadet program for young people 16 to 18 years of age who are interested in serving Bradley Beach. For the fire department's month ended January 31st, 2026. They responded to 14 day calls and two night
calls for a total of 16. Nine were fire alarm activations. Four were natural gas leaks, two water burst pipes, one burning odor. Uh they also conducted one departmentwide training. Uh the department also deployed a snowstorm standby crew for 32 hours in conjunction
with Bradley Beach OEM and the Bradley Beach EMS. Uh there were no requests for mutual aid from other fire departments and they fulfilled 100% of their assignments for this operational period and also happy to report that the department inducted one new fully certified firefighter to their ranks. Of
course they are always looking for volunteers for the fire department offer free training for qualified individuals. Anyone wishing to volunteer for the fire department may inquire through the burrow's website. And lastly, I'd like to take a moment to remind the entire community for our upcoming Burrow Blood
Drive, which will be held on Tuesday, February 17th. Um, the drive will take place at the firehouse from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. As we all know, blood supplies often run low during the winter months, and your donation can quite literally save a life right in our area.
So, to keep things running smoothly and to avoid any long wait times, uh asking residents to register in advance and uh by the way, they've been able to add in some incentives. So, they've got some gift cards, coffee cards, and cards redeemable for some sweet treats from
some of our local shops. Registration is available right now on our website. Just look for blood drive right on the homepage. >> That's fine. >> Thank you, Councilman Karp. And I'll turn to Councilman Noiki. >> Thank you, Mayor. uh the Bradley Beach
uh Police Department uh activity. Um on February 2nd, um Detective Christopher Wilson arrested and charged Christopher Roberts from Bradley Beach with theft as a result of an investigation where Roberts was taking clothes from a shared laundry room. Between uh January 19th,
2026 and uh the February 2nd, uh the Bley Beach Police Department also investigated four motor vehicle accidents and responded to several calls for service. Regarding that snowstorm, I have I have some data. So, the police department actively enforced the Burl's
alternate side of the street snow parking ordinance 9-11.1. Approximately 216 motor vehicle summones were issued for not abiding by the ordinance. In addition, there were approximately six vehicles that were issued summones for the 48 hour parking
ordinance. It is imperative that the residents of Bradley Beach abide by and follow these ordinances during a snowstorm. By doing your part, this helps the Bradley Beach Police Department and Department of Public Works as well as the rest of our fire department and first aid squads uh
to, you know, clear the roadways and in a safe and expedient manner. If not, our our health and safety is in jeopardy. So all residents are reminded that important information regarding impending snowstorms is posted on the Bradley Beach Police Department Facebook
page, the Bradley Beach Town Facebook page, and Burrow of Bradley Beach website. Reverse 911 uh alerts were also sent out to residents reminding them of the ordinance. Residents can sign up to get alerts by going to Bradley Beach uh
NJ.gov, our website. Once there, click departments and sign up for alerts in the emergency management section. That's the emergency management section. So there's no excuse. You read on Facebook, oh I didn't know, I didn't get text. You know what? You need to sign up and um
participate otherwise you're going to get towed feed uh etc. Um something that's really important that has happened here in the state of New Jersey. Um this is for all residents to be aware. Uh the state of New Jersey has enacted new safety regulations for ebikes.
To keep our community safe and informed, the Bradley Police uh uh beach police department has highlighted the most critical changes below. So, what is required? For the first time, most ebike riders must now have a valid license to
ages 17 and above, a driver's license, or ages 15 to 16, a specific motorized bicycle license. State registration. All ebikes must be registered with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and insurance liability uh insurance
cover uh insurance liability insurance coverage is now required. So licenses and registration fees are waved for the first year. Fines for non-compliance will begin within six months.
So also important restrictions, there's age limit restrictions on operations. Children under 15 are prohibited from operating an ebike. Regarding the speed and power of ebike, the new law applies to all ebike
classes, pedal assist, throttle, and high-powered. Regarding the sales and and models online ebike sales are banned statewide for one year. Modification kits to increase bike
speeds are now illegal. So, the Bradley Police Department uh would f uh will focus on public education over the next six months to help our residents transition to these new standards. This is extremely important and people are going to end up getting their ebikes
taken away if you're probably caught out there riding one without proper licensing. So, be aware. Also, I'd like to report on Silven Lake Commission. We we identified the individuals. Thank you, mayor. on the appointments. Um there's ongoing work at the lake. The uh
the ocean outfall pipe uh construction is still ongoing, but it's slowed down because of the severe weather we've been having. And so that we are actually looking to um extend the construction season further into March. We were hopefully going to be done in February, but it looks like it's going to continue
into the month of March. Uh so that's being coordinated through DP. um as well as the um the bulkhead improvements along Bradley Boulevard. Uh those uh plans were submitted for uh permits and we're awaiting uh those permits any day. So we're hopeful that those will come in
and that project will be advertised uh for construction and awarded by uh by early April. Um so this work is ongoing and it's going to u you know move forward here this year. So with that, that's my report. Mayor, >> thank you. Councilman, I've got a number
of things I want to at least alert people to. One is um we have found out people were complaining that they didn't anyone who's renewing or signing up for a beach locker. Um number of people uh were bothered by the fact they didn't
get a notice from the burrow when their neighbors and their friends did. Uh and we had a handful, three or four or five complaints. uh enough so that we went to community pass the administration entity that that everybody logs into and what
we found was uh Matt you can confir maybe maybe confirm these numbers but something like six out of 750 notices that went out I don't know why we'd have that many notices because we don't have that many beach lockers but 750 notices went out 150 didn't get through
according to our reporting entity community best and then they told us the reason it didn't get through is because those individuals had clicked a little button in their email saying stop sending me junk mail. So they I don't know the terminology but they opted out
>> they opted out of messages. So people who were I ra with the burrow's administration uh we had to explain to them no actually you've opted out and we cannot reach out to them to say hey you've opted out if you know if you're missing this. So, this is my public
service announcement. If anybody out there is waiting for their beach badge uh invite uh beach locker invite, uh please call the burrow and make sure that uh you're not opted out of those messages. Um, another thing I I alluded
to this earlier, but you know, no no world is perfect when you've got narrow streets and one-way streets and cars that don't and houses that don't have driveways, so cars park on the street. You know, we are a small community. We're tightly packed. We're very dense community. Most of us love
that about Bradley Beach, but when when you dump 10 or 12 in of snow on us, it's quite it's quite problematic in terms of getting around and safety and so so forth. Um, the thing that concerns me is when I see on um on Facebook or friends
or my own family criticizes Bradley Beach for not enforcing. Uh, nothing could be farther from the truth. You've heard the numbers tonight. We 100% are enforcing. But beyond that, I I just want to let people know on February 17th, we will officially have it's it's
all drafted, but we didn't have any time for tonight, but we are at at my urging going to be voting on increasing fines for snow related traffic violations. Um, uh, parking fines will go up dramatically off the side of street.
Parking fines, uh, clearing of sidewalks or lack thereof will go up dramatically. Um, and this is all just part of a plan to just keep driving enforcement to the to the best of our ability. Uh, so people who say, "Oh, Bradley doesn't
enforce, we enforce. We just have some people who are encouraable and will not move their cars." So those people will be fined and ultimately towed. Um, there are um, a number of ordinances that are in introductions that are in
the works. I just want to give people a heads up. One is our gift policy. This may seem inconsequential to some. This was devastating to others. That, you know, as uh as I was closing out my first year as mayor at the end of this
past year, um you I became aware that the state of New Jersey has a very strict policy prohibiting basically acceptance of gifts of any size. I looked this up on checkp and AI and they said, "Yeah, New Jerseyy's got the
toughest law in the union in the United States." They do, the state of New Jersey does not allow uh gifts of any kind. Then there is this little fine print language that does allow for certain very
subjective um criteria. I don't like subjective because how do I ask our employees to abide by these criteria? When the criteria say you can accept a a an insignificant gift, they don't define insignificant. One person told me it was
$25. One person told me it was $400. They don't define the the word insignificant. They say you cannot you can accept an insignificant gift as long as uh there is no put pro expected. Well, how does an individual know and
how do you even judge uh if if our clerk is great at responding to Oprah and somebody brings her a plate of cookies, are they expecting her to continue to be great responding to Oprah and therefore there's a quit proquo? It it can you can go down a rabbit hole with this stuff.
So that's my way of apologizing to all of our employees because uh at right at Christmas time I I effected a no gifts policy because I we just didn't have the time to you know create any any uh
>> guidelines >> caveats or guidelines. However, now in our next meeting we will have guidelines that will allow our employees to receive small items $25 limit. will stipulate uh
food items, not gift cards, not cash. But um anyway, you will see a policy forthcoming and uh all of the employees that have occasionally gotten a couple cookies or whatever that they'll be eternally grateful if you reconsider them because I think some people were
actually turned away with their trays of cookies and that was uh unfortunate and that was my fault. Uh I want to uh I want to get to uh what I think is an important thing. I don't have a lot of detail on this. Well, two things. One is everyone's aware of the state health
plan uh our employees are enrolled in at 40 some odd employees and their premiums went up 37% this year. And with that 37% increase that brought our 1.1 million expenditure to about 1.5 million, an
increase of $400,000 in cost. And to put that in perspective, that's about 5% of your tax rate. So if if you were at a 3% rate, you'd go to 8% to cover that extra cost. We are, you may hear more about
this, but we are uh going to participate in in a thing called the difference card, which effectively lets the bureau self-insure some of the medical claims that uh normally would be funded by the medical plan. Uh we believe that the bureau financially is probably going to
break even on this. We should not lose money. We may make a little savings. On the other hand, these 40 or so employees should save a dramatic amount of money. It's probably a one-time fix. It probably won't work a year from now. I'll spare you the details, but know
that we're doing everything in our power to uh do the best we can to mitigate the impact not only on the burrow and our residents, but also on our employees because the level of these healthcare costs is astronomical. >> And finally, there's a bit of
legislation emanating from the uh uh the EPA, the real >> D New Jersey D. I know very little about this. I've just been googling it. I was called to a a meeting of mayors uh
southern Mammoth County mayors. So Avon Delmare and South uh Spring Lake and others and they basically began to educate me more about this thing called Rio R E A L and basically in a in a high
level summary from a lay person um the D is saying hey in the year 20100 sea levels are going to rise water tables are going to rise we have to use projections for 74 years from now to to
impact current zoning and basically the way it impacts current zoning is largely setting criteria that depending on where you are in these projected flood zones for the year 2100 uh people may have to you know if you're
if you're demolishing 50% of your house uh you so many times in Bradley someone buys a house levels it builds a brand new house if you do that you're going to be measured against new flood planes that are 74 years in the making. That
could one increase cost dramatically. Two, decrease property values. Try selling that house to somebody else when they now find out they're in a flood plane that may exist 74 years from now. And it may even impact people's ability
to get insurance because the insurance companies are going to look at, are you in a flood plane? Well, yes, you're going to be mad. not anyone in this room, but I I Googled this. I chat GBT this and I was told that over 60% of the
properties of Bradley Beach will be adversely impacted by this. So, the reason I'm telling you this now as early as I can, I just found out about it, sharing some information with my council members, uh, talking to other municipalities. If you want to go online and look at Kate May County, 16
municipalities there have already filed resolutions. We will have a resolution at our next council meeting opposing this legislation require requesting that uh more research be required and that we uh there's another statistic I read that
uh there's maybe a 177% probability of these projections being accurate and yet we would adjust our zoning laws today. So, you can tell I'm quite biased against this and I know very little, but the more I learn, the more anxious I become on behalf of our
residents. So, uh, we as a counselor are looking into this. I urge all of you as individual residents to look into it. Again, I don't even know what the acronym stands for, RE, real D legislation. It's been approved by the D
already. U, but my understanding is the state legislature still would have to approve it. So we will be actively working to raise our voice especially coastal communities will be uh adversely impacted by this. That concludes my
comments and now I will uh open it up to the public. Are there comments or questions about anything at all on your mind? Hello measio 401 McCabe um speaking um as a arts council member. Thank you for
you know increasing our our volume people and um I'm just curious I believe we are redoing revamping our website. Um just was wondering if there's an update on that. um uh just anxious to get a
good a nice landing gauge for the arts council to share events and um and flyers, you know, upcoming events, that sort of thing. >> Yeah. Um I'll give a general general update. Uh Amy Baker is is in fact
updating our website. She's already shared with myself and the business administrator graphic enhancements to just make it look better and organize it in a certain way. But we're looking at boxes that would scroll this way or open that way or whatever. Uh we're not yet
looking at content. So it's early stages. Um we that is Matt as I recall a next phase Amy's going to start to bring content ideas to us and we'll share with the council just to make sure you know we're all more or less aligned. When we
get to a point where we can share with the public, we will long before anything gets finalized. Um, with that will come more discussion about how we integrate all of the different commissions and committees including including the arts council. Uh, Mitch Karp over to my right
is a guru in the world of websites among other things. Mitch, you seem to be a guru in many areas, but uh Mitch has volunteered to work with Amy. Um, Amy and Mitch have had lunch here. Do you want to come in and what you >> Yeah. No, I know she's um that there was uh some monies that were put aside that
were allocated for uh the person to do some uh revamping to the site. There's a whole list of goals that Amy wanted to achieve with our site between uh UI, user experience, um uh being able to have the different
committees. So, uh, yesterday when I was meeting with the environmental commission, we talked about how do we get the minutes for the environmental commission up on the website. So, to make that process easier, um, also the searching ability, but really doesn't exist on our site right now. There is no
search bar. Um, so all of the things that she wants to accomplish are very well outlined. Um, so that's kind of the next step. So the the consultant has kind of taken the first step really attacking the homepage where everybody land which is one of the most important
things and then we take some subsequent steps once we kind of have gotten it. And the other quick comment uh and me I'll let you continue but the other quick comment is um our alternative we're looking at brand new websites because we were all dissatisfied the council many of our residents with the
current website uh and Amy said give give her a chance to revamp this thing and roughly we'd spend $4,000 instead of closer to 20,000 and it's early but so far I'm very impressed by the preliminary graphic work she's done working with the the current website
owner but Did you have a followup? >> No, not really. I was just wondering if something moving forward. Um, the arts council is also wanting to, you know, be transparent and post our meeting minutes and agendas, that sort of thing, age,
and just have have a a page that people can go to to find a information about the arts council. Well, other committees and commissions post their minutes now. So, I'm sure it won't be it won't be optimal, but I'm sure we can find a space relatively immediately to to
accommodate you today to post minutes and things like that. You may have to click three times to get to it. I mean, I can't commit to a a wonderful user experience. Excuse me. But um look, please let uh well, just if you would just drop me and
Matt Dhy know if you can get him before he heads out to, you know, the tropics. Uh you know, he can get to Amy. If not, I'll get to her. But one way or the other, we'll get you. >> So, and uh we have newer members. If we just want to update the information
that's on the web page, we can just send it to Chelle to send it to >> Amy Amy. Yeah, he Yeah. any changes above the site currently, she'll handle it. >> And mean only because I've been through this with Amy already, she has um with
the standard operating procedures and she's looking for, you know, uh single point contact. Would you be her single point contact for the parts commission? She has one five different people on the earth committee. >> Sure. >> Texting our email is just monitored pretty much by um myself and Jim.
>> As long as one of you wears that hat, >> that'll that's I say that to every organization. So she'll get, you know, conflicting guidance from two people from any any given commission. >> Okay. I have a communications for all council. So >> perfect. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. >> I'm also assuming that the new members the appointments that'll go to you after we approve the ordinance the changes. >> Yeah. >> Right. Which is not until the next meeting until >> they change the form of government. I I still do those appointments. Absolutely.
>> Any other comments or questions? A couple. Yes, sir. Mr. West. Hi Bob West 518 New in in regards to the snow as the resident of New thing things to say now I'll preface
this by saying I have nothing more nothing but the highest admiration appreciation of detail uh in the tremendous storm new Avenue is tight and tiny and residents are stupid.
Now, I will say it on the 500 to 600 block by 9:30, it was almost I would say 99% compliant. Maybe one car was not moved. Uh if you go up there today, parts of
this New B would be relatively almost impassive. there's still tremendous amount of snow. Um, and they only I wasn't even going to say anything until I heard, you know, the glowing reports and response and there
was even somebody on Facebook on third or fourth Avenue at 9:00 most, "Oh my god, my it's wonderful. My street is absolutely clean. It's great. It's come." And at that point on Newark Avenue, we had probably one or two
initial passes of a small plow. Uh not till late in the afternoon did we get a major pass by. Uh so and again can't change the size of the street, can't change the resident's
behavior, but we said they we were pretty much compliant. The cars were off the the south side of our street were supposed to be gone. They were clean, but we did not get visited by a lot of the plows. It was so bad at uh two
times. First the little Ranger plow, he got stuck on one corner because there was so much snow. Then the next size large, the Mason D, the Chevy pickup truck, he got stuck because of the amount of snow that was there. And it's still
there's still a lot there. There's still that the at the 600 lot and again this is residence two cars apart on each side of the street. You will find most people won't even go up the street now because it's that close. You feel you're going to take
somebody's mirror off. So I just just wanted to say as a as a resident of Nor Avenue. It's like I said they did a great job. They did the job that they had to do for the amount of it was a big film fast films. Just wanted to put that
out there as a resident of a northbound resident. >> Well, I think we all appreciate the comments and and I'm I'm aware of various spots in town, Newark Avenue being one of them where um residents did call me, you know, text me directly to
say, "What's going on? Why aren't you hitting Newark?" there were one or two other spots like that. Uh at the time I reached out to Baja Kafone, our director. Uh and he said, so this may contrary to what you just said, but he said we can't hit it until we get these
cars taken care of. There were too many cars on Newark at that time. Now they ultimately did get there, but it was uh it was a nightmare because there's so much snow, so so little space. And then you know uh you know to share another
little bit of education that Baja shared with me you know there are people who say well okay why didn't they go around that car or one it's the street's not that wide and they've got to move snow it's not just getting a truck around it you know they've got to move a lot of snow with that and then to somehow get
in that around that car before they get to the next car you know they're in danger of damaging the vehicles themselves. So I I'm not discounting a thing you've said. Uh there is a there is an element of this is just a heavy duty storm that there's just nothing we
we can do beyond. I I've said to everyone and I would encourage you to do the same. If there's a specific thing we could do differently and maybe it's sending out little bobcats and still trying to move the snow, whatever. Um you know, please make recommendations. I I welcome recommendations. Nine times
out of 10 when I go to via he explains to me why we can't do the the things. I mean we try to evaluate everything we can. >> All right. I mean you know most of the problems the size of the street and the residents like I said between on the five and 600 block by 9 in fact one of
the PD patrol came by and a few people were digging out. He was saying you know 9:30 we're coming to do tickets. So there was one car said this person was down the street. I'm not sure where they are but we're looking for them. By 9:30,
5 600 block were good. I think there might have been one car right at the beginning of 500 block 400 three 400. Couldn't quite see. There were probably still cars down there that weren't weren't quite moved, but we're we're going to keep enforcing,
keep writing tickets. We're raising fines. Uh and then we're going to educate. I try to print a u an example of a notice that'll go in tax bills. remind now it may not go out till it's April and it's sunny but you know maybe people can pin it up on their bulletin
boards or something but very specific you know procedures that people are expected to follow but as you can imagine it's really hard to contact folks and they're not all residents you know they're they're at Darcy's or whatever >> I think a lot of lessons were learned during this storm um I do have a
question though as residents of course we're responsible for the sidewalks in front of all houses um when it comes to the corners ers um which is who's responsible for that as well
>> and they'll get fined and we uh I won't name specific property owners but but but there's one very visible one that uh was going to get fined because they uh had not you know done the appropriate cleaning and we were able to
get in touch with them because they were we were like we don't what's going on and and they manage to quickly react and get it done. That's the other thing, you know. Um I'm saying this just so everybody out there hopefully uh you know people figure it out if they don't hear me
directly, but um people want there to be these hard and fast rules. We've got an ordinance, follow the ordinance, move that snow, tow that car, and and for the most part, we do enforce. In fact, I would like to say we do enforce period.
That said, there are exceptions to every rule and there are times where like in like for all of our residents, we gave them an extra 72 hours, right, Matt, for cleaning sidewalks because the sidewalks were ice over. Now, we could have handed out made the burough a lot of money in
fines. We could have handed out another 300 tickets for sidewalks. We did not enforce because we knew people couldn't get rid of the ice. was too cold. Of course, there are people complaining about walking their dogs and their icy sidewalks. So, there are times where I'm
going to make the wrong call on that or DPW or the police will make the wrong call at least in any one person's mind. But, in general, we're just trying to be we're trying to work with our rules and at the same time be flexible where we think it's appropriate. So, we we don't have a perfect solution.
>> Oh, yeah. Like I said, and can change the side of the street, but like I said, that area was compliant with cars and we still didn't see a lot of plow. >> Yeah. >> And and you were saying 500 600 look good. Which one would where would you
say can't you can't get through now? What blocks? >> Well, now that I guess you're allowed to park again. So now people are coming back and parking on both sides of the street. So I know today right at the top right top of 600 right I work main
street there were cars on both sides of the street >> and >> you just have trouble getting through now. >> Yeah. I mean I went through because that I guess they better have perception. I know people who were not virgin through that because they thought they would either lose their mirrors or take hairs
off the car. >> That's how I feel when I'm driving in Ocean Grove every day. But >> yeah, those streets are bad. All right. >> Just wanted to put that out there. >> I'll mention it again to Beio. It's And now, as you say, when cars are back, it's even harder because >> it's even harder
>> now. You really have to be, you know, super focused on a particular small area. >> Now, they said a bobcat might work in some of these areas. The only really could any >> Thank you for your comments.
>> Others. Yes, but Mr. Cohen, Thomas J. 612 Third Avenue. Mayor, I'm so happy that you mentioned uh the real program that the D bureaucrats and trend are trying to push through. Um if you could please forward me whatever your
resolution is. Um, I' I'd like to present that to the land use board members uh for the same support so we can let you know our Senator Gopal and Assemblywoman Peter B and Assemblywoman Don know it's time for them to do their job to really protect us and make sure
this is just as ridiculous as the legislation that said there's going to be special zoning of 40 units an acre for religious institutions and nonprofits. I mean, we did a resolution for that, too. I mean the things coming out of Trent are absurd and you bring up
the best point. It's the insurance because the insurance companies are going to have to insure you on the replacement cost based upon the new requirements which far supersede the national requirements of FEMA. I mean we're writing our own requirements
to penalize ourselves for something that might happen 75 years from now. I mean it it's it's beyond absurd. So thanks for bringing it up and uh we should really tell the residents rather meet you get on the phone to Mr. Gopal and Mr. Peter Paul and you know Miss Don let
them know this is this is I mean I've talked to many people in Masswan and Spring Lake are very very concerned about maintaining their insurance and then in this already strict insurance environment and then also maintaining the property values. It's simply not
fair and a lot of people don't know about it. People are out working. they don't have time to. But thank you for bringing it forward and letting the public know and we do need to step up because once it hits you, you're going to be screaming. >> We'll have a lot more information to share with the public in two weeks. But
uh as I mentioned, I only came up to speed a week or so ago myself. The other mayors you mentioned, Manisquan and Spring Lake, they were both in the meeting and uh they were ahead of me. They had they they were very well verssed in the problems of real sort of
scared me into doing my own research but give it two more weeks and and the council working on it and uh Erica has shared additional language that came from this um from the state. Was it Erica? >> I think it was the county. >> The county. >> So we have more information. We we'll we'll distill it and disseminate over
the next two weeks. because I attended the public hearing on this which was done on Zoom and for some reason man they didn't give me an extra one minute over the five minutes like Erica does. I mean they cut me off right in five minutes I was done but you could see you
know it's bureaucrats not really listening. Um, if the state took care of their own water, okay, like from the Garden State Parkway and Route 34 and Route 18 and Route 35 and Route 71, that water comes to us in a storm event from
the west and we have to battle the ocean. So, we get it in all our tributary ponds and tidal ponds worse than anyone else. But the state takes no responsibility. I couldn't build a warehouse or a shopping mall and not retain the water and let it out at a
certain amount. They just let it go. But yet they want to dictate to us how it's supposed to work and it's it's not and that's exactly what I said at public hearing. Take care of your own water first and then come and tell us how it works. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> You know, they get me better than the
previous administration. Wow. >> And that's saying something for you. Are there other comments or questions in the room or on Zoom? Okay, seeing no other raised hands, I I
believe that will conclude our meeting. I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All in favor? >> I mean, >> meeting ajourned. >> I know. Sorry to the game here. Yeah. >> Did you get that email I sent you?
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