Yeah, just I just heard about business. There she is. thousandby. I'm sorry. >> Okay. Ready to shoot me when you saw my email?
>> What did I get? >> It was right. We needed to have >> Yeah. On this agenda, we did it on >> I know. >> Sorry. It's my fault. It's okay.
>> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm sorry. Yes. My question I asked was AH1 bill. >> The first half ah >> reflects the east side of all the others
are west. That is correct. >> We got lost. >> Well, is that Oh, yeah. Everything We can >> that gets a little history only these wonderful
>> everything else is >> okay like a picture of me drinking Well, your map was helping >> turn right until this point.
>> Call this meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. Thanks for I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and
justice for all. I wish to announce the 48 hour notice is required under the open public meetings act was emailed to the S3 park crest the co-star and the new coaster 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 cler. Please be advised public attendance for meetings through Zoom is not mandatory and as 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 provided that there is an in-person quorum. Mr. Noble
>> here, Miss Greenblat >> here. Mr. Carr >> here. >> Mr. Noiki here. >> Mayor Zubatosi >> here. >> Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Uh finally getting a little break in the weather. So thank you all for coming out to join us live and thank you for those
on Zoom. We are at uh item number five on our uh agenda which is workshops. And we're very happy to announce that we're going to have a an every meeting of the year workshop commending Rona Parker because Rona we
we've done this once already and we think it's such a good thing that we want to continue to do it. So thank you for joining us tonight. Um Rona uh everyone many many people in town know Rona. She's been a great volunteer for many years. Erica has a language that
she's about to read. We'd like to recognize her honor for her. >> Can all sign this? >> Yes. >> Then we can all sign. >> But uh but please do uh read that for us, Erica. Then we can >> come down and take a picture. >> Certificate of appreciation. Burrow Bradley Beach, New Jersey. Rona Parker.
The mayor and council recognizes the dedication and long hours of hard work that Rona Parker devoted to the environmental commission of the burrow of Bradley Beach. This conscientious volunteer spirit provided tremendous support to our town and to our residents
and will always be appreciated. Awarded February 17th of 2026. All of your volunteer help. >> That's so kind of you. >> One worth of >> Thank you very much. I have a good
>> All right, we're all squeezing in. >> Oh, here we go. >> Anyone else want me? One, two, three, >> thank you. And I do just want to say what an honor it has been. I have served for the most wonderful people. They
really the ones who are here and the next generation and it has been extraordinary and I thank you. But I thank you on behalf of this wonderful and all the work that you
continue to do under John's leadership. And thank you very much. >> Thanks very much. reading. Oh, >> you got the signatures. >> Great. Good job.
>> Sure. Absolutely. So Rona, thank you again very much for all your years of volunteering and don't forget to mark your calendar for all the subsequent council mains. >> All right. Um presentations and bids. We u as I skipped the workshop
presentations we just did. Item seven on the agenda, approval of minutes. I will make a motion that we uh approve the February 3rd, 2026 council business meeting minutes. >> Second. Mr. Noble. >> Yes. Miss Greenland. Yes. Mr. Court. Yes, >> Mr. Nikki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Hubos.
>> Yes. We will now open it up to public comments or questions specifically pertaining to tonight's agenda. Comments or questions. Mr. CL. >> Thomas J. Troman Spoke Third Avenue. I just like to go over this uh
this draft of the affordable housing. I mean, so many revisions. It it's it's crazy that it wasn't received until Friday. I mean, but there's a number. I'm just going to go over this really quickly. These are minor changes.
Um, page three, uh, 450-34 AH1, it should read, uh, within the existing OP and B zones on the east side of Main Street,
>> which this is 450-34. Uh item a >> a >> geographic parameters the block and lots appear to be accurate but this is not accurate which says GBW general business west zone that's incorrect so I don't know how that
happened was correct on the last one I look you know um so if we go to uh page four again um item A where it says H2 affordable
housing overlay graphic parameters. It should read OP and B zones on the west side of Main Street. So somebody it was just put in incorrectly. So that change should definitely be made.
And then as we go to AH3 on the next page, item A, GE parameters, um, it should read all property located within the GVW general business west zone west of the alleyway.
Actually, I have a list of all of the lots and blocks that we're going to put into it, >> but they should be added, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. I've got I've got all those. We're going to add those specific lot and blocks. >> Thank you, Councilman. Mr. Qu, which what was that last GBW? Weston, west of
the alleyway. Where was that affordable housing? What age? >> That's AH3 450-36A. >> Okay. Geodirected parameters. >> Yeah, because there's one property that actually spans the alleyway street,
>> right? But it it really isn't completely west of >> it isn't, but they could use it for access. >> Yeah. Um so that's and and again with um Councilman Karp's additions of the block and lots in that uh geographic parameters would be helpful also just to
be very very very specific. And then um at 450-38 um AH5 there's no geographic parameters but the block and lots are in here. it it geographic parameters should really just
read block 45 in its entirety and then the lots are on you know >> yeah I think we just listed all of them >> yeah so I hope those are minor changes >> Mr. Sure >> u because we are in a time constraint you know we do want to get this done
>> in December of 2025 but you know here we are but thank you very much I hope we can make those changes >> appreciate your comments Mr. Go ahead. Thank you. Uh, other comments about tonight's agenda or questions? Okay, seeing none, I'll I'll uh close
public comment. I do want to comment on Mr. Cole, your your u moments ago mentioning that we did receive this very late. Uh, I want to actually tip my hat both to you and to Councilman Cart uh because you guys both worked pretty extensively on this over the weekend to
get us to a 98 percentile completion. Uh, I know Mr. Karp, you you brought some additional edits you'll read um a little later, >> but thank you for those edits, too. Between them, we'll get this cleaned up and u ready to go for the state of New Jersey. >> Great. Thank you, Mayor.
>> Okay, so close public comments. We'll move to ordinances and we have a handful of uh ordinance introductions tonight. Uh actually five. Uh and let me just proceed. Uh, one thing about ordinance introductions, there will be no official
public comment. Ordinance adoptions, there will be, but uh, the council will discuss each of these very briefly just to, uh, give everyone an overview. So, ordinance number 2026-9 is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 450 zoning and
amending chapter 451, article 9, article 11, I'm sorry, of the burough code. uh and this is to establish affordable housing overlay zones. AH1 through AH5 uh and AH4 is already established but we we are relocating it so that it aligns
with one through five. Uh this is in fact the ordinance that Mr. Coen was just referencing and um uh we are under fairly tight state deadlines. Uh we have to introduce the ordinance tonight. the uh land use board will then review it
for consistency. It's a zoning ordinance. Um after they review it for consistency, it'll come back to the council and on March 3rd, we will approve it presumably um just ahead of our March 15th deadline. So, uh council,
uh comments or questions? Mr. Carp, I know in particular, uh I've asked you to say a few things, but you also have some edits I think you're going to >> Yeah. So, there's a couple of things um in specifically to what Mr. Klein had said um in um AH3450-36
the geographic parameters. Um Erica, I actually emailed them to you. >> Um >> okay, >> just cuz I'm just going to read off a bunch of lot blocks. So it was block 32 lots 24 25 26 29. Uh block 58 lots 1 2 3
7 12 13 and 14. Block 59 lots 1 2 3 12- 14. And block 70 lots 1 2 3 and 8 through 12. So that was one of the comments where it was missing those lot blocks in the geographic parameters. >> That was under which uh zone?
>> That was for H3. >> Thank you. Any other uh specific edits, Mr. >> Um Mr. Cohen, sold my thunder. So, yes. So, exactly the um uh the ones for the um the AH2 uh
including the Fi um and B on the west side of Main Street. Also, um 450-34A um which was the east side of Main Street, not the west side of Main Street. um AH3 you talked about and the
geographic particulars for AH5 um just uh it was suggested to have the entire block um but we've specified all lots within the block so >> so we'll need very specific language for the clerk I know you've given her the
blocks does she have Mr. class language as well. >> Uh, no. So, what's the best way to do that? >> Um, can can we cover that now so we can make a motion? >> Sure. >> All right. So, let's go see. >> Start with AH1.
>> Yeah. Start with H1. >> Can somebody like sit with me with this thing and show me where you want what because I don't >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Here. I mentioned >> Thank you. >> Okay. Right.
So, >> this is everything that you want in here, TJ. What you have? >> Erica, would you mind reading it out loud for us? >> Page four of the red line. >> It was p uh I think they're looking at the rated one, which is page three, not the red line version.
>> Okay. >> Are you okay reading it, Erica? Would you >> 450-348H1 a geographic parameters? Uh he has oh burrow zones
>> right it's right it's the it's >> right it says it with it says within the existing GBW and that's not >> okay someone's going to like just have to sit down with me though because I don't know what you need to type in I
don't normally do this >> that's okay Paul would you like to actually read I think we should get a new record >> okay So, I'm sorry. The the the geog the geographic parameters should read um this is 450-34.
>> And we'll get this to you, Erica. >> Okay. >> Um the AH1 overlay zone shall apply exclusively to the following tax parcels located within the existing OP BR >> B. Sorry.
>> OP-B. >> No, they're two >> two separate zones. >> Two separate zones. Okay. >> And then those blocks and lots that are listed currently. >> Okay. >> Does it refer to the east side? East.
>> East side. >> Yeah. Did you include that? >> Isa. Do we have OPR and PR on the Okay. On the east side. >> OP B O R. East. >> East. >> Is that the word you suggested as well?
>> Oh, I just said OP and B O R on the east side. on the east side of Main Street. >> OP NB on the east side. >> Mr. Corp. The next All right. The next one is AH2
which is 450-35. Um G under a geographic parameters should be the OP and B on the west side of Main Street. So add that and the lots and blocks are correct.
>> We'll add that before the uh blocks. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Uh, and then you're going down TKH3 which is >> 450-36. >> 450-36.
That is correct. All right. uh geographic parameters. Um um all property um located within the GBW General Business West zone, west of
Main Street and west of the alleyway. >> Well, west of Main Street can be taken out just west of the alley. >> Just west of the alley. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, just west of the alley. Do you still keep to the municipal boundary along the New Jersey
Transit Rail Corridor? >> And then I have then there's a hu a big list of all of the lots and blocks. >> And you read those already? >> And I read those already. >> And you have one more for A5. >> Five. Yep. >> Block 45 in its entirety.
>> Yeah. >> All right. Any other edits that we want to see made before we vote? >> That's all I have. >> Okay. Uh any other comments or questions from the council? >> I I just want to thank um Mitch and TJ
for all the hard work in jumping us together. I mean, I think we all sort of were part of this process initially and then it landed on that. >> We all ran away. So yes, uh I think we all we all appreciate your efforts, gentlemen. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> So um with that said, I will make a motion that we will change this draft to include the edits that u m that councilman cart has read to us. Um which include um let me make sure I get these
right. A what do we have? AH1 >> one two. Uh these are all geographic parameters for AH1, AH2, >> Mhm. >> AH uh what else? Three >> three and five >> and AH5.
Uh so make a motion that we uh include the Oh, and the block and and lot numbers Mr. Carter used separately read aloud and forwarded to uh our clerk. >> Okay. >> So I'll make a motion that we include all of those edits in this draft. Second,
>> Mr. Noble. Yes. M. Greenblat. Yes. Mr. Cart. >> Yes. >> Um, Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. Now, I will make a motion that we uh introduce or approve for introduction ordinance 2026-9
as amended by the last motion. Second. >> Mr. Noble. Yes. Miss Green. Yes. >> Mr. F. Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. Yes. Mayor >> Gubos. >> Yes. Again, we're breathing a sigh of relief because this has been a long time in coming, but that was a lot of work in
a short period of time. Thank you. Okay. Ordinance 2026-10 U amending chapter 9, traffic of the buroughs revised general ordinances to revise temporary parking regulations applicable dur during snow emergencies.
And we have the the dump of 12 in of snow or so few weeks ago to thank for some of these uh these particular language changes. Um because we we've heard enough over the years and we heard it again this year uh concerns about the
language we have in alter alternate side of the street parking. So we believe um these amendments are just clearing up that language a bit. Uh but along with all the side of the street parking, we've added more clarity around removal
of snow from sidewalks. Um which uh which now has largely been expanded to add more clarity to corners, corner lots, and in particular, I'll give everyone a sneak preview of what this says, but corner lots, it's always
been managed this way, but it hasn't been stated clearly enough. Um, cornellets are responsible for moving uh the removing snow up to the curb line on handicap ramps that are on the corners. Um, once you hit the curb line, it is
the burrow's responsibility to remove snow. Um, when you get 10 and 12 and 15 inches of snow dumped on you, uh, nothing's a particularly clean process for removing snow, especially in a tightly packed community as we have. So,
um, we've we've heard complaints of folks saying, "Well, the plows didn't clear the snow, you know, beyond the curb line." It is up to the burrow to clear the snow beyond the curb line. It is up to the property owners to clear the snow up to the curb line. So, in any
given snowfall, the plows might not get it all the way to the curb, and then we, the burrow, will come back and get that. Uh, on the other hand, if the plow's cleared right up to the curb and push snow into a corner um, uh, ADA ramp that has already been cleared, that property
owner is going to have to clear it again. It's the line of demarcation is the curb. So, um, I'm I'm sure we're not done with this. The next heavy snow will get a lot of concerns raised again. Uh we're all our residents and our our employees are all doing the best we can
given the circumstances, but for purposes of this ordinance, I just want everyone to know we're adding clarity hopefully to reduce the number of questions we get. I doubt we'll reduce the number of complaints, but at least questions will be hopefully fewer comments or questions from the council on this one.
>> I would just say that it's critical that we you know people understand the responsibility of the snow removal. Um, but I also heard people, you know, complain about, well, if it's frozen and I can't break it up, I can't get it off. And and the I just wanted to highlight that the um the code does say you can
put sand down or salt and that would, you know, cover you because, you know, a non-slippery surface, you know, so that's, you know, adding grit to it um does solve that problem and then you would not be fined. But, you know, preferably clear clear the way because our emergency services really need that
as well as our traveling, you know, pedestrian um ability to walk in their neighborhoods. >> And to your point, that language is already there and will will remain. The other thing that is not uh completely understood by the broad public, but the
ordinance already included and we have clarified further that these could be daily fines. So people have complained that they got a whatever the you know fine was at the time in a subsequent meeting over the next month or so we'll be raising fines. Uh we have to wait for
the court system to approve that but um but people were referencing a single fine and I just want folks to know that there may be times we the bureau has the right to u to find on a daily basis. So, please, you know, especially in large
snow events, do your best to not only clean but maintain your your sidewalks. Uh, it's all about public safety. Any other comments on this? >> Just wanted to also point out that what's also in the ordinance um is that if the burrow needs to come and actually
clear the sidewalk um that the an assessment would go back to the homeowner who hasn't done it, you know, >> that is an option that we can see. Y >> um just to clarify, we can hire an independent entity to clear your
sidewalk for you uh in the event and this may in fact happen on rare occasion especially if there's combination of a large fall snowfall and u folks who are just out of town who have not made arrangements to cover their sidewalks. We can't allow a sidewalk to remain
covered with snow for an extended period and that is clearly an option we can pursue. it's already in the ordinance. We're not changing that part of it, but we can hire an independent entity at a reasonable market cost um to to move your snow and then bill you and or
attach a lean to your property. So, with all that said, I will make a motion that we approve the introduction of 2026-10. >> Second, >> Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Mr. Green, yes. >> Mr. Park, yes. >> Mr. Nikki, yes. >> Mayor Goss,
>> yes. 2026-11 is a really interesting uh amendment I think because we um this is referencing uh amending chapter 398 streets and sidewalks and basically focusing on the maintenance of streets and sidewalks and
in particular keeping sidewalks clear. And this was prompted because we actually had an incident in the burrow where somebody positioned a portaotti in the middle of the sidewalk and you know people can't get around portaotties and the width of a 4ft wide
sidewalk. Uh and lo and behold code came to us and said we don't have an ordinance saying keep the sidewalk clear. So, so we will shortly as we are now introducing new language that that is uh very specific in terms of people's
responsibilities for keeping their sidewalks clear and uh and traversible by uh by ADA standards. Any comments or questions on this one? >> I I presume that also includes sometimes I see cars that are can't fit in the driveway because there's too many cars
in the driveway and the back of the car is across the sidewalk. Yeah. References, equipment, and and so forth. Okay. So, if no further questions, I'll make a motion that we uh that we approve the introduction of ordinance 2026-11.
>> Second, >> Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Mr. Green. Yes. >> Mr. Park. Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. >> Okay. The next is um ordinance amending chapter 365 which is rental property of the burough's revised general ordinances
to update the administration of occupancy tax on certain rentals. And this is in particular for short-term rentals. a year ago, roughly maybe uh March time frame or so, we um we for the first time introduced an ordinance that
we were able to um um put a uh a tax municipal occupancy tax. Thank you for coming to me. Uh we were able to tax short-term rentals. And again, short-term rentals have to meet all sorts of specific definitions. Um one of
which is it's got to be 30 days or less. Um but as as good as that was as a as a starting point for us, um it was probably that ordinance was probably a little light on some of the administrative criteria. How we did not
for example request uh detailed documentation. Um uh we did not create a form that uh would that would be uh delivered would be notorized by the person uh the the landlord and delivered to our CFO. So,
there's a lot of administrative um um enhancements that we've made now via this particular introduction that will um hopefully make it a a cleaner uh more efficient process both for landlords as well as for uh the folks on
on the burough side of this that are you know tracking all this data. Um and we've also made sure to make it all in accordance with New Jersey state statutes. So, I think these are some really good enhancements to what's already started out to be a better
process for tracking and uh managing short-term rentals in the burrow. Comments or questions? >> I just want to say that I think uh it was a very good idea to also um take some of the onus off of all the recordkeeping to pay alternatively a
flat rate rather than a percentage fee um and not have to supply as much um information. seems a bit easier. >> Well, and just to make sure we avoid confusion, we actually have both. We actually still have a tax that the the
tax has to be a percentage. In fact, it can't be a flat rate. But what I think what you're referencing uh there is a provision uh that in lie of providing all the record keeping and reporting uh that would that would support the 3% tax
uh they the um landlords now have an option to pay a $500 to your point flat fee. >> Mhm. >> So just just for clarity that the actual tax has to be a percentage. However, if they don't keep records, they can pay five $500 flat. And that $500 flat
actually has some uh magic to it as well. We did some calculations estimating what a full-time rental would be at 3% on an average price of $350. Worked out to be just about 500 bucks. So, uh people who are renting less than
uh full summer probably would be overpaying if they paid the 500. But if they don't keep if they don't keep records, then that will be their option. If no further comments or questions, I I'll make a motion that we uh approve
the introduction of 2026-12. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble, >> yes. >> Mr. Rainbow, yes. >> Mr. Park, >> yes. >> Mr. Niki, >> yes. >> Mayor Guboszi, >> yes. And now I would love to let someone else speak about these. So I'll turn to council president Denobo. >> Thank you. This is the ordinance
amending chapter 425 trees of the burough's revised general ordinance to enhance the operations and regulations of the burough's shade tree commission. When someone starts up a chainsaw, there are many calls made to the shade
tree commission, to burrow, probably to the police because people don't know if that application has been approved. When people fill out this application, they say that they're going to cut down a tree. It might be dead, but it might be a good tree, but they have to replace it
with other trees because we're trying to build up our canopy. So, you may have seen this with the construction department. They put this in the window, so you know the construction is approved. This would be the card now for the shade tree. So, if you go by and you see a card in the window, you know the
work has been approved. If you go by and you don't see the card in the window, you can continue to make those calls. And um the shade tree would like me to thank everybody for being concerned about our tree canopy and beautifying our beautiful burrow with these
wonderful trees and hopefully this will clear up a little confusion and keep everybody in the loop. >> I'm sorry I called you so many times. >> That's okay. Mitch Karp has been one of my callers, but we appreciate that that you you are concerned and um actually I
I spoke to Spring Lake about this and other um municipalities, they're going to follow our lead on this as well because they're experiencing the same thing. So um if I may, I'd like to make a motion that we approve ordinance 20
26-13. >> Mr. Noble, >> yes. >> Miss Greenl, yes. >> Mr. Park, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. Mayor Dutz. >> Yes. >> Thank you everyone. >> Okay, that's the last of the introductions. Now we're going to move to ordinance adoptions. Um each of these
will be made o open to public comment. So um um let's start with B bond ordinance 2026-06 which is a bond ordinance providing for renovations to the beach prominade and the acquisition of MOI mats. Uh we're
appropriating uh up to $450,000. Uh uh and that would be for not only moats but for um ramps. Um any comments or questions before I open it up to the public? All right. With that said, open it up to
the public. Comments or questions? >> Second. We vote. >> Oh, yes. Second. Mr. Noble. >> Yes. Yes. Mr. Carr. Yes. Mr. Nikki. Yes. Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. now that it's open to the public. Mr. Weber all looks here. Hi John Weber
313 Lorraine Avenue. Um so Moby Mats it's like uh it's like band-aid. It's it's a brand name but it's used to cover like all the right. So the ones that we use are called access deck and they're this flat big pieces of plastic and that's all we have. Uh and they can't go
up inclines or whatever. So the I think the Moby Matt brand or at least there's some brand that actually can go up even a slight you know just like a couple of foot whatever do do we pick we're just doing the money here. Is there has there been any talk of like what we're going to get?
>> Well there's been talk about it. It's it's illdefined at this point because we're trying to match what we have which are uh pvious mats that have a specific linkage to link them together. Well, >> the blue ones, >> the kind that you're talking about, the previous one that's like that's at
Evergreen. >> Yes. >> Right. Okay. So, everyone else has these flat pieces of giant PL. It's like it's like this could be this tape, you know, a big giant piece of pl >> Not everyone. We have three beaches that have the pvious mats. >> Okay. So, whichever >> those are like that's what those are the
good kind if you can. They're probably more expensive, but you know, we're bonding, so we'll get ahead. It's a So, you're bonding against Beach Bunny, I'm assuming, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, that's all. So just that's the way to go. >> And they're wide as well, >> right? >> W I'm not a fan of wide. I'm a fan of
the kind that can go up and over. But that's all. >> Okay. Thank you, sir. >> Yes, Mr. Farenbach. >> Good evening. I'm Greg Farenbach, 408 Bradley Boulevard. Um I'm going to take probably a different t than former
counseling took. Um, the bond ordinance authorizes the burrow to borrow uh through the beach utility up to about $450,000 for what I identify as being three
purposes. Um the repair of steps and ramps leading from the prominard to the beach, construction of two additional ramps from the prominade to the beach in addition to the ones that currently exist
and purchase of beach mats to facilitate travel from the prominade to the beach. My questions and comments are as follows. Um, regarding the first activity, repairs are by definition an operational expense, not a capital
expense. These should be funded through the operating budget, not through debt financing, requiring the bureau to pay interest on the borrowing fund. Why are these repairs not being funded through the operating budget?
Secondly, the construction of ramps are indeed a capital expense. However, um the nearly only purpose for which Bradley Beach is eligible for CDBG grant funding through the Mammoth County
Committee is for ADA accessibility. The burrow should seek funding through this grant program and reduce the debt burden on the beach utility to construct these additional ramps. As the burrow serves residents from many
Mammoth County municipalities in addition to the burrow itself, it would be a good candidate for funding under this program. Third item. Previously, these mats had been purchased as an operational expense
for the beach utility, not a capital debtfunded expense of the utility. As a debtfunded beach utility uh not a a capital um debtfunded expense of the
utility, I'm sorry. um as a debtf funded purchase, these mats would be paid for over several years with an added cost of annual interest in fees. Um because of the fact that in
order to be able to do a bond ordinance, you have to have bond counsel um and you have to pay various uh fees to various professionals to be able to um process the item. Um any max purchased for 2026
or any other year should be purchased as an operational expense of the current year's budget uh utilities budget reducing the debt imposed on the utility and eliminating the added interest cost of carrying and servicing
the debt. Lastly, there is no down payment uh of at least 5% provided in this ordinance. While for a self- liquidating utility such as the beach utility, it is not necessary to provide
a down payment, the division of local government services has advised many municipalities in the past that it is a good fiscal practice to do so. In this way, the municipality is beginning to proc the process of defeasing the debt
immediately. The beach utility will have considerable and future uh debt uh relating to the various projects um that this and prior governing bodies have authorized or are under
consideration. Operational expenses and projects with potential for grant funding should not be added to these already ambitious debtfunded project costs. The self uh contained burrow needs to
focus on living within its means. This is true of the utilities as well as the current fund. By definition, debt financing of operational expenses is not living within one's means. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Uh and Miss Fairbuck, just a couple quick comments just so you have some feedback. Um we did talk to our bond council. She said the the mats in particular uh can she can use a useful life of five years. She said they do not
have to be funded through operations. Just so you know at least this question was was vetted. Um I I think you do raise a good question about the 5% down payment. Um there and for everybody's benefit, the beach utility is experiencing a decent amount of um uh
expenditures that through debt service uh outfall pipe that runs through the beach and a portion of that is being funded through the beach utility. Um we're trying to get the bathrooms and the uh and the uh new concession area
set up. We we believe a good portion of that cost should get should get reimbursed if you will by uh by a concessioner that would take that place. But but I do appreciate your comments uh regarding you know the the need for us
to to manage the utility in in a an appropriate manner that is u trying to our best to minimize that. the the u the final comment is there are projects that need to get off the ground. Some of them
are urgent u extension of the prominade. You know, we have a decent amount of grant funding lined up about $4 million that probably will help us cover onethird of that prominade extension. Um along with that $4 million, the bureau probably will have to contribute perhaps
another million uh through our own funding. But that is as you know um a critical health and safety issue u resiliency issue for the burrow that that is the south end of town is our lowest area relative to sea level and
most um most at risk for flooding um right into right into lake. So you're absolutely right we have to be good stewards of our money and try to spend where we can from operations. That said, I just want to make sure everyone also and you as well, sir, understand that
we're doing our best to also meet some pretty important demands on on on our budget and our burough. I don't know if you have any other comments. >> You may disagree a little, but thank you for your explanations. >> Thank you, Mr. Co.
Thomas J. Coan. Um it seems that historically in Bradley Beach we've kind of done things a little backwards for different reasons. Um in this case we haven't set the button yet for the beach have >> no >> 2026. So but what we have done is we've
set up the beach fees already for the badges. So now we're locked into that. Um, I think they should really go hand in hand. I know historically back this is the way they've done it so everybody can get a discount at Christmas time, but I I want us to remember this day
when we set the daily badge fee because, you know, we do have to make protect the taxpayers to make sure that this is a a funded uh utility operation without taxpayer inputs. Um, but I think uh based on some of Mr. Farenach's
comments. Um maybe we should be raising the daily fee to pay for some of these things directly and not bonding. So um I appreciate the opportunity to speak on that, but I think that's something we should look at and please let's remember this day when we set the daily beach fee.
>> Well, not only remember this day, we'll be we'll have financial date in front of us. >> Yes. >> Um other comments or questions? Anyone on Zoom? Okay. Seeing no further public uh comments or questions, I'll make a
motion that we adopt bond ordinance 2026-06. >> Second. Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> Miss Greenleaf. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clark. >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> I'd just like to say um yes, with a caveat is I think we have an opportunity to look for grant money to help pay for
these and um probably get that information from Mr. Baron, but we can go down that path and look to see if we can't get for the ramp improvements. So he's with us. Um but we should go and look for the grant money as well. I've asked engineer to do just that already.
>> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. >> Okay. Next is ordinance 2026-7. I won't read the full description. It's chapter 160 construction codes uniform certificates of occupancy. Basically, we
are striking the words garbage disposals from a list of things that you can that you need to get a permit fee for. The reason we're striking the word garbage disposal, two words, is because you cannot get a permit fee for a garbage disposal because they are not allowed in
the bureau. So, this really is a somewhat of a editorial correction. Any comments or questions from the council first? No. Okay. I'll make a motion that we open up for public discussion. >> Second. Mr. Noble. >> Yes.
>> Miss Greenblat? Yes. >> Mr. Park? Yes. >> Mr. Noiki? Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi? >> Yes. >> Comments or questions from the public. >> Okay. Seeing none, I will make a motion that we close public comment and adopt U
ordinance 2026-7. >> Second. Mr. Noble. Yes. >> Miss. Grablat. Yes. >> Mr. Carr. Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. Mayor Guboszi. >> Yes. Miss Green, would you like to take this next one? >> Um, >> the arts committee. >> Oh, for the arts committee. Um, yes. So,
um, we are, um, uh, making some changes to the ordinance. Uh, this is for adoption and this is to, um, enlarge the arts council which was, uh, consisted of nine members, uh, plus an exeicio. and the
arts council would like to have um 13 members uh including the exeicio was Amy Baker um who was uh tourism. Uh so that's really um primarily the change uh which also includes uh keeping everyone
at an equal status and not having any one person uh as a chairperson or I mean they will have a treasurer and a secretary uh but they don't want to have any um uh uh alternates. So they want everyone to
have a vote. Um so that's really what this is. So I would uh ask that we um approve >> motion >> a motion to approve >> public. >> Oh goes out to the public so to um go to
the public for 20268 >> second >> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> Mlat. Yes. >> Mr. Clark. Yes. >> Mr. Niki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kubos. >> Yes. Okay. Uh with that said we'll open it up to the public. Any comments or questions about 2026-8?
Okay, seeing none on Zoom or in the room, I will make a motion that we uh close public comment and approve for adoption ordinance 2026-8. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble, yes. >> M green, yes. Mr. Court, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes.
>> Mayor Kubosi, >> yes. There is a communication item 10 on our agenda, Arts Council appointments memo. Uh, and I don't have it right in front of me, but I know we are appointed. It's in there. >> Would you like to read the appointment? >> Uh, yes. So, the appointments are Abby
Khan, Zelda Vortney, and Karen Hurley Schlifer. All for one-year uh new member appointments. Um, these appointments expire on 12:31 2026. >> Good. Thank you. Okay. Next on the
agenda are resolutions. We'll start with our consent agenda items. There are three items. Does the council want to uh discuss or vote out any of these separately? >> I'm going to ask that we vote out 2026-71 separately, please. >> Okay. Uh any other comments or questions
on that? All right. I will make a motion that we approve consent agenda resolution items 2026-69, the bill list for February 17 and 2026-70. Uh the approval for the Brain Injury Alliance uh uh annual 5K.
>> Second, Mr. Mr. Noble, >> yes. Miss Fra, >> yes. >> Mr. Park, yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Dubet, >> yes. Okay. Item 2026-71. I'm going to have to recuse myself on this one. So, uh, Miss Green, can I ask you to to uh
>> Sure. So, 202671 approving Darcy's Tavern uh to host a live ban and to serve outdoor food and beverage in its parking lot on Sunday, March 1st, 2026 for their St. Patrick's Day parade. Uh, and I will um look to
approve 202671. >> Second. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. >> I'm also going to recuse myself. I have multiple items that may appear as a conflict and I do live within 200 ft of the establishment. Thank you, Miss Gra. >> Yes. Mr. Carr. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Nikki? >> Yes. >> Mayor Gosen? >> I will recuse. I also live within 200 feet of the establishment. Okay, thank you. Now we'll move to individual resolutions. Item 2026-47
uh is the mediation agreement that uh our planner Jen Beam has struck this agreement with the affordable housing uh entity for Bradley Beach to um have what we think is a very fair resolution and this is our opportunity to u formally
approve it. Any comments or questions? Okay. I'll make a motion that we approve 2026-47 immediation agreement with affordable housing. >> Second. Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> Miss Frablat. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clark. >> Yes. >> Mr. Nikki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi.
>> Yes. >> 202672 is approving a shared services agreement with the Burough of Neptune City for the provision of commercial cleaners to clean the Neptune City Community Center. Uh basically this is a very small shared service. Uh we're getting more or less reimbursed for uh
uh custodians, but because we share a rec center director uh Courtney Papis and Neptune City interestingly doesn't have the facility to um uh to have regular cleaning services. Uh we will
use uh some of our people to um to support their keeping their rec center clean. Any comments or questions? It's like, by the way, it's like $500 a week or so. >> Just just one thing that occurs to me based on our last fame with where we had that overtime settlement. I just wanted
to make sure we're managing that this is all regular time and that we're not creating overtime situations or that it's being watched very closely so we don't have a situation in the future. So, I just >> Yeah. Currently, it's three cleaners at $10 I mean $10 a week
>> over time in addition to what they do here. >> Yeah. Within the 40 hour. >> Yes. Correct. Yeah, we we manage overtime. We do the current administration. In the past, uh there was no un well for a couple years back in 21 or 20. There was just no
understanding that we had to pay a half time on top of their regular time. We all understand that now. And no, no overtime is authorized unless you know it's approved by us by me. So, um but very appropriate note. So with no other
comment, I'll make a motion that we approve 2026-72. Second, >> Mr. Noble, yes. >> Miss Greenblat, >> yes. >> Mr. Carter, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Gubos, >> yes. >> 2026-73 is rejection of bids for the beach
access matting systems. We uh talked with our QPA and the problem is that the the low bidder uh did not was not able to meet specifications we need to be able to integrate the current mats that we already have with the new mats that
they were proposing. So uh with guidance from our QPA, we will reject uh under this resolution, we'll reject the bits we received and rebid it with clearer specification requirements. >> Sounds good. No comments or questions.
>> I will make a motion then that we approve 2026-73. >> Second. >> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> M. Framelet. >> Yes. >> Mr. Carr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki. >> Yes. >> Mayor Gubosi. >> Yes. 2026-74 awarding a bid for lead paint inspection services to Lou
Environmental Services. I know that Lou Environmental Services is the um was the low bidder. Mr. Are you aware of more background on this particular light inspection? >> Uh yeah, it's a it's something we should be doing as a municipality in
>> the professionals. They do it in other towns as well. >> Someone asked me if we've used them in the past. I was >> we have never used them. >> Okay. To my knowledge, Bradley Beach has never had a third party lead paint inspection company. >> And I I'm sorry. I I had asked that
question. I was the one who asked that question because I'm just wondering sometimes the lowest bid may not be the best bid but I know we have to take the lowest bid but I guess my question was are we familiar not just in this case but like we want to know that that we
have asurances that they'll do the job we want them to do. >> Yeah, they're vetted by the qualified purchasing agent uh the recommendations before you as the council set the bill uh whether to approve it or not. >> Okay. Um, any other comments or questions about the uh pay inspection
services? >> Mine weren't if mine were answered. Thank you so much. >> I will make a motion that we approve 2026-74 for le pay inspection. >> Mr. Noble, yes. Miss Greenblat, >> yes. >> Mr. Clark, >> yes. >> Mr. Noiki, >> yes. >> Mayor Gubosk,
>> yes. In 2026-75, we have a handful of uh adjustments to our temporary budget. Any comments or questions? Okay. Again, I know we've had opportunities to discuss this. Uh, with no additional comments, I will make a motion to approve 2026-75.
>> Second, >> Mr. Noble. >> Yes. >> M. Greenblat? >> Yes. >> Mr. Court? >> Yes. >> Mr. Noiki? >> Yes. >> Mayor Bubosi? >> Yes. Some will tell me that this is a few months too late, but item 2026-76
is adopting a policy on acceptance of holiday gifts and nominal gifts by our employees. And the reason I say some will say it's too late. Most people in town over the years from time to time have goodness of their hearts brought a
tray of cookies to our dispatch or to DPW or or whomever just as a holiday thank you. And um it it it was the question was raised right it happened to be right at the
Christmas date like just before December 25th that uh the state of New Jersey has very very strict rules against employees receiving gifts. Literally I'm told the strictest in the country. Uh and and Chief Arnold was ready to have me thrown
in jail I think. But uh but you know a as of that date as I learned this and we're right in the midst of gift giving I did proclaim that our employees should not accept gifts following very strict guidelines. Uh I
subsequently learned that um there are exceptions. They're very subjective exceptions. I don't like subjectivity. It's difficult to ask an employee to assess a subjective situation. Oh, example. You cannot accept a gift if you
think that person giving the gift uh is expecting something in return. Better service from DPW for example. Um so we've created and what this uh resolution is all about. We've created working with our attorneys very specific
as as unsubjective as possible language that gives employees exceptions. are relatively small $25 of value gifts that cannot be gift cards, that cannot be cash, uh can't be tickets to ball games and things like that, but you can accept
different types of food. Um, and I think this is a a reasonably good compromise from where I was a couple months ago. And I and I'm personally very happy with it. I'll thank our attorney, Alan Roth, who put this together and went through
it a few times with me and with Chief Arnold. Um, dispatch will be happy. Chief, right, if they get a tray of cookies here or there, but any comments or questions from the council, >> I know that the um the resolution will
be on the website, but will the where will the policy live? >> Oh, policy. >> Yeah, we have a we have an employee uh policy uh manual, and it's this is this resolution is saying we're approving updating the policy manual. So, the
public really doesn't have access to this. No, >> they it's a public document, but it's it's guidance for our employees. Uh, and and we also crafted a like a Q&A thing that we'll include with the manual that just says if you're given if you're in this situation, do this. If you're in
that situation, do that. So, I think we just have more clarity around the situation. >> Okay. I mean, but just for the public to really be clear about it. >> Public can ask. Yeah, they can ask. I mean it's a employee manual but it's it's a public document. Anyone who wants to see it can get a value
>> but it's really to guide our employees. Again the idea is everybody understands simple gift giving simple thank yous especially around the holidays but there can be times where it may not be appropriate and we still need to communicate that clearly. Is it reasonable to post this
information somehow next year during the holiday season so people kind of know and and ar you know the employees aren't put in an awkward position and >> well I I posted the policy this past year it didn't go over well because policy this year was no gift
>> right well >> so yes absolutely yes >> okay uh no further questions I'll make a motion that we did we did we approve this yet I vote on this Okay, keeps asking me these questions. >> I know. I know. >> I'll make a motion that we approve
2026-76. >> Second. Mr. Noville. >> Yes. >> Mr. Greenl. Yes. >> Mr. Cart. >> Yes. Mr. Wiki. >> Yes. Mayor Gossi. >> Yes. Okay. Item 12 on the agenda, announcements. There are none. Item 13A
on the agenda. Our newly married business administrator who's very tanned and and looking very fit has joined us. Do you have a report, sir? >> Uh, yes. Yes. And thank you very much. And yes, I did get married in St. Croy over the weekend. Uh, they did offer me
that position as the St. Croy business administrator. Would they call us on the beach? But I said no, I'm going to go back to Bradley Beach. >> Thank you. >> Uh, one one thing I want I wanted to bring to everyone's attention. Um, you know, the the mayor's directive to um
empower the residents of Bradley Beachmore um has led us to work closer with Gov Pilot and they have an app that you can put on your phone. Uh, it's called Gov Alert. G A L E R T. Gov Alert. You can download it from the app
store, whatever phone you use. Um, it allows you to report a concern uh anywhere in town at any time in town. Um, what's nice about it is it filters through Gov Pilot and goes directly to either the Department of Public Works or
it goes to code enforcement, it goes to construction, it goes to the police department, or if it doesn't go to any of them, it'll go to the business administrator. Um, so instead of having to go on to Facebook and report a problem or send an email to every member
of the governing body, uh, who, um, you know, this way you can take a picture of something and send it. You can write a concern, you can write a description, not write a description and it geollocates um where the the concern is coming from.
So um so so it it helps us get out to address again could be code enforcement issue, DPW, anything like that. So um this is live now. Um um we're going to get word out about this more and more and and again, you know, look to
continue to empower the residents here in Bradley Beach. Matt, if you're not prepared, I could wing it, but could you also add a comment about the um the public portal for, you know, looking at cos and things like that, which we just opened up. >> Yes. Yes. So, uh I think folks know that
we're going through a redesign of the website. Um but on the website right now uh we've kind of hidden a bit. Uh on the website right now you can go into um the um the homepage and in the homepage if
you go to um Burrow Hall and then from there go to department uh you will find a uh a link that you can click on to look at open permits. um under the department it would be the
um community development. So under community development there is uh it's to click the status of permits click here. So um again it's a little challenging to get to right now. We're going to simplify that >> but it will allow as the mayor mentioned
anyone in Bradley Beach or outside of the beach to look up any address and see if there are any outstanding permits or what those permits may be. and also we'll show you the history of permits in which permits have been closed whether it's electrical, plumbing, structural, uh what have you. Uh folks may remember
a few years ago Bradley Beach five or six years ago perhaps now had uh access to the SDL portal and it was pretty easy to get to. I personally used it as a resident just to understand what was going on on a house down the street or whatever. Uh but you could find out if
construction was going on. You could find out if permits were that kind of a thing. And uh it was shut down. Our burrow access to that portal was shut down. Uh we found out that Gov Pilot one has very similar uh portal and we it is
now available. The problem only is it's three clicks to get to it. We're going to elevate it so it'll be very easy to find along with the complaints uh thing that you've already mentioned that we're going to have that easy to find on our website. But you can go to this
particular uh uh public portal and you can check the the status of cos and so forth. Also, Gov Pilot has acquired SDL and they tell us that in time they're going to migrate their platform from the
current one to the SDL platform. So, um, so I think all good things for the residents of Bradley Beach. Uh, we're just but we have to make it, uh, e more easily accessible and that will come with Amy Baker who is in the process and she's tracking all this very closely and
she's in the process of revamping our u website. So, thank you for that report, sir. Appreciate it. >> Good to be back. >> And we are now at May 13b, which is mayor and council reports. Can I ask Councilman Noiki to begin?
>> Well, thank you, Mayor. Uh, first, uh, police activity report. Um, February 9th, Main Street and Highway 33, a 28-year-old male from Powell, New Jersey, was arrested and charged with hindering his own apprehension after he provided false information to officers
during a traffic stop, knowing that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. patrolman Anthony Balamente made the arrest with assistance sergeant Kevin Gale in February 9th 615 Main Street. A 30-year-old male from Long Branch, New Jersey was arrested and
charged with criminal mischief after he was observed by SLO Samuel Foraking a light at the train station. Samuel Forak and patrolman Anthony Balmente made the arrest.
On February 12th, 500 Main Street, a 62year-old female from Tom's River was arrested and charged with simple assault stemming from an incident at the Chase Bank located at 500 Main Street. Patrol woman Giana Trown and patrolman Shawn
Johnson made the arrest in February 13th at Brim and Ocean Avenue. A 51-year-old male from Bradley Beach was arrested during a field contact for an outstanding contempt of court warrant. He was processed and later released from posting bail. Patrolman Daniel Crow made
the rips. February 14th, Valentine's Day, 100 block Brley Avenue, a 23 year old male from Brley Beach was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. He was also issued additional motor vehicle summones. Patrolman Anthony Battlee made the arrest with the
assistance of patrolman Daniel Crowe. The police department also investigated six motor vehicle accidents. They also respond to several calls for service during this time period to report on uh Civil Lake Commission. There's a meeting tomorrow night at 7 p.m. here in this room. Um just a quick update on projects
associated with the lake. Um the uh Alfall pipe that goes out underneath the beach to the ocean. People have been asking um you know what's the status of there's an activity out there. uh they've had 50 weather delay days from northeasters and flooding from to uh
free frozen ground. Uh so we are actually in uh conversation with uh D currently to uh get an extension of the permit so they can get the work done here in March and April. So that's underway and and the contractors back out there um mobilized and and hopefully
this warm weather will stay here. We're also in conversation with DP still on the um the outlet gate uh which is a replacement of the control structure at the lake. Um so we are um in conversation permits are still pending for that. We had to have a dam safety
permit and a individual wetland permit. Uh so those are um under review and we're being told any day those should get approved and either D will incorporate that project into the alpha pipe or we will go out with a separate contract. Um, so we're waiting to see
what D confirms what they're going to be able to help us with. And then in the last uh Silver Lake project um the uh bulkhead along Bradley Boulevard um permits were approved for that project and uh CME is currently um finalizing
designs and we are on schedule to um meet the deadline of uh April 11th I believe uh for we're intending to have that done before that but to meet that deadline for uh the funding um have it advertised and awarded by that
And then just really quickly on the sewer program, we have two projects that we're trying to um advance here this this spring. Uh one is the Fifth Avenue completion from Madison to Ocean Avenue. And that those plans are under review right now by D. And so we're hopeful
that those will get approved and be able to advertise and complete Fifth Avenue construction this spring. Um, in addition, Ocean Park from uh Ocean Avenue to Madison, which would be the first piece of Ocean Park. Um, those plans are also under review by DP, and
our hope is that we'll get those under construction and done by um um this spring or before summer um before June. Uh so that's the status of my report. Mayor, >> thank you, sir. Um, well, just for the public's benefit, you keep referring to
the damn safety permit, and I think you should manage your cursing a little. >> So, yes. Yes. >> I feel myself from from referring to it as a Dan. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you. All right. Uh, let me turn to
Councilman Clark. >> All right. So for the first aid for the operational period ending February 17th, 2026, the squad responded to 12 day calls and six night calls for a total of 18 and 10 of them were for medical,
eight were for there was one out of town mutual aid request for Ocean Grove and the squad requested no mutual aid for this period. Total volunteer hours were 51 and they fulfilled 100% of their assignments for the operational period. Of course, they're still looking for volunteers for first aid. They offer
free training for qualified individuals, anyone wishing to volunteer for the first aid squad. Applications can be found on the Bur's websites and they are also accepting applications for their cadet program for young people 16 to 18 years of age who are interested in serving our community. Um I also know
that um last meeting I had a I also made mention of the blood drive and uh I saw some of our council people giving blood today. Um, and uh, just wanted to give a shout out to Amy uh, Baker uh, about the fantastic job that she did in organizing
that. Um, but it was a great turnout when I was there and uh, so thank you. >> Very good. Is that it? That's it. >> All right. I'll turn to council green. >> Okay. I'm going to start with my long report first. Um, a busy recreation
uh, committee. Uh the wreck committee met yesterday. Uh and there are a whole bunch of activities that I just want to share. Uh senior club's next meeting is Wednesday, February 25th, noon to 3 at the firehouse banquet hall. Majan open
play runs every Friday 1 to 3 at the Bazi Center. Senior Game Time Tuesdays runs the first and third Tuesday of each month. Bring your own game and join friends at the Biazi Center. And the following recurring events take place at the Neptune City Community Center and
are 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 p.m. Uh ballroom dancing for intermediate dancers is held um uh every
Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. Uh this one has a fee of $12 per person at the door. Uh, indoor pickle ball every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Seniors strength training every Monday morning 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Step aerobics all levels Mondays
and Thursdays 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Senior game day Wednesdays noon at the the community center. Quilting for those already know who already know how to quilt and would like to continue a project with other quilters in a larger
space meets Mondays at 5:00 pm. And pingpong is offered every Wednesday evening 5 to 8:00 p.m. open play. And all of these are free with the exception of ballroom dancing. uh come join uh the wreck recre
department and uh uh the um uh the ladies auxiliary for radio bingo March 21st 6 p.m. at the fireh hall. It will feature the music of the '9s. Go to the recreation department website to purchase tickets for admission. and mark
your calendars for the glow-in-the-dark Easter egg hunt. March 27th, 700 p.m. at the rec center baseball field. Rain date is Saturday, March 28th at the same time. Bless you. >> Thank you. >> Construction continues at the rec site with completion of paperwork. The
playground and all new surfaces are complete with court striping planned for the end of winter. There is a still limited public access to the facility and a grand reopening will take place in early spring. The RACK committee's next meeting will be Monday, March 8th, 6:30
p.m. at the Neptune City Community Center. The Arts Council met Monday, February 9th. Mark your calendar for a music improvisation play shop, Wednesday, March 5th, 7 to 8:00 p.m. at the Baza Center led by arts council member Abby
Khan. This musical program is guide is a guided collaborative music making experience in instruments will be provided and all levels from little to no experience welcome. Come join this fun expression of community music making. Doors open at 6:30. The event
event is free of charge. And many thanks to the newly appointed members Abby Khan Zelda Bakourtney and Karen Schliper. Their next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 2nd, 10:30 a.m. in the Beyz Center, and the public is always welcome. The Fletcher Lake Commission
cancelled their meeting this month. Uh, their next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 12th, 6 p.m. here in this council chamber. And I just want to point out, I don't know if the mayor is going to mention this, but I want to thank the mayor and uh, Mr. are known
for getting the blinking lights on the memorial drive at the 4th Avenue intersection. >> Thank you very much. And yes, a special thanks to director Arnon and to the burrow engine uh the county engineer
Joe. Uh they they got the the light up right away. We're really excited about that. And then it took about three or four months to actually get it to blink, but now it is blinking. We have more stop signs and blinking red lights and all kinds of caution signals and things
painted. We really We're doing everything in our power right now until they until they slow the speeds and the and the volume of traffic on Memorial. We're doing everything we can in our power to just make that a safer intersection. I've said this before, I'll say it again. As part of uh our
outreach to the county, we said, "Look, we we keep having accidents at this corner." Sure enough, the the um they did a they went back over their records and they identified that there had been 660 accidents over 5 years, averaging 12 per
year at that intersection. So, they were very willing to jump in and help us. They are doing a traffic slimming or dieting or whatever they call it. Um they've already done it through Aspbury and they're coming, you know, through Bradley soon over over the I guess three
years out. But um so they can't do more major changes now, but they're going to install bike lanes and things like that uh to make Memorial a much safer place to to drive. But at least for now, we do have a blinking light, and I am very excited about that. Let me turn it to
council president Jane Denov. >> Thank you, Mayor. The board of ed is having their meeting tonight, so I'll report on that at the next meeting. Shaitree is also next month. But I do want to uh mention chairperson Noel Weinberg has been working very hard for
the spring planting. There's a $40,000 grant and there'll be approximately 70 trees planted throughout the burrow. So I'll keep you posted on that. Tourism has did not have a meeting, but I do want to mention the Jazz Fest. It was
amazing. And I want to thank Amy Baker Baker for her incredible work, her energy, her talent, the the the talent that she brought to this community was off the hook. I volunteered along with
Juliana Titus and Rehea Warner and when you saw people walk out of that gymnasium or the auditorium at the school, the smiles, they were beaming. It was incredible. Fun fact, a man came from Millville because they do something similar in Montlair at a cost of $1
million, but they did cut back this year. They're doing it for $800,000. Amy Baker did this for 1% of that. She had admission. She had sponsors for $8,000. She had six nights of entertainment. That was amazing. And I
just want to read a couple quick letters. One from a Bradley resident. Hi, Mayor. I just want to let you know how much Hela and I enjoyed Jazzfest. It was amazing. I had a whole new appreciation for Jazz and what Amy Baker
put together was absolutely phenomenal. Such incredible talent. We were just blown away. It is hard to pick my favorite. And he lists all the different acts that he saw. And he then he said, "Thanks again for making our choice in Bradley Beach, a decision we will never
regret." and one from a Bradley Beach business. I just want to let you know you have a stellar employee on the burough staff. I'm continually amazed by the sheer effort Amy Baker puts in and how many balls she can juggle at one
time for Bradley Beach. Amy has put the Jazzfest and Bradley Beach on the map singlehandedly. Darcy's business saw an increase in firsttime customers during the Jazzfest weekend and the show on Thursday was a unique and enjoyable experience at the
tavern. Go Amy, go Bradley Beach, Tom McIll. And that completes my report. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um and that was that feedback was indicative of other businesses that um Ela Room and UVA that all had great
upticks in activity. Um, plus it really is continuing to just put Bradley Beach on the map. I think the the nature of that entertainment, the the cultural aspects of it that people just everywhere relate to. Um,
uh, it's a wonderful thing and Amy definitely deserves a a number of, uh, congrats. Um, okay. I am the liazison to the library and I I feel guilty because every time I try to give a library report um our librarian Ashley Voglia
gives me a list of about a thousand things that the library is doing this one month and because I want to get everybody out of here before midnight. I'm not going to read that list, but it's amazing. I I'm blown away by what our library does. I'm going to read off
a couple of things, but please if you have young children, if you just if you if you want to spend time there just, you know, mingling with with others, go to their website. It's it's amazing. But a handful of things, they have a winter reading program uh that that actually
closes at the end of this month, but uh but you can go there throughout the throughout the month of February. Uh they enter you in a little contest, you can win prizes, but it's also just, you know, good camaraderie. Uh, they have weekly events. Monday, bring your kids
for Lego building and games. Thursdays, they have crafts. I first read it, I thought it said graft, but it's crafts, so that's good. Thursdays um uh uh through March 12th they have chair yoga 5:30m
and uh Monday 23rd they have an event called the art rule and it they basically you form teams and you p you start a piece of art you pass it to the next person to the next person and by the end of the process you've got a community work of art anyway they just
find a lot of really creative unique things to do and uh It's a relatively untapped resource I think within the world of Bradley Beach. So, please check out their uh website if you have any interest at all. Also, um we are likely to have a the Second Avenue Grill
concession is is open for bidding. Uh the the current vendor is not likely to um renew his contract. So, just get the word out if anyone you know wants to sell hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, something else at the beach in the summer. Uh, please let those people know
to reach out to Burough Hall for Second Avenue Grill location. Um, I was going to comment briefly on Justice. I I won't Jim, you did a great job of it, but it was an amazing event. Um, two two unique dates that are coming up for Bradley
Beach this year. Uh July 26th, we are planning and Amy Hall is involved in this. We are planning on doing working with our fire company, planning to recognize the Brinley in fire. Uh July 26 is the anniversary of this historic
fire. It unfortunately killed over 20 people. Um but and Howard Fire Company responded to it and uh you know and and ultimately put the fire out. Uh, nonetheless, many lives were lost and because of this fire, uh, new safety
regulations were were developed um, in the state of New Jersey. So, it's kind of a historic landmark fire, if you will, because of all the new safety regulations that came of it. We're going to try to recognize it uh, probably at
um, at our uh, you know, town green on July 26th. There's another date coming up that I just found out about today. Amy Hall is also already on this, but October 11th, 2026 marks the 100year anniversary of what
event? Does anybody know? That would that would bring us to what? 1926? What? >> Chief, you've been around a while. You know, >> October 11th. October 11th. >> Uh October 11th, 2026.
prohibition. the legendary Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees played a game uh you know a make a makeup game uh against I believe uh a Negro League team and they played it here in Bradley Beach and
someone uh a grandson or son of someone who was the umpire and they gave where >> I don't know I want to find out but uh but anyway it's it's kind of a you know he's got newspaper clippings and all kinds of information about it. So, we're going to find out more and hopefully we
can have a little fun with that come October 11th. So, anyway, uh those that said that concludes my report. Now, let me open it up to the public for comments or questions. >> I'm sure there's a lot less houses back then. So, put in my neighborhood.
Mr. Weber, >> thanks. Um John Weber 313 Lorraine. Uh, I got a lot. So, do not answer any of my questions until my time is done. I haven't been able to answer what that
meo on Rona because I I'm still not and I suggest this in in July in early in January and I'm just not used to the speed and efficiency of the gubosi administration and you just had it on for that last meeting in in January and I didn't even we weren't ready for it. So, >> we had a band running, we had a band, we
had so much popping circumstance. Hang on. Um, and and I actually came to talk about you got to change the ordinance to get people to remove the snow, the corners, and you guys, again, speed and efficiency. This is amazing. Uh, this one I think you need some help with. Uh,
skip the stuff. We passed a law. It's going into effect. You said March 1st and I'm wondering what the town is doing in terms of education. Um, I identified some educational materials. I passed them along. What are we doing? Do we have a plan? Because
Unless the towns want to enforce it as the as March 1st as we said. So put us note in that. Uh I'm really glad that there was nothing on the agenda about the New Jersey packed and real rules that there wasn't a a resolution against
this. Uh I I'm still waiting to get the resolution that you were considering because I would love it to have the environmental commission weigh in on that. So that would be worth coming. >> Let me stop you on that. Mr. Are you sharing that or have you I guess shared that >> uh we have our own for the leg
>> which will be presented on Thursday. >> Okay. So you have that issue the theft of home rule by the bureaucrats in Tre but you know you have your own I believe. So >> okay >> when I share mine with Mr. Weber I'm sure. >> Well it's it's okay. I knew you were sharing it with the lanyard and I
thought you might with Mr. Bagley as a representative to the environmental commission. But John, I can get you the draft we have now, which by the way is a work in progress. >> So, but I'll get it to you just so you have >> to hear from us and I reclaim any any of that time. Um, I want to ask about the
status of the plant protection strips so everybody knows what we're talking about along the beach. There's a supposed post and rope system and then there's these signs about, you know, endangered species and protecting the dunes. Um, post and rope's kind of generous. It's
more like a stick and a string. Uh, and as such, they kind of were weren't really known. I mean, they were installed in 2021 or 2022 for free. A crew came here and did that. Um, they came back in May of 2025 and reerected the ones that had fallen down, and that was another freebie. But for whatever
reason, by June of last year, that most of them were down. So, in August, I had somebody come here from uh or go come on Zoom from Conserve Wildlife Foundation explaining what these plant protection strips are all about. um and that the expectation was that the towns would
take over, you know, putting these things up and it wouldn't, you know, we wouldn't have to get these crews to come in and do this for free. It's kind of on us. Um he also explained how we can avoid some really drastic uh regulations to protect endangered species at the
beach if we keep these plant protection strips in place. So last summer I identified better material, more robust, and it happens to be the same stuff that we use to mark out the life around the lifeguards. It's like a post and rope system. That's a little it's not so much
a stick and a string. It's actually a post and a rope and they put them around the lifeguard stand so people don't set their chairs up there. So I identified last summer like let's get a whole lot more of that stuff, like basically a half a mile of that stuff and that's what we can use for the post and rope
for the plant protection strips. So, I would like to ask, are we going to order those materials? And why don't you wait till the end to answer so so I can get through the rest of this. >> Once your time is up, it's up. >> I know. Um, uh, and another thing, this me speaking personally, I would like the
town to make it the policy of this town to not use heavy equipment to push sand out of our beach entrances. Um, because that just makes our town less safe. It, you know, loosens up the sand so it's going to blow away faster. Plus, you know, we have programs for where people
plant grass in the dunes. I mean, you know, we have grasses in classes in the school with the American Literal Society to teach kids how these dune plants hold the dunes together and that protects the town. And then what are we supposed to tell the kids when they see bulldozers just like put bulldozing that
stuff and the plants that they planted and all the stuff out onto the beach? I think it's a really bad idea. So like the town to make it the policy of the town to not do that and I'd be happy to work with you on such a uh resolution or whatever you want to make it. Um and I have a question now on the shade tree
ordinance that you just introduced. People have a year to plant that tree. >> So is the expectation that that green placard would stay in their window for like a year? >> Mhm. >> Okay. And then um and that's fine. I just want to make sure that and then I want to double check. So, there is the
expectation if you're doing construction, they're supposed to have that yellow thing. >> Yep. It's required. >> Okay. >> Yellow permit. >> Um, okay. And then, wow, there I was going to say something about Mayor Grinch. Mayor Kubosi sounds
a lot better than Mayor Grinch. So, it's good that you made that resolution 76. That was a good move. >> Well, there we go. >> That's it. Now, now you can answer my question. >> Oh, you ran out of time, John. I'm so ready. Five minutes. Well, um, this is some of a lot of your questions are around skip the stuff, no planning to
date that I'm aware of, unless enterprise exoplan fire, but I haven't heard. >> No. So, anyway, so the um the um uh all of the material, whether on the social media that we talked about or flyers um
is Amy Baker's domain. um now that she she had requested that just let me get through the jazz fest. So, she's on my radar this week and I will let you know how that goes. >> Okay. Awesome. >> And I don't think we're I mean John, I recall when you were sitting in Mitch's seat, you you yourself were saying
>> Mitch is sitting in my seat, by the way. Just >> now he is. But uh but now we call it Mitch's seat. Notice the sign here. But back in the in the day, I I recall you saying we don't need a lot of communication, but we need to keep people aware. And you said a lot of
people are doing this already anyway. So >> a couple businesses definitely are. Um I was thinking about businesses not so I mean I think I want the public to know it better. So, fewer incidents of people getting home like, "Hey, I don't have forks over, you know, I mean, again, if
they're bringing it home, they probably don't need forks, but just to minimize all that, I think educating the public." >> And and Amy is, as we've mentioned a few times over the last month or so, is in the midst of redesigning our website, making it much more functional with little banners and whatever is ADA compliant. Uh, and I'm sure there would
be an opportunity to post periodically updates like that. So, Mitch, you you seem to have already volunteered to do that. Um, real, as I mentioned, I'll get you the draft. It's u um from a novice standpoint, it looks
really scary. So, I'm really anxious to learn more from you to understand why it's a wonderful thing. >> Mhm. >> Um, I'll get you that. Uh, but it is a it is a work in progress. So, we very much can change it. The council's familiar with the current draft, but I've asked them for comments as well. I
think one or two of them, maybe myself as well, will try to go to one or two seminars on it as well. >> Um, and the plant protection strips, uh, I like the idea of something more sturdy because the things that you had out there from the volunteers, it was like
it was like >> it was also free. So, >> again, but I like what you're saying. My issue, and I've talked to you about this, and we just have to work through it, is well, one, does it go all the way around the dudes? because then we're also talking about >> well it never has so I don't think that's the expectation >> so it's only on the beach side
>> you know I think into the entrances which like should you >> and the and the concern I have and I want I'm just I'm just I've already said this to you I'm saying it for the public's benefit um I just want to understand working with the federal regulations working with the
environmentalists such as yourself that we don't create a scenario where we ultimately where the dunes just take over the beach >> because you know this 10% % thing could the dune could conceivably grow and grow and grow every year to the point where it's 10% of 10 ft because we only have
10. >> Let's get it back up and then worry about that later. What you're understood when the dunes taking over the beach, your beach is getting smaller from the other side cuz the sea level is rising. So remember that. So the more sand is in the dunes when as that happens like the better off that we are. So
>> the better off we are but but not not the beachgoer who has no beach sand to sit on. So, I'm trying to figure out how we how we make the ecosystem work. >> You're open to talk. I talked to somebody today. He's got a PhD in this stuff and they'd love to talk if you'd want to talk to them. Um the the dunes
going eastward are not your problem. That's not your problem. >> And I mentioned to you earlier, uh and I'm sure you'll help us through this, but Capone, our director of DPW, said he already is concerned that the dudes are growing too in a couple of locations, so close together that we may not be able
to foot fit a 10 foot. Yeah, that's ridiculous because the entrances are as wide as this road. >> Oh, that's what I I need to I haven't got >> wider won't be mad, but I don't think that is why they're like there's >> is that before or after the the shaping? >> Well, that's what they are now.
>> All I'm saying is I hear you and we need to work on it. We need to come up with a solution. I do like the idea of the U sturdy ropes. Okay. Stakes. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mrs. New Titus. Peter, we'll get to you in a minute.
Uh Julia Tus um 605 Nor Avenue. Um first and foremost, I do want to uh say that the Jazz Fest was amazing and I'm glad I got to volunteer two years in a row and seeing it grow. And boy, the weather always is always a challenge um at this time of year, but um it seems like
Jazzfest is turning into Jazz Week. So, um, but kudos to Amy and it was just so nice seeing some of the people who were there last year and everything and a lot of good camaraderie and being a host of se seating people. People were just so excited about it. So, it it was a wonderful wonderful event. So, thank you
for that. Um, secondly, I want to thank um, Mayor Al, the police department and DPW for all the work cleaning up North Avenue. Um it was a disaster and uh kind of like a state of emergency on our street. Um as everybody knows, you
couldn't even get down the street. So I do want to thank everybody. Um DPW took the initiative even before um our street was a like a skating rink and they brought out the heavy duty equipment to skim this the street. Um this was even prior to the neighbors, you know,
calling up the mayor. Um, so thank you for that. Uh, watching Andrew maneuver this, uh, tractor. It was like a sports car. You got to see it. It was hysterical. But thank you to that. And then thank you again for all the clearance that you, um, just did as well. It was greatly appreciated because
you couldn't even get down the street and it really was a stable desert. Um, with that being said though, um, I do um, want to talk about the introduction of the ordinance. I believe it's 2610 about the snow removal. And I'm all about accountability whether it's
neighbor um you know the homeowners, commercial property owners, u myself residents, whomever it is, you have to clean your sidewalks and everything else. So I you know and move the cars and I applaud uh the town for taking that initiative and really enforcing
those um uh laws um and ordinances. Um the the I I think it's a challenge. It's not a complaint. It's a challenge. when I was reading the um ordinance today about on the corners of trying, you know, a homeowner and I'm just talking
about the residential area trying to clean those corners. Once you plow and we know even with our driveways, it becomes a sheet. It's it's a wall and it it's like you can't get through it. So, I think though that something has to be done where on the corners when you're
plowing, maybe they can't make the the um piles real high on the corners. Maybe we got to really rethink of how do we plow so that there is access. I I always think you can always do something better, right? It's like you're always an evolution and and how can we do
things because you physically cannot move the ice and the snow. You just can't. And and the only way it can be moved if someone you if it's plowed and someone has to it's the responsibility to try to get an opening so somebody can cross there, you physically just can't
do it. And um that is my concern is like maybe we need to talk about that a little more. And I think I'm sure DPW probably has thought about it, but I don't think you can pile up the snow on the corner. Maybe you got to push it off to the corner. Um so I think there has to be a strategy of where you plow and
how you plow because um a homeowner would have to hire like a bobcat, a a tractor to come there to move it because a snowblower is not going to do it and you physically just can't chip away at it. So I think we have to start giving some thought to that and I think it's a
good challenge to have you know it's like let's process and and think about how can we all work together. Um, also it's, you know, when when, and this is another thing is like when they're plowing the street and again, you know, you know, people who have driveways,
it's you're standing out there and the the plow comes and we all go through this and you're plowed back in and then you're stuck in the driveway and it's like what you do. And I think and and I do believe that there's equipment. I know we all saw that tractor online. I think Jane looked into the equipment.
obviously not affordable or something like that, but I do think that there is other like a a shovel on front of the plows that you could put in that can help maneuver because it is becoming a hardship um to then reshuffle your driveway because then we're all stuck
and we and I know all property owners offer to their neighbors or whatever to park your cars and then you're stuck in the driveway and then you're back outside hours again trying to move it and again once you plow it becomes ice and boulders. and and if you move your your snow on the sides, then you got a
boulder comes into your driveway and it's like, how do I move that? And unfortunately, you know, people are going to have health issues. I'm going to have a heart attack, stroke, or doing this. But to think that someone just can hire somebody to to do that, that's not feasible. Nor was there, you know, I
know this was a once in a 10ear storm, but nor was there enough of of people out there plowing and shoveling and everything to help out people. So I think as we're plowing and maybe Matt, you know, conversations with DPW and again it's not a complaint, it's a topic of discussion. How can we maneuver?
Because if you're on the Parkway, the charm bike, I don't know if anybody's ever seen when they plow the three roads, they're staggered. Maybe there's something where we can follow, they could scoop in, and that a driveway's not so parked and then the corners are not so flat up. But we got to come
together and work something out there because it is a hardship for everybody. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh on that note, because you're you're voicing concerns that a million people have raised. So, thank you for voicing them. Uh,
I I just want to say on behalf of the burough employees, I'm talking the police, I'm talking about OEM, I'm talking about um DPW. When Bradley Beach, we we're not know Alaska, we don't have staff to cover a super heavy
snowfall the way we would like, the way everybody's driving could be cleared. Um, you mentioned that one arm thing that people were I must have got that. No, it's it's $180,000. It's affordable. It breaks all the time. People People have told me who have looked into it, it
makes no sense. By the way, you spend it, it looks really pretty. It looks really good as long as there's no snow. But as soon as you get a heavy snow, uh it it breaks. And to use it when it's not broken, you have to drive like 2 miles per hour because you got to be very precise at the beginning and the
end of a driveway. These plows get ahead of steam. get five or 10 or whatever miles per hour to move the snow. I've been told with heavy snow, with those boulders of ice that you're talking about, if you slow that platon too too slow, it can't move. It can't push the
snow. And to say that on any given shift, five or six or seven DPW employees could somehow run around with a little Bobcat thing or two and clear every single corner. They can't. Not Not in a in a reasonable amount of time. Um,
so it is ultimately I I love what you said. You said give it thought. I can tell you because I've sat in the middle of these conversations. The burough gives it thought in the middle of snowstorm a lot. I mean hours spent me spending
time with Baja with Chief Arnold. Um, you know, to your point, there are there are fixes we can engineer where we get out to Newark Avenue because cars could not move down Newark Avenue. And you highlighted that to us, others did as well. A couple of the north south streets, I forget which ones, but we did
go out and do special hits, but we can't clear every corner lot. People said, I I know it's on Facebook. I get text messages. Um people said, "Well, if they clear the the the handicap ramp at the
corner to the curb, um the the plows leave 8 ft of snow in the street and they and the homeowner can't be expected to clear 8 ft into the street." 100% agreed. In that situation, DPW, our people have got to clear it. The problem
is when they clear it because of the way the plow works and they're going five or seven miles an hour, it does push a lot of snow back into the drive. Am I saying we can't do better? No. We I hope we can do better. But I don't want people to think we don't sit around thinking about
this a lot and trying to figure it out. And again, if we were in Nome, Alaska, if we were in Siberia, we'd have tons of equipment and we'd all be ready. Residents would all be ready. We're sitting in Bradley Beach and we get 10 inches of snow. I don't know, once every
five or seven years, I don't know, but it doesn't happen often. We can't staff for this level of snow. So, I know I sound like, you know, a naysayer, but we're very sensitive to this. We, our people do everything they can, but I don't know that we're ever going to have
a perfect solution. And as you were describing these things that many other residents describe, I just have to I just have to add a word of caution or a word of, you know, uh, restraint because I don't want people to
think after you've eloquently told us what needs to be done that we're going to be able somehow figure it out >> what's be done. I'm I'm asking to like we need to maybe think about things that that it's it's a discussion. We keep thinking if you and others can bring us actual answers because all of our
thinking you see what what all of our thinking delivers. >> When a storm hits, it's an opportunity to revisit things and unfortunately as you know we we got trapped on our street got trapped in our driveways. We got trapped on in our streets and it was a
fire truck or paramedics could not come down. >> And you're right. And >> so the whole thing is I'm not complaining. I'm just asking. >> No, no, no. You're not complaining. I'm trying to educate everybody that you've given me this opportunity. People were trapped on your street. We
had to send not individuals that I'm aware of, but I know cars could not move up and down your street. I know our own garbage and recycling could not move up and down Newark. I mean, I know the problem was because I talked to Baja Kafone, the director of public works, shortly after that snow, we couldn't get
down your street because Newark was one of the worst streets for people not moving their cars. Okay. >> And it's a narrow street. And to your point, many don't have driveways. But if you if people don't move their cars, we're very limited in what we can do. And then I know because people tell me
this, it used to be on Facebook earlier in the right before the snow. Oh, Bradley Beach never enforces. Well, Bradley Beach went out and enforced as much as they could. Then the comments were, "Oh, these fines uh the fines aren't enough because um you know,
people would rather just pay the fine than move their car." In a meeting or two, people are all going to see we're increasing fines. Now, there's only so much we can do. The chief tried to bring in um tow trucks to move the cars that sat there over 48 hours were covered in
snow. Tow trucks won't move a part car if it's covered in snow. They need somebody to dig it out of the snow and then they'll tow it. I probably shouldn't say that publicly because now people know trouble getting their cars towed. But we are doing everything in
our power um to to make heavy snowballs in Bradley Beach sustainable. And if people can come up with new ideas, new one-armed machines that actually work, we'll we'll consider anything and everything. It's just I want people to understand our employees, DPW and police
in particular, are knocking themselves out trying to figure out how to, in fact, not only how to do it better, but everything I've heard from neighboring municipalities, uh, Spring Lake and Avon and Belmar, that our roads were way better than these other local
municipalities. So, I don't know, I didn't tour them myself, but I've recurring comments from our residents were so much better than everybody else. So, I'm very proud of them. I think we can all do better, but I just want to set expectations that we've exhausted a lot of what we can do.
>> And they did fabulous. They I mean, please tell a Mr. Man took care of us. So, >> we're trying. Any other comments or complaints? Yes, Mr. Sharp. Sorry I made you wait so long, sir. >> Oh, no problem.
>> I had to get snow out of my system. >> Well, I'm afraid I'm going to bring up that same topic again. Uh >> oh. Uh Peter Sharp, 3012nd Avenue. Uh again about bending ordinance 10. Uh a specific question and perhaps a comment.
Um as you envision this ordinance, um at the corners, we have two handicap ramps in very close proximity to each other. When you think about what you're going to ask the homeowner to do, are you going to ask him to clear just one path out to the street and out to the world
beyond or are you going to ask them to clear both paths? >> It's property owners. So, it could be our main street businesses as well, but property owners need to clear both of those paths. >> Why? >> Why? >> Why? >> For one path will get you out into the
street and to the world beyond. Why do a excessively redundant removal for no real purpose? >> Why do we have the two paths to begin with? >> Well, on nice sunny days when everybody's out there walking, that's fine. But one path would get you where
you need to go >> and save some wear and tear amongst some of your homeowners. >> Okay. I don't know if you're in a wheelchair, if you're just limited mobility. I I I I understand what a hardship it appears to be to a person who lives on a corner lot. Honestly, that's been our law. That's how we've
been forced. to date. >> That was my question. Here's my comment. Um, when the snow plows come by, that corner snow gets really packed in. And I don't know if you've seen what the guys that DPW does at the intersections. And
let me preface this remark by saying I have the greatest respect for the work they do. They work hard. They do a good job. And this is no way a criticism of them. But what they'll do is they'll get to an intersection and they'll go to one corner facing the opposite corner.
They'll build up speed and they'll hit that uh snow there, hit it pretty hard and compact it even further and they'll go around to all four corners of the intersection and do it that way. So by the time the poor homeowner gets out there with his snow shovel, it's pretty
hopeless. I mean, I had to uh go back, trade my snow shovel in for a garden spade. >> Yeah. and just chip away at that stuff for hours. >> That's why I'm asking if you're looking for better ideas, maybe a better idea would be to just bear a single path out to the street and the rest of the world
instead of this redundant path that really serves no practical purpose. >> M I could just chime in here as well. So at those intersections there are crosswalks, >> right? Some are going east, some are going west, right? >> So the idea is you clear path to the
crosswalk. Uh, if you had one, as Mr. Sharp's indicating, it would go to the middle. Um, but >> no, not the middle. Just pick one or the other. >> Well, then if you had one, then we'd have only a clear path to go west or a clear path to go. >> You just loop around the bump of snow
and you're free to go wherever you want to in the world. >> Is there a rational as to why you have to clear out both sides? Both leading to >> Yeah. But Meredith, I'll just say, you know, we're talking about we had over a foot of snow. You know, a snowfall two
feet, two inches, three inches. We say only clear one happy. >> So, so you understand the problem we have is we're looking at we're looking at this drastic snowfall that happens once in 10 years versus, you know, if you write the ordinance the other way.
I'll just clear one side. And what happens when you have a, you know, twoin snow? I don't have to do that because the ordinance says I don't have to. Hopefully nobody would do that, >> but they might. So, so that's why you write the ordinance in a way to be able to address the issue. And when you have, you're right, when you have two feet of
snow, you got a problem. It's hard. >> And just clearing out to the curb line for a homeowner to have them do that, that sounds like a fail because you let nobody get access out to the street in the world beyond. If you just tough it out and get the rest of the way for a single path, then people can move freely
wherever they want. But if I have to hack out two paths that go halfway, I've accomplished nothing. >> Well, if you're making it to the curb, that is the responsibility of the burrow to get the rest of it on the street portion. So, let's say there's
3 ft of snow piled up on the street. Maybe it's even overflowing onto your property line. But if you get it to the curb, it is a responsibility. I know it's that responsibility, but I've not done any of my neighbors any good by getting two halfway paths as opposed to a single complete path.
>> Well, I do appreciate your comments. I'm I'm not sure even legally we could endorse that, but I but I do appreciate >> present from a practical point of view. I don't know what the legalities are, but just a voice or a better idea perhaps. We're all very stressed and
strained by the dump of snow we had. >> Oh yeah, I agree. No problem. No good solutions. Um but you know there may be things we can do to make life better for everybody. >> We will talk to DPW. These guys are experts at what they do. But we'll at least say is there a way we can plow
towards a certain area of the street that minimizes the amount of snow we leave, you know, blocking specific entrances that there may be some things we can do just to slow down the process and redirect the snow better. >> I'm not trying to add to their worries.
They have enough rebels at Boyo. That's some of the toughest digging you have to do when it's all packed in like that. Yeah. >> Yeah. No, but thank you for your comments. Okay. Thank you all. >> Other comments or questions? Yes, sir. Mr. West. Uh Bob West 518.
Uh just a quick comment question about the uh 2026-9 uh regarding verbiage and not the verbiage that you said work out in it when especially when it comes to adoption.
You know, you have these zones, let's age one, age five, whatever. Do people out here, it's like, where is that? >> You know, what does that mean? Is that a landing zone in the beach or, you know,
so could that just be added a little word to that to say, yeah, this is, you know, this block, you know, from Lraine to McCabe, uh, uh, you know, whatever. just so we could understand >> what these zones are or where they are
>> without going into big detail. >> Mr. Clark has maps >> um that he's done for that purpose. However, our clerk just told us over the weekend that u our e-code system might not be able to uh display the maps like we can download it but maybe it doesn't
display. Is that right, Erica? Or >> yeah, >> it's hard to display maps >> display. So, we're we're on the same track and maybe we can verbally describe it. >> It's kind of hard to see here. >> To sum it up though, it's it's Main Street. >> Yeah, it's all up and down Main Street.
>> West of Main Street. We ask the same questions where >> we could probably add more verbiage to describe west of Main Street between >> Yeah, this street and that street. >> As long as as long as it's dimminimous
because if we do anything to dramatically change this in the introduction. >> Yeah. will have to get reintroduced. >> Okay. >> Mr. Co, I'm sorry. Just were you going to comment on >> Oh, there'll be a map at the meeting on Thursday. >> Okay. >> And we're hoping we believe there's
going to be a place between the ordinance and e code so that we can put in there just like we do the zoning map and the zoning schedule. We like it. So, working on that map on Thursday. >> Thank you.
>> Great. Thank you. Can we display the map at the next meeting when we're discussing it? >> We can. Yeah, of course. I think um the bigger challenge is can can how do we display it on an ongoing basis? So, you know, two months from now, two years from now, a contractor's looking at the
zones and mayor, if you'd like, we could probably put on the website. >> Yeah, I suggested that earlier. >> Yeah. And you know, maybe we smack e-code around a little say, come on, you got to be able to display. Anyway, thank you. Any other comments or questions?
>> We had to approve it first. So, yeah. >> Any anyone on Zoom? >> I see no one. Okay. So, seeing no further comments or questions, I'll make a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Second. All in favor? >> I
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