We have a motion second to resume second. All in favor session. December 17, 2025 minutes. Questions or comments? >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Questions or comments? See none. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Next up, we have public comment. This is on agenda items only. Anybody wishing to be heard, please come up and state your
name and address. This time we'll open up public comment. See no public comment. All right. So we have um All right. All right. So, we have ordinance number 2026-1.
This is the 2026 CAT Bank ordinance. This is an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriations limit to establishing CAT bank for calendar year 2026. We have a motion second. Second. Uh, this is just routine
procedure that we do every year. Allows us to bank up money in case we need it. Rarely ever questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah,
>> yes. >> All right. So, next up we have resolution 2026-2, municipal attorney, Parker McKay. Have a motion. Second. >> Questions, comments? St.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> thank you for your service to the city. Love everything you do. [laughter] >> All right. We have resolution 2026-3
which is bond council and this will be for Scotland. A motion second. So >> questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Latiri, >> yes. >> Haney, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Reen? >> Yes.
>> Mayor Sarah? >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Resolution 2026-4. This is a resolution for labor council. This is Laney Donahue Windburn. We have a motion. Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can
we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. Amy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carry. >> Resolution 2026-05. This is for municipal auditor and we have Fort Scott Associates. Motion
second. >> Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Rean, >> yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> sorry,
>> yes. Motion carried. >> Uh resolution 2026-6. This is for our engineering pool. We have Dixon Associates, Arthur Chu, Delasio, H2M Architects, Roberts Engineering, Remington and Bernick, Palestinian Associates, CME Associates,
Kier Engineers. Motion second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. Lati, >> yes. >> Amy, >> yes. >> Villio, >> yes. >> Payne, >> yes. Bearden. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Motion carried.
>> We have our um resolution 2026-07. This is for municipal prosecutor. This is for Barker, Glenfat, James, and Serbas. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we
have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Payne, >> yes. >> Reen, >> yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carry. Resolution 2026-08. This is for public defender. This is Steiner Law Office PC. Motion second.
>> Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carry. >> Resolution 2026-09,
risk management consultant. Uh, this is for Syracuse Company. Have a motion. Second >> questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion car. >> Resolution 2026-10, Health Benefits Consultant. This is Brown and Brown Metro. We have a motion and second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we
have roll call. >> You. Yes. Lati. >> Yes. Hy, >> yes. >> Villio, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Rean, >> yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Resolution 2026-11, planning grants. This is for Jim
Associates. We have a motion. Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Terry, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Resolution 2026-12.
This is disclosure agent. This is a continuing disclosure agent for Phoenix Advisors. Motion second. >> Second. >> Questions or comments? Sing none. Can we have roll call? >> Yes. Latiri. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Payne.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Perry. >> Resolution 2026-13. This is registered municipal financial advisor. This is Phoenix advisor. Motion second.
>> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Villio, >> yes. >> Kay, >> yes. >> Rean, >> yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Car. >> Resolution 2026-14. This is for municipal engineer. We have
uh we have Edward Stinson. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. Lati. >> Yes. >> Haney. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Motion carry. >> Resolution 2026-15.
This is for project management consultant. This is Pathfinder resources. Have a motion. Second. >> Check. Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes.
>> Motion carry. Resolution 2026-16. This is for IT services. This is uh Barber Consulting Services with motion. Second. >> Questions or comments.
Seeing none. We have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Villio. >> Yes. >> Kay. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. We have resolution 2026-17. These are our uh this is an ordinance to
establish the 2026 city council meeting dates. We have motion second. So make questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah.
>> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-18. This is the 2026 temporary budget. We have a motion. Second. >> Second. >> Questions or comments? >> Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. Satiri.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Resolution 2026-9. And this is a resolution from the city of Brigantine fixing the rate of interest charged on taxes and setting
the grace per second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. Latiri. >> Yes. >> Amy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Resolution 2026-20.
This is a resolution city of Brrigantine designating the official newspapers through February of 2026 and establishment of online public notice postings. Have a motion. Second questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Car. >> Resolution 2026-21. This is a resolution the city of Brigantine designating the official depositories for city funds. Have a
motion to second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have >> no >> resolution 2026-22. Uh this is a resolution adopting the 2026 cash management plan for the city
of Britain. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-23.
This is a resolution authorizing the contract with personal touch painting for interior painting. Interior painting at the links clubhouse amount of 14,500. Motion second. Uh for us, a lot of people know that we
are moving forward with the construction clubhouse, but we are going to keep the old clubhouse in place until construction. The other one, it's in bad shape. It needs paint. It's carpets. It needs to be cleaned up a little bit to make sure. If there's no questions or comments, we
have roll call. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-24 and this is a resolution authorizing contract with Frank Maza and Suns Inc. for installation of new carpet at
clubhouse $20,3 questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-25. This is a resolution authorizing
motion. Second questions and comments seeing none. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. Resolution 2026-26. This is a resolution authorizing the
execution of the shared service agreement between the city of Britain the Atlanta County Improvement Authority operation links for golf course. This will be through February 28th, 2026. Motion second. So, one of the things we're doing in the
transition, we want to make sure that we keep continuity of service billing as we're building our team uh to run the golf course. We also want to make sure that some overlap between uh the Atlantic County Improvement Authority as well as our employees coming in. So
maintain that service there. Atlantic County authorities bring to work with us and extend to a short extension just with the overlap smooth transition. Again, the ACIA has been an incredible benefit partner to
the city team. They're always there to help us make that again. So very proud of that relationship. Uh there's no questions or comments. Can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. All right. Next up, we have our consent
agenda. We have uh Elks rapid license number 1136 and BFW license rapid license number 1137. Motion second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we
have rolloff. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Uh, next up we have our council manager and committee discussions. The plunge was awesome. That's bridg. Congrats to Trish Cos and her
police department, fire department, age control. It was just a great event again. Why did they click? Just hope every I'm sure everyone I hope everyone had a blessed uh holiday season including Christmas
and so beh years and see just want to plug ours on the island. Seen a big change over the last few
years having things all the time. Specific events coming up. Just need to get your tickets in advance. You don't have to support. Check. First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who came out here tonight on this uh
idea of January. Great to see our past economic development committee chairperson here, Ken Le Fever. Thank you. Economic development is working on things in the future. Good announcements coming up
commission and Chamber of Commerce are all working hard. Good stuff coming up future. want to say thank you for coming out and come out in support of council what we have to say here tonight for all our council members I'd like you
guys to review agencies A couple quick updates projecting nurses back regions that have been forward in the city state. Uh I will tell you with the help of Senator Paulina we're finally starting to get dredging done in Back
Bay. They're going to be working around Sunflower Island on the south end of the island dredging channel. Uh we're very very fortunate that Senator Palestina has a great relationship with the commissioner of the DOT. Um probably I don't know if it's a year ago or two
years ago it all starts to run together now but he actually had the commissioner down the projects that were going on team so they can see firsthand and it's really been helpful getting things done and that's why I say the partnerships that we have in government are so important to the city team. So, I want
to thank all of our community members who were involved in the petitions that we sent up and I want to thank the senator for helping get this project forward. Um, the DOT, uh, we just received communication from them. They probably be starting the next couple weeks. They're going to be staging at
the boat ramp with their equipment. Trying to make sure we work that out and stock crews. We know they're going to be training out of there soon, too. But, um, that should start in a couple weeks. One of the great things, too, is they're taking the dredge spoils from that area. They're actually using it to do the restoration of some of the wetlands that
are out there. So it' be a goodition with that project as well. And that's you know I think it's a better use of materials rather than putting it ground. So uh really glad to see D on that project. Uh the other thing we've working on with Congressman Van
Drew is the emergency beach replenishment of Port Island. Uh we passed a resolution here as well as many other shore towns. uh requesting that Governor Murphy declare a state of emergency. The Van Drew has federal
money ready to go. That money can't move to the states unless the state declares some type of emer qualify for it. My understanding is that uh Governor Murphy does not intend to do that his last few weeks of office. I had an opportunity to speak with Governor Cheryl's office
today. uh they let me know that um they received our letter city and also they received a letter from the coastal coalition that we're part of discussing um what action they take. So I'm hoping Cheryl takes office
in a couple weeks that she will declare that help not just who need it. So that was uh very very encouraging and I know that um some other high level state people are actually working on some other connections
towards this time we'll open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard please come up and state your name and address. >> Seeing no public comment close the public portion. Any final council comments? Yeah, just the one I forgot to say thank
you to all department heads. Great job and of course congratulating Neil Kane for the now with the longest recording council person mayor in the history of I think 10 straight. Yeah, you got me. I had I had a 20 year
streak, but that was the way this year, but 30 years definitely beats me. >> Yeah, I apologize for not being at the polar bear plunge this year, but ended up having a family vacation. I hope we do get some
state government that we need for quite some time. I can remember last time Rock Jetty's down there show >> I think so that's why I said bless that's why I said to um I think the appropriate approach with
Governor Cher coming in have this relationship um and I've said to a number of people too the only thing I really know about her is what's her campaign So I do find it encouragement that I reached out and she had someone back
you know so I always have faith uh the other issue and I don't know my penny just reminded me of this but the other issue a number of people have uh reached out to me about I guess their gas bill rates and we're seeing is that the
delivery charge for gas is turning out to be somewhere between two and a half and three times the rate of the actual gas itself. There's nothing said about that. Um I did let people know that we would look into this talk with our state
level officials to see what can be done. I know people are very concerned about that. Uh my understanding is that the rate increase was approved by the um there's a number of different factors that go into why that rate was approved, but I get some more information and
share that with community and I know that it's something that needs to be addressed because I know on one hand we're getting hit with very high rates of electricity and now we're seeing the same kind of issues with gas and I believe on the free market gas prices we talk about natural gas drop between 20
and 30%. So people don't understand why the bills are so high. So once we have more information on that, we'll share them with the public and we'll see what we can do about addressing those issues with something. If there's no final comments, we have a
motion, second to all in favor. >> Motion pass. Thank you for coming out and watching your council team work.