Careful. I'd like to welcome everybody to our May 7th Burgine City Council meeting. Please rise for flag salute. Deputy mayor. Heavenly Father, we come before you as one body, giving thanks for all our many
blessings for family, for friends, for neighbors. Teach us to dwell in your presence and know your love. And by your grace, help us to live in ways pleasing to you and helpful to those around us.
In your name we pray. Amen. Thank you. Ryan, can you read the public meetings act announcement? This is to advise the meeting purposes covering this meeting have been sent and posted as required under the open public
meetings act. Thank you. Now special come up and join me. Absolutely. Absolut fine. I was wondering but you know you know actually we have uh Luke Seville from the beach patrol if you want to come up
and join. I've never seen the same place at the same time. Bring them up in one sec. Just right here is perfect. Uh May is uh National Water Safety Month and uh we want to come in and uh do a
proclamation to recognize it, but probably one of the most important things, especially living here on a barrier island, is learning how to swim. Um I know for all of us it's a matter of recreation, but for some people, especially for some of our young people, could be a matter of life and death. And
I know that there's two incredible organizations here on this island that really do a good job of one making sure that people stay safe, two, teaching people how to swim and three making sure that people have fun swimming and competing and also with our swim teams
here. It opens up a lot of opportunities in the future especially college and further education. So we are very very proud of everything that our beach patrol has done and everything that is Robin has done with Green Whales Inc. and the Green Head Swim Team. We're very proud of all of you guys and we have a
proclamation and recognition of that here today. It says whereas the citizens of Brigantine uh together with the New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance and the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association recognize the vital role of swimming and aquatic activities and promoting
physical health, mental well-being, and enriching the quality of life. We affirm that water safety education is essential to preventing drownings and reducing water related injuries, ensuring safe enjoyment of pools, water parks,
beaches, and other aquatic environments. We honor the contributions of the recreational water industries through the National Water Safety Month Coalition in creating safe swimming facilities, developing aquatic programs, and providing health, I'm sorry, healthy
spaces that foster self-esteem and confidence in community and well-being. We commend the dedicated efforts of the pool, spa, water park, recreation, beach, and park industries to educate the public on water safety and the
advanced initiatives that protect swimmers of all ages. We recognize the importance of sharing water safety practices with families, private pool owners, patrons of public facilities, visitors to the aquatic venues. Now therefore, I Vince Sarah, mayor of the
city of Brigantine, together with city council, do hereby proclaim the month of May as National Water Safety Month. If we could have the members of the swim team come up and join us, like to present all of you with this proclamation. here. Come on in. Come on in.
I'll grab a picture together. Thank you guys. Do we have executive session tonight? We do not have an executive session. All right. First up, we have our approval of our 41625 council meeting minutes. We have a motion second.
Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? You? Yes. Leti. Yes. Haney. Yes. Villio, yes. Kain, yes. Rearen, yes. Mayor Sarah,
yes. Motion carry. We have our approval of our bill requisition list. A motion second. Second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? You, yes. Latiri, yes. Haney, yes.
Villio, yes. Kain, yes. Birden, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carry. All right. At this time, we have public comments. This is on agenda items only. Uh, please come up, state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation. Oh, we have one
one Sarah members of the council staff. For the record, my name is Frank, 433 Lafayette Boulevard, and I'm here to speak on agenda item number 16, rank construction of the fire department. Um, just for a little background, not to
sound like a brager, over 40 years in the fire service. um New York State N certified instructor and nally certified fire instructor and fire officer. Um not to brag but just let everybody know I have a little bit of skin in the game with this issue. Um short 100% in favor
of this issue. Um happened back my department up in New York where I live for many years. Uh we went through the same thing. Um, in short, it streamlines command, helps with the accountability, and most importantly, it makes mutual aid with other departments for more
efficient communication. In case anyone doesn't know, mutual aid, it's when everything is going bad in that particular department and all your resources are stressed to a limit or you're done. And it's just basically a mayday for some other department to come help. could be
manpower, could be uh machinery, uh could be EMS, it could be food, could be um rehab. So, if they're going for mutual aid, something's going bad pretty quick. Uh for those in public who may say this is a power play or a reason for
a salary increase, I respectfully ask that said naysayers respond to the next fire or emergency scene, which I hope doesn't happen, and bear witness to what is happening. It looks like control chaos, but I can assure you everyone is doing the job. Uh, as crazy, everybody
has a duty to do and they're doing it well. Um, closing, there's a saying that I've been hearing for over 40 years in the fire service and it goes, um, the fire service is hundreds of years of tradition unimpeded by progress. It's a little joke. Um, I think the chief may
have heard it before, president chief may have heard it, but it's it's true. every time somebody wants to do something, fire services. No, no, no. We have we've been doing it this way, doing that way for hundreds of years. Well, I I thank Chief Fuller and compliment him on his foresight and um I wish him and
all the brothers, all my brothers and fire department um safe shifts. He used to say best shift we have is the one that you come in and go back to all the pieces, parts and everybody the same way. So, um I respectfully ask the council to uh vote for this in the affirmative if when the uh the vote does
come up. Thank you. Thank you very much. No other public uh comment. We're going to close the public portion. Next up, we have ordinance number six, 2025. This is a public hearing and adoption and this is an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of
block 1502 lot 8. We have a motion and second. Second. At this time, we'll open up the public hearing. Anybody wish to be heard on this issue, please come up and state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation,
we're going to close the public hearing. Any council comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yo, yes. Lati, yes. Haney, yes. Villio, yes. Kain, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah,
yes. Motion carry. Ordinance number seven of 2025. This is a public hearing and adoption. Uh this is an ordinance to real sorry an ordinance to repeal and replace chapter 105 of the revised general ordinances of
the city of Brigantine with a new chapter entitled beaches and recreational areas and amendments to other chapters of the code for consistency. Have a motion second. So moved. All right. This time we'll public hearing. Anybody wishing to be heard on
this issue, please come up and state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation, we'll close the public portion. Any council comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? You? Yes. Latiri, yes. Haney, yes.
Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carry. Ordinance number eight of 2025. This is a public hearing and adoption. This is an ordinance to amend and supplement section
144-2 applicability permit permits required use requirements of chapter 144 dumpsters of the ordinance of the city of Brigantine to update who has the responsibility to review and approveations for off-site dumpsters.
Have a motion second. At this time open up the public hearing. Anybody wishing to be heard on this issue, please come up, state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation, dad shake and said no. Seeing no public participation, we're going to close the public hearing.
Any council comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. Lati, yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carries. Ordinance number nine of
2025. This is a public hearing and adoption. This is an ordinance to supplement chapter 210 city of Brigantine entitled businesses to further define ice cream truck operations and food truck operations. Have a motion and second. So move
second. This time we'll open up the public hearing. Uh anybody wishing to be heard on this issue uh please come up and state your name and address for the record. Nobody wish to be heard on this issue. This is just Oh, it says public hearing. I don't know. You
skip I jump through. They um you do have a motion to second on the adoption. All right. So let's go there. Take that vote first. Back to this ordinance number 10, which is where we're at right now. Right. So
this is an introduction. All right. So, we had a motion and a second. Uh, any council comments? Yes, mayor. Just looking this uh ordinance over from 14th Street South, 14th Street
North. Uh, one some years back used to be three trucks. I guess one truck in particular over the years going way back in time until present time. is uh service the parking lots
whether they be at 26 street uh street when the beach goers and streets really brings a lot of uh happiness to the kids after the beach uh after going to the beach for the day and the
parents it's a bit too restrictive for my liking u also and this uh there's also been charity work seniors by these ice cream trucks, some of
our baseball soft championships and things like that just as a foot. And then one other thing I was just wondering as far as clarification on the mention the street ends that be like for instance we get up
by the seaw wall that would accomplish there's an open area along Britine Avenue there not just across the street it would make it obviously much easier and safer for ice it kind of some might al might uh
interpret from that that it just means street that Humber Street as opposed to the intent was the street ends but also including in front of the street ends at dead end at the
beach the compound street It's a handheld though. Yes. The uh the hand they are between 14th Street um south and 14th Street North. They're allowed to walk on the beach to the dune line closest to the beach or to the
water um and ring a handheld bell. Uh they're not allowed to play the loud horns or sirens that come from the trucks as they, you know, up and down the street. I guess a little history on why this is before council today. uh probably about
a decade a little bit about a decade ago when I first got the council. Um I guess there were some issues between ice cream vendors who walk the beach and ice cream vendors who use the trucks. I think one of the things that
council at that time tried to work out is kind of who would operate which area beaches. So, it was decided back then that the ice cream vendors who walked would have from roughly 8th Street south uh to the jetty back to the cove mostly
because those distances were greater. So, like when you pull up obviously the beach gets further away and then from 8th Street South all the way up to the prominade was given to the trucks. Those beaches were smaller. So this way they could kind of
coexist. Somewhere in the evolution of the beach ordinances, it was actually removed that ice cream trucks were allowed to go up to the beaches. So we wanted to make sure that that got put back in because under I guess the existence ordinance with that language
taken out. They don't have any ability to sell on the beach operating. So the intent of what we're doing here today is to actually correct I guess omission that somewhere got changed in the three variations. One of the things
that we're actually um adding is the ability to one walk on and two ring a bell. Uh, back when I was a lifeguard, Cass, I don't know if you had to deal with this, but when I was a lifeguard, the ice cream truck vendors would actually walk on the beach, ring a bell.
Sometimes, uh, especially with children who are napping when they would ring that bell, wake the children up, and some of the mothers get very upset. I know we had to deal with that firsthand. Sometimes police were called down. Altercations would occur. I would not wake a sleeping baby, but um,
altercations would actually occur from that. But that was actually put in the ordinance that prohibited them from coming on the beach, prohibited from ringing the bell. I think it's reasonable to have people come down to ring the bell to let people know that we're selling the ice cream. So implement that again, but this comes as
a compromise. There's I guess a current ice cream truck that call interesting music. Uh received several complaints from neighbors. So, we're trying to find a compromise to find a way to kind of make it all work.
So, that's kind of where we at this. So, to sell on the beach, you must be a veteran. To sell in the trucks, you do not. However, the individual that does is a veteran. Sometimes they hire Yeah, the the ice cream on the beach
must be sold by the veteran and we do issue IDs to those individuals that they have to wear on the lanyard. So that way it shows that it's them. They cannot hire somebody to push the carts on the beach. I just want to say the uh ice cream
vendor in the truck there is he's been selling ice cream here on Brigatine for it's great compromise for him and yeah the music at times could be a little maybe some people consider it annoying but it's summertime ice cream
music kids go running it doesn't play tradition I don't want to use I'm just saying I'm just saying he's been he's a long time I know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that's tough. Yeah. As I said, we're we're actually
trying to make sure that he has the ability. I think never the city's intent. Uh there's no further comment. Uh can we have roll call? Yes. Yes. As I stated other than speaking about
the street edge um that are too narrowly uh council mentioned it's been more like 20 20 years you said Mike and like 25 plus actually I believe. Um, well, I just say it's just been a long time that uh he's just been
a much of a guy by minute in the family. Yeah, you know, the music I get that part in some of the things. Uh, Belle, yeah, I've heard that before about the babies getting woke up and things of that nature, but uh, I mean, I worked down the Wild Woods for years and nobody can compete with the fudgy wedgie man.
He'll wake anybody up. So, uh, I think that is a good thing. that's added to the ordinance. Obviously, respectfully, no. Virginia, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes.
All right. So, now we're going back to Sorry, they got All right. So, we got ordinance number nine of 2025, which is public hearing and adoption. Uh this is an ordinance amending chapter 61 salaries and compensation to code of the city of brigantine pursuant to
NJSA489-65 establishing the salaries and wages of certain officers and employees in the city of Brigantine County Atlantic State of New Jersey. A motion second at this time we'll open up for a public hearing. Anybody wishing to be heard on this issue please uh state your
name and address. Seeing no public participation for the closed public portion. Any council comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. You, yes. Latiri, yes. Katie, yes.
Yes. Kane, yes. Ruden, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried. All right. So, we have ordinance number 11 of 2025. This is an introduction and this is an ordinance to amend the city code various places concerning taxi
cabs. have a motion second. Uh, basically all we're doing, there's no need for this anymore. So, we're just l That's correct. Just cleaning up the ordinance to make current times. That's
a lot of what you see on the agenda tonight is us cleaning up corrections. I know that city a lot of our staff time effort into updating. So, we're starting some of that stuff forward here
tonight. Any uh council comments? All right, seeing none. We have roll call. Yes. Yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion.
Ordinance number 12 of 2025. This is an introduction and this is an ordinance to amend various sections of the municipal code to update the rank structure of the fire department to further provide uh sorry to further remove the term
director of public safety. Um back in 2014 there was an election held here in Britain. It was determined by referendum that the term the position of public safety director should be removed. We are updating that in our code. So caught
up with that. We have a motion second. I'll make that. All right. At this time, I'd like to turn it over to our fire chief to give a brief update on department restructure of the officer. current.
establishment. Answer I think uh the city's concerned. I know the chief and I have talked about this a lot. Uh one, I want to thank you for the uh meetings that you held and I know that there's been a number of people who have had questions about that. I was able to forward those on to you and I can tell you that everyone you spoke to
was thoroughly satisfied with the answers you gave. I really appreciate I think for council one tuning concerns and I know that the chief addressed this in his um presentation as well his statement and
everything here would be what the cost is to the city. I think that was a major concern here. Uh, one of the things that the um, IAFF, which is the uh, pre-team firefighters union, I have a letter from them right here stating that this is
just a transfer, I guess a title change, that those positions are already comparably um, I guess salaries are comparable and that they would not be seeking any increase for those positions based on the title change. So I think based on
your presentation and the letter from the fire department I will be satisfied this forward because I think that addresses one of the major concerns. Uh the other concern too is um with the police department concern that if we made this structural change with the fire
department that it could have the potential with the police department. We also want deputy chief. I know that our city manager spoke with the police chief. He said in his opinion right now there's no need for that change. We also have a letter and I have this right here
from the uh PBA police union stating that they are satisfied with the current structure of the police department and they're not looking for any additional positions at this time. Um one of the things I respect that you know things could change over the years and that's addressed in here but at this time they
are happy with how things are. So with those two issues being satisfied I would be fully comfortable supporting this idea and moving forward. We thank you both fire department, police department for working with us on this issue um to
put the city in a position where open it up uh if there's any council comments. Yeah, mayor. Excellent job to you for putting this together updated the rank structure just to add some bring this
up. It'll add to like the whole operational clarity of things, not just the scene fire, but other interactions might have several sit back at midnight. Exact same thing.
Thank you. which you don't see the ranking of circles for every We have Kane. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. All right. So, we have ordinance number 13 of 2025. This is an introduction.
This is a uh ordinance to amend chapter 260 of the code of the city of Brigine entitled streets and sidewalks to remove escro fees from revoke license application proceeds. Uh reason why we're doing this, we put an escro fee in there. When you go back and forth,
sometimes there's a refund, sometimes there not. It adds additional costs or I guess we have to do refunds and it adds additional steps. So what the city has done is looked at an average of what our costs are. Came up with just a solid fee
that people pay the process. Obviously it's average. Sometimes the cost is cheaper. Sometimes it's higher. We do so a few of these. It shouldn't be that big a deal. This way it kind of streamlines the process. We have a motion second.
Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. Siri, yes. Kate, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried.
Ordinance number 14 of 2025. This is an introduction. This is an ordinance pending. Ordinance 2014-10, which uh vacated 20 uh 20 foot Paper Street along Atlantic Brickine Boulevard uh between Boot Island and
block 3401, lots 1 through 14 to provide additional clarity as to the ownership of the vacated lands. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call?
Yes. Yes. Kate, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried. Ordinance number 15 of 2025. This is an introduction. This is an ordinance to make certain fines and penalties payable
offenses. Um, basically all we're trying to do is streamline the process. So, we have a motion second. Second. questions and comments. I see we have roll
Kane. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried. Resolution 2025-96. This is a resolution authorizing the loan of beach badges to the community Presbyterian church. Uh we
do this every year. I think it might be the last 20 or 30 years. Uh they have Yeah, thank missionaries, but yeah, they actually have missionaries, but they have volunteers that come down here to do a lot of work in the surrounding
community. Uh we always among them 25 uh beach badges. those missionaries can go out and enjoy the beaches at the end of the season. They give those back to the city. It's been a great tradition. So that's what this ordinance is. I guess this resolution is here today. We have a motion second. So moved. Second.
Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have proc. Yes. Lati, yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion car. Resolution
2025-97. This is a resolution authorizing the refund of tax overp payments listed on schedule A. We have a motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none. Can we have roll call? Yes. Lati, yes.
Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried. Resolution 2025-98. This is a resolution authorizing board of contract for professional property appraisals inc for tax appeal consulting and this is in a
not to exceed amount of 19,000 motion second. So move questions or comments seeing none. We have roll call. Yes. Latiri. Yes. Hy. Yes. Villio. Yes.
Kain. Yes. Gen. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Motion. Resolution 2025-99. And this is a resolution authorizing the contract with Bluewater Industries, Inc. for two uh gang ways for the public boat ramp.
This is the amount of $19,250. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. Yes. Yes. Kane, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah,
yes. Resolution 2025- 100. This is a resolution authorizing a contract Northeast Electrical GS Services LLC for Explosion Proof Light Fixtures at the
Department of Public Works. This is the amount 44,5727210. Motion second. questions and comments. What are you guys doing down there that we think are blow up? Are you kidding me? First time I've ever seen this. I'm
a little worried. Yes. Amy, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Mayor Sarah John, do you have a problem with Resolution
2025-101? This is a resolution authorizing the contract with Northeastern electrical foring services related to electrical services for the substation. This is the amount of $6,673. Motion second.
So questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion resolution
2025-12 and this is a resolution authorizing a contract Northeastern electrical for electrical inspection on municipal building. This is in the amount of $23,574.94. Motion second questions or comments? Seeing
none roll call, yes. Latiri, yes. Kane, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Motion carries. Resolution 2025-103. And this is a resolution authorizing the
contract electrical for new heaters at multiple pump station locations. This is the amount of $18,633.17. Have a motion. Second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call.
Yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Sarah, yes. We have resolution 2025-104. This is a resolution authorizing the contract with Northeastern Electrical for new office
lighting and charging stations. This is the amount of $8,438.39. Have a motion. Second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. Latiri, yes. Haney, yes. Villio,
yes. Kain, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carry. Resolution 2025-105. This is a resolution authorizing contract with Northeastern Electrical for installing power to the new shelter at Mini Golf. the amount of
$9,4420 and motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. Yes. Lati, yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion
carry. Resolution 2025-106. This is a resolution authorizing the contract with Northeastern Electrical for the water and sewer department's electrical inspections. This is the amount of $10,17824 with motion
second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? You, yes. Latiri, yes. Haney, yes. Villios, yes. Kain, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Motion carried.
Great job. Same names over and over. Let's still wait for America. Resolution 2020. Resolution 2025-107. This is a resolution amending the city of Brigantine 2022 year uh
municipal budget by the insertion of a special item of revenue and appropriations from the state of New Jersey recycling tonnage grant. This is the amount of 15,3423. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call.
Yes. Lati, yes. Kane, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion. Resolution 2025-108. This is a resolution authorizing the purchase of a Chevy Tahoe vehicle under state contract 21
fleet 01483 from Car Fleet Services Incorporated amount of 28,759.77. Uh we have a motion second. Second questions or comments? We have roll
number was inaccurate. They said which number on the third whereas the uh that's the total it's out of two accounts the the the amount you gave per truck. So it's 24,7329 plus 28,000%. Yeah. So, it's
$53,46326. Math number say I'm a history teacher, not a math teacher. I apologize. This is for 53,46326. All right. So, we have motion second. We have Bro,
yes. Lati, yes. Yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Gen, yes. Mayor Sarah, just making sure you guys are paying attention. Yes. Motion carried. All right. Resolution
2025-109. And this is a resolution authorizing the award of contract with Mission Cafe LLC for coffee vendor license. We have a motion. Second. They're all coffee drinkers. Absolutely. I can tell you this is going to be probably this is going to be an outstanding service. There's other
municipalities that have done this, had a lot of success with it. Uh and it's been something that's been really requested by a lot of people on the beach. So, I think this is going to make a lot of people happy. Uh any questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll
call? Yes. Yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carry. Resolution 2025-110. This is a resolution authorizing a board of contract to
PVONX, Inc. for document imaging and storage of the city documents through the Educational Services Commission Cooperative in an amount not to exceed $49,87565. Bringine, New Jersey. A motion second. So questions or
comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. Latiri, yes. Kane, yes. Villio, yes. Kain, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carries. Resolution
2025-11. This is a resolution authorizing contract for a new way six YD rear loading diamond back trash body truck. This is in the amount of $165,115.17. Motion second. I'll make
second. John, is this for the beach trash on it last tow a couple times? If there's no other questions or comments, we have roll call. Yes. Lati,
yes. Yes. Yes. Kane, yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carried. Resolution 2025-112. This is a resolution authorizing the city of Brigine to make payment to the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection for application of Bridgetine Goth clubhouse. This in the amount of $34,250 have a motion second. Questions or comments? Yeah, mayor. So, this this fee is for even
municipality still have to pay permit fees to the state of New Jersey. department sorry the state charges cost yeah the state has these put in place how are required to pay
those if there's no other questions comments may have roll call you yes yes yes villio yes kane yes yes mayor Sarah Yes. Motion carried.
Next up, we have resolution 2025-113. This is a resolution granting a revokeable license at 1400 Ocean Avenue when approachment on the city rightway. Have a motion. Second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, we
have roll call. Yes. Katie, yes. Villio, yes. Kane, yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carries. All right. Next up, we have our consent agenda. We have the 2025
Brigintine Beach Volleyball schedule of events. Brigantine Elks 5K block party 100 block of 29th Street. Firecracker 5K beach. Welcome to summer bonfire. Fire prevention bonfire application. BFW
raffle license number 118. Motion second. Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. Latiri, yes. Haney, yes. Villio, yes. Kain, yes. Reen, yes. Mayor Sarah,
yes. Motion carried. Uh, next up we have our council manager committee discussions. Uh, Tiger, I think you have a couple of construction updates for us. I do. Uh before we get to that, I want to say, mayor, that this is probably the largest agenda I've seen in a long time in these
meetings, five pages long. Um I'd be remiss if I didn't thank the people that helped us put this together, including George, who I've spoken to way too much in the last few weeks, but uh I know Madison and John down of public works, Ryan, Rachel, Christine, everybody has had their hand. There's a lot of work
being done, and I just want to reach out to all the employees that had their hand. So, uh, some updates, uh, some really good updates. Um, first, starting tomorrow, they're going to start the milling of, uh, Brigatine Avenue starting at Third Street South, heading
to 14th North, 15th North there, uh, by the prominant. So, they are going to start the milling. It will remain like that over the weekend and then they will start the paving next week. There should not be any detours uh in the next few days while they're starting the work,
but when they do start the paving, there will be some detours. So, people down that area will be affected. But this is uh the second phase of the project from when they did last year down here. So, that we'll have nice clean clean road all the way down. So,
we're uh just a couple more updates. Pepper Coke bulkhead, the work has started. I drove by today. they have assembled there and they uh that that project is underway. Uh also down the prominade they are uh they have started rebuilding of the stairs on the beach
side. That work will cease between Memorial Day and Labor Day. So they are going to continue working up to Memorial Day weekend and they are working on the beach side right now getting [Music] stairs water tower if you haven't been by it. Looks it looks amazing. The brand
new concrete all the way around, brand new sidewalks, and there also multiple other concrete projects ongoing around break. Um golf course irrigation uh still scheduled. It's on track and scheduled to be done prior to weekend. And that is uh long overdue. This is for
the front nine and it's uh what this company is amazing. The work they're doing out is really special. And then the last thing I want to bring up and this is something I'm really excited to announce and uh I want again want to thank Ryan for you know last minute us
we really pulled this one out in the last minute get getting this submitted. Uh but we were awarded uh $750,000 for the Eastore Drive playground to make that a fully uh inclusive playground. Um that is a $565,000 grant
565,500 grant and a 184,500 zero interest loan. And this is from Green Acres. So this is something that we are super excited about that we're going to get playground redone and it's been we have to get the money first. So yeah, we're not as soon as we get money,
then we can start the planning, design, all that stuff and get all those things moving. But yeah, so uh but I I will keep you updated on when we are one question I guess I had the the state awarded us grant but under the provision
that the state budget passes, right? That that is the provision with the asterk. Yes. As long as everything passes at the state, then this money will be awarded. Correct. I just the budget usually passes but so Mark to kind of follow up on your
comment before like yeah we pay fees and stuff to the state there's a lot of grant backs itself all try to help each other out guess a couple things just to follow up with Tiger you can see this this
might be the longest agenda 37 items this might It's 40 to count everything, but 37 items on this agenda. It's probably one of the longest we've had history of the city. I know this is the longest I've seen since I've been on
council and a lot of credit to the good things that are going on team. I'm very very proud of uh one everyone on council, but two everyone see there's construction there's things
Definitely a team effort. I'd say probably over the last I'll say probably two years since this pandmic so much about the city operations a lot from our department heads time for the county project what they're
doing with the building things I want to note just how good the county is work with is um before they built the road and left it open they made sure that We reached out not only to our department heads um you know police and fire but also to the
city manager to myself to make sure one we were okay with it and two that causing to our residents and I think that's really important. I know that they're trying to get things done and move things along but it's important that we all work together and they get all of us before they so I thought that
was really good. And as for that playground, I John can tell you too, we've been working to try to get that playground just repaired for the last eight years. Uh the company that did the original playground is no longer existence. We have not been able to find
suitable parts, although public works keeps it up and running as best as we can. So this grant is an amazing opportunity, one to rebuild that playground. There's a lot of people that use it, but also to increase our ADA access in the city. This will be a full
And I think that that is something important, something we're working on citywide. A lot of our street corners, you can see we're working through the town to install the ADA ramps on the beaches. We're working to we have the uh ADA beach
mats trying to access. So Tiger, thank you for outstanding work that you do. Thank you for the great updates to our pets. Paula, thank you for all the work that you've done on this. I know you've done
a lot of research and spent a lot of time educating not only council but educating the community. And I think that shows the leadership you have as chief. Also, I know that there's a lot of guys from the department help that department
may excited to see this permit closer to the irrigation project like you said is just good. around them. They just last I heard they are ahead of
schedule. So of course I want to quickly congratulate the green team for hosting an awesome cherry blossom festival tea. Um and I just want to correct gradually from princesses who
represented different age groups of young girls to women on the island and was everybody really enjoyed it. Sandy Jack made uh first farmers market is set for
May 24th from 9 to 1. uh across the street, Presbyterian Church, Mother's Day. Again, flower sales started this afternoon and continues Thursday and Friday from 12 to 6. Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. 1 p.m. Excuse me. It's Sunday
night and everyone at the same location 16 parking lot's torn up, but they'll still have has table set up there so you can get sign up. Also the same day is our shredding
event held from 9 to 11:30. The only difference is it's going to be moved to the city hall parking lot just outside because of the condition of the parking lot there at 16 street. It's up there now. So if you have
anything you want to shred, bring it here in the morning. Be help outside to help you unload your car and dump it. Please don't bring anything spirals that stuff before you bring
your shredded shredding materials. bring in a bunch of plastic pill containers. Nothing like that. It's only shredding of paper. It's not a recycle shredded event. So any
paper clips large clips like this can't put us out with this and we'll be there. See you on the 17th right here city wallpark. Thank you, Mayor. It's nice to
see Robin Taylor and uh young ones recognized water safety month. Fantastic job there for many years. So many of our children, adults swimming there and uh went on to high
school went right from college and everything else and started off swimming there. So, uh yeah, great job. I just uh was kind of curious t between
yourself and John any parking lots go John's not touching this one telephone pole and so uh we are working with Atlantic City Electric to get the uh beads disconnected and the
poles removed So that is ongoing. We're hoping we can make a compromise with them to speed things up that they will disconnect the poles and our contractor. We cannot continue can't start
paving. So we're hoping to have some answers shortly. But there has been some great progress in this area just in the last few days. So it is ongoing. Yeah, for those of you who aren't familiar, we're doing full
reconstruction of the beach park lots. So, that's run into a snag of state electric as you know to public service announcement for the island.
The PFW is requesting folks that are not members take a Patriot membership. Second is Tino. both escorted by fire
trucks back for the police department. This is a a fundraiser that education awareness conference right here in our town
$8,000 $50,000 and high school age kids awareness drug education back to the Brigine schools. Great event. Thank first everyone for coming out here to see me. It's great to see you all.
Appreciate the input you always come and bring with you. Good to see uh Brigy Times in the house here and uh carrying on a good tradition here on the island of reporting fair and balanced news. Also, uh cultural arts commission
is working hard. They have good things coming up this summer. We'll keep on that. Economic development uh committee is working hard. We have some meetings scheduled. We have actually Jim Mattella coming in on grant writer that kind of stuff. Chamber of
Commerce never ends. You just go on Facebook. You want to get information of all the movies on the beach and everything they do. Family fun day weekend whatever it is now. So it's uh they're doing job. Thank you. And I have
to thank John Dor and public works. uh had uh different phone calls with concerns from people on the island. One person in particular with something about the streets here and parking and uh uh they responded right
away. Uh the mayor mentioned about our team just a little while ago and so true. I mean all itself you know one of the things that I think some people don't realize when you have the institutional knowledge
that a lot of our department heads have and it goes a long way because issues come up from years ago and we have people that remember what the issues were and how it
is today. It goes a long way on doing the right thing and keeping the island as good as it is. So here here baseball and softball is rocking and rolling. If you get a chance, you see the kids playing down there, just go
down there and see. We have we have some very very good teams this year and it's just a joy to see the uh the leagues doing so something else. Last thing I guess the BFW mentioned uh they have uh the Memorial Day uh
services and parade on May 25th, Sunday May 25th at 10 a.m. starting right here on Liber Boulevard to the uh Veterans Triangle. Other than that, happy Mother's Day to everyone, all the mothers
and thank you again and know if there's anything I can do for you. My number's on the front pageant times and you can reach me. Thank you. First of all, I'd like to wish all the mothers out there happy Mother's Day. Happy Mother's Day. And uh just quick
update on the county court. Uh we have uh requested some additional financial information regarding the county's budget for the central municipal court. Uh to date, we have not received that information. and honestly in order for this council to do a proper evaluation
of the county court looking at both I don't know potential short and long-term expenses and costs associated with that. We will need that financial information. So we're still waiting on the county for that. I'll keep council updated if they do send it over. Uh one of the things I
want to bring to people's attention is uh concerning pickle ball. I think the city is looking to try to create like an overflow pickle ball area uh in one of the hockey courts that's not being used. I've received I want to say several but
probably eight to 10 emails from some of the homeowners who live just behind that with concerns that um putting the pickle ball in that hockey court has actually been great burden the homeowners. I don't know if you're familiar. This actually became a major issue in Ocean
City. Uh when pickle ball players play, it actually makes a noise and it's just literally it's bunk and it's hours upon hours on end. I know me personally, I would not want to live next to that. So, I think that this
is something that council should really take in consideration before we do anything down there. Um, I will tell you all of the emotes were very respectful, very kind. They all understood that we were trying to make life better for the pickle ball players and might not understand the
impact that it would have to their homes. Uh, with their windows, some dimension, their porches are right there. This would be something that they would deal with from sun up to sun down. So, yeah, we're looking at that. The problem with that court is I guess
the surface area is not shape. So we didn't want to create a tripping hazard. That's what happened kind of on the basketball court. Uh the little box get there slide. So that's why that court was suggested and I really think before we take any
action down there that um someone from the CER and I don't know if Dennis if you'd be interested since it's a third board issue should actually meet and speak with those homeowners directly to hear their concerns and see if there's something that can be worked out because if there's nothing that we can work out
I would not support doing that although it would help pickle ball players. I do agree with the homeowners who emailed to say that it created undue burden on their quality of life and I've seen this become a major issue in other communities and um the result where this
has come up in other communities because they were looking to create new courts or expand existing courts that they've actually completely with the location of those courts. So I think that it's important to listen to our residents to say something that's a lot because hockey,
all our kids at Mike and I, you know, all of us never heard a peep out of those folks for them to say something that type of thing being there. Chief, I guess heard you guys really get
complaints from neighbors with the crowds we had there at tournaments and stuff. They're just very receptive. I would just say that um probably the best thing especially for the residents I think they just make sure that their voice is heard and I would suggest
council like to meet with them. If not have Kristen uh set up a meeting but I do think that we should hear what their concerns are and if there's anything we can do to alleviate those concerns before we move anything forward. As I said, me
personally, listen to the sound, but it doesn't sound bad when you're there playing, but when you next to it, it's constant. Just telling you my experience. I know that hockey the hockey games could be very, very loud. But, um, I think one, it's a defined
season, a couple hours a night, but also when's the last time we've had hockey games in the hockey? How long? Yeah. So, it's probably been five or six years and I also just wanted to make council aware. Obviously, everybody's
entitled to their own opinion. I'm just making council aware that there is a concern that concern should be listened to and addressed before we make any decisions on that. All right. Uh Dennis, what I'll do too
is um I'll reach out to those homeowners that sent emails and um I'll just copy email. So one I think they just sent me but just so you can kind of see what people are saying. Got it.
And as I said, I think it's important like sometimes you get emails from people and they're just angry and they start off by attacking. Every single email was very kind, very respectful, very, hey, might not understand this. And I thought that really one speaks volumes of the people who contacted us,
but speaks volumes of our community. All right. At this time, we'll open it up to public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard on any issue, please come up and state your name and address for the record. I am one of those residents. I live at
122B 44th Street South and that's why I came tonight. You say your name, Lucille Marzano. And um yes, my neighbors and I, we are all very concerned because our houses are right there. We're right at that cyclone fence. And right now uh the
noise, even you know, just what we already have, the noise from the pickle ball. And you're right, it makes like a certain high-pitch popping sound. And uh you can hear it all day and especially now if they're going to play in the evening. I mean then it's then it never
stops. It's like all day long and then at night plus if there's lights if they plan to put lights up uh you know they they shine. I mean I'm closer to the football field. I'm like one of the first on the end and um but actually it doesn't really bother me because I like
it that it's lit up. Makes me feel safer that that whole area is lit. But, uh, as far as the noise level and, uh, I guess even the parking, I'm just was just looking at my notes here. I guess the only thing if they plan to change that whole area, my understanding is in the
golf course also um, to make some kind of a change for the mini golf. The mini golf. Yeah. So, uh, not this year, but we're planning in the future to do a restructuring that whole area. One of the things the city manager and I spoke about is some type of buffering uh
between the homes and okay and the complex for to try to lessen any noise or like you said any type of light pollution. So that we have no plans but that is one of the first things to be addressed. Okay. Because that that was another thing that I had because I'm assuming that uh it's something that's
probably going to go through because it's necessary and needed for recreation for our town. So I guess we were hoping that would be some kind of a sound barrier or something to help alleviate some of the see if there is a u a citizens group
or be just to hear and maybe provide input. I know some of the people that have emailed you uh are present. I know want to send a letter listing all the different codes. Absolutely. Uh which I'm learning that perhaps they may not
apply because the area is a recreational area. That's my understanding with that. But I'd like to be on a committee. I'll send you an email tomorrow. It's my name and address. Uh if I can be on it. I'm usually here. I don't live here all the
time, but I've come like two or three days a week throughout the year. So, okay. Thank you very much. And I'm glad that you addressed it. So, thank you. And I look forward to sending it. Uh, please send me the email with your contact information. We'll definitely
keep you on the loop. I think that's important, too, especially as we get into the redesign to at least speak to residents and get a little bit of input. Yeah. And and we all are very respectful. Absolutely. We are. Yes, Mrs.
NHL was 30827 Street. Please give us an update on the short-term rental lawsuit. Turn it over to our attorney. I know there's been some meetings with my colleague and the other sideing some
amendments but I details still in mediation. It is that's part of the mediation process. So, how long does the mediation process go on?
Till it's resolved. As long as the judge will allow it, the judge wants the parties to settle having a full trial. No, I understand that. But it does it just go on and on? It can. If if the judge thinks that we're not making progress,
that could be stopped. But right now, because everybody seems to be working together, try to better So there's another session of mediation plan and and there's communications between both sides in between.
Okay. Thank you. There's no other public comments. Close the public portion. Uh any final council comments? I see none. We