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Thank you. Good evening everyone. I'd like to welcome welcome you to the June 17, 2026 council meeting. Please rise for the flag. >> Please remain standing while counsel

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says a prayer for us. Amen. Thanks. >> Heavenly Father, we thank you for your for the blessings of this beautiful community and for the opportunity to gather in service to the residents of Bridgetine as we welcome visitors, families, and friends during the upcoming Fourth of July and summer

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season. We ask for your protection and guidance over all who come to enjoy our island. Bless our first responders, department head, city employees, and volunteers who work tirelessly to keep our community safe, welcoming, and thriving. Grant them wisdom and strength and good health in their service. Guide

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this council and its deliberations tonight that all decisions made will be with integrity and respect in the best interest of our community mind. We ask these blessings in your holy name. Amen. >> Thank you. Please be seated. >> All right. First up on our agenda, we

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have a special presentation. The Brigantine Aquatic Center is blessed to host the Green Head Special Olympic Swim Team. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Should we Can we go ahead and do a couple things? All right. We'll do a

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couple of our things. Okay. >> All right. Uh, Tiger, do we have executive session tonight? >> Uh, Deputy Mayor, no executive session tonight. >> Okay. Um Christine, we need to do an approval of our June 3rd, 2026 council

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meetings. Can we have a motion and a second? >> So move. >> I'll second. >> Any questions? Seeing none, can we have a roll call? >> Abstain. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> We need a motion and a second for the bill requisition list. Any questions? All right, seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Uh, yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> All right. I'll now open up for public comment. This is a public comment on agenda items only. Please come up. State your name and address for the record.

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Right. Seeing none, um we we're going to close the public portion and um All right, we'll go on. >> No. Okay. Okay. We have a public hearing and

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adoption of ordinance 2026-11, an ordinance repealing ordinance 2026-8 consistent with the state suspension of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Resilient Environments and Landscapes Regulations.

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Can we have a motion and second? >> Motion. >> Second. Second. >> At this time, we'll need to open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard, please state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation, we're

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going to close the public portion. Any co council comments? >> Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> This is the introduction to ordinance

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2026-12, an ordinance appeal amending chapter 284 of the code of the city of Brigantine as it relates to handicap parking spaces. Do we have a motion and a second? >> So move. Second.

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>> Any council comments? Seeing none, can we have a roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Resolution uh 20261-158, a resolution appointing members to the

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lifeguard association pension commission. We have Chief George Eme reappoint. Ronald D. Feliz, a new appointment. John Johnson a reappoint. and Tom Richi a reappoint. Can we have a motion and second?

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>> I'll make that motion. Second. >> Any council comments? >> Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Motion carry. >> Resol resolution 2026-159,

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a resolution authorizing a contract with core and main LP for residential meters and radios. I have a motion and second. >> So move second. >> Any council comments? >> Seeing none, can we have roll call?

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Julia, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026-160, a resolution authorizing a refund of an emergency medical service overpayment. Can I have a motion and second?

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>> Make that motion. Second. >> Any council comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> You >> carried. >> Resolution 2026, tax 161 is a resolution authorizing an employment agreement with

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police chief Steve Ward. Can I have a motion and second? >> Third. Third. >> Third to the punch. Gota stick together. >> Any council comments?

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>> Seeing none, roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> To make you feel good. Steve, >> yes. >> Kain, >> yes. >> Rearen, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Okay. Uh, we have one more. Can we just

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go one more? Okay. We have resolution 2026-163 or 162. A resolution authorizing a contract with Atlantic City Cycle Center for the purchase of a Polaris Ranger XP 1000 crew under the Source Well

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Cooperative. Um, can I have a motion and second? >> I'll make that second. >> Any council comments? >> Seeing none, can we have roll call? you. >> Yes. >> Haty, >> yes. >> Virginia, >> yes. >> Hay, >> yes. >> Rean,

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>> yes. Motion carried. >> And the last one is resolution 2026-163, a resolution authorizing the award of a contract to Zone Striping, Inc. for Bike Lane Striping at various locations. I

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have a motion and second. >> I'll make that motion. Second. >> Tiger, do you want to just give a little update on that? >> Yeah, absolutely. So, this uh will they'll be out within the next two weeks to start painting bike lanes. It'll cover all of Lagoon Boulevard, Harbor

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Beach Boulevard, and from Harbor Beach and Brigintine Avenue back to like around Jersey Cal and that area. So, we'll get all those bike lanes uh repainted uh for summertime. >> Okay. Any council questions or comments? >> Can we have a roll call?

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Villio, >> yes. >> Kay, >> yes. >> Yes. Motion carried. >> All right. And finally, we have our consent agenda. We have 11 items. I'm not going to go through them all. Can I have a motion in second to >> I'll make that motion. >> Second.

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>> Any council comments? >> Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Carried. >> Okay. Are we ready? Do you have everybody here? >> All right. The Brigantine Aquatic Center

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is blessed to host the Green Head Special Olympics swim team. The team is made up of Jordan, Spencer, Stfan, Stanley, Sebastian, Ethan, Justin, and Francis. They practice two times

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in Brigantine year round to get ready for competition season. The season consists of three meets. If you finish one, two, or three in the first meet, you move on to the second. If you finish one, two, or three in the second meet, you qualify for the New Jersey Special

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Olympics held at TCJ for over 3,000 athletes in 17 sports. Uh, the Green Heads Special Olympics team advanced all members, all eight members to the summer games, taking home

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20 medals, including six gold medals. They uh they were some of the fastest in the entire state. They're so proud to have them. We are so proud to have them represent our island on the state level and you just may see some of them

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compete in the national level in the next few years. Um from June 5th to June 8th, these athletes represented Brigantine at New Jersey Special Olympics Games and uh their dedication and hard work that they put in each week

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are reflected in these outstanding results. This evening we're acknowledging these great eight Brigantine athletes for their accomplishments and we're so proud to have you represent us on the state level. All right. Now,

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All right, we have Stefan Adams. >> All right, here we go. Look at those medals. Stanley Adams. There you are, Stanley.

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Stand over there next to Stefan. Georgie Griffin. Hi, Georgie. We have Justin. >> Sorry, Rodriguez. We are very proud to have you all

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represent in pools. Do you love swimming? >> Yeah. >> Good. I'm sure you are all excellent swimmers and Miss Robin and Sar have been great coaches for him. >> All right. Do any of you want to say anything?

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Thank my family. >> Well, hello everybody. My name is T and I'm good at swimming. >> And and I love swimming because swimming is my talent. And and and I used to do swimming in in Special Olympics in the summertime.

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Uh uh uh and I used to practice is swim in the winter time. >> It's cold when you leave in the winter time, isn't it? >> And I love swimming because swimming is a fun thing to do. >> That's all.

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Hey, it's me, Francis. Uh, I'd like to thank my family for supporting me even doing this. It was really cool. And I love swimming cuz the water is so fun to like touch. I don't context. I I don't

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know what was fun with that. Hello, my name is Stefan and I love swimming. My favorite stroke to swim is freestyle and I love the backstroke because I move my hands so strong.

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>> Uh, I had a lot of fun. That's the most important part. And I I would like to thank my coaches, my teams, and all the parents that were there. >> Well, these guys have been with me a

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really long time. Our our special needs program is actually named after Stanley. Stanley's special friends. And last two weeks ago, we had 27 eval. So this last year, we've taught

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probably 120 special needs children that hopefully are a little bit safer around the water. And that's what it's about. And they're all having fun. >> Yep. >> And I want to thank thank council mayor and council and and Karen View for

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having us. And thank you There we go. >> My name is Ethan Rodriguez and I love swimming because it helps me with exercising. My favorite swim style

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is race style because it keeps with my arms and legs exercises. And I'm working on the bre my breast stroke and my dolphin kicks. >> I have hope you all have a happy safe summer.

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Great evening and great weekend. All righty. That was the best. That was That was wonderful. >> Yeah, it is. Absolutely. All right, we now have our C council manager committee discussion. >> I actually do have one thing.

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>> Okay. >> Um I I know we just recognized some amazing people. Uh and I'm going to recognize an amazing individual that is here this evening and that is Christine Murray, our city clerk. She does hit me. I know. I love it. So

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municipal clerk's honor role. Christine has been, you know, inducted in and in appreciation of her outstanding and dedicated service as a clerk of the city of Brigantine. She is the certificate of recognition was awarded to her by the general code. Again, she's in the municipal clerk's honor role for 2026.

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Thank you, Christine. You're an amazing city. I told you >> I realize everybody >> chief over the park visit us. >> Thank you. All right, start Dennis. Uh

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just say once again uh I know they just left but uh congratulations to that wonderful contained green heads special Olympics team really just a wonderful site and uh such a great place on our island. So many of our kids swam there including my own and uh just a wonderful

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Robin does a wonderful job there as did uh her husband Chuck who we don't have anymore but a wonderful man himself. So everybody, other than that, uh, everybody enjoy the weather. Uh, some good weather following and safety and, uh, enjoy the sunshine and good health.

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Thank you. >> Yeah, hearing those kids put some things into perspective, those >> fuel was what that was the one that stuck with me. Like, wow, I don't think I've ever thought about that. Right. Amazing program. Um, I got a bootleg

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sneak peek on putt putt mini golf the other night. So, just testing out some holes and play a few of us to get all the lights on and holes at night. Really neat. What a great job everyone's done

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with your staff. So, it's ready. I think that when the soft opening is Thursday, right? That's >> and I guess it kicks into high gear underneath. That's all I have there.

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>> All right. Thank you. >> Please do me a favor. If you haven't seen them out there, stop. All volunteers ceremony Sunday morning which is amazing incredible job. So that

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I also car shows down that graduated last night. That's certainly a lot of lot of scholarships passed out um for kids all over.

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his kids is July 11th at St. Thomas Church, >> I believe. Uh Martin's car wash is that this weekend also Saturday. >> Saturday morning at the office car wash.

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That's all we got. Thanks. Thanks, Deputy Mayor. Uh, a lot of good things going on. Congratulations to all the graduates last night. Sounded like a good time. Uh, the, uh, cultural arts commission is

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putting together a, uh, chalk walk, uh, chalk walk in red, white, and blue. And that's July 1st at the Seaw wall. It's for ages between five and 16. and uh they're looking for you to demonstrate your vision on our national symbols from

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the Statue of Liberty, American flag, liberty belt, bald eagle, torches, fireworks, etc. We provide the cultural arts commission provides the chalk and the walk you all uh prominade and uh you provide the creativity. So that's on July 1st

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uh on-site registration 9:30 a.m. up the seaw wall around 11 street there from 10:00 a.m. to noon. So, um you can practice ahead in time and love to see you all up there. Uh other than that, did co uh the economic development

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committee met last week and uh we had a great meeting. You know, we want to do something special for uh the 250 an anniversary of the country and all. So, we came up with something. I think it's fabulous. And I got to give uh Tiger uh

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some uh credit for this. I think you mentioned it. >> Yeah. But so at uh 11:30 on July 4th uh at 38th Street on the beach, get your patriotic gear on. Bring your flags.

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We're marching from up the up the beach from 38th Street up around the scallers. Some people may want to go some more, but we hope to get a uh set the Guinness Book of World Records for the biggest patriotic crowd march on July 4th on the

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beach uh in Bri. >> That's on the 4th at 11:30 a.m. So, it's pretty exciting. Yeah. Uh we're going to have a nice ceremony to start the parade. Um uh band, trumpet players, national anthem, the whole lot. It's going to be really cool.

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>> All walkers. >> All walkers. Yeah. >> Bikes. >> Bikes. >> No bikes. No, no, no bikes. No bikes. Just walkers. Just marches. >> All right. >> Uh and uh other than that, uh that's about all I have. If you need me, you know where to find my number.

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>> Paul, do you have anything from the first word? Second word. Second word. Excuse me. >> Sorry I'm late. I had to attend my grand granddaughter's uh graduation. >> Absolutely. Family first. >> Sure. Anyway, uh we did meet like

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myself, uh Tiger and uh John Doring with the folks over the seaw wall. The county was down, sent their representatives here. They sent the project engineer was was there with them and we discussed our wants and questions about why certain

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things weren't finished. They, you know, gave us their excuses, but they said they would take it back and figure out what we were going to do about the whole thing. Questioned the blinking lights. We were told that there was a short in the pole wherever there was an outlet placed. Water was leaking

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into the pole and shorting shorting the lights and that therefore they were blinking on and off. I guess it's some kind of safety mechanism so that they don't stay on all the time. But they're now shut off completely. We're hoping to get those turned back on sooner than later.

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Is there anything else, John, about that? Covered it all. Yeah. And we're trying to get that last ramp extended down to the sand level and uh something done with the 13th Street lamp

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that's not there any longer. Has to add back in there. And then there was some problems with the poles. the pipes didn't end in the right places and where they had removed the railings. There were uh holes left in the decking

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that should have been filled in some way or covered over and you know we showed them all. We took pictures and hopefully there'll be something done about it very shortly. >> Thank you. I'd first like to thank Jim Mogan and CER staff and Jim's daughter

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Kim for hosting a fabulous bus trip last week. They took I think there were like 40 of us from Brigitten in the area. We went on a week-l long bus trip. 1,800 miles on a bus was long, but it was it was fantastic. It was we had a lady from

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Bosco representative with us every step of the way and it was planned out beautifully. We went to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, saw where the planes came down, which was surreal to see that. We did the uh football hall of fame, the uh

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We went all the way up to Meno Island up by the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which is an island that has no motor vehicles other than one ambulance and three fire

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trucks. police department response on bicycles and horses. But it it's just it was neat. So, I I just want to thank them for one of their great trips. Uh I'd also like to congratulate the class

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of 2026, the graduating class from Brian Community School. Neil and I were there last night. It was different because um both Glenn Robbins, the superintendent, and Mayor Vincah wore two different hats last night. They were both in their

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official roles and they were in their dad roles as well. So, it was neat to see that. So, congratulation to all them and just I hope everybody has a wonderful happy summer. Oh, Paul, you too. You were you were official as giving an award and you're suddenly

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congratulations to him as well. All right. Anybody else have anything else to say? All right. I will entertain a motion to adjourn. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I knew there was something else. I

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>> There it is. >> Hi. >> All right. Okay. Can we uh Is there anyone who would like to come up and for public comment come up and state your name and address?

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Jimmy, I live 605 drive. Since it hasn't been mentioned today so far, I like to say to all the gentlemen here, I hope you all had a happy Father's Day. Thank you. >> Oh, that's right. Happy Father's Day. John,

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>> John Johnson, 36 Kilby Beach Drive. Congratulations to Chief Ward getting his deal inked in. Wish you luck. But I would like to know what new rules we are enforcing regarding bicyclist and

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electric devices. Please >> why don't we put a public outing? SP Thank you. Glad you got the plan in place and update us when it happens. Thank you. Happy Father's Day. >> Thanks, John. >> Since we only have one meeting in July,

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we will see you back here on July 15th. Now, can we have a motion? Second to >> I'll take that. >> Second. All in favor say I. I. >> Motion passes. Thank you for coming out tonight. We'll see you in July.

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I'm going