I'd like to welcome everybody to our October 1st Burgine City Council meeting. Please rise for the flag salute. Heavenly Father, we come to you today asking for your guidance, wisdom, and support as we get begin this meeting. Help us engage in meaningful discussion.
Allow us to grow closer as a group and nurture the bonds of our community. Many of our friends and neighbors are celebrating Yamapour this week. We ask that you hear their prayers and that you shower them with beautiful blessings. In
your name we pray. Amen. Thank you. The open public meetings act announcement. Thank you. Struggling a little. That's all right, though. It's got me. We got it. Uh, first of all, I'd like to welcome the Msino family here. I'd like to welcome
Chief Emtt, Assistant Chief Murell, all of our officers, our lifeguards, uh, for a very, very special day here in Brigantine. Uh, today we want to honor Captain Fran Msino for his 46 years of service to the Brigantine Beach Patrol. And I will tell you, Fran is probably
one of the most legendary lifeguards to ever serve on the beach patrol, honestly. Um, I even wore my orange for you, friend. I got my orange tie, orange socks. And uh something I think is really important, like we have a huge award on the Beach
Patrol called the Orange Pride Award, and every time I think of Orange Pride, I think of Friends, you know. Uh Fran definitely orange. Uh he is the cheerleader on the Beach Patrol. He is the keeper of like the history. And I think one of the things is he's always so enthusiastic about everything he
does. Probably one of my earliest memories of Fran is uh being a rookie. We're coming up on the South jerseys and we're at a meeting. I hear this like music and I'm like, "What is that?" And it's getting louder and it's getting all of a sudden this truck drives off the
beach with a full band in the back of the truck and there's Fran up on top singing and belting out a song and an incredible parody of the success that the Beach Patrol is going to have in the race. And I think it's something that I look forward to every single year. Um,
and I know when he talked that song uh, born to run will forever in my mind be born to guard, you know, and Fran was uh, my direct lieutenant uh, when I was on the beach patrol and he did a great job with that. I think Fran always made sure that he took care of the people he
was responsible for and he was really good, I want to say, with discipline. Um, I know there was an instance where I may or may not have crashed a boat on the beach into a sandbar and there may or may not have been some damage to that boat. And um, after I called it in, had
the log happen, Fran came down instead of being upset or being mad. He's like, "Tell me what happened. What's the story?" And I explained to him what was going on and what what had happened and how it happened. And he said, "Look, Vince," he goes, "I appreciate how hard
you train. I appreciate that you want to be a great racer and you're pushing these boats to the limit of what they can do and in this case maybe a little beyond it. He goes, "But we're not just here about racing. We're here to save lives and we need to
take care of our equipment." He's like, "And you got to have a balance of both. Push yourself hard, but be smart in what you do because this job depends on having good equipment." And he's like, "Is that understood?" I was like, "Yeah, absolutely." And he goes, "Now you're grounded for two weeks. No rowing.
And it's funny how you have those like key moments that stick with you, especially when you're young, you know, and even though that's a conversation where I expected to get yelled at, expected to be upset, expected to be in trouble, how friend handled it taught me responsibility. And I think that's something that we do a great job of on
the beach patrol, especially from all our all of our lieutenants, all of our officers, because we deal with a lot of young people in the beach patrol, and our responsibility is to raise them up so they make good choices. And I know Fran did that to for me and I know in the 20 years I was on the beach patrol,
Fran did that for everyone out there. So we're very very proud of all of you done for the city and I know I hope you come back and visit all the time because I will miss you and you do need to sing more songs for us because I miss that very much. What's up?
Beautiful. I love it. So I have a proclamation on behalf of city council. It says uh Captain Francis Msino was a little formal. I felt funny. But Captain Francis Msino is being honored on the occasion of his retirement after completing an extraordinary 46 seasons
of dedicated service with the Brigantine Beach Patrol. Whereas Fran spent his childhood summers in Brigantine working as a mascot before officially joining the ranks of the lifeguards in 1980. truly living up to the phrase born to guard. He was awarded lifeguard of the
year in 1994, promoted to lieutenant in 2000, and earned the title of senior lieutenant in 2004, which later transitioned to captain, although many still affectionately called him by his nickname, Franny Lane. Fran has long been an unofficial
historian of the Brigintine Beast Patrol, sharing stories from its past, keeping alive its traditions and pride while also serving as an immense and countless events and races and bringing humor, energy, and spirit to the Beach Patrol community. For 46 years, Fran has
been a constant presence on the Brigantine Beach Patrol, sharing his knowledge and stories with um Got to start wearing glasses. with generations of guards riding waves of each season with enthusiasm all while remaining
devoted to the safety of his community that he served so proudly displaying his orange pride. Now therefore I Vince Sarah mayor of the city of Brigantine on behalf of the Brigantine city beach patrol and the people of the city of Brigantine do hereby commend and
recognize Captain Fran Bsino for his outstanding and exceptional service to the city of Brigantine. Fran, thank you very much. First of all, I want to thank mayor and council for this. Uh it's been an incredible 46 years. Uh a lot of people
on council they had a direct connection to the beach patrol. Mayor Sarah Vince was I was his direct supervisor. I didn't ground him for two weeks because it was too close to the South Jerseys which I think you guys got second that year and it was always an honor cheering for the guys and girls on the beach
patrol. Um but thank you to mayor and council city manager Tiger. Thank you. Uh, it's it's great to see the Chiefs here. Paul was a Seventh Street Beach guy just like I was. It's great seeing Rich John always. We always
had great equipment on the beach because John made sure we had the best. I'd like to thank a couple people in particular. Uh, my grandparents who trek down from South Philly one day to visit friends in 1952 and purchased a house while everybody else in our family was going to North Wildwood. We stayed true to uh
to bringing te New Jersey. Best of both worlds. grew up in South Philly during the winters bring a team every summer and it will be every summer for the rest of my life. Uh my sisters for coming out my sons for being here my beautiful wife for always being there for me. It's been an honor uh my brothers and sisters on
the beach patrol especially uh the three chiefs captains I served under the legendary Jim King who exemplified orange pride and who told me one day Frank go back to school get your teachers license. So I did and here I am
I guess that geez that was a long time ago. Uh Chief Joe Gunther who I always say was just maybe the nicest guy I ever met in my life recommended me for promotion a few times. And of course Chief Emmy Kip I love you brother. I'm always honored that the first day you ever worked as a lifeguard I was your
senior guard and I got there almost on time. And uh but yeah it's a great job. What people say it's the best job I'll ever have. It is. I had the opportunity of running with Ryan before she was a runner and I had an opportunity of DJing some people's weddings in this room
through lifeguarding and they were blasts. I'm not going to tell too many stories, but hey, one day, you know, if I ever see, you can ask me some things that I can tell you. But thank you to everyone who truly loves our island, who truly loves Bring a Team. And uh to everyone,
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the legend himself, Assistant Chief Morell. I was his mascot. And as as as my current boss during the winter, Phil Gunther says, Dr. Gunther says, "You were Morel's mascot, not mine." But yeah, I was. And I I learned a lot from
Mike, I could say. And I really did. Thanks for teaching me how to row. I'll never forget that. And uh all my brothers and sisters on the beach patrol, present, past, and future. We're not going anywhere. I'll be down Seventh Street Beach and I'll be at the cove and maybe I'll learn how to surf finally and
go to the jetty. Okay. And of course, I mean, I wish my parents were here. Uh they took us to the beach all the time. And one rule we had, we could never swim when the lifeguards weren't there. And that was one thing. I guess I'll go back to that now, guys. Unless lifeguards are
around, we're not going to the ocean. But thank you, guys. God bless everyone. And uh born a guard. Let's bring home the South Jerseys again. All right. It'll be great. God bless. Bravo. Randy, do you mind if we get a picture with the two? And then I actually want a picture with the beach patrol as well.
City council, you guys. Let's see. Pleasure. [Music] Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, sucks. Tag, we have an executive session tonight. Yes, mayor. We do have an executive
session. Uh, attorney client privilege and uh contract negotiations. Can you read the resolution for executive session? All in favor? Any oppos?
Pass. Back. Public. out of this. We have a motion. George. Yes. Thank you, Mayor. We discussed several items. September 17, 2025 council meeting minutes.
Questions and comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. Yes. Sarah, yes. requisition list. Questions or comments? Yes. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Up next, we have public comment. This is on agenda items only. Anybody wishing to be heard about anything on the agenda, please come up and state your name and address for the record. Yes.
John Johnson, 36 Coil Beach Drive, and my question is resolution 219 headline replacement phase 9 and 10. Would you please tell me what nine and 10 actually is
specifications or what it what it actually is? Phase 9 and 10. Yeah. So phase 9 and 10 are areas of the island that we think built after it's 1985. After 1985, we have to verif. So, basically what we're going to do is um
we'll have a contractor go out, they have to dig test pits. They'll randomly sample in those areas, test pits. If it shows up that majority of those properties are compliant with the new standards, then we can actually eliminate both of those areas off. And
this is a regulation, I guess, through the state of New Jersey that we have to do. So that digging of a pit uh would be inside the curb line on the owner's property. Yes. Okay.
I understand that. Thank you. Stand on the public comment. Close the public portion. Uh we have resolution 2025-219 and this is a contract with route 24 plumbing lead line replacement bases 9
and10. This is the amount of $997,947. Have a motion second. I can see we just talked about this. Uh just to give a little more follow up on this. We're in a process now working to eliminate properties on the island that are already compliant, don't need to
have the lines replaced. So, we're working through that. We've done all we can by going through records and looking at plans. Now, we're going out and digging physical test bits to go out and look at those lines of properties. Uh once that's completed, we'll have a better idea of where we are in November.
We're going to be building probably in November. this project moves and changes a lot. We anticipate that sometime in November meeting at that time we should have more information on the project and more specifics on the project. I think one of
the challenging things with this is it work on this for a few years now but it continues changes. Um this is something that's major for every municipality. We're all kind of learning as we know it. We anticipate that by November we'll have a better handle on the project. Trying to get a better idea of what the
costs are going to be especially for rateayers. We're hoping to be able to have that at that meeting. Uh so we'll be able to share more then once we have that public meeting and have information. We anticipate going out to
bid construction on the first phase or phases of the project. We want to make sure we have that information. Um, we're not sure financially how it works out yet. We're still putting all the numbers together, especially with high bank funding. So, there's a lot with the state of New Jersey that we have to make
sure we have correct. We want to make sure that that's out there. Uh, we have a company right now, H2M, is uh helping us with the educational side of it. Uh, so they're putting together a website for us. It's going to have information, informationational packages. There'll be
an um interactive map. So once this map is available, you'll be able to go online. You can click my understanding. You can click on your property, see where that falls. And we're trying to make sure that we get as much information out to the public as possible. We felt it was important to
hire a professional company dedicated towards this so we can make sure that we get true and accurate information out to the public. Um, our staff here does a really good job, but there's only so much you can do to make sure that we had someone who's dedicated to get that information out.
public is fully aware and has full access to that information as we know it. What's good with the company is as information changes or as we learn things, the company will be able to update the website and get that accurate changed information out to the public.
So, we will keep everybody posted as we go through. Um, the biggest thing is, you know, it'll be different phases over a series of years. Um, so we'll keep people up to date through that process as we are there any questions or comments from
council? Seeing none, can we have roll call? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Rean, yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. Motion carry. We have resolution 2025-220.
And this is a resolution authorizing application to hazardous discharge site remediation fund. This is for our This is part of the process through Green Acres for our Eastore playground that we're working on. We have a motion to second
questions or comments that has to be done. It's it's just part of the process to verify that there's no hazardous contaminants there. So, this is like that first step. We have roll. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Rearen. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Resolution 2025-221. and resolutions to affirm the city of Brigantine civil rights policy with respect to all officials, appointees, employees, uh, prospective employees,
volunteers, independent contractors, members of the public come into contact with municipal employees, officials, and volunteers. Have a motion. Second question or comments. Seeing none, may have roll. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Motion carries. Resolution 2025-22. This is a resolution by the city of New Jersey authorizing contract for LP for
the purchase of residential heater pits, lids, and curb stop boxes. This is the amount of 17,950. Second. Questions or comments? Seeing none. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Rear. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Resolution 2025-223. This is tax overpayment refunds. Have a motion. Second.
Questions or comments. Seeing none. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Resolution 220. Sorry. Resolution 2025-24
second question comments seeing none we have roll call yes yes yes yes mayor yes car resolution 2025-225
this is a resolution by the city of brickine jersey of authorizing board of contract middle town sprinklers company for irrigation at Briglinks for holes 10 through 18 New Jersey. This is in the amount of 1,839,450
motion second. Questions or comments? I think one of the important things is uh this is a project that definitely needs to get done. did the front nine this year, finish up the back nine. Now, uh to put
this in perspective, back in 2024, we had 15 breaks in our irrigation system. Um the irrigation system is probably 20 years past life expectancy. It's more than anything. Uh as PCB pipe gets old,
it gets brittle. When the pressure comes up, it blasts the pipes. I believe we witnessed it happen. It's becoming more expensive to had just put system for any golf course. Probably one of the most important things you need is a good functioning irrigation system to make sure grass
nice. So, um we're continuing with that investment. Some of the parts they don't even Yeah, some of the parts work out. Thank you. Yeah. So we don't
there's no questions or comments. We have roll callig that's no retrofitting like essentially no retrofitting of any sorts going on. It's all new equipment all old all new equipment everything is getting replaced everything and regularly these things they're they're seven figures whether it
be a 9hole course 18ole B. So, thank you. Yeah, we we split it up over two tax years. So, that's we split it up over two tax years to keep the expenses under control. So that's why we did um
recommendations for people in the industry says that it makes sense to other questions and comments. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes.
Resolution 2025-226. And this is a resolution authorizing the contract with hydro design incorporated for construction management. This is phase two of the golf course irrigation system and this is the amount not to exceed 29,5
questions or comments. at the same time. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah. Yes. Resolution 2025-227. This is a resolution authorizing the
mayor and city manager to execute application Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. And I believe this is this is for the Washington Drive sanitary sewer extension. We have a motion second.
questions and comments. Seeing none, we have roll. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Mayor Sarah, yes. We have our consent agenda. We have our St. Thomas raffle license numbers 1126
and number 127 Veteran State. We have a motion second. Question, comments. See? Do we have roll call? Yes, except we have our council council
manager committee discussions. I just have one thing I'd like to bring up. Uh I'd like to publicly congratulate my deputy manager Ryan Hurst. She graduated on Friday through Ruckers University uh the certified public managers course which she has been
attending in Atlantic City for over nine months 10 months. Uh she completed the course in August and uh got her certificate. So that's a very very demanding course and uh super proud of her and could not do this job without her. So
I know Tiger Uh we both got to watch her do her final presentation for her course and very very impressive. Outstanding job. public Sunday, Thursday.
Thanks. Uh Johnny, correct me if I'm wrong. I believe this is last week for our dirt pick up. Good. last season. Um, on Thursday, October 16th, I
will be hosting a local session to assist seniors in filling out their property tax applications. This will cover the New Jersey anchor program and the senior tax freeze. Representatives from the office of Senator Vitz
Palestina, Assemblyman Don Guardian, and Assemblywoman Claire Swift will be at CER from 10 to 2 on the 16th to help this complicated process. Please, if you come and join us, it's going to be paper
and it's all over social media. You'll have to bring your photo ID, your social security card, your 2023 and 24 tax return, and your 2023 and 24 property
tax bill. This is the form that was mailed out by the state back in the spring, late spring. If you do not have it, they will have extra books for them. uh they will these representatives will
be bringing laptops with them. They will help you to fill it out on online or if you still want to just do it by paper and you can do the forms are in the booklet. This is due by Halloween.
This is on 16 at the CPR. Also, bring on block was a huge success. I want to thank the green team for having this vision and organizing 300 people seated at a one long table down
the middle of uh 15th Street. It was absolutely awesome to see everybody there all dressed completely white head to toe. It was a great event. weather. They're cooperative for us and they they
are promising. That's it. Congrats again to Ryan. It's great news. Great to hear. Also to Cena 26 years. My goodness. Good for him, good for his family, and
he'll be around, but he'll be missing a lot just the same. So, basically, just a couple notes on the fall. Uh, our local businesses been kind of, uh, busy, I guess, with the Phillies and the Eagles and, uh, just good luck to our
regional teams. your talent. Thank you. I participated in after dark glow Saturday night and it was even though it was rain
but to you tiger as well. It was the first time I played on it decorations that she wrote in spectacular. We really have something there like you got to come down. So great job and it's uh this is going to be
something I think This is one. want to thank everybody for coming out tonight, spend some time here concerns. So, cultural arts commission had their arts
uh arts festival last month. fabulous local artists. The economic development see But uh Chamber of Commerce been doing great stuff. This Sunday is the last tailgate on the beach at one o'clock.
Eagles playing the Denver. So it should be a good win for us J. But uh you know it's uh that's that. So I suppose they had a community prayer vigil this past week. All religious organizations
came together on the island. the leaders wants appreciation to public works and police for park being told
and then about 50 or Right. I guess also if you haven't heard it's horseback riding season again for sale and so if you got your horses and ponies ready saddle up
mayor, can I just clarify because I did get a text uh season starts November 1. So just because I did get a text today somebody was adverts the island to help businesses and our chambers great job. Mark touched on this
a little bit like we're investing back in this community and a lot of that work getting done and I think it's a good lot of governing bodies that fight over
politics over gain. It's something that's very very special and I think very people that are care about this. So, I just want to say it's beautiful. Proud of the work we're getting done. It's
just the beginning. At this time, I'd like to open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard, please come up and state your name. Just for the record, John Johnson, 36 Coil Beach Drive. And I just wanted to publicly thank
John Doring for his aid to me and others. I live in Cokeill Beach and behind all the houses, it's a fire access and concrete walkways and probably every 50 feet there's Atlantic
City electric light pole. Over a year I've called, complained, emailed countless times. Three or four of my other neighbors have done the same. Everybody reached out to someone they thought could help. And about five weeks
ago, I go, "Hey, why don't you call up John?" I called him up. He investigated the situation. And last week, it got fixed. So, John, you did something no one else. And it was loads of people
that were requested to help us. Thank you. You're the best. Proud to be in Brigity. The whole city operates with We want to help you and I'm be here. Thank you. Hi, William 43 Road. Uh just uh I was
here last week and just wanted to make a public comment and I haven't been paying attention to these these meetings for probably over 15 years now. Um but I noticed that there was probably less people than there are here tonight uh here last week and I was just wondering because I got that feeling when I have
to say my house number. Does anybody get discouraged with coming in to make a public comment because they have to give their house address? With today's climate with the the politics and all that, the violence that's associated in Atlantic City when they do their um word
meetings for the um the school board, they have a signin sheet for anybody that wants to do a public comment. They just sign it, put their name, other information they require. Is that something that could happen here? And then just when they come up to make a comment at the microphone, maybe just
their first name and the street that they live on, just might be a little bit anxious about coming down and getting their address on because this is going online, right? Yeah. So I don't
even do public but then someone could someone could come in or at least then they got to make an over public records request and then you can at least track and see if anyone's doing anything nefarious. I kind of got worried I didn't see Mrs.
Phillips here last week saw her throughout the week and that's what kind of got me thinking that people might get discouraged. Yeah, something it's no big deal but just the just assistant psychology
treasure here. That's all I handicap ramp down at the seaw wall. They said they weren't going to redo the concrete one if they did it out of wood. If it does, if there was any kind of settling or anything, would the wood
flex or at least go with the disruption or settlement down there? I don't know. You guys had said something last week about eliminating that ramp down there cuz the concrete crack uh cracked. If they were doing wood steps, could
they do a wood ramp? Any final council comments? Seeing none, we have a motion and second to adjurnn. Second. All in favor? Seeing none. Motion pass. Thank you for
coming out.