back and Marie >> like to call this meeting to order. This is the Bunav Vista Township Regular Meeting April 28th, 2025. We'll start with a roll call. >> Mr. Krenzer is absent. Mr. Renard absent. Mrs. Ta
>> here. >> Mr. Williams >> here. >> Mayor Mayor Rajeri >> here. On January 7th, 2025, notice of this meeting was mailed to the Daily Journal and the press and duly posted in the main lobby of the municipal complex. All
requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act have been met in compliance with the Sunshine Law. I'd >> like to ask everyone to stand to salute the flag. >> Mrs. Tess, will you lead us? >> Sure. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Approval of minutes. We have the workshop meeting April 14th, 2025. >> Need a motion and a second to approve.
>> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Roll call. Ta >> here. >> Williams, >> yes. >> Rei, >> yes. >> Um, announcements, presentations, and discussion. There are none. Mayor's report.
>> Good evening, everyone. Uh, a few quick items tonight as we venture into our busier than usual season. Um, I'm just going to go through these rapid fire. A few quick uh dates and and events that we want to highlight. Uh, the mentoring mother's breakfast will be this
Saturday, May 5th at the MLK Center starting at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. >> May 3rd. >> Oh, May 3rd. >> Oh, what did I say? >> Saturday, May 3rd at the MLK Center starting at 10 a.m. Uh, please call the community center.
>> Please call the community center at 856697-2100 extension28 to RSVP. And again, that is the mentoring mothers breakfast. Uh this Saturday, May 3rd at 10 a.m. Uh uh Saturday, May 17th, is our
community yard sale at Michael Debbie Park. Registration is required. Spaces are still available, $10 per spot. Please register at our special events office. Memorial Day ceremony will be Monday, May 26th at 11:00 a.m. out front at town
hall. Uh, as always, we encourage everybody to please join us. So, again, that's Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 26th at 11:00 a.m. Uh, quick plug for summer concerts. Summer concerts will be underway June 18th. Uh, the first concert will be at
the MLK Center featuring Lonnie Youngblood. Each concert thereafter will be Wednesday at Michael Debbie Park. All concerts are from 7 to 9:00 p.m. Please join us. It's one of our marquee events uh that we do every year in the warmer weather. So, really good food, fun,
music. Please come out every Wednesday uh starting uh June 18th at Michael Debbie Park. And like I said, the inaugural will be at the community center from 7 to 9:00. Uh quick plug, this is a little far out, but just to get on everyone's radar,
national night out will be August 5th from 5:00 to 9:00 at Michael Debbie Park. uh township is accepting donations for our annual fireworks event. Uh far and away I think the one of the better fireworks displays in our our general area. So again, quick plug, National
Night Out, August 5th from 5 to 9 at Michael Debby Park. Uh and then lastly, um want to thank uh really just about everybody that was involved uh with a a a long-standing issue that we finally, knock on wood, uh put to bed. Uh, want
to thank BBTEMS, Richland Fire, the Atlanta County Sheriff's Office. Uh, several residents, our public works department, and our township administrator. Uh, this was a a very long andbroiled code enforcement case uh about a property on Main Avenue in
Richland. Um, lot that went into this over the span of the last 18 months, but we are are hopefully kind of putting the worst of this behind us at this point. Uh big shout out to public works. The condition of the property when we were finally
able to access uh was pretty far gone. So I want to tip my hat to everybody that was involved and and hopefully bringing this to to some degree of finality. And that is all I have for my report tonight. Thank you everyone. >> Thank you mayor. Ordinances for
introduction first reading. There are none. Ordinances for public hearing second reading. We have ordinance 156-2025 authorizing acceptance of land donation for block 1403 lot 27. >> I need a motion and a second to open to
the public on 156 2025 >> to the public. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> uh motion to close. >> Motion to close. >> Second. A motion and a second to adopt 156 2025.
>> Motion to adopt. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Ta. >> Yes. >> Williams. >> Yes. >> Raji? >> Yes. >> Public comment on current agenda items only. In order for the committee to conduct the business of the township in the most productive manner possible,
meeting attendees will be given two minutes, all-inclusive, to comment on any agenda items without comment or question from the committee, but only on items specified on the agenda listed for the current meeting. Please step up to the microphone at the appropriate time and state your name and address for the
record. Resolution 77-25 is authorizing payment of bills in the amount of $447,34.71. Consent agenda includes item of business which are not controversial and do not require individual discussion. A motion approving the consent agenda is moved, seconded, and voted upon as one item by
the township committee. If any discussion if any discussion is requested on a consent agenda item, it is removed from the consent agenda to the regular agenda. 78-25 is authorizing refund of applicable fees for Independence Day
celebration. 79-25 is authorizing the refund of taxover payment to Nadia Chevchenko. 80-25 is authorizing change order number one for the reconstruction of Landis Avenue phase 1. 81-25 is accepting the
annual audit report for calendar year 2024. 82-25 is authorizing the mayor to execute anou with the ACIA for CDBG funds for the MLK center parking lot improvements. >> You thought I was gonna mess that one up. >> Sounded like a wrap.
>> I've had many years of practice on that one. >> Sounded like a wrap song. 83-25 is accept proposal from Schaefer Asher Shyig for postroad reconstruction phase 1 and 84-25 is authorizing the mayor to execute an amended agreement with BBT
EMS. >> We need a motion and a second to open to the public for agenda items only. >> Motion to open to the public. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion to close. >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I. Uh motion and a second to pay the bills. >> Motion to pay the bills. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Ta. >> Yes. >> Williams. >> Yes. >> Rigeri. >> Yes. Uh motion and a second to adopt consent agenda resolution 78 through 84.
>> Motion to adopt. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Ta. >> Yes. >> Williams. >> Yes. >> Rajeri. >> Yes. >> Item 12, our administrator's report. Do you have anything? >> Um,
thank you for everybody reviewing the audit and accepting the audit. Um, again, we have a very clean audit, uh, with no findings ever in this audit as well. So, um, hats off completely to township staff, um, all staff, tax office, finance office, uh, clerk's
office. Um, they definitely put a lot behind everything that the township is required to have audited. Um so I appreciate everybody's due diligence and making sure that we continue to stay within compliance. So um that is the audit that we present um for you guys
this year. So I am very happy about that. Um we are moving on to other certain requirements. We also did our um right to know was completed. Uh we have some storm water management reports uh annually. I will be working on those as
well. uh we just submitted for our tonnage and then at the the last meeting we got a tonnage grant for over 9,000. So we're continued to move in the forward direction to be able to continue to get certain grants that are happening. Um I just received some
quotes for the hockey court at Michael Debbie Park. Um I'm working on those to work out them to be with under the bid threshold. Um otherwise we may have to go out to bid for that. It's it's right there. So, I got to see um what some
other quotes could possibly come in at. We should be able to start working on the Michael Debbie Park uh hockey court. So, >> what is the the scope involved with that? >> So, that is um what we are planning on doing is redoing all of the boards um
around the hockey court, redoing the kickboards, and then prior to redoing those is redoing the surface. But instead of actually coming in and resurfacing, which actually costs more, um we're going to switch over to now what is permitted to be a new hockey
surface, which everybody is now doing. Hamilton Township has it. A Carver Township has it. And they're um squares. So if a square is broken, you have extra squares. You pop it out, you put another one in. >> They call it a sport court, right? >> Yes. >> Sport court. >> And we can design it. We could put our
logo on it. um it's not supposed to um fade by the sun, things of that nature. So, uh the thought process for that is to hopefully which we have the grant to be able to cover the cost um to have that new surface and then redo the board. So, hopefully by fall we should
have that project complete. Um it'll all be done by public works staff other than the cost of the materials which would hopefully be covered by staff or covered by the grant. So, um the other grant that we applied for on the recreation that was due for this year, we did not
get. Um a lot of those grant awards went up north. There were only three Atlantic County towns that got the grant. They were towns that didn't get the grant last year. So, we didn't get that grant. That was hopeful to be able to resurface the tennis courts and be able to do pickle ball. Um so, I'll have
to look at some other crafty ideas to be able to work on that. So, so that's kind of where we're at. >> Okay. >> Working hard, moving on to the next phase of events. >> That's a good uh a good update. I normally am uh cornered by pickle ball
players uh once a week on on updates. So, at least it's good to have something to communicate back >> to really do the courts uh justice. They really need to be stripped down. um they need to be cleaned and then that clean has to dry and then they have to be painted and then they have to be coated.
Uh but before all that a lot of them re uh have to have new um nets to be installed which means concrete post. So there's >> got it. >> That would be a pretty good feat especially um Michael Debbie there's one of them that definitely has to be fully
replaced. Uh the nets we were able to get through um the school district because they get them all the time for theirs. So they basically sold it to us at the cost that they got. So I'm not worried about getting the nets more than I am about getting a contractor in that specializes specifically for tennis
courts. So and not at such a high cost. >> That's a specialty. >> Yep. So >> got you. >> Yeah, it's a little bit above our grade. >> Got you. Okay. So, that's my update. >> Thank you, Lisa.
Item 13, committee reports. Mr. Williams. >> Yes. Um, I just wanted to mentioned that the uh on April 14th, we uh approved the municipal budget and uh this year the township was under state review and the
state has cleared us to pass the budget. The tax increase was 3.6 6 which is $36 per 100,000 assessed value property value and the township is $118,000 below the spending cap and 27,000 below the
tax levy cap. The increase is due to all code funds have being used and this is a very conservative budget. Um also I attended the um uh Martin Luther King Advisory Board and
um we uh we decided to go to a uh a quarterly schedule for having the meetings on January, April, June and September. So that that was uh approved by the entire group and also they me um
Quinton mentioned the uh early voting which is going to be on June 3rd to June 8th and then the primary will be on June 10th. Also, um, as you had mentioned, we're going to have the mentoring Mother's Day
breakfast on Saturday, May 3rd from 10 from 10:00 a.m. And, uh, and fresh flowers and a specialty omelet station will be provided.
Also, uh I wanted to mention the uh spring uh leaf con leaf collection was uh completed and uh that was on the week of April 14th and that was completed in Collins Lake, D. Rosa drives, Cedar
Gardens, and Country Club. Um we uh I wanted to give a shout out to the public works. did a great job in picking up all the leaves, particularly in Collins Lakes. And um I attended the uh League of
Municipalities uh meeting on uh Friday, last Friday, and they had a speaker at this uh for um for a com accommodation of a a digital
ADA disability advisory board. And the uh the uh presenter was very uh thorough in going over to the uh all the formatting and the uh five disabilities that uh that people uh would go through.
And they were particularly uh talking about um um a hospital system where the blind use the braille on the phone and multiple formats on in a kio system. It was uh very informative and was uh
enjoyed by the all who attended. >> Was Jesse Kurts there? >> Huh? >> Was Jesse Curts there? >> I know Jesse Kurts from Atlantic City is very involved in the digital ADA stuff. I didn't know if he was a part of that. >> Jesse Curts. Um >> I don't know if he was there. He did reach out. I talked to him.
>> Yeah. I don't think I don't think he was there. >> Got it. Okay. >> And that's all I have. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, John. Mrs. Ta. >> Well, I would just be reiterating everything the two of you have said
about uh the upcoming events. Um so, no reason to to redo that to revisit all of them again. >> You have all your stuff ready for the yard sale. >> I will help out in the kitchen, but I do not participate in the yard sale.
>> My uh my son wants to have his own table for the first time this year, so he's >> Oh, boy. He's been like unbolting stuff off the wall. Things that were not quite ready to sell. >> Oh my goodness. >> All righty. Uh item 14, public comment.
>> Um so just to piggyback on Mr. Williams regarding the digital age. So there is a state requirement that um all municipalities by 2026 have to upgrade their websites um to this new digital capacity which allows for various ADA,
autism, blind um you know deafness. So we actually um over probably the next month and a half we'll be upgrading our website to be in compliance with that. Um, it's actually a really neat app um that gets installed on the back end of
the website that is utilized by everybody who would have any type of ADA, even autism. It changes the colors on the website. It stops anything from blinking on the website. So, if there's any triggers, things of that nature. So, uh we are working to that to be in full compliance. That is one of the checklist
items. But, uh um our website definitely will be in compliance way before the due date. But in case you see any changes on the website or wonder why things look different, >> um, or you see a little widget on there that pops up and says, "Do you need any of these services?" Um, you know, that's
that would be the purpose for it. So, I'm actually excited about that. That'll be a neat upgrade to the website to do that. So, >> Lynn Kerson also mentioned that they're going to be uh checking out the uh post offices and see which ones are truly
handicap accessible. Got it. So, she asked us to try to stop by there and see if if you could pull the door open with a wheelchair. >> Okay. >> And then they're going to present all them that exist in Atlantic County.
>> Cool. Public comment. Um, I will say that, um, please step up to the microphone at the appropriate time and state your name and address for the record. Uh motion and a second to open to the public.
>> Motion to open to the public. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Motion to close. >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Anything for executive tonight? >> Uh we do have executive. >> It will be quick, but let me read that
into the record. So we have resolution 85-2025 whereas there are three items scheduled for discussion. those items to include any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiations, which includes attorney legal updates and a request
from the Richland Fire Richland Volunteer Fire Company, and any matter involving the employment, appointment, termination of employment, or terms and conditions of employment to include the reorganization of the finance office and appointment of a chief financial officer. I estimated roughly 15 minutes
for executive session with no action to be taken after. Uh motion and a second to enter executive session. >> Motion to enter executive session. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Tesa, >> yes. >> Williams, >> yes. >> Reeri, >> yes.
>> And that's it.