Okay. >> Okay. >> Let's start with the pledge of allegiance, please. >> I pledge allegiance to the >> to the flag. Okay, I'll let you get up. >> Are we all up? Stand up, please. and to the republic for which it stands.
One nation and justice for all. >> Thanks. Amen. >> Amen. >> Okay. The notice requirements of the open public meetings act for this meeting have been met by transmitting the notice of the regular meeting to the commissioner's official newspaper on
February 12th, 2026, posting the notice where required and filing a copy of the notice with the commission clerk. The DA commission meeting will be audio and videotaped and will be shown on APV Optimum 77 and throughout most of Mammoth County on FiOS 28. I'm going to
take roll call. Allenhurst >> here. >> Aspbury Park >> here. >> Yeah. >> Gio, Inter >> here. >> Lock Arbor here. Oh, good. Oh, Melanie's
there. >> Neptune >> here. >> And Ocean. Don, I know you're there. >> Don. >> Oh, no. Where's >> Yes, I'm good. >> Okay. Tonight we have a resolution to approve the minutes of the regular
meeting from April 16th, 2026. Someone please offer. >> I'll offer. >> Second. >> Andrew Lincoln. >> Thank you. All in favor? >> I >> I opposed.
Okay. Then we have a resolution to approve the minutes of the special meeting from April 27th, 2026. Someone please offer. opposed. >> Second. >> Asbury. >> Thank you, Josh. All in favor?
>> I >> opposed. Okay, Don, you want to take it away or Peter? >> Okay. Yeah, let me get the uh >> Peter, do you have I got I got >> Oh, the treasur's report. I'm >> say you want me to read the treasures? >> I'm sorry, Margo. >> That's okay.
>> Treasury report, please. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. Can I have a resolution to approve the treasures report? Marggo, you're sorry. >> Total on deposit. That's okay. Total on deposit $313,2569. Total receipts for the month $769.84. Um total dispersements for approval
today $19,23.87 87 for a total balance of $294,77166. >> Good job. Thank you. Someone please offer to >> uh pay the bills. >> I'll offer. >> Second. >> I second.
>> Thank you. Alenhurst, >> yes. >> Asbury Park, >> yes. >> Interlac, >> yes. >> L Ar Garber, >> yes. >> Neptune, >> yes. and Ocean. >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you want to give an update on
the grant? Do >> you want anything? >> Don, are you going to say anything or do you want Peter to give his update? >> Um, one second. >> I'll start. See, we got the uh >> storm water management grant uh we've been working on and uh hand toand combat
with the BP, but it's been working out good. I think I think we had some hiccups with submissions of data this week. Um, but I'm going let Pete take it from here. Go ahead, Pete. >> Thank you, Don. Um, if you read the
minutes of our April meeting, Jesse did a very good overview of project status. So, I will start from that point. Uh, we met again with D representatives and they gave us a direction to proceed
which included one item you already know which is the award of the purchase and furnishing of manufactured treatment devices and that was to precise construction. We authorized that at our last meeting for
$63,460 which was less than that budget amount in our grants. So everything was good. Um subsequently they asked us to revise what's called a task list. That's a list of all the items to be completed under
the grant. And the the girl who was uh kind of sponsoring that called me and made me ensure that all expenditures were less than the total grant amount. I did that. I reviewed it
with Jesse. I reviewed it with Steve. I reviewed it with Don Dave Power in my office. So uh construction, engineering, environmental and any other costs that are attributed to the grant are all under the total grant amount. That's a
very positive thing for them. Uh they then author well I'll say now um all those monies have to be completed by the grant closing date of July 1st. >> So a month >> of this year. Yes,
>> we have one one month and one week. >> Obviously, >> obviously the installation will not be done by that point. So, we talked to to D about it and they came up with a solution for us which was to close the grant July 1st with the purchase of the
equipment and they will prepare uh a subsequent funding source, different funding to complete the installation of the units. So, um, >> do they guarantee it? >> Well, yeah. >> Okay. >> I mean, we have all their correspondence
back and forth, so yet it's guaranteed. >> Um, and they really want this project up. >> Yeah. >> Because they'll lose funding if we don't do it. So, the first thing we did is completed bids for the installation of the manufactured treatment devices. And that was very important because they needed to know how much that was going
to cost. We got bids on Tuesday and the bids were just under our estimate of $150,000. It was $148,250 to the same contractor, Precise Construction, who uh received a low bid to purchase the equipment. That's a
positive thing, too. So, they are now responsible for purchasing the equipment from Old Castle uh construction, three manufacturing devices, and two tree wells. They will get the material. They'll store it either at their facility or at CVS Square Mall where
we've talked to the owner and he's agreed to allow it to be stored there until D gives us the authorization to install which they should soon because we've given them the bids. Um, tonight we recommend uh award of that contract
subject to D approval. The only other thing I can tell you, again, I'll reinforce the fact that D was very positive with everything they talked to us about, but they've been very slow of responding. They asked me
to verify the funding, which I did. They asked me to revise the task list, which I did with Steve. What that means is the task list said uh oversee construction management in the grant because we were going to put everything in under the grant. We're not putting them in under the grant. So they said in order to
expend all the monies in the grant we have to revise that task list. We revised it to preparation of plans inspects to receive the equipment preparation of plans inspects to install the equipment which we've done. Now we can build that against the grant and
Steve's oversight and preparation of a draft final report. So what they're going to do now is the second funding source which is an alternate funding source. They said they could fund at least up to 20% of the original grant
amount. So that includes at least $150,000 for construction, some uh construction oversight, and some environmental requirements that Steve has to prepare and submit the final report. Uh all of this will allow for
the project to be bid and constructed in accordance with D requirements. So I've tried to kind of overview that in this report that we handed out tonight. So you would all know we're still waiting for D to come back and sign off on the task list revision. They authorized us
to already to um award the bid for the purchase the equipment which we did and now we're waiting for them to award the grant for the installation of the equipment. >> Um >> but we can still we can still award it. >> We can still award it subject to their
overview. >> That's in the resolution. just a little frustrating still dealing with it when we, you know, they demand responses. We take our, you know, stop doing everything, make the response and then sit and wait. I was told I had to have my response to them by May 15th. I had
it in by the 12th, formally submitted it on the 13th, and now it's more than two weeks later. Haven't even heard back from them. Uh I asked them for a meeting today, but they didn't respond to that either. We submitted, they've received the bids and we're asking for them to
authorize us to award to precise. >> I'm ready to go. >> So, we've done absolutely everything they wanted us to do. Ocean Township has gone online and submitted all the financial information they requested. We're awaiting for approval of that where they can authorize additional
funds to us to complete additional work. And um we're ready to go. If we were in charge and had the money in place, >> everything would be authorized, the work would be underway, and we'd have the contractor on site already. Just keep hurrying at them. >> Yeah. >> Hey, Pete, there's there's a little
confusion today. I saw an email. I don't know if you guys saw it from the DP and it seems like they're not seeing what Ricky has put in or Ricky's having problems putting it in. I can't >> Oh, we have nothing. We have absolutely nothing to do with that.
>> What's that? We have absolutely nothing to do with that. >> I know you. I mean, I'm just talking about Have you seen any heard any this afternoon on it, Jesse? Or any >> I read one of the emails and Ricky said he submitted it the way the D wanted them him to
>> and he was waiting to hear back from them. >> He said, "I used your form. Tell me what if it's something different, tell me what it is and I'll do it." you know, he's I may have to pick the phone up and talk to him because they're very helpful on the phone, but he's gonna have to do a one-on-one. I I can't help him. I
mean, it's all it's all in in his hands. >> So, there's definitely confusion and there's definitely an issue from what I see. >> It's at Sage. I hate Sage. >> Yeah. The other thing we we asking for
is all the um the work in kind stuff. And Steve, I thought that was a little early. I thought we had a little time for that. They were kind of pressing pressing him for that information. >> Yeah, I mean they they are pressing I mean we are supposed to be submitting that you know with every quarterly
report but um so that's why they're pressing for it. >> Okay. Okay. I got it. >> I mean we have we have a general formula that we can that we can follow >> to arrive at that. >> I have that spreadsheet. I'll work on it this weekend during the rainstorm. So,
>> while you're lowering the lake, >> I'm not lower. We're not lowering the lake. We're gonna We're not lowering the lake at all. Stay on topic on that one. Don't get me on that. >> Yeah, I'll work on that this weekend and send I'll send it to him >> to submit. I guess he submits it. I
don't know. >> Yeah, he has to submit it. It's going to go in through Sage. But if you, you know, if you take a crack at it and then send it over to me, I can take a look at it and, you know, >> you know, help me help help you with that. But, you know, there's, we have a
standard format, not I mean a standard formula that's based on the number of of meetings, the number of commissioners at each meeting, and then our estimate for like beach cleanups, you know, all the cleanups. So, we should be able to easily exceed all of that.
>> Yep. Got it all. I I'll give that to you if I subtract treatment devices for the Delay Lake Commission Water Quality Improvements Grant in the Dill Lake Wershed Precise Construction Inc. Rehold New Jersey at a
cost not to exceed 148 thou 148,250. Someone offer >> all offer. >> Second. >> Alenhurst. >> Yes. >> Asbury Park. >> Yes. >> Interlac. >> Yes. >> L Garber.
>> Yes. >> Neptune. >> Yes. >> And Ocean. >> Yes. >> Bill here as well. I say yes. >> Oh, sorry. Bobby. I didn't hear you come in. >> Well, I came in because I came in late. My apologies. Oh, thank you.
>> I will just reassure the commission that that dollar amount on the award you just authorized is less than the budgetary amount that we gave D for this project. >> So, we're still on track. We're still under budget. Just waiting for formal
authorization. And it seems to me that they were just waiting for that because every time we met with them, they kept saying, "Oh, you have to submit your financial reports, your quarterly reports. We still don't have it." It was very very difficult for Ricky to do. He he finally got a
response from them. They gave him a format to follow. He submitted it and then they told him apparently today, >> yes, >> that the format was correct when it was exactly the format that they did. >> So, a little frustrating, but everything We're on target. We're under budget.
We're ready to go. And if they authorize everything we've asked them for, we put in a little money beyond the grant for the construction installation and for again engineering construction oversight and environmental reports. Probably put
in half as much as we would have if it was an original grant. I think it was 10,000 for construction oversight and 15,000 for environmental uh reporting. And um they do again D wants us to get it done. They really do. They're looking
forward to it. They don't want the embarrassment of uh having to return money to from >> this is a project that they really want. You probably know more about that than I do. Jesse, Jesse, could you send me a copy
of that email that went to Ricky because I was not CCD on it and maybe I can >> take a look and sort of decipher what DP is saying. >> Okay. It it came to our work email, so I'll send it to >> It was Katherine and also Jennifer sent
one day and Katherine sent it next to me. >> Okay. Yep. I'll be I'll send it to both you guys. >> G, I thought you were honest. >> I thought you were honest. didn't see it, but okay. >> It was Yeah. Okay. >> You sent it to a ton of people. I
thought you were on. >> That's okay. Well, I'll send it first thing in the morning. >> Okay, that's fine. >> Do you want to do >> any more questions on this, guys? All good. >> Thank you, Peter. >> Thank you, David. Thank you, Steve.
>> A lot of hard work. Thank you. >> We're not there yet, man. Let me tell you, the state it's it's tough. It's a bureaucratic. It's a It's It's tough getting through the bureaucratic tape. So, we'll get there. We need their help. We get We need them to help us, that's for sure. So, okay. Um, shoreline
protection. I I I don't have anything on that at this point. The goose, a lot of lot of geese, a lot of lot of a lot of things happening. I don't know the numbers, but there's a lot of deaths being treated. I saw one or two babies, believe it or not. Not many. One or two
is not bad. >> I saw a bunch in C view View Mall, believe it or not, floating around. Probably right where our project was. They're probably nesting. They're probably nesting there. >> Um the summer cleanup is I think it's June 9th. I think we have a schedule for
it. So, we got to get that >> I thought we said >> I'm sorry. August. You're right. I'm sorry. August. August. >> So, we're definitely doing it August 9th. >> We're gonna give it a shot. I mean, right now it is August. Well, I I want to ask some folks in in Macar and Alleners and see if they're on board.
They get it. They can get folks out and we'll do a boat a boat cleanup. That'll be fun. Something different. They all have boats zooming around the lake. So, and kayaks. So, we'll get them out there and get them garbage bags and just pick up as much as you can pick up. Um, what
else? That's it on old business. Anything else on old business? >> Okay. New business. on the oil spill done. >> The oil I didn't get anything on the oil spill yet on the on the old business
from Asbury. No, >> I got nothing back from those guys, but it's still not Yeah, they're not doing anything on that on that location. Um, she owes me a response from D question. So, I'm I'm waiting. Still
waiting. It's been crazy with this whole grant to be honest with you. I haven't had any chance to even think about it. Yeah. >> A new thing happened. I think it was two weeks ago. I was, you know, I noticed it was yellow green and I I called M
University and found out Sunset Lake had an algae bloom and I called I told folks I told folks at Ansbury and I thought they were calling somebody was calling the state. I thought mom at the university called them. Um anyway, they
had a fish kill the other day. I don't know what day it was, but it was all sun. It was um white perch and shad um fish that usually died that it's happened two years ago. Same thing happened again. So, the fish that are more vulnerable, the low oxygen got
nailed. So, >> I don't know what's happening. Um I'm trying to find out. There's a videotape I sent to Steve and Peter uh and Jesse and Steve, you saw that. >> Um there was some guy on there. He had he actually did a lot of digging got some great information from the website
from D website I believe and also the he had a poster I'm not sure where that poster is but there's a a beware poster that there's hazardous algae bloom in sunset lake I couldn't read the details on so keep your eyes out for that but
obviously it's all head lake are deal lakes's considered low low right now on on on accounts according they're showing Sunset is extremely high. That doesn't mean it's toxic, but hazard algae bloom is high.
So, I assume they don't recommend, you know, swimming in it, having dogs jump in it, that type of thing. >> Doug, can Don, is it contagious? Like, can it spread? >> Yeah, it's going to go delay. There's no doubt. >> Not necessarily because there is some
like dilution, you know, >> but well, >> right. And you know some of the problems with sunset a lot of them have to do with the geese population around there. There's high nutrient loads and you know with this hot weather that we had. Yeah. During the day the algae are producing a
ton of oxygen but at night they use up oxygen. I mean that's something that people don't you know think about and that's why you end up with these fish kills. You know it's like a roller coaster effect with high oxygen, low oxygen and it just stresses the living daylights out of the fish. But um but it
you know people should not be in contact with the water because there are toxins that are released by the algae that can you know cause skin irritation and you know things like that keep dogs out of the water. You know there's a whole bunch of precautions that you can go on
the D website um you know that you know that that provide guidance as to what and what not to do. >> I'm not sure what warning it is to remember there's three levels of warnings. I I'm not sure what what this is. >> I can't tell. >> I Yeah, I mean, right now I'm just
looking at the D website. They have what's called their D the HAB dashboard >> and um >> it's not there's nothing here showing >> Sunset Lake. >> Okay, let me Okay, let me zoom in on
this a little bit closer. I'll take that back. It is, but it's It is okay. I found it. Um this is a little bit dated though because this data is from 413
however uh in terms of severe >> the it's advisory it's at the advisory level which would be about the mid >> the mid to elevated you know uh severity of a bloom. It's it's basically it's going to get to the point where as put
the they put the blow the uh put water fountains out and they probably should have put them out early in April. Yeah. >> So, >> uh they're putting them out tomorrow, >> right? Maintaining water circulation will help. But, uh yeah, there's some pictures there. Uh but if anybody's
interested in getting it that information, just Google >> NJPhab HAB dashboard, okay? and it'll bring up a little map. >> I I think we have a link on the website. I think
that I can't do it right now, but if somebody don Lake, the water level is lower in Sunset Lake and just for the protection of Deal Lake, >> the water only leaves Sunset >> to go over the weir into the line on 6th
Avenue and Memorial Drive. Yeah. when water elevation is high in Sunset Lake. So, I really don't expect it to be flowing into Deal Lake, but it is something we can look into. >> Right. >> Yeah. Well, as a asbury lowered westerly lake the other day is my understanding,
which is now empty with water. It's why they did that, I have no idea. Uh even even for this two-inch storm coming up on Saturday, the way you know the situation we're at, you don't need to worry about that. a two-inch storm Shavon, you can open up the gates and let it flow. It's not the
season that we have to worry about. >> So, between Josh and I will open it up during the storm, feel the lake and let it flush out. That's going to go or we're not going to lower the lake. It's never going to go below damn.
>> So, anyway, that's it on that. That's all I got on new business, guys. Um, anything else? Okay. Nothing else. We We'll head to last word. Josh, you got you got your last commission. Last word. >> I'm I'm all set on my end. Thanks, Tom.
>> Margo. >> Margo. >> Melanie. Mel. How about Melanie? Yeah. >> Okay. >> Anything substitute team? Very >> Melanie too.
>> Is Melanie saying something? >> No, Melanie. Nothing nothing to report. >> Anthony. >> Uh, I'm glad we moving forward and there's progress going on with the, you know, with the with the project we've been working on or I mean you guys
have been working on. You're doing a great job. I notice hiccups with the D, but just be patient and uh little by little we'll get there. But >> hey, Andy, can you do us a favor? Can you do us a favor and check what's going on? Give us a report back to us on JCPNL
and the gas station next week. Curious. You know, there's a lot of lot of pro potential problems sitting there and uh I have no idea what's going on over there. >> How about Eric? reiterate thanks to Peter and his firm
and everybody involved for pushing literally pushing this project along with the DP. It's been uphill but you know perseverance will get it done. >> You taught me perseverance. >> Anyway, thanks >> Carol.
>> Perseverance is the word. That's good. >> I don't have much this week. I usually have maybe a small moment. We're all tired today. We're all tired >> again. Thanks thanks to Peter and Steve and Don especially on pushing this through with the really really stringent timeline. It's amazing. And uh there's a
whole lot of spawning going on in the lake. I really >> hear it. I see it. It's really >> very active in the mornings. Yes. I sent out a video the other day. I can show you say the same thing. >> Yeah. No act lot of action in the lake. That's for sure.
>> Lot going on. >> Bobby, how we doing? Sorry. Life is good, but it's a little loud here because one of my dogs likes to whine a lot. >> You know, it's >> Welcome to like welcome to summer. Happy
Memorial Day. >> Okay. Yeah. Happy Memorial Day, everybody. Keep dry. Keep drying. Um I guess that's it. We got Let's open up. Give me a motion to open the meeting up to the public. >> Can I give a motion?
>> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Anybody in the public? >> Any public? I'm not sure. Is that Mary? May. Anybody out there? Going once. Going twice.
>> Public hearing is over. >> Someone move to close the public hearing. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I. A motion to adjourn the meeting. >> I
>> second. I >> I >> I >> meeting is adjourned.