progress. >> Okay. Can we all stand for the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. >> I pledge allegiance to the >> 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. >> Thanks for coming. Um, >> thanks. >> Jesse, can you read the beginning passage? >> Yes. 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 6, 2025, posting the notice where required and filing a copy of the notice with commission. The deal commission meeting will be audio and videotaped and will be shown on APV
optimum 77 and throughout most of Monarch County on BIOS 28. Take a roll call. Allenhurst >> Asbury Park. >> Yes. Here. >> Is Bobby here? >> Bobby is not on.
>> Inter >> here. >> Neptune >> here. >> And Ocean >> here. >> Tonight we have a resolution to approve the minutes of the regular meeting from August 21st, 2025.
I'll for Park. >> Thank you. Second >> interl. >> Thank you. Alenhurst. >> I'm not here. I'm sorry. Aspberry Park. >> Yes. >> Inter Lake. >> Yes. >> Block Arbor. >> Yes.
>> And Ocean. >> Yes. >> We have a resolution tonight to approve the treasures report and pay bills. Marco, do you have the >> I do. >> I do. Okay. Okay, one change on the was one that was sent out under total dispersements for approval. It should
read 918 2025. The one that I sent out says 821 2025. >> Oh, sorry. I >> Nope, that's okay. I just got it this afternoon. >> Oh, okay. >> So, should I read it as it was before I got this one? I got it this morning.
>> Uh, the one that says 918 2025 >> total dispersements for approval. >> But that was 46366. Same numbers. >> Same numbers. Nothing changes. The date. >> Okay. Um, for September 18th, this morning, September 18th, 2025, total on
deposit 152,21055. Total receipts $436.66. Total dispersements $20,2168. and new current balance $132,62523. >> Okay. Someone offered the treasury report and pay the bills. >> So move >> second.
>> Second. Asbury car. >> Asbury Park. >> Yes. >> Interl Arbor. >> Yes. >> Neptune. >> Yes. >> And Ocean. >> Yes. >> Okay. The storm water management.
Okay. Um, so we're well on our way to getting this project done, which is great. Uh, bids were open yesterday and we have results. Um, who would like to read those results? >> Miss, >> thank you very much. >> How many years have we been working on
this? >> Probably started in 2022 with the grant. >> Correct. Yeah. >> And we had a little insurance issue. So, it's been about three and a half years. >> Yeah. >> Um, we got to a point where we waited for D to approve our grant agreement,
which we had for at least 14 months. Um, after which they approved the grant agreement and then said you'd have 12 months to get the project out to bid and and and build it. And that was, you know, if we hadn't actually fasttracked and started the project earlier, we
never would have been able to get that done, >> right? Um, but we did and my thanks to Don and myself. Thanks to Steve Souza Stevens here in the audience did work on it in in our office. Um, and Dave
Howorth was my principal uh engineer on the project in our office who did a lot of the work out in the field. He and I went out in the field, Stephen and um got it done. Steve did the wetlands vegetation, four rain gardens, four um
generically call them storm scepters. They're more technic devices where the storm water will come in from the parking lot of CV Square Mall into these basins. It will remove petrochemicals, remove sediments, remove floatables. All the trash will be maintained and removed
from the basins we put in. They then go into existing basins that are there in the loop ring the ring road accessing CD square mall and then the water will go into the uh swailes I call them or drainage swailes and then uh be cleaner
when it runs under route 35 into terrace pond. So hopefully we don't have that same issue of sediment going into terrace pond in the future. Um here's what happens. We talked about the project a couple times. Last time it was close to being finished. It was
finished. Went out to bid. We had four biders interested. We had two bid proposals taken out. One was by um Burke Construction bidding under Sewer Rat Solutions uh from Ocean. One was Precise Construction who was the contractor who
worked on our project on Memorial Drive and Grand Avenue in Aspbury Park. Um the high bid was 579,000. The low bid was493,000 493270
within our grant amount. And our recommendation tonight is to award this project to precise construction freehold New Jersey in the amount of $493,270 um subject to D administrative approval
and review and confirmation of available funding. Uh we know the funding is available at the state. We know that Ocean Township has agreed to assist in the financing of the project. So, we don't necessarily have to wait for the money to come in from the state before
we pay the contractor, but uh money is in place and our recommendation is to award the bid to precise. Um just for reference purposes, I I put up on the screen the area of the subject. Great.
>> So, we're highlighting it right now. It's where it go. I lost it. Hold on. There it is. So, it's it's these two green areas here. >> Yep. >> That we're working in. And both these
will be containment areas will have with rain gardens on two on each side of the entrance way. You guys know the entrance way coming off of 66. To the left and right of that is where the project is. Uh the old Acme building is here. >> Yeah. >> I'm circling. And then the pets smart
building is over here. So just to give you a >> So that entire paved area at the top of the screen between 40 and 50 I think it was about 42 acres of pavement and buildings >> it drains >> is all going to drain into these bases.
>> So it'll slow it down too when it enters the lake which is really important. >> Yep. >> That's the plan. Um, big storms, another story. But I mean, >> well, the the units will hold the the sediment, but it allows a larger storm
to bypass the weir, so it doesn't disrupt everything. It'll just go over the top of the weir and go into the basin and out. There's not a lot right now. What they have there is these four four contain four devices that that kind of act like a a treatment device, but the all the water goes in there and
literally when big storms the tops lits blow off of them and become a hazard. Actually, people walk into them and die, right? And I'm sure people luckily not many people walk around it. Um but there's there's treatment devices there that are there's you know stuff in the 70s 80s.
They're not very very well done. They work. Um, but we're paint Pete's guys are modifying them. They're going to become a diversion point and we're we're gonna have offset MTDs. So, four MTDs are going to go around that area, maybe five. Um, and that'll treat the water
before it goes into the the basins. So, it's cleaner water going in. So, at least the water's cleaner going to the lake um and sitting in those basins. So the object is to have the water sit there slow longer period of time and slowly release the water to the lake >> and the property owner maintains the
basics. >> You got it. That's right. And and the MTDs, they they're supposed to clean that >> and and the right. >> So that's Thanks. >> Good job. Thank you. >> Okay. So >> So we have a resolution. >> Go ahead. awarding the bid for the LA
Commission Water Quality Improvement Grant to precise construction in Freehold, New Jersey at a cost not to exceed $493,270. Someone please offer >> I'll open >> second. >> I'll second. >> Okay, that's >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> And any discussion from the commissioners on the project? Um, at this point now, how long do you think that it'll be since do we have are they still holding us to that date that that we originally had of what three
years was it? And then we >> believe we're still bound by the agreement. Yeah. But um showing this progress entering into a contract and having the contractor order the materials and give us a schedule to
start work will certainly schedule is probably shouldn't it's going to be after Christmas time would be you know shovels be you know things will be dug up. I assume after Christmas time we can't do anything before Christmas. >> Why? >> Why? We could we could prep, but I'm
sure the mall doesn't want holiday. >> Oh, right. >> Um, they wouldn't want construction going on during >> Well, this is off offline. >> Yeah. >> Most I think Dave Dave talked to me about that. Okay. They don't start before December. Are they going to have to wait
till the spring? >> No. >> No. They're going to they'll they'll wait to the spring to do the uh wetland plantings in the basins. Yes. But as far as the construction, it's offline of the paving. It >> the key is the MTDs. We can get delivery of the MTDs and put them probably in the
M County section. We can probably talk to M County and have them put over there that at home store, isn't it? >> Oh, no. I think so. >> Where are they on that map? The >> empty. >> Yeah, that's right. True. Are they the MTDs? >> No, I have them here.
>> You want to point to them? I mean they're they're literally there's two on the left side and two on the right. >> So um um just to ask I wasn't clear on the answer to that. Um Peter is the are will the state still hold us till the
date even though they held us up so long? >> Yes. Yeah. Yes. We're not asking for an extension. >> Okay. >> We think we're going to get people to get it done. >> Okay. >> Okay. Asbury Park. >> Yeah. No, we're we're going for a vote
now. Go ahead. >> Have to finish the >> Go ahead. >> Which we should have done before. >> Asbury Park. >> Yes. >> Andrew Lake. >> Yes. >> Garber. >> Yes. >> Neptune. >> Yes. >> And Ocean. >> Yes.
>> Any more questions? >> You want to work on the sign? >> What's that? Well, we had talked about >> Yeah. Carol Carol's promised that she's gonna work on a sign that will post up. >> Oh, so people will know. >> So people know and who's responsible for >> I think that's a good idea.
>> Great idea. >> So Carol's going to be working. >> Thank you. Thank you, D. I think >> that's great. >> Okay. Um, >> one second. Let me just get to the spot protection. >> You want to take the that off the screen, Don?
>> I am going to do it right now. >> Okay. Okay, there we go. Shoreline protection. Um, I have no updates on that. Um, I did. Do you have the oil on there?
>> Yes, >> I do have oil. Okay, that's I don't have Jean, do you have anything on that? >> No, I don't. I I it is my intention to work on um the minutes and send that to everybody that of our last meeting. Um, and then do you want to have another
meeting with them? Because that was what we left, how we left it was they said that they would want something maybe in February. So, >> sure, we we could try to plan that. Sure. >> In February. >> Yep. >> Okay. So, once I get the that written up, then I'll, you know, I'll include
that in the letters. How's how would it be to have a meeting with them in February? Um, since this has come up several times, we also want to speak about um, uh, cuz we're speaking primarily with enforcement people, but
do we want to also speak, especially since we have this oil issue floating around still? >> I'll get to that in a minute. I'll get to that. >> Okay. I just meant, do we want to have some of those people um, involved with us? >> Let me get to that in a minute. Okay, that's that's a whole another category.
Okay. Thanks, Jeanie. Um, the goose report, I sent it all to you guys and, uh, we had a very good report from from the goose folks, which was I was very pleased with. Uh, and we have it online now, uh, at the deal at the deal site. Um,
I don't know why I still doing that. >> Yeah. 5 55. >> You have You have the numbers. Thank you, Genie. >> Yeah. >> 55 55 eggs um were captured this year or treated this year. >> Wow. >> I think it was 11 extra nests, I believe.
right from last year. Yeah. >> And let me just get that up on the screen here. All this this reports now on our website and just reading it here. It's it was 55 55 eggs, 18 nests. Last year we had 11
nests and 18. So the big improvement there was the cooperation we had with the residents. They let more people let us on the property and that's because the USDA um mailed stuff out prior to previous homeowners that had nest and
and us following up and Carol, myself and uh I guess that was about it. Genie I think had one. >> So we did a great job on it. >> Yeah, the schools uh the schools cooperated. We had some problems last year because change in management.
>> Right. Right. Okay. Tom, what were the objections to to doing that for the homeowners? What problem? >> They just wanted the survive. They wanted to see the baby geese. >> Mother geese. >> They didn't want to harm cut the geese. That was the problem. >> Yeah.
>> It's their choice. It's our property. It's their choice. >> Yeah. It's educating people. You know, I had the same that happened when I with the person in Asbury Park. The nest was there. We've seen that nest there before and he wouldn't allow it. But this year he did. I had to sit with them for like
almost an hour to do. I mean, we didn't just talk about the geese, but you know, everything and then eventually he said, "Give me that thing. I'll sign it." >> Good. >> Thanks, Genie. Uh 319 Grant, the uh the watershed plan. We have heard nothing on that. Steve, have you seen any
information on that? >> Nope. There's been nothing on the D website about, you know, when they're going to announce the uh >> you know, who they're going to award the grants to. So, no, nothing on that. Okay. What was the value of that? We we we we asked for was it
>> Oh, it wasn't a heck of a lot. Um >> 500,000 400,000. >> It was somewhere around Yeah, it was somewhere around 475 and a lot of that was to cover the um sampling that was going to be done by Clean Ocean Action in support of the updated plan.
>> Okay. Okay. Thanks. So, we hopefully keep our fingers crossed on that. >> Yep. >> Um ball cleanup. Uh it's it's set the the big event. I just got a phone call yesterday from them, but I did have some inside information which I dug into because I did now know the admin head administrator there and it's the 25th
October. So, we advertised that and we got the folks from Mama County Clean Communities helping with that. So, that's the lake lowering the week before. Um, we're going to have the lake lowered on the 19th, the night of the 19th. We'll we'll pull the plug and open one gate and we'll do it slowly. We're
not gonna do it super fast, but >> we get the back. >> I hope we get permitted. Yeah. Yeah. >> I sent it in. >> Has been sent. >> Oh, >> Jesse, when you advertise this or already, >> you did advertise it.
>> No, no, no, don't advertise it. It's expensive. >> Yeah, it's expensive. So, I'm going to wait till right before. >> Okay. Will you make sure that the QR code gets on there for people to sign up? I sent you it last time. The same the little for people to get the onto
our email list. >> Yes. It's already on our Facebook page advertising. >> But when she uh advertises on the in the newspaper, it would be good to have that QR code that people can scan. >> Do that. I think she also does the leaf the leaf pizza, right? We do do.
>> Do you need me to send you something, Jesse? Or you have the old thing that I sent? >> If it was the other one, I have it, but you should enter another copy. >> I need authorization to advertise. >> Okay. >> So moved. Second. Second. Second. Asbury
Park. Second. >> I'll spend up to $500. >> All those in favor? >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> I'll send you something again. >> It's the exact same code and the same thing, but I'll send it anyway. >> Okay.
>> How about the authoration for for funding for >> to spend some money for you? >> Yeah. I might have to get some more signs. I might have to get >> gloves. 400 400. >> Okay. >> I may not spend it. So this is authorization for for spending for um for
>> bags and various other things. Trash bags, gloves. >> Yep. Do you use it? >> Yeah. Okay. Someone please offer >> I'll offer >> second will authorize commission chairman to spend up to $400
for the >> supplies. Supplies. >> I forgot to put that on here this time. That's right. Um, Alenhurst, I'm sorry. Alan Hurst is in here. >> Asbury Park, >> yes. >> Interlan, yes. Luck Arber,
>> yes. >> Neptune, >> yes. >> And Ocean, >> yes. >> Okay, perfect. >> Okay. We have a scout scout clean up with a clean the New Jersey natural gas. We are not advertising this. It's a private operation. In terms of cleanup, I you know, we try to uh limit it. Uh
it's it's a focused area. We're going to be doing certain areas probably near the boat ramp and probably do by the ocean and we'll probably do inner lake. I'm trying to focus on inner lake. So it'll be a word. So we're going to we're going to see what we can do. Um they wanted to
do something on the lake for clean water day. So we're we're going to help them out with that. um on the Asbury Park oil spill which I think affects Inner Lake more than anybody else and Asbury Park right by the high school. I I I sent an email
again to the folks and I saw it I sent it to the state department of D. I have not gotten a response. >> Um but I just sent that out this earlier this week. So we'll see what happens to that. But at least they have been notified that we're not happy with the response we're getting back from the
cleanup company. So, u I don't think there's any building going on at the site, but the we haven't gone public with it. We haven't gone to press with it. We probably will. Um because that seems to be the only way to get get straight. So, maybe we'll get the coach
involved. Coach was in their first email, but they didn't give us a call and say what's up. >> So, maybe we have to give them a phone call. So, anyway, just want to update you on that. >> Yeah. >> Did you take your question? >> Nope. Not yet. Not yet. So, so that was what you wanted to talk about, right?
And and what I was asking, Don, is shall we include these people in in our ask to include them in our next meeting. So, >> next meeting. That'd be great. >> All right. >> I have her name and contact information. >> Now, here's some good news, Regini.
Asbury Park, Asbury Avenue, uh the storm drain situation. There's a mess. you know, the the the compliance storm drains and they got big giant holes in the curb and all the trash goes right in the lake. I got a call today. Uh they're going to come out hopefully next week to look at it. We're not sure exactly what
day. Uh but they're going to come out next week and and do another inspection. It's going to be lo the focus is the curbing so we get the the flow of water into the compliance rates. Um other issues with the the the spillway and all
that we're not dealing with. That's really what we want to eliminate the trash going into the lake. That's number one. >> And on Osprey Avenue, >> on Asbury Avenue, which is between Oxian, Oxenian, and and and Bibler. Okay. >> Okay. I wasn't sure.
>> Mr. East of the Alb going into Hollow. >> Mr. Mullins will take a camera and make sure there's no trash going by his house. >> You heard back from him, Don. >> What's that mean? >> You heard back from the engineer then? You heard? >> I did. I got a call. Oh, okay.
>> I got a call today about 5:15. >> Great. >> So, yep. I thought you get a kick out of that. >> I am getting out of it. >> That's Mr. Walsh, by the way. Mr. >> Right. Walsh. >> Yep. Yep.
>> He's on added three feet to his property with the sediment that's been >> probably. >> So, what did he say they were gonna Don? What did he say they were going to do? >> Yeah. any bulk. >> Um I don't they're going to fix the
curve, but we we got to see what what exactly they're going to do. I don't know that. >> Exactly. Exactly. >> Oh, well, they already did a study in a >> They didn't do much. >> They could do it quickly with just asphalt and stop the problem. I mean, and come back with a a more definitive
fix like with concrete. So, they could fix it tomorrow if they wanted to. Anyway, we're going to talk next week. Okay. any other old business that we other than myself. So, >> okay, we're going to go to new business.
Um, I missed the we all missed the ocean shade tree commission and uh we have representative from the shade tree commission. Patty Patty, what would would you like to talk a little bit about the street? >> Sure. Um, so there
>> Yeah, sit right here. Sit next to me. Yeah, she's going to eat what she thoughts. >> I'll be quick. So, I'm with the Shry Commission in Ocean Township. We're starting uh the five-year plan for uh protecting and continuing and improving the forest, Ocean Township Forest. We
got a D grant uh to hire a planner which uh we uh had the first stakeholder meeting because of conflict and then we were able to come last night. Um but uh we had a great representation from different sectors around Ocean Township from planning board to the uh engineer
and DPW everybody was there. Um but we want to hear from you all and uh what we really want to have this not be done in a silo. So one of the things I we would like and our planners would like from you is information on your on the work uh that you're putting out to bid for
your D grants. So we can have that be part of the backdrop of what's going on in Washington Township. And then if there are discussions needed there about maybe things that aren't covered in the grant that maybe you would like more let us know. This is the whole point of these this was a stakeholder lucium
meeting. So at the very beginning we can hear from people. So we'd like to know if you have thoughts of things that you care about town deal. Don I did drive around this summer and he showed me all his favorite spots and places he'd like
to see more trees. We looked at Middbrook. We looked at a lot of things and we are reaching out. >> Little Brook was a big one. You mentioned it, right? >> We are. We are reaching out to private land owners and folks and the I the concept of public private partnerships, you know, is not off the table. So,
we're open to really doing whatever we can to choose whether needed to prevent flooding, to prevent heat islands, you know, to improve public health as well as the aesthetics of the town. So one of the things uh I so we need that information from you anything you can
give us any ideas you can give us and writing is always appreciated uh but there are six priorities and we'd like you as a group uh or as individuals to put in order of importance for us what these are. had a nice presentation last
night, but now you're gonna have to write them down, hear them, but it's uh the six priorities that we want to know how the commission feels about are safety, tree safety, and that doesn't just include limbs falling down. It includes public health and key dialing
and flooding. So, safety, tree preservation, you know, maintaining the health of the canopy we have, planting, new tree planting, uh outreach and education. So that would be uh that's at a higher level of education. So that's really about building allies and having
more people with continuing education credits and building you know not siloing and working with partners. Um Arbor Day activity which is really a lot of the public facing things that Sha Tree does >> and then uh the very last how many did I read? How many is that?
>> That's five. >> Five. What is the sixth thing? Obviously it's not >> not one of my priorities. Uh, preservation planting. >> I didn't I didn't print out >> presentation planting safety outreach
day. >> Oh my god. >> I It didn't It didn't >> go for it. Go for it. >> But when when I did the tour with with Patty, it was we had a really nice time going around and looking at certain spots. One one was Kwell Springs, which
is the top of the waterhed, and it was amazing how beautiful that is. >> Gorgeous. Yeah. And the water flow is different than I thought. I thought the water flow came down to here as a sea view. It doesn't. It goes the other way to Harvey Brook, which was >> Yeah. So that Harvey Brook's a huge watershed for us. That's why I took her
along that stretch >> to the middle. >> Diversification. Tree diversification. >> Trees. >> Yeah. And I'll admit the reason that was diversification was kind of in one number is because we always think of diversification. Anytime there's planning or anything, we always think of that anyway. But it is important that
you diversification. So if you guys could rank those. >> Yeah. No fruit trees. >> Well, that's you're talking about PL, you know, a tree canopy. So you're talking trees that are, you know, 30, 40 feet high eventually, right? Is that what you're talking about? >> We're talking about anything that gets
planted that's a tree in the, you know, in Ocean Township. And sometimes what's appropriate is a smaller tree while you're planting a bigger tree. I mean, sometimes you do a forest and you do it in >> some people in the community believe an AR mighty is a tree. I don't believe it's a question.
>> We're we're really not talking about our robots. We're talking right that's gather but honestly I'm just gather information from you all and answer any questions. >> No. >> Oh, it's good. It's a good thing. Now, how can I have a question? Is it for
individual yards or just like the forested areas that you have? >> No, the shade tree commission the shade tree commission pays for uh is all public lands in Ocean Township. So it's all the parks, the curb trees, it's anything that's public lands, but >> we also are concerned about the overall
canopy of the entire town. So that's why we're thinking, okay, do we need to meet with landlords, the apartments, for instance, or do we need to meet with shopping center people or do you need to like start do we need to start ripping up concrete places and doing agreements
with uh commercial developers and so forth? what's needed and how do we how do we make that happen? That would be a new thing for Ocean Town. It's going to require council's >> involvement and everything else, but we're trying right now. It's the very beginning of this gathering, so we don't want to box in the idea.
>> We wish you luck and we'll help you out the best we can. >> Yeah. >> Get back from >> Okay, we can do that. >> That'd be great. >> I'll send something around with the Are you giving me a checklist? I'll send it around to commissioners and see what what our vote is on the priorities. Okay. >> Yes. Sorry. And if there's a disagreement, that's okay, too. We'll
just know these are what the Shade Tree people want. >> I'd like to uh comment, Patty. >> Sure. >> Um I just wanted to say I You've probably been in touch with the Azre Park Shade Tree Commission. Have you? Or >> I've met I've met them personally.
They're doing things, but I have not met with them um about this specifically. >> Yeah. I just thought, you know, they've been around for a while and they have a pretty large group of people and volunteers and they may be able to, you know, so you're not having to reinvent
the wheel at certain times thing, you know, things they've already done that they can help you with and they're very generous with their time. Also the green the um the green team in Asbury Park has been very effective in working with the
shade tree commission and um so they're they're ju I'm just suggesting you know speak to them and Tom Pavinsk's you know the head >> I've spoken with Tom before and that's a great I will reach back back after him and that's fabulous. So thank you. Well, one of the observations I made just around just driving around and looking
out my window is dead trees. I mean, and and who's responsible for them? And some of them are hanging over the street. And you would think that the town would want the homeowner to cut them down or and or they cut them down and you know, maybe that's something we should look at too. >> That's safety. That could safety.
>> Yep. Yep. Okay. >> And that is an issue. And we did a partial one of the part things we've done. We had a large grant from GDP. Not compared to your grant. I'm loving the the numbers you all thrown around. Yeah, it's nice. Uh so our we had a grant and we did a we're able to do a partial
inventory with Davies Resource Group uh for a lot of the trees on public lands and we know where there's a lot and we need to do a lot more removal. Problem is that we've had a problem with budgeting where where did that money come from? It has been historically lately coming from the tree fund which
is not where we want it to be coming from. selling a lot of equipment came out of that share with public works. So now we have this equipment to do a lot of this work we want to be doing. But that's one of the things that we need we at the town need to seriously address. >> Steve, do we do we put trees in the
plan? I think trees are in the plan, right? Bushes, >> grasses, >> flowers, and we have trees around the the uh the infrastruure, the green infrastructure on the project. >> Yeah. I mean, we've tried to keep it as simple as possible so that you know,
maintenance is not going to be a big issue. >> Okay. >> But, >> right, and you know, now that Ocean Township has water trucks. One of the things that some of the money went forward to we have a we have a water truck now. So, I just think it's really important that good to know. I didn't
know that. deal commission and shade tree and the environmental commission that we all plan we all talk together and we silo so that we can help support your projects and you can help support our the tree canopy and we can work together. >> Well, remember that for when the planning happens
>> we might have to use them. That's that's true. A contract is going to be responsible for so long and then they're done. So, we have a drought situation. We get the town to help out. Have are you considering um gardens or any other kinds of things besides trees?
>> No, shade tree. We're responsible for canopy. So that's trees. That's trees. Not that we wouldn't want to have, you know, shade tree um rain garden projects, you know, done in coordination with what we do. But that's uh >> sort of outside the purview of the shade
tree commission. That's more the environmental commission. But we we created a subcommittee on the shape commission that had had people from the planning board, the environmental commission, public work, the schools on it. And that's where we got to where we are now. We hold our stakeholder
meetings and have everyone coordinated. So it's so often found silo everything. Nobody communicates. So we're trying to stop that. Okay. I promise I'd be brief. Thanks. Nice meeting you. Thank you. >> Good luck. >> Good luck. You don't have to.
>> She's my neighbor, by the way. So, >> Oh, really? Oh, sorry. Sorry. >> Yeah, this is Tom. >> Now, Ocean OEM as well as Ocean TV is just to tag on to that. The meeting was
recorded and it is available on the Ocean TV YouTube channel in case you're interested in watching it. >> Mr. Mullen's got to watch it. >> I don't hear what he said. >> Meetings. The meeting's recorded the last last night's meeting for the Trish. That's great. Thank you.
>> Um on the newsletter, our newsletter, I just got I got a bunch of compliments on our newsletter. I just want to thank Jeie. I don't know if you heard those compliments. We got a couple comments from here on the >> It was good to hear from Jenna. And actually, while while we talking hearing
from um the Shade Tree Commission, I I just thought it was, you know, I was so happy every I told Jenna, I replied to her. She wrote about the newsletter that she was happy about seeing things that in the newsletter about using leaves rather than just, you know, raking them
up and getting rid of them that they can actually serve a really vital purpose. That was in the last newsletter I sent out. But I was thinking I wrote to her because I'm sure everybody has seen that um the wild flowers growing on Asbury
Circle and how how beautiful that circle has become. Um >> except for the dead trees that that that's a state problem. That's she didn't cause it. >> No, but I mean it was such a great use. That circle looks so much better than it did before with
>> draggly trees. And um that was her efforts, the efforts of the green team and her efforts. I think uh she she just got some got some help from the county to do that. >> She she she made some key phone calls and and convinced a lot of people. So it
was really right. >> We're going to move on. We're going to move on now. Genie, um now the highlight of the night, I think we have the OEM representing the the sheriff's department. That's Scott. Are you there? >> Yes, he's here.
>> Good evening everybody. Can you hear Do you want to share the screen, Scott, or? >> Uh, no, no, no screen to share right now, but I just talked. So, u, thank you for watching. Uh, my name is Scott Nielsen. I'm the emergency management coordinator for the county of Mammoth, although the office of emergency management, uh, falls under, uh, the
sheriff's currently. And, uh, what I'm here to talk about tonight is, if you might not be familiar, but in 2010, uh, Mammoth County instituted the Shrewsbury River flood warning system. Uh, that was, uh, six locations on the Shrewsbury River. Um with the um replacement of the
uh bridge uh Rumson Sebrite bridge um we began to evaluate the system and found that it was kind of end of life. Uh we couldn't find any vendors to uh service that system. So um with the help of uh Congressman Chris Smith and the board of county commissioners uh we were awarded
a congressional grant for the emergency operations center. Uh we had a lot of projects involved. That grant was about 1.6 6 million uh in emergency management upgrades and um we we thankfully we came in under uh budget and we had some
funding to upgrade the Shrewsbury River flood warning system uh to replace the six units uh and then add three additional units. Uh so that uh project is uh underway. We're waiting for delivery of the units um expected mid uh
October. Uh now I know Shbury River and Deal Lake. You're trying to figure out why I'm talking about the Shrewberry River. I I believe me I know where I am right now. Um so one of the thoughts uh process with the towns in the Deal Lake is potentially uh a phase three of the project would be uh installing an
additional sensor uh on Deal Lake. What this information does is uh the sensor which I'll just kind of hold up here as you can see on the screen. Um and for reference that pipe is 2 in thick. So, it's not a big unit. You probably uh may have not even noticed them. We have them
on many bridges throughout the county already. Um soon to be replaced. But what these do is they give us uh real time data uh by laser or radar uh a little above my knowledge, but uh that shoots down and gives us real time water height data of the water. Uh currently
right now only on the Shrewbury River, which we're looking to expand. Um that is uh there's no power to the unit. It runs off solar. It has a cellular connectivity that we pay for annually that pumps back to a dashboard uh that we'll be able to see at the sheriff's
office as well as the uh municipalities participating in the shared service. Um and then our intention uh is to share with our partners at Moth University, uh Ruckers University and the state climatology office um for real-time data. So, what we are um looking is, you
know, maybe for a possible uh partnership with the DA Commission to add one of these units. Um they they are pretty costly. They uh for each location currently under the current price, they're about uh just under $11,000 a unit. Uh there is an annual fee which
which um you know, we take care of at the county level as well as the dashboard. But um we're looking uh to add potentially one of these to the Deal Lake um area uh so that the municipalities surrounding De Lake can get this real time data. Besides just
real- time data, it does offer um threshold alerts individualized. So I I see my municipal partner Tom Ruse on the line here as well. So he can set up customized alerts for water levels and see real time uh weather information at
that station. So, it'll have a um um wind sensor, rain sensor, humidity sensor, temperature sensor, and real-time water information pumping back into the dashboard um through that to to make basically informed decision. The ultimate goal is for uh a responsible
party to track. So, hey, at this level of the uh deal lake uh at this height water, we have flooding in this location. and we continue uh to track that and then pump that back to uh Mammoth University, Ruckers University
so that when we have um storms uh flooding that we can kind of anticipate uh what the um water level will be also to help the commission essentially see what the current real-time water level is of the of the um deal lake. So,
that's kind of what we're looking for. Maybe some support moving forward. And I'll be happy to answer any questions if I didn't cover it. >> Any questions? >> I have a question. As someone who has been um out of their house because of
flooding from DA, so it would help with if we need to evacuate our our street too, correct? >> So, well, so let I don't want to misinform you. So, it it does not prediction, >> right? So it's not predicting flooding, but it gives us a real time current
status of the water level. So what's good about that potent um you know for the Deal Lake is prior to lowering what the water level was at high tide that you know before the event. So, it's not going to predict like the um Watson Creek um flood gauge does and the Sandy
Hook flood gauge, which are the two predictions in our area, but it it's more about uh putting real-time data in the hands of both the commission and the surrounding municipalities, emergency managers. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I have a question. Um Gene Tour. Um, so
if it's placed in one part of the lake and the lake is different, you know, heights, how would it determine um that it's >> from place to place or just it from one place? How I'm just trying to understand
measuring? >> Yes, >> no problem. It's not measuring depth of the lake. >> It's measuring the height of the water and the height of the water is the same across the entire entire area, right? So it because it's leveled out essentially. So what you would have one point that we determine the best place of install
where it gets good sun and that would be your reference location and then over you know months and years like we've done for the last 15 years at the Shere River uh we have real-time data of when the lake hits mean uh lower uh level
water of seven this is what we have or we before the open the outflows it was at seven now at post outflow it's at six and a half So it it it's not measuring depth. It's measuring basically the distance from the unit uh to the top of
the water which is giving you real-time information. It is it is also giving you real-time information of the weather at that station. >> Right. And as everyone's seen, um, you know, for tragic events throughout the country, you know, having that real-time data to set thresholds is, you know, and
I'm sure Tom might want to chime in, but you know, you know that if you're at a a seven that you know, the roads are flooded at curb height. If you know you're at an eight, roads are flooded at stoop height. So that kind of information. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Well, I know exactly that same uh kind
of what you showed looks like what I see when I'm out sailing on the water. that same type of satellite weather reporting system. >> Yeah. So, the company that that was awarded the bid, Fonders, they do do buoys type systems. They're they're they're very similar layout obviously
except they're not fixed mounted shooting down. They're floated in the system. Um the good thing about this system as compared to the current system that we have that we are replacing is every part on here is userangeable. They're installed by us. So we don't have to hire that vendor at the annual
reoccurring cost. There will be a little bit of maintenance replacing a backup battery and maybe a solar panel gets broken. But um you know the the uh shared service that's currently in effect till 2029 for those municipalities. Um there's several municipalities that annually contribute
$1,500 a year to maintain the Shrewsbury River flood warning system. What we're looking to do here uh with the support of the commissioner, the county commissioners, the sheriff and congressman is to expand that to add additional places that are prone to flooding throughout Mammoth County.
>> Um I got a question, Scott. The >> Sure. >> You talk about the installation over in Chooser. When is that going to happen? >> Uh so it will probably happen about two days after they they arrive. We are patiently awaiting because as you know it is hurricane season. Um it we
currently have units installed. So, um it's in a direct replacement essentially and kind of explain it is uh on the uh for example on the side of the um Shersbury uh excuse me Robson bridge it's clamped onto the outer side of the
guardrail um with with our you know name on it says in case of emergency contact Mammoth County OEM. Uh it's a it's a very simple install. So I would hope to have the first unit installed by November 1st. Um and then um weather permitting, I would hope to have the
rest of the units installed u by of the nine units. B limit correction, the six replacement units installed uh before the first of the year. And then the three additional units uh locations are still kind of pending, although we have been uh mulling over um potentially Deal
Lake, Lake Takenassie, Fletcher Lake, um maybe one in the Beayshore area to kind of broaden our response. We haven't nailed down the new locations because the replacement units is much simpler than the adding the new units. >> I think asby might be interested in Wesley quite be that might
>> lake is there's a lot more damage done on Wesley Lake and Fletcher Lake. So >> yeah, >> just the the um the goal for us is to continue this annually, right? So, um, you know, this was a this is a a big financial burden right now to get the current nine units. Um, but each year
potentially add an additional unit, um, to the system and and kind of be able to bring that information online. >> Here's what I think. You I've been doing this for 13 years, right? Watching the lake rise and go down and controlling the gates. And the big benefit I see of
this is the rate of rise. Um, which you know with that September 29th storm 2023, that was one scariest storm. I I I physically watched the lake rise. Um, luckily I was able to get outside and see it. It wasn't lightning bolts, per
se. Um, but in those cases, you know, these flash storms we have of of three or four inches with lightning, it'd be nice to sit at home and and watch a computer screen with the information from your your sensor. So, I do see a huge benefit from it. Um, but I
personally I'd like to see more of it. Um, when you get them installed, I mean I would be an advocate for it on Deal Lake. My personally I'm not sure what the other commissioners are thinking. U but my gut feeling is I I I think we're kind of would be on board with with
you know we verify it but you know what what's the Reagan used to say? >> Trust but verify. >> Trust but verify. So we like to see the actual functioning of the units. Um and I think maybe we can work with you guys on on getting one into the basin. Uh we
could maybe possibly put it think about putting it in our budget for next year. Um >> and I think one of the one of the benefits which which will be um beneficial is all the municipalities surrounding you their emergency managers will also have access to that data.
>> Sure. Sure. um which allows them to make an informed decision and also you know you you will know on September 29th what your level was and you know how fast it rose as you said and the ability for a person who's an emergency manager looks at the weather 400 times a day um to set
thresholds to alert you at a certain level that you know hey I gota I got to see what's going on here so that you know that's a benefit and again I'm sure there's more benefits than you can >> I don't know if you know but Tom is a critical part of our team. U all the OEMs now on on a we're all on a
communication link with WhatsApp uh WhatsApp and and we do talk a lot when the rains are coming. >> Scott, did you say what the cost of the unit is? >> Yeah. So, so to add a uh unit on the system, the current cost right now uh is
$10,66248. Um, obviously with the with the climate of the world, you know, the the price of has been fluctuating, but um, generally that's how much each station is. >> Um, Scott, I just curious, have you do you also are you in communications with
Wesley Lake, the people in Wesley Lake? >> Uh, so right now you are the first one. Um, we have had the most relationship uh with the Deal Lake Commission and the emergency managers around that area to express that need. Um I know the sheriff has a good good working relationship with uh the chairman here and um you
know with patrolling the deal lake. So that was our initial uh step. Um you know each municipality is a little different um and their their partnership. So right now we are at the uh the nine units that the county has purchased and then you are the f you're
the first meeting. uh although I should say that all the municipal all the 53 municipalities uh emergency managers have been briefed on this and are aware of this project. So whether they've expressed interest or not each municipality is a little different. >> Yeah.
>> The initial the initial cost is all we'd have to pay. The annual maintenance is 100% the county OEM. >> Yes. So the uh the connectivity fee which is the data service um right now is picked up by the county and the uh integration into the system. Yes, correct through the grant.
>> What is what is the average useful life of each system? >> I'm sorry. >> What is the average useful life of each device before? >> So the the the current devices were installed in 2010 and we're replacing them now. So 15 years. Um we to be honest with you, we probably could have
spent a decent amount of money, maybe 50 grand in replacing parts, but um the technology 15 years ago versus now uh we didn't see it really worthwhile to do that. So the uh the uh the current system that we have gives us real-time
data but no alerting. Um the current system also sends it over radio signal. the new system will send it over cellular and has the uh an option although we didn't get that option uh for connectivity to do a Starlink satellite type connectivity. Um so we uh
you know the system is end of life which exists right now. The the good part is um our partners at Ruckers and Mammoth University who analyze that data um are well engaged to to for me to share the data with them and they've reached out
many times to uh get them turned on. So, >> thank you. >> Yeah, thanks. >> If I may share, um, you know, Scott stole out of my thunder, but it's it's important to get those thresholds that we kind of, you know, we kind of know
what they are right now by Don's experience and observations, but um, getting actual physical data that we can work with would be very, very useful. It's recorded which is great that we you
know you know we write things down you know times we open the gates and things like that but the actual measurement of the height of the lake and things like that we do not take we do not have that accurate measurement. So yeah that would be a big benefit. So, okay. Um, we'll take it advice.
Scott, can we get back to you at the beginning of the year? And if you can, when they come in, can you give us a call and maybe Tom and I can go inspect them and any commissioners will offer uh to come along with us? >> Yeah, absolutely. Um, so like I said, our first plan for the first install,
which is uh the unit is not we have two units not functioning. One, because they're tearing the bridge down, which is a Sebrite Rumpson Bridge. So, that will be the first install. Um uh two we have one at the um I believe it's the Patton Avenue Bridge in Lawn Branch that has a bad battery and is not reporting
data anymore. So our goal is to get those two online as soon as possible. Once we have those two online um you know we'll be able to, you know, share the data and I'll pass it along. Um and then the goal is to hustle up and uh replace the other ones.
One of the coolest things I can think of of this doing for us is when we have a large ocean surge, northeast storm, we can actually measure the height the lake rises. We guess we're you know we're saying two or three inches. Obviously for Sandy that was a lot more. Um but
you know that's it would be nice to have an accurate reading and I think this would give it to us. >> U is that correct Scott? >> Yes absolutely. Yep. you'll be able to uh basically uh log in. And when I say real time, I probably mean uh you know uh within a few minutes. I don't think
it's instantaneous. It it does have to process data. So, a minute or two probably. I I can I don't have the refresh rate, but I can tell you it's definitely under 15 minutes probably. Um it's probably even faster than that. I imagine it's it's literally um you know, probably a minute or two when you see the data.
>> Scott, does it measure rain also? Um, I have to off the top of my head. Let me look at my paperwork. I don't remember if it has a rain gauge on it or not. Um, >> I'm pretty sure it does. >> I thought Yeah, I think you said that when you were
>> So, it measures barometric pressure, air temperature, humidity, wind. Um, I have to look. I believe it does have a rain gauge. I just I don't want to miss misspeak if it has tells has a rain gauge or if it tells me if it's raining. I don't want to misspe there. I'm 99%
sure it's a rain gauge. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. I think >> you let us know about that when you find out. Okay. >> That would kind of be critical. >> Yeah. I'm I'm pretty sure it does. I think it's got a tip bucket on it. I I just don't want to I just don't want to misspe. >> Okay. >> And while you're talking for a minute,
I'll kind of look at the uh >> Yeah. >> Oh, here. Uh oh, it does. It does have a Yep. has air temperature, humidity, pressure, rainfall, and wind sensor. >> Yep. >> Great. Good. So, I guess on behalf of the commission, we I want to thank you for coming on and and we're definitely
interested. Um, we don't have it budgeted for this year, but we definitely could look at it for next year. And I think we need, you know, hands, you know, sight on on, you know, on hand, visible road, you know, road trip, >> road trip. >> Yeah.
>> Definitely. And and so our next steps for me, I think, um if it's okay with you, once we get the first one or two online and we get them calibrated, um we will send some screenshots and some information uh and photos of the install and then if Don wants to send them out, that's up to you. Um and if and if you
want to even uh I'm I don't know how the licensing works yet to get everyone logged in, but um you know to get you a user account so maybe you can temporarily see the data. Um, again, I haven't been in the dashboard myself yet, but I'm told it's it's pretty user friendly.
>> Do the OEMs get involved? Are do you have all the OEMs in the link linked up? >> So, all the OEMs that are part of the shared service right now, the municipalities will be involved and then our our g our goal is to add more. So, that's basically how that works. >> Okay. >> Um, Scott, who makes them?
>> Uh, so the the company that we purchase them from is a a company called Thunderist Environmental. Uh the actual units itself uh is called the Nex sense nes. I did send uh this information to Don uh
in an email with you know hundreds of pages of all the spec sheets and stuff. So if you wanted more information, I'm sure he could flip. >> I I'm going to pass it around to everybody. >> Okay, >> I'll send out. Okay, thank you very much, Scott. I appreciate it. >> Thank you. Yeah. >> Okay.
Next. >> We'll do the public. Let's do the public. >> One second. One second. >> Genie has more business. >> No. What? Any any more new business? >> Sorry. >> I just have a question. Um, has the DA
commission agree certification agreement that expired in 2024, has that been reertified by all seven towns? We're still waiting for aspiring the paperwork. We saw it on video. >> You saw what? On video. >> Certification.
>> The certification was done on video. >> Told me he certified it. >> They certified it and they never sent >> We never got the paperwork. >> Okay. So, do you know when that was when they >> I think almost exactly January 15th. It was right. It was the day before a
commission meeting. >> They certified January 15th. They found it. >> It's around their >> around that date. >> Right before our first meeting >> and you didn't get it back from them. >> Why don't you look at the minutes from their January meetings to see it's in
the meeting that verified? >> Yeah. >> But they didn't send back the signed agreement >> and you sent something out to them again. You said >> a couple times and then I had it hand delivered. >> Okay. >> So I had asked if you would send me
whatever you >> Sure. them. So I can personally handle that to them. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Um, >> oh, I missed one thing. Carol sent me a
beautiful article on goats. >> It's not the greatest of all time either. >> Goats. >> It was literally goats eating an invasive >> not weed and poison ivy >> and poison ivy and just you can hire companies that bring the goats in. Correct.
>> Ryan Beck goats. So I do a lot of work in Spring Lake Seagar area and >> we just did >> the people in Seagar hired company did that with them. Yeah. >> So I don't know how effective it was or not but >> Oh speak it's great. They're working. They've been there for about three weeks. I
>> I mean do they like eradicate the weeds or they just >> they eat everything except the tree trunk. >> Okay. >> Will they eat the roots? >> Yeah. >> So they're not weed won't come back or it'll come back a lot less. um come back a lot less. >> Carol, could you could you research after?
>> I thought maybe I would reach out to the person. >> I'll give you the um council. >> What do they what do they I mean what do they eat? Why are they all >> they eat poison ivy? You know the notweed they're always cutting, you know, cutting out during the cleanups. Um very difficult, super invasive
species. Um but I thought it was kind of >> offbeat. No idea. >> The big big poison ivy and I not we are the big around dealing crabs. Are you crab? Yeah, they separate literally everything.
>> I thought it was very interesting. So, if you report back one more >> Oh, one second. >> This was in this little Mammoth magazine and it was a really lovely article about um the Urban Coast um Institute at
Mammoth University and also Clonet and about Dr. Adolf and Genie. I can pass this on to you. Maybe you you can um put some of this information in the newsletter. >> Yeah, that would be great. >> And they talk specifically about um Clonet's work on Deal Lake. >> Wow.
>> Yeah. >> Good. Yes. >> Very nice article. >> Please do send it. >> Okay. >> I'll drop it off at your house. >> There's a guy diving in the >> lake. He's diving somewhere. Okay. Very good. Um let's open it up for the public
hearing, please. >> A motion to open the meeting to the public. So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> Okay, we got a public We have public here. Hold on. Uh I'm going to do in person first. >> Jay, would you like to talk?
>> Yes. Uh question is where what's the location of that? >> Oh, sorry. >> I'm sorry. Name >> J Boy. I live in West Islanders. Someone near Don. Um what's the location of that oil spill? oil spill was at the
border between fourth and fifth I believe. It's the old Fishes Bakery, you know. Well, uh, it's between it's between the Sunset Plaza and the old Hogue building back. What's the place? >> It was It was
>> a clean up. >> Um, the owner cleaned it up on site and there was an overseeing company for the D that was overseeing the operation. They they used our they cleaned guys they cleaned our storm scepter up
multiple times. Took oil out of there, but they really didn't go downstream. And I believe there's still oil going into the lake every time it ran from the pipe. >> There has been for years. >> Yeah, it's been going up for years. And a lot of the oil ended up in their lake and right over here and in Azer Park
along shore. >> But that oil coming from a in in park. >> It was not a pipe. It was two. It was three >> storm, right? the ground. It >> started right at Fourth Avenue. It started at fourth and went I'm sorry, fifth fifth fifth and came this way.
>> We had a very um we had a lot of rain and the water table was very high and the oil was actually pushing up out of the ground and going directly in down the storm sewer that was right on the south southern corner of the property.
>> Yeah, they were oil tanks. They were huge oil tanks. >> They removed three enormous oil tanks. >> We have pictures of >> that. That removal was recent for years ago >> within the last two years. Within the last >> Yeah. year and a half, two years, >> year and a half.
>> It was in March of 2025. >> We had our MTD there. >> Yeah, >> we had the MTD we placed in the year before saved the day. >> That captured a dramat dramatic amount of oil. >> Yeah. except during a heavy rainstorm where bypass it so they can't directly.
Yeah. Thanks. Any other questions? Okay. Um, anybody on on online? >> No, >> there's no one else. >> Okay. Motion to >> to close the public hearing. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> Okay. We're going to do commissioner's minute. We'll start with Eric. Well, you know what happened? >> I'd like to congratulate this commission again for their perseverance of getting
that grant for the clean water for CV Square. And you know, I've been by there a million times and I know exactly those retention basins that are there. Yeah. >> And you would never think there was a problem. So apparently there has been and the deal commission's going to solve that. So congratulations.
>> Start this up. I think medicated medicated >> Carol >> I used goat >> goat goat >> greatest of all time Carol there you go Jeie what you got >> um I just want to make sure our meeting
is October 16th right next meeting. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay. If I survive my wife's birthday. >> It's the third. >> Uhhuh. >> That's correct. That's correct. >> Yep. >> Thank you. And the November meeting as everybody knows >> we don't have
>> we don't have so just to let you know um in December it's the 4th I believe right >> oh the right December 4th >> right December already >> December 4th December you go to school conference
>> I just talked about Christmas dinner >> um who else >> I did have one thing to add that uh you know you remember Josh was at the last meeting and he spoke about bringing um in bringing pamphlets and uh cards with
our QR code to sign up to the newsletter. And um so he did that. They had a a a day where they set up tents and people were going around to learn about different things going on in the area and Josh was doing that. So
>> Oh, he's doing it Saturday. It's Saturday. >> Saturday. >> Yeah. So these uh so anyway just to let you know uh we're we're being the information is getting out to the community about the work that we're doing. >> Okay. >> I also tell Josh fishing things out of
the um out >> of the day keep track of that for the grant. >> Right. >> He should keep track of >> in kind. >> Well, that's really Steve, you're doing that, right? You keeping track of the the events we're doing, Steve?
>> No, I'm not. I'm not keeping track of it. You guys have a you guys have a spreadsheet and you need to like, you know, for this upcoming, you know, cleanup, it's just important to establish how many people were there, the number of hours. It doesn't have to
be, you know, laser precise. >> But no, that's up to you guys to do that really. >> We're gonna have to we're going to have to gather our our our information and put it down in writing because I'm doing a little bit, but I'm not doing it all. So, we need some we need some volunteers
to to do that and uh >> and we'll see. >> Yeah. Most a lot of our stuff ends up on our website and Facebook page. So, it's archived there too. >> Right. Correct. >> Right. But I mean the problem is you know a lot of Yeah. The load falls then
on you know on on >> on Jesse to like you know track when we have to report this stuff back to the state. I mean, we should be doing that on a quarterly basis. You know, it it snowballs. >> You did a form. Can you do a format format for us so we can fill it in like
a spread? You You did something already. >> Yeah. I I I'll send you the spreadsheet again. I'll send >> it send it to me again. We'll keep that up. Okay. >> Yep. >> Okay. Thanks. >> Maybe you know what? Is that something we can post um and then uh we'd have access to it to you know online the
commissioners as >> I think I think the problem with that Jeanie is that you have to have like one form that's tracked because if you have multiple forms >> why don't we do this why don't we do why don't we update that form every meeting
let's talk about it >> let's make it an agenda item how about that >> yeah agenda >> yeah Because you know every single meeting like you know I guess I you know I guess >> for the month then we can come up come up with >> Yeah. That's a good idea. Do it every
meeting. Um I was just going to say have a you know a worksheet on G you know you could those are easy to do. I do have parties once once Steve gets it ready I'll I'll take it and send it to everybody and make sure we have it updated. >> Okay.
>> Send it to you. That's not a problem. >> Margot. >> Hi. Um, Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep is Saturday, October 18th, 9 to 12:30. If you know anybody who needs uh credit for school or volunteer services, please
please like spread the word. A lot of times people don't come to Lock Arbor or Alenhurst, they go to Asbury Park. >> Asbury gets like 800 volunteers and we get three. So, >> um, and also I was going to say some there is a lot of litter right now like
around Lock Arbor. It's very very frustrating. Um but I'm very my mind is um I'm very interested in this um flooding warning system that really
sounds very good to me. So >> that's interesting. Uh by the way I I found a big pile of trash walking today through Lock Harbor. >> Oh it's terrible. It's it's >> but I know where it's the commercials. >> It's in one spot. So, um, I'm going to
make sure the kids get it on the 11th. I I didn't have big I needed a bag. I had two hands. >> Yes. If the the Boy Scouts could help on the 11th in Lock Arbor, that would be the greatest. Okay. Thank you. >> No problem. >> How do Who am I missing? >> How do you look after the festival? >> It's it's they're still in the cleanup
stage because they're not done. They're just I think tomorrow >> I'm sure going to walk through the l The thing that bothered me the most today was the little plastic tie downs. They're they're all >> Yes, they just cut them and dropped. So they're going to go in the lake.
>> Three inches of rain. So I must have moved some stuff. >> That was an inch of rain or little under an inch of rain last night. >> I got three. We got three inches. >> Where? When? >> Yesterday all day. >> That's a lot. I didn't get that much. >> Three inches. We have a little rain thing back here.
>> Okay. Not in Dece. >> Um so so my my little one minute piece. You know, I took a boat ride around the lake the other day. Um, but I also enjoyed the festival from the lake. The the last band, my son picked me up, Ubered me
home, but we stayed at about a half an hour, 45 minutes, listened to the band and fireworks, and it was just a joy going home on the lake. >> Blink 182. >> Lake 182. And then the fireworks began. We saw the people leaving. We saw the Blink bus going out. Uh, but the cool
thing was going back home was the fish. There was fish all over the place jumping. >> Oh. >> Hitting our boats and it was it was dust. So the lake was alive even though it was calm as can be. >> They like the music or >> I don't know. >> And then we got in the back when we got
past Barco we had herons and egrets in the trees watching us. It was wild. I mean it was very very nice. You want to a boat ride on De Lake in the fall? Go slow and enjoy the view.
>> All right. That's all I got. Um motion to >> offer >> second. All in favor? >> I >> Okay, thank you for everybody coming.