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>> Good evening. Welcome to the May 21st, 2026 Acarter City Council meeting. In compliance with the open public meetingings act of the state of New Jersey, adequate notice of this meeting of a carver city common council was
provided in the following manner. Was posted on the AC Carver city bulletin board, posted on the AC Carver city website, and written notice was sent to the Hamilton Gazette and the Atlantic City Press. Roll call, please. Mayor Jeppetti here. Doby >> here. >> Galloway
>> here. Heist. Hessie >> here. Heer >> here. >> Ortiz >> here. Sen >> here. >> Timbers >> here. >> Write >> here. >> Okay. Number four on our agenda is public comment for agenda items only. Is there anyone that wishes to be heard on
agenda items? Seeing none, we will go to number five. Approved minutes of the May 7th, 2026 council. Make a motion. Second. >> Motion made and seconded. All in favor? I >> opposed.
Meeting minutes approved. Thank you. Um number six, mayor's report. >> Just a couple things. I'm not sure if I mentioned that before that we got the uh NJBPU urban heat island mitigation program grant for $50,000 for a shade
canopy at Buffalo Avenue playground. And that was uh in conjunction with key wreck to get that grant. So, um, also I have you I mentioned Tristan's way a few weeks ago and I do
have that ceremony scheduled on June 5th at 900 a.m. in front of the Sprag School if anybody wants to attend. We're also uh Tristan's >> Tristan's Way June 5th. >> It's 9:30 or 9 a.m.
>> It's Friday the 5th. It's a Friday. >> And um >> thank you. Just so you guys know, I think I might have said it before, we have a clothing drive still going on. If you are doing any spring/summer
cleaning, make room for new clothes. Um, we're collecting them for the Coalition for a Safe Community and you can drop them off at the uh greenhouse right behind us. And that's all I have. Thanks. >> Excuse me, mayor. How long will that be going on till June?
>> Probably June 21st, somewhere around that area. Yes. >> I haven't actually scheduled a pickup date yet, but >> we have quite a bit of clothing that Okay. Thank you, mayor. Uh, number seven is council committee chair
reports. Start on this side. Mr. S. >> No, no report. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Mr. Ortiz, >> the board of ed still has two positions open. They're still actively looking to fill them. So, that's all I have to report. >> What are the positions? Uh,
>> I'd have to get back to a teacher or something, right? Say again. a teacher. >> The committee, the whole school board >> and they have two positions and >> I know one person just recently uh had their last meeting. So
>> Oh, okay. Is that by elected position, right? Yeah. For school board. I don't really know anything about that cuz we don't do those elections. >> They would have to go through what the >> No, we I mean we do. They're on the ballot. >> Yeah, they go on a ballot. they go on, right? But the but the position's not
really being >> thrown out there and being open >> and that's kind of a hot topic right now and not being so >> they can't appoint someone. >> There's a process to appoint interum. >> So maybe they're looking >> well somebody has to volunteer. So they
don't have any volunteers. So there's a position open because it was a two that they quit the people. >> No, I Yeah, I think one stepped away and then the other one I think is moving if I'm not mistaken >> because I know someone who's looking to
be on that board. So right send a letter get a hold of me if you >> Okay. >> If anybody's looking for it, they have two positions. >> Stephanie something. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Anything else, Mr. Dobby? >> Yes. Um
>> um there was a been a lot going on in public works leading up to the opening of the lake tomorrow um at the campground. Public works has been working hard at the campground for for months but in particular the last uh couple weeks and also at the lake and
the whole property preparing it for that. Lots of kudos to the staff this work to the mayor and many other people. Ryan and other other members of the uh of the city uh staff have have worked
long and hard on on this and uh also um they're because of that they're just catching up on uh grass cutting on city property. They started with a priority of the Lincoln Park in preparation for Memorial Memorial Day and uh they're
beginning to uh do the rest of uh the city properties. Uh so great job. And then uh don't want to not give kudos to Ryan and his staff and everybody involved in the paving uh of Buffalo
Avenue was completed today or yesterday. It looks great. It was a long process but great job. Thanks. >> That's it. >> Thank you, Mr. Deb. Uh Mr. Timbers, >> uh the only thing I have is a land use board. Uh the land use board met on uh
Tuesday uh May May the 19th. Uh they were considering uh an ordinance that was forwarded to them um that would have amended the redevelopment plan for the gateway rehabilitation area. And uh that plan would have uh permitted uh five
cannabis classes at at for that redevelopment plan. Um the board reviewed it and decided that it did not match up with our master plan even though our master plan preceded uh the legal legalization of cannabis. Um so
they rejected it. However, there was another um uh ordinance proposal which would have included um cannabis licenses without um actual cannabis sales, but that failed as well because they didn't
think it it matched up and they didn't want competition with anyone in the uh in the in the area as well. Um I don't know if it's going to come back. Um it may come back to us. >> Well, it already has in a letter. um
that Mr. Tiner sent and number 18 on our agenda. Uh I'm going to ask for that to be tabled uh because we want to review their findings from the planning board to um
to reconsider what we're doing there and then uh and then we'll either bring it back or we'll we'll go in a different direction. But we'll do that when we get to 18. Okay. >> Anything else? That's it. Anything, Mrs. Hessie?
>> Uh, I have nothing for the for Rotary. Uh, nor do I have anything for um vote enforcement. I was hoping Jerry would be able to um elaborate on it, but unfortunately he's not here. >> It's on vacation this morning.
>> Okay. Uh, thank you. >> Scalloway. add nothing for the safety uh committee um for sustainable EHC. We're going to hold a special meeting on Tuesday. It's an important meeting for the town. Uh it's going to discuss the findings that
were um noted in the heat island mitigation plan prepared by Dell Atlantic Conservation District. Uh the plan includes recommendations on what could be done to eliminate some hot spots in town uh including on along the Philadelphia Avenue business district,
the Harbor Plaza Shopping Center, New Jersey American Water Treatment Facility, and the city's three public schools. um the we did send out some emails to some of the business owners and um posted on our social about the meeting
and notified the schools uh to see if they can attend and there's a zoom link if they can't come in person um it's on the uh social media pages uh sustainable EHC and a Harper city um at the official
aer city page. Um, we're looking at the weather for tomorrow morning to decide if we're going to have more potting party on Saturday to At this point I looks like it might be cancelled and if it is cancelled it will not be rescheduled.
Uh, and last weekend we took a walk on the wild side at the City Lake Fork uh, nature trail and the mountain laurel is just starting to bloom. So, the area should be good for um, a hike in the next two weekends. And there are a
couple of trees down across the path that prevents people from getting back where the uh, back to the the mountain laurel loop. So, maybe if there's time this week, >> they're already addressing. >> Okay, good. They just need to take a chainsaw out there and, you know, cut it
and move it out of the way. Um, that's it. >> I I have a quick question. I don't know if it would be for the men or not, but have you heard any concern about like in Jersey at all about the ticks going on? >> It's very bad this year. And uh if anybody is bitten by a tick, they can
take the tick and bring it to the uh cooperative Rutkish cooperative extension in Maze Landing and they will analyze it and let you know if it has any disease. start texting down with it after >> really last year. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> What did you have? >> Do you have those?
>> She got it last year that I don't have them here. >> So, if anybody's interested in that, I'll I'll post that on Facebook. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Mr. Right. >> Uh yes, we had a meeting Monday night um
about uh Councilwoman Hessie had brought up some concerns that's been going on at the pickle ball court about some damaging that's been going on over there and was seeing about maybe putting some cameras in that vicinity. Um I told her that we probably would have to talk to
the chief, probably get a little bit more information. Um, but I also said I would bring it up the council if anybody else had any kinds of ideas that might prevent, you know, the ebikes and all that stuff in there scraping up the the courts and damaging the tennis courts
and stuff. I mean, I know next month we'll be out there a lot more, so I can have a lot more eyes on the situation, but but it's going it's only going to get worse now as the time the summertime comes. Um, but like I told Councilwoman Hessie, I haven't really seen any ebikes in there. If I see anything, it's
usually rollerbladers or skateboarders or boxings, one or the other. >> So, I I ago that a large sign be ordered. And Jo's not >> Well, that's that's one thing we mentioned. >> Did they I It was >> There was a sign. No skateboarding.
>> Come on. >> I was able to make it. Yes. Hi. >> Did you ever >> Did you ever order the sign? Remember I asked you to order that a while ago? >> Which one? No skate I mean no skateboarding or whatever for the for the the pickle ball court.
>> I'm pretty pretty sure we ordered if you had asked me I probably did it that day. Let me look if I can find it. >> Kim said there's one there, but I think there was a small one there. Is it big? >> It's it's large. It's bold print and it said and it was new when I went there a
couple weeks ago, I think. >> Okay. I was gonna say >> never mind. Thanks, Judy. Or maybe >> people don't read signs, but >> yeah, remember we ordered those special ones. They have like a picture on it and everything, right? >> Yeah, I think so. >> Oh, there was no picture. No, no, it was just wording and it was
>> But it says like No, and it's like a whole B like all the different like roller like roller skating, roller board, you know, like it has like a few different things on it, right? >> It it was different than what had been up there previously. It was an addition for sure. And it's bold lettering, but
there's no pictures on it that I >> Okay. >> Okay. Maybe not, but I think it listed like a whole bunch of different like it it wasn't specific to a single sport. It was like no skateboarding, no biking, no rollerblading. Like I think it listed a few different if I remember correctly. >> But that would be a good way if it was a
skateboard and you have a line through it so they can't say they can't read it. >> Just can't. Yes. Was told to me that way that they can't read either. So I mean some some people can't. Some children are dyslexic, which that's what the
gentle the child had said to me. >> Anyway, >> so what' you guys come up with? >> We're going to have another meeting. She's going to do a little bit more research, reach out to the guy that does the video and or at Garber Township and all them town. >> Isn't that the direction you're trying to go is just putting up cameras to
solve the issue? I mean, even with cameras, I mean, don't you think that they're >> I mean, the is illegal, but people still do it. >> Yeah. >> You know what I mean? I feel like >> so what do you propose? >> I mean community leaders can always influence. He's going to be out there
next month. Community leaders, but kids are going to be kids. It sucks that we don't have many things for children, you know, or kids to skateboard. We're working actively on a skateboard to to keep the skateboarders out of there, but until that's up, we don't, you know, >> it's not even the skateboard. It's
definitely the ebikes. I mean, there's no way a skateboard could have made that. >> No, I dug through. I'm the same person down to the the cement. There's no way a skateboard would do that. It had to be an ebike. >> I don't Maybe that's why we need some
cameras or or video feed. >> Well, I don't think there's anything to be done unless there's an actual program where you're going to make a reservation to play there and have a lot more. >> That's that's the way other towns do it. You have to register to >> participate.
That's the >> I just thought it was important across to tell you the truth, but I could be wrong. I know I saw no skateboarding, bicycle maybe. >> I can't. >> And there's pictures, >> you know, say for sure.
>> The ones that looks like no walking to you >> for the picture there with the camera. >> Yeah. Okay. After the fact, right? Unless you have super high depth cameras
>> that can identify uh you know yeah we'll see it be like yep it happened but >> it's it's the cameras are great for finding out when something happened and potentially maybe talk to some other folks about you know see if there's any
witnesses but even the cameras on Philadelphia Avenue right now you know it's like we can see what happens and fortunately we have businesses that are uh fairly cooperative and will let us look at their much better cameras and in different places. But, you know, um
cameras, as Councilman Ortiz said, yeah, you know, cameras don't necessarily uh mitigate illegal activity. Uh 04. >> Yeah. >> Not coming out of my budget.
>> What what charges would even be? I mean, if they're not even damaging, imagine if somebody was like skating on it and we had so happened to go by and like your officers had seen it. It'd be more of like >> municipal ordinance. Um, unless we can actually show and see that they damage,
right? >> Um, it would be a municipal ordinance violation. >> Okay. I had read an article Pittsburgh the same and this goes on everywhere and and the damage was again by ebikes and what they ended up doing it was five children
and they actually were able to contact the parents and they were working on children doing municipal work you know I mean not municipal work but like um >> community service. >> Yeah, community service. Yeah. and um so
that they it could kind of teach them, you know, like what goes into taking care of the park and the damages that they've done and that sort of thing. But I know it's it's a lot. I'm sure it will be a lot. A lot. >> Only thing I'm going to say is my car
was stolen several years ago. When my car was stolen, they sent me notices about the the kids who stole my car and they told me there's nothing that could be done. Now, I would hate to see where kids could steal cars, go back out, steal cars again, and keep doing it.
But, but we decide to punish some some some 8-year-old who's got a skateboard. >> I'm just saying I mean, we're gonna I don't want us to go to the point where it's ridiculous. >> Paid over $200,000 for that part. >> That's a second. I don't believe a kid on a skateboard is going to do any
damage. No, I've seen it because they they do these things and the paint on the skateboard gets on the on the surface. And you know, every party I went to a couple years ago, what was the topic of conversation? When are you getting pickle ball courts? When are you getting pickle ball courts? We need
pickle ball courts. And we spend the money, we get a grant, and spend some of the water treatment money to do it. And now it's being destroyed. And it's just not right. I mean, I don't think you should lock a kid up by any means, but I think with maybe like uh
Tanner said, you know, some community leadership like even with Mace or or even the police when they go there, you know, might just want to have a word with them, you know, and say, "Oh, this is a good idea because people use this, you know, >> and back in the day, my kids skated,
skateboarded, they did the scooters, whatever, but they did it in the street. I mean, I just don't understand them why, you know? I know it's a nice surface, but so's Buffalo. So's 500 block of Buffalo Avenue right now.
>> Yeah, you're right. >> Okay. Anything else, Mr. >> No, that was it. >> Okay. Uh I just have one thing. I got a phone call about the gazebo in the park. >> Oh, yeah. >> And I I would refer this to the park committee. And um gazebo is in pretty
bad shape. Last year around this time, we the parks and playgrounds committee from last year uh decided or recommended to council and we all agreed to keep it for a year and see how it went by taking this spindles out and seeing what
happens. And u it was fixed up back then. There's a new roof was put on it. Uh it it's heavily damaged now. It's there the some of the rails that were there are gone. Um it's dangerous right now. somebody goes up there with a a
wheelchair or whatever, it it could cause a lot of problems. Not that a lot of people are going up there with wheelchairs, but you know how things happen. So, I would ask the parks committee to review the whole thing. Uh because this one person was telling me that to fix it, it's going to be
somewhere around $15,000 to get it up to what it should be. >> How much is it to demo it? >> Demo it is pretty cheap. So >> I have a volunteer who will demo it for free. >> Yeah. >> So not that we want to make a decision here tonight, but you would take a look
at it and review it and then come back with a recommendation. >> Right. >> So if we demo it, >> would we put up another gazebo or would would we just >> I think >> maybe there's ideas. I think personally
uh maybe getting that putting in that nice circle putting a nice flower bed in the center of park would be a great >> no more plants. >> Nobody takes care of them. >> Trees. >> Well, I had suggested before we do the
new monuments there, but I also suggested that they have small gazeos that could just be a token like since there's always been Yeah. Even $100 you can get. >> Even if we just flatten it out, nobody can really go.
>> Even if we flatten it out and just put seats that go in a circle with two entryways to it. >> There you go. >> So we could do and stone seats so they don't break as easy. >> So everybody can meet up every day >> and not destroy any.
>> Well, there were recommendations we need from the >> I like that. What about the the uh donated benches where people get to put placards on it and they they pay for that >> kind like they have the lake >> they do it on the boardwalks they do it on boards and you can put like just like
Central Park in New York there's bench lines one side >> we can put benches >> I'll come up with a design number you guys >> sounds good okay all right thank you chief of police number All right, we'll go over some numbers. Um,
since we last met on the 7th, we had three cases of fraud, one simple assault, three thefts, 10 motor vehicle accidents, 27 traffic stops, total of six summones issued, four arrests, one business alarm, two residential alarms, 79 crime prevention activity, seven
domestics, 24 EMS incidents, three firearms IDs, 16 follow-ups, 565 property checks, and eight public service calls. Um, we had during this full-time period four officers out on workers comp. One has
since returned to work. We have one on vacation right now and one is at the New Jersey narcotics officer uh convention. Um, other things that have happened, we had a cell inspection. Every few years the department of correction comes corrections comes in and does a building
inspection of our department making sure that our cells are in compliance. We are not. However, we have requested the appropriate exemptions. So, we have passed. Um, I will have to apply reapply for those exemptions. Um, four of them in three years and the other two in
another two years. Um, activities. We had the reach program. What's that? >> Yeah. No, but uh uh the old letter was fine. It was fine. Doctors it up a bit.
I'm only Um but uh we had the reach program from the middle school come and do a tour of the police department. They were very thrilled to be here. Um upcoming things that are going on with the PD on June 5th in the morning, we do have a conflict because we have the torch run
that we do every every morning. So next Friday, if you see a caravan of police vehicles and people running on the White Horse Pike, don't be alarmed. We're raising money for the Special Olympics. Um, on June 10th, we will be having the Sprag School come and do a PD tour. Um,
we will have to make some adjustments because we will be under construction. Um, and then Monday, we do have our uh, Memorial Day celebration. I did want to bring up we did have a fatal motor vehicle accident on Sunday. It was
probably one of the worst scenes that I have ever seen. Um, a motorcycle rider lost his life. the other driver um was hospitalized. It is being actively investigated by the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office um and by our
department. I have to say that it's been a rough week for for the PD um and for me. I kind of have lost a little bit of faith in humanity because we had people on the scene before first responders got there recording and posting things to
Facebook. um somebody lost his life and it was in a pretty gruesome manner and it is just horrible that people feel the need to record and post before thinking about anyone else. Um I'd respectfully request that anybody who comes across
anything before you do that think about your family and if it were you if you would want to see something that horrific on Facebook um or have your family members see that on Facebook. So that's uh that's all I have for you.
>> I I have a question about that business being a motorcycle rider. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So the the fatal motorcycle rider was going westbound, right? >> I'm going to talk about the uh the specifics of everything. Yeah. I mean
that is one of the things that was Yes, he was going westbound. >> Okay. He was struck by a car going eastbound. >> Yes. >> Okay. Can you tell me if he was westbound in the passing lane or the driving lane? >> I don't know that. Um, that is one of
the things that is being investigated. The accident reconstructionist will be able to potentially determine that because physics is not me. Um, you know, and they've been trained in reconstruction. And >> well, if anybody's listening to this out
in the universe or in right here, as a motorcycle rider, I would just recommend always riding in the passing lane. Stay away from oncoming traffic as much as you possibly can. >> I'm confused.
>> Stay out of the passing. >> Stay out of the passing. >> Stay out of the passing lane. Okay. ride in the right hand lane >> and always create as much buffer as you can between you and oncoming traffic.
>> That's absolutely >> anybody listening I'm going to say >> yeah hit those box >> thank you all right thanks chief other questions for the chief thank you uh CFO Jody
I don't have anything. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you, city clerk. Our city attorney, Quarl, is filling in for Chris tonight. >> Hi, everyone. Thanks. Sorry. Thanks again for having me. I appreciate nothing to report. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> In my bag at my house.
>> Uh engineer, he left his report in his bag. >> Yeah, I got 20 copies of report sitting in my kitchen in the bag with my laptop. So, I'm working on my phone. Um so we have one thing on the agenda which is um recommending awarding the contract for electrical upgrades at the campground uh
to Hughes Electric in the amount of $112,280. Um it's actually slightly below what our estimate was. So um you know there's only one bidder. We are recommending that we award it to them. Switching over to the report. Um as Mr. Dobby first
noted we did pay the four and 500 blocks Buffalo Avenue. um where you're gonna have to do some road cores, which is the first time we've had to do that in a long time. If you uh if you have a state aid project and you pay more than 5,000 square yards, you have to core the asphalt um and do airboid testing and
all, make sure you got proper compaction. So, usually we get the waiver because we're less than 5,000 square yards. This one we were like 5200 square yards. >> So, we're gonna Yeah. So, we're going to have to do cores. Um but we'll be able to do them and then get the project closed down. Um >> I'm sorry. For what project was this?
You have to do the course. Buffalo >> got holes in it now. >> Yeah. >> The only thing I would say about that job, it great. They did a good job, >> but at the intersection at Burger and maybe that'll be fixed next year. >> Yeah, we didn't.
>> They went halfway. >> Yeah, we talked about whether to expand it, how much to do. Um, couple reasons we didn't go to the other side. If you go to the other side of the intersection, you end up at the base of the ramps. If you pave at the base of the ramps, you have to upgrade the ramp. So, it triggers a whole bunch more concrete work. You end up having to do curb and sidewalk and ramp next to that stuff.
>> Is that going to be done in September? >> What's that? >> That buck of Burger Street. >> So, >> what was it? Cincinnati and Philadelphia. >> We're working on Chicago. >> Yeah, we're we're working on the design for that now. Um, we'll see. I mean,
we're going to get it there as fast as we can. >> Intersection is just that that culvert is sinking. And while they were doing the work, I had to drive over it like twice a day. >> Sure. >> And I'm I'm afraid my tires want to wind
up in the sewer pit. >> So, we will work that as quickly as we can. We got to work with DOT to figure out what their process is because we um I got kind of a nasty email from Ves who is our DOT local aid representative this week who was just like flat wrong. He he
sort of said this project's been sitting the a project we submitted for in August of last year said that we haven't done anything in four months and I had to like go back through our records and say no I've resubmitted it three times you guys haven't approved it. So like we yeah we got to we got to we got to work
this process out a little bit smoother. Um because the money that we got a year and a half ago we're still not authorized to go out to bid. We submitted our PSD package in August of last year. M >> so um >> and and the intersection of uh Eighth Terrace >> and Burger there's a lot is just getting worse.
>> Well, that so that one is part of that that same stretch I believe that we're that we're doing with that money. We got I want to say it's two blocks uh flooded. So, um but yeah, we're we're working on the design. We're going to get the PSD package to DOT as fast as possible and then from there hopefully
we can get it out a lot quicker than the current one because the other one is Dway Street from Braymond to Baltimore. just been sitting waiting to to put that out there. So >> now there >> uh there's a dirt road prior stating a clinics from two or
three years ago. >> So Ryan, what is the next thing that we're doing? It's Burger. It's going to be um from Brainer to Antworp and Burger. >> So it's Camp Street. >> Uh yeah, it's let me spell it. >> That's on the stormwater side. >> It's >> Yeah. So the right the sections of of
Beethoven are part of the stormwater project. Um the next state aid project is camp street from Raymond Antworp and Burger from Buffalo to Cincinnati. >> Okay. >> It's actually Chicago, right? >> Uh >> remember we corrected that. >> Yeah, I think you're right. This is only one block. It's two
Cincinnati. >> Yeah, I copied this over from the last thing, but yes, you're correct. It's two blocks novel. >> Okay, so got a couple on my list here. Okay. Uh, Lakeon Campground. Um, again making progress out there. Um, I got
somewhat approval to bid the bathroom project. Um, but still need some some clarification from Triad. We did submit the request to uh amend the project um to do the other bathroom and do all that. Um, so they asked for some additional information. So I got to get them um I'm trying to put together a
little map to show like this is all the same site. This is all the same area. um so that we can get DCA to sign up on that and then we'll give you a a proposal to figure out how to redo the bathrooms and redo the concession stand and all that with the DCA ADA fund. Uh
on the utility side, um we're still working through all the permitting as quickly as we can. Um and hopefully we'll we'll re regroup to do that installation in the the fall and winter. Uh the city hall ADA improvements. Um this is the last meeting at your fancy
countertop there. So um That will be getting out tomorrow right now. >> Yeah, there you go. Carve whatever you want. It'll be gone tomorrow. >> You're not taking this metal plate out, right? >> Yeah. Well, you can leave that if you like. Um, but yeah, so the vertical wall
stays, the countertop, their stairs over here will be a ramp. There'll be a little extra clearance room to to be able to get maneuver back there. Um, so that should be ready for the next council. picked again. There's a couple weeks in between. So, they're going to start adhering to this first. Once this
is under control, uh they'll start the other work in city hall. So, be coordinating with with Meg. Um making sure that, you know, we're not tearing down too much at the same time. Uh but I understand the contractor is they want to just take down like one window at a time. Normally, you do like all the demo and then come in and do all whatever.
So, I think they're going to go through each one and just, you know, tear it out, fix it, move to the next one, tear it out, fix it. That's good. It's not less disruption. So, that's that's the plan. Um, too New Orleans Avenue. I think we're still waiting to hear back from the county on that uh deed restriction that
>> I did. You saw I did email. >> Yeah, you followed up again. >> She talked to me at some event. Oh, it was the uh ribbon cutting ACIT. She said, >> "Okay, >> she's looking into it." She saw my email. So, >> Okay. Yeah. I mean, we can't really do anything until back from them because that deed restriction was pretty
ownorous. >> What was that about the deed restriction? Who was that? >> The New Orleans Avenue subdivision. The county Yeah. had responded back with a just crazy deed restriction that we thought would make the properties very difficult to sell. >> So, we're trying to get them to wave the need for that. Um, and if they do, then
we can file and finally move forward with that. >> What What section of New Orleans Avenue Deer Street? >> Yeah. From DeWing to Deer Street. It's the paved section across from the school. >> That's 700. >> Yes. >> Right behind the school. >> Yeah. Yeah, I mean if they we subdivided
into three buildable lots, it would be three lots that face right at the school right across from the sports fields. It's great spot. Um there is sewer behind but not water. >> Um so it's it's pretty well positioned. Uh the I bank project, we're currently out to bid. Um we're expecting to
receive bids and be able to award that in June and get the fiscal year funding locked in and then um a meeting scheduled with them to talk about what we could do with the next fiscal year's funding. So try to get that initiated as quickly as possible. Um TC bridge of
Baltimore, we talked about senior center ADA. We're going through the design. Um that is a complicated building. So we're we're just figuring out how to make it all work. That back the front section has a crawl space. The back section is not concrete slab. So some plumbing revisions that we're proposing are are
going to be a little difficult, a little more difficult because they're on concrete. But we're working through all that now. Um let's see. I think that that's oh Kreck were submitted for um Pineelands. I'm waiting for a call back to see um if I can essentially give you
guys the green light to just go and do the building construction. >> They they will permit it. It's definitely something that's permissible, but I know that they'll take it. >> DGA. >> Well, yeah, but that that can all get removed as part of the application. So, it doesn't have to be like exactly one for the other. Um so, I want to talk to
them to say like look, we're going to start this. Mhm. I understand that. >> But we wouldn't start it until at least after Thanksgiving anyway. >> Okay. >> Just because now it's too late and it it won't be done. >> Started. Yeah. I got you. Okay. Well, I'll talk to them to try to line it up for for then at that minimum. Um because
I I don't want to, you know, if they drag us out like they happen at the lake, we don't >> Right. Exactly. >> We'll just move forward and we'll if it's a violation, whatever, we'll cure it. >> Okay. All right. >> Um I think that's it. I that's all I got for now. Unless any questions. I do have a question. How about the new grant that
we got? Do you do the plan for that since for the canopy at Kre? >> Uh yeah, we we can help work through that. >> I don't know that. Is that what you normally do, don't you? >> Yeah, we do we do shade structures as well. I just signed it today. Yeah. >> Yeah. Us usually for something like
that. Um >> it's early. >> Yeah. Right. >> I just want to get Ryan, you know. >> Yeah. No, give us >> Looks like he's got his list almost on there. >> Well, I Yeah, right. We're making progress. So >> um the the shade structure I think is right around the quote threshold. So if your funding source will let you you
might be able to just go right right to one of these manufacturers and just work directly out. >> Yeah. And it's it's quicker and cheaper than trying to put out all that stuff. So but I I'll talk to Jod and see >> just asking. >> Yeah. Absolutely. >> They installed one on beach in Longport
recently. >> Yeah. >> You did that >> the playground there? Yes. >> Wow. We always put a dome over >> privately far while you're >> at it. It's big shade structure. >> Exactly. Big shade. You can use a dome over there. >> Can you
>> Can you work on some potential dates for our T corridor redevelopment plan? >> Yeah. >> For the Philadelphia Avenue wood bike. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> And then uh we'll try to coordinate that with our attorney >> and the and the committee. >> All right. So,
>> can I say you saw me one >> about a few a year ago? The mayor and I were working on getting Real ID van here. >> Yeah. >> So, it's come to fruition, but the inspection is tomorrow to see if they can have it here and I'm we're tearing everything here.
>> Well, I I think they have a >> saying. Yeah, if they can. >> I think bathrooms and they're coming to inspect it tomorrow. I just like when you said that I was like just let it go. >> If they come like 7 a.m. it look great. >> They'll be here.
>> We'll come right after they tear. >> That's why I went. >> Yeah. Yeah. Right. >> Yeah. I think everything >> waiting for this for a while because they're like I think it would be August 8th or something like that. They would be here. >> Well, I I think I thought it was a bus so I didn't know why but they want to inspect the building.
Yeah, I mean we we should be able to give them some assurances that all the the project work >> I guess if somebody has to use the bathroom or something. >> Yeah, I mean they're going to be in the same place. It's not have bathrooms. >> They do have the bathroom outside over there that's open all the time. I know.
>> I know. But I mean it's kind of >> but I think everybody >> they have some issues. I don't have to look at it the next days. >> Yeah, I mission. >> Anything else?
>> All right. U number 13 on the agenda is a resolution approving the agreement between a Carver City and the Aar City Public School District for a school resource offic. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. Is there questions
>> for next year, right? >> Yes. >> Yeah, this is up to two. Do we have two over there, Chief? We have >> Are we planning to have two? >> We have one. Um finding a class three officer for less than $40 an hour is near impossible.
>> Y >> um we can put out for one again. Um >> it would be nice to have one at each school if that would >> well they have no security and so uh yeah the officers that are there um officer uh
Bill Throtty and officer Rich Trout they all have they both have lengthy law enforcement careers behind them. Um but they're working for a private company and quite honestly it makes my life so much easier not having to to do that. But um >> does that come from your budget or the
school budget? school. >> They reimburse us, right? >> For the ones that are employed by us. Yes. They pay KD directly for the other officer that are security officers that are there. They're on security. >> And do they do anything like the DARE program?
>> That's not included. >> Is Ed retired? Officer Ed, >> he is thinking about it. I think they are trying to uh persuade him. >> No, Officer Ed's great too. Yeah.
>> So, I got a first and a second. >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> Doby, >> yes. >> Galloway, >> yes. >> Hassy, >> yes. >> Tanner, >> yes. >> 14, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Timbers, >> yes. >> Great. >> Yes. >> Resolution passes. Number 14, award
contract for the electrical upgrades at the Acover City Campground. Make a motion. Second. >> Motion made and second. Questions? What >> was this? supposed to be part of the package of what's going on now?
>> So, this was actually this actually goes back to a commitment that the city made um during the sale of the utility systems. So, the city budgeted for this four years ago, plus or minus. >> Uh we made a commitment to DCA. We made a commitment to DCA for multiple things that the city would spend money on. This
is what >> this is the 50 amp. >> Yeah. It's It's upgrading 20 sites um to 50 amp electrical services. >> What's being done now is just upgrading. We're making sure everything that's there works. It's functional. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, nothing's being replaced other than
some outlets and stuff. >> We're getting it up and going, >> which it's done. I think that's done already. >> Okay. Okay. I got you. All right. >> Yeah, that is done. >> Yeah. Unrelated. >> Okay. Gotcha. There there were two there was ones that he couldn't find one of
the wires that was cut. So they opted not to do those two because >> Yeah. There's like four sites that were not restored. They're part of the section >> and that'll be part of that anyway. So >> So they don't need them for the season. >> No. >> Okay. >> But our big they're going to sell them as tent sites.
>> Okay. >> But our question is that keeps coming up and I know you said we can we can do the electric now through the >> Yeah. So, I I talked to Ben um the manager from Mur about it and I said, "Look, there there's a way to do this." Um and I sort of walked him through it.
I said, "I think it'd be helpful if we sat down with it a plan together and then talk to the campground operator to to make sure. But I I think you could work with this." >> Yeah. >> So, um if you know, assuming we award this, um I'll talk to the electrician to figure out the lead times for some of the equipment and, you know, as soon as
stuff's available as long as we coordinate it and all. >> Very good. Okay. Roll call, please. >> Dovy, >> yes. >> Galloway, >> yes. >> Hessie, >> yes. >> Kener, >> yes. >> Ortiz, >> yes. >> Sen, >> yes. >> Timbers, >> yes. >> Right. >> Yes.
>> Resolution passes. Uh, number 15, renew the liquor licenses. Uh, July 1st, 2025 through June 30th, 2026. >> That's the old number, right? Not >> last year. They never renewed them last
year. So, this is okay. bringing them up to date >> retail consumption or TA liquor license. See the numbers and the Wrangler license. >> I did explain in the email. >> Yeah, I'll make a motion. >> Second.
>> Motion made and seconded. Uh questions on the motion. All in favor? >> I opposed. >> Resolution passes. Number 16, renew liquor licenses uh for this year, July
1st, 26 to June 30th, 27 uh for Hamy's Bar and Grill, MRM LLC, Discount Liquor 1, Discount Liquor 2, and Philadelphia Liquor. >> I make a motion. >> I'll second it.
>> Motion made second. All in favor? >> Really? are going to come. It's just they take a little time to come. >> There's nothing against the people that >> go from my father.
>> Okay. >> Okay. Number 17 is introduce ordinance number 11 which amends chapter 102 titled bingo and games of chance of the code of 8 Carver city post notice of introduction on the
city website June 11 >> I'll second third >> motion made second questions >> what are we amending what what is changed >> um we never had fees for um
Municipal fees >> municipal fees for the work. So um not the work but to when people submit applications >> administrative >> we're administrative fees. So this ordinance will say we won't charge more than the state like say it's $20 for a
bingo application or or a raffle application. We can charge what the state does for for paperwork. >> Very well. They weren't charging anything in >> Yeah. We weren't charging nothing. I got >> and everybody we're probably the only town pleasure.
>> Okay. >> I thought we passed this before. >> We don't want to be done. >> We talked about it. >> We talked about it. >> It's a lot of work, but Jackie >> Okay. Motion has been made and seconded. All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion to introduce is
passed. Uh number 18. I'll make a motion that we table number 18 and refer it back to finance redevelopment committee for consideration of the findings of the zoning planning board
decision. Second. >> Motion has been made. Seconded to table this. All in favor? >> I order. >> That's tabled. Uh number 19 is the bill list. Make a motion.
>> Second. >> Questions on the bills. Roll call, please. >> Dovy, >> yes. >> Galloway, >> yes. >> Hessie, >> yes. >> Kenir, >> yes. >> Ortiz, >> yes. >> Sen, >> yes. >> Timbers, >> yes. >> Yes.
Thank you. That passes. Number 20, public comment. Anyone wish to be heard on any issue. Seeing none, we will move to 21. Mayor, >> hello. >> Oh. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Hi there.
>> Hello. State your name and your address, please. >> My name is Michelle. My last name is Madison. My address is 509 Fifth Terrace. >> Okay. And I'm just I'm I'm just reaching out. Uh I want to let you know that I'm
currently conducting extensive research into our city's history. Not just the distant past, but of our active timelines of our local government officials, engineers, planners, developers, and council elects. My goal is to ensure that the governing body of
our community is built on a foundation of absolute integrity. doing this research at no charge to you. But rather as a service to the people of Egg Harbor City. >> That's my comment. Thank you.
>> Okay. Appreciate that. Thank you. >> You as well. Thank you, >> mayor. >> I just want to remind everybody to come to the Memorial Day service at Lincoln Park at 11 o'clock. Paul McIntyre works very hard each year coordinating the
event and it's going to be a pretty cool event this year. So, couple different stuff going on. >> Nice. >> Is there going to be a if it happens to rain on Monday, there going to be res? >> Some every other day it's going to rain.
>> I don't know. >> They said it was going to rain on Tuesday. It didn't rain. So, >> that's true. >> Today, I believe the weather is a day. I'm just I was just saying if it what happens if what happens if quotequote it does rain? >> No. Usually what they'll probably do is just go to the firehouse and have some hot dogs or whatever.
>> Okay. >> I don't I don't think they'll >> just go out there personally, put the reopen like >> done that. We had like one it was a downpour. >> I got you. >> Anything else, Mayor? >> No, that's not fair. >> Okay, Mr. Wright. >> No. Oh, real quick. Uh this um football
signups have officially started uh Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 7:30. So, all are welcome. >> Okay. Thank you, Miss Galloway. >> I just wanted to wish everybody good holiday weekend and to not celebrate
Memorial Day until afternoon because the morning should be reserved for the veterans. And um if it is sunny, I'll be attending three services on Apen Island. If it's cloudy and they're canceled, I'll be here. >> What's that?
>> You hold your umbrella, right? >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Miss Hessie. Um, I just want to say uh I wish everyone a happy Memorial Day and I I've I'd like to say that it's they've done
so much for us as Americans that I as Nette had said, I hope that we can take a moment to reflect on what they've given up for us and um I hope to see everyone at the Memorial Day
services. Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Timmers. >> Uh, the only thing I want to add on Memorial Day is that typically, um, we use it to to remember people that have died in war. So, right now, we know
that there are plenty of people that survive war that are damaged by it. So, I would just say that we we keep them in mind as well. Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Dobby. I I have nothing to add to all that. That's good
comments. >> Mr. Ortiz, >> I do have to ask um I was going to ask, do you guys happen to there's on the 300 block there's a a rain cover that's right there and it's been it has a like a cone on it. It's
been there for like five months or four months. Do you guys track in that? >> At what? At the 300 block of what? >> Uh Boston. >> It's right in the corner. It's just like it's got like a mask phone on it. >> So I stopped at the intersection of Beethoven and Chicago on the way here
>> which was called in yesterday >> and there is Yeah, there is a sink hole there and I was actually able to see the collapsed pipe within the hole. So now it's pretty easy to diagnose. >> Is that storm water? >> Yeah. Okay. >> It's an old So we did Chicago Avenue. We replaced the inlet. We did not replace
the pipe because it appeared to be fine at the time. So, I don't know if it broke during construction or what, but um the top of the pipe, it's old Fisher Pike clay pipe. The top of the pipe is collapsed and the road clearly was caving into it and then finally the asphalt gave way the other day. Um so,
there's barrel over, but it does need to be repaired in the next couple days, I think. >> And who repairs this? >> Um when it's a little bit past public works, it can be a contractor that we have under contract. So, APS just paved Buffalo Avenue today, so we were under
contract with them. I was going to call John Constantine, who's the superintendent we work with most frequently there. They still have a couple of little things to do. So, call him and see if they could take a look at it. >> That would be great if they could do it because we're not
301. I just see it in that go out there >> as an emergency and we don't have to go out to bid >> you could do it as emergency but we're already under do it under that current contract >> should cross but >> Ryan did you say this is under the storm
water project that that will be corrected because I know I had mentioned this quite a few meetings >> um >> that yeah that that intersection um I would not like we we can't wait that long I don't think we're replacing Okay.
>> Can we look at the one? >> Yeah. The 300 the 300 block of Boston. He's at >> he's at Boston. Yeah. You You'll see it. You can't miss it. It's It's got a cone. >> You can pretty much ride right up Beethoven. That's where all of the old stuff is. That's why we targeted that
with our initial project. Um that system was installed either in the 20s or the early 30s. So, it's old reinforced concrete pipe. Uh they built the inlets out of follow wall block and like the inlets are all caving in. >> Yeah. So you know I mean you got almost
100 years out of it so you can't complain too much but right >> but it's time. So that's that's the project we're going to be awarding hopefully a contract in a couple weeks to replace like $2 million worth of that summer infrastructure paid for by the infrastructure bank ATP. So that'll be a
big big win for the city. So, >> so Ryan, you're saying that's the inlet, that big metal >> thing that sits on top of the ground and goes like this. >> The one at Chicago, the pipe collapsed a few feet away from the inlet, right? >> That's actually not the area where they
did the work. It's probably five feet away from where the inlet is, right? >> But the pipe that's coming from the inlet to the mandle, the pipe collapsed. >> Okay. >> So, >> but this the whole metal is the inlet. Yeah. that that would we fixed probably
I don't know at least three or four in the last five years along that that stretch of Beethoven those old city style units with the rates it's like a giant opening yeah between the roof the top of it >> yeah so >> when they're extremely >> yeah those those are not okay anymore you can't do that anymore but yeah all
of those inlets like I said were constructed with hollow wall block so eventually you get water in there and fill material and the walls sort of corrode and fall in and then the whole inlet like starts collapsing in itself >> so you have to replace the whole thing. Is that what you're saying? Or you can't support it. There's no supporting it. >> Depends how bad it is and where the
damage is. So, if if it's just a couple of blocks at the top and we know we're going to do it soon, we can just come in and remove those couple of blocks and put a couple solid wall blocks and patch it up and, you know, get a couple years out of it, a couple months if we're going to come back next. >> So, it appear appears to me every time I walk by it, but I don't know because
it's I haven't taken >> I'm sure that one side of the structure of the block is collapsed and so that's what we're seeing. It's incredibly common on those same stuff. >> So Remington and Bernick designed that on your ear.
>> Somebody way before me. Yeah. >> All right. Thank you. Um and uh yeah, I have a grand memorial. I'm a vet. I've lost friends. So I still continue to help vets in Atlantic County, Cumberland, Salem, and Kate May. I was
very lucky to have talked to the Atlantic County Sheriff recently. That was cool. Um, so everybody just, you know, if you know a vet and they're struggling, Mr. Timber said that we still have plenty of vets that are still struggling. So I I'm in the field if you guys know any of the
vets. So you can always point them in my direction. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Sent. >> I second everything that's been said. I really don't have anything more. I think I can. >> Awesome.
>> I do too. And I also thank you for your service and your continued service in what you're doing with vets in your job. So >> appreciate it >> very much and all veterans. Um even though this isn't Veterans Day, it's Mr.
>> But I hope everyone has a safe and well good weekend. Is there a motion to adjurnn? >> Make a motion second. >> Motion made second. All in favor? I >> opposed.