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Let's call this meeting to order at 710. Please stand to the flag. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

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indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. And let's stand for a moment of silence. Thank you. >> In accordance with the provisions of the open public meetings act, public meetings may be held in person or by

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means of communication equipment to include streaming services and other online meeting platforms. This meeting is being held in person and through the Zoom meeting platform being broadcast from Burough Hall, 748 River Road, Bear

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Haven, New Jersey. Public participation for this regular council meeting of July 13, 2026 is available by call-in, phone number, or through the web conference soon. Members of the public will be on mute until it is time for questions,

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comments, which will be announced. At that time, the public has the opportunity to question comment by phone or through Zoom by the raise hand button and will be called on at the appropriate time. Notice of this meeting was included in a schedule of meetings which

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was adopted by resolution number 2026-13 and sent to the Asbury Park Press and the Two River Times on January 12th, 2026. posted on the burough website, the bulletin board of the municipal building, and has remained continuously

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posted as required under the statute. With adequate notice having been given, the burough clerk is directed to include this statement in the minutes of this week. We now have a roll call. Council members call here. Selli Griffin

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>> here. >> Cotch here. Alki >> here. Olen >> here. We have administrative directors Ernie Silva amount chief engineer Gardella and VP tech director Nick Perkins.

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Uh the first agenda item under workshop session is the der dreams request for lawn signs and banners. Um, is Mrs. Durmer here or is she on Zoom?

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>> Uh, because I think there were some questions. Hang on, I have some questions. >> So, should we table this and then ask her to come to our next meeting? >> What do you >> uh August, September, and October? We

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have a long meeting. We have July 27th. So >> yeah. >> So postpone this till we actually can't. >> Sure. >> Okay. Table take it up to the next meeting. >> All in favor?

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>> I will let her know. >> All right. And you will contact her? >> I will. Thank you. Uh, next >> Betsy, can I ask one question? If she shows up right now, can we reintroduce it or is it now table? >> It's now table. >> It's now table. >> If you can reopen it if

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>> we can reopen it. Okay. Uh the next item on the workshop workshop session is the Fair Haven Shade Tree Commission tree replacement plan for 626 River Road at Fair Haven Fields

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and the chairman of the Shade Tree Commission, Jill Sullivan, is here. Uh does anybody have any questions for her regarding the replacement trees at Fair Haven Fields? I just want to acknowledge I think this is a great communication mechanism and

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very clear what she commission is recommending obviously um that property owner has an obligation under the law so I'm glad to see that you're directing the trees to be appropriately planted may I add one note

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>> sure um the removal of the trees at 626 as uh was necessary for the building however over in the business district, we have a classroom canopy, but I know this is of concern to the SH tree

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commission. Um, but because it's already a bigger canopy and we're continuing to see tree loss, especially mature trees. Um, I'd like to ask the shaving tree commission to maybe come up with some recommendations for this body to

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consider. They we all want to see healthy tree canopy assistance wherever it's possible, but often once they're removed, it's very hard to get them back. So, I would make that request possible. I think part of the site plan approval

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for that building included putting in some uh trees between the two properties, the neighbor next door. So hopefully that will provide some relief. Uh does anybody want to make a motion? >> I'll make a motion to approve the

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recommendation of she commission second. All in favor? >> Okay, moving on. >> Just one just one question I have here just to memorialize who will be making the uh the notification to the property owner. Is she shri going to be sending the correspondence or is the burough

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sending the correspondence? >> It should come. May I speak to that? I think it should come from the central office whether it's through Christy as the secretary or yourself. >> Perfect. >> Perfect. I'll coordinate with Christie.

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>> Okay. Right. And I have a question. Um because this is Can we do this um with Burnbrook through the like our regular tree bonding program since it's under since now it's under $6,000.

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>> Uh I'll coordinate that. I'll I'll review it and coordinate, but Christie will we'll figure it out. >> Okay. Perfect. All right. Anybody else? Any other comments? Okay. Moving on to uh public comment on agenda.

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>> No, congratulations. Raising your event. Oh, thank you. >> Thank you for coming. >> Sure. >> Anybody in the audience comment on agenda items? >> Yes. Little Perkins, Hance Road, Fair Haven.

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So, this does seem a little out of order, but this how it's set up. So, the rejection of the bids for Marta Park Playground So my concern is we've already purchased

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the play equipment for this. So one, what was the estimate? Two, did we have a post bid meeting with the contractors to know why the bids were so high? And thirdly, what are we going to do to the documents, if

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anything, in a rebid? I know it says we're going to rebid, but if we're just putting the same thing out, why would our expectation be anything less than the numbers we got before? Do we know what you know where our where our

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estimate went wrong or where they're overestimating their actually prices? >> The uh the bigger the bigger issue that really occurred um had to do with um one bid that didn't complete the paperwork properly. So it was a noncon

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that was that was that was probably the bigger issue um that that really occurred there. Obviously once um you know obviously this motion is passed by the governing body a memo will be sent to all the biders that were involved in it explaining the outcome. >> So we're not rejecting because it's too

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high. It's the the >> Well, that's not what it says. That's my concern. >> So there were there were there were there were other >> reasons. Yes. Yes. >> Okay. But Shouldn't say that then bids were rejected for non-compliant bids.

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That's why bidder ABC was rejected because their bid was non-compliant. >> No, no, >> it exceeds the engineers >> and there were there were bit there were bids that exceed the engineer's estimate as well. Well, I wrote I as part of the bidding process as the engineer I did

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recommendation of this >> the it is true the my engineer's estimate was not higher than the apparent open. >> Okay. >> The low bidder was 8.95. >> Okay. >> The issue was the low bidder did not

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fill out the bid form correctly. So under the public contracts law it was was not just one mistake. It was mistakes throughout the paper. It was 80 803 was the low. >> Yeah. 80399. >> And then there was other there was one other issue where since we had formal

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water in the job, they need to identify who they're using as licensed plumber and they do that as well. >> Okay. >> So those two issues made their bid nonresponsible. >> Okay. >> If the governing body chooses to award to the second bidder that has that

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amount is higher than what my estimate was. >> Okay. This document shows three biders. Nobody's estimate is 800. Nobody's bid is 800 and something. So I don't know where that number's coming from. I guess the number on this resolution is 900.

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>> So the the first the first bidder that filled out the paperwork wrong and didn't include the quantities was 83 was 83,000. >> Their total was details of 895. I'm confused as to why there's not clarity while I'm asking that question

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because there's no no this the hearing something. >> It's in it's not has this it's not the sheet it has. >> Yeah. It's in our it's in our courts. It's not >> it's not there. It's not there.

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>> No, but it's sent to you via email when I was sent to the fire packed on Thursday. So you would have it. >> It has all the supporting and it's also in that binder right at the front. >> Okay. But the resolution, what is the resolution? Resolution has it. >> Okay, that's awesome. The resolution has

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it. Okay. Thank you very much. Anybody else in the audience? Allison, is anybody on Zoom? >> No one has yet. >> Okay. Uh, moving on to the approval of minutes. Uh, can I have a roll call? Allison,

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somebody needs to offer it. Make a motion to approve the regular minutes the June 22nd council, you just second it. We have a call. Council members, >> yes. Griffin, >> yes. >> Yes.

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Yes. Also, >> yes. >> And for the executive session, do I have a motion? Make a motion to approve the minutes of the executive session that you second. >> And I will second that.

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>> Council members, >> yes. >> Griffin, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh there is no old business. So, moving on to new loop business, we have the introduction of the general capital

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ordinance. Uh, is there anybody that would like to have a conversation or a discussion about this? >> No, but I'll make a motion to introduce the ordinance. >> Second members. >> Yes.

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>> Ripen. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Now, now you have to open it up for discussion. >> Any discussion? >> I just want this. This is this is the um

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regular uh 215,000 that we do every year at this time. So, it has it's a the normal course >> capital. And do we need a motion or a vote? >> You voted on that. Just the hearing and

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adoption will be at our next council meeting July 27. >> Yes. And it'll be on the agenda first. >> Okay. Moving on to the consent agenda. Is there anyone that would like to have any part of the consent agenda either

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discussed or separated? Okay. Uh, and I have a motion to accept the consent agenda. >> So, second, you wanted it. No, no, you came in. >> Council members call. >> Yes. >> Griffin.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Department reports. Municipal clerk. Dog license. Budget status. like to make a motion to accept with a hearty

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thank you and a teaser the next meeting we may be adding to the department reports. >> Oh stay >> second. All in favor? >> I oppose.

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>> Okay. For the good of the burrow, please stand and identify yourself by clearly stating your name and address for the record and please observe a time limit of three minutes. Susan Susan O'Brien 875 River Road. I have two

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things. Since we're about to go into another hot spell, what's the criteria for opening the cooling center? >> So, we have our OEM director, chief of driver in the back. You can explain it. >> It's it's when really what is needed.

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So, it's if we anybody loses power. >> Wait a minute. So, but but what do you base it on? >> When residents lose anybody loses power in them. >> Okay. How about somebody who doesn't have air conditioning?

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When do you decide to open it so that they >> underneath? We haven't had whenever we open it for any time we've ever opened it for non um power average. I don't think the innovator went in yet. There was I think that back there was pathway down here anymore. Uh other than that,

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nobody went in there. Uh this time we opened it up on Saturday, I believe. post lake Monday and one person I I believe only one person did the whole time waiting we have >> even even the people who had no cow

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>> only one person came in the whole time >> so you don't base it on the temp base it on whether we have >> never saw a need for it unless we lost power >> I I just think that there's probably other people in town who don't happen to

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have air conditioning Um I don't know. I'm kind of a little concerned about that that you don't say when it's 95 going to open it. >> We could end up being it's not the

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community center is not being used. Not that we can't open but again in my experience nobody's ever went in there but we've had even with the power we only have one person. chief of the resident call and ask for reopen. >> Yeah, call by call we can open it up.

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It's not that we can't. It's just that there's really just not a need for it. >> Well, can we like put something in the focus and say >> we'll look at that? Sure. >> If you're in a position and and like I said, we we have in the past, but

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this building even this past storm we had one storm had it. >> Yeah. Surprised because it was so hot. Um also, um when will we when will um anybody be able to rent the community

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center and utilize the uh IT facilities? >> Rent the IT facility. >> The community center. >> What What What are you look What's What are you looking to rent it for? >> Um like a meeting for a county organization. So, if if you're looking

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to set up a meeting over there, um send um you DJ and myself an email. >> Well, BJ says that there's problems with it and they're not ready to rent it out to >> Oh, there were people who reached out to us that wanted to rent it out for parties and gatherings and that's not

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something right now that the burrow is looking to do. Um you know, we don't want to have it as a, you know, sweet 16 venue or uh or somebody's, you know, >> 50th birthday party. um you know I don't know whether we're ready to take that type of responsibility on but we do have

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groups that have requested to meet there and we have provided them access to it. So if you had a group that was looking to meet there >> Oh but I was kind of shut down when I talked to DJ >> send me send me the email to request we review it. >> Okay. Well, I I was going to find out

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like how much it costs and when when's the availability and everything before I broached it with my group. It's a county group. >> Yes. So, send me the information what you're looking for. Um how often you're looking to meet >> um what days or times, you know, we'll

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find out again if there's because there are a lot of you know, burrow events and recreation events that are booked there. So, we can >> probably not a Sunday afternoon. That would probably be the most time it's open, too. You could probably get a Sunday if But if you tell me, send me an email with the specifics and then we can

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review it. >> I I'll have to run it past the group first. >> Yeah, if you're looking for it, >> I just wanted to find out. >> But no, uh but no sweet 16s or 50th birthdays. No, none of that. None of that right now. >> How many times I >> sweet 96?

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How old are you? Anybody else on the audience? >> I have a Zoom hand up. >> Oh, let's go with that, please. >> Mayor Halper. >> Hey guys, what's going on?

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Hey, I just want to tell you all what an amazing job you are all doing day in and day out running the burrow of Fair Haven. And I I also want to say how much more efficient this meeting was without that horrible horrible man up there.

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>> Enjoy enjoy the night, guys. I'll see you later. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um Tracy, >> I do have a good prayer. Um last week on Thursday, I believe it was the advisory committee for 2130 even road had a

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meeting. Um our road engineer Rich Cardell was attended and attended as well our bur administrator Councilman Olsen, Mayor Halurn, myself and a few of our key stakeholders that were appointed to that committee. Um, we've we've reviewed the finances. Everyone, I

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think, is aware we're attempting to really build this park or design and build this park without um burdening the taxpayers. So, I have to give a shout out to our our administrator who's been relentless in pursuing every grant um

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that uh is out there and we've been successful really >> very successful >> in part most parts of your efforts. So, we provided the financial update. Um, and with the good news of having received, I think it was in June, we got the news that the $380,000 grant was

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green acres. Um, that we were were able to release some of the funds that we held in sequester to um for matching and most of the grants we applied for have matching, right? So some of those managing funds having been released now we're able to move ahead with some of

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the analysis one in particular the residents of as parking circulation analysis in the area um to take into Normandy over to uh 21 and the neighborhood in the area of course with the marina in the middle there. So more

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on that but the council can anticipate um a proposal for your consideration. Chris, is there anything else? I think the other thing too we'll give a quick update on the uh letter of intent we received from uh Stevens Institute of

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Technology um so which we advised on either last meeting or meeting before uh Stevens Institute of Technology which was a partner with us um back in 2016 with the Normandy um they have agreed to provide a concept plan for us um for

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some type of living shoreline um so that we do not have to do another um engineered edge for a 21 Fair Haven Road. Um we got the letter of intent last Thursday just before the meeting and Laura Kerr who is the um our contact and the director who's handling it uh

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from Stevens uh reached out to me today to get the feedback in the meeting. Um I told her it was uh you everybody was overwhelmingly supportive. Um so they are going to start working on that project right away. Um it won't be this week, it'll be next week that we'll get a um timeline as far as what the deliverables will be. Um, so we'll have

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all that information and and that's a big savings for us as well because they're they're they're using their own grant money to um provide the professionals to create that. Additionally, um, by having that concept plan, it does allow us to apply for the

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um, another grant, the NJ rolling grant for carbon sequestration um, because obviously we're getting rid of a engineered edge. So um, that works out for us as well. So that's additional grant funding that we could receive as well as a result of it. But even if we don't receive grant funding as a result

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of that um that is a huge um you know expense to put that concept plan together um so um having a funding partner that's willing to do it for us >> provide the professionals really does put us in a good direction there. So uh been a good u good collaborative effort amongst everybody. So just wanted to add that to the note as well.

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>> So we're inching forward. >> We are we are we're getting there. >> I have to go to the burrow. Um, I want to thank uh, Council President Kosh and Councilwoman Cole and the entire 250th uh, committee for all their hard work throughout the year. Maybe you think we

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had the gala, the tea party, the procession of the fort, the baseball tournament this weekend. Um, and let's not forget Susan Sorenson and the foundation of Fair Haven um, in conjunction with the 250th that did Fair Haven Day and I hear there's more to come, but so far the the events have

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been spectacular. Thank you. Okay. >> You might have one more reopen that. How do we do it? >> Oh, yeah. >> Sorry. >> Make a motion. >> Okay. I want to make a motion to reopen

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the workshop session on Durmer Dreams. >> Second. Roll call. Council members. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Cut. >> Yes. Yes. False. >> Yes. >> I'm sorry.

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>> No worries. >> You can come on up. >> I I was trying to get on the link and I'm like, "Wait a minute. I'm wasting all this time. I can just run over." >> Just introduce yourself, director. Just come a little closer so we can hear you on the >> uh I'm sorry I'm a mess. Uh my name is Elise Durmer. I am the vice president of

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Durmer Dreams. Uh we are a nonprofit um that uh I'm sorry I wasn't prepared. I forgot. I'm sorry. We're a nonprofit that um we use high school students that need community service hours to raise food for all of our communities across New Jersey. Um last year in October, we

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raised over 200,000 pounds of food. We filled the entire RFH football field. And we were actually at Shore House a couple weeks ago and they said they've been using our food and haven't had to use any of their money to get food for their residents or the people that come there because we gave them so much. We

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also do a lot with, you know, all of the of our of our of our community partners such as Lunch Breakak, Habcore, um who else? All of them. >> Fulfill all of the the smaller churches as well, the backpack group. So like

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everybody everybody honestly that reaches out to us and asks us if they could participate we tell everybody to come and to take food. Uh we also have a strong following now up in northern New Jersey and down in Little Harbor as well. So we raised it was probably about

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with those two as well. We probably raised about 250,000 pounds of food in the fall and our next food drive is on October 25th, 2026. and we wanted to put up some signage and I know that because of the

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what's the word I'm looking for the farmers market we have to put them up and take them down so that they could put them up which is fine but we were hoping that we could have some extended time on the banners for a couple weeks in August and then a couple weeks in September and a couple weeks in October just to get all the kids to sign up

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again. We lost a lot of our regulars that graduated um just this past year and so we need to like get the younger kids up and running to fill another football field. >> Couple questions. >> Yes. Anything. >> How many how many municipalities are now

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involved to what Fair even does with you? >> Uh we have a very strong following in Freel uh Howell. And as a matter of fact, this year we're moving the football field. was kind of going to be like a Super Bowl. So RFH has signed on to use their

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parking lots. And so we'll have everybody from here bring their food here and then we'll have the lunch break trucks and the fulfilled trucks here and they'll bring everything to how it'll move like a Super Bowl. It'll be the Super Bowl 2 and it'll be the Howell Field and then but you know to ask these kids or their parents to drive from

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Mammoth County there it would never work. So we do it that way. That's exactly what we did with Howell. Um we have a lot of people down in Manisquan. Um, >> so maybe six or seven or 10 or 12, >> probably closer to 15. Amazing. >> We have a lot with Homeell and Howell

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and Cold Snack. Uh, Preelboro, Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver is great. We do a lot with RFH. We go in there and speak to them. >> Um, >> a few more questions. >> Anything. >> How have you been doing this? >> It started in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy. So, what happened was we lived in

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Sebrite, my husband and I, and we lost our house and we had to go back to New York City. And my husband um he manages properties, residential properties. So he wanted to give back because we had so many neighbors that had nowhere to go. So he made these bags on his own. They weren't as pretty back then as they are now. They were white. And if you were

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the super of building, he'd say, "Tracy, do me a favor. You have a hundred units. Here's a hundred bags with a letter from me and a list of items needed." And just bring it into the lobby on a certain day at a certain time. And he and his college roommates would pick up, they'd rent to you alls and pick them up all over Manhattan and Brooklyn. and then

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they would bring them down to lunch break. >> Gosh. >> Um, so we've been dealing with lunch break since 2012. And then when we moved to Fair Haven in 2018, and I say this because I'm an older mother. So I have friends that have kids that are 30 years old and I have an 18-year-old and a

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16-year-old. So the first year we split up the town of Fair Haven into 50 roots and we gave all the little kids a root. They'd go knock on the door with a little yellow hat and it was great. And we raised 25,000 pounds of food in a weekend. And all of my friends that were in Freehold and Manalapin, which is where Dan and I are from, they were

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like, "Oh, can Ally do this? Can John do this? They need the hours." Now, Raina and Brendan at this time were in third grade and first grade. We're like, "What does that mean? They need the hours." And then they explained it to us, and then we started the neighborhood captain program in 2019, and it's been great since that. >> Yeah. Such a great story.

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>> Yeah, it's it's really it's been great. It's wonderful. >> Do you also use social media? >> Oh god. Yeah. Um, this feels like a lot of signs and I wasn't even sure I was reading your email correctly, but it sounds like it's two weeks in August. You went two weeks in September, you

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went in weeks in October. >> Yes. >> So, that's six weeks, month and a half of signage over a three-month period. >> Yes. >> I personally would feel much more comfortable if you could reduce that. That's a that's a lot of signage. Yes,

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to my mind the banners are part of it, but I realize you have particip you know community members who just want to put in your the lawn sign and that also you want out for a month and a half. >> No, those I just want to put up in September. Maybe from September 15th,

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October 15th. >> Okay. >> That's all you need the long school. But how could you shorten that exposure that signage exposure from six weeks to maybe something less and still >> I mean I guess we could do it in September for two weeks and October for a couple of weeks and just not do

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August. >> What's driving the concern to short? Um, I had a lot of feedback about kind of the oversighting of fair and these different kind of it has nothing to do with geometry specifically. Um, it's a lot of feedback. People talk to you,

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tell you things when you're in this. >> Um, just just >> do they have a problem with the signs with my signs? >> Signs. No, your signs just the proliferation of signage general. >> So that's why I was asking if you could >> I don't feel like there's a lot of signs

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all over Fair Haven, though. Forget me. >> You're not an elected official. >> No, of course. No, no. I'm just saying for me if somebody thinks they're going to say >> always driving around. I don't see I feel like I could be wrong. Like I don't see a lot of signings. >> Kind of insensitized to it. I can't speak for everyone, but but I know.

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>> Yeah. So, we all we often agree, but sometimes we don't. In this case, I fine with the sign proposal that you >> Yeah. We're just We just want to get everybody involved. You know, as I say, if I get 500 kids that aren't that do it and maybe a hundred of them are lucky,

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if I get 20% that they really develop an empathy and this stays with them for life, we've won. You know, we get a lot of support from RFH. Dan goes in and he gives a presentation. We get a lot of support from Forestdale and from the Fair Haven Schools. Um, >> twice a year, >> no longer, just once a year. Everyone's

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too busy in the spring. >> They're too busy and the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze, for a lack of a better way to put it. We raise twice as much food every fall. And it's a shame because people really need the food now. >> You know, as as someone wants, you know,

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you learn as people come and talk to you like we're standing there with all of these food banks and all of these people all day or for two days and we're unloading and we're working with all of them. They say, you know, everybody cares about hunger in October, November, December, but nobody when when the kids aren't in school, that's when we need

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the food. But unfortunately, we just couldn't make it work >> because the school lodge programs fell. >> Exactly. Exactly. So, we do, you know, everything that we can. There's some other things we're thinking about with money raising that we're working towards, but it's it's a lot of work and there's really a very small group of us that volunteer for this.

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>> Well, if you can make it work in September and October and still achieve the goal because they fully support what you do. Obviously, I'm so happy that fairly been a generous partner. So, >> they're listen, they're the leader. Our town, as far as we're concerned, our town looks great. >> Like, we literally, this is where it

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started. And we always say it's such an unbelievably charitable town. Like, there's a couple of older women that knock on my door. They call me or they knock on my door. They're like, "Drop me off eight bags. Drop me 10 bags. Make sure that they come and get them." And they're really like, I mean, you should see there are people that they just line

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their porch or their sidewalk with tons of yellow bags. It's amazing. I think you're also a really strong wellestablished brand and the minute anybody sees one of your signs it's like it signals it's time. >> Yeah, it's time. Exactly. You just have to People are busy. People forget. We

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remind them as much as possible. That's all. And then to count Basy because I think it's their hundth reunion or their hundth something in the fall and he's going to do something for us as well. I met the president and he was so that'll help too. We just we just try to raise as much awareness as possible. Try to

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get him when we can. You can do a brace. >> Thank you. >> Okay, great. So, I'll throw it to them. But if you if you would approve, were you gonna say something? >> No, >> no, no. So, >> oh, >> what we have to do is we have to decide because councilman Kohl's bringing a

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point that she'd like to see a reduction of the sides. However, Councilman Olsen is saying something that he's okay with what's been proposed. So, that has to be what's decided and then you could vote on it right now. >> We could vote on it right now. >> Absolutely. We need people.

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>> I I Yeah, I have no problem with um the length of time for the signs at all. I think it's a great cause. I've been an ambassador. I've had three kids that have been ambassador. So, >> um yeah, I I will vote for it. >> Okay. Okay. Great. Okay. I'll just sit down.

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>> I'm just trying. >> And your lawn signs are just going to be September September, October. >> Yeah. just probably like let's say they come back to school Labor Day's late this year. So give it a week like maybe September 15th to October 15th or

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September 20th to October 20th something around there just to remind people also the the bar of the long signs are just to remind people don't forget to put your bags up that sort of thing and then the sign up you know the yellow it's true it signals they're like oh it's time we know >> so here it's you know it's good and then

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you know as again Dan's going he's giving PBA presentations at Howell in the in the spring and he'll go back and give the presentations at all the school because now all of the middle schools. Um, Nwood and Forestdale, they have a National Honor Society. So, those kids need the hours, too. And so, we've got

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them starting young, which is great because then it's like they're kind of they get go. >> So, I I hear Tracy says with a lot of signs being in town. Um, but I do think it also is an amazing organization. And so maybe we can meet like somewhere in

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the middle like maybe just one week in August just to kind of spark people to like oh maybe I should do that and then um >> yeah I think you did it for was it five weeks last time? Was that what we did? I don't know. >> I think so.

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>> It was a blur. >> I think it was five weeks. Um >> do you think it really makes a difference having a sign up in August for your organization in >> No, but you know what? It's nice when you're, let's say it's the lazy summer and you're driving to the beach, you're like, "Oh, don't forget you need to sign up for that." And you're sitting at the

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beach with your family and you're not crazy with school and football and basketball and sports and back to school and pencils and I remember to do it. So, it always helps. I mean, we try to get, you know, out of RFH, we try to get three to 400 kids in the Rumsons Fair

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Haven area. So, if Councilwoman Co, Council President Cotch agrees with myself and and Kevin, then you have your votes, right? Two three. >> I don't know if she's voting. >> I'm not voting. >> Oh, you're not voting. No, >> it's a tie. >> Unless it's a tie.

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>> Might be two. >> Yeah. It's like your mayor of the day. >> Did you do we have to memorialize this? Could you be amenable to a week in August and we'll stay with the five weeks that you've been um granted in the

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past? So, if we do a week in August, two weeks in September, two weeks in October, >> right? >> And do we need to memorialize the amount of times the one signs will be up or is that just an understanding? We would probably want to put it in >> her approval email that goes back to her

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that this month for the signs and then we schedule her. >> So does that with you? >> Sure. So just the the last month before the food drive for the lawn signs >> and then and then everybody takes them out and throws them out. Like I have a big master list. I say throw them out please because they have the date on

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them so we can't reuse them year after year which is a shame. Yeah. >> Um >> and that would be great. So, a week in August, two weeks in September, two weeks in October. >> That works for you. >> Sure. >> Thank you. >> I want two, but I'll be

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>> for more. >> Um Allison, would you like to take roll call? >> Well, this is based on what? Yeah, we approve >> approving the Oh, yeah. We'll make a motion to approve the sign

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request for a total of five weeks, not six, with um lawn signs to be up for approximately 30 days, midsepptember to mid-occtober. Did I get that right? Yes. Okay.

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And then the banners the first >> a week in August and week in September two weeks of October second that >> second council members Cole >> yes >> yes

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>> yes >> yes >> yes >> thank you thank you okay Uh motion >> make sure there's no more through the burrow cuz I think was that >> Did someone else have some?

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>> Yeah, if anyone had anything >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn second by all. Oh, I just asked for