[Music] Mayor, would you like to proceed? >> Yes, please. >> Good evening. This is the meeting of the Burough Highlands Mayor and Council regular meeting on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025. The notice requirements provided for an open public meetings act have been satisfied. Notice of this
meeting was properly given by transmission to the Aspberry Park Press and the Two River Times and by posting at the Burough of Highlands Municipal Building and final with the burough clerk all on January 1st, 2025. Items listed on the agenda are subject to change. Please stand for the pledge of >> allegiance.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> I will now do roll call. Council member Svantes here. >> Council Chak here.
>> Councel here. >> President. >> Mayor Ber >> here. >> Thank you. First, we have approval minutes September 17, 2025 meeting minutes. I'll >> second. >> Council member Svantes, >> yes.
>> Councilman Shell, >> yes. >> Council me, >> yes. >> Council President Chesy, >> yes. >> Mayor Bulan, >> yes. >> Motion carries to approve September 17, 2025 meeting minutes. Next, we have introduction of proposed ordinance 02523 amending chapter 10 buildings and
housing section 10-2 fees of the code of the burough highlands. Uh this is just to change the fee for um a continued occupancy. So we're just wanted to give people that are in their
places a uh a break. So instead of the 175, it's now 30. >> Yeah. >> 30 from 175. That's pretty good. >> I'll take two of them. >> Great. >> So uh with that, I will offer that.
>> I'll I'll second most. >> Yes. Council, >> yes. >> Councel, >> yes. >> Council passes, >> yes. >> Mayor Ban, >> yes. >> Motion carries to pass 02523 on first reading that the public hearings be held on October 15, 2025. Next, we have consent agenda. Mayor,
would you like me to read the resolutions by title? >> Yes, please. >> R2179 authorizing shared services agreement between the Burough of Highlands and the County of Mammoth for community rating ser system project management software. R25180
approving request for a waiver of alcohol ban for community center rental by the Henry Hudson Regional School PTO. R25181 approving res request for a waiver of alcohol ban for community center rental by the recreation department. R25182
authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract for professional services in connection with the South Peak drainage improvements project. R25183 property tax cancellation. R25184 authorizing payment of bills. R25185
approving change order for the short shore drive pedestrian improvements project. Are there any questions on the consent agenda? >> Just in terms of the CRS software, the six-month term is that being dictated by the county or is that >> it's not 6 months. It's um well, yes, it
is 6 months. It's from August 26th to March 27th. That's Yes, it is being dictated to them. And by that then we uh get a substantial um reduction in fees uh because it will be under the county's umbrella.
>> Yeah. No, the fees are not the concern. Just curious as the term that's pretty short term for any license, but okay. >> Yep. >> Um the change order on pedestrian improvements. What the >> the change was uh to add the uh
refreshing the striping on Shore Drive. I don't know if you've been on there. We refreshed the striping from um pretty much all the from the end of uh Bay Avenue where Bay Avenue meets Shore Drive in back of the pickle uh to all the way to the end of our uh limits. So
they refreshed both the yellow line and um all of the car stalls and all of the stop bars. Um so it looks, if you haven't been out, it looks really great. Um it looks like a brand new street and all we did was refresh the paint. Sounds
good. Okay. Any other questions? >> Okay, then I will offer the um the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> Council member Santes, >> yes. >> Council, >> yes. >> M. >> Yes. >> Council President Chesky. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ban.
>> Yes. >> Motion carries to adopt resolutions R25179 through R25185. Next we have mayor's report. Um let me see. No
changes on the first few things but uh for the incident reports we have first aid with 35 fire 30 and police 866 in the month of September. Code enforcement is uh summons 2 warning 7 reports 20
inspections 24 permits 15 and opra requests 11. And then for the building department, there were 41 inspections uh of which 30 passed, seven failed, four were not ready and we issued 18 permits.
Um as we mentioned uh earlier that marine place walkway is coming along very well. Um they are finished uh with the concrete on the seadrift side, sea drift to Washington side and they're going to start on the other side uh
weather permitting. And then uh we'll get our railings and the other um amenities. And hopefully they're hoping to cut the Yeah, they were hoping to be done by the end of September, but that's not really happening. So they've pushed
that to uh hoping for the end of October. >> It really looks good. >> Yeah, it does look great. Um, so the shore drive, they finished the striping um actually this morning with that last little bit on uh of hashing out that one
spot in front of the sandpiper and then they planted the trees last week. It really looks sharp. So that's very nice. um for Overlook and Frank Hall Park. The work started on the 20th and they're hoping to get the majority, if not the
entire project for both parks, which is a little bit ambitious, done before Thanksgiving. >> Wow. >> Yeah. Uh North Street, yes, they started this morning, so they're hoping that that will only take two weeks, but again,
weather permitting, we're going to see what it's uh what it's going to be. The VFW lot was paved on the 15th and then striped and that also looks amazing. Um and then as we discussed the restriping of um Bay Avenue and that was
completed um as I said this morning but the majority of it was completed by the 29th. Uh in terms of grants, we won uh the Mammoth County Open Space Grant to resurface the playgrounds at Huie and
Wreck and Veterans and also to fix the courts at Snug. Thank God. >> Um so we that amount was $225,000.50. We're still waiting to hear back from CBG CDBG and safe roads from transit and also for
the um actual implementation of the um of the rep at the vets park which is the living shoreline and the bulkheading. Um they say those grants uh announcements will be made in early of 2026. Um we're still there's been no change in
the grants that we're looking for. Um and we continue to um work with the county uh with our to get our community rating system done. So that's my report for the month of
September. Uh does anyone have anything that they'd like to add? Okay. Seeing none, uh, I'd like to open public portion. >> Individuals wishing wish wishing to address the council shall be recognized by the presiding officer and shall give
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or prospective or current employee. There's a threem minute time limit for your comments. >> Do we have any comments from the public? Questions or uh comments? >> I'm working on the recommendation. >> I'm sorry. If you could just state your
name and your address for the record. >> Yes. >> Address. >> Sure. >> Um, no. I just wanted to say I feel like you guys are focusing on directing like fixing the sidewalks and you know
like giving the public a break on the streets. I think it's the right thing to do. >> Thank you. Thanks. It's good to get praised. Uh see no other member of the public uh
in the gallery. I'm going to close public portion and uh motion to adjurnn. >> Executive session. Executive session will be held following the regular council meeting. Prior to each executive session, the plural council will convene an open session at which time a
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consideration is deemed required and is permit because of the following not exceptions set forth in the act. Attorney client privilege, sidewalk maintenance requirements. Be it further resolved that is anticipated that the manners to be considered may um imply it may be disclosed to the public at a later date when the need for privacy no
longer exists. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Executive session entered in at 71. >> Okay. I'd like to make a motion to um adjourn the public meeting. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Meeting adjourned at 7:23. [Music]