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, February 4th. The notice requirements provided for in the open public meetings act have been satisfied. Notice of this meeting
was properly given by transmission to the Aspire Park Press and the Two River Times and by posting at the Burough of Highlands Municipal Building and filing with the Burough Clerk all on January 1st, 2026. Items listed on the agenda are subject to change. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance.
>> 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
Santes, Council Member here, councelor Melnik >> here. >> Council President Oeski >> here. >> Mayor Bulan >> here. >> Thank you. Um, first we have approval minutes January 21st, 2026 meeting minutes.
>> I'll offer. >> I'll second. >> Council member Chel. >> Uh, yes. >> Councelor Melik, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> Mayor Ban, >> yes. >> Motion carries to approve January 1st, 2026 meeting minutes. Next, we have
January 21st, 2026 executive session minutes. >> Follow up. >> I'll second. >> Council member Jack. Yes. >> Professor Malik, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> Mayor Bulan, >> yes. >> Motion carries to approve January 21st,
2026, executive session minutes. Next, we have public hearing of proposed ordinances 0261, amending chapter 21, zoning and land use regulations, article 3, administrative procedures, section 21-11, hearings, filings of filing of ordinances of the
code of the burough highlands. Um, I would open this up to the public for a hearing, but we do not have any members of the public in the gallery. >> Uh, so I will offer this ordinance. >> I will second. >> Councilman Jack,
>> yes. Councel, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> Mayor Ban, >> yes. >> Motion carries. 02601 pass on second reading and second and final reading. Next we have 02602 amending schedule A of the Bureau of
Highland Salary ordinance. >> I'll offer. Well, again seeing that there are no members of the public here in the gallery. >> I'll offer Councilwoman Shellak has made the offer. >> I'll second. >> I'll second. >> Um that was Council Member Melnik
seconding. Council member Chilak. >> Yes. >> Councilor Melnik. >> Yes. >> Council President. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ban. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. O2602 pass on second and final reading. Next, we have resolution R26056 authorizing and providing for the
issuance and sale of $14,200,000 bond anticipation notes of the Burough Highlands in the county of Mammoth, New Jersey to the Mammoth County Improvements Authority and determining various matters in connection therewith.
And this is a refinancing of our current bond obligations. Um, we generally do this every year at the beginning of the year. And I will make that I will offer this resolution. >> I'll second. >> I'll second. >> Council Chilac. >> Yes.
>> Councilor Melnik. >> Yes. >> Council Presseski. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bulan. >> Yes. >> Motion carries to adopt resolution R26056. Next we have consent agenda. Mayor, would you like me to read the resolutions by title? >> Yes, please. >> R 26057 appointing the burough
administrator as the designated municipal housing and liaison for the year 2026. R26058 authorizing contract for animal control services. R26059 authorizing the county of Monmouth Mosquito Control Division to conduct aerial mosquito control
operations within the Burough Highlands. R 260 appointing communications committee members. R26061 opposing S-4736. R2602 approving closeout change order number two and declaring acceptance of contract
for the Portland Road drainage and roadway improvements project. R 26063 approving request for waiver of alcohol ban for the community center rental. R 26064 authorizing payment of bills. R 26065
appointing alternate fund commissioner to the Mmouth County Municipal Joint Insur Fund. R26066 approval to submit a grant application and execute a grant contract with the New Jersey Agra tourism for the JT White
Clam Deepuration Plant Project. Um, I will offer it. And I also just wanted to make mention that for the Portland Road uh closeout, we ended up being under budget by over $28,000. So, well done on that cuz we adjusted
quantities along the way. >> Okay, that's good. >> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Council member, >> yes. >> Council Malik, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. Mayor BL. >> Yes. >> Motion carries to adopt resolutions
R26057 through R26066. Next we have mayor's report. Um okay. So my report for the month of January. Uh we'll start with emergency services. First aid uh squad had uh 27
incidences. Uh fire had 17 and the police department 853. For code enforcement, we had uh three summons, three warnings, 22 reports, six inspections, 18 permits, and nine OPRAS.
For um building department, 47 inspections where 35 passed, five failed, and six were not ready. Additionally, 20 uh two permits were issued. Um, a new little bit that I'm throwing on here is uh what's happening
in the land use board and uh Sea Streak uh 36 sorry 326 Shore Drive. Uh they had their first hearing on December 18th regarding zoning and parking improvements and their second hearing
date has not yet been scheduled. Um there's no update to the areas in need of redevelopment right now. Uh also no update for regionalization. Uh back to current project. Uh overlook is continuing. The snow really did us
in. Uh the ground is frozen about um 18 in down. So they're not going to be moving anytime fast. They're they're still doing the above ground work. and they have finished the um added drainage at uh the edge of the cliff
so that the water doesn't go over and they're regrading. Uh for the tide valves, we'll be replacing the three outfalls of CES and the one on Jackson. Uh the one on Jackson was done on January 21st.
uh the one for coves depending on the weather and the tides this week could get done there and the other two are waiting to get from the manufacturer. Um, other than that, the only update I
had was that NJ agro tourism grant and that is going to be um a grant that's going to hook up to the video links that currently exist at the clan plant and uh we would be able to stream those on our
television sets here and and get one in the the hallway and um people could watch the clamorous lad in action if they so care to. >> Um, so that's what that grant is about. Uh, there's no other current projects or
other grant updates that I have and that is my report. >> Hey, mayor, with the regard to the open space grant, like that's awesome. That's a lot of money for that work. Do we have um like biders ready to do that work at
this point? for which >> the uh courts and um let me resurface playground vets wreck and also fix the courts. >> Yeah, we're going to go through the uh the co-op to use MRC. >> Got it. Cool. who can get that done
because it's really it's just the it's the court will also go out to bid probably in I think the spring or maybe before spring like March and then that way they can have their time so that they could uh >> mobilize and get that stuff done.
>> Awesome. >> Cuz we need to be out of the snow. >> Can't do any of that painting or uh >> perfect sense >> uh asphalt work for the milling and paving. Any other >> I have a quick question. I'm sorry. You
were done. Go ahead. Um from the uh paying the bills there was for Verizon cell phone $2,248.60. I was just wondering is it police department or Verizon? It just seemed like a lot.
Well, if it's al also like 15 or 20 lines that make more sense. >> Right. Right. Right. Pay bills doesn't really give you a lot of detail. >> Oh, I should have written the page to make it easier to find it. >> Well, it's alphabetical, so it'll be at the end.
>> Yeah. >> You have that right? >> I I don't I just wrote it down. You know, I I didn't print anything out. >> Let me see if I can find the page. >> Oh, yeah. >> Uh Caroline's going to try to see she get on the computer. It's the second to
last page >> or third to last page. Third to last page. >> Third to last page. >> Verizon 149. >> Oh, the second from the bottom. Probably the police department and the cars.
>> That's what I was thinking. It had something to do with police department. Good. Okay. Thank you. >> That makes sense. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Um, any other questions or comments? Um, I would upload this up to public
portion, but we have no public this evening. So, I will make a motion to uh enter into executive session. I'll second. Um, >> all in favor? >> I >> I
>> Thank you. Executive session entered at 7:12 p.m. And Joanne, are you still going to come stay with us? >> Yeah, I'm out in the car now so I can stay on. >> Okay. Executive session. Executive session will be held following the regular council meeting. Prior to each
executive session, the council will the burough council will convene an open session at which time a resolution will be adopted in accordance with NJSA 104-13. No formal action will be taken during executive session. Resolution to enter executive session. Be it resolved that
the following portion of this meeting shall not be open to the public. Be it further resolved that private consideration is deemed required and is permitted because of the following not exceptions set forth in the act. litigation, attorney client privilege, off streetet parking ordinance, attorney client privilege, development, escrow
fees. Be it further resolved that it is anticipated that the matter to be considered in private may be disclosed to the public at a later date when the need for privacy no longer exists. So this is how we do the vote. Sorry, I did a premature vote.
>> So executive session at 7:13 and I would make a motion to exit uh to adjourn the meeting. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Meeting adjourned at 7:30.