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7:30, [clears throat] I would like to call to order the regular meeting of the mayor and council of the Borough of Lake Como. Please rise for a salute to the flag and a moment of silent reflection. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one

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nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Please remain standing for a moment of silent reflection. Thank you. Uh Amy Sunshine, roll call, please. >> Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the adoption of a resolution by the mayor [clears throat] and council

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on the 6th day of January, 2020, in which resolution the time and place of agenda and regular meetings commencing with January 6th were set forth. Notice of the same was delivered to the Asbury Park Press for publication and a copy to and a copy of the notice is posted on the borough website and on the bulletin board in borough hall. All meetings are open to the public.

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>> Uh roll call, please. >> Councilwoman Scholer is not here tonight. Councilman Antuan? >> Here. >> Councilman Ventrice? >> Here. >> Councilwoman Noval-Doyle is not here tonight. Councilman Reiners? >> Here. >> Councilwoman McIntyre? >> Here. >> Uh could I have a motion to approve the

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minutes of the June 16th meeting, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. [clears throat] >> Um opposed? Or abstentions? Thank you. Um any communications, Amy?

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>> There is none on the agenda. >> Okay. We'll move to reports of committees, starting with uh Councilwoman McIntyre. >> Thank you. [snorts] Um all matters are in order. >> Thank you. Um Councilman Reiners? >> Thank you. All matters are in order. >> Thank you.

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Councilman Ventrice? >> Thank you. There's a meeting of the Environmental Commission this Thursday, right here at 6:30. Um otherwise, all matters are in order. >> Thank you. Um for my report, I just want to um you know, thank the DPW and first responders

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for all their work over the past weekend. I guess going back to the Friday, it was a bizarre weekend, a lot of severe weather. It was a nice weekend [clears throat] in there. It was a very bizarre weekend reading into the flooding yesterday, so it was crazy, but I appreciate all the hard work the DPW did to try to clean up after every phase

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of it. Hopefully, we're out of the woods for now, so >> Thank you. Appreciate it. Other than that, all matters are in order. >> Um there is no unfinished business. At this time, I will entertain a motion to open for public comments

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on the concern new business only. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> All right. >> I'm not sure if this is the right time in the meeting. I'm Joe Cabaluzzi. I live at 417 16th Avenue. >> Is this for the anything under new business?

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>> Yeah. >> Okay, go ahead. >> Yeah. Uh we were out Our electricity was out all weekend. And it wasn't from the storm. Uh I live at 417 and the whole block between uh 16th, both sides of the street, between D Street and C Street goes out.

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This is not the first time this has happened. Um Ours went out because of the heat. This happened about 20 years ago on 4th of July weekend. It's happened a bunch of times in the summer when it's real, real hot. Since. Um and what the workmen who came

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that weekend 20 years I I don't know if it's exactly 20 years, it's around that. That weekend >> [clears throat] >> they came back a number of times because there wasn't a big storm, so they weren't pulled away from other stuff. And they fixed it and it went out again a few hours later and it did that all

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weekend. Um this weekend they came it went out around 12:30 or so. Uh they came, they had it fixed, it was on for about an hour and a half, it went out again around 4:30 o'clock.

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And it came back on this afternoon, uh, which was better than what we'd been told. They [snorts] said probably it would be tomorrow but by 11:30. Um, the reason I mentioned the 20 year ago incident with you was that I talked to the workmen 20 years ago. And uh,

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I asked him, you know, what what's going on here? Why does this keep going out like this? And he said, well, the type of transformer they have here can't handle the load when you get this kind of heat. Uh, and when I talked to the workmen on Friday,

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they told me exactly the same thing. So, what I'm here is to ask you on behalf of uh, my neighbors and I if you can do some advocacy for us and write a letter to the president or whoever you have to write to at JCP&L. I'd ask him to address this

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problem. Uh, I'll write this I'm going to write Senator Singer and to uh, Assemblyman Schinal. I'm going to write to the head of the BPU. I'm going to write to the governor. And I'm going to write to uh, JCP&L. Um, and I'll continue to pursue this

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uh, in whatever way I have to. But it would be a help if you would get on this as well. Um, and if they send you a letter back and say, "Yeah, no, it's not really a problem there. It only happens when it's real real hot." My neighbor three doors down was taken

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out in an ambulance Saturday because she's so distressed with the heat. I don't think she's come home yet. So, this is a serious problem. And and we need to solve it. And if you guys can get on and support us here and do that, I'd

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much appreciate it. >> Yeah, um and yeah, clearly the the days that it's the hottest or the coldest are the you know, the days you need service, not the times that it's hot. >> When the things break down, when you really need it? >> You know, I I think um absolutely think Drew, we can look into contacting JCP&L

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on your behalf. I'd encourage you know, any of your neighbors who are affected as well. The more people who submit a complaint to BPU, I'm sure it would help and we can we can do that. >> I will talk. We'll move on with it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I would like to get some more information on particular before I write the letter. So, maybe we can meet in the next few days.

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>> Yeah, I could I can meet you like at Tuesday at Thursday afternoon. >> Okay, good. >> All right, good. >> All right, thanks. Bye-bye. >> Anyone else? >> Perfect. >> Okay. >> No public. >> Sorry. >> So, under under items under new business

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only, otherwise we'll have another public comment at the end. >> New business like I haven't brought it up before? >> Uh items on the agenda. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Otherwise, you'll have no chance to get up. >> All right, we'll go at the end then. >> Okay. >> I'm going to do the public comment also. >> Okay. >> Okay.

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>> All right, so um With that, I'll take a motion to approve public comment on new business. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Aye. >> So, we have resolution 2026-95 offered by

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Councilwoman McFadden. >> Thank you, Mayor. Resolution 2026-95, be it resolved that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Lake Como, that the proper officers be directed and authorized to make

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payment to the following accounts. Um the current account, $37,551. Uh the water account, $44,212.83. The escrow account, $1,400. Tourism account, $30. Um ACH wire payments,

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$130,310.64 for a total of $213,453.98. >> Thank you. I have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call, please. [clears throat] >> Councilwoman DiGiovanni? >> Yes. >> Councilman Ventrice? >> Yes. >> Councilman Reiners? >> Yes. >> Councilwoman MacIntyre?

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>> Yes. >> Thank you. Next up, resolution 2026-96, offered by Councilman Reiners. >> Thank you. Resolution 2026-96 for a Lake Como resolution authorizing execution of a deed of open space easement. Be it resolved by the mayor

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and council of the Borough of Lake Como that the mayor and the borough clerk be and hereby are authorized to execute a deed of open space easement for Berman Park dog park and pickleball courts, also known as block 36, lots 20 and 29 on the tax map of the Borough of Lake

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Como, County of Monmouth, in the state of New Jersey. >> Thank you. I have a motion. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman DiGiovanni? >> Yes. >> Councilman Ventrice? >> Yes. >> Councilman Reiners? >> Yes. >> Councilwoman MacIntyre?

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>> Yes. >> Next is ordinance 2026-6. This is a first reading and introduction of by title only offered by Councilman Ventrice. >> Any questions? >> It's only by title, so it's just >> Okay. >> [clears throat] >> Thank you.

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Uh so, offered our ordinance 2026-6. This is the first reading and introduction by title only. Um that would be an ordinance conveying open space easement to the County of Monmouth for block 36, lots 28 and 29 in the Borough of Lake Como in recognition of the county's financial

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investment through the Monmouth County Municipal Land Preservation Incentive Program to guarantee that the program will be forever retained for public park, recreation, and open space purposes. >> Thank you. I have a motion to we a second?

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>> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Councilman Troyer? >> Yes. >> Councilman Ventrice? >> Yes. >> Councilman Ryders? >> Yes. >> Councilman MacIntyre? >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. I will now take a motion to open for a public comment.

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>> So >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> All right. Anyone with public comments, please come to the microphone and state your name and address for the record. >> Yes, I'm Steve Rickert. I live at 720 20th Avenue.

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Uh good evening. There was a piece uh a week two weeks ago in the TAP, I believe, about uh a woman in Lake Como wasn't happy with the way the trash was being handled, mainly mainly at stores. >> I know that. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Okay. >> Uh I think she also mentioned something about residential, and that's more of my interest. Um is there a requirement that trash cans have a lid on them? >> I don't believe so. >> I think that's what

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>> Hard sided with lid, right? >> I'd have to double check, but I believe every garbage can should have a lid. >> Should, but must? >> I'd have to read the ordinance. >> Okay. Yeah, I know I know you would. Um if if there isn't such a requirement or ordinance,

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it would be a good thing because you know, people do what's easiest, of course, and they have a lot of things [clears throat] in it sometimes. You know, overflowing from the trash can and if it's windy, I mean, you know, it's going to be a mess and so forth, but it it would be a nice thing if

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you know, the trash can had a cover. That's all I have. >> Thanks. >> All right. Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> Please state your name and address for the record. >> Hi there. Ryan McHale, 704 17th. Uh I live over there on 17th Ave. I know

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that that area of Main Street has picked up in people going to the gym, going to La Sierra, and just being at those businesses in general. And in addition to having the parking lot across the street, I don't know who owns it, but I have noticed that across

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Main Street here our crosswalks are no longer painted and they're really hard to see. Uh I know that I'm that they're there cuz I've been there for a while, but people coming and driving down the street they think I'm just trying to run in front of traffic. Uh walking dogs, doing

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different things, and it's something I want to bring up to council. Some simple paint probably could solve the issue. And I know jaywalking is not really the issue. However, when people are running across the street they got a crosswalk that at least makes it a little bit uh

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safer. And I as I was biking down here today, I know that some of that also Excuse [clears throat] me, translates down further towards 18th as well. So, uh I know Lake Como's Main Street isn't that large relative to Belmar, but something I want to bring up to council for consideration and maybe

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fix it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? Uh seeing none, I will take a motion to close public comments. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye. >> Um Amy, next meeting, please.

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>> The next regular meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lake Como meeting room. All meetings are recorded below. >> Thank you. I will take a motion to adjourn. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Aye.

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>> Uh we adjourn. Thank you. >> Thank you.