shop meeting to order. >> Um we have one item on our agenda and that is the discussion regarding Fernwood traffic patterns. Uh I know we have a lot of people in the audience tonight uh on this issue and I just want
to give a brief uh preface and overview of kind of why we're here, why we're talking about this. Um, we had a resident come before the council at our reorganization meeting in January, uh, looking for, uh, or suggesting an idea to change Fernwood from a two-way to a
one-way road. Um, ex as we explained to that gentleman at that time, this is not something we do uh, like a whim. Um, that there is definitely a process if that was even going to happen. We have had conversations about different roads
in town over the past decade probably about how we were going to manage the flow of traffic. Um I will stipulate at this time the council has no plans to make any changes. Uh we have plans to
discuss the option allow residents to come and give their opinions. We have received several emails uh from residents with those opinions uh and we will open it up to the public tonight. Um a little bit of a background. If we
were to make any type of change to any road, we would go through definitely a process of working with our um uh chief of police, our police department. uh additionally engineers and such on which uh which way which
direction to go and everything that would go into changing the direction of a street. Um I did ask the chief to look into concerns about traffic flow on Fernwood. Um and she did a check between
2001 and present uh which is five years sorry 2021 and present. Um during that time period there was one reported motor vehicle accident involving a parked vehicle. There were numerous parking complaints and motor vehicle traffic stops. There was no traffic related
complaints made for that road. Um so when we go through the process and we get a request uh that we want to discuss or allow the public to weigh in on, we have a workshop. Um and that is really where we're at right now. Um, so like I
said, this is just an idea. This is not something that we are um planning on doing. Um, unless it turns out that it's the right thing to do, and we wouldn't do it unless it was the right thing to do. Um, so other than that, I don't know
if the council has any questions or comments that they would like to make at this time. If not, I mean, I can just open it up to the public unless you have anything that you want to discuss. Nope. Thank you. >> Sure. You live on a one-way part of the
year. You might want to >> Yeah, I I'm happy to do that. Actually, I was thinking about that today. So, um yeah, so 17 I didn't mean to put you on the spot. >> 17th I live on 17th a and in Lakeo and um we are one way for five months out of
the year. So, it's obviously summertime and um it's inconvenient for me, sure. Um but it is definitely the better way for traffic to be in the summer as far as um just making sure that emergency vehicles can get through, that cars can
get through. Um and then, you know, those of us who are affected by that kind of a street, we figure it out. You know, we figure out it does take a few minutes longer to get home um when you're you know, coming home from somewhere. But it it does seem to have been the best course of action for us
and for those various streets um that we change in the summer. I have you got this. I'm glad you brought that up. Um I wanted to make another point, but and that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best way for for Fernwood to be, but um you know, that's just my experience with
17. >> Yeah. And I think part of the discussion is the overarching conversation that this town has had for many years with traffic flow, with narrow streets and two-way traffic, and where are we going to go and how are we going to take care of that? We did a mini traffic study at
on through a certain part of town. Fernwood was not included in that traffic study. But the ultimate really realization out of that traffic study was the best way to deal with traffic flow problems if there is a traffic flow
problem is that you would make a street a oneway or you would get rid of parking on one side of the street. Examples of that are 18th Avenue. Number one, 18th Avenue is two-way traffic uh and uh parking was removed on one side of the street to accommodate that two-way
traffic. Uh Newman Street between 17th and 18th Avenue, that was converted into one way going southbound because that was really the only reasonable thing to do with just the amount of parking on that street. Um, we do have we still
have seasonal oneways. 17th Avenue being a oneway, seasonally going westbound. 18th Avenue is a oneway between New Bedford Road and Bee Street going eastbound. And then Greenwood and Bradley are uh
seasonal oneways now. Last summer was the first summer that we did that. It was actually very successful. Um, one going northbound and one going southbound. So, but it did take several years to really figure out what the best course of action and the best way of
traffic would go through that through that uh through that area. So, it is a topic of conversation that we've been having for many years and we appreciate the input from our residents. Uh I'm guessing most of you if not all of you live on Fernwood um or close to it and I
know many of you want to be heard tonight which is why we have this open public session. If we don't have any other comments from the council, I will open it to public comments. Is there anyone from the Sue?
>> I had $20 on you being the first one. >> Susan Lurso, 1831 Birdwood Road. Uh I remember it's probably I don't know about 20 years ago when uh this came up one other time and Chief Cash was trying to push it and the neighbors uh came out
in droves and say we don't want this and Doug Witty sat up there and says it's can. So now all these years later it comes back again. My thing is it's not a matter of my convenience which way I go. We have a lot of houses that have no
parking in or no uh off streetet parking. So uh and I have a small rental across the street from me with three cars that just you know take up and park right in a way that even with my double driveway sometime it's hard for me to
get out one way or the other. So if they're parked one way I can go toward 18th the other way I could go down uh down toward the lake. It's just u it's not a matter of what works best. It's for those of us who live there. It's
getting out of our driveways. And I think if we just keep it the way it is, it makes it a lot easier. And thank you. >> Thank you. So I appreciate that. Just as a comment too, we've had not had the engineering firm look at this in any way. Um my guess and this is just a
guess that you would probably add parking spots, off streetet parking spots to the block if you were to go one way. um especially down by the turn where we've removed parking several years ago with the curve >> with the curve. Um that's just my guess. I don't know how many numbers or or what that looks like. But
>> one other thing I want to mentioned is that a lot of with all these two homes that are under construction now. We have a lot of construction uh trucks and stuff and some of them are parking right at the end of Fernwood where it's it's your turning area. So um I'm going to
ask Chief uh Scott to just keep an eye on that when your are out that they're not parked illegally because just the other day I almost had a head-on collision where somebody was coming and there were two cars parked right at the edge where they shouldn't have been. Even with the snow it was dangerous.
Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else? >> They're working out logistics. Hi everyone. I'm Patty Johnston. I live at 1849 Fernwood. And I first want to thank all of you for all that you do. Um I know it's a tough job. I know it's a
thankless job. I know you do it for the giant salary. So, but honestly, thank you for what you do. Um I really echo Sue's comments. Um we're sort of one of the rare birds that my husband and I exclusively use our garage
and our driveway. If we are parked on the street, it is for a very brief time and it is because we're doing something like blowing leaves out of the garage, something like that. But we don't as a as a rule park on the street when I'm backing out of my driveway.
often times based on cars being parked legally across the street and parked fine, but a car being parked right adjacent to my driveway. I might be wanting to go toward 18th, but the only way I can swing out is to go toward the lake, go toward north. And if we made a
oneway, we would have to look at reconfiguring all of that parking. My suggestion would be, and I don't really mean this as a suggestion because it's not tenable. Pull me along. >> Just remember, you are on the record. >> Okay, I'm on the record. So, I'm going to get drawn, quartered, and dragged into the town square. I know this, but I
think you would have to consider reconfiguring the spaces to make them farther away from driveways. And I know we're not looking to reduce spaces. I know Drew had said based on the concrete work that was going to be done, I think you figured seven more parking spaces that you could make on the street or something. I'm not holding you to that.
>> I I don't recall exactly, >> but it was it was adding spaces where there is a cutout where there was a driveway where there's a driveway no longer. >> Right. So, I know we're looking to add, not take away, but we would have to do something to allow people who use their garages, use their driveways to back out
in either direction. The other concern is the number of times a year that Fernwood is closed at North Boulevard for races and things. And I know that that's not an all day closure. I >> But what does that do? We can't go up
and down Ripley. Ripley isn't a road. It's a It's not a thoroughare. It's a private lane. So technically we're not supposed to be we're trespassing on somebody's property. So you know that's not really a solution either. So I don't know what the solution is. I would like
I am very vehemently against making Fernwood a one-way. I would like to keep it as a two-way. I think it just serves us better. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> How about that? When they close up the road, you know, you have to go the other
way. parades and all the races. >> Your turn. >> Hello, Carolyn Mayor. I live at 1846 Birdwood and one of our cars was the one casualty that just hurt. Um so, and it
was actually on a day that there was a 5K. Um people were going down thinking they could get through. the other end of the street that said it was closed. They would drive in, had to do K turns, and my husband's car got hit. Um, so I I
don't I don't know if I'm for or against. I I just think that I wanted to share with you my experience. And that was one. Um, another one is just when they have the parade or other things and North is blocked. Um, and I know, you know, the police do a great job. They
put the blocks up. People don't pay attention to it. >> So, they come down the street, they turn around. Um, and I I never go up toward 18. No matter what direction I'm going, I always go out north because with cars parked on both sides of the street, you
play chicken with somebody coming from the other direction. >> So, it gets to be a little bit hairy that way. >> Um, so I mean I I don't know. I'm neutral. >> Yeah. Imagine you're kind of making arguments for both both sides. >> You know, just thinking and I I >> that's why we have these discussions.
>> I heard last year about this. I didn't know that it was a thing until recently when the neighbors kind of shared. Um so I'm glad that we're able to talk through it and and I'm I guess I'm neutral about it, but I just wanted to share both my
experiences to and and from um I I don't like when and I I never thought about If it is one way, how will we get out? >> I didn't think about that either. >> But I also don't want one side of the
parking to go away. >> Yeah. >> That is another alternative. And I don't >> and I brought that up as the if the you know and or if that the engineers I don't think that would be a plausible solution for folks. >> No.
>> Right. But I mean safety sake you either play chicken or you have to remove from outside the roads, >> right? >> I get it. And and when they built the homes and the streets, now there's more people. We all live I live year round. Most of the people now live year round.
So, it's it's busier. There's more cars. So, I mean, I don't know. I don't have a solution to offer. I'm just getting my my thoughts. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. Chip Kavanagh 1840 Firmwood Road. I've lived on Firmwood Road since 1979.
I've yet to see an accident at 18th where supposedly this was all brought up because it was unsafe to make the turn on the 18th. I think this isn't a good decision for the residents of that road. One of the good one of the things that was brought
up about getting out when when when it's blocked, we have no way to get out. As far as getting apparatus down the road, happen to drive a fire truck. I can get a fire truck down that road, cars on both sides of the street easily. So, I
just don't understand why all of a sudden one resident brings up that the road should be changed without even discussing it with the rest of the street. I thought it was said that um the majority of people wanted it and um I never knew about it till it came up at
the at the last meeting. So, I really didn't think anybody on on the street discussed it with everybody and uh I don't think this is a good decision for the residents on firm. >> Thank you. >> Did the reserve.
Did the resident ever give us a reason why he wanted it one way >> or he >> Well, I mean this we can go back and look at the record. I don't have the the word >> looking online and I couldn't find anything. >> Um we would have to look at the uh I mean the the minutes probably don't have
word for word. We would have to listen to the tape to know exactly what the >> So reorganization that you I'll look at the minutes. Thank you. Rouge 1827 road. I also oppose >> sing.
So I'm opposed to one way on 18th Avenue as well. Uh Chip brought up a good point about finding a fire truck down the road. I have a lineman for Jersey Central. The poles are on the east side of the road. If and when there's going
to be an issue, an electrical issue, we need to go north to work poles as safe as we possibly can on that road. So, u it's an engineering feeder for whichever reason for Jersey Central that would be
best for us. Um, also the ease of access with the where the uh the driveways are positioned. Sometimes I want to go right, I have to go left. >> Yeah. >> The way like there's a driveway just to the left and that's the only open space
I can turn out of my driveway. >> So, plus honestly I believe making it a oneway soon as people know about it, it's going to become like a race. It's a raceway. I think playing this game of chicken kind of keeps you honest, keeps
you slow. Thank you. Fern was is an interesting road too because a lot of people think it's a dead end, right? As they're coming down 18th Avenue and they look down the road and they don't see the lake on the other
side. It's very interesting, too. Anyone else? >> Jackie Douge, 1820 7 Flandwood Road. Um, I'm opposed to it. I don't really have anything new to say. Everyone kind of said everything. Um, I think my main
point is that I guess you guys call it playing chicken. It does keep everybody alert. I think if it wasn't, people would speed down there because sure, 18th is busy. Just cut right through. So, I think it's safer even though we
have to, you know, maneuver a little bit. We've done it. It's not a problem. And I'm opposed to it. So, thank you. >> Oh, thank you. Uh, Bill Balis, 1826 Bernwood Road. I am also opposed to the restructuring of
Burnwood. I echo what Sue is saying and everyone else is saying, but has anyone thought about the snow? How difficult it would be to get out of your car if you're on the curb side? Like, how does that go? It wouldn't wouldn't be easy.
>> And I like the freedom of just being able to travel on both directions on Fernwood. I've been there 30 years. Never had a problem driving down Fernwood either direction. If there's a car coming the
other way, I just find a spot, pull over, wait, wait. Kind of a neighborly thing. I think uh wait is working great. I don't see any reason to uh make it a one
way. That's my thoughts. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else from the public? >> Hi, I'm Patty Kavanagh, 1840 Furwood Road. I've lived here for 20 years and I am opposed to a woman street on Fwood
Road. I didn't see it as a matter of convenience as I always thought it was a purposeful two-way street. It's never been a problem for emergency vehicles. My husband is a volunteer firefighter. I've seen that truck come down our road multiple times. I could probably do your
street study because it does um give cars the opportunity to study when the roads are closed. it can become like a freeway and um you know that's because
they're only going in one direction and they want to get from point A to point B and like everyone else has said it does keep everyone honest in terms of being a good neighbor pulling over to the side letting someone pass and that opportunity to either go right or left
depending on how cars are parked or if they're just a little bit in your driveway and then you got to go left instead of going right or got to go right instead of going left. Those are my thoughts. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Changing your vote.
>> 1847. No. Um, I just wanted to bring up so yes, the neighbors who live on the street are extremely polite and respectful and obey the speed limit. When the people come for the 5ks and a parade and all the other events that we
have that we close North Boulevard, they go down to the end, they realize they can't get out, they get angry, and they speed back up the road. So, it's not always a polite, organized thing that happens on the street. Um, I've seen a lot of people speed up and down there
and I'm right at the curve, so I see kind of both sides of the street or both ends of the street. Um, but yeah, my experience with our neighbors who live there, very respectful, but for people who come in on those event days, it's awful.
They they fly up and down the street because they get mad. They can't get out. >> Um, just to follow up on that, Drew, Chief, can we um again follow closing those roads, Parkway and Fernwood at 18th Avenue, at least putting a barricade up. Um, not closing the whole
road, but letting people know that the road is closed at the other end. >> And I've heard I mean they say if you don't have a driveway to go park, don't come down the street. I hear them say it and and it's good, but people don't listen. >> So that's I don't know if we've done it
for, but at Parkway, we've actually put the the the horse, right? the soul horse or the barricade at 18th Avenue that prevents people from going all the way down and coming all the way back. It's a little easier on Parkway with the um with the with the island, but there is
deterrent that we can do top of >> they do it >> and they go around it >> good. They go around it >> and they listen. >> Okay, >> just perspective. >> Sorry, I know it's not popular. I
apologize to the neighbors, but I'm just trying to be objective. >> No, that's fine. >> Last call for public. All right. Any final questions or comments from the council? All right. Seeing none, um at this time,
we have no action that we're going to take uh tonight. We're not taking any action as far as anything be discussed. Um we had no intention on taking action even if the overwhelming majority of neighbors wanted to change to a oneway.
Um and we would we would take action at at a later time. Um but if anybody from the public ever has anything else that they want to talk about or have other thoughts that they have on this topic, they can come back to a meeting. Um we're going to go into our regular
meeting. You're all welcome to stay uh for the next, you know, 17 minutes of our meeting. Um uh but at this time, I thank you all for your input. Uh that's the that's the meaning of workshops like this to get the public feedback on any type of discussion that we we may be
having. I want to thank you all for your emails uh on the subject. Those that are not here that had emails to us on the subject. Um but with that I uh I don't see the board taking any action on this. So I want to thank you all for your time. I want to thank the council for
the time. Uh and I will close the workshop meeting. Uh if there's no comments. All right. Thank you all. Um now is your time to run if you don't want to stay for the meeting. >> Thank you.
All right, the time is 7:56. I will call the regular meeting of the Lake Ko mayor and council to order. Please rise for a salute to the flag and a moment of silent reflection to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Please remain standing for a moment of silent reflection. >> Thank you. >> Sunshine love, please. >> Notice this meeting has been provided on the adoption of a resolution by the mayor council on the 6th day of January
2026. In which resolution the time and place of regular meetings commencing with January 6 were set forth. Notice scene was delivered to the Asbury Park Press, the co-star and tap into and a copy of the notice is posted on the burrow website and on the bulletin board in Burough Hall. All meetings are open for the public. >> Roll call, please.
>> Councilwoman Skull here. Councilmano is not here tonight. Councilman Ventric >> here. >> Councilwoman Alvado Doyle is also not here tonight. Councilman Riners >> here. >> Councilwoman McIntyre >> here. >> Thank you. We have uh three minutes for
approval on our agenda tonight. Uh, can I have a motion to approve the minutes from the January 20th? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed? Extensions. Um, we a motion for minutes uh to
approve minutes of the February 3rd meeting. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed or abstensions? minutes from the February 12th special meeting last Thursday.
>> Uh, can I have a motion for those? >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Opposed extensions. Okay, we'll move on to reports of committee. Uh, we'll start with Counciloman McIntyre. I don't know if you have anything.
>> I don't. >> Um, that reminds me. Uh well, I'll do a dorm report. That's fine. Um >> I did I did upload the new uh I did upload the new assignments in our uh shared folder.
>> Amy shared some with me today. It's the updated one. >> It's the updated one. I put it in there. Um we could talk more about your role as uh the uh um liaison to emergency services. >> Okay. So I can really >> Yes. Uh, Councilman Riners.
>> Thank you, Mayor. All matters are in order. >> Thank you, Councilman Ventrice. >> Thank you, Mayor. All matters are >> Councilman Skull. >> Sorry, >> I got I got to report, too, though. >> Okay. Um, just quickly, um, under Wreck, summer camp signups, um, are already
upon us. Um, I can't even believe it. So, uh, they will be March 11th for the Belmar Rex summer camp. Um, Lcomo and Belmar were considered residents in Lcomo. So, it's $800 for Belmar and Lycom children, $1,000 for non-residents. Um, camp is like a hot
ticket. So, um, sign up that day. Set an alarm on your on your um calendar to get um to be part of it. Uh, there's more information on the belar.com website looking at it right now. Um, other than that, all matters are in order. >> Okay. Thank you. I have two things on my
report tonight. First, I would like to give a big shout out and thank you to our county commissioners. Uh, as you can see out the window, we have some snow removal going on on Main Street. This was presented as a possible issue for
our um upcoming parade, even though I think we're getting 8 inches of snow next Sunday. Um, we uh we needed to look at removing the 15 or so inches of snow and ice that were already there. We were looking at a pretty hefty price for the
town upwards about $50 $60,000 to get rid of that snow. Uh we reached out to our county commissioners who graciously donated some of their time, their DPW, uh to come and help us get rid of the snow off of Main Street. Our DPW has
been working all day to clear sidewalks on Main Street and make piles in the street for the county to remove them. Belmar is doing the same thing right now. Uh and hopefully clear as much snow from those areas. So, um I want to thank
RTPW for all the work that they have done and are doing and to Drew for keeping that cost to our taxpayers at a minimum. But to give credit where credit is due, I want to thank our commissioners for really giving the nudge to uh to approving that uh that
help to our communities and our towns. So, uh, thank you to them. Uh, while I'm talking about our county commissioners, mayors of Mammoth County received a letter on February 2nd. Um, we have been talking about our assessment program
here in Mammoth County in Lake Ko and in other towns for many years now. And I believe the county commissioners have finally heard a lot of what has been going on and what has been talked about. We received a letter from Commissioner
Arnon uh in where he wanted to specify to the mayors that the ATP or the assessment program that Mammoth County is involved in is not of the purview of the county commissioners. It is the purview of the county tax board which is
true. Uh and in the letter he has some concerns about that ADP program. Uh there has been some movement among Mammoth County communities to pass resolutions within their town or their township or their
burrow to try to motivate our county tax board or our state legislator legislature to change some of the protocols and some of the requirements of that ADP system. You will see on our agenda tonight that we have such a
resolution. And basically what that resolution does is ask the state legislator legislature, excuse me, to allow towns to either opt out or opt into that program. Um, as of right now, Mammoth County and I believe parts of
Somerset County are the only two counties that are involved in the ADP system. If you are currently in the ATB system, you are not allowed to opt out of it. There are five towns in the Mammoth County that are not in it because they were allowed to opt out of it at a
certain time. And the other odd thing is if you're not in it, you're not allowed to get in it, which for some I don't know why that is, but um there is a meeting tomorrow at 5:00 uh for mayors and tax assessors at Mammoth County Fire
Academy that is being hosted by our tax board. I will be attending that meeting. I don't know if they're going to tell me anything new, but there is some type of movement amongst our towns and our
burrows and our townships to really ask the state to hey, let this be our decision whether or not we want to be in this AB system. Um the resolution on for tonight does not say that Lake Ko would move out or stay in. It's just we're
asking them for the option to discuss it. Um, so we've seen some movement on that which is very interesting and it's going to bring some cool stuff I think coming down the road which is something we're going to pay attention to. All right. Other than
that, all matters are in order. Uh, we will move on to public comments. Uh, anything on the agenda? Uh, can I have a motion to open? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Anyone in the audience
wishing to comment on anything listed under new business? There are three resolutions including the resolution we just discussed. Um can come to the mic and do so now. >> Seeing none, I'll take a motion to close.
>> All in favor? >> All right. Um Chris is not here. Can you can you take that first? resolution since Chris isn't here. >> All right. Under new business, we have
resolution 2026-49 offered by Councilman Ventric. >> Thank you, Mayor. So off the resolution 2026-49 resolution requesting permission for the dedication by writer for storm recovery trust fund pursuant to
2013 271 and NJSA 48 col 4-62.1 whereas permission is required of the director of the division of local government services for approval as a dedication by writer of revenues received by municipality when the
revenue is not subject to reasonably accurate in advance resolved that the governing body of Koma County, New Jersey as follows. Governing body does hereby request permission of the director of division local
government services to pay expenditures from the storm recovery trust fund and to the borrow clerk of the borrow. I would like to hear my director forward two certified certified copies of this resolution to the director of the
division of local government services. >> Thank you. Any questions on that? >> Have a second. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Council member Skull. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Riners. >> Yes. >> Matthew, >> yes.
>> Thank you. Resolution 2026-50 offered by Council President Skull. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, offered resolution 2026-50 be resolved by the mayor and council of the Burrow of Lake Ko that the proper officers be directed and authorized to make payment from the following
accounts. Current account $353,425.78. Water account $6,24252. Trust other account $3,857.7 animal control account $69. AC wire payments $570,8824. For grand total of $934,48261.
Do >> I have a second? >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Counciloman, >> yes. >> Councilman Vice, >> yes. Councilman Miners. >> Yes. >> Councilman McDuck. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Resolution 2026-51
offered by Councilman Ventures. >> Thank you, Mayor. So, offer resolution 2026-51. Resolution requesting the Monmouth County Board of Taxation andor the New Jersey State Legislature. Uh, amend the regulations and statutes authorizing the
Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program, what we've been talking about as the ADP program, uh, to permit each with the option to participate or withdraw there from uh this is what the mayor was just talking about uh about uh
having the option of opting out of the ADP program. Uh we've noticed that um there's been extreme volatility for the individual homeowners property tax bills because of the way the assessments have been performed.
Um and whereas following a decade of information implementation burrow. It's clear that the ADP is devastating family finances and rendering the price of housing within the burrow unpredictable on an annual basis. Whereas the Lake Ko borrow
desires to opt out of the ADP and return to prior systems property taxes. I'll take that last com the option of opting out of it. Uh therefore be it resolved that the mayor
and council in Lake Ko uh hereby request that the Mammoth County Board of Taxation andor the state legislature revise the regulations and statutes authorizing the Mammoth County ADP to permit each M County municipality with the option to participate or withdraw
their fund. >> Sorry, you were reading you reading an old >> All right. Any questions on that from the council while we're here? >> Any for understanding or Okay. Do we have a second? >> Second.
>> Roll call, please. >> Councilwoman Scott, >> yes. >> Councilman Vric, >> yes. >> Councilman Riners, >> yes. >> Counciloman McIntyre, >> yes. >> All right. Can I have a motion to open to public comments? >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor?
>> All right. Anyone in the audience wishing for any type of comment for the council, mayor council can come to the mic and do so now. You are not restricted to just what is on the agenda. >> Okay. >> Not this time.
>> Uh seeing none, I'll take a motion to close. >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> We are now sitting as the alcoholic beverage control board. We have one application on our agenda and that is MTAV Inc. for a parade day extension of
premises. We have a representative from MTA Inc. Please come to the mic. We just need your name and uh the address, please. >> My name is William EP. You want the address of the bar or my
>> You can put the address of the bar. >> 1704 Main Street. >> Um so you have um an application for extension of premises for uh parade. >> Correct. >> Right. We've seen this before. I know we we had a few questions from the council
uh as far as what outside was going to look like and I and I don't know if anything has changed uh from the past, but I know one year there was food outside. Are you going to have food outside this year? >> There's going to be a hot dog cart which we'll pull a permit for that, you know,
permits that we have to pull from. >> We got fire permit and some other >> Where would the hot dog cart go on this uh sketch? >> Uh it's going to go in front of the driveway where people walk down the street, but it's going to be on the sidewalk side of
of the driveway side. I'm sorry, the driveway side of the Kansas. >> So, inside the fence. >> Inside the fence. >> Inside the fence. So, it'll be on your property. >> Yeah. >> And you'll only be selling hot dogs from that. You won't be selling alcohol from that. >> No, only hot dogs. >> Are there any additional permits, Amy, that he would have to pull for a hot dog
cart? >> An open flame permit that you can >> same one as I pulled last year, right? sooner than later. >> Oh, you know, it's ready. >> And besides that, I forgot to draw that in. But I thought that was the same sketches from last year. I did have it
in. I must have pulled a different one. >> Must have been two years ago. >> Oh, we've had it since 2023. Yeah, two years ago. too. >> Um, so you will have >> Tommy's old >> the I don't think his were drawn this
nicely. >> Um, the fence that you have at the front um is that going to be like a hurricane fence, a plastic fence, or >> it'll be a plastic fence, but we also have tables there. So the tables go
across the whole front so nobody can come across and that's where we, >> you know, get the tickets out and collect a fee if we're going to charge one to come in. So there's only a 4ft area to get in and out of there. Nobody can come across >> and there's security at that. >> Yeah, there's security there. The front,
the back, and three roers. >> And you will have a bar area outside. >> Yes. >> Because I know that comes and goes sometimes, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> we'll probably have a couple of carts with the canned beer in it and a couple
cards with tap beer plastic cups >> and then you use the side door like people pay at the fence and then >> Yeah, they pay there's only one way in and one way out. >> Okay. >> So, unless there's an emergency of course, but the entrance will only be to enter through the driveway. You go into
the bar through the side and the only way to exit is out the front. So you can't you can't enter and exit where the driveway is. You can only enter >> and you can't enter and exit where the front door is. >> That's correct. You can only exit. >> Interesting. Cards posted more places.
>> Uh everything is up to date, Amy, as far as insurance and all that. >> Yes, it is. >> Any other questions from the council? >> I think last time we wondered if people usually stay till 10:00 or do you feel like it closes down? >> No. Well, we kicked around this year
because I've never had a band before, but usually by the end of the parade, people stay around for a few hours, maybe. I I don't think we've ever been open till 10 time. I mean, everybody's exhausted and everybody's gone by 8:00. I see that other people are doing double entertainment and stuff like that. I we'll have a we'll be playing music
during the whole afternoon hours after the parade and you know >> so you'll have entertainment outside. >> No, we may have a DJ but it's not you may hear music from inside and outside but you say on speaker but it only be during the parade
>> but there's no live music outside. >> It would just be speakers. It would be amplified music. >> You are correct. We're not having any live music inside or out yet. >> Yeah, listen. I know that 10 o'clock,
it's been 10 o'clock on this application forever. Um, I don't ever remember anybody being open at 10:00 on parade day. >> Yeah, everybody's exhausted. >> I mean, I'm usually asleep by 5 or 6, so I don't have problem aditting that.
>> Any other questions? Um pursuant we can approve this pursuant to the open claim permit or does one >> subject to it? >> Does anyone um from the public have a comment on this
application? All right. >> I do have one more question. >> Sure. >> So, if you can make this, >> you're part of the public. >> Subject to the open flame permit. In the case I decide that I don't want to use it for some reason because I haven't pulled it out since last year, I'm going through my mind. What if I could try to
clean it up this week and it won't fire up and you know, so I decide not to use it. I mean, do I just say that we're not going to do it? Forget about the open plane permit and it's approved or I got to scramble around and get a different approval. >> Well, I'll be honest with you and I'll ask If this is accurate, we can approve
this as it is. Um, but you can't have a hot dog cart unless you get an open flame permit. >> Yeah, that's fine. >> So, we can approve it as it is without a hot dog cart, >> right? >> Um, but if you get the open flame permit, you can add the hot dog. >> Does it sound like you're saying it in reverse? >> Yep. >> So, that I think that
>> I won't I will not have the hot dog part if I don't have >> There you go. Perfect. You're on the record. >> All right. No other questions? Anybody have a motion for this application? >> Make a motion to approve the
application. >> Second. Second. Roll call, please. >> Counciloman Scott. >> Yes. >> Councilman. >> Yes. >> Councilman Miners. >> Yes. >> Counciloman. >> All right. Excellent. Thank you, Bill. Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
>> All right. Um, >> that's all we have. Next meeting. The next regular meeting of the mayor council on Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:30. >> Motion to adjurnn.
>> All in favor? Sorry. >> Oh, yeah.