Good evening. The May 14th, 2025 council meeting of the C of the Long Branch City Council will now come to order. Roll call. Mr. Dangler here. Mr. Rases here. Mrs. Wittis here. Dr. Vote here. Mr. Vieira, I'm here. Let's stand for 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 read the mission statement of the city council. The Long Branch mayor, the city council and administration are committed to cultivating an environmental and mutual trust and respect that values that diversity of our community. We will strive to enhance
the quality of life for all who live here by making Long Branch a desirable place in which to live and prosper. We will treat all members of the public with respect and expect the same in return. Certification, please. I hereby
certify that this meeting has been published in the newspaper in accordance with the open public meeting act and posted as required by law. Thank you. I need a motion to approve the minutes of the April 23rd, 2025. So moved. Second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Stain. Mr.
Razes. Yes. Mrs. Whittis. Yes. Dr. Vote. Yes. Mr. Vieira. Yes. Motion passed. Consideration of ordinance public hearing and final consideration. Ordinance 0006-25. This is the first reading of ordinance
06-25 entitled an ordinance designating a handicap park and space at 5492nd Avenue. This ordinance was introduced on April 23rd, 2025 and designates a handicap parking space at 549 2nd
Avenue. I need a motion to open the public hearing on this ordinance only. Some moved. Second. All in favor? I. If any member of the public has any comments to make on this ordinance only, please come to the podium, state your name and address clearly for the record.
You'll have five minutes and may only speak once on ordinance 0625. Seeing there's none, I need a motion to close. So move. Second. All in favor? I. This is the second reading of ordinance 06-25. I need a motion to
adopt on a second and a final reading and advertise according to law. Roll call. I need a motion. I'm sorry. Need a motion? Yes. So moved. Second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rases.
Yes. Mrs. Whittis. Yes. Dr. Vote. Yes. Mr. Ver. Yes. Motion passed. Thank you. This is the first reading of ordinance 07-25 entitled an ordinance amending chapter 111 plastic single use include
limitation of single use condiments and create a new article to control plastic dust and condiments. Council President, just a note this is the second reading of the shortance. Okay. I'm sorry. That's correct. No, that's on your script. You
don't. Yeah. I just want to make for direct. Okay. Sorry to interrupt you. I'm sorry. Thank you. This ordinance was introduced on April 23rd, 2025 and is to amend the supplement chapter 111 plastics single use to include the ultimateation of
singleuse condiments. This ordinance was also includes a new article to include the regulation of plastic dust and contents. I need a motion to open the public hearing on this ordinance only. So moved. Second. All in favor? I. If
any member of the public has any comments to make on this ordinance only, please come to the podium. State your name and address clearly for your record. You'll have five minutes and may only speak once. on ordinance 07-25. Seeing there's none, I need a
motion to close. So move. Second. All in favor? I. This is the second reading of the ordinance 0725. I need a motion to adopt a second and a final reading and advertise according to law. So moved.
Second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rases? Yes. Mrs. Whittis? Yes. Dr. Vote? Yes. Mr. Vera. Yes. Motion pass. Ordinance for introduction. Ordinance 0808-25. This is the first reading of
ordinance 08-25 entitle calendar year 2025 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank
NJSA 4A 4-45.14. Summary. This ordinance establishes a CAB bank NJS4A 4-45.1 ET sequence provides that all preparation of its annual budget and
municipality should limit any increase in said the budget of two 2.5% unless authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous years. Fine appropriations subject to certain
exceptions. NJSA 484-4515A provides that a municipality may when authorized be ordinance appropriating a difference between the amount of its actual final
appropriation and the 3.5%age rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the next two succeeding years. This ordinance allows for appropriation increase above the
2.5%. I need a motion to introduce on the first reading advertise and post according to law and set the public hearing for May 28th, 2025. So move second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rases? Yes. Mrs. Whittis? Yes.
Dr. Vote? Yes. Mr. Vieiraa? Yes. Motion passed. Thank you. I need a a motion to open the public portion of the meeting for all comments. So moved. Second. All in favor? I oppose. If there's anyone in the audience that
has a comment to make, please step to the podium and state your name and address clearly for the record. You'll have five minutes and may only speak once. Vincent Laapour, 33 Ocean Terrace, Long Branch, one minute notification, please.
The following is an announcement concerning former City of Long Branch public service and decorated Vietnam veteran Lieutenant Colonel Avery Grant. Avery Grant, a man who stood up for right in
this city at a time when it counted, not when it was fashionable. He fought for those rights in the truest sense of a veteran with
honors. A memorial service will take place for Avery Grant at St. Luke's Church, 535 Broadway, roughly across the street from the Board of Education building on
Saturday, June 28th at 100 p.m. All are welcome to attend. St. Luke's can be contacted at 732221341. Also, VFW Post 2140 Long Branch, 255 Willow Avenue will
be holding a repass for Avery Grant, Gary Throck Morton, and the VFW's beloved Laura Suckliffe on Saturday, May 17th at 6 PM. All are welcome to attend.
For further details, contact quartermaster Gillis Wedmark 732245 2140. Council President Vieira, for the record, tonight resolution 92 is being
introduced of the 2025 municipal budget. Council President Vieiraa, will the residents of this city be incurring any type of a municipal tax increase as a result of this introduced
budget tonight? Yes or no? I'll let Mr. Martin answer that for you. Council President Vieira, do you have an answer? You introduced it tonight. Do you want to do who runs Do you know if we're having an increase or not? Mr. Vieira, who runs this meeting? I do. I asked the
questions, Mr. Mr. Vieira, now let tell you who's going to answer it. Let me tell you, Mr. Vieira, you are an elected official who have no accountability to the people of this city. Your conduct is a joke. I'll ask Mr. Martin because you've just displayed incompetence for
another meeting. CFO Mr. Martin, will the budget bring about a tax increase for the residents of this city? Yes or no? We have an even levy compared to last year. There is no increase levy for the taxpayers for the municipal budget.
There is no increase in the municipal budget. Is that what you stated? No. He said there was no increase in the levy, which means there's no increase in the tax. Three people, they don't even get it right. Mr. Martin, for the last time, will there be a tax increase for the
residents of this city in the municipal budget being introduced tonight? Yes or no? Depends on their assessment. It depends on the assessment. That's correct. It always does. Council President Vieiraa, on Thursday,
April 24th, 2025, a separation of employment occurred with former director William Brton from the city of Long Branch. Council President Vieiraa, can you council inform the residents of
this city as to the reason for the separation of former director Boutton? I'll let our city attorney answer that for you, Mr. Report. Uh, Mr. Vieira, one minute. No. Do you have an answer or not? I do. You don't have an answer, Mr.
Vieira. Do you want an answer? CFO Martin, concerning Council President Vieiraa, please explain on the bill payout tonight the Weiner Law Group 2755 Adam
Ponzi. Does this concern the litigation involving council president Vieiraa with the intentional in conflict of a planning board application? Yes or no? I would have to look at the details of that anyway. I
don't know off the top of my head. So, Council President Vie, you're still costing the taxpayers money by a conflict of interest upon which I told the planning board attorney to have you removed. I stood in this room to have you removed and I'll stay again tonight. You are incompetent. You are corrupt and
you should have been removed from the planning board. And at the time you were removed from the planning board, you should have been removed from this council. Thank you, Mr. Leor. You epitomize government. You have five minutes up. Thank you. Anyone else?
See, there's no one else. I need a motion to close. So moved. Second. All in favor? Opposed. I will now ask Madame Clerk if there are any changes to the list of resolutions. No changes have been made.
Thank you. I can take the list of resolutions as a consent agenda. So moved. Second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Ras. Yes. Mrs. Whittis. Yes. Dr. Vote. Yes. Mr. Vieira. Yes. Motion passed.
Application is none. Miscellaneous for good for the good of the order. Councilman Danger. Yes. Um, as the weather is uh changing, traffic is about to um get heavy here in Long Branch if it already
has not started. So, I just ask that you uh just drive safely and um enjoy the spring and summer that is on the way. God bless you. Good night. Thank you, Councilman Daniel, Councilman Rases. Thank you, President Vieira. I also would like to thank everyone for coming
out this evening. Um, enjoy the beautiful weather that's upon us and stay safe. Thank you, Council Esis. Councilwoman Whittis. Um, I'd like to thank everyone who came out this evening. Thank you. Thank you, Councilwoman Whittis. Councilwoman
Vogue. Thank you, Council President. Um, two things. I'd just like to recognize um on uh I think it was yesterday as a matter of fact we had a um wonderful event that the city uh was a a co-sponsor in which was the um young
women's empowerment program um that we do a number of us do with Long Branch High School. Reverend Devo, uh it was is one of the leads on it where we had about um 30 30 um young women in Long
Branch High School uh attend a half-day program on leadership, civic engagement, and career guidance. that was extraordinarily successful and mayor, thank you for your participation um to uh kick that off and show the city
support for that program. Um and secondly, just kudos to our um city uh employees who put together a magnificent resource fair. uh was the first Saturday of the month. Um just with so many um
vendors and service providers for people with all sorts of disabilities was extraordinarily well-run um and uh reflected all the work that was put into putting an event like that together. So kudos to them. I'm sure
many of the um attendees appreciated it. And with that, thank you for coming and we will see you in two weeks. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Palone. Thank you, Council President. I do want to mention the passing of uh Mr. Avery Grant. Um he
was a uh a real community leader. I've known him most of my adult life. Uh he loved the city. Um and he uh you know, we're we're mourning a a very good person. he um you know we had our differences but we agreed on a lot more
uh than we had our differences with and um and uh it's uh uh there are two events that Mr. Leapor mentioned this week and um again I just want to my condolences to uh to Mr. Grant's family
and to um I feel as uh everyone who known knew him uh well, we we we all feel the same way about him. Uh there's a couple events I'd like to mention. Uh tomorrow night, there's an evening of classical classic piano and flute at the
senior center. Uh that's tomorrow night, Thursday, May 15th at 6 PM. Join us for this free uh event. It's uh I I've seen them perform and they're excellent. Long Branch will have a free uh citywide yard sale this Saturday and Sunday from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. So, no permits uh are required and this is um this is a free event as well. Uh and finally, you know, with the summer approaching, Long Branch Art in the Park is Sunday, May 25th from
uh 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. That's at West End Park at Brighton and West End uh at Brighton Avenue and and Ocean Boulevard. It's sponsored by the Long Branch Arts Council and the city of Long Branch. And uh that's been an annual tradition I believe for over 30 or 40
years. So please attend that and have a great week and thank you uh everyone who's here this evening. Thank you Eric Palum. And also want to echo what Councilwoman Vogue said about the resource fair. It was really good. Um a lot of work went into it. I want to
thank kudos to the city employees that did a great job there and also echo what the mayor Palone says with the condolence to the Avery Grant family. Avery Grant was a special man and they did a lot of good for the city here. And with that, I want to say a good night and thanks for coming.
Motion to close. So move. Second. All in favor? I oppose. There we go.