conducted in compliance with the open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by advertisement in the Kate Mayar and Wade on the township website and posted on the bulleon board of township hall we request anyone wishing to address
Council please wait for the deputy mayor to recognize you please state your name and address for the record and please remember all comments All comments must be kept to three minutes or less I'll rise for the Pledge of Allegiance in a moment of silence please
I pledge to the flag of the United States of America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all roll call council member Conrad here
council member wam here Council Roy here Deputy Mayor Coons here mayor sippo here okay uh down to the work session today we have some certificates of appreciation to give to some of our lower Township volunteers uh on the
defacing of the public bathrooms at Lincoln Boulevard um just want to say real quick that uh it was sad that it happened but the next day I drove by and it looked like it didn't even happen because these people came out and cleaned it so so we really appreciate
that and I'd ask Council to come down and uh join me in honoring these people I understand just Judy's the only one show up Judy Gillis Vinnie Smith and a third
to the to rename unnown certificate of appreciation Judy presed to Judy G with grateful appreciation for your continued dedicated commitment to theow because of your volunteer efforts to our community Tru make lower that's my baby baby
than thank than okay to the uh consent agenda any Council comments on the consent agenda no no anybody from the public want to comment on the consent agenda only I see
none approval for the minutes from March 3rd 2025 resolution number 20251 121 through 2025 138 ordinance 20251 and ordinance amending chapter 400 Land Development
article 10 fees for conditional uses guarantees bonds inspection and off track impr improvements section 80a fees um to update the fees associated with land with Land Development applications and ordinance
20251 an ordinance amending chapter 235 Construction codes uniform subsection 4 fees sir charge fees to eliminate and or modify certain construction permit application fees to ensure consistency with the New Jersey uniform construction
code this is the first reading of ordinances 2510 and 2511 the second reading and public hearing has been scheduled for April 21st 2025 okay is there a motion to approve I'll make a motion second
motion council member con R yes council member wam yes council member Roy yes Deputy mayum yes mayor Sipple yes ordinance number 20 2506 an ordinance amending chapter 3
administration of government article 6 Office of the township manager departments subsection 23 Department of Revenue and finance division of taxation division of tax collection qualified purchasing agent of the code of the township of lower this is is the second
reading and public hearing for this ordinance this ordinance has been posted published and made available to the public any Council comments no anybody from the public want to comment on this ordinance see none motion to approve
make a motion okay sorry Rand second sorry who we have to do council member Conrad yes council member warham yes council member Roy yes Deputy May yes mayor Sipple yes ordinance number 20
2507 an ordinance amending chapter 185 brush grass and debris of the code of the township Bel lower to establish new regulations prohibiting the planning of bamboo this is the second reading and public hearing of this ordinance this ordinance has been posted published and made available to the public any Council
comments on this ordinance no none public comments on this ordinance I see none is there a motion to approve I'll make a motion second council member Conrad yes council
member Wham yes council member Roy yes Deputy Mayor yes mayor Sipple yes I guess these guys have bamboo plant in their yard or something all right uh good night man down to the engineers report uh will
thank you Council uh this evening I'll be giving the engineers report uh giving an overview of all the current capital projects underway in the township so the first capital project is the rotary Community Park Renovations as you guys know this is a two-phase project phase one was completed a $400,000 small City
DCA Grand was utilized for that phase um we are currently in design for phase to although that's gone on pause because a grant opportunity came up that was a jake law playground Grant through the njd P Green Acres Program um so we
are proposing a completely Ada accessible playground um as part of phase two we've submitted for a grant opportunity for that so we are waiting that was submitted on February 5th we're still awaiting the results of that and once we hear back from that we will be going out to public
bid the second capital project is the bay outfall extensions so the proposed work includes design and permits to extend 15 Bayside outfalls to improve drainage and the township is aiming to construct five of the 15 outfalls in
2025 so for these 15 Bayside outfalls we received approval from the njde um for a waterfront development permit but because it's POS mean high water line we need authorization from the Army Corps of Engineers um that's been a challenge because the Army Corps has gone out and sought approval from
various government federal government agencies one of them being us fish and wildlife due to um it being a redn habitat the good news is is that we got uh the approval from us fish and wildlife now we're just waiting on uh last last time I spoke with um the Army
corpse it is uh Heritage approval to see if it's any impact on any Heritage areas down there which there's no Heritage areas down there so that we're in the final okay final leg of this and we should have complete approvals um we're going to be heading into a seasonal
restriction for work below the toe of the Dune which ends in July 1st so our office's goal is to have this um out to bid and ready to start construction July 1st for the remaining four outfalls um one of the outfalls was above the mean high water line um and we already had approval for that so we were
able to go do utilize an emergency bid that's um Capital project number three on your report here uh that was at the Delaware Bay Pump House storm water outall we went out to did an emergency bid as it was causing erosion in the in the dun another grand
opportunity e community Through the local aid grant um program became available and we applied for that that has delayed the project roughly uh six months but the good news is on March 5th we received news that an additional 200,000 was awarded to the
township by the NJ do for this project so that should cover more than a line share of this project so our office is now you know now we can go out to bid for this so we're working to do that there's a few modifications we have to do but the Project's largely designed um and we'll be going out to
bid for that project soon the 2023 storm water GIS mapping service is the fifth Capital project uh the proposed work this is an ongoing project and it includes updating the existing existing lower Township Master drainage plan to digitize all the storm
water infrastructure today um so that is due we have to submit that to the njde by January 1st 2026 so that's been an ongoing project with the Department of Public Works uh there's a $25,000 Grant associated with that and that project's going away well and we're you know set
to hit that um submission date next Capital project is Douglas proposed work includes reconstruction and expansion of the existing parking lot re relocation of the existing Memorial new site amenity new decorative foot path along the Kem
May canal and an observation deck I reported at the last meeting that a 2,139 567 Grant um has been recomended by the K May County open space board for that project the township also applied for a
njdca Ada Improvement grant for this project so we haven't heard back on that um but we've requested an addition $400,000 uh through that grant program and our office has begun the per process for this project so we are aiming to
have the cfra permit submitted by uh next month because there's you know as you guys are aware there's some rule changes coming with the real rule changes so we're really hurrying up to get it in before those rule changes take place because that will affect the project uh the next Capital project is
the lower Township Public Works building design so the proposed work includes a no new Public Works Administration Building Associated utilities and a new site layout out including the elimination of the Southern entrance to improve safety along Seashore road so we are still awaiting a septic permit
that's been submitted to the Cap May County Department of Health um so we're in the final design stage we're about 90% complete for that we're just waiting on that um permit to get back to us and we should be going out to bid in the next couple weeks for that project the homes Avenue gorm Avenue
Scott Avenue storm sewer and roadway Improvement project the proposed work includes replacing the storm sewer from homes Avenue to the Hughes in Scott Avenue intersection resurfacing the roadway and the installation of concrete curbs and sidewalks in various areas um the project area has been
surveyed base map and is in design we've been coordinating with the ltmua who've identified they need to replace their water main um in the project area and yeah we're moving along with design and there'll be some cost savings for the township because it's going to be a combined project with the
ltmua the next Capital project is the lower Township municipal pool building evaluation proposed work uh for that the building evaluation was evaluating it for ADA compliance um we created a report and submitted that to the
njdca um for for a grant a grant was awarded in the amount of $400,000 to replace that building um our office uh will begin working on the design of this project with the aim of getting it starting construction after the summer season
Once the pool's been shut down um so we're we're just getting into designed for that project now the 2025 NJ do Municipal aid program reconstruction of Beach Avenue the proposed work includes milling and Paving Beach Avenue from Spruce Avenue to Maryland
Avenue so uh NJ doot Municipal aid grant is being utilized for this project in the amount of $158,900 the project area has been surveyed base maap and designed has commence for the project so we're pushing to get this paved as soon as
possible um we are going to be submitting our plans to the NJ do before the end of the month there's a 30-day review process um and after that review process is complete we'll be able to go out to public bid for that project the next uh project is the lower Township
ms4 compliance project so we've been assisting the Township in complying with their current ms4 stormwater permit so that's the permit the general permit the township receives in order to discharge storm water into various water bodies um there was a few issues njd had with Low
Township and we've been assisting the Township in complying with all their permanent requirements so one of them was updating the storm o pollution prevention Plan and there's a few other items we've been working with Gary to get the township uh up to snuff but we're we're close to finishing that
project the final Capital project is the resurfacing of Cardinal Avenue the proposed work includes milling and Paving Cardinal Avenue from Beach Avenue to Main Street survey has been completed for this project and the project area is currently being base mapped will soon enter design and we've been working with the ltmua to see if they have any
Capital Improvements needed in that roadway so we're still waiting on that answer as well answer any questions if Council had any Council anybody have any questions question no questions thank you thank you guys thanks
will manager lafy have anything for us no sir happy St Patrick's day everyone all right public comment uh open public comment anyone wishing to address Council uh you may do so now I see
none all right Council comments councilman comrade uh weather's getting better uh so please be aware kids in the street doing all kinds of wonderful things but for their safety watch out for them uh also the bethl uh green
Creek bethl United Methodist is is looking for help for getting items uh to give out to those in need please reach out to them it might be on their website I believe they have the website and they what it is because it's
for kids over the weekends different schools have done this uh we I've helped personally with different um entities that done this it's a good cause it helps families young families so if you could help please do do
so Council we um just a comment on uh related to Will's report I know that in the past um especially in North K the drainage issues have been a priority to the residents and past uh Council and current Council and um just happy to see
that uh it's moving in the right direction and um nothing happens fast right you apply for Grants but that's that's a compliment to what you guys are doing in your a good job so um just happy to see it's going in the right direction Council I'd just like to again
thank Judy for your efforts uh you and your crew did a fantastic job down there as always I participated in the fast Beach cleanups and such you know and uh as a volunteer it's very much appreciated thank you okay um just a couple things here
lower Township Easter egg hunt April 12th at 9:00 A.M at Freeman Douglas Park also April 12th is the Little League opening day at 9:00 a.m. at the mnik school and other than that happy St Patrick's Day and is there a motion to adjourn