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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: bdYNtmQTDes):
- 00:00:06: Informal Pre-Meeting Chatter and Introductions
- 00:00:57: Open Public Meetings Act Statement and Roll Call
- 00:01:35: Motion to Exclude Public - Personnel and Legal Issues
- 00:02:30: Discussion About Reduction Performance Guarantee, Ocean Ventures
- 00:03:50: Casual Conversation Preceding Formal Start
- 00:08:51: Continuing Casual Conversation Preceding Formal Start
- 00:14:18: Pre-Meeting Preparations, Camera Setup, Chief of Police
- 00:20:27: Video Recording, Meeting Champion, More Preparations
- 00:22:35: Informal Talk, Food, and Readying for the Meeting
- 00:25:14: Pre-Meeting Conversation and Preparation for the Meeting
- 00:28:52: Seeking Agenda and Final Preparations Before Meeting Start
- 00:30:58: Official Meeting Start, Pledge, Invocation and Minutes
- 00:32:34: Proclamation for National Safe Boating Week
- 00:33:55: Wrestling Proclamations: Antrum Elementary and Cecilia Akone
- 00:41:26: JCP&L Street Light Overview with Bob Rice Presentation
- 00:55:45: Public Comment - Streetlight Concerns with Dave Kevin Arrow
- 01:00:51: Committee Reports: Building Department and Police Department
- 01:06:12: Committee Reports: Beautification, Senior and Motor Vehicle
- 01:13:51: Committee Reports: Police Congratulates Clint Daniel, Statistics
- 01:29:54: Committee Reports: Endowment, Recreation, Finance, Public Property
- 01:39:27: Committee Reports: Employee Anniversaries, DPW, Senior Committee
- 01:50:56: Mayors Report: Coast Guard Approval, Town Shut Downs
- 01:57:34: Mayors Report: Joint Presentation on Budget
- 02:13:59: Public Hearing for Municipal Budget 2026 with Questions
- 02:15:51: Consent Resolution One & Two, Continued Discussion
- 02:17:52: First Public Participation: Discussion of Ordinances
- 02:18:17: First Public Participation: Thank You for Support
- 02:18:49: First Public Participation: Discussion of Streetlight Concerns
- 02:20:52: First Public Participation: Discussion of Streetlight Replacements
- 02:24:29: First Public Participation: Coast Guard, PD Officer Promotions
- 02:33:19: Public Hearing, Adoption: Construction Debris Ordinance
- 02:36:10: Public Hearing, Adoption: Smoking Prohibited Ordinance
- 02:40:17: Second Public Participation - Board of Education Question
- 02:42:35: Second Public Participation - Open Meeting Procedure Question
- 02:46:10: Second Public Participation - Elizabeth Ave. Self Storage


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Pop a beer. >> I wanted a water. >> They don't have it. >> I I bring my own. Never has anything. >> Try to get this. I couldn't find any of these clips in my office. I have them all here.

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>> Hey, how are you? Not much. Uh, thank you. >> I think we're ready when you are. streaming just so everyone >> I got to go real quick. >> Um, >> adequate notice of the time and place of this meeting was given under the provisions of the open public meetings act and was posted and sent to the

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officially designated newspapers in compliance with the law. Mayor Vitali >> here. >> Councilman Dixon >> here. >> Councilwoman Burns >> here. >> Councilman Ramos >> here. >> Councilman Gant is he here? Councilwoman Stillson

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>> here. And Councilman Cortez. He's in the >> here. >> He's here. >> Yes, he's here. >> He's here. >> Dan is going to be absent tonight. >> Where section A of the open public meetings act with the exclusion of the public from meeting certain circumstances whereas this governing bodies of the opinion that such

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circumstances presently exist. Now therefore be resolved by the mayor and council of the burough point Pleasant Beach County votion state of New Jersey as follows. Public shall be excluded from discussions concerning the hearing after specified subject matter. The general nature of the subject matter is personnel, chief financial officer appointment, legal issues, endowment fund,

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>> um, and collective and union contract negotiations, collective bargaining, TWWU contract. It's anticipated that the subject matter discussed may be made public upon its conclusion or final disposition. >> We need a motion to go in, right? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion, please? >> I'll make that motion.

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>> I'll second. >> Councilman Dixon, yes. Councilwoman Burns, yes. Council Ramos, yes. >> Counciloman Sten, yes. Council Cortez. >> Yes. >> Bear with me. It says reduction performance guarantee for

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>> Oh. Ocean Ventures. Okay. Okay. Okay. And the reduction is because of >> Right. Okay. Right. All right.

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Yeah, I think it starts at 7:30. >> Which one do you sit at? >> Um, I sit over over here. Over there the last meeting I sat over there. What's that

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sit? >> Let's sit over here once you're done. >> All right, so weird. question. person is back there.

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Sorry. >> Yeah. question. >> Yeah, that's right. certif insurance. I have no by the way. >> No, they're not. So, how change

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It does. Did you say that? Thank you. Are you ready? Is there anywhere? Jefference. This girl So

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We got the phone. >> This is the OG. You can take a video recording. I mean, Chief of >> Police Hello. It's killing videos.

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champion right there. >> Are you still good? Oh, it's fine. Mommy I love a lot of things. What's going on? Yeah,

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Why do you feel over. What do you think? That was like shoot. Good to see you. Let's eat that. Anyone want to join?

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I have no idea. Let me call you in. Hi. What's up? How are you? >> Are you looking for the agenda? Yeah, I'm not going to get one of those gentle How's it going? Whenever you're ready.

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>> Adequate notice of the time and place this meeting was given under the provisions of the open public meetings act and was posted an officially designated newspapers in compliance with the law. Mayor Vitali here. >> Councilman Dixon here. >> Councilwoman Burns >> here. Council Ramos here. Councilman Gant. Counciloman Silson here. Council Cortez >> here. Please rise for the flag salute.

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Remain standing for the invocation. >> 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. >> It is most appropriate that in this country which was founded on the bedrock

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of religious freedom for all people that we take this opportunity to ask for guidance. First, we give thanks for the freedoms that we share. In particular, we appreciate our freedom of speech. Second, we ask for guidance in the decisions that we deliberate on this evening. We all do not share the same opinion on each topic to be considered, but we must evaluate the views of

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others. Therefore, we ask for guidance so that the people of Point Pleasant Beach benefit from our decisions. Third, we ask blessings for those assembled here this evening as well as all the residents of Point Pleasant Beach. >> All right. Good evening, everybody. Uh, can I get an approval of minutes for the

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April 21st executive session, please? >> So moved. Second. >> Councilman Dixon. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Burns. >> Yes. >> Council Ramos. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Silison. >> Yes. >> Council Cortez. >> Council.

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>> And then can I get an approval of minutes for the April 21st? >> I'm sorry. They weren't >> ready yet. >> What's that? >> They were. >> They're not ready. Okay. Right here. >> All right. So, we have three proclamations tonight. Uh I'm going to start off with the National Safe Boating Week.

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Whereas the beautiful coastal areas of Point Pleasant Beach represent a popular recreational destination and whereas residents and vid visitors of Point Pleasant Beach are drawn to its waters and beaches by the thousands each year for boating and watercraft activities.

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And whereas the boating environment has dangers that can be effectively managed through boating safety education, vessel watercraft inspection, and always wearing a life jacket. And whereas for reasons of public safety, an annual reminder of the joys and hazards associated with the boating and

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watercraft activity environment are appropriate at the commencement of the busy summer boating season. And whereas the burough of Point Pleasant Beach is pleased to recognize the men and women of the New Jersey Coast Guard Auxiliary in their efforts to heighten the awareness of boating and watercraft

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safety through various public awareness activities. Now therefore be it resolved that I, Mayor Doug Vitali of the burough of Point Pleasant Beach, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me, do hereby proclaim May 16th to the 22nd, 2026 as

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National State Boating Week in the Burrow Point Pleasant Beach, and urge all residents and visitors using our waters to enjoy themselves while taking appropriate measures to protect themselves and their children. Signed, Mayor Doug Vitali and Council.

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Okay, now on to wrestling. So, I just want to start with with my personal story about wrestling. So, I knew nothing about wrestling in high school. I played hockey and baseball. Uh my brother, who's three years younger than me, wrestled. He was a freshman. I was a senior. I didn't go to his matches. And

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then my parents dragged me to a match. I was like, "Oh, this is cool." The coolest thing that stuck out to me was they ran out to Locom Motor Breath by Jeff Lo, although I think Thunder Thundruck is a better song. Um, and that was my introduction to the sport. Didn't pay any attention to it until I became a

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councilman and was uh going to all the the sporting events and absolutely fell in love with wrestling. I just think it's the coolest sport. I had no idea what the scoring was for the first probably two years. I probably still don't know all of it, but I'm so enamored with the sport. I think it's awesome. I asked my kids if they wanted

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to wrestle. They all said no. Um, but I I kudos to everybody here for wrestling. It's a great sport and I I continue I I can't wait to continue watching you guys evolve through high school and Cecilia continue her career as well. So with that being said, uh I will start with

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the uh Antrum Elementary School. So whereas the 2025 2026 G Herald Antrum Elementary School wrestling team clinched its first ever championship in the 40-year history of the program by winning the CJI SWL Blue Division title

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with an impressive 5-0 record. And whereas the team boasted an overall season record of seven and six. And whereas the key victories at five of the last six dual meets included Marble Memorial Middle School, Kingsburg Middle School, Tinton Falls Middle School, Bark

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Law Middle School in Freehold, and Freehold Intermediate School. And whereas the team placed seven medalists at the CJISWL White Division tournament with champion William Burns, the captain, second place finisher Ethan Simonovich, captain, and

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third place finishers Declan McGee, captain. Frederick Systo, Captain Noah Griffin, Eddie Fesler, and Christian Roondo. And whereas William Burns achieved a rare individual collection of championships at the CJI SWL Blue Division tournament and the inaugural

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battle of Monmouth and was the first Antrum wrestler to win Tri County, Middle Sex, Mammoth, and Ocean since 2016. And whereas the team was led by head coach Bob Leech and assistant coach Mike McGee with announcer Patrileon.

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Now therefore, be it resolved on this fifth day of May, 2026, that the governing body of the Burough, Point Pleasant Beach, does hereby congratulate the members of the G. Herald Antrum Elementary School wrestling team, the pride of the community on their amazing and historic winning season.

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Congratulations. You know >> which one's William? >> Okay, perfect. Coach >> Tom, you get me? Great job. >> One more, guys. One more.

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>> One, two, three. Congratulations, guys. >> Nice to see you. >> I see a pedigree uh continuing there. >> That's great. >> Good stuff. >> Congratulations. >> Good stuff. >> Great job. >> Great.

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>> Congratulations. I will I just like to say gentlemen on a secondary note unlike the mayor I raised two children in the beach and uh and Antrram they were both wrestlers in Antrram and they were both wrestlers in the high school. So it's a great

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program. Congratulations. You guys uh knocked it out of the park. So congratulations. >> Good job. >> All right. And this one's for Cecilia specifically. Whereas Cecilia Akone, Point Pleasant Beach High School sophomore, an outstanding member of wrestling team, claimed the school's

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first ever short conference championship title in 2026. And whereas Cecilia achieved a remarkable 2025 2026 season record and two-year career record of 30 and five. And whereas a district nine finalist, Cecilia was also crowned queen

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of the east finalist, east Brunswick lady bear champion and lady patriot champion. Now therefore be resolved on this fifth day in May 2026, the governing body of the borrow of point Pleasant Beach does hereby congratulate Point Pleasant Beach High School sophomore Cecilia Conn, the pride of the

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community on her historic and groundbreaking achievements in the sport of wrestling. The great seal. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations. Congratulations, young lady. >> Congratulations.

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>> You're awesome. >> Congratulations. >> Holy moly. >> Congratulations. >> Would you expect any less? >> Now I get it. >> Yeah. >> All right. Congratulations to all of you. You may all stay through the uh meeting or if not, you could all leave.

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It's up to you guys. >> Run, guys. Run. Run. Run. >> Coach McGee wants to stay. I heard. >> Thank you. Bye guys. >> Congratulations. >> How you doing? Nice to see you.

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Congratulations. >> Awesome job. >> All right. Thank you for all you see in a man. Great. >> Good job. >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Nice feet. Nice feeder program.

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>> Good job. Yep. Thank you. >> Take care. All right. >> It's always like, oh, okay. >> Good job. >> Congratulations. Thank you. >> Yeah. Take care. >> Sure.

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>> There's a sign that says >> All right, moving on. Uh we're very lucky to be joined by uh Bob Rice from JCPNL who's going to give us an overview on the street lights in town. Bob, the floor is yours. >> Mr. Popular,

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>> I appreciate the opportunity to come talk to you about it. I was really hoping to dazzle the the youth with the wonders of street lights. >> Miss out. >> What's your contact phone number? So, my uh I'd like to go ahead first and

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just give you an overview what happens when a street load order goes in and then go ahead and talk about some recent history about with the repairs. Um when an order is placed, there's basically two ways it's placed. Could be from a citizen or from the town. Uh the

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town has the option to either put a order through our online portal or called in to the 800 number, the call center. From there, uh order is created. order. Most of those orders basically land right next door in that line shop.

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The method that we uh repair lights is the troublemen, which are the oneman trucks. They're the first ones there. They basically handle fires, accidents, uh voltage issues, the emergency response. They're express servicemen.

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Basically, they handle most of the the the street light orders and the assessments, the initial assessments. We try to get to those in about 3 days, the initial assessments. Now, that's depending upon how many come in at a time. It seems that all the towns seem

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to get together, whether it's the position of the moon, the sun, and all report them at the same time. And that's when we get flooded and that's when there's a lot of orders in the system. Typically, we get done though in that three per three-day period. So what

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happens is there's several different ways that order can go. The troubleman goes out. It's a simple bulb replacement. They replace the bulb, the photo cell. The light goes back on. If not, could be an issue with wiring,

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particularly underground wiring like we have on Parkway and a couple other locations in town. Um or the entire head, the top part could be bad. the wiring in there, the uh the components in there be bad, requiring a total head

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replacement. Or another way that uh orders get delayed uh for repair is because they need traffic followed out on Route 35 or the jug handles can't really uh you know throw the bucket up and as we all know we have to drive around here. We could

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imagine try to throw a bucket up in the way people show courtesy. So they have to have police escorts. So what we do is we typically wait till we have a batch, then get the police department on board. They go out with us, do a batch at a time.

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So like I said, most of those orders are done by the line shop. The ones that aren't are done by JCPNL's cable department, and those are the boardwalk lights. Those are fed by underground uh uh manholes, so they have

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to be um done by the cable department. So as far as where you know some some recent history last year there was a lot of uh not just in Point Pleasant but throughout our system were a lot of uh repair orders. What happened was it was

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I think complicated by supply chain issues just like everybody else we're having supply chain issues. it seems to migrate as far as what the issues are at any certain time, whether it be transformers at one point, wire at another point, or street light heads or street light bulbs.

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The street light heads, and I'm going to go into the difference between LED and highress sodium later on, but as of right now, most of your lights are highress sodium still. Most of the lights in the entire JCPL system are still high pressure sodium.

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So what happened is there are supply chain issues because a lot of the companies are starting to uh go away from that in New Jersey in JCPL's territory in particular. We're still um in talks with

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the BPU how to do our transition from all sodium vapor to LED. Point Pleasant Beach before my time was part of a pilot program to have about 47 I think lights down on Ocean Avenue. LED lights put in. Um, that was an initial program. The

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town didn't have to pay what was called the stranded cost, which is the cost of the the previous fixture. Um, the amateurized cost. You didn't have to pay that as part of that. You got those lights just for the the switchover fee. Um,

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the going back last again. So with the repairs last year, we used internal resources and uh contractor as well throughout the whole system because the amount we had. So we brought contractors in when they got the materials, we were

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able to go ahead surge, go out there, get all the orders cleared up. Um, on November 12th, uh, you know, I have constant communication with you, the mayor, uh, the administrator, the chief,

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but not only for, you know, repairs, but also for emergencies, during emergency situations, we have that very good open channel of communications. the on November 12th after uh I was speaking with the administrator,

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the chief did another uh canvas of the town, put 53 lights in at that point. The bulk of those lights were fixed within a week or two. Some of them required followup in the respect that they had to have heads ordered uh traffic and then probably by uh the end

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of January, all those lights were cleared up. Um, fast forward, I got a uh call from Mr. Michigan, I guess earlier in April about the discussion that occurred at the council meeting. At that point, that was a day after the council meeting. I

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looked at the system, there was one order for Point Pleasant Beach, one active order, that was it. Um, so the chief went out to another canvas. uh 86 lights were reported on April 16th.

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We have uh assessed 50 of those so far, repaired 38, 12 are getting follow-ups, and then we're continuing to get out to assess the remaining. Uh that's where we stand as far as the active orders go. Um

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as far as I'll touch real quick on the future of street lights. So, the high pressure sodium, our suppliers are running out of uh supplies. We're basically going to probably have enough supply of high pressure sodium to get through 2026 at

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the pace that we use those plots. Uh we are again in uh talks with the state to be the board of public utilities to be able to get the transition plan approved, how we're going to go ahead and transition to all LEDs. At that point, the first thing we would probably be doing, we're not going to come in and

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just wholesale change every light. Uh the amount of lights throughout our our whole uh territory. That would be impractical. But what we do is call uh a replace upon failure. So I would uh right before we we go through with this, I'll come

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through or present you with a contract says, you know, upon failure of any high pressure sodium, please replace 50 watts with this equivalent LED. 70 watts for this equivalent LED. So on so forth and then as the lights fail, they'll be replaced with LEDs. This is typically

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the manner that a lot of utilities do it. Uh as I drive throughout the country, I've seen places that are fully transitioned already and I've seen places I think Pico territory out by uh you know, Philadelphia is currently going through the process and you'll see high pressure sodium LED, high pressure

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sodium LED. Um it's not a safety issue. It's it's it's you know a transition issue. So >> um the qu the the thing with LEDs the cautionary tale is will have to be get

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ahead of the curve and make sure you're not putting too bright a lights in residential areas. >> So that is one area that some of the towns have made that >> right >> or learn that the hard way I should say and how to go back and uh and lower the lights. So, um,

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but again, we're going to continue. I'm going to continue to update you, uh, Mr. Michigan, the chief, as far as the status of the repairs. >> Do you have my contact information? >> Um, any, uh, questions at this point? >> What's the life expectancy of a sodium vapor? >> I was going to ask that. Yeah.

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>> So, I asked that and I got several different answers. So, >> give me the average. >> Six months, a year. >> I'll tell you I'll tell you my my personal experience. So, I have two in front of my house. One on this direction, one on that direction. >> The last

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several years, the one has been on 247. That light has been on like I'll bet you that light has been on at least >> set of photos >> seven or nine. Yeah. That light has not gone out, right? >> The other light goes on every year.

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>> The LED longer longevity. >> Yeah. So again, I wasn't part of the discussions when you switched over down on Ocean. >> Right now, we're seeing about five to seven a year though. We're replacing out that 47. >> Now, that was last year. Uh I think was

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seven. This year, we have four already. >> Um so that's something we're looking at. >> Wow. >> The issue is um from what I've heard, Atlantic Electric, uh did their full transition. >> Okay. in their barrier island areas,

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they are switching them uh more often than inland areas. >> Salt air. >> Yeah, >> I used to work for Comcast, so I'm pretty familiar with >> salt. Um >> there's only so much you can do with the equipment out there, but >> yes. Um, if we wanted to add a light

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>> at an intersection, >> do we have to get a DNR, you know, ticket, >> put in a ticket or just get a hold of you and make sure there's a >> state highway or regular residential? >> Yep. Just put it in. Uh, typically you

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have to you have your engineer look at it for the the proper >> secondaries. >> Yeah. Well, the proper uh, you know, illumination area. They do the they do their equation. >> Yeah. and uh and figure out what type you have. We can't recommend what type of light to put there, >> right? >> That's why you would have your engineer

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look at it, but then uh yeah, just have Mr. Michigan contact me. >> We always like to use one point of contact so that you know, not everybody in town is is requesting lights. >> Um >> I put that in >> the thing I would recommend go LED right now though >> because we could all new installs we

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could do LED. Got it. There are a few intersections that are close to the boardwalk, you know, up that way, one or two blocks in that that are darker than what they should. You know, they have one light, you know, you have one light at a corner. A second one would be beneficial, especially with kids on

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bikes. >> Okay. >> Sir, can you talk to the >> maybe ask Dave, if you want to get a picture with this guy? >> We're gonna we're gonna open it up to comments. I'm sure Dave's going to want to get ahead. >> Question. So, the LED lights, they're

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more energy efficient. Yeah. >> Is that going to save our town money by having those lights? >> So, you go to a different plan, you pay monthly. Um >> I'm sorry, it is a whole graph. I don't know off the top of my head. I I think it is a couple dollars for each fixture. >> Okay.

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>> Uh cheaper a month. >> And when you say be careful about putting them in residential um areas because they're bright, is there different LED lights or are they just kind of all >> bright? >> So, are they For instance, a 30 watt LED

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>> is comparable to what a 75 or 100 watt le uh sodium vapor is. >> Are they cool white, bright white, soft, sunlight, daylight? >> So, the lumens I I don't I I say the the the cool white

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>> and the less cool white is what I >> Okay. Uh I it and the reason I say that is because people want to automatically go to that yellow hue that the sodium vapor are >> and they say, "Oh, it's a yellow hue." No, it's not a yellow hue. It's just less >> intense white. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Do the towns have a choice though? What

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to what? Oh, they do. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, >> so bottom line is we got to put a work order through our bur administrator. Is that the proper protocol? >> And then take it from Okay. >> Yep. and then he'll contact me. We put

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it through your uh accounts and >> Yeah. >> and then uh do the order. >> And then >> typically we're at six to nine months uh till it's it's built out. >> That's a new that's a new a new pole. You're talking a new light. You're talking >> new light. Okay. New light. >> Okay.

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>> So, I don't think we'd be able to get anything in by summer, >> right? >> Did we get money back for the lights that have been out? >> No. No. >> No. It's not too >> the thing is the reason why is when they

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get reported to us, we're we're repairing them. >> Okay. >> So, >> any other questions from the council? >> Nope. >> Before I open it up, I will just thank you, Bob, because you are very responsive >> uh to any text message, any phone call, and even proactively with the storm and

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stuff. So, I want to thank you for for that relationship. I'll open it up to the public while we have Bob here if anybody wants to say ask questions. Dave. >> Dave, I'm shocked. Go ahead. >> This is our street. >> The bur director of street lights.

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>> That's the nicest thing I've been told. Uh, good evening, Dave Kevin Arrow, Point Pleasant Beach. Good evening, sir. Uh, first question. Did you say in November when you contacted the town that the lights that have been reported out in November have all been fixed?

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>> The lights were report on November 12th all >> have. Yes. Then Okay. With all due respect, uh I've been reporting since October, Central Avenue, Parkway,

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Randle, Ocean Avenue, Broadway. Those lights are all still out. Do you have the uh numbers? Do you bring the numbers? >> No, I didn't bring numbers yet because at the town turned everything in. I wanted to see what happened after the town turned them in. >> So, you're reporting as well as the town.

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>> I used to I was reporting them to the mayor who had a great track record of calling in and getting them fixed, but that stopped in October. So, that's when I suggested to the town if they're not getting fixed, stop paying for them. And

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they're still not fixed. and I just look at one small area. I don't go on the other side of the tracks and see anything else. And I've also noticed more lights are now going out on Niplick and Parkway and I forget where the third street is. I did notice along Ocean

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Avenue there are new lights. So, those have been fixed. But in the park uh parking lot, Silver Lake right at Ocean Avenue, there's about four or five. Some of them go on and off. Some of them are just off. And there are a few now that are off going down in the parking lot

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along Ocean Avenue along Arnold Avenue. So probably not getting fixed. >> You need the numbers for those lights? >> No, but I will get them. And >> so so real quick, an important part for us to be able to properly fix the light

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is to get the the poll number. Um >> you need an address. >> Yeah. Could address is helpful. Um for I'll give you an example. Some of the ones that were just reported without the poll numbers, what they'll do is they'll put in the notes repaired pole closest

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to 312 New Jersey. >> We don't know if that's the one though. We're we're just going there. It is out. We're hoping that's the one that's out, right? >> Um you know, uh but the thing is with the you know, this this district is

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responsible for 13 towns. Like I said, they they all commit the same time. Um and we we don't like to send guys on on hunting expeditions. So when we have the street light numbers that is immensely helpful. Um you know they you know even given a you know this road from here to

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there that doesn't really help much. Um so that does help. Um, one thing with the as we're at the end of sodium vapor, um, that is one one thing I want to talk

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about our supply. We are at the tail end of our supply and the supply that we're getting from other vendors. I think there's one manufacturer of sodium vapors at this point. I know there's one manufacturer that heads and they've put us on notice that they'll be done in the

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next couple months. Uh so that being said, some there are some material issues. So some of those lights again, you just need to go ahead and report them. It could have been an issue with the material being bad on those lights or it needs a followup because it's not a bold. It's a it's a wire. So

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>> right, >> Laurel Court, I understand >> you might speak. >> Laurel Court, two blocks. All the lights have been out since October that I know of. Uh, I think the mayor reported that

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as a wire underground is an issue. Any idea of when they're going to get fixed? >> I again, if you give me an order, I'll I'll look it up for you. >> But I know I reached out to you on Laurel and there was some communication back forth with you and I. You said there was some underground wiring that

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needed to be repaired before the the light. >> But you're on. It's it's I know it's on your list because we've talked about it. time. >> I I just can't Every town that I know, I can't remember. >> Yeah. Okay. >> I'm sorry. >> No, that's that's all right. It's just I know when I

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>> street lights at night >> the street. The lights not in front of my house. It's in front of my neighbors. By the time I cross the street, the lights out. >> Where's it? >> Parkway and Baltimore. Uh couple of more go on and off.

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Right now it's not a problem, but come summertime at 10:00 at night when I'm walking my dog, I have to hold them because there's so much traffic. So if there's a light out and the intersection's dark, that's makes me nervous. And for the court, that's two blocks.

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>> I've been out for quite some time. So I appreciate underground wiring as a problem, but again, these people have been without lights for seven months. So anyway, thank you. And I'll stop taking down numbers. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, that'll be helpful. Any other questions uh for the public for Bob

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Rice? >> Okay. >> Thank you, Bob. I >> appreciate you. >> We really appreciate that. >> All right. Moving on to committee reports. Councilman Dixon. Okay.

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>> Uh from the building department, read this out. Uniform construction code. Year to date, there have been 152 permits issued, 22 updates issued, and 177 certificates

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issued. Rental applications year to date are 377 total applications, 73 annual, and 304 seasonal. New dwelling permits, five pending, seven issued. Burkman tile, uh, 334

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applications, more to come. and 266 have been approved. Uh in zoning, there's been 104 total applications, 62 issued, 25 denied, and three referred to the planning board,

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and there's been 23 I mean, excuse me, 53 grease trap applications. Uh, one staff member, we they've been short a staff member for a while, but the new replacement starts this week, so that will help the situation there. But we'll get to the good news now. With the

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recent implement of the updated fee schedule, we have seen a noticeable increase in yeartodate revenue from last year. We anticipate that this will place the office in a good position to close this year out with a small surplus

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instead of a deficit we have seen in the past years. So, that's a plus because we've been running a deficit and I'm getting the reports that with the new fee schedule, we should be ahead this year, which is a nice thing to have.

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>> Um, had a couple meetings with about the police department this week and they they went everything went good, I think. Uh, but I have a a question I was I just asked the council about. I got a couple people had asked and then I had a lady ask me the other day the

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parking passes that we have. They have a family of four uh you know four cars and you're only allowed two parking passes which is fine but they're car specific. So the mother

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and father have one the kids don't have one. So they would have to use mom and dad's car if they wanted to go up to the war and park for that three hours. They had asked that there's some way they don't want extra car. They don't want extra placards. What they would like if maybe they could put another line

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on that card where you could put another license plate on it. And what I was thinking about, I don't know if it would work or not, but I'm trying to figure out ways where the people can't take advantage of it. If we could put us being that Patty Kyle is the one that filled those filled those out. It's in

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hand her handwriting. If we could have another line where we could put another car on it in her handwriting and then possibly even put some type of small sticker or something next to it to show that actually came from her instead of

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somebody just doing at their house copying her handwriting. I think it would help out probably quite a few people that uh >> in that situation. So then they don't want any more placers. They just want to know if we could put another line on there, >> family car, >> put another license plate on there and

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for verification have some type of sticker. >> But they would still pay the $10. >> Yeah. Still pay I guess they could still pay the $10, I guess. Yeah. >> They don't just want to pay 10 more dollars for each car. >> It's it's a limit to two now per household. >> Yeah. So, John, just add, you know,

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they're they're plate specific. You just want to add another plate, >> right? Another plate to it. Yeah. think that's a >> I think it's reasonable chief issue. I mean license plates for your guys if they see the placard they usually >> if they see the placard it wouldn't really make a difference if there's

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another license plate. It's just another >> just what it is. You know it's just something to think about. I mean it could help out quite a few people who have more you know if you have adult kids who have cars they don't have to borrow mom and dad's car to go to go up. So you know just wanted to run

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by see who you guys thought. Joe, >> I it might be easier just to instead of having a twocar minimum, have >> just >> extra cars instead of >> making slash marks and putting multiple plates on a one placard. >> Issue more than two.

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>> Allow more than two for a family if they can prove that they have more. >> Okay. What's the information that they're asked for when they come into Petty College? They have to prove their residency. >> Registration and insurance. >> Yeah, registration. Yeah. Obviously, >> if they have registration insurance and they want to do all at the same time and

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they're proving they're in the same address, >> it's it's it's policable at least. I would think >> I think that would be easier instead of putting multiple plates on one black >> like allowing like four like upping the limit. >> I don't know what your limit would be. >> But would we charge then per per

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additional $10 per black? >> Yeah, >> it's still a bargain, >> right? >> First two are 10 bucks. The next two are 25 each. >> All right. There you go. >> Good idea, John. >> Thought. Yeah. >> Anything else? >> No, that's it. >> Okay. Counciloman Burns.

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>> Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, everybody. Um, I'll start with the beautifification committee is holding a >> I thought I heard something. I'm sorry. Was holding it's holding a garden tour on June 25th from 10 to 3, uh, rain or

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shine. This is a terrific opportunity to see special gardens in town and get ideas for your own. Um, there will be a master gardener presentations. There'll be a plant swap. There'll be an herb sale, um, free raffles, and and then some participating, um, restaurants in

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town will give lunch discounts for, um, for any of the ticket holders, which is nice. So, it would be a great idea to get a group together and make this a very fun day and support this lovely event and the, you know, the beautifification works really hard on this. So, that would be nice to everybody show them their support. Um,

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as you know, today is Tuesday and our dancers met today, our dancers and yogis. um 27 participated again this a this morning. Um I'll be meeting this week with leaders in the practice of Tai Chi. Um I would like to add this curriculum to what we already do and in

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the hopes of um our older adults in town. Maybe we would get some some men that would like to participate in some of these physical activities. So I think that would be great. Uh the motor vehicle last week was a great success. Although not to my councilman right here, he didn't have as much luck, but I

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stayed and and I worked the phone. So for everybody that called and said they couldn't make it or what have you, >> I was able to fill the spots and you know, so then there was nothing there was no appointments lost, you know, I was I had a little waiting list and it worked really well. >> Hold on one second.

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>> They don't accept marriage certificates signed by mayors. >> Oh, really? Yeah. Good to know. >> It is good to know. >> Wow. >> So next time you marry somebody. >> Yeah, I'll just let them know. >> Don't expect it to be your real ID. >> Interesting. >> Okay. Um, Joe, I guess I have a question

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on the Coast Guard, right, for the paints. So, I know that we've I think it was on an agenda a couple weeks ago. We've approved it, right? And >> yes. >> So, I'm hoping is it possible that we could because we're all celebrating the 250th anniversary birthday of the United

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States. Is it possible that we could like dress up the exterior of the Coast Guard because it is sorely in need of a paint job? >> It's just a thought. Well, right now we we've approved painting the interior. We haven't >> approved painting the exterior.

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>> That is >> I have quotes on that. That's ex >> it's very expensive to um >> but we certainly can talk about it. >> I mean there's, you know, there's window boxes and it's all it's peeling, you know, and it's just it's would be because we're doing such >> I can get multiple quotes and present it to you guys and

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>> I would I would love that. I think it's I think it's the right time for it, you know, with celebrations all over town and you know that's our >> and just real we'd have to check at the historic registry just to make sure any improvements we do out on the exterior, >> right? >> Is it for decorating the coastard? >> Well, I would love to see a fresh coat

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of paint and maybe some flower boxes are there. I'd like to see them. >> What about the company that decorated downtown? Do they decorate? >> They would do they >> Yeah, >> that's our committee. >> Oh, no. No. We also brought somebody else in. We could ask them.

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>> Yeah, that wouldn't require >> that wouldn't require anything. >> That's not altering the bill. >> Okay. And then um I wanted to thank you guys for bringing um Bill um Bril, what's his name? >> Bob Rice. >> Thank you, Bob Rice. And so then um I

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guess I have something that isn't as light and feathery, but I'm just going to go with it. It was I guess it's going to be part of my um police committee report. But um several weeks ago, I called town hall and asked that we gather the data on the numbers to replace the captain's position if

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because it was going to be vacated soon with the departure of our current captain. I asked for the total cost um to us in regard to the salary, pension contributions, and the health care costs over five years. Um it was thought that perhaps it was thought among many of us

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that it was perhaps maybe um a great way to you know to bring some significant cost savings to the to the town money that could be used in so many you know other particular things and and and significant costs. Um those numbers were never provided. So within the last few

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weeks, separate from that, within the last few weeks, um some things have been shared to me by past and present police members um and members of town hall that I'm told that the morale within the department is

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at an all-time low and we're seeing seasoned officers leave and others that are there. >> Councilwoman, I I I don't know where exactly the report is going. I will note that there are specific personnel actions on tonight's agenda. If this in

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any way is going to relate to those, those folks are current employees that would have rice notice protections. Okay? And so if there is going to be any discussion that relates to the terms and conditions of their employment, I would recommend that we not discuss those here

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in public session and that they be held for a future executive session. >> Okay. So I mean all I was trying to achieve is that I wanted this to be held. It wasn't even I didn't come in even with a strong no. I wanted it just to be held so we can all meet and have a conversation over some of the concerns.

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>> Okay. >> And that's all I was going to say. >> Okay. I I guess with respect to the personnel actions there um our executive session agenda did not include any discussion on these particular personnel items. >> Okay. So I would advise the council that if you feel that there is a need for a

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discussion uh the appropriate thing would be to table it so that you could discuss it at a future meeting because you will not be able to do so because >> so I guess I wanted to I wanted to give a little forethought because I am going to kind of make a motion to table but >> I don't know if I'm going to get any support.

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>> We're limited in our ability to discuss anything but if if that is the desired action that is permissible. >> Okay. So then I was just going to say um that we have seasoned officers that are looking to leave and we're and we're losing another somebody that's that's been cancel. I'm sorry. So our officers

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how I feel about this. So our officers are a huge part of our community and when they feel discouraged um it affects us all. I said I'm not here to point fingers and I'm cert you know and but I am certain that part of our responsibility as a council is to understand what's going on. Um, and I

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figured that we could, you know, we could either, you know, maybe suggest some changes that are new. I'm not sure. Nothing else. >> My legal advice is that >> we just stop it. >> This be saved for a future executive session and then >> So, but it's going to Okay. I just wanted to have some words to ponder

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because I did want to make a motion maybe to table this. So, should I make the motion now? >> You're certainly at liberty to if you wish. >> Okay. So, there I would like to table um do I point them out, >> please? I would like to table um the

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the promotions in question. So it would be consent resolution 2B, 2C, 2D, uh then and that's it actually. >> Okay. >> Do I have a second? >> So I don't have the motion failed.

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>> Okay. Okay. Uh, Counciloman Burns, any uh anything else? >> Let me see. Um, I do think that is the the responsibility of the governing body though to take a look. I will add that. And so I'm disappointed that I don't have a second. But having said that, um,

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that is all I have. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you, Council Ramos. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um for the uh police uh committee and the police department, I have a um report. Um the police department congratulates Captain Clint

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Daniel on his well-deserved retirement after more than 25 years of dedicated service to the burough of Point Pleasant Beach. Throughout his career, Captain Daniel served the community with distinction, beginning as a patrolman and later spending many years as a detective

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and ultimately rising through the ranks um to the position of captain. His professionalism, leadership, and commitment to public service have left a lasting impact on the department and the community we serve. We sincerely thank Captain Daniel for his dedication and wish him continued success and happiness

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in his retirement. With the retirement of Captain Daniel effective June 1st, the police department must fill the vacant captain position, backfill a lieutenant and sergeant, and hire an additional officer to maintain the department's current effective organizational structure. Filling these

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positions is critical due to the importance of a supervisory span of control and the essential role that effective supervision plays within the department. During the summer operations, which runs from April through October, staffing levels increase significantly to accommodate approximately 70 seasonal employees,

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bringing the department's total staff to just under 100 officers. Of those 70 seasonal employees, 44 are brand new hires, requiring substantial onboarding, training, close supervision, and continual performance monitoring. The supervision and training of these newly

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hired personnel is a significant responsibility that demands a coordinated all hands-on deck approach. Maintaining the established supervisory structure is essential to ensuring proper oversight, accountability, training effectiveness, and operational efficiency. The importance of these

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positions is felt year round, but it is especially evident during the summer months. The department routinely faces challenges associated with unruly guests, thousands of visitors frequenting boardwalk establishments, and the ongoing respons responsibility of p uh preserving Point Pleasant Beach

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as a safe, family-friendly community. On busy nights and days, approximately 6,000 to 8,000 patrons may be concentrated within a single block area, creating conditions that can quickly escalate without appropriate supervision and command presence. Supervisors

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alongside newly hired officers are tasked with maintaining order in an environment that has become increasingly complex and demanding in recent years. In addition to patrol and enforcement responsibilities, the department experienced a significant enforcement workload last summer. officers issued

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approximately 3,000 burrow ordinance violations, the majority of which addressed quality of life issues and just under 9,000 parking summones. This level of enforcement requires a substantial amount of supervision to ensure consistency, fairness, and

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accountability. Each summon issued must be reviewed by supervisory personnel and is subjected to administrative and secretarial review. The cumulative workload placed on supervisors and dispatch center and administrative staff is considerable and underscores the necessity of maintaining appropriate

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supervisory staffing levels to manage these responsibilities effectively and without delay. An additional benefit of these promotions and the new hire is the projected salary savings of the burrow as structured and staffing changes will result in an estimated annual savings of

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approximately $47,000. While this measurable savings is significant, the broader value is realized through proper supervision. This includes reduced liability exposure, enhanced accountability, improved officer performance, and operational efficiency. It cannot be

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easily quantified. Maintaining an appropriate supervisory structure is not only fiscally responsible, but essential to the safety of officers, residents, and visitors alike. That that's the uh report. Um, I would just like to add that um as as the

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liaison to the police committee, I had reached out to our our CFO in our finance department and I had asked them to put together a projection because I wanted real numbers and I know this this council did too. So, we put together real numbers and it came to a with these promotions and with the changes that are

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coming in, we are realizing a $46,8569 savings to the town to the burrow. Um the police committee met. Uh the chief and his uh executive team did an outstanding job of presenting these these uh these these people that are

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that are being promoted on this on this tonight. Went through each of them in detail, discussed them in great detail and uh was uh was uh very very uh detailed in the amount of information as to why these people are being promoted

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and what the reasoning for it was. The biggest takeaway that I got from it, and I won't speak for Councilman Dixon, he was there. Uh, Councilwoman Burns at last minute couldn't make it because she had an emergency that came up. Um, but, uh, the biggest takeaway for me is that like it or not, we have a very young

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police force. The force that we have currently um is is is is very young and in need of good supervision. So, um, the people that are being promoted have that supervisory capability. They are very good at what they do. Um, and they will

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be an intricral part of supervising. As we had as we said in this there there's there's a sign 60 new seasonal employees 44 of which have have not worked before in in in policing. So that requires

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significant supervision. Um, so I think that um you know there's there's there's questions that might need to be answered. I think you it's our responsibility as council people to get those answers and to get those answers prior to coming to this council meeting.

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Um you know um if if you miss a meeting and you're not privy to the information follow up. Um and that's that's what should happen. The answers the answers to those questions need to be answered prior to coming to this meeting and and having those having those >> could have been postponed another

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meeting. Well, again, again, I I I I and I put out a significant detailed email to everybody on council and laid it all out. And I even reached out to you, Councilwoman, and with all due respect, I said, "Give me a call. I'll fill you in on the meeting." And you were going

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to call me. You didn't get a chance to. So, again, um and and and you know, you have concerns about things with the police. Have you reached out to the captain that to the chief? >> I have not yet. >> Okay. Well, I I suggest that you know what that that email that email that I

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sent went out two weeks ago. Okay. So So this has been in the works. This is something that we're doing. Um and I personally don't think it should be oh surprise. Here we are. Let's uh let's let's table this. I think tableabling this is irresponsible. I think it's not

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something that should be done for the simple reason that here we are a resort town getting ready for resort season and we want to because we have questions we're going to delay moving the chain of command up and putting people in place that are needed to supervise all these

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people that are coming on board. Okay. I I I I I don't find that responsible. I don't find that as something that's prudent to the town and I don't I don't even see that as anything that as as an argument of saving money. Okay. I I think that that's that's not the way to

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go. Uh and I appreciate that the rest of the council saw it that way and I'll leave it at that. >> So, thank you. >> I I have another Can I have a question? >> I guess so. All of the specials, all the 44 new hires or something, they're all brand new. Are we even getting repeat

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specials? Like, do they all just move on or why are they all brand brand new? >> Well, 44 of them are brand new out of 80. Okay. >> And so, the other ones have a little season. They've been at least have a season with us. I I'll leave the chief answer. >> Out of the 64 people that we hired this

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year alone, 44 are brand new. >> 44 are brand new. >> You're asking why they're brand new? >> Not really. Why are they brand new, but have have the 80 or 60 that we employed last year, are any of them back on? So, they've had a they've had a season under their belt or >> 64 or higher, 44 brand new. The rest are

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returning. >> Okay. Rest are returning. >> Yeah. They get under contract for what? Two years. If you send them to the police academy, >> they're under contract until November 1st. >> As everybody in this room knows, they're they're seasonal employees that we send

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to the police academy, the class one and class two, and then they go on to their career. That's why we have to replace them, >> not because of whatever you're trying to say. It's because they go and they get hired >> as in a full-time career. I'm not really trying to say anything different than

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just that, you know, I mean, many have reached out now with concerns. That was all my and that's what I tried to say. I think I articulated that >> up here um throughout the past two weeks. Um I spoke to Andy today. I've spoken to Kitty, spoken to Mike, I've

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spoken to John. >> So settled. >> I just want to add one more one more thing to this whole thing and we'll wrap it up. Uh, I just want to let people know that the police department has 25 officers from top to bottom. They've had

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25 people for over 20 years. I would probably guess if you looked around in any other police departments in the area or maybe even in the state, I would say the vast majority of have more than what they had 25 years ago. Now, the workload

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probably doubled. The paperwork probably quadrupled. And >> so they stay within their budget. They have a minimum of guys. I know some people uh say want to know why there's so many supervisors compared to

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patrolman. That's where it comes back to this the specials that we hire. You got to remember these young people that become specials here. Most of them have little to no life experience. They're left their homes. They're at

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college. They probably only had one job in a real serious job in their life. They haven't had any interactions with people, dealing with people, dealing with bosses, um liking their bosses, not liking their bosses. The point is their balls are

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clay. And if you don't have the proper supervision when they're first starting out, it could be a disaster, especially with the way the public treats any type of authority. Mhm. >> They have no respect anymore. They're

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not afraid to challenge any officer or any >> official basically. >> And so that's why the supervision is extremely important. And that's why we want to have him up and going especially before the summer. Plus, I believe the new hire his uh

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certificate's going to be expiring soon. And if it got delayed, he would have to start all over again with the his training and everything. and that would delay him from getting onto the road. So, there's a lot of >> equations in this thing to get this up and going. We're trying to get it all

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ready for the summer and with Captain Daniel leaving, it's uh it's going to work out good as long as everyone decides that that this is what we're going to do. So, that's all I have to say. >> And one just one last thing, Mayor, I'd like to address and I'd like to get on the record, too, is the financial

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responsibility of our police department. Okay. And I was blown away when we uh I was a member of the finance committee and I spent a lot of time crunching numbers with these folks and um you know the police uh the chief the senior

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command you know I don't know if people know this but they they rotate the weekends. They they're they're here. They're policing. They're patrolling. They rotate. They they don't take vacation time in the peak season. And when uh when I took a look at the budget and I'm going off the top of my head and

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Steve you can correct me if I'm wrong but I'm I'm paraphrasing. Um basically on a total budget total a total spend on payroll for this for this police department. Okay uh including all the specials and all the police officers and all the detectives and everything else

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that they have. The total spend was around 4.1 4.3 million in payroll. Okay. The overtime for the police department for the entire year in 2005 was $90,000.

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>> Okay, that's less than 0.1%. Now, I'm in the private sector. If I turn in a P&L statement that shows that I'm getting a big fat bonus. Don't get any ideas, chief, but I'm getting a big fat bonus and I am a superstar. So, and

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I I just just for just for laughs, I took a look at the numbers tonight that we're voting on. And the police department had uh 123,934 in uh regular time. Specials had $16,000 to totaling those two together, we had

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$140,000 in payroll. Okay? We had $2,500 in overtime. 1.7% in overtime. Okay? And listen, like like the hotel business, the police business is 24/7, okay? They never go home. They're always

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here. They're always patrolling. Okay? So, there's going to be overtime. It's impossible to run an operation 247 and not have overtime, as much as I try hard uh in my business. Okay? So, somebody's here, there's somebody always working. So the number the fiscal responsibility

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and as as as Councilman Dixon pointed out this this this this this uh force has not grown any in the last decades. Okay, 25 policemen. That's what we have. And you see the crowds, you see the people that we have on the boardwalk on

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the on the Memorial Day kickoff. Okay, they handle it. They deal with it. And as the councilman said, I won't belabor it, but the this crazy crap that's coming from Trenton with all the paperwork and all the verification that has to be done, it is mind-boggling to me uh how they get it done. And they do

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it they do it fiscally responsibly and they do it with no overtime whatsoever. So, I wanted that on the record. I wanted that pointed out. And on behalf of the council chief, thank you. Thank you to you. Thank you to your administrative team and thank you to your entire force because I think you do

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a fantastic job and I think you do you guys are fiscally responsible and and I'm I'm proud to be your liaison. >> Yeah. And thank you. >> I just want to I would also like to me make a comment. >> Well, you're up so you can >> perfect timing.

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It worked out perfectly. Are you done? >> I'm done. Councilman Ramos, >> I've talked enough. >> Yeah. Well, I don't know anything about the police department and I took a lot of these concerns seriously. the savings um employee backgrounds. I had a long conversation with the chief. I left that conversation with the utmost respect for

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this police force. I was going to piggyback on what Councilman Ramos said that they do uh they don't take time off in the summer and uh they kept their overtime really low and basically we have a small town but the majority of

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the year we're like a big small town and we have tens of thousands of I don't even know how many people come to our town and uh we need that police force you know I I asked about the backgrounds of the everybody getting promoted and uh it was all met with, you know, great

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reviews. I couldn't really find any other reason that I could work with. So, going on the information I had, it's like my honor to give these promotions. I did consider it. I considered every I I talked with all the council about this, too. So, that's how I reached that

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conclusion. >> Well, thank you. Um, okay. So, uh, kind of a long report. I'm going to make it like concise, so my English is not going to be perfect. I'm going to kind of whip through it. Um, Councilman Gant cannot be here tonight. He's a liazison for the

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endowment and at tonight's meeting, he has nothing to report. He's also councilman to recreation and he said that um great response for pickle ball, wrestling, skateboarding, and football camps. Uh, low response for ukulele on the beach. I've attended that before.

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It's fantastic, by the way. Um, he's looking for any updates on the tugofwar. Uh so I put uh Joe Sickle in touch with the Manisquan mayor uh and I believe that he he hasn't reached out. Okay. >> Okay. I will I will talk to him tomorrow.

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>> Okay. Thank you. Finance, insurance, advertising. Um we're going to pass our town budget tonight which we've been working really hard on. So looking forward to getting that passed. Um public property buildings and grounds. We just had the most fabulous street life presentation. Um, and let's see,

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then meeting with various members of the community. I had a lengthy conversation with a a resident who's going who lives by the proposed monipole, and I urged that person to talk with his neighbors and then present any information or concerns and viable solutions to come to

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the council meeting and get their thoughts on the record. Um, shade tree, 24 trees are going to be planted by the shade tree this year. 14 from their big beautiful tree program that's at no cost to taxpayers and then 10 is a combo of a

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free street program and burough projects. Um the shade tree commission greatly appreciates our local DPW. They um got received training in tree pruning and tree maintenance and they were able to go into our pleasure park and um

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remove and prune trees that were designated as hazard trees. This is a savings to our town because we didn't have to contract that with outside vendors. Um, as far as like the bigger trees that are out of the scope of our DPW, they're getting contracts for those. So, they want to thank Jack

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Johnson for that. Um, they're hopeful for the same attention from Ocean County regarding trees on the county roads. Um, this is a pending request. Oh, the county is requesting from the Shade Tree Commission some more information, pictures, exact locations, and things.

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So hopefully that's going to work itself out and the county is going to come and take care of some hazard trees on the county properties in our town. Point Pleasant Beach Shade Tree. This is our fifth year as a Tree City USA. So what does that mean? That means that they're

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required to meet annual requirements and this increases our eligibility for grant money. And right now the Shade Tree Commission is working on applying for a $25,000 grant. Um, okay. Environmental commission. They submitted an application for a $1,500 grant. And then

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tonight, we're going to hopefully be passing an ordinance about microlastics. And they would like to thank the governing body for their support and hope that it will be passed tonight. Um, let's see. May 28th, uh, there's an event. I put up the sign right there.

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You can sign up with the QR code. It's a rainbarrel education event and it's a partnership with a fabulous nonprofit group called Save Barag Bay. Um New Jersey is in a drought right now and it's not even summer. So that rainwater retention is so important. This is a

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free event. Um let's see. The last environmental commission meeting, we had a a virtual meeting with Solitude Lake Management. And this was a contract that we have with them where they're remediating the algae blooms on the

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lakes. Why is it important to remediate algae bloom? Because when algae blooms, it blocks the sunlight. So the lower plants and things like that have no sunlight and they die. So that's why we have to get these things treated. Um, so they they have a con in their contract

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with the town, they have a consultation clause, so it's no extra charge to us. So they came to the environmental commission meeting uh virtually and they started working on talking about a 1, five, and 10year plan for the lakes that

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involves non-toxic maintenance. And um we're going to continue the conversation in the next logical step with um our burough administrator and our and Jack Johnston from the DPW. Um and let's see, May 15th, members from the environmental

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commission and myself are going to be attending the sustainable Jersey Conference at Bell Works. And finally, the patchwork for pollinators. This means that small groups of pollinator um pollinated pieces of land um when you kind of

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picture it all together, it gives pollinators places to land to hydrate to pollinate and to uh do that. And there the number of yards people signing up their property is increasing. So that's good. This is in a partnership with high school students and they want to

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specifically thank Landon Hobberman who is here tonight. um as the their student liaison and he's very active and dynamic and they say we are lucky to have him. Uh let's see fire department. First of all, the fire department is all

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volunteers. They are amazing. I attended their monthly meeting. I'm just totally impressed by them. They are all in with the work that they do in our town. We are so lucky. Um, I want to congratulate B Olivia Santana to the New Jersey

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Firefighters Association. We're going to be um approving that tonight. Um, the fire department. They started warm weather training, including a training with our local EMT and first aid divers to practice for any jetty rescue assistance. They ask residents and uh

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visitors to please stay safe with fire pits and barbecues. There's road work on Route 35. Please pay attention to lane changes and please keep your contact information up to date with the police. The EMT the first quarter of 2026 they

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had 200 calls. This is up about 25 calls from last year. They're busy prepping for the summer season. Also all volunteers. Amazing. Uh board of education. Let's see. The boys basketball won the A South division. Um,

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this month they're busy with state testing, AP testing, a lot of celebrations. Um, right here in my notes I have, wow, New Jersey State Board of Education student of the year. I just want to repeat that. The New Jersey

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State Board of Education student of the year out of every student in all of New Jersey right here. Landon Hobberman right there. Amazing. Wow,

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good stuff. But anybody who remembers old TV commercials, that's not all. Wow. The Ocean County standout student. Yes. Landon Hobberman. Oh my goodness.

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Along with only 10 others around the states. And they're going to be recognized in Trenton in uh June for that. So, great job, Landon. We are just uh so proud of you and so lucky to have you um in our in our town, in our school. Uh let's see. There are also

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students and staff receiving awards like educator of the year, student recognition, breakfast, Ocean County prosecutors, unsung hero events. I don't have the details or names for that. Those are just some of the celebrations coming along. It's also um prom season.

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Um and uh let's see. Dr. Smith would like to remind everybody warmer weather equals bicycles. Be careful, especially drivers. Some of the youngest members of our community are out riding their bicycles. At the school, they had career day and they're always looking for

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presenters. If you're interested in presenting and sharing about your career, contact the school. This week is teacher appreciation week. Next week there'll be um it's special special education week. Um and then I attended the last board of education meeting.

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They passed the 2627 budget. Uh I would like to briefly address live streaming of meetings. Basically myself and the board of education have agreed to disagree on if they should live stream or not. I feel like they should. They feel like they should not. Um 41.8%

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of our taxes uh go to the board of education. And I was a little dismayed at the last meeting, which was the meeting about the budget. There was barely a handful of people in the audience. So that's that was pretty disheartening

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to me. Um, let's see. Today is Cinco de Mayo, and I went to Puito Loco, the Mexican restaurant on Arnold Avenue. It was packed. And um, that's all I got. >> Thank you. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Councilman Cortez. >> You sure? Keep going. I got

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>> Andy, there's nothing left. There's nothing left for you to report as deep as possible. >> You're touching every subject here. Keep going. Keep going, Kitty. >> That's it. >> Good evening, everybody. >> Whoa. Where do I start? Um, I know where to

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start. We're gonna our May anniversary is for our employees. Like to recognize them and their years here. Um, police department. Luke Ray, one year. Uh, police again, Maddox Seammeritano, one year. Uh, Christopher Leven from the

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police, three years. Um, we have Kyle Borla, 22 years from the police department and Clint Daniel, 25 years, you know, this month, but he will be retiring. Congratulations to him and good luck in the future. uh police

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clerical Katherine Bradley 12 years. Uh from the building department, Brittany Gra, she's been here four years. Um and our court, Josie Mcrist, 23 years here. Uh we have Janet Mutter downstairs, a

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clerk, she's been 14 years. And from the DPW, Kevin Wright, six years. Uh Jason Hedley, 18 years. And Jared Pop, 19 years. So, congratulate them to them on their anniversaries this month.

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Um, public property buildings and grounds. That's the committee I chair, but Kitty likes to touch on that a lot, too. Um, the fountains are in over at Lake of the Liies. They look real nice. Uh, let's hope that they do airate the

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water for the algae blooms. Um, you know, but they're out there working. They look good. >> Yeah, they look beautiful. Thank you, Joe, for that seeing that through. >> Uh to answer a question from the last meeting to Dave Cavagner, the Arnold Avenue bushes uh across from the gazebo,

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we paid our DPW four hours, four to six hours at $50 an hour. And that was in response the landscaper was going to charge us $4,000 to rip out these bushes, you know, and that that's insane. So that's why we

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have DPW do it on the agenda. A lot of things on here. 1B 1B. Um I had asked for where that location is. That is actually Ocean Ventures down at the south end of town

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uh between Ocean Avenue and Lake Avenue. Uh the subdivision of about 12 lots. uh and the reduction of that performance guarantee is uh the only thing he has left to do is some sidewalks and curbs and he does that every time he builds a house. So our engineers said that you

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know his performance bond more than covers that. uh 1J Foreman Avenue. Uh that's a change order that ties into one Q U the engineer. The

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change order is because they cannot do the tie-ins on the new water water pipe because Verizon has conduits and manholes and fiber optic right above our existing pipe old pipe on Foreman Avenue

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in that one block. So that's why we're getting uh 375 linear feet of new new pipe. And that was the change order. And one Q is for the Collier's Engineering to monitor that change. You know, 7,500

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bucks. You see that on there. Uh one U that's the second seasonal hire for Rob Clayton's benefit over at the DPW. And uh Jack says they're fully staffed now for the summer with their seasonal

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hires. Um uh Jack Johnson did get some free top soil from the county, not for the public yet. It's behind the building, but it can be used and he has used it for the beautifification committee and some of their gardens and for the sha tree

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commission if they need any anything. So, you know, if it's free, it's for me. That's good, you know, from the county. Uh kudos to the DPW for two two different things. Uh after our senior committee meeting, a bunch of us uh

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bunch of the seniors, myself went down and on a Thursday took a tour of the uh historical society. And if you had been out there, there was a tree lifting up the sidewalk and it was making hard to open the door to the side. They came in,

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took the tree out, undermined the sidewalk, lowered it. Great. Uh, good job there. And up on the boardwalk, if anybody walks the boardwalk, you know, there's a fire hydrant uh right there at the end of Jenson's and Martell's kind of in the middle. Three water valves

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were pretty well recessed where if somebody was walking it and trip, they were going to plant their head on this fire hydrant. You know, DPW was up there and former Senator Cecila sent me a picture and, you know, said, "You're the man." The guy was up there. They made

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them flush and level. Good for that. Um, so kudos to the DPW that that get out there and and you know, I make a quick call to Jack and he responds right away. Um, one of the notes and and I'm going

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to throw this out to the council. This has to do with the, you know, three-hour parking limit specifically on the 600 block of Trenton Avenue. Okay. Um there's parking on one side of that street and the it's a three-hour time

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limit like downtown um from 8 a.m. to 6 pm. That was put there when the Provident Bank was built and they had a rear entrance and parking lot off of Trenton Avenue. So back in the day it was going to be included as the

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downtown. That's not there anymore. They have two houses facing there and it's mostly residential. it it would have to be changed by ordinance. It's in our ordinance. Um, but I think those signs should be removed. It's a residential street. So,

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I'm just throwing it out there if we want to authorize our attorney to look at that ordinance and maybe come back and remove that that section of the street, Trenton Avenue. It's just a 600 block. Right. Right, Chief? I believe. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Does everyone agree? Well, you know, I

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was going to say I I had asked the um the bid at their next meeting to kind of opine on the whole parking thing. Overall, I do agree with removing it on Trenton Avenue. I couldn't understand why it was there in the first place. >> And then I wanted to get their feedback

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as to if they thought it was working, not working, if we need a longer time limit or what, you know, what would work for them, >> right? >> Um but yeah, as far as removing Trenton, I I think that's logical. >> And do you want to make a motion then? So, we could have Mike that, >> you know, while I'm here, I'd like to

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make a motion to have our burough attorney, Mike Collins, look at that ordinance and amend it to eliminate the 600 block of Trenton Avenue with the three-hour time limit from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. Make it strictly a residential street.

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>> I'd second. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Burns, >> yes. >> Council Ramos, yes. Counciloman Silson, >> yes. Councilman Ramos. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Yes. Thank you. >> Um >> Councilman, I'm just looking at the ordinance. It looks like it's 9A-6. And I'll work with the chief. It's a pretty

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minor fix. I'm sure he'll have >> Thank you. >> He'll help guide that. >> Yeah. I mean, it it it just it made sense when the bank was there, but it's it's all residential now, >> and it's hard when there's only parking allowed on one side of the street.

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Anyway, uh the senior committee um and it's a real real committee and we got people and you know re um it had its first meeting uh April 23rd. Uh three voting members and a dozen resident seniors attended and discussed launching

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the committee and the and moving the plan forward. Uh following decisions were voted on the senior committee will be referred to as it's shown the senior committee and the golden goals name will not be used. Uh all senior committee events will be restricted to Point

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Pleasant Beach senior uh resident seniors. Non-resident taxpaying seniors will be encouraged to join us and attend events. Uh they're going to plan one event per uh quarter. Um, and we're still looking. We've got to

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get a hold of uh the endowment fund trustees to uh see if the money that was moved out of the senior committee over a year ago has moved back into the senior committee. I'll be trying to reach out

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to them. I know there's um it seems to be a little bit of a stumbling block. >> Andy, does the senior committee have a budget right now? Uh they're allocated $4,000 from the uh burrow. Yeah, >> they do have an operating budget um

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which could get by, but the the money you're talking $10,644 that was earmarked in the in the endowment fund for the seniors that was shuffled around at some point and we got to try to work that out. Um

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uh I'm not going to bel labor the point on on the agenda for the promotions uh the police. Um I've had numerous talks with our administrator uh Joe. I talked with the chief and pretty much

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every council member. Um there was a lot, you know, a lot of different things and I won't go into but it it it weighed on me heavy. But I am uh after after the discussions um I think the promotions are justified.

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Uh when I was legal to drink, Jenkinson's only held 500 people. Now I think they're well above 3,000 chief or more.

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>> Six. Um, the rowdiest bar on the boardwalk was the Riptide and some of you older people, you know, might remember that. And that still only held a couple of hundred people. So when you have

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uh the number of officers that we have to hire to just keep law and order and they're brand new, which is kind of I don't want to use the word scary, but you know, delicate, you

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know, um you have to have the supervision. Um otherwise things can go south pretty quick. Uh like Councilman Ramos said, a lot of these younger 19, 20 year olds,

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they know how to deal with this. They don't, you know, they uh they don't know how to deal face to face with the public, and that's what you're dealing with up there all the time. And a lot of the people up there have beer brains, for lack of a better term. So, I'm in

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favor of these, you know, these promotions. And I that's all I just wanted to say. And thank you to the police committee. Thank you, chief, for having a good discussion today. Joe, thank you. That's all I have. >> Thank you, Councilman. Uh, all right.

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So, uh, I wanted to have four proclamations today because this is, uh, clerk's week, but I didn't want to, uh, embarrass Eileen or Janet, but I think they deserve a round of applause for all the work they do for the

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Thank you. Thank you. and there's a ton of work that nobody sees behind the scenes that they they handle day in and day out. So, thank you both uh for that. Uh again, I don't want to belabor the police department. Obviously, I don't have a horse in the race not being a voted member, but I

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just want to uh show my support to the chief and the police department. Um great three officers or three people that are being promoted. Uh I know them well just from being on the council for so long. Uh so, uh chief, you have my full support uh going forward for

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everything. Um, Landon, great job on everything. Congrats to you. And we will figure out a way to formally give you a proclamation in the next few meetings. So, we'll be back in touch with that. >> Um, all right. So, >> practice saying governor. >> Yeah, exactly. Exactly. You might have

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this seat in a little bit. Um, Joe and I met with the uh the county last week. Uh, we had a great meeting. Joe's going to go over most of what we talked about. Uh but I do want to say that uh we did get approval um based off of permitting and and and some notification to shut

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Arnold and Bay Avenue. Uh we kind of kept it uh we didn't specify Thursdays. They said it could be any day during the week. So uh we kind of have that blanket approval. So um I'll work with the chamber uh and the bid and the businesses and figure out what makes sense uh to do an event.

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>> U just Bay Avenue. >> Arnold and Bay. I I said Arnold and Bay again. we could scale it down to whatever we need. Uh last week we also met with the beach owners. So uh from Jenkins all the way down south, all the private beach owners. I do that every

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year. Get them all in the room, talk about some of the issues. We went over the current ordinances. I know the chief uh answered a bunch of questions from the beach owners and talked through some of the uh the issues, but overall it was a great meeting. Um so I'm excited for the beach season this year. Uh no major

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issues came up. Uh we're not looking to change any of the current ordinances uh that are in place. Uh 35 Arnold, the house that burned down. Uh I got notification that the gas was disconnected at the street last week. Uh there is a crane there today. Uh I did

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talk to both the prop the new property owner and Brian Martin. Uh Brian Martin just has to approve the permitting, but hopefully construction will start on Thursday to take that house down. So that several years into the making. Um, but that house will finally be coming

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down, so that'll be great. Um, I put out a flyer on the hometown security initiative. I urge all residents uh to come to that. Um, it's going to be a great event. Uh, with the home security, with our local police department. Uh, we have about 30 attendees now. Uh, flyers

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are posted on social media and the town website. uh in on May 15th at 10 a.m. and I invited the council. We're doing an unlock the ocean event with the Ocean County Tourism. Uh so several commissioners are coming uh with the Blue Claus mascot and we're going to

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literally stick a key in the sand and unlock the beach for the 2026 summer season. So that'll be fun. >> Um still actively planning the America 250 events. Again, Thursday night concert with Nashville recording star Kyle Jennings. Friday, we're going to

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show the Bud Lamel documentary, and I got confirmation that some of his family members are going to come and speak about Bud and his heroics. Uh we're going to then follow up with Yankee Doodle Dandy, uh the movie, and then Saturday will be the parade and block party. Uh all events will be taking

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place at the bandell. Uh I have an update on Stop and Shop. Uh they are still in talks with uh Food Emporium to do a sub lease, uh take over that that lease. Um, they're still actively working. Nothing has been signed yet. So, I got word today that they will

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probably not be open for Memorial Day. So, um, I keep in contact with the Norcas family, the property owners. So, hopefully in the next few meetings, I'll have some good news on that. Uh I worked on an initiative with uh the downtown businesses in the chamber of commerce uh

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that's starting this Thursday uh some select businesses who choose chose to participate will stay open till 7 p.m. We're trying to garner uh you know a uh a vibe downtown where we have our stores that are open later. Um you know the

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restaurants are open later. People are waiting for tables. People want to go you know shop after their early dinner. So, uh, we asked all the downtown businesses to stay open to till 7:00 on Thursday. Again, we have probably 25 30 select few that agree to. We're hoping

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that that will continue going forward. >> That will continue going forward as people see the amount of foot traffic that increases downtown. >> Uh, I'm doing a meet the mayor event May 18th at the library from 6:30 to 7:30. Registration is required uh through the

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library website. Um, today the library in conjunction with Mayor's Wellness held a talk titled Defasia versus Dementia. What's the difference? Uh, it was well attended. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it, but I did hear back that it was it was well attended. Uh, and then on Thursday, May 28th from

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12:00 to 3, we'll be holding our tips event at the Point Beach High School. And that's where members of the community could come in, sit with high school students to get any type of tech support, learn tech, new new learn new technology, um, and just interface on a on a tech side. >> Mayor, what day is that?

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>> It's going to be May 28th from 12:00 to 3. Uh, registration is open and I will be publishing the flyer this week. Uh, the downtown Point Beach, the bid, the, uh, the plane air competition unfortunately had to be cancelled because of rain a few Saturdays ago. Uh

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but we are looking to reschedule that at a later date. Uh and then the bid is finalizing their logo and the website. Uh Chamber of Commerce, they have their barbecue, beer, boots event May 31st from 12 to 4 at the parking lot behind

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Jersey Shore Barbecue. And then finally, the library has an event May 19th. It's a documentary screening of Proof of Loyalty, which is a tells a story of a Japanese American who played a crucial strategic role in World War II. And that's from three to four and

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registration is required for that. And that's all I have. Joe, >> thank you, mayor. Um, like we said, the fountains finally have been installed and they're operational. So, I'm happy to report that. Um on the agenda

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tonight, uh there is a item uh for a $8,500 expenditure to fix um some pipes repair at the Coast Guard station. Um so that's ongoing. Uh that's there's some rotted

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pipes there that has to be done to uh get it uh be able to get a CO and and turn it over to the historical commission. So that's on the agenda for tonight. Uh like the mayor said, we did meet with the county representatives, myself, the mayor, and

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our burough engineer, Ray Savocle. Went to Tom's River and sat down with uh the county engineer. Um we did talk about the um several items talked about angled parking on Arnold Avenue, the possibility of trying to reconfigure

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angled have angled parking up by the uh Silver Lake. Um they didn't say no, but there were some concerns of uh bicyclists uh operating coming up and down Arl Avenue and that being a

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problem. So I'm not overly uh optimistic that they were going to go for a um that type of plan that we would have, but they didn't say no. So we're going to follow up with uh Ray Savocle and kind of do some more plans and and make a

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presentation. So that's uh that's where we're at with that. Um Ocean Avenue by Inlet. And so as you're going down Ocean Avenue, you pass Broadway Avenue and you it you start heading towards Inlet Drive. Uh if you familiar with the area,

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it's very wide there. and we had the conversations of making that uh two-lane traffic to lessen the um the pedestrian and the vehicle traffic down into that area. Um so they were very receptive to

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that. They're working with us and again they're partnering with uh us and and Ray Savocle with our bear engineer and um we're going to do some studies and we'll have more to report in the future. So >> Joe, where was that location?

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>> So if you go to go down Ocean Avenue heading towards the inlet. >> Yeah. >> And when you come to Broadway, >> if you go straight, that's one lane. >> Yeah. >> Traffic going to inlet drive. We're going to talk about making that two-lane traffic. Two-way. So you're not only allowed to go north, you'll be able to

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go south to that area >> specifically for exiting for exiting that parking lot. >> Correct. Not not not the rest of channel. >> So once you get on to Inlet Drive, that's one way. Yeah, that will not be Oh, yeah. Just Yeah, >> just that so to eress and ingress coming

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out of >> Harbor. >> If you come out Harborhead, instead of going >> straight down Inlet Drive, you'll be able to make a left and go back up. That's great. >> Right. So, >> uh so we talked about that. Um talked about So, the fire company, Ocean

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Fire Company number one on Arnold Avenue, uh they've been asking for a emergency light. um when they're coming back from fire calls or going to fire calls um it's really heavily traffic especially in the summertime and to when

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you come back from fire call the back the fire truck into the >> the uh >> bay >> to bays there's a lot of uh vehicle traffic so uh they always wanted to have like a blinking light that when they come in they could actually have it activated to red stop traffic and that

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way uh our fire or volunteers won't have get out of the fire trucks and go out there and play traffic cop and stop traffic. So, >> um we've got some quotes. Um it's on a county road. We had to get their permission. Um they agreed to um do the

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install for us uh at no cost. Uh we just have to purchase the blinking light. So, um it's in our capital budget um to purchase this light and uh they said they're going to install it in the fall. So, um >> yeah, that's positive. That's good to move forward.

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>> Being that the the driveway is close to St. Louis, would the light >> be on the east side of St. Louis so people wouldn't block the intersection and then you know and then on the west side >> I think it would be it's you be looking to have it at the intersection of St.

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Louis Avenue and Arnold right there. So you would >> or it would be like closer to the middle of the bays. I'm not exactly sure where you'd have to put it. So, >> um, we'd have to get the the county and the bar engineer to make the exact location.

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>> Um, we talked about ballards. Uh, so at your suggestion at the last council meeting, the retractable ballards that go up and down, uh, we have a lot of special events in the downtown area >> seems to be the the hot spot. The biggest one obviously the seafood

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festival. Um we we talked about would the county be agreeable to installing ballards in the county road. Um they never had right >> they don't have ballards ever in any of their county roads. So they didn't know how to answer it. They didn't they

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certainly seemed like they were receptive to it. Um they would just want to know what type of how the system would work and everything else. So >> I'll do I'll do some homework. But yeah, >> on that note, I did talk to um Kristen Oor >> and she was going check with her. She

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was going to look at some kind of a grant for uh like uh home, you know, >> homeland security. >> Homeland Securityurities, you know, safety >> Y >> grant that. >> So, progress there, they I think they'd be receptive to help us out if we wanted to pull the trigger and and do that.

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>> Um tonight, we have uh as you guys can notice, uh our CFO is here and our assistant CFO. Um, and I asked Steve here tonight and Christie to give like just a brief update on where we're at the budget. So, um, if I could turn it

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over to them, it's all yours. Okay. Did everybody uh get a chance to see our presentation? >> Oops, there we go. From the last meeting. Uh it is posted on the website in the finance section um with the uh

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copy of the introduced budget and the uh userfriendly budget as well. So, just to give you kind of an update as to where we are. Uh, currently for 2026, we're proposing a 19,846,149.70

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budget. Um, and that uh covers all the operations for the town um for the uh for the current year. Uh my overview of the budget is that it's a a pretty lean

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budget. I know we provide for everybody and all the positions and the things we have to pay for. Um but it's still up from last year's and that's because of a few things. Uh one, you have just the regular salary and wages that

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contractually we have to pay. Um, in addition, we I don't think there's too many people who haven't heard about the state of New Jerseyy's uh local uh state health benefits plan. uh the increase last year or for this year was uh around

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32%. And uh it was with the efforts of the council here that uh for the active employees had uh pretty much negated that increase uh to us. Um the uh we do

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have pressure on the retiree side because uh they um are kind of a little bit different. Their rates are different and uh we don't have really any control over that. Um but that is a contractual issue as well. Um so overall our

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operating uh operating budget you know just for the appropriations what they call under cap which is the ones that we can um that that we can uh that that are limited by

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law as to how much we can raise. So, uh, that kind of went up about I'm going to say, um, about $400,000. Um, some of the other big movers is, uh, the capital improvement program. We have

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two ordinances on tonight for uh, adoption or introduction, I should say. The one is for general capital and the other one is for the sewer and water utility. Um the big item in that particular uh

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ordinance is firet truck. Uh so we had to in increase the amount of uh capital improvement funds by about uh $175,000 in order to come up with the what they call the down payment money for the

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purchase of those uh items. Um it's required by law that we have a 5% uh down payment um whenever we go and do an ordinance. Uh and the 250,000 uh with the amount we already have left

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over in the capital improvement fund gives us about a bonding uh limit of about 5.4 uh million. So our ordinance tonight is well under that. So we should be good. um municipal debt service. Uh

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while it's relatively uh in line with all the prior years, uh those are um those are covered by um debt service schedules. We have a small increase in that. It's gone up about uh a hundred or

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so thousands. Um we also have deferred charges for uh special emergencies that we did last year. So, uh, that was about an additional $130,000. And, uh, we have lots of streams of revenue, but the ones that you guys are

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most concerned with, of course, is taxation. Okay. Uh, and for next year, uh, our tax is going to be, hold on, get to the page.

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It's, uh, Taxes uh to be raised are going to be 10,376,68971. That's roughly $296,000 more than what we raised last year. Um the impact on the average home, and this is difficult because we're just coming

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out of a a revaluation. So the property values from for the town jump from uh two two billion up to 4 billion 4 billion1 199. So um that kind of clouds the picture. But when you take the

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assessed valuation and compare it last year to this year the average home goes up about $80 or so for the year. Okay. Um all the other things that we have for um supporting the budget include the use

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of surplus. We're using about 1.7 $1.8 million. Uh we've got local revenues. We're using $4.9 million. And local revenues are things like, you know, the fees that you pay for, uh, you know, when you, uh, build a home or, you know,

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some parking or, uh, some of the other things that that you pay ser fees for here in in town. Uh, we have uh, state um, state aid and state aid, unfortunately, is relatively flat. The governor hasn't given us a

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raise in in probably decades. Um, we also have uh um money from delinquent taxes. You'd be surprised uh not everybody pays their taxes uh on timely manner. So, we have a balance left over

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at the end of the year and statutoily we're allowed to raise part of that as one of the anticipated revenues. So, all in all, a pretty um pretty good budget. I think the uh governing body would agree with that. Um, and while we're

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here, since we've got an ordinance, or actually two ordinances, um, some of the things that we're covering with the ordinance are the fire alarm system and sprinkler upgrades for the municipal building, the Arnold Avenue, uh, flashing firehouse lights,

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which were just discussed. Uh, we have the DOT program uh, project at, uh, Philadelphia Road. uh Randall Road drainage and uh curbs. Uh that is in addition to the DOT grant that we got I

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believe it was last year. Um then we have uh some improvements to the uh offices downstairs. Uh we have a bunch of vehicle replacements. uh two pickups

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and a uh SUV for the uh uh the uh UCCC guys. And then we have some uh equipment like ground master uh um mower for public works and a kabota

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and uh we also have um of course the fire truck. Um, so those are some of the things. Um, tonight we were going to adopt the budget, but we're going to have to wait till the next meeting to do

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that because um the town this year uh has uh come under uh state uh um review. Now, every 3 years a town gets un uh gets to uh have the pleasure of having

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the state look at the budget. Normally, it's the uh CFO uh who reviews it. The auditors review it, they sign off on it, and off we go. So, we got our review questions last Thursday late afternoon. I pretty much

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worked on them Friday, uh a little bit on Sunday and yesterday, and a little bit today, too. Um, so they uh basically weren't able to uh recommend the adoption of our budget and they have to

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by law. Um, so once they're finished the review, we've got a resolution on as well tonight that we need for this budget as well. Um, then we should be able to uh um get the blessing from the

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state and off we go. So, that's uh pretty much it for the 2026 budget. Uh if any of you have any questions, you we're here. Um fire away. >> Steve, we're going to do that in the first uh first public.

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>> Um actually, mayor, if I could interject, I I didn't realize we had the wrinkle of the state not approving. Uh we did notice the public hearing for tonight. So, this is the legally sanctioned public hearing on the budget. Um I just looked at the statute. I don't see a reason why we couldn't hold the

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public hearing tonight but table final adoption of the budget until the the following meeting for when approval comes through. >> Um since we have the benefit of our CFO, may I suggest that we just open up the public hearing now so that any questions could be properly answered. So I would

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recommend if the council would make a motion to uh move up uh item 12A and open the public hearing on the >> I'll make that motion. Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Okay. So, this is the legal public

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hearing on the 2026 municipal budget that was introduced by the governing body two meetings ago. Um, anyone who wishes to be heard on that, >> this would be that opportunity. >> Good evening. Dave Kevin Arrow, 118 Parkway. Just one quick question. The open space ordinance for first reading

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tonight, >> presuming it passes at the next meeting, that will then be part of this budget for this year. >> Steve, you want to get that? >> Um, yes. So, my understanding is the tax assessor said that it should be um uh in

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time for uh calculation of the 2026 uh taxes. Um right now, of course, the uh taxes normally are supposed to be um levied by June 14th. That never happens because the state of New Jersey never

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gets their budget adopted until June 30th, sometimes even later. Um so tax rates won't be struck and certified until probably the first or second week of July. >> So the short answer is yes. >> So the short answer is yes. Yes.

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Anybody else? >> Rob, it's just uh >> uh just budget. Just budget. >> Anybody else on just the budget? >> Motion to close that. >> Stay here for you guys. >> All right. Mo, we have a motion from

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Andy. >> Close it. Close it. >> To close second. >> Steve, I want to thank you for all the phone calls with me. I appreciate that. >> Oh, sorry. >> I micked. Uh, all in favor?

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>> I I actually uh let me take a vote. Um, roll. >> I think that's okay. Just on the hearing. We'll do. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Mike, do you have something? >> Okay. So, we had all in favor. Yes. On closing the public hearing. I would now

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just recommend a motion that uh the council table consideration of final adoption of the public hearing uh to the next regularly scheduled meeting which is >> the 19th >> um

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the clerk is noting that it was removed from the official agenda. So I guess I I see it as second hearing public second reading public hearing. to the second. >> Okay. >> Just just out of an abundance of caution, um we'll make a motion to table

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um final adoption to that next meeting, which I'll make the Is it May 19th? >> I think it's the 19th. Yeah. Okay. Make a motion to table final adoption of the 2026 budget to the next meeting, which would be June uh May 19th. May 19th, I'm sorry. May 19th.

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>> I'll second that. Council Dixon. Yes. >> Counciloman Burns. Yes. Council Ramos. Yes. >> Counciloman Sil. Yes. >> Councilman Cortez. >> Yes. >> Okay. Joe, do you have anything else? >> I'm done. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you, Eileen. >> Yeah.

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The revised agenda that was posted today included the addition of items 1 U through 1X and item 2J. Uh and then the removal of the budget amendment and budget adoption.

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And that's it. >> Okay. >> And the public hearing obviously for the uh budget will be on the 19th. >> 19th. Okay. Uh we'll open it up to first public participation. So any agenda items or ordinances listed on first

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reading five minute time limit Dave >> Landon come on >> Landon Hin Lavallet resident junior at Point Beach High School. I just like to thank Kitty especially for bringing up the plastic construction ordinance to the council and then also for all of you

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for your really rapid and strong support for it initially as well. Hopefully it'll be passed tonight. The issue that's addressing is really one that was occur. >> I apologize. I'm just going to mention are you speaking on the construction debris ordinance? Yes. >> There's actually going to be a specific public hearing in just a moment. If you

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want to hold your comment, it'll that way. We're going to make you wait a little more, but that's the official one. So, I apologize. You'll be the first one up for that. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Good catch, Mike. I missed that. >> No problem. >> Yes. So, anyone on construction debris or the smoking ordinance, there will be

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public hearings uh momentarily. >> Dave Cavaniro, 118 Parkway. Uh on the JCPNL discussion, I was a little concerned that their belief was that most of the lights have been fixed >> and I didn't take down numbers yet

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because I thought the town supplied numbers. So I wanted to see what was getting done. So I will go out and start aggressively coping down numbers, particularly lights that go on and off because that's very difficult for the police to check. Uh, for what it's worth, Water Street is one

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of those streets when I went past. I thought the light was out because the street was so dark. There's no light. There's one on the corner, but the rest of the block was kind of dark. And Arnold Avenue, I will try to get the numbers close to the boardwalk. I think one or two on the street and one on the

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boardwalk. Three in a row are out and it creates a dark there. So, the lights are there. They just have to be fixed. >> On Water Street, there's no U. It's on the corner of Ocean and Water. >> Ocean and Water >> is a dirt. >> I think there is a lightwe but when I looked up the street was so dark I just

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presumed there was light out but when I drove up there was no light. >> So >> I'll look at it. >> Something to consider. >> Uh 1K the chamber cleaning if I remember that's for the animals and

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>> right to clean that up so we could lay the wires server. That was an expensive bill. Okay. uh for one L. Thank you. And 202613.

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Thank all of you for your your vote and hopefully the passage. >> Which one? >> And I think that's it for that big for now. Thank you. Okay. Great. All right. You did. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else for first? Oh.

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Amy Chin, 308D Parkway Court. Um, when JCPNL was here, they were talking about having to replace the actual street lights once we go over to LED. How much of that is actually included in the budget for next year and each of the subsequent years since we cannot get those replacements? Is there any kind of

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thought about that when you did this year's budget? Steve, I'll open that up to you if >> street lighting is basically a fixed charge, right? And they have a great structure for municipal and things like that. So, I

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don't know what their replacement program is going to be. It sounds like saying that it's not going to be happening overnight. But, you know, when that issue does come up, I'm sure they'll work with us.

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>> So, is there money in the budget for this year or just a standard amount that we put in every year? >> But wouldn't that need to increase if they're not going to have that replacement fall >> anymore? Well, >> I think that the gentleman stated that they have enough supply to get through

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all of 2026. >> Okay. >> So, this would be a budget consideration for 2027. 2026 calendar year or 2026 budget year for you guys. >> Well, they he said the the entire entire year. Calendar year. >> Calendar year. >> Okay. But that would only be half of our budget year.

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>> Yeah. Correct. But like as he said, they're they're not they're not even considering doing anything until they run out of those bulbs. And he said he thinks they have enough to run through this year. So again, nothing's going to happen that quickly. So there's really nothing in this budget. >> And I thought you mentioned something about having to get approval

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>> from the state. Yes. >> Or they're and that's going to take a long time. >> It's probably a year away or more >> to get approval from the state to switch to LED >> for a replacement plan. He mentioned the BPU which would mean that they're using

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rate payer money to fund it the capital project because this, you know, as a utility the state has to approve what they're spending. So I would imagine it's >> you think the utility company will pick up some of the cost or will it all be passed to us? To the extent the BPU is approving it, I I was under the

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impression that it was something that the rate payers would I mean, as a rateayer, you're paying for the utility, but I guess that's distinguishable from the municipality paying for it directly, if that makes sense. >> Ma'am, I'm trying to just understand your concern. Are you saying that as the

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lights get um replaced and repaired and they switch to LED lights that our township our taxpayers would have to incur a greater cost that we're not planning on? >> Yes, >> that's what you're saying. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's that was my my general

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question is like >> does it make sense to continue even with the current plan replacing those vapor lights with more vapor lights if they're not available anymore? >> Would it make sense to start replacing

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these with the LED lights at this particular point? They're more cost effective. >> Um we still have issues. We still have wiring issues. So would it make more sense to really kind of lean into this? We have some already. They said there's a bunch of them on Ocean A. Why can't we just kind of look into this a little bit

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more and figure out what's the best way to get the best lighting for our town >> and go that way? >> Good, good point. >> I think it's a fair question. We could certainly look into it with Mr. Bryce and yeah, he referenced there being a contract that they strike with towns. So perhaps we could find out what they've done with other towns and work from

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there. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Rob. Rob Clayton. Rob Clayton, 109 Chicago. Um, one, and I know you already talked or Mr. Michigan already talked about it. >> Um,

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do we have a a number as far as what we're up to now as far as expenditures? I mean, I >> for the >> for the Coast Guard station. >> Coast Guard. I mean, my calculations, you know, I think we're somewhere around like 90,000

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for painting and and whatnot. And >> I don't even know about that. >> Does that number actually include, you know, the engineer going out there or his fees? >> I don't think that's I think that's just the hard costs. >> Uh, yeah. So, you're probably right around that ballpark.

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>> So, but it's actually more because, you know, of the engineering fees and whatnot. And are there any other things on the horizon that uh are coming up? >> Uh the HVAC system we have to replace. >> Okay. >> Any any numbers on that?

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>> Well, we've got some initial numbers, but we're going for other numbers to see uh comparison. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Um when are we uh transferring this over I guess to the historical society? So

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there's a lot of conversations about that and I think we want to make sure that we're comfortable doing the upgrades that are needed in that building before we transfer that over. So when that looks like, I don't even know. So, I know they, you know, had talked about, you know, in their, you

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know, presentation or whatever, you know, getting all this money and doing all this work, but yet the town seems like we're doing all the the hard work and they're going to end up having whatever amount of money to do what, you

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know, whatever I guess needs to be done after the town has already gone in and done everything. >> Rob, the town owns the building, >> right? Correct. >> It's our building. Correct. We're not transferring ownership to them of building. >> I meant like so they can go in there and do >> they would be basically almost like I mean the equivalent

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of a lease. >> Correct. I still think the legal arrangement needs to be worked out and you know if and when the governing body has a consensus to to engage with them to provide them a property interest. It would have to be approved by ordinance at a future meeting. That still that

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still is something that would need to be worked out. >> Okay. I guess my my point is is that, you know, are we going to some at some point see some sort of return as far as >> I mean that was proposed right by them. So I'm hoping we do >> because we're still paying the $40,000

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in interest as well. Correct. >> So add on another 40 for this year, 40 for >> last year. Correct. >> Yep. >> Are when they do take over, are uh all the taxpayers going to be able to go in for for free? that you'd have to ask

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them. I'm not sure how they're gonna structure anything. >> All those hamburgers and hot dogs that they were planning on selling, are we going to get a free hamburger and hot dog, too? >> Again, you'd have to you'd have to talk to them. >> Okay. Um,

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as far as the uh the police department, I'm glad the uh the council's all fit to move forward, you know, with that. Congratulations to Clint. Um, we went to the academy together. Um,

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I thought it was kind of ironic that I was just talking about the Coast Guard station and I'm just talking about all the um, money that we're we're shelling out for the Coast Guard and nothing's come of

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it. And I guess there was possibility of some talk and some financial questions as far as promoting, you know, the officers and sounds like we're going to see uh a

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$40,000 savings. And I just laid out the amount of money that we've put forth for the Coast Guard. And sorry, but then it came up that, you know, we paint the outside of the Coast Guard station. And

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at this point, I guess to me, even though it was called, you know, an asset, you know, in my mind, it's become a liability. And the PD is an asset, you

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know, not a liability. Um, also had a question as far as the um fountain. Isn't that supposed to um help with the algae bloom or whatever? It's >> going to airate the water, keep the water moving to help with the Okay. the

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midgetes, the the algae bloom uh and any other issues they have. >> So, did I hear right? Are we all do we also pay somebody to go out and and handle that as well? >> Well, it's my understanding that right now we have this company who's going to treat the algae blooms because it's

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gotten unfortunately so out of control. So, it has to be like a multiaceted approach to do it. just having that that fountain in there is not going to work. So, it has to be unfortunately treated right now with uh what do you call it? Um herbicides,

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highly toxic herbicides. >> Okay. >> We're trying to get away from that. >> Okay. Um and in the executive uh meeting, I saw the appointment of a you know, a CFO. >> Is that him? Can I

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>> I mean he's he's the CFO, right? >> Right. So, we just extended Steve's contract. >> Oh, okay. >> To the end of this year. >> Oh, okay. Y cool. Thank you. >> Congratulations. >> Yeah. >> Anybody else for first reading? >> Can I get a motion to close first

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public? >> Make a motion to close first public participation. >> Okay. Second. Second. >> God bless you. I >> I >> And can I get a motion to uh adopt

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consent resolution one and two, please? >> I'll make that motion. >> What? >> This would do a carve out if you want. I'm not >> I told you. >> Do I have a second? >> Do we have a second? >> You're going to go

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>> second on the uh adopting consent resolution one and two. >> I'll second it. >> Thank you. >> That Councilman Dixon. Yes, >> Council Dixon. >> Yes, >> Councilwoman Burns. >> Well, so I don't I didn't come here to say good, so I don't want to say no. So,

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can I just um excuse myself from from voting on a few? >> You can abain. I can. So, that's I can't abstain. >> Okay. So, I will abstain from um 2B, 2C, um 2D

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and um that's it. Okay. Uh, Councilman Ramos. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Silicon. Well, um, I would just like to make a comment about 2H.

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Um, this is something that's being done because in a prior administration there's an agreement that was like taken to just become like a matter of fact and that's why we're making an amendment.

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Um, in principle I disagree with that policy because it's I don't feel like it's good policy to run on what was like a handshake agreement and now memorialize it. Um, however, because it's been going on and honestly because

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I have so much respect for the chief in particular, um, I'm going to vote to approve this. Say yes. Okay. Thank you. Stressful for me, >> Councilman uh, Cortez. >> Just to be simple. Yes.

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Okay. So then um there are a number of ordinances. >> First we have ordinance 202611 ordinance establishing chapter 12-5 of the burough code titled construction to break. >> I'll open this up for public and I'll invite Landon up to speak.

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>> Thank you. Now >> take >> once again, Landon Hullman, resident of Laval Lad Junior at Point Beach High School. Thank you again, like I said, especially Kitty for pushing this along and the council for bringing up in such a short time. What I was starting to get it get out is that the issue that this

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ordinance is addressing is really one that was just because of a default habit that has existed for years where this ordinance is really just solving the problem using common sense efficiency and resolving the negative externalities that the construction debris itself is

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causing on our community. It was originally crafted by Brian. So, I want to thank him as well, and he can go more into the uh specifics, but the basic idea that I want to get at is that it's a win-win for everyone. The town isn't getting as many microlastics. Construction is going to move smoother

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and quicker, and like I said, removing all the negative aspects that are through construction through a very simple and efficient process as well. So, thank you all again. I hope that the ordinance passes tonight. And then, thank you, Kitty, for the recognition as well. It was extremely uh welcomed and

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surprising and I would just like to thank all of the administration within Point Beach for really making all it possible. Uh Principal Gross Handler, Dr. Gross Handler, uh Superintendent Smith, and all the other mentors and great administrators that we have in

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this community that provide us with the support system that we need. >> So, thank you. >> Excellent. Thank you. >> Thank you, >> Landon. I would just like to say to you um as a former board of ed member as well as a councilman um the the the district is very lucky to have a student

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like you in it. I mean, when we sit on the board of ed, we pray for students like you to come along. And I think that, you know, you you hit it out of the park with all of these accolades and awards that Kitty already mentioned, and I think they're welld deserved. And I got the opportunity to work with you a little bit on the environmental

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commission when you came on board toward the end of uh last year. So, I just wanted to say hats off to you. You're you're an incredible young man, and I think you're really going to go far. I I'm going to get used to calling you governor because I think you're going to be governor or president sometime. So, congratulations. Keep shining.

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>> Thank you. >> Any other comments? Seeing none, can I get a motion to close and adopt? >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second it. >> Sorry, K. You should make that motion.

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We'll reverse it. >> Okay. Uh, Council >> Councilman Dixon. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Burns. >> Yes. Councilman Ramos, yes. >> Councilwoman Sillison, >> yes. >> And Councilman Cortez, >> yes. >> Okay, so that ordinance has been adopted.

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>> Okay, then we have another ordinance on for second reading. Ordinance 202612 bur uh ordinance amending chapter 3-39 of the burough code entitled smoking prohibited >> and I'll open that up for public hearing.

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>> Rob Clayton 109 Chicago. Um I looked at it correctly. So, can you now smoke at the um end of Broadway and the inlet? >> The uh the inlet

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>> was removed >> was removed, >> but the end of Broadway >> was >> we we when we met with the committee, uh there were three main corridors, right, we addressed which was Trenton, Arnold, and Central,

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uh where we're going to be enforcing the ordinance. So, that's That's what was depicted in that that picture you saw. >> Okay. Um I guess you know so the does that just is that smoking in

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general like you know marijuana or just >> smoking of anything >> everything smoking of anything. >> Okay. >> But it doesn't include the inlet anymore. Was there a lot of you know summones written you know at the inlet or Broadway? There weren't a lot of songs written for Broadway.

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>> Um, with everything going on in the summer, we tried to focus on the main corridors where people come into into and onto the boardwalk. Um, and to make it more enforceable because uh the original ordinance was entire entire uh

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the entire Ocean Avenue and just a very large area and really not enforceable for us. So, it was kind of just uh condensing the area down and that's how That's how we're going to enforce it. >> Okay. >> Thought process there also was it's the areas of highest guest impact,

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>> right? >> Yeah. That's really what it comes down to. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks. Anybody else? >> Hearing none. Can I get a motion to close? I just I have a comment about that or I was on the phone with the chief this afternoon about it and um the

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good news is like at the end of the summer there's going to be like a reflection to see how well it worked and if there's anything we can do to improve upon it because I suggested making like one area closer to the boardwalk so it's like very crystal clear where people can smoke. So, I just think if we're pushing

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them onto the sidewalk, people are going to come with their strollers and whatever and there's going to be like, you know, a bunch of drunken idiots out there smoking on the sidewalk and, you know, but the chief assure me would be like addressed, you know, more like told people are going to be told, hey, you

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can't smoke here and, you know, we're going to look look at it and see how it goes. So, this is, you know, the best we can do for >> Okay. >> It's a much better improvement from what it was. That's correct. >> So, it's baby steps at this point. >> That's right. I agree. >> Uh, can I get a motion then?

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>> I'll make that motion. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. >> If I'm not joking, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Burns, >> I'm sorry. Yes. >> Councilman Ramos, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Stillison, >> yes. >> Councilman Cortez,

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>> yes. >> Okay, that ordinance has been adopted. Now we have the first reading of uh ordinance 202613, ordinance reducing open space trust fund tax collection rate. >> Can I get a motion introduced?

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>> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> Councilman Dixon, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Burns, >> yes. >> Councilman Ramos, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Stilson, yes. >> Councilman Cortez, >> yes. >> All right. The public hearing will be May 19th.

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Then we have the first reading of ordinance 202614. Ordinance regulating bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, motorized bicycles, and low-speed electric scooters. >> Can I get a motion to introduce, please? >> I'll make the motion to introduce.

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>> I'll second. >> Councilman Dixon, >> yes. >> Councilwoman, I'm sorry. Councilwoman Burns, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Ramos, >> yes. Yes. >> Councilwoman Silison, >> yes. >> Councilman Cortez, >> yes. >> Okay. And the public hearing will also

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be on May 19th. Then we have two bond ordinances for introduction. The first one is ordinance 202615, an ordinance of the burrow of Point Pleasant Beach in the county of Ocean, New Jersey, providing for various capital improvements and appropriating 4,62,100

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therefore and providing for the issuance of 4,000 4,52,167 in general improvement bonds or notes of the Burrow of Point Pleasant Beach to finance the same. >> Can I get a motion introduced, please? >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second.

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Counciloman Tixon, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Burns, >> yes. >> Councilman Ramos, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Silison, >> yes. And Councilman Cortez, >> yes. >> Okay. So, the public hearing will be on May 19th. And then we have bond ordinance 202616,

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an ordinance of the burough of Point Pleasant Beach in the county of Ocean, New Jersey, providing for the acquisition of a jetack truck and appropriating $600,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $600,000 in bonds or notes in of the burrow of Point Pleasant Beach to finance the cost

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thereof. >> I'll make a motion to introduce. >> I'll second. >> Councilman Dixon, >> yes. Councilwoman Burns, >> yes. >> Councilman Ramos, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Stillison, >> yes. >> And Councilman Gan, >> yes. >> I'm sorry. Councilman Cortez.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Come on. >> Okay. And that public hearing will be May 19th. >> All right. We'll open it up to second public. Anything you would like to speak about? Three minute time frame. I saw Joe first.

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>> Joe Sickle, 2011 New York Avenue. Good evening, everybody. Uh question again. Back to the board of education. >> Uh had a little back and forth conversation with vice president of the

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school board last evening. I think it was. >> Yes. Scott, >> is that Mr. >> Yes. >> And >> Kitty, were you able to record the meeting that you attended? >> Well, honestly, I probably could have,

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but relations were so afraid that I didn't dare. So, we just kind of probably honestly it was like a whole thing, but um in the end, I just kind of went to the meeting and they dressed me directly and their position on it. But the short answer, I probably could have

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>> because I asked that question last night >> and wasn't really comfortable with the response we got back. >> Basically, we were told that the reason they don't want to do their own recording is because it's sensitive.

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they have school children there and went on with a whole list of reasons why they don't want it publicly recorded. >> And then I asked him if I came to the meeting >> and I held up my phone >> Yes.

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>> and tried to record the meeting, would I be allowed? And I didn't get a 100% answer that he was going to be real keen on me sitting there holding my phone up in the air and recording the meeting. He said, >> Andy, did you get that impression?

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>> Yeah. He said it was your first amendment, right? >> Right. >> Which didn't give you a warm and fuzzy welcome, but didn't deny you either. Yes. >> Right. But I was just wondering if as an individual we're allowed to go to the

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meeting and record it according to them, then doesn't that contradict the reason that they don't want to record the meeting to make it public? >> Well, I think the key word is want. >> They don't want that.

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>> Okay. >> So, that's >> Yeah. And and again that they're a separate entity so they >> I realize that right >> so it's tricky. >> We weren't getting a lot of warm and fuzzy answers last night but >> Okay. >> Thank you and thank you Kitty for staying on top of it. Okay. >> Yeah. Thank you

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>> Dave. Hello again Dave Cavaniro 118 Parkway. I just wanted to go over from my knowledge the procedure for making a motion and just correct me when I make a mistake. Any council member at any time during a

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meeting can make a motion. >> Correct. >> That's correct. >> Yes. >> Nothing can stop that. >> That's correct. >> Once the motion is made, the next step is a second. Until there is a second, there is no discussion. >> That's correct. And if there is a

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second, then there can be a discussion. >> That's also correct. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> So, >> okay. Anybody else? >> Hello. >> Hello. >> Hello. My name is Mike Meser. I own a property and operate a business at 506

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Elizabeth Avenue, Nautical Canvas Designs. We're in our 54th year at the same location. I attended a planning board meeting last Tuesday night and the uh meeting was a special meeting for a

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very large construction uh at 501 Elizabeth Avenue of a 79,000 square foot self storage unit three stories high. Um

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all the variances were passed without too much incident. The meeting was uh sparsely attended. It wasn't very much noticed for this meeting. I had a letter uh about the variances. So I knew about

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the meeting. Um, >> so, um, I was just wondering what the, uh, council's, uh, thoughts were about this very large construction. >> I don't think we could opine on that. >> Yeah, it wouldn't be proper. It's the the planning board is a separate

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autonomous body that has a quas of adjustment, not the planning board. >> Okay. Same board of adjustment. >> It was a zoning board. Zoning board, wasn't the planning board's a different entity. >> Okay. And and if the meeting just happened, it's within the appeals period as well. >> So yeah, we can't really opine on that.

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>> Okay. I just wanted to know if you had any thoughts on have you seen looked at the plans? Has anybody >> seen it? >> You certainly have the right to speak to it, sir. You know, we just can't please do please do speak to how you're feeling on it. >> I saw the plans. Just answer your question. I saw the plan.

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>> Please, please do speak to it. >> Okay. >> About how you feel about it. >> Okay. I I just feel it's It's not fitting for the the overall town. It'll be the largest building structure in town.

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>> Um, and there was there's quite a few issues that were on it. >> Yeah. >> Lost. >> Uh, that's it. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anybody else? >> Motion close.

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>> Thank you. Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> motion. >> I did make a motion to adjourn. >> I did. >> Councilman, >> we all did.

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>> Whoever you want to call me. >> I did. >> Thank you for the work you do, too. >> Thank you for the bill. >> You made me do it. No, it was good. Good timing, too. >> And of course,

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>> oh, tmi there. >> I didn't know most of the students left. >> Yeah, that's >> I just said >> practice. I flank.