Okay, Sunny Board of Testment will come to order this 15th day of January. Time is 6:32. Roll call, please. >> Um, do you want to do a open office first, Kevin? >> Sure. I guess we should just officially open up the meeting uh with the Open
Public Meetings Act and take an oath and salute the flag if that's okay. Yeah. >> So, just for the record and and by the way, there's a new amendment to the Open Public Meetings Act. So, we're going to say um I have a statement coming, but this advertisement I this notice of this meeting was printed in the bureau's two
official newspapers and also um printed in online version of a newspaper and also Sean, it was printed on our municipal website. Um and so this is a duly organized and advertised meeting in accordance with New Jersey law. That's the sunshine statement that we have to
say at the beginning of each meeting. So, I'm gonna have that written out for you next time. >> Good. Thanks. >> Salute the flag and then we'll do the salute. Salute. Pledge algiance to the flag United
States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. So we can >> swear in the name >> swear in the new people. >> Okay. So Shauna who gets uh obviously
our three new people. Anyone else gets warning? >> Excellent. >> Okay. All right. So uh so we have Jonathan Gilde, Anna Cruz, Eugene Horowitz, Chris Havens, Darthy Cerulu, and Rebecca Flynn. So, if you all could
stand up and uh raise your right hands and I'm gonna we'll all do this at the same time, but I'm gonna start off by saying state your name and I'll start this way and you can all one by one state your name and then we can repeat everything at the same time. Uh, so I state your name. >> Savings,
>> Fitzgerald, Jonathan Gilbert, >> Emma Cruz, >> Eugene Harwood >> do solemnly swear >> swear >> that I will support and defend >> the Constitution >> Constitution >> of the United States of America
>> and the Constitution >> and the Constitution >> of the State of New Jersey. >> State of New Jersey. I do further >> I do further >> solemnly swear >> solely swear >> that I will support >> that I will support the >> government >> established >> in the United States >> in the United States
>> and in this state >> in this state >> under the authority >> the >> of the people >> I do further >> I do further >> solemnly swear >> that I will >> I will >> faithfully >> faithfully >> impartially >> impartially
>> and justly >> justly >> perform all the duties >> perform from all the duties >> of the office >> of the office >> of a member >> of the Redbank zoning board of adjustment. >> According to the best of my ability
>> so help me God. >> There's some uh documents the sign and so we can uh sign them and send it back. Oh yeah. >> Okay. Actually, I have a reorganization of the board.
>> Oh, wait. I have to call roll call. Sorry. >> Oh, that's right. >> Yes. >> Roll call. >> Anor >> here. >> Ray Mass >> here. >> Greg Fitzgerald >> here. >> Jonathan Gilde.
A man Anna Cruz >> here. >> Vincent Light >> here. >> Kagno >> here. >> Eugene Horowitz >> here. >> Vince >> here. >> Dorothy Serillo. >> And Rebecca Flynn is ab Well, she's not
sworn in yet. Okay. >> Okay. Okay. Now, we have to reorganization of the board. So, um start out with chairperson. Is there >> Mr. Chairman? will ask if if I may um is
there any nominations for individuals to serve as chair for calendar year 2026? >> Nominate Ray Mass. >> Have a nomination for Ray Mass. Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> All right. Are there any other nominations for individuals to serve as
chair? >> Okay. So, uh Mr. Havens, would that be a motion to appoint Mr. Mass as chair for 2026? Yes, sir. >> Okay. And Ann, that's a second. All right. Sha, you can do a roll call.
>> Since Chris is an alternate, does that matter or >> Oh, okay. You're an alternate. Yeah, maybe we should have just for record keeping purposes. So, make the motion. >> You make the motion. And >> second. >> And we have a second. Okay, >> Chris. >> Good call. Good call. Right.
>> I gota Everybody's here, so >> Thanks, Chris. You're welcome. Thanks. Anyway, >> uh, yes. >> Red Fitzgerald. >> Yes. >> Jonathan Gild. >> Yes.
>> Uh, Anna Cruz, >> yes. Vincent Light. >> Yes. >> Paul, >> yes. >> Okay. Nomination for vice chair. And I would nominate And I'll second.
Second. Ray Mass, >> yes. >> Fitzgerald, >> yes. >> Jonathan Gill, >> yes. >> Anna, oh, sorry, no, wait. Anna Cruz, >> yes. >> Vincent Light, >> yes. >> And Paul Ken, >> yes.
>> Okay. Nomination for a board attorney. >> Board secretary. >> I thought we have a board secretary. >> I'm acting. I'm acting. So, you got to me. >> You got to nominate. Okay. I'm acting. This is not my job.
Okay. >> Board secretary. >> Yes. >> Need a nomination motion. >> I'll move to nominate Shauna Ebanks as acting board. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Never done this. Sounds weird.
>> I know. I know. I'm gonna find someone. Don't worry. >> Ann, >> yes. >> Ray Mass, >> yes. >> Greg Fitzgerald, >> yes. >> Jonathan Gilde, >> yes. >> Anna Cruz, >> yes. >> Vincent Light, >> of course. >> And Paul Kea,
>> yes. >> All right, there you go. >> Okay, next up we have board attorney. Somebody like to make a nomination for board attorney? >> Kevin Kennedy. >> I'll second.
Any other nominations >> first? Okay. An >> yes. >> Mass. >> Yes. >> Fitzgerald. >> Yes. >> Jonathan Gilde. >> Yes. >> Anna Cruz. >> Yes. >> Vincent Light. >> Yes. >> Bob Kagno. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Chairman. Thank you. I wanted to say thank you very much to everyone. I've been fortunate enough uh knock on wood to have this position for a number of years and I'm still very honored to have it. I'm very excited and I wish everyone a happy and healthy 2026 and I'm looking
forward to working with my more established uh board members and the new board member. So, thank you. >> Thanks. Okay. Nomination for board engineer. >> I'd like to nominate TNM. >> Second.
You know, can I just make now would anyone else even lean >> Yeah, >> that was discuss. >> The second was Spence. >> An Tory. >> Yes. >> Ray Mass,
>> yes. >> Greg Fitzgerald, >> yes. >> Jonathan Gill, >> yes. >> Anna Cruz, >> yes. >> Vince Slate, >> yes. >> And Paul Keg, >> yes. Uh, conflict board attorney. Uh, I'd like to nominate
uh >> Markx conflict board attorney. >> I'll second. >> Second. Vince. >> Anor. >> Yes. >> Ray Mask. >> Yes. >> Fish. >> Yes. >> Jonathan Gild. Yes.
>> Anna Cruz. >> Yes. >> Vincent Light. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> And then conflict uh board engineer uh nominate CMA >> second. >> Any
>> yes. >> Ras. >> Yes. >> Uh Greg Fitzgerald. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Anna Cruz. >> Yes. >> Vincent Light. Yes. >> Okay. No. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Official newspaper. >> Yes. River Times.
>> River Times. >> Asbury Park. >> Park Press. I'll nominate both of those. >> And Mr. Chairman, if I could just say one quick thing. In accordance with this these new laws that we're just talking about with the Open Public Meetings Act. In the old days, which was just until December, um our meetings had to be
advertised with two newspapers. And the law started to get changing uh changed because the star ledger was a major paper that you a lot of the particularly North Jersey towns used and they went online only and that was technically a
violation of of the law. So the law was changed and Shauna knows it better than anybody uh because I had her uh I quized her on it the other day and she was giving me the answers. So it's effective March uh or January of this year. we have to we're still going to advertise
in the two newspapers just the oldfashioned way. Um so if we're accused of being extra uh transparent that's a good thing but it also requires effective uh January we have to advertise our um our minutes I'm sorry
our meetings on the municipal website has to be in a very conspicuous pace uh and Shauna it has to have a category for legal notices and then a category for archived notices. You have to keep it up there for at least a minute. I'm sorry, at least a week unless the law requires
different time frame because there are different time frames for the burrow and ordinances. And u we also have to advertise our meetings on the state website. Now the there's a little bit of a disconnect with the statute because the new statute says effective January
1, we have to do this. Um but the state website and the other part of the statute is not required to be created until March. So, we're sitting a little bit of a holding pattern. And interestingly, the good thing about it, the law makes very clear that if there's a power outage or if there's a cyber
attack or ransom attack, uh that does not affect the viability of the notice. Um, so that's a good thing. And and then the other thing is with the Shauna and again we're talking to Shauna but also the burrow the other requirement is two
times per month you have to advertise um on the website and the state website just saying that all of our uh notices are going to be on the website and this is the the bureau's address email address and the or website address and the state's website address and um
there's a lot of uh nuance about that but so towards that end. I think we need to appoint the two newspapers and I guess Sean Asbury Park is our online paper, >> hard copy paper and online paper. Got it.
>> Okay. Uh can I do all in favor for that? >> Sure. Yeah. >> Uh who motioned? >> Me. >> Okay. Who second? >> Did I I in favor? I >> I
>> All opposed. >> All oppose. No one. Thank you. The 2026 calendar. >> Make a motion to approve the 2026 board meeting calendar.
Somebody make a motion to approve that. >> Okay. Johnson. >> A second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. Okay, I think that's it, right? >> Yeah, then we got to carry that application. Oh, the minutes.
>> Meeting minutes. Okay, we have uh meeting minutes, regular meeting minutes for December 5th, 2025. I'll make a motion to approve those. >> Second. >> And I would respectfully suggest that
the new board members probably abstain just because you weren't here for those those meetings. Ann Tori, >> yes. >> Ray Mass, >> yes. >> Greg Fitzgerald, abstain. Jonathan Gil, abstain.
>> Anna Cruz, >> yes. >> Vincent Light, >> yes. >> And Paul Kagna, >> I wasn't here for that. >> Okay, got it. >> Okay. And we have the executive session meeting minutes from December 18, 2025.
And I'll make a motion to approve those. I'll second. >> An Tory. >> Yes. >> Ray Mass, >> yes. >> Greg Fitzgerald, >> Jonathan Gilde, >> Anna Cruz, >> yes. >> Vincent Lake, >> yes.
>> Okay. >> Uh, Steve. >> I don't think I was there for that. >> No. >> Okay. And and new business, Mr. Kennedy. Uh, 191 Bridge Avenue is being carried. >> Yes. Uh, Mr. Mr. Chairman, 191 Bridge RBL LLC is an applicant. They noticed
for the meeting tonight. Is there anyone here who had any questions or comments, concerns regarding the sufficiency of the notice? Don't see any. Um Dan O'Harn is the applicant's attorney and I think uh Jacqueline uh they recognized per
your review letter that there were some inconsistencies between the engineering plans and the architectural plans. So they I think in my opinion wisely decided that they would just take an adjournment uh to correct some of those deficiencies. So they have asked to be
carried um without the need for any further public notice. And uh just so our new uh people uh are aware there's under the law there's a unusual set of scenarios where uh if we don't
adjudicate an application in a timely fashion there could be a potential automatic approval. So what we always do is whenever anyone asks for an extension we say okay but you give us a time uh consent to extend the time frame within which to act. So we avoid that potential
automatic approval. Dan O'Harn did give uh on behalf of his client the consent and he is carried until >> uh February second sorry >> February 5th 2026 6:30 p.m. uh without the need for any further public notice.
So Mr. Chairman, if that's the pleasure of the board, if we can just make a motion to that effect. >> Okay. Make a motion to carry 191 Bridge Avenue. >> We made the motion. >> I made a motion. >> Second. I need a second. >> I'll second.
>> Uh Vince. >> All in favor? >> I know that letter came in radically. They revised their architectural the Friday recently. So we had to quickly update
our letter and with the revised architectural that's what caused kind of these issues. Right. >> So I'll point out you actually save them money because it came here and we figured that they would probably have to revise them and come back. So >> Right. Right. Right. I think they just
were sloppy for a second. They were trying to put a rendering together and it really didn't match their original set. So, >> okay. Thank you, new board members. >> Look forward to a good year.
>> I say before we adjourn, I don't think there was a meeting on the 18th. >> No, there was. >> Oh, I thought you just approved minutes for the 18th. >> No, no, no. It was for >> That was for the executive sessions. Sorry that there was no executive session. That was a typo. I'm sorry. It's December 5th. It's
>> all on the fourth. >> It was all on the fifth. Yeah. >> I know. >> Thank you so much. Exactly. >> Correct that. >> Can I just make a comment before?
>> Uh I'm thrilled. I'm indebted. I'm grateful to be nominated to serve another term. So, I appreciate that. Um, see the neat faces. I'm excited about our new members already. Like, it's clear they're going to make great contribution.
All that said, I want to recognize uh Sharon Lee who was on this board for a long time and an important representative of the community. Her experience and um input I think is
irreplaceable. So, for that I'm sad. Yeah. >> Okay. Before we journey, we do have to go into executive session. So, um, >> and Mr. Chairman, we can stay in this room and right right here if if you're okay. But I would respectfully request
that we turn the mic uh the mics off and the cameras off if that's a possibility. >> I'm going to So, can we turn this meeting? >> Uh, no. We should probably we we just make a motion to return to executive session and then we'll come back officially. So, um, would you make a
motion to return to executive session? >> Yes. >> Okay, perfect. All in favor? >> I >> You can stay or leave, whatever. >> I don't know. >> Oh, it's it's >> fact. >> Okay. Make a motion to adjourn.
>> I'll second. >> All right. Um, all in favor? >> I thank you. >> Thank you everyone. working. >> Thanks. Thank you my friend.