will call this meeting to order. This is --------- a work session of the mayor and burough council burough seaside park county motion state of New Jersey. It's held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, advertised for 700 p.m. Pursuant to the provisions of New Jerseys open public meetings act.
Adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of meeting for publication in the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star January 3rd, 2025. Notice of the meeting of the governing body also has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the
municipal clerk. Roll call. Council member Emma here. Council member Condos here. Council member Connor here. Council member Kra here. Council member Rotunda here. Council President Wil here. Mayor Pearson here. Thank you.
The first item for discussion on the work session concerns a proposal dated April 11th, 2025 from TNM Associates Engineering for Engineering Services for fiscal year 2025 municipal aid, the roadway improvements to J Street
project. It's listed for consideration as resolution 22519 at the regular meeting this evening. Any background, questions, comments from council? Yes, mayor. Um, there were three streets looked at, CJ,
J, and O, and it was a determination made that this J Street would probably be the most beneficial to use the grant for the construction. So, this this scope of work would to do the surveying and to evaluate the road and um build design specs for it. That's what this
proposal is for. Um, there's a 48 in I believe there's a 48 in storm um drain in there that's abandoned. There's a couple items that should really be addressed. We felt it would be a good use of the money to u use the
grant for that street. Any questions, comments from council on that? No, just to reiterate what Marty was saying. I mean, the grant that we received was uh 244,000 and the estimated cost of the project around 275, right? So, get a large portion of
that from the grant. So I think it's a good investment of the the engineering services. We first looked at doing all three but the price would have been absorbent. Um so we opted for the uh the
lease the mail cost for the other streets for this year. Thank the committee and everyone involved for all the research on that. I know in the prioritized list we would at least have available for the next grant
application when it when and if it becomes available. Y the next item is discussion of health insurance renewal with CJHIF that's listed for consideration as resolution 2025 192 at the regular
meetings this evening and any issues, backgrounds associated with that? So, this will be our second year that will be part of this um this fund. Yeah,
this health fund. And I think as we've said at previous meetings, right? They're working with us to look for incentives to obviously keep the employees healthy doing some of the things that we've talked about previously and assuming that you know we don't see any crazy things happen in
theory could even get money back from them. I think we're so far seeing a savings from our prior health plan. Yes. The second year is getting our experience. So I think get a baseline you need three year. Yeah. Yeah. So,
and the the uh it's somewhat off topic, but it's certainly relevant. Seaside Park hosted the beach mayor meeting this last week and Jenna was there as well as Karen when we had I believe eight or
nine mayors. Everyone uh complained about health insurance and especially those in the estate plan as to the premium increases and they were protected far more than this. Yeah. So uh it was even described I I know two of
the mayors had been to Trenton and were working on it uh and described it as a growing crisis and they were quoting the commissioner on that. So yeah, I mean our health cost through them went up more than we expected this year, but it
was still less than if we had went with the state. Yeah. Considering one. Yeah. Yeah. The next item is discussion of an amendment to engineer owner agreement with RVE for the USDA closeout. that's
listed for consideration as resolution 2025 198 at the regular meeting. And that is the projected conclusion of that USDA long-term
funding which uh we utilized for the border project. And is our bond council is he is here. We welcome and I just want to say we do have we have Bill Mayor here
this evening and we welcome him uh for all his help and input and uh items are on the regular meeting agenda related there too as well. Thank you. I'm actually here to pick up that resolution. I heard this close.
I've heard the government wants its paperwork in then it's concluded and anything on that one from the next item is discussion of an amendment to the cash management plan as
per cyber GIF policy that's listed for consideration as resolution 2025201 at the regular meeting And you see some background from the GIF as to best practices concerning
and this issue believe had arisen previously previous governing bodies and uh all have been alerted to the issues that the JIP is concerned about as well. It seems like it's just best practices
for anybody doing you know online transactions of any sort. you really don't have a choice cuz you're subject to these things. So, and we're basically doing what the GIF recommends. So, we Yeah, we're right on
I have been on top of it. Yeah, if I could speak to that, mayor. Um, it was just a requirement of the drip that we have certain wording in our cash management plan that specifically says we're following the best. So, even though we already were doing these things, we just had to put it in the
resolution. You know, that's what I compared it. And I know this came up years ago and thanks to some research, Council McCraft and some others, we addressed it way back then. I remember that. The next item is discussion of
proposed ordinance changes for designated hours parking lots one, two, three, and four. And my understanding, but certainly the committee that did the background work on this can weigh in because that's
where I think this is to make those hours consistent with practice and what's been ongoing. Is that my understanding? I don't know committee that was. Not my committee. No, not mine either. I don't know whose committee it was, but I got changes. I think the changes are good.
Karen had referenced it. I believe that maybe I know that research has taken place but really just to make them consistent. Right. So you're making them all closed from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily for lots 1 and 2. Mhm. Right. And
three. Well different. Yeah. Four is different. That's the one down at 134. Yep. That's the ramp then. I have no concerns. Go ahead. Chief wants to say something. Yes. Some of
this was brought up. Um my sergeant who runs my kiosks. Um they were talk the last meeting they were talking about the signs. He went out and did a survey. There's seven or eight different signs. All the different information and none
of them look the same. Um none of the signs reflect the um 12 to 6 portion. He was just recommending that either make it universal or go to one sign that has the
times that are correct because all these signs if you look at them like lot two and lot three each have four or five different signs and none of them match. and he was just proposing either we update it and put the correct
information or just make one universal um 2 am to 6 a.m. or whatever variation cuz honestly when we were talking about it um the department head meeting nobody even knew that there was a midnight to 6 a.m. change. Uh nobody was even aware of
it and it looks like this was done in ' 07. I don't know if that was done after all the sawmill problems that changed because it always was 2:00 a.m. all the lots closed and it used to be year round. So, I'm wondering if after all the sawmill stuff happened, it was
changed from midnight to 6:00 for some reason. But, it just it's either we can keep it and he proposes new sign so all the signs are universal, have the correct times cuz all the current signs that are up, there's like seven of them. None of them match. They don't have the
correct times on them. A lot of them are fading. Yeah. So, it was just to kind of clean it up for enforcement purposes. Yeah. That's makes sense. But you have those to give to Karen or you already did the
I had shown them to her. Um, you know, and again, the last council meeting was brought up on how many different signs. So, we went out to paint them all. We actually photographed them all. We broke that down and there are a lot of different signs for parking.
[Music] Four lots. Yeah, I think the universal sign take down the old ones. Yeah. Lots, you know, 1 through 3, the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. close and lot four is midnight to 4:00 a.m. Year everything else down.
Yeah, absolutely. And it could be consistent with all the new logoing signs. Get rid of some signs. There you go. Good job. Right. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman. Thank you, Chief. And next item is discussion of MEL
memorandum. It's dated May 8th, 20125 about the flood risk control program. And any background on this matter too? And now this two uh has come about.
It's probably as a result of the one case that is referenced and and that's under appeal. I do know that. But that's why they're extra careful about uh what
steps have been taken or being taken and contemplated which clearly Cesai Park has been ongoing taking numerous steps and attempting to take some other steps. Uh so far the federal agencies
haven't allowed some of that. I mean, I guess the offer is though that they're offering three hours of legal services and three hours of engineering consultation both at no cost as part of us being part of, you know, this GIF. And I think we should take advantage of that. I just don't know
what forum is appropriate to bring them in to, you know, review that. I it wasn't clear whether it was a virtual or we look at our ordinances or they look at what's been ongoing. I'm
not sure. says accept reach out that firm. So maybe sounds like it's just over the phone enroll in the program. It gives the contact person. I don't know. I think we should ask Karen to reach out at least
find out more detail about what we're entitled to under those six hours and if it's something that they just review what we have in place or if they you know have the 3 hours of engineering consult with us like a work session with RVE who does most of the stuff for us on
flood mitigation. They do. Right. So I mean they're to hear if there was something else that they were suggesting. Right. So that's what I think would be the next step. Steve Z's in the loop too because you you deal with that. No, I know. So
that contact person is well known to myself. I know that firm. Excuse me. And Mr. Mayor, who's now?
Who's now? Oh, municipal excess liability. Thank you. Insurance company. Yeah. Thank you. And the next item on the agenda is discussion of draft proposal. And this
one from RBD and I had a conversation with Pam today. It's actually premature and we have a a memo or letter actually from Dr. Maloga that indicates that we don't need any SAP medication. So
obviously there's some differences of opinion at the federal level. So this is something for a future work session probably uh and a meeting before that even in the next week or so. So
we're scratching this one. This is okay. That concludes the work session items. Does anyone at the table have any additional items at this juncture? I would just um wanted to just note that we did have a follow-up meeting with the
Seaside Park School Board. I think that was just last week, right? Days run together. Um and had some Was it last week? I think I think it was last week. It was it was last week. Yeah. and um and and I think you had a follow-up um
meeting or at least a showing of the building with the Ocean County Commissioners. And I think our next step would be for us to schedule some kind of I guess executive session where we could talk through, you know, what the possible options would be to either
accept or modify the proposal that the board of ed made to us for the building. I think that's pretty fair accurate summary where we are. So I know Jen if we can have Karen try to poll when
people are available for that. Yeah. And I guess we need Steve as well for that session. And I know one of the there was a request back from some of the county officials for some further documentation. So okay, they're looking
at it. I know our first did our first batch go out Karen was putting together and then she took notes. Um I think she said she was sending something yesterday. I didn't package I think went out.
Mr. Mayor, also Marty and I have been talking about uh you know the 13th 14th bay area down there uh where a lot of the construction is going on and everything and improvements. um that when all that is said and done, we wanted to try to spruce up that area a
little bit down there. Um it's somewhat tired looking. We just wanted to spruce it up a little bit. Um and part of that is and I uh there's actually um a remembrance I think it's passed around
[Music] and You good? And one of the things down there uh uh which has been there for quite some time and in its day when it was first put in it was it was very very nice. It was an Eagle Scout project down
there. Um and obviously looked much different than it does right now. But um what we'd like to do is is to do some is and actually there's a plaque underneath there and I can read you what the plaque says but you can rarely read it because
the lististeria grows over it and things like that. The plaque says that trestle is there in remembrance of all these from Seaside Park who gave their lives to protect our freedom. So, not only do we want to like spruce up down there,
but we want to like improve this trellis area down there so that the plaque is is is constantly visible and is there and you can see it. And I mean, we we can figure out what we can put in there and different things. But I think that's
very important to do. Um so that plaque is there um for the reasons it's there and people can see it. Yeah. And you respect all the deceased evidence and stuff. Yes. So you know you know this was you know when this was done. Oh
before our time. Huh? No. Yeah. Not that long ago. No. That was really gross. No. Well that's very invasive. That's it's and it's not native. But anyway so that's just something I want to share with everybody that we would like to do and improve down there. But that's the
one main topic of down there. That's something you'd have like DPW build like some new trellis or something. Is that the intent or no? DPW take the wisteria out. Exterior out. Um then maybe Joe and I will take it from there. I mean
originally originally there were wooden planters on each side of that also. And it was very nice in the day in the beginning with with um I don't know if they're pennial but it was very nice. And then obviously those plants decayed. One floated away and the other one just
decayed. So um we just want to make it uh look the way it should be down there. Especially for the reason why it's there. I agree. She don't need anything on the trellis itself, but if we came up with something maybe on each side. Yeah. You know, we
have to get something that's going to grow there obviously. Yes. But something we'll look at it. Yeah. It'll be cool. This is Gina. Don't kill me. Please don't kill me. Is there any possibility of putting a sign there? Don't kill me. Don't kill me.
This was the original this was the original railroad trestle. No, this particular where the because it's not where it was. But this not this is the wrong word.
We'll work on that way in a proper location. We'll we'll give that some thought when we're working there. Thank you. I understand. I understand your point. [Music] I used the wrong fault, too.
So, this is a volunteer. You probably don't like this. This is a bigger problem. Any any council items? Any other work session uh items at this time? If not, we'll go into the audience. If
there are any public comments as to work session items, if you could give your name and address into the record. Michelle Michelle Miller, 1500 Lake Avenue. Um, in addition to what Councilman Connor said around the trestle, the gorillas,
um, you know, we had, uh, uh, worked on it also, and it really was nice. It would be nice to in, you know, improve it. Um, I also uh, want to bring up a request from the seaside beautifification committee. I
think everybody was sent a note. I don't know if you received it, but um if I could read it, what we want, it's along these same lines about improving what we have. Um as you're aware, last year with your permission, the beautifification
committee placed f flower earns at the bath house on M Street in the boardwalk. We would like to expand this project to place flower earns on the boardwalk next to badge checker boxes at the following locations. Lafayette, North F, and 11s.
So, it's spaced. The committee will purchase the urns and plant the flowers. Surrounding beach towns do have beautiful flowers and we would like to follow their example in Seaside Park. Our committee is limited, so we're asking that the batch checkers water the
flowers. There is water access at each of these sites. We will provide containers that can be kept kept in the batch checkers boxes. Um, as we are approaching Memorial Day and the start of the summer season, please let us know
if we have your permission so we can continue to make uh Seaside Park beautiful. Thank you for offering. Thanks, Michelle. What's that? I don't see a That's excellent. Michelle, do you know Michelle just to follow how much of the
cost for like each one and did you choose those just because of when you say limited resources like the dollars to do them or just a little bit of both? You know, the environment was part of it. Um and we included Lafayette because
there's nothing between sawmill and the bath house. Yeah. Um the earns that we bought, we bought at Ali's at a reduced rate. Uh DPW has been great to store them in the bath house over the winter so they don't get destroyed. Um we may
consider smaller ones uh that we can leave there but uh it it is cost but the earns worked out fine there. Oh yeah. So, as far as the flowers, we just went out today with
three other members and uh went to Lowe's to get the flowers to put in there, the ones that we've had already. So, uh you know, once we plant them and establish it, there's not an expense, but the beautifification committee can
pay for that. We're okay. Yeah. I was asking cuz if you knew like I don't know how much it cost say if it's $200 for each beach front like if other people wanted to donate $200 could you do it on more streets. Oh sure. I didn't know. We want to make sure though
the places that we chose have water fountains nearby. All right. So you know worked ahead of that. Yeah. Um the earns were only $50 and the plants by the time we bought them, you know, were 20 $25
per plant, you know, the the arrangement that you know. So that's, you know, $75 and we're going to have to add a watering can to that if you allow us to, you know, have these checkers or match checkers. the ones by the beach house um
by headquarters there. Beach headquarters have have thrived very nicely throughout the summer and things like that. And there's two. It really looks nice down there. Sets it off. I mean, I love it. That's why I was asking if it wasn't expensive, could people donate to them and say, "Do more spots."
Was the plan to go and do every is the plan to do everyone that has a water? Um, pardon me. Is the plan to do every beach entrance that has a water entrance or what we've proposed right now? Yes. Okay. But not well every beach entrance
um Joe they do have water. Yeah. Pretty much everyone has not everyone has a shower but there's a water fountain. We also we feel that thems were a safe place to start. Yes. Do are we going to have
damage or theft or whatever? I hope not. It's it's very safe there. beautifification committee also makes the wreaths at Christmas time and some of them get taken. So, you know, we've we've been aware of this through the years of all the different
projects we've tried to do. So, if we put it at as, you know, uh, you know, designated spots, we can see how it does. Yes. And then we're more than happy to expand that. Yes. I support it.
Good way to go, Michelle. Yes. Okay. formally respond. We have to formally approve. Any other uh comments from the public? Yes. Or about the work session? I know I've been accused of being a
liberal enough, but we try to adjust and try to cooperate with the open public meetings act. Anything about work session items? Pardon me? Yes. Nelson. Nelson Rose, 122 M Street. as regarding
uh resolution 192 the CJHIF uh my question is what is the extent of the coverage that's included in that program more or less pretty much all health and dental it's all
it's all health and dental no vision for employees employees and things like that okay that's basically it health benefits that's your only coverage this company basically for the help in uh accidents and yeah we switched from the JIP to this that's what I wanted to know I know
you mentioned yeah but so it's the whole to the yeah thank you y any other comments on work session items hearing none I would entertain a motion to adjourn the work session and then
take a brief moment go right into our public uh regular meeting motion by council member. I'll second. Second by council member Connor. Roll call. Council member Anfield. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member
Crack. Yes. Council member Otanda. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Move. Part: 2
We'll call our meeting to order. This is a regular meeting of the mayor and burough council. The burough seaside park county votion held on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the work session meeting which has now just ended pursuant to the
provisions of New Jersey's open public meetings act. Adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of meeting for publication to the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 3rd, 2025. Notice of the meeting of the governing body also has been posted in the
corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the municipal clerk. Roll call. Council member here. Council member Condos here. Council member Connor here. Council member Craft here. Council member Matunda here. Council President Wil here. Mayor Peterson here.
Thank you. Let us take a moment and all rise for a moment of silence to be followed by a pledge of allegiance. I aliance 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. The first item on the agenda is request for approval of the minutes of May 1, 2025 work session. Also May 1, 2025 a regular meeting. Any questions,
comments, or a motion. I'll make motion. Motion by council president Wilk. Second. Second by council member Watunda. Roll call. Council president Wilk. Yes. Council member, yes. Council member Anniel, yes. Council member Condos, yes. Council member Connor, yes.
Council member Crack. Yes. Motion approved. And next is a capital budget amendment. It's 2025186 on the budget amending our capital budget and I know there's been a lot of work
ongoing on this matter and I don't know if council member Craft has certainly uh headed up the research and we thank him uh very much and the committee for all the research that went into this. Yeah. the uh the changes to the capital budget
from what was in the uh adopted budget. Uh two items were added for the marina. was $20,000 for security cameras and for the uh general fund J Streetway improvements
uh $324,900 of which there's a DOT grant of $244,825 with net cost of the burrow of $80,75. Thank you, Bill. Any other questions, comments from council or if not a motion for the amendment to the capital budget?
I'll make the motion. Motion by council member Craft. I'll second it. Second by council member Connor. Roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Infield. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes.
Council President Wils. Yes. motion please. Next are ordinances. The first is first reading and introduction ordinance 202511 appropriating $357,000 for various general capital improvements and
acquisitions. Any questions, comments? Yeah, I could list the uh the general capital improvements for that amount. U there were about nine items or so. $87,000 for the reconstruction of Stockton Avenue,
$14,000 for alarm panel upgrades, $40,000 for storm water pipe and basin replacement, $18,000 for pole and panel replacement, $25,000 for the retaining wall at O
Street playground, $75,000 towards the shoreline stabilization, 12,500 for acquisition of inflatable movie screen and projector for recreation. That's for the uh the
movie theaters that we have during the summer at the uh at the marina lawn mainly. Uh $19,000 for utility test vehicle for beach control patrol.
$17,000 for the barricade trailers for the OEM and $50,000 for a vehicle for the Department of Public Works. That's it for that ordinance there. Thank you,
Doug. Any other comments from council? If not, a motion for first reading. I'll make a motion, Mr. Mayor. Motion by council member Rutanda and I'll second. Second by council member Amville. Roll call.
Council member Otenda. Yes. Council member Ambiel. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Crack. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved. Next is first reading and introduction
ordinance 202512 appropriating $363,000 for various water capital improvements and acquisitions. Okay. I'd like to comment on that also, Mayor. Okay. There's only four items for that.
$150,000 set aside for rehabilitation of the wells, $100,000 for various water sew improvements, $100,000 for sanitary uh cleaning inspections, and
$13,000 for acquisition of capital equipment uh including but not limited to security cameras. Again, that's out of the water utility. Thank you, Bill. Any other comments from council? If not, a motion for first
reading. I'll make the motion. Motion by Councilman Craft. I'll second. Second by Council Member Connor. Local. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Ammobile. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council
member Rotunda. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved. Next. First reading and introduction. It's ordinance 202513 appropriating $360,000 for various marina capital improvements and acquisitions.
Yeah, I'd like to comment on that. Yes, sir. Um, this is for the marina capital improvements again out of the marina utility. uh $15,000 for bulkhead repairs, $75,000 for a marina water distribution,
$250,000 for breakwater improvements, and that's on the west side of the marina, and $20,000 for security cameras. Thank you, Bill. And thank you and your committee for all the work on the all
these capital uh issues and the amendments and ordinances related there too. Any other comments from council if not a motion? I'll make the motion. Motion by council member Craft. Second. Second by council president Wilco.
Council member Craft. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Council member. Yes. Council member Condos, yes. Council member Connor, yes. Council member Rotunda, yes. Motion approved. Next is first reading and introduction ordinance
202514. It's amending article 1 of chapter 50 of the code of the bill of Seaside Park entitled tax collector's office creating new section 50-2.1 entitled 100% disabled veterans tax refunds. and the issue that arose as per
uh introduction and correspondence from the tax collector's office and uh our CFO as well as to uh what the practice was in other towns which was a practice in our town as well. But this makes it
uniform as to the uh date in particular when the uh documentation has been submitted along with a formal request from such an eligible veteran. Any uh other questions, comments, or if not, a motion for first
reading. I'll make that motion, Mr. Mayor. Motion by council member Ammobile. Second. Second by council member Condos. Roll call. Council member Emville. Yes. Council member Condos, yes. Council member Connor, yes. Council
member Crack, yes. Council member Rotunda, yes. Council President Wil, yes. Motion approve. Next is first reading and introduction ordinance 202515, an ordinance of the Bar Seaside Park in the county ocean, New Jersey, providing for various capital
acquisitions and improvements and appropriating 2,9,17. Therefore, I'm providing for the issuance of $1,680,71 in general improvement bonds or notes of the bureau of seaside park to finance saying any questions, comments from
council or if not a motion for first reading. I would like make like to list the uh the items under Yes, that I'm I'm sorry and again thank you Bill for all the work on this. Yeah. Uh and the first item is the uh acquisition of uh IT
telecommunications equipment including security cameras for beach control in the amount of $15,000. Acquisition of u equipment for seaside park fire department which includes uh the breathing apparatus
cylinders as well as turnout gear and that amount is uh $37,77. [Music] um improvements to public properties including a firehouse and the police department building and barrel hall in
the amount of $28,000. Acquisition of a vehicle for a police department including the original apparatus and equipment. Uh and that's for $80,000. Acquisition. The next item is
um acquisition of uh police department message board and the changing uh tire changing machine and hydraulic scissor legboard DPW. The total for those items are
$120,000. Uh next on the list is acquisition, construction, installation of a pole barn for a DPW. This is a cost split with the water sewer and the general fund and the appropriation is for
$23,500. Um there's another bayfront flooding miss mitigation project. The appropriation is $1,20,000. Uh lastly is reconstruction of J Street and that appropriation is
$324,900. Again, this last item has a DOT grant of appropriation of $244825, which uh the max bond or note that we have to get is $8,75. That's all. Thank you,
Bill. Any other comments from council? If not, a motion for first reading. I'll make a motion. Motion by council member Connor. Second. Second by council member Rotunda. Roll call. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member
Rotunda. Yes. Council member Emma. Yes. Yes. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved. Next is first reading and introduction ordinance 202516 an ordinance of the Burough Seaside Park in the county of
Ocean State of New Jersey providing for various water and sewer utility capital acquisitions and improvements and appropriating $381,500 therefore and providing for the issuance of $291,175 in water sewer utility bonds or
notes of the Burough Seaside Park to financing. Any questions, comments, or anything? Can I just ask a general question about these? When we when we put the amount the appropriation doesn't necessarily mean that that's going to be the full cost, right? That's like what we're estimating from our budget. Yes.
Okay. That's what I thought. Okay. Thank you. The capital. Okay. That was my only question. I should have asked it on the last one, but anything else on this one then? Or if not, a motion.
I make the motion now. Motion by council member Craft. I'll second that. Second by council president roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President L. Yes. Council member. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes.
Council member Mata. Yes. Motion approved. Next on the agenda are authorizations. I'll read in summary fashion. The first the Sergeant John Lions 5K run walk date Sunday June 8th 2025 8:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. Bay View Avenue and the approval would be conditioned upon a permit from Ocean County. Second, this is Yoga NJ for various Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays May 24th to August 31st.
time 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday's location M Street Beach. The next Seaside Park PTA Blue Brew Water Week events Thursday, May 29th, 2029 and
Sunday, June 1, 2025. 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the Thursday, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. on the Sunday. location 3rd Avenue Bay View Avenue D Street and that conditional uh
that would be approved only upon a condition of Ocean County approval as well. Any uh questions, comments from council or if not a motion? Make a motion. Motion by council member Condos. I'll
second by council member Connor. Roll call. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Ammobile. Yes. Council member Crack. Yes. Council member Otanda. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes.
Next are payment of claims 225187. Approving payment of the itemized claims as sets on the check registry bill list for the time period May 2nd to May 15, 2025. Is there a motion or any comments?
Motion by council member K. Second by council president Wilk. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Council member Ammobile. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Rotunda.
Yes. Your approved. Next item on the agenda, resolutions, and I'll read in summary fashion. 188 appointing Joyce Tinz as the qualified purchasing agent. 189 requesting approval of items of revenue and
appropriations as for NJSA484-87 for fiscal year 2023 NJ do DOT grant for Bayiew Avenue phase 2 and 190 is a resolution providing for the issuance and sale of the Burough
Seaside Park 4,676,000 water sewer utility bond USDA series 2025 authorized by bond ordinance hereto for adopted to finance various water utility capital improvements in
and for the bur of seaside park in the county bro New Jersey providing for the form maturity dates and other details of said bond 191 authorizing TNM Associates to provide professional engineering
services to provide design contract administration and construction observation services for fiscal year 225 5. NJ DOT municipal aid roadway improvements. This to J Street. 192. Renewal of Central Jersey Health
Insurance. 193. Authorizing the appointment of seasonal employees for the Department of Public Works. 194. Authorizing the Bur Administrator to hire seasonal labor employees for the Department of Public Works. 195. Appointing seasonal employees for the
Department of Beach Patrol. 196. Appointing seasonal employees to the Department of Beach Control. 197 authorizing the designated adjustment and a refund on water sewer utility accounts. 198 amendment to owner engineer agreement with Remington
Vernick Engineers. One 199 authorizing 2025 raffle license applications. 200 authorizing the execution of change order number one to the contract between the Burough Seaside Park and Down to
Earth Landscaping LLC. 2011 adopting a cash management plan for the year 2025 designating the custodian and official depository of burough funds directing the investment of idle funds and designated required signatures on burrow
checks. 202 authorizing contract change order number two for fiscal year 2022. NJ DOT municipal aid reconstruction and elevation of Bay View Avenue phase 1. Any questions, comments from
council summary? Mayor, I'd like to just make a comment on 188 with Joyce as the qualified purchasing agent. I spoke to Jenna before just to confirm just for the record, she's only taken $1 a year to do that from us. Um, and both Janet and Jamie, who's our new CFO, are
getting certified in that role. So they'll be able to take that over from her. And I should have brought up too when we said about the bill list, but tied to that also with Joyce is that she's pretty much transitioned all of her work over to Jamie now as our new CFO. And that's like two months ahead of
when we would have lost her. So I'm really proud of them for all the work they did up at the office to make that a seamless transition. And my understanding is Jamie's doing an outstanding job. So the bill list showed our first quarter payment to Seaside Heights under shared services. And that
should be the last one. Mhm. Very good. And we certainly thank both individuals very much for their service to the town. And uh uh Jamie, as indicated, has already made a whole host of very wellthoughtout recommendations in a
number of different areas. She has. Any other uh comments from council on any resolutions? If not, it's our practice to go into the audience if there are any comments on resolutions. They're not required by law. probably allow same. If anyone has
them, if they could give their name and address into the record. Yes, Michelle. Michelle Miller, 1500 Lake Avenue. I just have a question about the um ordinance 202515. Uh when you repeated it, you
mentioned again about J Street. Um, in reference to O Street, could you keep in mind the bulkhead along O Street is torn and that plastic or whatever it is is um
ragged. It's you know we we we can this is comments if any on resolutions on the agenda but certainly your comments are well taken and can be moved ahead. I agree with you. Thank you. Any other any comments on resolutions today?
[Music] Hi. Hey, 21 I Street. Um, I have a question on one of the resolutions about the striping of of Ocean that you've appropriated. About which the striping of Ocean
um it was $75,000 appropriated for it. The county did it. What happens to why which resolution? It's [Music] we have any comments on any resolutions
right now? Uh we will entertain them if you have any. Okay. Are you going to do ordinances after the the res and public comment? Any public comment is welcome. Absolutely. In fact, you'll be one on the list. I'll put Okay. Thank you. Any
other comments on any resolutions? Hearing none, I'll close the public portion as to resolutions and I'd entertain a motion from council as a consent agenda if desired. Make the motion, mayor, then I'll second, mayor. Motion by council member
Condo, seconded by council president Wil. Roll call. Council member Condos, yes. Council President Wil, yes. Council member Emma, yes. Council member Connor, yes. Council member Craft, yes. Council member Rotunda, yes. for sure.
And that concludes the resolution uh portion of the agenda. Anything further from council? Mayor, I like to get the admin report. Yes. Works. If garbage recycle is not picked up in
the morning, please be patient. sometimes due to certain circumstances where regular pickups. For example, three of our DPW employees are volunteer firefighters that were called to the Jones Road fire which led to delays in pickup. Please
feel free to call the administrator if you are experiencing significant delays. Construction office 38 permits issued in April totaling $10,574. code office. We have received 616 rental applications in
2025 and 768 inspections have been completed, including reinspections. 106 rental applications that were mailed out are still pending and the current office is following up. Decator Avenue tank painting. The one-year inspection was completed on
April 29th by the independent inspection agency. The interior of the tank is in excellent condition and the exterior requires some minor touch-ups that will be completed in the next couple of weeks by the contractor. Stockton Avenue roadway improve
improvements, surface um course paving of Stockton Avenue and Lake Avenue is scheduled for this week. Therefore, the contractor would be complete striping signage and any remaining restoration field drainage project. The contractor has completed stone drainage
and concrete work. Um built the new retainable wall and installed the fence post. The infield work was completed and work is being done on the grading and the outfield residing and the completing of the fence work. The field will be ready
for the June 9th opening day of the seaside park um summer softball week. uh 14th Avenue shoreline stabilization project was completed on May 2nd. There have there were no trees taken out. The
one was transplanted. Uh internal work work on the new front porch of the ball of the burl of hall is nearly completed. All the decking has been replaced and the composite decking and the walls
are remaining work on the window trim etc will be completed as time permits during the summer. Public works is busy getting the beach ready for the summer, including installation of the mobile mats, branch booths, and getting the light stands and equipment boxes ready.
Just a reminder, if you have not completed your lead pipe survey, please do so as the barrel uh has the deadline of July 1st. My report mayor, thank you, Marty. Any
other items from council? Mayor, I just want to let everybody know that we're having our first initial uh class class tomorrow night. And class is an acronym for community learning and
skillsharing. And uh it's tomorrow night from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in our community center there. And uh it's entry to photography is our first class class that we're having there. And we'll be looking to have more obviously as we
come up with other classes and I have some ideas for some. Yes. Is that at the community center where that's Yep. Five to seven. It is free. It's free. No, it's not free. It's $10. Is it person? $10 a person. Same as the dudes.
Thank you, Joe. Any other comments or submissions from council? By way of announcement, of course, the entire governing body uh welcomes everyone to attend and encourages
everyone to attend the annual Memorial Day remembrance uh scheduled on Monday, Memorial Day at 9:30 a.m. And we've had a host of very dedicated interested interesting rather individuals who've
shared their experiences with us over the years. And this year we will be honored uh by our guest speaker who is the commander of the joint base uh in here in New Jersey. Obviously uh someone
has much to share in terms of credentials, past history in the military. uh and we look forward to hearing from him and uh anyone who and everyone who can attend. It's obviously a very important annual remembrance from
Seaside Parks community and we thank Jenna and all those that have been working for the last month to put together the program and correspondence and calls and emails and the like. Anyone else on council?
anything hearing? None. We'll go into the audience. If there's any public comments, if you could give your name and address into the record. And as promised, Dave, you have the floor. I have the floor. Um, thank Street. Um, we've appropriated
or you've appropriated a lot of money tonight. What I would like to know is if that full amount is not used, where does the difference go to? Um, what makes me ask that is you
appropriated $75,000 for the striping of B of Ocean Path. County did it, so you don't need all that money. Where is that going to go? I may not be accurate on this, but uh we may have to reimburse them through
schedule C for that striping effort, but I'm not certain on that. It's a county road. It's county road, but we have an agreement with them called schedule C where I think this year we set aside 12,000 or 14,000. Yeah. Now, uh they
took on the striping for us. I'm assuming now that we have to reimburse them for that effort, but I'm not positive. Do you know more? They're striping us for the parking. They they were not responsible for painting parking parking stalls.
They didn't though, right? Did we Did we Did we strike the um parking? I understood they did. Bill, just just explain. We have to pay on the schedule C. Oh, did they have we don't have to pay for the yellow line down the main road. We have to pay for the parking
stalls. Yeah, we did the numbering ourselves, right? I know that. Okay, another question. Um, with the marina, the money that you appropriated for the the repairs and improvements at the marina, um, does is that coming out of
the marina fund? Yes. Okay. It's not coming out of the general. No, no, comes out of the ring utility, which is self liquidating. Okay. All right. Um, I think that's it. Thank you. Any other
public comments? Yes. Ay claim 48 11th Avenue. Um, Monday night there was an excellent program here on uh scams and various scams that are current and how to
protect yourself. Um, the sergeant from the prosecutor's economic crime unit was here. I sorry that you guys been able to come. It was an excellent meeting. Um, this is part of all the neighborhood watch and I would like to publicly
commend the police department for keeping this program going. Um, not only do they offer excellent speakers and topics, but it generally when the speaker has finished their presentation,
um, it's an open Q&A and it's, uh, an excellent opportunity for residents to ask questions of the police. um as well as interfacing and you know getting to know getting to know you. Um so kudos to
the police department. I just have a couple of things that I don't understand that are wrapped up in ordinances. Would this be the time to ask those questions? Go for it. You can
any All right. Well, I just wanted to make sure you know you're talking about the ordinances that were read on first reading tonight. I'm sorry. The ordinances that were read on first reading tonight. Usually those discussions occur at a public hearing next time, but you can go ahead and ask. Usually they're they're not discussed.
It's a first reading. They're introduced and then at the public hearing, the second reading and public hearing is when you ask questions and discuss any issues about them. Quite frankly, first reading usually you don't do that. But go ahead. Okay. Um the money for the marina water
distribution. What water I just don't know what that means. What are they distributing? Water distribution. Is that the uh at each of the slips there's a water uh source spot whatever and some of the the water lines that run under
the dock. Uh a lot of that is in disrepair. Oh okay. So it's related to that. Um, and for the water department, sanitary cleaning and inspection, what do they what do they clean and inspect? Is that the I don't
even know. I don't even know what to say. I'll get a clarification on that just to make sure to the next reading. Yeah, but we'll get clarification on that. Okay. Okay. Um, the million plus forbade mitigation.
I assume you're putting that in there in the hopes that maybe somebody in the feds will decide we really don't need an SAB. I mean, right now we don't have anything to spend that money on. Is that correct? Or do we? The the the
1,20,000 Bayfront flood mitigation. It was part of the capital, one of the capital ordinances being put into the coffers, right? Or the uh the in the hopes that we'll have something to spend it on. Yeah. We're building it up. Yeah.
Okay. Okay. Yes. I just want to try and understand. And I was down to 14 today. Took my life in my hands going over the road. Baby, my god, that's a mess. Um but I understand why. Um because I wanted to look at the butterfly garden. I also wanted to look at the finished
shore stabilization project. Looks really nice. Did that all cost $75,000 for the Gambian baskets and the No, that's just what we set aside, but we may not spend that all. Yeah, Marty has the exact I don't have the
right off the amount. I don't remember the exact maybe 25 or something. It was in the 20s. Okay. Plus 23 23 700 I don't know. Okay. All right. There's a lot more buried underneath,
but it's buried. It goes It goes towards that walkway. Yeah. 25 30 ft back. The dirt's on top of it. It's a It's a big pyramid. It's It's It goes all the way back up 20 ft from from that edge and
the dirt was put back on top of it. Okay. It's not what you see where the rock is, right? Perfect. Under there. No, it looks so much better than the um Oh, yeah. That's good. Good. Thank you for your
clarification. I appreciate Thank you, Evie. Any other public comments? Yes. Uh Tom Tom Joseph, 704 South Bay View. Um, I had just a follow-up question on that million20,000 bond issue that that is
included in what is it? Ordinance 15. Um, when are we going to get a public readout on what the plan is for that money? I mean, I I
heard Mr. what Zarski is saying we shouldn't ask questions now because there'll be a public comment when it comes up for a second reading my experience is when the second reading rolls around the passage of it is already a done deal and and there's rarely anything other than is there a
public comment so I I I think that's kind of that may be the rules in this in this state or something but it don't make any sense to me but the bottom line is shouldn't we in the town who care about what we're doing about flood mitigation especially those of us that live on Bay View have some mechanism for
finding out what we're planning to spend a million dollars on. Is there a plan or are we just going to raise the money and hope for the best? But right now, I'm not hearing there's a plan. I haven't heard anything
that there's a plan. It has been so long since the last public meeting when all that was presented was two or three possible versions of part of a plan. I I I mean, we're raising a million dollars. We're going to spend the town's
money to take out those bond issues because bond issues aren't free. And it creates a debt on the town. And I just like to know what the plan is. And I think the rest of us in this town would like to know also. And I don't know how many times we have to ask for a series
of public meetings on a regular basis to find out what's being done until the problem is solved. So far, we're just talking to dead air. Thank you.
Any other uh public comments? Shirley, Shirley Crestle, 700 North Bay Avenue. First thing is, have we considered moving the Arts and Crafts show down by the Marina lawn and expanding it? I know one time I brought it up and I was told, well, the chief had already put in
plans, so it couldn't be changed. But I think it's time for a change. I think we need to expand it. Um, maybe Trio could do something to raise money as far as like providing hot dogs and hamburgers. The fire company could come sell their
shirts and mugs. Um, open it up more, have a band playing. But I would like to see it changed. I mean, some of us it's gotten old and there's change isn't always bad and let's open it up. I mean,
you could have scouts raising money. You could have anything. Kids for class trips, use our schools, but I'd like you to really consider moving it. And it gets brought up and it gets knocked down each time because it's too late to do it or oh no,
we've always had it there. But I'd like you to consider that. and see what can be done and expand it and include others, especially Triber who we all know is in trouble. Um, we also have an ordinance which I
brought up a year ago and was told I had to write down the addresses, but we have the ordinance about what's between the sidewalk in the curb. And for those of us that either have to push a handicapped child or the elderly in
wheelchairs or even baby strollers, some places it's very hard and you have to actually go out in the street. I have to take Abby in the street because I can't get through because I can't tell her to cover her face because she doesn't understand that. And I don't think it's
right. You put in an ordinance that that was to stop. Nothing gets done. Oceanfront G, H, and I all have doomgrass. G Street, you can't even see until you get out into the street. You passed an ordinance. Let
people know about this ordinance and do something about it. It's not fair. It's not fair to people even with little kids. And if you put in an ordinance, I think it needs to be followed up on. And again, I was told to write down addresses. Well, if need be, I will
drive up and down each street. And then perhaps letters can be given to the people or maybe taxpayers association could post it. I don't know. But I think it really needs to be followed up on. Silence were listening. Do you agree? I mean, that's what I want to know. Do you
agree or disagree with it? Yeah. I believe when you brought it up last year, you were told to bring it up to code enforcement and they would take action. That's what you have to do with the addresses. But I have to write down the addresses. Please drive. Got to let them know. Okay, let me ask this. Police
drive up and down streets all the time. It would be easy for them to note, I would think, on a piece of paper. Geon Ocean. There's not a whole lot, but the ones that are there are very intrusive. Okay. If if Friday closes and
I'm unemployed, then which I'm going to be, I think, then I will ride up down the streets and get the list. But I didn't think it was up to a resident to have to do your ordinance. But if that's what it takes, I will. Okay. Um, and street law, you
know, I was going to bring that up because I do it every time. I'd like to see it brought up in a work session so I could hear everybody's opinion on why we are saving the slot. It seems like it's done behind closed doors because people
bring it up. residents. A lot of residents want it sold, but yet they never discuss it. So, I would like to present perhaps you could put it on the work session so we can hear your reasons. Now, I heard you wanted to do
it as a parking lot. Have you figured out the cost of that? How much you would bring in? Probably not. But I did. If you park, just say you get a million for the lot, which is probably a fair price
right now, and you park 40 cars there, $2 an hour, 6 hours a day, filled every single day. That's
$480 a day. In the three months, if it's full every day for 6 hours, is $43,200. It will take over 23 years to make up what you get selling
the lot, not including the taxes the town will get. I think you need to discuss this more. Thank you. Any other public? Yes, sir. Thank you, council. Uh Joseph Gucci, 264
N Street. um bringing forward a long ongoing situation we have on our block at 267 end street. We have a owner there who has long several years had uh
violations including rodent infest infestation, structural maintenance, uh failure to maintain exterior walls, failure to keep exterior property clean. This has been since he has gotten all these
violations. When he does not show it, it's just postponed. Failure to appear, postponed. Postpone. I'm here asking you folks. How do we make this disappear? He needs to
be responsible for this. I have photos of what this property looks like. We have had Tyveck and shingles flying on our property for over 10 years now. Mhm. There has to be an answer to make this
progress forward that he either addresses these issues or he sells the property. He already has these violations from you folks which means you are aware of it. Then when he he does not appear in court, it's
postponed. The last one I believe was April. You postponed it to September. That doesn't seem fair to me. To me, if I was him, I would just never show up. It just keeps going on and on. So, I would like an answer what our next
step is to have him be responsible for this. I'm sure if it was next to one of your houses, it wouldn't go on. So, there must be a procedure. Nance, there must be a
procedure that we need to take. These are some of the neighbors. I have other neighbors who have also filed complaints. There must be a next step that we can take. So, I'm asking the council and the mayor, what is the next step we take
when someone doesn't appear? Thank you, Ch. Um, perhaps we'll get input from our attorney. Uh I you're referencing a municipal court, but there's also code violations also. Okay.
He has all those code violations as well. And your attorney has this information as well. And I don't know in terms of procedure what uh Steve might suggest in terms of research. I'll send a memo to the mayor
and council advising as to the options. Um It doesn't seem to me that it should our be our responsibility, which I'm willing to do, to hire an attorney to move this forward, but that becomes a financial
burden on us, which I don't think should be necessary. So, excuse me, sir. You're telling, have I heard you right, every time we we give the summons, he don't show up to court? Correct. I have a list here from state court of about 10, I'm
sorry, municipal court of about 10 violations, failure to appear. 10 violations. Yeah, there is a warrant, but it's a bench. Is it a bench warrant? So the police see all these I believe it. No, I believe it. I believe it. Two,
four, six, eight, 10, 11. 11 times you shot. 11 violations. 11 violations is not shown since 2023. And it's even the um like they shouldn't be living here, right? No one's living in their arms.
Yes. And it says structure unfit for human occupancy. We have birds flying in and out of this house. And I'm Joyce Pilitis 265 N Street. I'm right next door. Every day I see birds going in and out of the
roof. They're bringing materials. This has been going on for I've been there for three years, but it's been over 10 years. So, I can just imagine what kind of nests and stuff and it's got to be a fire hazard. Yeah. So, I'm really concerned about the safety of something
going on fire. Um, and also the his bulkhead is deteriorated where the neighbors on both sides is affecting our bulkheads. It's it's pretty bad. the bulkhead in into the behind the
home. So they share they have they share the bulkhead. So when he doesn't address his it's eroding which erodess on both sides of us both both neighbors on it's just about safety it's
I would imagine that if you're not appearing for these violations that someone should arrest him or whatever especially being in a house that says unfit for occupancy it's a long drawn out I've lived there
almost 30 years it's a long drawn out your name for the Uh Nancy Npalitano two, this my husband Nancy Npalitano 264 N Street. I've lived on that block for almost 30 years now. I mean full-time probably for about the last 10 years. Um
it's it's getting worse every day like how that thing is still standing. The steps are not finished. I had to come to the zoning back in the Gary Royer days, speak to him. Then it was co the courts were closed. There was always an excuse
when it was in zoning. Uh they the burrow had to hire a contractor to take down the scaffolding which was in front of the house for years because it was so deteriorated that I thought someone a pedestrian on the sidewalk dog walking in season is is is very popular. You
know, there's just a lot of action on the block and um I said that scaffold is rotting. It's going to fall and hit someone. So you guys hired or zoning hired a contractor paid him choice. Isn't there a lean00 $1,200 lean on on
the property to pay back the burrow? I don't know if it's interest free. We never paid without tax, you know, I don't know if it's leans or taxes or penalties, but no one gave me $1,200 years ago and and and and is not getting a dime interest on it. And then there's
so many there's so many stories that have gone on there. I mean it's just a matter just the the health concerns with the words. I'm sorry your name for the record. N me. No speaking I already did it. Oh thank you. Thank you. Sorry. You see you did your homework. Did you know
are you is he still paying the taxes on that? He does pay the taxility. Yes. He he pays the taxes. He inherited it from his grandfather. The history goes like this. It was it was the big what did the use mean right after standing uninhabitable like he had such damage
because they're on the southern I'm on the lagoon side of end street across directly across from this eyesaw Joyce lives next door on the open bulkhead side that faces Cape Court. So they got a lot of sandy damage. So the house was
listed as uninhabitable with a big U on the door. He moved immediately back in like pretty much camped in there without utilities or anything. Then I don't know if it's better or worse. I told him about the REM grants for full-time
owners. So he was able to get a REM grant. So there may be the state involved with him too. He basically started the REM grant, stole from the the the um the program and never finished his REM grant. Never got a CO.
moved out while the house was getting lifted and has moved back basically squatting in his own house. So yes, all of his utilities and taxes are paid up to date. The house was gifted to him through an inheritance, but it's really it's really gone on to safety. What if
it goes on fire? The wind that whips from the south could could light a whole block on there's there's no sheetrock in the I guess after Sandy that you could cut up to certain point. There's no sheetrock halfway up the walls, you know. So I'm like how's that how is that wiring? I mean was it ever replaced? Is
it that from the seawater damage was you know if it never got inspected you know the how you know sorry not disputing I'm not I just want to get the process here. We we have violated this guy. Is that
right? Correct. And every time he just doesn't show up for the court, correct? And so and I guess the judge they want to give him a subpoena. This is like immaterial. Let me hear. I want I don't I don't know the procedures. Our counselors don't do
they give a you show up for court, you get a subpoena. No, they just keep rescheduling it. But it's a misdemeanor. It's not a a legal like a criminal case. So there's not a warrant where they could track him down and pull him off. Like one time they said they don't know
where he lives. Find him. I go, he's home right now. He's off on Monday. He leaves work. I'm sorry. You're our borrow attorney. Yeah. Yes. If if a house says unfit for living or for occupancy,
I will get a memo to the mayor and counsel, go over the file, give them their options. There's two there's multiple avenues. One obviously is in municipal court. If there's pending summones, I do serve as the alternate conflict prosecutor. I'd be happy to
take a good look at this, maybe take it over if there's six or seven outstanding summones. There's also in our municipal code an avenue with regard to complaints and public hearings with regard to structures like this. If you remember, we did one way back when with Park Central. Um, so there is there is
avenues like that. I will give a memo to the mayor and council. They'll have to discuss it and advise me how they would like to proceed with this problem and we'll go forward in that fashion. Do you contact any of us or No, I I my my
my clients the mayor and counsel. So So when I give my advice to the mayor and counsel, we'll make a decision. Uh it's uh if it's litigation, that's usually an executive session, but I'm sure uh Miss Krum, the business administrator, will keep you apprised as to what action the
burrow intends to do going forward. She's our neighbor, too. Okay. I didn't know where she lives. She lives two doors away from Well, I'm sure she's familiar with it. So, I'll be discussing it. Thank you. Not a problem.
Thank you for bringing to our attention. Yeah, thank you all. Do we know whether or not the monies were paid back? Is that in the record? I Well, Mayor Judge Judge Peterson, not the judge. I'm used
to judge. Mayor, I'll I'll find out from the tax assessor if there's an actual lean um filed with the tax assessor on the property. Okay. So, so you've operated it and you have a copy of it or you know for sure. We have it's on the New Jersey um court.
It's listed. Well, there's a difference between a lean on the property with the tax assessor and money that may be owed to the municipal court. That's what that's not a lean. That's money owed to the municipal court. That I don't know. Yeah. So, I'm not so sure if there's a lean on the property as a result. It may be money owed to the municipal court for
restitution on doing the scaffolding. So, like I said, there's a lot of moving parts, but I'm happy to take a good look and give a memo. We'll go from there. Thank you for bringing our attention. Thank you, John. Thank you, ma'am. Any other public comments? Yes, Mike.
Uh, Mikeino, 59th Avenue. Uh, I got to I better read this first because otherwise it's going to disappear. Uh this from the environmental committee. Uh we will be uh purchasing plants for the gardens at Dell's on Friday, May 16th. Planting will take
place on Monday, May 19th at 2 p.m. Meeting at the butterfly garden. If you are available to help at least an hour or two, please let me know. That was to the environmental comm. But if any of you feel like doing some planting, you're welcome to come dig a little
dirt, put in a nice little plant. Okay, so that's that. Uh the second thing is uh how many active wells do we have pumping now? How many what how many wells? Two. Two. All right. But one of them's got to be
shut down, right? Well, we have more than two active wells. We can't use them all at the same time. We have three active wells. Hi, council. I I don't understand what uh active means. If it's not pumping, how is it
active? Backup. We went there backups. We have backup wells. We we went through this extensively. You can only run one well at a time in certain in the same location. We have a backup well near another well. So, we have three active
functioning wells. to answer your question, we can only use two two at the same time. Okay. Because that's why I was wondering about the $150,000 for rehabilitation of wells and I was wondering why this is a pretty high fee
for if there's only one or two wells pumping, but if uh I don't know what the rehabilitation involves. Uh can anybody tell me? I don't expect you to know everything. So what's involved? I don't have itemized. We do the the sleeving is
checked, the pumps are checked, there's maintenance, regular ongoing maintenance with each well. So, this may be every year. It's not every year. No, I can get it I can get that itemized for you and bring that to my my
committee report um possibly at the next meeting. We really appreciate that. Thanks. Uh the other thing is the uh a similar type of question about the uh $250,000 breakwater improvement. Uh is
this something that has occurred suddenly or is this been a ongoing deterioration that has to be addressed? Ongoing deterioration. Yeah. And that Yeah. So this isn't something that we again would expect to see every year or anything. Oh god. No. Okay. All right.
Good. Thanks. Thank you, Mike. Any other public comments? Joe. Hey, Joe. Joe to recreation department. When you're done planting on Monday, if you want to go to uh Central Regional's having songs and sweets, uh for really for our seniors, but
anybody's welcome, we need 10 people to sign up at the minimum to get a bus. Um it's at 6:30 reception for some desserts at Central Regional High School. Berkeley Township celebrating their 150th anniversary. This is kind of part of that. So, um, you know, it' be nice if we had some residents come by. We, you know, they helped us out with our
125th anniversary. So, it' be cool to get some people out. Um, they're doing desserts and then the choir is going to be singing some songs. So, at 6:30 reception for sweets, 7:00 show, the bus will be leaving Monday. What time is the bus? 5:30, but we need 10 people to sign
up minimum to get the uh bus. So, so bus from seaside from the community center. Yep. From the community center. And we need 10 people. So do some planting, go get some dessert, go get a show, but we're good. Thank you. Thank you. I know. I didn't I
didn't know. So here we are. Any other public comments? Hearing none, I'd entertain a motion for adjournment. Motion by council member Craft, second by council member uh call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council
member Ammobile. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Yes. Council member. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved. Thank everyone for coming out.