--------- to do. >> This is a work session of the mayor and burough council of the burough seaside park county votion state of New Jersey held on Thursday February 19th 2026 advertised for 7 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 excuse to the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 2nd 2026. Notice of meeting the governing body also has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and the office of the municipal clerk. Roll call.
>> Council member Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Craft >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council member Toe >> here. >> Council President Wil >> here. >> Mayor Peterson >> here. >> Thank you. And the major topic on this work session
as advertised in uh is the public hearing on the Green Acres program application for the J Street Marina Ree construction project. And who shall I turn the floor? A lot of knowledgeable people sitting at the table that have put in a lot of work on this particular
project. Turn to Bill. Now Bill was uh our marina John Bill Craft. Councilman Craftton certainly knows that Marina backwards and forwards as well and we welcome this evening also Ditenhopper of
our engineering firm RBE. So Councilman Sure. >> Well, this is a project that we uh are starting out on and again for the total reconstruction of our marina on J Street. Um,
this has been something that we've been looking to do actually for a few years and as time goes on, things keep deteriorating. So, it's time that we uh bit the bullet and took on the entire project. Uh, it's not being limited to
any one aspect of the marina. It's doing a total revamp of the entire thing. electric water, uh, elevation, uh, drainage, everything you could possibly think of, we're trying to take into account. Um, I guess with that, and the
number, uh, is roughly, uh, $5.7 million and again, it's being paid for out of the marina utility. So all the people that have those including myself, you know, we uh we
basically are ending up voting the bill and not the taxpayers. >> Okay, with that, I'll turn it over to Troy Denhawker. >> Thank you, Councilman. So to give you all a brief overview of the scope of work for this project. Uh the proposed improvements include the removal and
replacement of 2,300 linear feet of bulkhead. Uh the new bulkhead will be set to an elevation of 5.0. Uh fingerprint replacement, the replacement of approx approximately 750 timber pilings. Uh 4 foot wide boardwalk with composite decking around the perimeter
of the boat slips. Uh replacement of all dockside power pedestals. Marina electrical improvements. Shielded lighting and light poles to improve safety. Replacement of the dockside pumpout system. Uh water service replacement to all the boat slips and the bathroom facilities.
uh improved slip signage for all the uh numbers of slips and that sort of thing. Uh and last would be the grading grading and drainage improvements. Please note that on the north side of the marine property near the homes on K Street, we're going to um install various inlets
as needed to make sure that no water uh from the elevation of the marina ends up in the backyards of those homes. We do not have topographic survey yet of that area, but we're working on that now. So, if you look at the conceptual plan, it's just uh it's just that it's a conceptual
plan and nothing's finalized and um it will be a couple months until we have a final plan established for that area. Um and then one other thing that I have to mention during the hearing is uh an environ environmental impact assessment was performed on the site. It was found that there are very limited
environmental impacts anticipated to any natural resources, wildlife, vegetation, historic or archaeological resources. All short-term impacts associated with this project will be temporary and contained within the marina. There is an
anticipated increase in recreational and overall use of the marine marina associated with this project due to the improvements to the structures and facilities on the site. We do not anticipate any mitigation will be needed as a result of the proposed improvements. However, turbinity barriers and other meth methods will be
used to limit disturbance within the marina construction. uh due to the fact that there is an existing site and most of the improvements are being reconstructed kind of in kind there are no alternatives proposed uh in our application to green acres and uh there
are four four permits required for this project. uh first being an NJD CAFER permit, second being an NJD waterfront development permit, third being an Ocean County soil erosion and sediment control permit, and last being a nationwide
general permit from the Army Corpse of Engineers. And uh if anyone is see interested in seeing uh the concept plan showing the proposed changes, a cost estimate or a copy of the environmental impact assessment, that can all be found online at uh seaside parknj.org.
So, if you want to take a closer look after the meeting and uh see it for yourself. I know this is a little small for you all, but you're welcome to come up after the hearing and take a look. Um, but that's all I have. Mayor, if you'd like to open the meeting for public comment. >> Thank you, George. Anything first from the council at this point?
>> Well, I guess we didn't touch on the grant opportunities you've been looking into. >> Sure. So, um, Seaside Park is eligible for up to $700,000 through the, uh, Green Acres program. Uh there's a you're eligible for up to 25% of the project
cost up to $700,000. And since this project is a $5.7 million estimated cost, uh we're eligible for that full $700,000. Uh the Burough of Seaside Park is also researching other opportunities for grant funding for this project through
the NJ DO. Um, so we're hoping that we can find some additional funding to help alleviate the cost to the furrow and slip holders. Um, and other than that, I think that pretty much covers everything. >> Yeah. How much uh might that be available through the NJ dot?
>> So through the NJ DOT boating in infrastructure grant program, uh, the bureau is eligible for up to $2 million of grant funding. Uh however those funds need to be used for anything related to transient slips whereas it could be a facility maybe a bathroom improvements,
lighting improvements, the slips themselves. Um basically anything that a transient boater would use or need when uh being at the marina. So >> transient meaning someone who's not a marina like someone who's just coming in
and swim. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. >> Have councilman. Thank you. How many slips do we allocate for transient? >> Right now we have two. >> Uh they're capable of handling 50 foot
boats. >> Anything else from the council at this time? >> I I just have a little housekeeping, mayor. Um because I know many people are here tonight that aren't normally at uh council meetings. So I just want to let everyone know that um obviously everyone's free to speak but there is a
5m minute time limit. Um so just ask you to keep your comments to to u 5 minutes or less and also our marina manager John Clea is here and perhaps uh you know he may be able to answer some questions as well. >> Thank you K. >> Okay.
>> Anything else from the council hearing? None. We'll go into the audience for any public comments or questions uh submitted. And this is the public hearing as to the Green Acres program application to meet their requirements for the J Street Marina Reconstruction
Project. If anyone has any, they could give their name and addresses to the mic. Yes. And um into the mic. Sorry. >> My name is Ann Conley Mitchell and I'm also representing my husband Mark
Fitchell and we live at 127K Street and I have some comments if I could. >> Of course. >> Okay. My husband and I live at 127 K Street. The northeastern part of the Seaside Park Marina abuts the back of our property on K Street. The portion of the marina property near our home is
generally generally used for storage of skis, jet skis, and boats on trailers in the winter and empty trailers in the summer. This section of the marina property slopes downward from the clamshell covered road to our property line. As such, whenever it rains
heavily, a lot of storm water runs downward towards our property, causing flooding in our backyard. This flooding condition some sometimes lasts for several days. This also occurs on the properties of our neighbors along our side of K Street. I'm bringing this problem to your attention due to the
work currently being done on the marina property that we understand is going to raise portions of the marina to reduce bayside flooding in the future. We ask you to consider what effect the planned activity in the marina will have on the already existing problem of heavy rains flooding our backyard properties. We're
concerned that raising the marina property will exacerbate the storm water flooding of our properties. We also understand that K Street itself is scheduled for some work to raise the street level to alleviate Bayside flooding. Therefore, we have an additional concern. If the marina area
is lifted and the K Street is also lifted, storm water flooding on our property and those of our neighbors will get even worse. Hopefully, the plans for the marina and K Street have taken this into account so there will be not there will not be a problem with increased
flooding flooding on our properties. However, we're not sure this situation has been recognized and taken into account in the proposed work at the Marina and K Street. Thank you for the opportunity to present our concerns. Now, it was mentioned that I think you've already noticed this problem.
>> Yes, absolutely. >> Okay. Well, that's nice. And I have no idea what the answer is, but um feel free to contact us or come visit our properties or whatever. >> Absolutely. >> We're happy to give you whatever input we have. Thank you.
>> Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Once the final plans are available, you'll be able to see exactly what >> Okay, cool. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Yes, Edie. >> 8048 11th Avenue. Just a quick question.
Is the cost of the engineers and the grant writing is all of that going to come from the marina? >> Thank you. Any other public questions, comments? Two.
Yes, sir. My name is Mark Schultz. I'm co-owner of 133 K Street. My siblings. Uh we have similar situation as an just mentioned before. A lot of flooding in our backyard. Um concerned how this is
working with the K Street project. Uh because on plans for that, I was told that water will be traveling between our house and 131 to get towards K Street to get to the sewer and eventually to the pump house.
Um just making sure all of that is taken into consideration while doing this. Um and I believe Bay Avenue is also having work done. Is that being considered as part of this too? I know that's kind of
the south end. I don't know what's being done there, but since I walk that way frequently, frequently have to walk through puddles while going that way. So, just to make sure that's taken into account as well. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, sir. What about is there obviously there's coordination between the two projects? >> Absolutely. Between the K Street roadway improvements project and the marina project. Um, you know, we don't have topographic survey of the marina yet,
but uh the both the designs will be coordinated together to make sure that uh it benefits, you know, the nearby homeowners as well as all the residents of the burrow. And uh, you know, we're going to do everything we can in our power to minimize flooding. And part of this project is to improve the flooding
that the homeowners experience on the north side of the property on K Street. So, we're hoping we could take care of all your issues. >> Thank you. Yes, Nelson 22 M Street. >> Two questions that I have. Is there is
there a well located on any of the property you're dealing with? >> A well located over there in the boatyard or anything? >> There were some older ones. I think they've all been capped and I'm not sure. John, you might be able to answer
that. the uh most of the uh wells that were in the property were to remediate uh pollution from the old fuel tanks that were on the property years ago and we've just completed that uh remediation
about a year year and a half ago. Uh so that's totally complete the sense of the state accepted uh that uh project and has deemed it uh complete. There is an old well I think that is I don't know
if you been familiar with the marina where the wind sock is uh at the entrance of the marina I believe there is an old well situated there uh that may still be a hole in the ground but
I'm not too too sure about that it's been covered with uh dirt and all but uh that's that's been something that's been there for as long well before I was even involved with Maria. I don't know what the impact of that would be if it would
have any impact at all. >> It's basically outside the marina itself. >> It's on it's on the marina law that that well was to provide water for the swimming pool that was there. >> That was for the swim.
>> It was a town there was a privately owned pool there. not going to be an issue then it will. Okay. Second question and John might have partially answered it. Any extra pollution still existing on that property that's going to have to be dealt with? >> No. >> No. Because there was a remediation done
about a year and a half. So I'll finish that. >> Thank you. >> Any other uh public comments or questions on the project hearing? None. Yes. Chuck >> Chuck Apple 215 10th Avenue. Um I have a slip there for the last several years.
Um the uh the shells, the welk shells that they use and everything like that. My observation has been that that was always something that was an environmental thing. Every photo was a good thing, but the compaction over time has caused you know drainage issues
itself. Um the construction of it is just placed and we just got a few more loads in I just saw to spread out more. So every year another you know 40 50 yards of shells are just placed. They get crushed and it gets compacted. It it gets pulverized and it becomes like
concrete. Uh I know where my slip is when it would rain it would just puddle up and be really bad there. the drainage is very bad partly I think from the shelves and that if there's a proper design for the shells where there's a substrat of stone or something which
adds cost but uh that would uh have a subsurface drainage that would better manage the water and also the drains that are in the north area which you're talking about we put the trailers there and everything so
if you put any type swale there or anything that could affect the parking of the trailers. So having a subsurface type thing, so you still have a flat or you just have stone that you put the trailers over. Um trailer tires aren't a big problem for that. That might be better because then you could have a
French grain drainage system there. Square would probably be better. Um, I'm I'm worried the new electrical system if there's some technology to uh make sure we monitor straight currents so they don't adversely impact the boats. A lot
of times corrosion happens on the vessels and it's from straight currents from the electrical system, but they have monitoring systems that you can check for that. So, make sure that we do that. And the other thing that there was a light industrial building there, so I'm
sure the environmental assessment took that in consider to consideration years ago. It's a metal shop and stuff like that. So hopefully there's nothing left over from that. There was no assessment done when they got rid of that. It was before a lot of those regulations. And
there's also the big pile of dredge spoils from the yacht club. So there's hundreds of yards of dredge spoils located in the southwest horn that aren't natural. They were dumped there. They the town allowed them to put
them there as a cost savings thing for the yacht club so they didn't have to dispose of it over at the landfill. I think we should try to get some grant money to try to clean that up and put it back. and that the grant money for the pumpout station should be separate and
distinct. So if the pumpout station costs 25 grand, might not be a lot, but that might have its own separate grant you get for clean water county. >> We've already applied for that. We applied for that in October. >> All right. Thanks a lot.
>> Thank you, Chuck. Any other public comments or questions on the hearing as to the application? Hearing none, I would close the upbook hearing and related there to on the agenda while we
have Troy here this evening. Uh we have a resolution and it is resolution 226 114 on the agenda uh this evening. And I
know there was one modification that was a result of a communication that just came from the uh DP I believe this today was it or yes today that necessitated a change in the originally memorialized
and distributed resolution. So maybe I'll turn the floor over momentarily uh to Troy can explain the background and the D uh belatedly but at least they did respond but yes that necessity.
>> Thank you mayor. On resolution 2026-114, item number two, it says the applicant agrees to provide its matching share to the greenacres funding request if a match is required in the amount of 5,55,630.
The uh previous um resolution that was distributed >> 2,100 >> yes is uh 2.1 million, right? Y >> and the reason for that is uh we had submitted this resolution in draft form to Green Acres for them to review and
approve uh early last week and they had just got back to us around 4:30 today. So unfortunately we weren't able to make the revisions in time um until you know right before this meeting but the reason it was originally 2.1 million is because
uh the bureau is eligible for a 25% uh cost share meaning green acres the green acres program will uh provide a grant for 25% of the amount. So originally it had said 2.1 million being you know uh
700,000 * 3 would be the 75% cost share that the burrow is responsible for but the representative from Green Acres had asked us to revise it to the total amount meaning the $5.7 million total cost of the project subtracting the
$700,000 grant amount. So that's the only uh reason for that revision there. And um if anyone has any questions, I hope I can answer >> questions from council members on Tro's presentation that is uh on the regular
meeting agenda to be looked at, reviewed, and acted upon later uh this evening. So we thank you, Troy, for all your work. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, everyone. >> I'll send this to you. >> All right. Thank you very much.
>> Thanks. And I'll leave that plan here for you guys. If anybody wants to take a look at it after the meeting, please feel free to do so and you guys can hold on to it for >> very good. Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Thank you everyone. >> Thank you. Next work session uh item uh we've talked about in the past and actually
over the last year that came about with some discussion with Adam Termolan who's employed by the Seaside Heights business district and former resident Seaside Park resident I think South Seaside Park
at present but certainly well familiar with our town as well as Seaside Heights And I know the recreation uh committee of the our town has dug into this done some research and work as well. And what
it is is a uh event which is similar but not as on a such a grand scale as the tugofwar fundraising event for various charities which has taken place for some period of time between Manisquan and Point Pleasant Beach. And they actually
have a tugof-war uh whereby the rope that goes over the inlet >> sh you know stop traffic for the like. So this is a mini version with the uh proceeds to benefit the tribal first aid
squad, the seaside park fire company, the seaside heights fire company uh and various I know they have heats and various teams in Manask on Point Beach. They have the high school football teams, the various clubs in the town, uh
fire department, public works, everything's kind of fair game, but uh this would be the first call the first annual event and uh hopefully it will would grow uh as we move on the future. But I know our uh recreation committee
has their uh thoughts and I think they had some enthusiastic comments on this topic too. And uh there's a a generic resolution on the this evening's agenda to approve us moving ahead. And I think
what's contemplated is the two fire companies have have teams and maybe uh look for some other uh teams in the towns that could be >> I don't know if the uh mayor and council are allowed to participate with one of
the team maybe the public works or somebody that's in better shape than can actually >> tear the line or whatever you do. I don't know. I was just say that, you know, the proposed date was Friday, May 22nd, like, you know, kicking off the
summer. Um, I think what we'd want to do, assuming that the full council supports the idea of it, is have to work through the actual logistics and, you know, who would actually participate. I know I casually reached out to Tommy King as the president of the PBA. He
said he thought they'd be excited about it. I did reach out to Dennis Vincent also, you know, unofficially saying, "Hey, is this something you'd be interested in?" He wants to also talk about how would that work? How does the fundraising work? How do we get what split goes to which departments? You know, everybody always has their
detailed questions, but um love to do. >> Yeah, the lifeguard would probably love to do it. I know we had talked about that. So, I think it's a you know, it sounds like a fun idea and we're always looking for ways to help, >> you know, fund our emergency services workers and support them. So, I think it could be a fun activity
>> and it kicks off Memorial Day weekend which is nice on a Friday. >> Um, it's super. I think it's really cool to do. Yes. Really? >> And I I don't know where we've talked about various locations where he would envision the rope or something.
>> Yeah. I don't think he said that any correspondence. I think he's just looking to say we want to do it. So they need to know that we're either in or we're out >> and then we can figure out, you know, whatever it >> between the north and south side of the marina and everybody gets pulled in.
>> Oh jeez. >> It's a good idea. >> Yeah, that's okay. >> I don't think he was contemplating that as an option. But it's a similar issue. I know the historical society is talking about some
events with the two towns as well as the uh ceramic tiles, the school children and and being involved. At least one of the locations will entail some necessity of cooperation of the private land owner
owns the beach area there. So I I don't have any reason to believe that they wouldn't be opposed, but it's pre-season, but it is the kickoff of the summer. So that uh representative would have to be involved at some point. >> Yeah. The only other thing to add from
that was that he has already reached out to like Jersey Mike's, which is a great fundraising organization. They always bring in a lot of money. So that was one of the things and I guess we could figure out who else or how else we want to do it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. And I guess the those that are involved
in the Point Pleasant Beach in Mascan already we're not reinventing the wheel totally. They they've got a big scale one going. So anyone on the council that hasn't been in have their input heard in this
preliminary stage. It's on the agenda tonight to move ahead with it. And I think Adam would actually come to one of our upcoming meetings about around ideas, proposals, our input, the fire company, first aid, uh, both fire
companies and get everybody's thoughts, how it would work to maximize the benefit, the fund, and the fundraising. >> So, that'd be nice. >> Okay. Anything else from any council member for work
session items? Hearing none, I'll go into the audience. If there are any public comments on the work session items, if anyone has them, if they could give their name and address into the record, any comments on work session
hearing none, I would close the public portion on the work session. I'd entertain a motion uh to adjourn the work session, take a brief moment, and then move right into the regular meeting. >> Make that motion. >> Motion by council member Condos. Second, second by council member Rotunda. Roll
call, please. >> Council member Condos, >> yes. >> Council member Otanda, >> yes. >> Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member Craft, >> yes. >> Council member Tote, >> yes. >> Council President Wil, yes. Motion approved. >> Take a brief moment, then begin the
meeting. Part: 2
This is a regular meeting of the mayor and burough council of the board of Seaside Park County Bion state of New Jersey held on Thursday February 19th 2026 advertised to begin at the conclusion of the work session meeting which has ended moments ago pursuant to
the provisions of New Jerseys open public meetings act. Adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of the meeting for publication in the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 2nd 2026. Notice of the meeting of the governing
body has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the municipal clerk. Roll call. >> Council member Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Craft >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council member to >> here.
>> Council President >> here. >> Mayor Pearson >> here. >> Thank you. >> Let us all now stand together for a moment of silence to be followed by our 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. >> First item on the agenda is request for approval of the minutes of the February 5th, 2026 work session, the February
5th, 2026 regular meeting. Any comments from council a motion? >> A late motion. Motion by council president woke. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes.
>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> I abstain. Was not present. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member to >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is request for approval of the
special meeting minutes February 12th, 2026 at closed executive session. Is there a motion? >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by council member Tote. >> Second. >> Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes.
>> Council member condos. >> Yes. But I was only there for a portion of it that you sent me. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Motion approve.
>> Next are the ordinances. is final reading and adoption of ordinance 22605 amending chapter 1852 of the code code of the B of Seaside Park entitled fees.
Any background any summary uh referencing same this is um mayor this is for um the electrical piece for the uh construction department. solar for solar and it's all listed for disconnect
panels and micro inverters. We were audited by the DCA and they found that we we had we were charging the same thing twice. So they are mandating us to remove one of those fees. >> Very good. Anything else from council?
If not, we'll go into the audiences. This is final reading hearing for adoption ordinance 22605 amending chapter 1852 of the code. If there's anyone has any comments, if they could give their name and address into the record hearing none, I'll close the public
portion and I'd entertain a motion. >> I'll make that motion. Mayor >> motion by council president Wil. >> Second by council member to roll call. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member to >> Yes. >> Council member Convos. Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes.
>> Council member Kra. >> Yes. >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is final reading and adoption ordinance 22606 amending chapter 350 of the code of Seaside Park entitled property
maintenance. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> This is for the um placement of uh portable toilets porties. The ordinance covers the placement location and uh necessity for it only for
properties that are under construction that do not have a bathroom facility. It's not for someone who's going to be remodeling their house with a decor in a minor construction. It'd be only for properties that under construction with no bathroom
facilities. >> Very good. And uh I think we commented back at the time of the reading or the first uh first reading rather. It's really only a very small minority of those that don't do it by the book already. And you look around if there's an empty lot they're waiting
construction. I've see two sites where there's already on site at Port John but uh there were a few apparently that haven't taken that step. Anything further from council? If not, we'll go into the audience. Fun reading
adoption ordinance 22606. If anyone has a comment, if they could get their name and address into the record. Yes. Um, okay. Hering 21 I Street. Um, I noticed it says 15 ft from all curb lines.
doesn't make any mention about distance from neighboring houses or to the actual house >> in terms of setbacks where or location. >> It's not it's it's not mentioned in here. >> Yeah.
>> So they could put it right on the property line. >> Yes. >> I know. Certainly something we can look at. >> It's not it's it's covered under to minimize adverse aesthetic
conditions. It can't face the street or any neighboring property. >> Well, you're just saying it can't face the neighboring property. It doesn't say that it the distance from the neighboring property. >> Well, it must be 15 ft.
Curb. Oh, curved lines. It's not >> says curb line. >> Curb line. Yeah. >> Any old check box? >> Nothing about distance from neighboring properties. >> Speaking of the neighboring property set
>> said we could do the side. >> I made my neighbor move his port. I told her to do it if I like it on my truck anyway. >> Yeah, generally they're always very workable, but that's if you ask slide it over. It's not it's not mounted to anything. I mean, we literally push it
put it somewhere else, >> right? >> It's a good point. >> It's it's not a permanent structure. >> Well, part of the issue may entail when you have the construction itself, it's to be constructed within the setback. So
if you have the port of John while you're doing your framing, your foundations and all, you couldn't have it located on the site where the actual construction's going to. So you have a kind of a catch 22, but obviously courtesy and consideration of a neighbor
should be first and foremost. That's certainly something I think we can look further into, but a a changing component at this juncture would would be no >> it's substantive, but I think it's worth
examining what's in place. It's actually in the code in the uh it's not in the construction code. So could look and see what other towns if they've modified it in any way. But the this this is the model ordinance from that was >> it comes from the state. It's gone in
all all the other towns too. So >> Okay. >> Any other Yes, Chuck. >> Chuck Applebee 215 1000. I'm a little torn on this one. Um the uh between my wife and myself. So my wife her bladder
is pretty weak. So we go around town all the time and >> she's going to be so happy you said that. adage, right? We're always looking for them to use, >> but for me, I've observed many people pulling over and going and using them after hours, weekends.
>> Yes, I agree. >> So, I I would recommend they be locked. There's there are locks that you can put on these. They're all Everyone has it. there's a little that the owner of it and I really don't think that the person using it, you know, paying for it, wants
people on their property to go and use these for the junk. So, my recommendation would be that if if they're not open for business, you know, doing construction or whatever, that they be locked when there's nobody on site. Uh because I I do find people drive and
they park near houses along the bay and then they'll go use it. >> I've seen people run on the boardwalk, get off, go to port and go back and correct. >> Yeah, that was my wife. No. Patty. >> What I what I would recommend is they be
locked when they're not under normal hours like for >> just that's an attractive nuisance in a lot. >> Thank you, Chuck. So I have two things to look into. >> Yeah. Any thing any other public comment? Second reading. If not, I'll
close the public portion and entertain a motion from council. >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by council president Wilk. >> I'll second. Second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council president Wilk. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos.
>> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Otan. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. Motion. >> Next is final reading adoption bond ordinance 22607 amending ordinances number 22520 of the bill finally adopted
September 4th 2025 providing for the replacement of the stormwater system in a portion of K Street and appropriating $1,300,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $1,300,000 in bonds or notes of the burough seaside
park to finance the cost thereof. Any comments from >> I have a comment there. The uh the bids received they were above the engineers estimate. So this bond ordinance needs to be increased the original one from 2025.
So it needs to be increased by $425,000 in order to meet the 1.3 million for the K Street Road project improvement project. >> Thank you Bill. Anything else from councel?
>> If not, we'll go into the audience. This is final uh reading and adoption bond ordinance 2267. Any comments from public hearing? None. I would close the public portion and entertain a motion from council. >> Motion.
>> Motion by council member Tote. >> Second. >> Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member Otanda, >> yes. >> Council President B.
>> Yes. Motion. The next uh along with E DNE are related to all of the work that had been completed uh through our planner through the planning board and its professionals
and also uh special counsel, the office of Jean Tipriani uh and Robin Labou. And this is first reading introduction ordinance 22608 amending chapter 200 entitled
development regulations to create a residential and cruisery overlay zone. And this uh by way of summary uh has come about uh with virtually from what I
understand every town in the state was named by suits filed by one particular nonprofit organization. Uh and that quickly became issues whereby there were a minority less than 100 of the towns
that had serious concerns which are being litigated on a different track with more discovery hearings and the like. And uh we are not on that track. We're in some of the courthouse uh lingo or whatever. We're on the uh good guy
list, if that's the right term, of those towns that are uh on a track to be in full compliance uh with the affordable housing uh mandates from the state of New Jersey. Uh this is scheduled to be
uh there's a strict schedule to be uh completed by the end of March and we are on track to do that uh with the passage or introduction rather of these ordinances. They are then referred to the planning board. And this is one of
the topics of discussion for the planning board meeting this Monday evening, February 23rd, uh where the our planner will be in attendance uh along with the board members and uh going
further into this particular uh issue and giving back recommendations. Albeit in this case uh the planning board has been integral to the process all along. So I don't know if anyone else has any comments uh at this juncture. This is a
first reading. If not uh is there a motion for first reading introduction 22608. >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by council president Wilk. >> Second. >> Second by council member Condos. Roll call. >> Council president Wilk.
>> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member Crack, >> yes. >> Council member Rotunda, >> yes. >> Council member Tob, >> yes. >> Motion approved. >> And related there too, and this goes back to uh explanation previously when
this was discussed by the council with uh Kendra's assistance. This is first reading and introduction ordinance 22609 establishing affordable housing and development fees. Any comments from council on that first reading? If not, is there a motion?
>> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Council President Wilk. >> I'll second. >> Second by Council Member Connor. Roll call. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda.
>> Yes. >> Council member Tilly. >> Yes. >> And F is first reading and introduction. It's a bond ordinance as well. 22610. That's an ordinance of the board of Seaside Park in the county motion
providing for improvements to parking lots one, two, and three and appropriating $2,800,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of two $2,800,000 in bonds or notes of the Seaside Park to
finance the cost thereof. Any comments or input at this juncture of the process? this >> the only comment that the five normal 5% down payment is not
required for this >> and anything else from council if not is there a motion for first meeting >> I'll make the motion >> motion by council member Connor >> I'll second >> second by council member to roll call >> council member Connor
>> yes >> council member To >> Yes. >> Council member Condos, >> yes. >> Council member Crack, >> yes. >> Council member Rotunda, >> yes. >> Council President V. >> Yes. >> Motion. >> And the next on the added agenda as per
discussion with special counsel entails uh several ordinances. It's uh ordinance 226 111 12 13
14 and 15 16 and 17. And what these first reading ordinances entail uh again are recommendations through the planner, through special counsel and as per
discussion that has uh occurred uh in particular at the two public information sessions which uh had been hosted by our special attorney as well as the planner concerning the issue posed by the
petition of the resident. taxpayers group in South Seasside Park for the annexation uh process as per the recommendation of the planner and the attorney. uh if when a vote takes place by the
bill of Seaside Park concerning the annexation, if it there is an affirmative vote uh at the conclusion of that vote and that meeting after publication of the ordinance that would
entail the area in South Seaside Park immediately becoming part of Seaside Park and if there is no zoning in place there would be no zoning in place and as such this is the most conservative
reasonable recommendation from the planners. Uh this too will be going to the planning board for input recommendations their review and consideration. These uh ordinances all adopt the current zoning ordinances
which exist in South Seaside Park. Some of those ordinances uh are consistent in many ways with the Burough Seaside Park zoning ordinances. Some are not. Uh and as such the planner's recommendation
with special counsel is obviously the homeowners in South Seaside Park have been subjected and living with those zoning ordinances for a considerable period of time. And the recommendation is this is the most conservative, least
costly way to put in place zoning which if there were an affirmative vote could be looked at, reviewed and modified uh in the months thereafter, if not years thereafter and as such there would be no
change uh again if there is an affirmative vote. And these are introductions of the number first reading of ordinances. The second uh reading of the ordinances would be March 30th.
So first on the list is question >> is introduction ordinance 22611 amending chapter 200 article 7 zoning provisions to include beachfront residential zone. Anything further from
council or if not is there a motion? just that that one is, you know, we were saying consider it like that midway beach section. It's typically referred to as that beachfront residential zone.
>> Anything else from council? Or if not, is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by council president Wil. >> Second. >> Second by council member Condos. Roll call. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor.
>> Yes. Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotenda. >> Yes. >> Council member T. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is first reading introduction ordinance 22612 amending chapter 200 article 2 the zoning provisions to
include a zone resort commercial zone. Any comments from council or if not a motion. >> I'll make motion. Mayor >> motion by council president Wilk. >> Second. Second by council member condos. Roll call.
>> Council president Wils. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Otenda. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is first reading introduction
ordinance 22613 amending chapter 200 article 7 zoning provisions to include residential 50 and residential 31.5 zones. Any comments or if not a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Council President Wilk.
>> I'll second. >> Second by Council Member Connor. Roll call. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Krat. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes.
>> Motion approved. Next is first reading and introduction ordinance 22614 amending chapter 200 article number numeral 7 zoning provisions to include zone beachfront conservation zone.
Any comments from council or if not I motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by council member to second it. >> Second by council president Wilks. >> Council member to >> yes. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. Yes.
>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Crack. >> Yes. >> Council member. >> Yes. >> Next is first reading and introduction ordinance 22615 amending chapter 200 article 7 zoning provisions to include
residential four family south zone. Any comments or if not a motion? >> Make the motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. I'll second. Second by council president Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Craft.
>> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council to >> Yes. >> Next. First reading introduction ordinance 22616
amending chapter 200 article 7 zoning provisions to include neighborhood business zoning. Any comments or if not a motion? >> Motion by council member Condos. Second >> by council member Connor. >> Yes.
>> Roll call. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member to >> Yes. >> Council President B. >> Yes. Motion approve.
And the last is first reading and introduction ordinance 22617 amending chapter 200 article 7 zoning provisions to include residential townhouse townhouse zone. Is there a comment or a motion?
>> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by council member Connor. >> I'll second. >> Second by council president Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rundae. >> Yes.
>> Council member Toad. >> Yes. >> Musher approve. >> And that concludes the ordinances. Next on the agenda are authorizations. There is one Fedri and Aexia Research Alliance
Walk. Dated date rather Saturday May 9th 2026. Time 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Location boardwalk J Street to Porter Avenue. Any questions from comments from council or if not a motion.
>> Make a motion. >> Motion by council president Wil. >> Second. >> Second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council president Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes.
>> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Toad. >> Yes. Motion approved. >> Next are payment of claims 226110 approving payment of itemized claims as set forth on the check registry bill list for the period February 6, 2026 to
February 19th, 2026. Any questions, comments from council? If not, a motion. >> Make a motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. I'll >> second. >> Second by council member tote. Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member to
>> Yes. Council member Condos, >> yes. >> Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> And next are the resolutions, which I will read in summary fashion.
22611 authorizing raffle license applications. to 26112 authorizing a 2026 bingo license application. 113 authorizing an agreement with Jersey Central Power and
Light Company for installation of electric distribution facilities for the 14th Avenue pump station project number 114. Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres Program Enabling Resolution as per the discussion at the
work session 115 authorizing the approval of a grant application and execution of loan and grant contracts with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for Bayfront Stormwater Improvement Projects. 116 awarding a contract to AC Schulty's Inc.
for well number eight rehabilitation. on 17 confirming the appointment of a member of the Seaside Park Environmental Advisory Committee. 118 authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract to
R. Kmer and Sun Marine Contractors LLC for marine marina piling and bulkhead repairs. 119 Appointing of an account clerk, payroll clerk. 120, the appointment of a recreation
leader. 121, authorizing the B of Seaside Park to participate in the Seaside Heights versus Seaside Park tugofwar fundraising charity event as per the work session discussion and prior meetings of the
committee. 122 awarding Gary Kubak and Suns Electric Inc. a contract to install new amp service at 215 Southwest Central Avenue under Ocean County Cooperative Pricing Contract number B2024-10.
Any questions, comments from any council member as to any of the resolutions? >> Yes, >> Jim. I was going to say on the 122 um I was just confirming and that came out of the grant monies that we had received
for the work at what I think we should start giving a formal name of Central Park or whatever we're going to call it. >> 215 South. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Resolution 113. That's upgrade electric service for the pumps. We're going from single phase to three-phase
electric. That's a reasonable It's not a electric. It's two more transformers of DNA. >> Thank you, Mark. >> Any other comments from council on any resolutions?
>> Just to name I guess in 117 the the newest member for the environmental committee is Mary Gley who volunteered to join and attended the last meeting. >> So I'm glad we're able to move forward with that. Yes, she's taking a master gardener class right now. She's an
intern there right now taking that class to be a certified master gardener. >> Great. >> Very good. Anything else from council? >> If not, we'll go into the audience. It's our practice, though it's not required
by law, but we uh allow public comments on resolutions before they're voted upon. If anyone has any, if they could give their name and address into the record. Yes, Edie. >> Edie claim 48 11th Avenue. What is the
salary range for the position of recreation leader? >> 20 to30 I believe 24. >> No, she said the range the range 20 to 30 >> 20 to $30. >> 20 to30,000
per hour. Well, my question is why if this person's coming in and this is their first year in the job, why are we not starting them down at the 20? Why are we starting the mid-range experience? >> Experience uh trying to recruit and
attract um good people. >> It's what it is. I mean, it's what I was making, you know. >> Yeah, but you've been doing it for how many years? too many a lot.
That's that's the reason I'm asking because I know what you were making. >> We we see as a more enhanced position as well. >> I'm sorry. >> We see as a more enhanced position. This person will have more time to dedicate to it. >> Are we going to have a recreation department then? >> I don't know why we say we don't have
one. We going to have recreation events. So, at a recreation, >> right? And that issue has come up because I know at some point, and this has been battering back and forth, um
some activity, I forget even now what it was, um wanted to be covered under the burrow's um insurance program as a recreational activity. And the answer was no because we don't have
a recreation department. >> That was I mean I can help refresh your memory. And I think the person who's asked is back there. That was the pickle ball group who wanted us to ensure them to use the elementary school, which we could not do because one, we didn't own
the elementary school. They required their own use of facilities and everybody using it having their own insurance and we weren't sponsoring a pickle ball league under the recreation at the time. So, you couldn't do it. That was >> live
um plays there recreation department. >> Well, >> any other comments on resolutions >> hearing? None. I close the public portion and oh >> Chuck Apple 21510th Avenue guarding
number 110 the marina. Is there a period of performance for the repairs for the marina? >> For the repairs? Yeah. Um, well, John could probably answer. I suspect it's about mid-March that they're going to try to start John for the repairs.
We're meeting as soon as uh I didn't speak with the uh the chairman uh want to get involved with them until council approve the contract with them.
Uh but in my discussions with them early on it sounded like these fun ready to go as soon as the ice clears. She also has another project for the Burough Seaside Park which involves replacing pilings on the Fifth Avenue pair which DPW has with
him. >> So it's going to probably save us a few bucks because he's not going to have two mobilization. He'll only have the one because they'll come back come down and do both jobs at the same time. uh I'll be speaking with him tomorrow
now that it's been approved and I'm anticipating that uh he'll be ready to go in very shortly uh because we want to try to guarantee that the work's going to be done by the 1st of April so that we don't have to delay the opening of
the marina. So I would anticipate that he's probably going to start uh I would say probably early parts of March. Uh but we've got a set of dates. So then I've got to get the ice heaters out of the marina so they can go ahead and do work.
>> That's really good. I'd also recommend that uh he seems to be a pretty good contractor. We use him for other work here at the marina and other things. So um documenting that his performance is satisfactory or better. Uh when it comes to the new job, the big job and he bids
on that I'm sure would probably help out. You know, we want to get a good contractor in there to do the big job. So they seem to be pretty good. Thanks. >> Thank you, Chuck. Any other comments on resolutions? Hearing none, I would close the public portion and uh entertain a motion uh for
consent agenda as to the resolutions. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by council member tote. >> I'll second >> and a second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes.
>> Council member Crab. >> Yes. Council attendant. >> Yes. Council council. >> Yes. >> And that concludes the resolution agenda and that uh concludes the written portion of our agenda. Anything else
from council at this time? >> Mayor, I just want to say I'm really excited about uh the recreation leader position. And uh just to piggy back on what Karen was saying regarding the salary to answer Eve's question um you know the the candidate is a really
dynamic young lady and she comes to the table with a lot of fresh ideas a lot of new ideas and we're really excited to see the program expand. So that's kind of our hope with with the with the candidate and the you know she's going to uh really create and and add a lot of
value to the to the department whatever we're calling it. Um but uh a lot of a lot of new uh programs and events for residents, for visitors, but also not just summer events, but year-round events. So um she was really excited about that. So I'm excited. We're going to spend some time with her in the
coming weeks to, you know, transition and prep her for the upcoming season. And we're excited. >> Thank you. Anything else from council hearing? No. Nothing else at this juncture. I'll go into the audience if there's any public comments. If anyone
has them, if they could give their name and address into the record. >> Last pay. Um, thank you. From the size of the packets, you've thrown a lot at us tonight. Um, I do have I do have a couple of
questions and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to ask them. number one with the um affordable housing that's what 30 pages long in that packet are we allowed to um first
of all I understood uh affordable housing for seaside park was only available property um from the looks of the diagram you're going to be taking and buying
up some houses and property >> to build the affordable because the picture there has houses on it >> and um do we is that something that we're going to be doing?
>> No, it's called an overlay zone. I I I think the short answer uh if you have time um the hearing uh as to that's the public airing of the issues
as to affordable housing is this Monday night and uh all the input from the planner uh will be presented as well as special counsel and the professionals associated with the planning board and
the affordable housing uh issue had been discussed previously to prior minutes for example and uh comments that had taken place and this is the culmination of a great deal of work but the short answer no it does not entail uh
purchasing properties I I'm not sure where that it's called an overlay zone is what I guess your >> well that overlaying has housing on it so that's on asking. Okay. Now, um the
ordinances that we didn't have that you laid on us about Southeast side, um I realized they have eight zones according to the Aspbury Park Press and I think you covered all eight of those. Um
would that be available for us to see in writing all that all those ordinances that you mentioned and you went through the oceanfront the residential the commercial residential or the commercial um there were there were eight of them I
think >> which is the eight zones in southside >> they'll be available in Burl Hall and I'm also going to post all of these on the website under um you know where under upcoming meeting documents I'm going to label it this date and then
ordinances 2026- I think it's 11 to 17. So it'll be that packet. >> Okay. So that'll be available on the website. >> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. >> I'll try to get it as soon as I'm in tomorrow morning.
>> Thank you. Any other public comments? Yes. Edie. Clean 48 11th Avenue. Who owns this property between Farag and the quarter? >> What you're talking about the overlay zone? >> Yeah.
>> And uh there are a number of properties lots and blocks that are in teal. >> Okay. But does the seaside park own any of that? Does the bow? >> Yes. >> No.
>> Is this the area that's being targeted for affordable housing? >> I hesit I would not use any such term. >> What? It's an overlay zone and we're going to have our special counsel that's
handled that issue for many months for Seaside Park will be here Monday along with the planner who's been involved and the planning board itself. >> I don't understand the term. What is an
obo zone?