--------- We'll call our meeting to order. This is a work session of the Maron Burough Council of Burough Seaside Park County votion state of New Jersey held on Thursday, January 22nd, 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 for publication in the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 2nd, 2026. Notice notice of this meeting of the governing body has also been posted in the corridor of the
municipal building and in the office of the municipal. >> Council member condos >> here. Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Crack >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council member to >> here. >> Council President Wil >> here.
>> Mayor Peterson >> here. >> Thank you. H >> the first uh items are interrelated uh on the work session. Number one is discussion of the greenacres program application for the J Street Marina
reconstruction project and also that will include the required uh announcement as for past procedures and such applications. It's an announcement to residents that a survey is posted on the burough website to collect public
feedback. And related there too is the discussion of the engineering proposal dated January 15, 2025 from Remington Vernick Engineers for the planning, design, permitting, and bidding services for Seaside Park for the J Street Marina
Reconstruction Project. that's listed for consideration for this evening's regular meeting as resolution 22677. So I thank the committee, everyone in the departments that have put a lot of
work into this along with our engineering uh personnel. I don't know want to turn it over to the committee for any summary. It's actually interrelated to two committees >> committee but the marina work and it
overlaps public works as well. Yeah. No, we uh we've been anxious to uh to do this project where we rehab or reconstruct the entire marina. Um the
bulkheading and many of the other items within the marina uh catwalks and things like that are uh you know more than 50 years old mostly. Um, so it's starting to go. The um the tiebacks that hold up
the bulkheads are are starting to release from corrosion. Um, in general needs a uh it's well overdue. So we had reached out to uh some of our engineering firms and um we we met over
a series of a week and we we ended up uh down selecting uh to RVE. uh they provided the uh the most engineering features for the price presented. Um
they also provided an estimate as well um which you know total is about uh just the construction part again it's it's an estimate of basically 5.2 2 million for the project. And once again, this is
being paid for out of the marina utility and not out of taxpayer dollars. >> Everything everything marina would be replaced, electrical, the plumbing, >> and the peers, >> upgrading the property to be raised up to elevation five. Yeah, we provided a
list of requirements uh to to the uh engineering firms which I'm looking for now. But anyway, we had a shopping list of all the things that needed to be done and uh so they all had the same set of requirements to uh to
basically to bid against and provide uh you know their breakdown of the various tasks. I just have one question. When you mention elevation, the elevation will be raised so that when we do the rest of the stuff, it's right up. Okay. Good. Perfect.
>> Thank you. >> And that takes into account the input we received from one nearby resident that one time. was that >> that's being incorporated for the um repitching of the property into so the water does not flow down to neighboring
properties >> which is into uh K [clears throat] Street. >> Anything else from anyone on council on this? I know a lot of work has gone into it and then uh
>> I guess one last item is the Green Acres Grant. Uh we're looking for money. So that's part of of why we're uh why we're proceeding with this. >> No, that would be a great positive if we're successful in that.
>> You can be excuse [clears throat] me, eligible for up to $600,000 in grant. >> Thank you. >> Okay, that's all I have. Thank you, Mayor. >> Anything else from council on that one?
Anything else for work session discussion from council? >> I know there are a number of closed issues and there's a motion to go into executive session for closed items. I can just
share um just as an FYI because you know we we advertise and it's kind of crosses over personnel recreation um you know we've advertised for the recreation lead position we received I think 20 applicants
um we met uh the committee the recreation committee and culed down to I think six two recent applicants came in that we started to look at so >> um and we started those interviews today and they'll be ongoing next week, might flow into the following week, but we're going to try to get those done
>> in the account payroll clerk position. That too, um Jamie and I are doing the first round of interviews and then we'll get the committee involved for the second round. >> Mhm. >> So, just a status update on that.
>> Anything else from council? If not, prior to the resolution for the executive session so as to streamline the process, I'll open the meeting for public comments as to the work session items. If anyone has any, if they could
come forth, give their name and address Mike, Mike's got the floor. >> Mike Spataphino, 59th Avenue. Uh, just a question about the uh Marina project. uh
will any of uh the uh burrow's equipment or personnel be involved in this rehabilitation >> and if they are you know will the town be then reimbursed because the uh marine is a separate entity >> well [clears throat] this is the what we
have right in front of us right now is just the engineering portion >> uh the the actual scope the actual um when it goes out to bid once all the drawings are done. Um that's when we find out all of the the costs and the
various >> okay >> items but in in general the the burrow uh will not be there may be a couple of items but for the most part the burrow employees won't be doing that. >> Okay. Yeah. But if they are then
we will reimburse from the necessarily it would be already uh taken into account when we go out for the bid that we would ahead of time it would say what the burrow might want to do themselves. >> Okay. >> So it wouldn't be included in that bid
for the construction. >> Any other guests? Charlotte >> Cres 700 B Avenue. Uh with the electrical, I know we've had work done there. What is the electrical at this time involving that? >> It's the entire electrical system in the
marina as well as the feeds from the uh I street and K Street into the marina. Um a lot of the the pipe, you know, the conduit underground and all of that is like corroded. >> Okay. So that was a we did some lighting
before, but that was different than >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other public comments on the work session item? Hearing none, I'll close the public comment portion and I would entertain a motion with respect to
resolution 22664 authorizing the burough council to make an executive session. And the resolution is I believe >> you want to read into the record.
>> Yes. will have Jenna read it into the record. >> Uh resolution 2026-64 resolution authorizing the bureau council to meet in executive session. Whereas the open public meetings act uh PL1 1975 chapter 231 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting
in certain circumstances and whereas this public body is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist and whereas the governing body wishes to discuss contract negotiations, personnel matters and property acquisition. Whereas minutes will be kept and once the matter involving the confidentiality
of the above no longer requires that confidentiality then the minutes can be made public. Now therefore be it resolved that the public be excluded from this meeting. >> Thank you John. Do we have such a motion? >> Make the motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> Second.
>> Second by council member Rotunda. Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Council President Will. >> Yes. >> And as is our custom rather than having
the public excluded, we'll be excluded in the back room as quickly [music] as possible. >> We uh I would first as we've already entertained public comment at the work session, I'd entertain a motion for adjournment of the work session.
>> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Council President Wil. >> I'll second it. >> 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 Tote. >> Yes. Part: 2
meeting of the mayor and burough council of seaside park and the county votion state of New Jersey held on Thursday January 22nd 2026 advertise to begin at the conclusion of the work session which uh has just now been concluded 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 to the Asbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 2nd 2026. 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 Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Crack >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council member to >> here. >> Council President Wil >> here. >> Mayor Peterson
>> here. >> Thank you. Let us all now rise together and we'll observe 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. [clears throat] One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> The first item on the agenda is request for approval of the minutes. Those are the minutes of the January 8th, 2026
work session and the January 8th, 2026 regular meeting. >> Is there a motion? >> I'll make that motion. >> Motion by Council Member Condos. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Council Member Connor. Roll call. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes.
>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. [clears throat] >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. Motion approved. >> Next are the special meeting minutes. Those of the special meeting of January
8th, 2026, a closed executive session. Is there a motion? >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by council member to >> second. >> Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member to >> yes. >> Council member [clears throat] Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes.
>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. Motion approved. >> Next are the first is final reading and adoption ordinance 22601 an ordinance granting municipal consent for the
operation of a cable television system within the burrow of Seaside Park, New Jersey to cable vision of Mammoth LLC. This follows up the last uh work session also the first reading and the hearing process which occurred and thereafter
the submission to the BPU with the comments uh of the BPU and uh Mr. Zabarski had incorporated those amendments in accordance and consistent with the comments [clears throat] as well. Anything
on council? Any summary or anything further? >> No. >> No. >> Hearing? None. We'll go into the audience. This is final reading adoption ordinance 22601. If anyone has any comments, if they could give them into their name and address and to the mic.
Seeing none, I would close the public portion. I'd entertain a motion for final reading. Ordinance 22601. >> I'll make the motion. Motion by Council Member Craft. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Council President Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes.
>> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member T. >> Yes. Motion approved. >> Next is an amendment to ordinance 22602.
It's amending and supplementing ordinance of the Bose seaside park fixing and determining salaries and wages of certain officials of and employees with the public hearing to be scheduled at the next meeting February 5th, 2026.
And related there to uh we would entertain a resolution 22665 amending ordinance 22602 pri prior to its final adoption. And all of that uh required uh procedural steps, all of
those steps are required by statute uh came about as a result of further reading of the uh one particular uh entry in uh potential uh salary range to
be uh paid to uh is it specials? The question >> class uh two special officers and the salary range was in accordance with
prior minimum wage and not consistent with what we remain hopeful of having candidates apply and be considered which that will incorporate uh retired police officers from other areas that uh have
expressed interest as well. Not that they're exclusive. Well, we're covering anyone. But so anyone else on council any comments or about that? So what we would entertain then is the
amendment along with the resolution or the amendment first? uh the resolution >> the resolution at this juncture and the amendment if amended with that resolution that would entail the public hearing for the second reading ordinance 22602
at the February 5th meeting. So for resolution 22665 do we have a motion move >> motion by council member Rotunda second. >> Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes.
>> Council member Craft. Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Tote. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is [clears throat] first reading and introduction capital ordinance
22603. It's a capital ordinance of the bur of Seaside Park County voted state of New Jersey appropriating $250,000 for various water capital improvements and acquisitions. Any comments at this juncture? Yeah, I
have a comment. Sure. I just wanted to clarify what that 250,000 will be used for. Um 125,000 is being put towards the 108 rehab, excuse me. And another 125,000
is being for the polebar acquisition, construction, and installation. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Bill. Anything else from council? If not, is there a motion for first reading?
>> Motion. >> Motion by council president Wil. >> Second. >> Second by council member. >> Council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor.
>> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next is first reading and introduction. It's a capital ordinance as well. Capital ordinance 22604. Capital ordinance of the burough seaside park county motion state of New Jersey
appropriating $150,000 for various general capital improvements and acquisitions. Any comments or >> Yeah, I have a comment there. the uh there's 125,000 of that money is being
put towards the pole barn. Uh and that's from the uh you know the general capital fund the uh between the water be between the water between the water system and the general
uh common it's being split the uh the cost for a total of 250,000 towards the >> Thank you. Anything else from council or if not a motion for first reading? >> I made a motion.
>> Motion by council member Craft. >> Second. >> Second by council president Wilk for first reading. 22604. Local call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council President Wilk. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda.
>> Yes. >> Council member to >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next on the agenda are authorizations. The first is the Berkeley Stripper Club, Inc. Fisherman's Flea Market. Date of Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. Rain date
Sunday, May 3rd, 2026, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the marina lawn. The second is Seaside Park Softball League. Dates Monday to Friday, June to October time 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Location at the 13th Avenue softball field. Any
questions, comments from council on either of the result of the authorizations? >> I just have a question about the purp. I think their insurance would need to be updated by the uh event. >> Yes. >> So if that is approved, that would be subject to their submission of an appropriate certificate of insurance
covering the dates in question. >> Yeah, they have a letter in there with it stating they would insurance carrier noted that they won't have a quote until March. Current certificate expires in April. They will issue a new one to cover the May to May date.
>> The letter covered that world insurance. >> Yes. Double double. >> Correct. Everyone's reading your packets. That's good. >> Yes. [laughter] >> I like the quiz on all the papers. >> It's a quiz. >> Anything else on either of the two authorizations? Or if not, a motion.
>> I'll make motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> I'll second. >> Second by council member to roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. Council member, >> yes. >> Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council condescend, >> yes.
>> Council President Wil, >> yes. >> Motion. >> And next on the agenda of payment of claims, and it's 22666, approving payment of the itemized claims as set forth on the clerk register's bill list for the time period January
9th, 2026 to January 22nd, 2026. Any questions, comments from council? or if not a motion. >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Council Member Craft. >> I'll second it. >> Second by Council President Ro. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil.
>> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Toe. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> And next are the resolutions. I'll read in summary fashion individually. 22667
authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract to Integrated Technical Systems, Inc. for the maintenance of parking kiosk. 68 authorizing the designated miscellaneous refund for backflow pretor fee. 69 authorizing the
reimbursement of designated water and sewer utility accounts block 14, lot 11. Number 70, authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract to spatial data logic for permitting software. 71 authorizing an agreement with the county
motion for the provision of services, materials, and equipment. 72 authorizing a shared services agreement with the county motion for pumpout boat services for the 2026 voting season. 73. Authorizing a shared services agreement
with the county motion for the prosecutor's program fiscal year 2026. 74. Authorizing a shared services agreement with the Burough of Seaside Heights and Berkeley Township for the cost of emergency medical services. 75. Appointing a temporary plumbing
inspector plumbing sub code official. 76. Authorizing the municipal clerk to advertise requests for proposal for proposals for professional planner for the year 2026. 77. Authorizing Remington Bernick engineers to provide professional
engineering services for the Seaside Park Jere Marina Reconstruction Project. 78. Appointing a temporary building inspector. 79. authorizing the execution of a memorandum of understanding with NJPBA local 182
and 80 had been a placeholder and that as uh contemplated by the town as it had not been read by title or described memorialized by title. I'll read it. That's a resolution of the Burough
Seaside Park in the county motion state of New Jersey authorizing the burough attorney to write a letter of intent to the Seaside Park Board of Education. Whereas the board members of the Burough Council, governing body, members of the Seaside Park Board of Education have met on various occasions to discuss the
elementary school building. And whereas all members agree that the elementary school building is an important hub of the community allowing use of the building for community events, indoor pickle ball, housing of the code office, etc. Whereas the board of education
requested a letter of intent to accept ownership of the building upon completion of repairs and whereas it is the desire of the burough council to authorize the burough attorney to write such a letter. Now therefore, be it resolved by the Burough Council, the Burough, Seaside Park, County Virgin, State of New Jersey, as follows. One,
that the governing body does hereby authorize the Burough Attorney to draft a letter of intent to the Seaside Park Board of Education in regard to the elementary school building, and two certified copies of resolution be forwarded to the Burough Administrator, Mayor Council, Seaside Park Board of
Education. And that is, as indicated, number 80, which had been on the agenda as a placeholder. Any questions, comments from council further on any of the resolutions? >> No. >> Hearing none. Uh it's our practice to go
into the audience. So it's not required by law. We do allow public comments on resolutions as well upon their uh being read and summarized as follows. So if anyone has any questions or comments on resolutions, if you give your name and
address into the record. Yes. Uh Edy. Clank 4811th Avenue. I certainly am glad to see the resolution for the um shared services for Triber with Seaside Heights. I was a little concerned when the latest shorty
came out when they Seaside Heights was developing plan B. I'm glad we're going ahead in order to maintain this invaluable service for all the residents here. Um 2026-76
proposals for a professional planner. What does the professional planner do for us? They provide a variety of different planning services, including updates where necessary when the state legislature incorporates mandatory
changes in the town's master plan. That's one of their primary roles. Um, it helped us with our re-examination of master plan. Um, currently we have a planner who's already under contract and the
work entails uh looking at the South Seaside Park uh annexation issue and the PL from a planning perspective. Uh that's a joint contract between with the town and the planning board and the planner. >> Okay. So it has to do with that kind of plan
>> a lot of different Yeah. Um 202679 it talks about a chairman of the police committee. Who is that person? >> That's me. >> That's you. Yeah. Okay.
Do we have back to Trevor, do we have an estimate of what I know I know what Daniel Lee has written but we know he's not always accurate. So, do we have a rough estimate of what the cost for us is going to be in the first or second year?
>> 23% of the 800,000. >> 23% of the 800,000. Okay. And I thought I had something else, but hang on a minute. >> I think >> I didn't hear you said somebody resolution.
>> Somebody Lee had written. I didn't hear you. Daniel Nate. >> Daniel. >> Oh, that's a reporter. Okay. I didn't know. >> Come on. >> You don't know who Daniel is. [laughter] >> Sorry. It's a name that will I couldn't hear you.
>> I'm sorry. >> Okay. I think everything else I have isn't in the resolution. So, I'll be back later. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other comments on resolutions? Hearing none, I would entertain a motion from uh council as an consent agenda.
>> I'll make the motion there. >> Motion by council member Craft >> and second by >> the amendment agreement. >> President with the amendment to the EMS agreement that we discussed. >> We don't have to say that. We'll just
uh vocal. >> I'm sorry. Who is the second? >> Uh Council President Wilk. >> Thank you. >> Council member [clears throat] Craft. >> Yes. Council President W. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos, >> yes. >> Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member Rotunda, >> yes.
>> Council member Toes, >> yes. >> Motion approved. >> And that concludes the resolution written agenda. Anything else from council at this juncture? >> Any just echo what uh you know, Gina said before about us starting the the
search for the uh recreation leader. I'm excited that we're, you know, transitioning and uh we have some great ideas. It was really cool to have that many candidates apply for the position. So, we're excited to I'm excited to pass the torch and see what else we can uh >> for more than one reason. Um, but we're
excited to see what, you know, the future holds for the rec department. So, we're excited. >> Big shoes to fill. >> But we do thank you for I know you've been working uh in the non employee capacity planning the events and the concerts already put in a lot of work
and so much appreciated. Mayor, I'll just give a brief. I attended last night and maybe Mike's going to say something anyway about the environmental advisory committee which I was appointed to for this year. So, I attended the first [clears throat] meeting last night right here and I was very impressed by the
organization and how you know the committee worked and I'm excited to work with them this year. There's some fun things planned. Um, some of them are traditional things that people look forward to year after year and hopefully some new things. So, thank you for allowing me to do that. [clears throat]
>> Thank you, Jim. Anything else from council? May >> I just have a short report. Board is coming along nicely. Um, it's ahead of schedule and uh I'll have a long longer report the next council meeting. >> Very good. >> Mr. Mayor, I have the um the December
statistic from the police department. [clears throat] December, the police department handled 370 calls for service, 31 motor vehicle stops, 14 motor vehicle summones, one DWI arrest. There were no motor vehicle
accidents, no reported domestic violence incidents. First aid calls, we had 14 with two deaths. We had one arrest. Background investigations, we had three firearms investigations completed. Background investigations completed. There were seven of them. That's for the
new class one and class twos. Employee training month of December. CPR instructor certification was patrolman stilton. CPR reertification for the entire agency was done. Defensive tactics for the entire agency was done. Active shooters for the entire agency
was done. There were no internal affairs investigation. The detective bureau had two investigations. One was a structured fire and one was fraud. And that's it. Thank you, Chief. >> Thank [clears throat] you, Jerry. Any anything else from council?
>> Yeah, I have a couple items, sir. Um, as far as the marina goes, we uh had met about 10 days ago over a series of one week. Uh, we met with four different uh companies that provide marina management
software which needs to be replaced because our uh existing software was custom made and will no longer be supported after this year. So, we met with the four and we've internally down selected the two and we have uh followup
meetings with those two uh to answer our questions and kind of drill down on a few other specific points before we uh choose the uh the final winner. Uh last item is uh the finance meeting.
um finance committee. We started meeting uh back on um a week or so ago on January 13th. Um first thing we do is to uh to score all of the capital requests from the various departments. Um so
we're in that process now and after that we move on to the actual budget sheets uh which will probably which will be in the earlier part of February. That's all I have. >> Thank you, ma'am.
Anything else from council? Hearing none, I'll go into the audience. If anyone has any public comments, if they feel free to make them, give their [clears throat] name and address into the record. Yes. Uh bed
hearing 21 I Street. I'd just like some clarification on uh the ordinance um 2026 3 and 4. Uh pole barn is mentioned in each but we're only talking one poleb
barn perhaps. >> Yes. It's a large cost and they're sharing because it's used by both uh the department of water as well as the DPW. So it's really you know two different funding.
>> Okay. But it's only one. [clears throat] >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Shirley, [clears throat] >> Shirley Pessle, 700 North Bay Avenue. First off, neighborhood watch. I know I don't think any of you made the last one. It was fabulous. I want to commend
the PBA and chief on doing such a great program. And there weren't a lot of us there, but I'm hoping that, you know, some of us will post it on Facebook and and try to get more. But it was an excellent, excellent program. Sorry you all missed it. Okay, that's my nice
stuff. Now, [laughter] let's start with the Bayfront, my end of the Bayfront. Uh, have we heard anything back from them? Yes. No. Moving forward, have we
contacted them a second time or third time to say, "Have you reviewed this? Are you doing something?" >> Contact who? Who has the who like did the submitted the last set of forms or asking for
permits? I guess [clears throat] >> that had to go somewhere. >> There's a lot of different projects online on the bay fund and a lot of a lot of different stages of permitting. >> Okay. by me. There was the problem with the eel grass and then after we took all the things that was getting written back
up and I guess submitted is the word I'm going to use because I don't know what is anybody heard anything or it's just kind of sitting on a desk somewhere in the state >> like most >> uh federal >> federal >> federal authorities.
>> Is there any any I don't know all the rules on this. Is there anybody that can be reached out to to say, you know, we're we're sinking. Some are sinking. >> I read one somewhat discouraging article
the other day about the uh leadership of FEMA and how many different people are proposed. And so nothing's happened at the leadership level. I I know that. But the underlings or have made the
decision in the past are still there that we're aware of. >> So the one major issue that I know you were uh attuned to was entailed our contention that
>> right there's no eel grass. >> No eel grass which >> Dr. fell substantiated with us. Uh that was not accepted by the people at at this the Army Corps of
Engineers and for whatever reason said they disagreed with that >> with the pictures that we sent after that blowout >> they had. That's more proof that they've had. So, >> but we haven't heard. >> Some might suggest that's an inference that there's something else going on. I
don't know. >> Okay. >> But that's that's that particular project is one of many. They're all at different stages and permitting, >> right, >> at all. So, >> no, I'm just not that I don't care about
the rest. I'm just thinking uh doors don't shut down all the way. Well, there there is a project that is ongoing that affects your portion of the bayfront that uh we have our engineer here. [laughter] I could
throw him on the spot in that way and I can ask that's a that's a project that is uh very well documented at the concept stage in terms of increasing the sheathing of I
don't know whether you call it a mini bulkhead is that not similar to a mini bulkhead >> that project can move ahead independent of the other project. They won't cancel out each other or nullify each other. So
that project is well on its way with the one final piece to get more than the concept to actually consider the grants and going for implementation and looking at bids. that entails how best to share
the costs with the Ocean County and the Yak Club and how to configure when it goes across the YT club because we want a continual pattern. >> So that that's the last piece that that's in the works now in terms of meetings and going back and forth. So
once that's done, that's the entire length of the Bayront. So that that does affect you and hopefully in a very positive way. >> Appreciate that. >> Yeah. >> Um >> and isn't there a third also? >> Well, not really. No,
>> the third is the now the [clears throat] >> the marina would be raised elevation five. So that >> so go from 14th all the way to K >> would be elevation five. Well, we're going to raise the not only the the bulkhead, the grade of the property also
be raised. >> And we're also following >> the tie into rather than grading it into the marino now the marina will be done quicker hopefully in two phases and um give us an area to tie into.
>> Okay. And there's a third project in your vicinity that we're >> working on getting the permits and that follows up. I think it's consistent with a comment you had made on occasion and
we all had about the inlet being facicious and it's a very serious topic. So that particular day we're looking at some more stabilizing rocks and for one of a better terms that's my
understanding but I don't know I I know >> which I don't know what area >> no but what Pam was looking at where the the rocks are uh not stable when you get a storm event in fact they get moved in that where the
water comes over by H&I. So that's >> that Yeah, that's the area we're going to that's part of the the sheathing process. >> Yeah. Yeah. That so that's in the works as well. >> Okay. I appreciate that. Um and I think a lot of us didn't realize you had that
last meeting because we had dates confused. Uh so I listened to it and could you explain what you're doing at 13th Avenue because I heard something about adding pickle ball courts or something redoing the courts if you get
a grant. ing the two tennis courts. >> Converting two tennis courts to four pickle ball courts. >> Yeah. >> Is there any I mean is that grant just for was that the only place we needed to do something was down there at 13th A? I
mean talk about pickle ball courts. No offense. But a lot of us have mentioned something that um some of the older people that would rather not twist their ankles, you know, like shuffle board. I mean they have whole leagues up in LA with it but yet every time you mention
it it's always go back to like well the pickle ball you know have you thought about doing something else besides pickle ball courts or is that grant strictly for down there if you get it >> that's that specific grant but that doesn't rule out other grants or other
avenues I know we have a nice plan that we did once that entails the upgrade of the madam the school area did have shuffle boards uh court said, but I don't know that that's not the top of the list on what needs to be done at that property,
right? So, I don't want to make a promise, but yes, if you tail or make a grant for recreation certainly that would be something we could consider to have to have the right location. Used to be right under the water tower
where they had shuffle ball. Remember that? >> I think we talked about two different things. War. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I just remember years ago. >> We don't have to go around a portal. [laughter] >> Yeah. I mean, [clears throat]
there's more our age [laughter] than the younger ones. You know that. Anyway, it was a suggestion that some of us would like to do that and I'll challenge you. >> Okay. >> The the I call it Park Central. I don't
know if we have a different name for that. um >> central >> the yeah park central park I guess I don't know um >> did you ever ask for input from the public as to the design of that because all of a sudden it's like we're going to
put a gazbo with um you know where you can charge your phone and stuff like are we making this for the young kids in the summer that go to serve taco because that bench you have there I'm low [laughter]
it's low with no back. So again, you're not you're not speaking to the more mature generation we have in town. Um because there's a lot of people that can't get up off that bench, right?
And there's no back to it. Like I could typically picture teenagers sitting on it. >> Yeah. instead of it's not I mean >> I think we did do the conceptual >> it's a duplicate of what the design is at the beach state park it's the same
exact bench >> the duplicate of it >> well what does that matter >> it's uses it you can it's utilized it's it's a common design bench it's universal >> okay let's back up is there any
>> do you ever consider input from the public I know there's we've had a lot of sessions I mean I can Thanks for that. I mean, I'll just say from my perspective on when we talked about I mean, we've taken a lot of input from people. I mean, you could take the input and still
choose stuff that maybe wasn't what, you know, somebody said because obviously everybody has different ideas. So, we also have to work within the budget that we have and something that we could try to move the project along so we have something that's functional there. >> There's a grant given for this. there is
a grant given for that and that's what we're utilizing those monies for for this first phase which is including electric it's including some of the plants it's including the paving that we did um you know there's still other no shuffle was not
>> and you could get >> sorry >> you can get u I know lavallet purchased portable shuffle board so you didn't have to like dig it all up as cement and everything like that >> but I mean we could take consideration of shuffle board but that wasn't originally part of the plan there. And
just to make a comment about, you know, your comment is it, you know, are we building this for kids from Surf Taco? I find that kind of like a little bit insulting, but no, it's not. But there are people who do come to Seaside Park to enjoy it that are not older people
that come here and spend money and vacation and have children and young adults and there already a place for them to go. >> Okay. We were just a little surprised that those were the type of benches that we got. Those aren't the only benches that are proposed to you. That's just one thing. And there'll be plants surrounding it in the back. >> They know about other benches.
>> But that was my design. So they can sit and look at anything they want to. We're not forcing them to look in one direction. >> Oh yeah, I understand that. But I was just wondering because they had the accent was low. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any other public comments? No
city claim 481 11th Avenue. Um just to piggyback on what Shirley said about the uh neighborhood watch. It was an outstanding program. It had to do with the um evidence room and the evidence
procedure and uh patrolman stickles. Slick >> um did a great job and he even brought some samples of things um including two things that um one had been held by each
gentleman and they were having some kind of disagreement and the one gentleman had a a pole maybe this like the size of a broomstick like this much around and the other gentleman had a locked and loaded uh spear
So, um, we he said we knew it wasn't going to go well for the gentleman with the poll. Um, I guess my question in reference to that is I know that there's some kind of regulation that when I don't know, three or more of you are gathered together, it has to be a public
meeting. Does that preclude you being able to be at something like the neighborhood watch? >> No. Not >> okay. I didn't know how strict that was. I think it would be nice if some of you would come and and and help support the police and and um I just I just invite
you to do that because I think it's a great thing. The other thing that I think is great is the um senior lunch which we just had another one yesterday. Um they are becoming better and better attended. Um we may need another long
table because it's getting crowded. They're they're very popular. Um, and I think it's a great thing to offer for people to to get together and and socialize. Um, I'm thrilled to hear of the letter intent to the board of ed. I
think that's wonderful that the two organizations um are working together to preserve this valuable asset that that we have. Notwithstanding that I go twice a week if they don't. Um, just a couple
of questions. one on the ordinance 28 um 2026-04 where part of it was going to pay for part of the pole barn and then there was 25,000 for demolition. What are we what are we tearing down?
[clears throat] Is it something to make room for the pole barn? >> No, that's extra money for um desert palm. Oh, well that leads into my next question. Do we have a date in court yet for them?
I know that that's not your Have we heard anything about when the port date is going to be? >> No. >> Nothing. >> And why are we putting money in to demolish? because we got um the contractor who was awarded the initial
demo bid a year and a half ago. Um we asked them for new pricing and it was substantially higher. So we are just preparing for when that goes out to bid again we want to make sure we have enough money. So when they say we can take it down, we can take it down.
>> Okay, that sounds really good. Okay, I think I have one more thing that I got to come to. Oh. Um, any news as to when the uh study about the annexation issue is going to be forthcoming? >> I have no specific date. I was led to
believe in the very near future. [clears throat] >> Okay. >> And I just wonder if we'd heard anything. So, we're not >> that the >> we'll hear once they >> once they >> send it or submit it or whatever. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.
>> Any other public comments? Hearing none, I would close the public portion and entertain. >> It's a good one. >> Start nice and nice. >> Start nice and end nice.
>> That's right. Yeah. Whatever. Um, as you know, the Democratic Club gets the seasonal flags for the flagship. And last time we were there, We were given >> Oh, wow. >> two of the the flags for the town. >> Nice. Very nice.
>> Very nice. >> So, uh I'll give these to Karen after the meeting. Uh there's two uh I talked to Eric. He's thinking first of all, one on this flag pole here and the other coming into town and said there'd be enough room. >> Unless there's a half mask, then he'll
just take one off. >> That's cool. >> But uh anyway, so we got you two. Very nice. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other comments? >> Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to adjurnn.
>> Make the motion. >> Motion by council member Condis. Second by council member Craft. Roll call. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member K. >> Yes. >> Council President V.
>> Yes. Flush your prim.