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--------- This is a work session of may be burough council burough seaside park county motion state of New Jersey held on Thursday April 16th 2026 advertised for 700 p.m. pursuant to the provisions of New Jerseys open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting was

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properly provided by transmitting the notice of the meeting for publication the Aspberry 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.

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>> Council member Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Craft >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council member Till >> here. >> Council President Wil >> here. >> Mayor Peterson >> here. >> Thank you. The first item for discussion on the work session entails a proposal dated

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April 3rd, 2026 from TNM Associates to provide bidding, contract administration, and con construction management services for the ongoing boardwalk reconstruction project. And this is specifically for phase two of the project that is listed for

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consideration as resolution 226190 at this evening's regular meeting. Any followup? The only thing I'd like to add to that, Mayor, is that the amount is $6,500 less than phase one. It's one block shorter, but the the fees are

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$6,500 less. We're very satisfied with the progress of the first phase. So hopefully it be repeat performance >> and we did put in that it's not to exceed. Mayor, >> even though it was an estimate we did not to exceed in the resolution,

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>> but when they break down each I just was looking when they break down each individual piece, it says not to exceed, >> right? So we put not to exceed. >> Yeah. So totally correct. They just said it wrong at the very end when they summarized it. Y >> very good. Anything else on that one

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then? >> The second item for discussion is a discussion of a proposal dated March 10th, 2026 from Remington Bernick Engineers to provide construction, management, and inspection services for the reconstruction of parking lots 1 2 and three. That is listed for

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consideration as resolution 2261 191 at this evening's regular meeting. And that project had been uh discussed, reviewed, and contemplated for a long time. I don't know if we uh have any other backup or any information at this point.

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>> No, we're looking forward to moving that along. We've talked about that already said for a long time and it's overdue that the lots lots really need to be redone. >> Yeah, they're in very, very poor condition. >> There's a good opportunity for 50%,

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excuse me, 50% principal forgiveness, >> right? >> Including engineering services. And that's up to 2 and a half million. That's through the uh clean water in intended use plan for fiscal year 2026. >> Mhm.

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>> So that's a good opportunity. So we're going to be applying for that. I don't know if it's automatic or it's probably a process we have to go through in order to get it. Sounds like we should qualify for it, but we'll see. >> Anything else on that one then? Thank

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you. >> The next is discussion of bond anticipation note ban sale memorandum sale of $2,345,000 bond anticipation notes consisting of $2,72,300

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general capital bond anticipation notes and $272,700 marina utility bond anticipation notes. And we have Jenna. We could >> read the memo into the record. >> Yeah, we have to uh read the memo

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related there too under the law into the record. >> Uh in accordance with NJSA4A2-28, the undersigned financial officer of the Burough Seaside Park hereby reports to the governing body of the Burough Seaside Park the principal amount, interest rate, and maturity date of the

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notes sold, the prices obtained, and the names of the purchasers. Principal amount 2,345,000 in bond anticipation notes interest rate 4% maturity date April 9th 2027 price obtained 2,371,146.75

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purchaser Fidelity Capital Markets net interest cost 2.885%. The undersign sold the reference notes on a public sale pursuant to authority granted in ordinance 1-2022-15 2022-16

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2022-17 2022-9 2024-16 07-2021 as amended by 2022-05 2024-26 and 04-2021. This report is being made to the

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governing body at the next meeting thereof after such sale in accordance with NJSA4A col 2-28. >> Thank you Shannon. Anything from the council in that manner? The

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next item are announcements and the first I can turn that over to Jenna or clerk. That's an announcement as well. >> Um so for the uh South Seaside Park

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section of Seaside Park, um the county board of elections had an emergency meeting. Uh, so the section that was South Seaside Park is now going to be the voting district three in Seaside Park for these two elections for the primary and the general election. Um,

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they there is a letter that went out and it's also posted on our website in case anyone didn't get it yet. um basically just alerting you that you're the new district three and you'll be remaining in the congressional district number two and you'll be able to vote for the

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Seaside Park municipal candidates. >> Thank you. And the second >> that's good news is that they actually got it all done that quickly. Beautiful. Not optimistic.

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>> The uh anything else on that one? I'm sorry. >> Yeah. >> The second is an announcement. It's a mayoral appointment to the planning board. It's for alternate number one. It's an unexpired two-year term that runs out at the end

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of the year of Joseph Debosia. Those are the written work session items and we have need for an executive session concerning potential litigation as well as contract negotiations.

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That being said, any uh other council members have anything else at this juncture for the work session? >> No. >> No. hearing. None. I'll open it up to the public if anyone has any comments on any of the work session items. If they could

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come forth, give your name and address into the record. Any comments on work session? Yes, Shirley. >> Shirley Press 700 North Bay Avenue. on the reconstruction of the parking lots of 1, two, and three. Are you going to

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make the handicap spots more accessible because a lot of vans, including my son Carlings, have the side ramp and we can't use them because there's no space in between. So, you either have to find a corner somewhere or they stop and we

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unload Abby and then he finds a place to park. So, have you looked into making them wider or put the space in between like you see? >> The answer is yes. >> The uh Yeah, I I was I put that in my

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notes to talk about and I'll say it now. I didn't want to go back to be um well, anytime the parking lots are redone, the parking spots have to be conforming to the codes that are today. As you as you know, the spots are very very tight for

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very small cars. But to answer the question is yes, the spots will be ADA compliant to whatever regulations are, but also when when this is done, we also lose a tremendous amount of parking. >> That's why we look for anywhere we can provide other parking in other locations

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in the town. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Any other comments on the work session items? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Um happy full comforts, Seaside Park. Okay. Um, just one

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question um, for the city clerk. Um, I I didn't look at the website yet about the district, but people might ask me, are they still going to vote? Is that going to be district three there where Midway was, or is that going to be with districts one and two?

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>> Uh, I believe that, >> yeah, >> all of it is going to be district three. Um, >> yeah, in other words, they'll be all going to the first day. Donald Trump anything >> and I'll be I just uh met with them

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today to go over the how we're going to set it up for the election. >> Yeah. Right. Right. Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. No problem. >> Thank you. Any other comments on work session items? Mr. B. >> Yes. This is um relates to the creation

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of a third election district which was made possible by your vote to enex South Seasside Park. I'm actually here to thank you for doing that because what you have done is that you have established a greater seaside park with

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the structure for lower taxes and you have earned a new title. The title is founding mother and founding fathers of a greater seaside park which is a far more important title than being mayor and councilman.

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Father Peterson and of course of course this is >> founding father I can't afford any of your kids for the taxpayers and I just wanted to thank you because uh it's important that you people thank you for

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things that you do right now concerning your upcoming negotiations >> I'm not going to discuss it except to say township should give you They should. >> Thank you.

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>> Any other work session items? Hearing none, I would entertain a motion to close the public portion and to go into a closed executive session with council. The topic already written spread on the record potential litigation contract.

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>> I'll make the motion. >> By councilman crab, second by council president Wil. Roll call. Council President Crack. Oh, sorry. Council member Crack. >> Yes. Council President Wilson. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. Council member Connor.

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>> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Hill. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Confidential closed executive session. And as such, uh, I would entertain a motion from the council to close the

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work session and then just take a very brief moment and begin our regular meeting. I'll make a motion. >> Motion by council member to second. >> Second by council member condos. Roll call. >> Council member to >> yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. Council member Thomas. >> Yes. Council member Craft.

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>> Yes. Council member. >> Yes. Council >> President Will. >> Yes. Wish your

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And I would then call to order our regular meeting and meeting of the Marinboroough Council Libero Seesaw Park County votion state of New Jersey held on Thursday, April 16th, 2026 pursuant to the provisions of New

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Jerseys open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of meeting for publication of 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

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building and the office of the municipal clerk. Roll call. >> Council member Condos >> here. >> Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Craft >> here. >> Council member Otanda >> here. >> Council member to >> here. >> Council President Will >> here. >> Mayor Peterson >> here.

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>> Thank you. >> And let us all now rise together for a moment of silence to be followed by a pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under

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God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The first item on the agenda is a request for approval of the minutes. March 30, 2026, a work session. March 30th, 2026, a regular meeting.

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>> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Council Member Craft. >> All second by Council President Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor.

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>> Yes. Council member Rotandanda. >> Yes. >> Council member Roto. >> Yes. >> Motion approve. >> Next are request for approval of the special meeting minutes. The meeting of April 9th, 2026 special meeting. >> I'll make a motion.

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>> Motion by council member to >> second. Second by council member Connor. Roll. >> Council member to >> yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Crack. >> Yes. Council member Roanda. >> Yes.

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>> Will you Next on the agenda, ordinances. The first is first reading and introduction ordinance 22620 amending the burough code of seaside parks to amend chapter 135 entitled beaches.

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Any comments from council this being first reading or if not a motion. >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by council member Con. >> I'll second it. >> Seconded by council president Wil. Roll call. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council president woke. >> Yes. >> Council member condos. Yes.

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>> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council. >> Yes. >> Approve. >> Next is first reading introduction ordinance 22621 amending the burough code of B CIA Fox to amend chapter 390

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entitled solid waste. Any questions, comments from council. If not, a motion for this being first reading. >> I'll make that motion. Mayor Motion by council president Wil. Second by council member to roll call. >> Council president Will. >> Yes. >> Council member Toad. >> Yes.

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>> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> Next are the on the agenda are authorizations. And

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there are three. Now there or four rather there's a fourth or fifth rather I'll read them in summary fashion. A is national MS society bike MS coast to coast date of Saturday May 5th 2026 10:00 a.m. to 400

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p.m. Location Ocean Avenue 14th Avenue Central. That approval if granted would be conditioned upon obtaining an Ocean County permit. The second is done on us. Sergeant John Lions Room to Remember,

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Sunday, May 31st, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Location 24th Avenue, Roberts Avenue, Bay View Avenue, and Island Avenue. That too, if granted, would be conditioned upon they're obtaining an Ocean County permit as well. The third

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is Seaside Park Yacht Club family fun walk run day Sunday June 28th 2026 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Location boardwalk 13th Avenue to J Streets Bayiew a 3rd to 13th Avenue and 13th Avenue to 5th

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Avenue. The fourth is this is yoga NJ beach yoga Saturdays and Sundays May 23rd 2026 to September 6 2026 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. location, M Street, Ocean Beach,

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and the added use of facilities has been applied for by Claire Parker, Sophia Blanco, and that entails uh utilizing a portion of the beach

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area, and that is their names of the individual ual property, but uh they are applying as Claire the Scare LLC short film production. Saturday, May 9th,

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Sunday, May 10th, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on the beach in front of the home. And that I understand has the insurance certificate uh as well. Mayor, I just uh pointed out to uh our

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clerk that the yoga only gave us a COI through June 1 of 26 as I saw. So, they're supposed to go through September. We'll need a uh updated COI from June 1 26 through September I would

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say September 30 26 >> because they're every month starting in May. So, if that uh fourth one were approved, that would need that added condition as well. >> Any other comments from council or if

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not, is there a motion? >> I make the motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> I'll second it. >> Second by council member Connor. And that would include the two reference conditions earlier uh noted for county

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permits needed and now for the this is yoga an updated certificate of insurance from June 1 to September 30th. So with that uh a motion has been made and a roll call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes.

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>> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Otanda. >> Yes. Council member, >> yes. >> Council President, >> yes. >> And next are the payments of claims 226182

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approving payment of the itemized claims as set forth from the check registry bill list for the time period March 31st, 2026 to April 16th, 2026. Any comments from council? If not, a motion.

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>> I make the motion. >> Motion by council member Pratt. A second. >> Second by council member condos. Roll call. >> Council member crack. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Otenda. >> Yes. >> Council member. >> Yes.

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>> Council President Wil. >> Yes. >> Motion. >> Next are the resolutions. Item 10. I'll read in summary fashion. 226183 appointing seasonal pumpout boat operators for the 226 summer season.

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184. Authorizing designated miscellaneous refund for farmers market fees. 185 appointing a full-time laborer for the department labor one rather for the department of public works. 186 Appointing seasonal laborers for the

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department of public works. 187 authorizing the public works supervisor to hire seasonal employees for the department of public works. 188 appointing seasonal employees through the department of beach control. 189 appointing seasonal employees for the

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Department of Beach Patrol. 190 authorizing TNM Associates to provide engineering services for the Boardwalk Reconstruction Project Phase 2 F Street to Allen Avenue. 191 authorizing Remington and Vernick Engineers to

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provide engineering services for the reconstruction of parking lots 1, two, and three. 192 authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Berkeley Township and I understand that there'll be an application to table that and not to

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include that in this particular uh group of resolutions. So, and 193 is authorization for the municipality to participate with the Bureau of SEAC Heights and the Charore First Aid Squad for a LEAP

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implementation grant specifically with respect to a new ambulance. Any comments from council on any resolutions? Uh just just one item the the leakup invitation grant is um it's for 300,000

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and the uh uh there's a a component of it that I believe 25% of it would be provided by seaside park seaside heights and I don't know maybe >> thank you

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any other comments from council hearing none. It's our practice to allow public comments on resolution. Though it's not required by law, we do allow comments on any specific resolutions. If there are any, if you could give your

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name and address into the record. >> Yes, Shirley. >> Shirley Press 700 North View Avenue. Uh 193 the leap grant. I'm really confused on where we stand with Triber because I thought they were

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they put in a bid, they got it because there's nobody else. So, aren't they now like separate and that's why we're paying them? Like, if somebody else had put in a bid and they got it for our EMS, would we be buying them an ambulance? I don't understand the whole

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how this whole thing is working because I thought they were now on their own. where we pay the max amount of dollars and they run. Well, I I don't understand how we're involved in getting an ambulance. Could somebody please explain

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>> anyone? Well, I think the the leap grant was when this was being put together was a possibility of getting a grant so that they could get into the office. This is by Seaside Heights when they were putting together shared service. So

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that was included in what we had talked about. >> This leap grant became available. So and they could use a new new ambulance especially in our case because now we're picking up uh you know the our south

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neighbors. So yeah. >> Yeah. I was just confused because like say we hired an outside firm. No >> pick up garbage. We wouldn't buy them a new garbage can. So I kind of garbage truck. So I got confused on how so it was in the agreement in the beginning.

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>> It had been talked about. I don't know if it was formalized in the shared service. I think >> I'm not sure >> it was when we proposed it. I I don't know that it's in the agreement per se on the table. >> A grant is a considerable benefit for

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everyone. >> For the ambulance and related equipment. So we we each town pays roughly you know 10 15% of that a large amount. >> So amounts to like less than 30%.

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>> Okay. Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Any other com Yes. Tom >> Tom Joseph 704 South P. I just wanted to follow up on that for a second. Let's say we go get this LEAP grant and we get it and so between us and Seaside

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Heights, we go spend that money because I assume the money comes to us municipalities or the burrows. >> No. Well, I I believe it's Seaside Heights is doing all the paperwork. >> Okay. So, it comes to them. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, they buy the ambulance.

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>> Who owns it? Is Trib going to pay the rent for it? Are we going to turn around and give it to Tribe Burough? >> I'm just curious who's going to end up with this ambulance of them having a new ambulance to use. I I not at all. I mean, I want them to

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have the best equipment possible. If I need them on that, >> but I'm just curious if if we're going to go get a grant for $300,000, we in this case being the Heights, and they get an ambulance with it, who's going to own it? And is there some way

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that reflects any future agreements or whatever? >> Yeah, that's a good question, but I don't know the answer. >> Any other comments? >> Don White, 2000, born out of Seaside Park. I have a question to ask you about

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this ambulance uh uh situation. Um Berkeley Township still owns Island State Park. They're responsible for giving I would say giving Seaside Park money for the ambulance first aid since

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uh Triber does go down Island Beach and the same thing as the fire department. Has that been looked into? How has uh you think Berkeley is going to be able to give us money here in Seaside Park since we are covering Berkeley Township

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>> and also Trib provides services for the ambulance to Pelican Island which is one half of Berkeley Township. >> Yes. So, that's something else I think uh um you know, Berkeley may not want

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to, but to me um that you're supposed to do. >> Thank you. >> Any other comments, Chuck? >> Chuck Apple 21510th Avenue. Um a follow up on that. My recommendation is that

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Berkeley should just give up Pelican Island and Island Beach State Park and be done with it because we're going to service that anyway. That's my But um regarding the uh the pump out and all the salaries we have for the the beach

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and stuff like that. Um what's the policy? >> You're talking about the pumpout boats. >> The pumpout boats are >> I mean that comes from an Ocean County. >> Okay. uh the salary, but what's the policy on tips? >> Policy on what?

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>> Tips. Gratuitities. So, my thing is I understand that with pumpout votes, it's common to get tips. So, that's that's a big deal, right? Which is which is fine. I'm not knocking that. But as far as tips for the uh like

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beach control and up and stuff like that, do we have a policy where they're allowed to have gratuitities like people give money? Whose tips for beach control? I don't >> Well, I'm asking is there a policy? >> The policy is no tips.

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>> We can't the the council can't get involved with a tip issue. >> Absolutely not. >> There's no tips. >> We can do salaries hourly, but we can't do tips. >> I understand. >> Are they are there employees as rural employees allowed to accept tips? That's

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what I don't know. I don't know. >> Why not? >> No tax. There's no ordinance against it, >> right? >> That I know. >> All I'm saying. >> Go for it. >> That's what I'm thinking. >> I just don't want to see. >> You should tip counter

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control. >> Have there ever been a tip jar on a counter? >> There's never raising an issue. That's not an issue. >> I know that they some employees get tips. Well, okay. For the last 12 years, you in charge of the bad checkers and

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there was never a tip job on any of the >> I I I can tell you the only the only tips that I've gotten in 5 years working up there. >> Don't worry. >> There was a lot of verbal tips I >> but nothing there is none.

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>> There is no policy. Any other comments on resolutions? Hearing none, I close the public portion on resolutions and I'd entertain uh first a motion to withdraw resolution 226192

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which had been contemplated authorizing a memorandum of understanding with Oakley Township. >> I'll make the motion to withdraw 20 26192. >> Motion by council member Condos. >> Second by council member Connor. Roll call. >> Council member Condos. Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes.

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>> Council member Tra. >> Yes. >> Council member Otendo. >> Yes. >> Council member Cove. >> Yes. >> Council President Wilk. >> Yes. >> Motion approved. >> And next I would entertain a motion as a consent agenda for all the other resolutions. 183 up to 193 with the

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exception of 192. >> Motion by council member to second. >> Second by council member Ratundo. Roll call. >> Council member T. >> Yes. Council member Rotunda, >> yes. >> Council member Condos, >> yes. >> Council member Connor, >> yes. >> Council member Craft, >> yes.

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>> Council President Wolf, >> yes. >> Motion approve. >> And that concludes the written agenda. Anyone else from council at this juncture? Anything else to report? >> May I report? >> Thank you.

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>> Council President Wil update. The project is now complete except for the railings on Third and Fourth Avenue. There is a straight up ramp on 4th Avenue. That ramp is for the TPW equipment and maintenance access.

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There will be a small paving project between 13th and 14th Avenue to raise the elevation. This is a punch list item from the contractor that did that did the project from 8th to 14th Avenue last fall.

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electric service. A new hall was installed near the welcome to seaside park sign and the electric service is being brought into the park central site. The um electric service, we're just still waiting for JCPL to hook up

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the one for the um the seaside park sign. The other one will be hooked up also shortly. 8th Street and Baby Avenue, we will meet uh we met last week with the Ocean County Engineering's Office. There's going to be uh they are

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going to receive a temp temporary D permit to place Gavon baskets in the area of uh in that area on H Street. Um Ocean area um the county became uh began milling

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and paving operation on an ocean area between Island and 14th Avenue last week. The project is expected to be complete by the end of next week. The elementary school work will begin soon to replace the roof on that school

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building. Uh public works is working through incorporating southeast side uh area into the garbage and cycling schedule. Uh projects that will begin the fall. Um K Street railway improvement contractor

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has been selected. The 14th Avenue pumpout station bid should go out at the end of April or early May. Mr. Pole parking lot reconstruction bid should go out by the end of April or early May. Internal projects, a gazebo will be

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repaired and placed on the ice street side of the marina. The pad is already um concenting for that to be placed. Um TPW is very busy getting the beach and the town ready for the summer season.

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And we are still waiting for the new contract or any kind of contract um for DPW that was I believe expired December end of December 2025. We reached out to multiple requests. We still have not received anything from

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them. >> Okay. Thank you, Mar. >> That's it. >> Anything else from the council? Mayor, I have one thing I just want to say. At our last meeting, we we um uh we told everyone we were putting our municipal budget presentation on our YouTube

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channel as opposed to doing the uh in-person um presentation that we normally do here. As of today, there's been a 114 views of that presentation. And 41% of those came from people who have never looked at our YouTube channel before, which means we're engaging with

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people that wouldn't typically come to a meeting or um would would even watch our council meeting. So I think it's have the desired effect to try and reach more people uh to get that information out. >> Thank you. >> How many comments have you gotten on one?

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>> Yeah, I have one thing to add. the uh the marina repairs are uh complete and I guess it came in a little under but the total cost for the repairs was $41,280 which was a lot less than I thought it

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would be given we had stayed up all the pilings up in the air and >> it's not bad >> and the finger peers look like rinse >> the ice in Cole did not help. >> Mayor, just one more thing piggybacking

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off of um Marty's comment about the contracts. We've been really diligent, I think, as the personnel community try to do these things in a very timely manner. You know, we are held in some cases by those that have their own union like to bring to us what their requests are. So, that's really what I think Marty was

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talking about there. We also are working on and hopefully we'll have um our approvals back to Karen and then be able to bring to the full council a few more personnel contracts for our CFO and our deputy clerk. Um those have been given to us as drafts and we just have to get to review and approve those. And then on

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a more I guess social activities thing just to bring up as a reminder we are planning to do that tug of war which we talked about which is uh May 22nd. Um, I know that the gentleman organizing that with us sent us, you know, flyers and I think they're ready to get that out. So,

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that's kind of exciting. And then I don't know if uh Mike was going to share, but the environmental committee I attended yesterday um which I think that was just yesterday, right? Yeah, it was last night. Yeah. Um and Mrs. Joseph has done a great job pulling together a

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program to do a day beach cleanup, which we've never really done before. We always do clean ocean action. and um she did a great job pulling together flyers, working with the rec committee and um that's going to be on May 30th. So hopefully everybody will participate and

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help with the picking up the trash along the Bayside and that'll go every you know the entire strip from the north end all the way down to our new neighborhood at the south end. >> Very good. >> Very good. Yeah. >> Thank you, >> Mayor. I have the police statistics for

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the month of March. Uh Seaside Park Police Department handled 625 calls for service during March, 240 motor vehicle stops, 58 moving motor vehicle summons, 35 parking summons, one DWI.

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Was one traffic accident reported, no injuries, no hospital transport. There were no domestic violence incidents. There were eight emergency first aid calls that were handled. There were four total arrests. Background investigations. There were three

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firearms background investigations. 10 employment background investigations were conducted. Employee training during the month of March. Active shooter instructors for patrol king. Internal affairs investigation. There were none in the month of March. Detective bureau

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investigations. There was one unattended death from criminal mischief. No use of force reports. And the special event was the state assessment for reacredititation. And I think the chief can follow up with that. >> Yeah. The uh the state sends two people

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from different chiefs of police from throughout the state. Uh we had one from Ocean Township Town and one up in North Jersey that came down and basically they assess that we're meeting all policies of best practices and it's every 3 years. This

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is for the reacreditation. They go over our evidence. They go over our policies. They look at our cars, every aspect of police work, they go over it with a fine tooth comb. Um, I just talked to the chief from Ocean Township and he said he

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found no problems. It gets submitted to the state and we'll hear probably in June if the reacreditation goes through, but everything will look good. >> Thank you, >> Mayor. I just want to um announce

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everybody uh once again about uh >> on May 16th, Saturday, May 16th, we're going to have our uh 2026 Armed Forces Day breakfast. This is in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of our country. Uh it's going to be held at Tribar

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uh from 9:00 to 11:00. It's a breakfast buffet there uh cater by Please Bar and Grill. It's $20 per head there. Tickets will not be sold at the door. There's a limited number of tickets. So, um I have flyers up here if anybody wants to have

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grab one to see how you can get tickets to help participate in it. And also uh this is parallels what we did for our 125th anniversary that same breakfast that we had in Tribar where uh we we

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joined with an organization that uh sends uh toiletries and things to our our service people overseas. When you buy the ticket, there is a listing on the back of the ticket of what you can donate, bring that day of the breakfast

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or you can if you can't attend that breakfast, you could we have a box up at Pearl Hall that you can put your items in there. It's toiletries. Um, and a listing of those is also on our website, seaside parknj.org.

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You'll see that there also. So, um, please feel free to help out our service people. And it's a nice event, too. It's not just a breakfast. There's some other things that go on there as well. It's a it's going to parallel, like I said, the 125th. And the 125th was very touching,

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a very touching event. So, uh, please feel free to help out and stop by then if you can. And I have if anybody wants one. Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you, Joe. >> Yes, Joe. One quick uh just you know to share that we had the uh clean ocean action beach cleanup this past Saturday

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at the second and it was well attended. It was a beautiful day. Um and despite the surrounding schools having spring break we had a considerable amount of students from all over uh the area. So it was nice and a lot of towns people came out so it was a beautiful day and it was nice. Beaches were clean. >> Yeah.

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>> Thank you. >> Yes. Uh Tribero Clan Bake is July 11th. Um so buy your tickets. They're going fast. I understand. It also happens to be the same day as the townwide yard sale. >> So, sell some stuff and go get some

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money. >> Thanks, bro. >> And it'll include South Seaside. So, it'll be a big thing of that. >> Actually, that's true because you do get a lot of people will always ask about that from South Seaside Park. So, now >> spread the word. >> Spread the word.

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>> $10, I think. >> And that could Yeah. And then that could be uh that would go through the code office bill. So I approve that. >> Very good. Thank you. Anything else from councel hearing? None. We'll go into the audience. If there are any public

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comments, if anyone has any, they can give their name and address into the record. Mr. Fulmer. >> Jim Fulcomer, 356 Roberts Avenue, Seaside Park. I would just like to thank

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Mayor Peterson for his role in annexing South Seasside Park and recognize him as the premier founding father and the first first mayor of the greater seaside park.

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>> Thank you sir. Gonna need a new sash. >> Any other public comments? Huh? Don Whiteitman, 2004 Avenue, Seaside Park. What I like to do is number one, um, I

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had numerous people come up to me and say, you know, Don, uh, I can't believe how many police are down here in Southeast Side Park. >> So, I would like to thank you for the, uh, amount of, uh, officers that are down in Southeast Side Park. Um, because

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we see them a lot. And I know that was a big thing with some people in in, uh, uh, southern end of Seaside Park. uh that um you know are the police going to be there and uh how soon will it be for them to be there? So I want to thank

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again the mayor council and the police chief for doing that. I also would like to thank you um for your decision about um annexing South Seaside Park. I think it's a right move, right thing to do. I

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want to also um just tell the council because I've already told the mayor this that Berkeley took everything. They took our benches. They took our picnic tables. They took everything.

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The only thing they didn't take was on um 24th Avenue um picnic table and uh two benches because they're cemented into the uh uh cement. They're metal, but uh everything else is gone. And uh

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you know, I know there's a a little cooperation between the two towns. I don't see cooperation occurring here with Berkeley Township. So, um again, just wanted to give you the heads up. Um, Berkeley's not playing nice. Thank you. >> Thank you, D.

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>> Thank you, D. >> And yes, Shirley. >> Shirley Crest, 700 North Bay Avenue. Um, did you you were supposed to meet with Berkeley, correct, John? >> Mayor. >> Yes. Our committee >> whatever for the next parade,

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>> father. No, the uh committee met and we did. Yes. This last Monday at 10:00 a.m. uh three member committee of Seaside Park uh to meet with the three member committee of Berkeley Township. >> Are you allowed to elaborate at all? I

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can say that Seaside Park uh participated in good faith in the best interests of our town and I could say in the best interests of both towns in the county and uh no agreement was reached.

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>> Well, that's a surprise. Okay, thank you very much. Um the tri burrow building who is in charge of now maintenance of that know problem who is >> they are tri so they have all the

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>> they still own the building. Yes. >> Okay. And they repair everything themselves. Good. Okay. >> Um now I know we um are purchasing the school and I know they're putting a new roof on it. Just throwing this out

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there. it would make sense. And I don't know why it's called, but I know they put the a fake front up so that your roof then slopes instead of being flat because as most people know, flat roofs

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do end up leaking. >> But they have, and I've seen a gun, it has a probably some name. I'm doing the best I can, where you don't have to go up that high to get a slight slant. And I can't imagine if you run that across that it would be that much more, but it

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would be something to think about with the roof that's going to be done to maybe prevent prevent further leakage in the roof. Just throwing that out there. Um, and I know I brought this up before a couple years ago.

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The building that has the beach control up on the boardwalk, it's a very blah building. And I've talked to Joe about this in the past. My idea was that and I know years ago when it was brought up, Eric said you can't paint on that, which

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I understand, but a lot of places now can put plywood attached that to it. And I thought it would be nice if you could get the art department from Central to come up with some beach type of drawing to put up just to spazz it up a little bit. And I know it would be a great

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project for the school to do. And I don't know who to throw it out to. So, I'm throwing it out to you and maybe Joe, you know, to discuss it. Maybe just get something up there because a lot of the buildings that have paintings on them now really look nice. And I was thinking that might be an idea. I think

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I have one more thing. Oh, yeah. And I don't know. Put it even further down, but the vote school, I know we used it one other time for something. there is a culinary school that perhaps at one of our beach days or boots of the day or something maybe they could come over

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with some of their desserts or something that they'd make get them involved because I know we did and it's years ago and I think it's in brick but I'm not sure but maybe we can reach out and use the vote school once in a while for projects in our town and I know the the

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the building department I think they helped with something two one time. So, just kind of keep the votech in school and maybe we can incorporate especially the culinary. I'd like that um to do something maybe to help celebrate our 250. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. >> Thanks, Charlie. >> Any other comments? Yes. >> Yeah. >> Just just couple things. Don't need it. Uh Kathy FCR, 356 Roberts Avenue, Seaside Park. I just want to thank you all so much. We're all very happy there.

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We got smiles on our faces a lot in South Seasside Park and um I had when I'm sitting here listening to your council meeting, the most wonderful thing right now is to listen to discussions after all the meetings that

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we went to in Berkeley and to hear people talk about local things that for us are local instead of things that were very far away from us. So, it's a wonderful thing to hear and it's a wonderful thing I'm going around the

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burrow and uh people come up and they're kind and they're welcoming. Occasionally here somebody will say, "Oh, you know, nice that we're all joined together." So, I want to thank you all so much. Thank you very much. >> Thank you.

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>> Thank you and welcome. Any other public comments? Hearing none, I would close the public portion and unless there's anything further from council, I entertain a motion for adjournment. >> Make a motion. >> Motion by council member Craft. >> Second. >> Second by council member Rotunda. Roll

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call. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council member Condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member to >> Yes. >> Council President B. >> Yes.