--------- This meeting's to order. This is a work session of the Marinboroough Council of Burai Park County Motion State of New Jersey held on Thursday, August 21st, 2025, advertised for 7 p.m. pursuant to the provisions of New Jerseys open public meetings acts adequate notice of
this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of the meeting for publication in the Aspbury Park Press and the Ocean Star on January 3rd, 2025. Notice of the meeting of the governing body has been posted in the corridor of the municipal building and in the office of the municipal clerk. Roll call.
>> Council member Infield. >> He is ill this evening. >> Not going to be here. >> Thank you. Council member Condos >> here. Council member Connor >> here. >> Council member Crack >> here. >> Council member Rotunda >> here. >> Council President Wil >> here. >> Mayor Peterson
>> here. >> Thank you. >> The first item for discussion includes a recommendation from the committee. It's an ordinance concerning rental violations, mercantile license violations. It's listed for introduction this evening as ordinance 202522 and
ordinance 202523 at the regular meeting. And part of the uh impetus or reasons behind the uh ordinance entails the fact that apparently those that may be renting without a co adequate or a
mercantile license for example uh or even those that might have committed some kind of a violation in terms of numbers or otherwise uh have either ignored it or paid it and it's just a cost of doing business a couple hundred
dollars and they found it more advantageous financially than actually abiding by the law. So I >> Yeah, you summed it up. >> Turn it over committee. I know worked on it, did the research. >> You summed it up pretty well. Um, perfectly actually. Um, that's really
the the reason for it. It came as a recommendation from the building department um the code enforcement that there were properties that were in violation. It was just easier to pay to fine than to actually have it inspected >> repeatedly. repeatedly repeatedly.
>> No, we have no there's I believe there's one property with no record of it inspections. Am I correct? >> Yeah, there's no rental permit. No, nothing. Yeah. >> I just had one comment on the first one about the um which number is which on
this on the the first one that's in the pack doesn't have the number on rental property. >> Yeah, just the way it's worded is a little different the other one because it says subject to a fine of not more than 15 up to two. So I think that not more than has to be struck just a fine of 15 up to two.
>> The question is thank you. Yeah I discussed that with with Janet. So the question is what is the minimum fine that is the pleasure of the governing body and that's what we have to >> the wording is off. >> Thank you. Um that is the question.
What's the minimum fine the governing body believes is appropriate? >> Have any recommendation? I mean, I I talked before some of the ordinances similar different areas and codes of other towns might consider 500 to 2000
and have some discretion in the terms of the judge or the code department if there's somebody out there. I can't paint the hypothetical, but maybe there's a family or somebody a little longtime resident and they just did it
the wrong way, didn't apply in time. There might be somebody out there hypothetical that deserves rather than a mandatory 1500 maybe 500 that that covers the labor or the research in the code officer who wrote it and then it
might be I don't know what situation that is but sometimes mandatory minimum mandatories somebody will either demand a trial so it's zero or all or nothing so he's somewhere that might make some sense
So you're suggesting put 500 in there as >> like a minimum less not00 the range. Yeah, that's fine. >> Criteria of that code officer to decide if it's the five or the 15 or the justice
>> at the recommendation of the prosecutor. So, for example, if you have a second offender, a third offender, you don't you're not, as I see, you're not putting in for second offense not less than 750 for a third, you know, you give the range and then depending on the circumstances and the actions and the
conduct and the length of time it took to to comply. Those are all things as prosecutors we take into consideration with regard to recommending a sentence. And then it's in the judge's discretion, >> okay? >> Right. Well, I gave the judge the authority to use that discretion. Does the minimum apply here? Maybe something more applies here depending on the
circumstance. It took them 6 months to comply, one month to comply, one day to comply. They didn't realize it or it's the third time they're here on the same offense. Things of things of that nature. >> Okay. As long as it wasn't up to the discretion of the code as well concerned about that example. Okay,
>> that's fine. That's cool. >> So, make it not less than 500, up to $2,000. I would say up to not less than 500. Uh, and not more than two. More than 2,000. >> Not more than 2,000. >> 500 to 2,000. >> Yeah. 500 to 2,000.
>> Mhm. >> And not less than, right? Say not less. Yeah. >> Right. >> Mhm. >> That's the terminology. >> Yes. >> So up to 2,000. Is that >> is the same applies to this one too? >> Does the same apply to the merkantile
one? >> Yes. be the same the same that's the pleasure of the governing body for the punishment uh for the fine for merkantile licenses use the same language >> okay it's not less than five or more
than >> okay >> anything else from the council on that one then uh hearing none the next discussion there's a proposal this has worked its way with research in the committee uh
water sewer public works committee I know I've looked at this situation uh Remington and Bernick engineers have a proposal of August 13th for well a rehabilitation and that's on as resolution 2025303
at the regular meeting and there's a breakdown of all that would be contemplated all the various services and some of which then depend on what they identify and the research of the well screen. I believe that's uh cameras
that are going in to the well and then uh removal existing motor equipment rehabbing uh existing pipes replacing column pipe for all those services and it has a breakdown task to the various
tasks involved task one two and three. Yes, mayor. Um, this part of the ongoing maintenance for our wells, you know, our drinking water is superior to drinking water. We need to maintain our wells and after a certain amount of time, I believe it's 8 8 to 10 years.
>> The recom Yeah, the recommendation is between 7 and 10 years. And this one was last done in 2017. >> 2017. Um, this wall well is located at um the base of the water tower on 13th Avenue. It's not the base, it's over on the side street. And um we looked the
committee looked at the proposal and uh it's our recommendation that we move forward on um the rehabilitation. >> Thank the committee for all the work on this. >> I believe this this is one of Kath Williams I think
>> coming out of the uh right >> directly out of taxpayers. So Catholic capital expense. Yeah. Anything else on that item? >> Those are the two uh item main items for
discussion the work session. Anyone else on council have any other work session items at this time? >> I'm hearing hearing none. I'll go into the audience if anyone has any comments on the work session items. If you have
them, if you could give your name and address into the record as per the open public meetings act. Yes, Tom. Tom Joseph 704 South Bay View Avenue. I I read through this stuff and I tried to understand that RBE bid for 315. And
my question is the rehabilitation project just in round gross numbers. I won't even hold you the accuracy. How much is this project worth overall? Because there's a 50k capital life. That's got to be a small piece of this,
right? >> 153,434. >> It's 150,000 capital item. >> There's a 50,000 capital item coming up tonight in the main meeting for well rehabilitation.
>> That's for surplus funds. if this budget run if the um cost if there's a cost overrun for the well project. >> So so nowhere in this information we got
is So you're saying that the actual rehabilitation project is 150 or so. >> Mhm. >> Okay. because there's no way to get that from any of the information we can see online approved, >> you know, and 30 some thousand dollar
when all we could find to match it up with was 50k capital just didn't didn't make any sense. >> It was it was approved earlier then in the capital budget when the budget was introduced back in May. There was a line capital plans that I looked at in May because I looked at it this evening.
There's 100K this year, 100K next year, and 100K in 27. >> I'm pretty sure it's 150 for each of those three years. >> We have our >> I'll invite you to go back and look again because I looked at it this afternoon and I was very careful to find the two section as opposed to the from
section of the May 15 documents. >> I accept your material. >> Anyway, the the capital thing, whatever the number is, clearly says you amend the capital budget to match what you pass. So obviously it's going to be right before you're done. Yeah. >> But but what I was trying to figure out
is why we were spending 30 34 $35,000 or whatever it was to manage what appeared to be a $50,000 project. That just didn't make any sense, 400. >> Yeah, that includes the 31 engineering fee. Yeah. >> Okay.
>> Any other comments on the work session items? Hearing none, I'd entertain a motion to adjourn the work session for a brief moment and then move into the regular meeting. >> Make a motion. >> Motion by council member condos. >> Second by council member Connor. Roll for
>> council member condos. >> Yes. >> Council member Connor. >> Yes. >> Council member Craft. >> Yes. >> Council member Rotunda. >> Yes. >> Council President Will. >> Yes. Motion approved. And we'll take a moment and then begin our regular meeting. Part: 2
This is a regular meeting of the mayor and burough council of seaside park county motion state of New Jersey held on Thursday August 21st 2025 advertised to begin at the conclusion of the work session meeting which has ended moments ago pursuant to the provisions of New
Jerseys open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting was properly provided by transmitting the notice of meeting for publication the park press and the ocean star on January 3rd 2025 notice of the meeting 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 Annfield, who is out this evening. Thank you. Council member Condos here. Council member Connor here. Council member Crack here. Council member Ratunda here. Council President Wil here. Mayor Pearson
here. Thank you. Let us all rise together for a moment of silence to be followed by the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under
God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [Music] The next item on the agenda seeks approval of the minutes for August 7th, 2025, a work session. August 7th, 2025,
a regular meeting. I'll make the motion. Motion for approval by Council Member Craft. Second. Second by council member Condos. Roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes.
Council member Rotunda. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved. Next item on the agenda is request for approval of the special meeting minutes. The special meeting held August 5th, 2025 in a closed session. Is there a motion?
I'll make that motion. Motion by council member Connor. Second. Second by council president Wil. Roll call. Council member Connor. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. But I abstain from a portion that I left.
Okay. Thank you. Council member Craft. I abstain. I was not present at this meeting. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Motion approved. Next is a public hearing. It's for
fiscal year 2025 budget amendment and in accordance with law. I will turn the floor over to our clerk Jenna Jenowski for the budget amendment resolution to be read into the record.
Thank you. Uh resolution 2025-291 resolution of the Burough Seaside Park in the county of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the fiscal year 2025 municipal budget. Whereas the local municipal budget for the year 2025 was approved on May 1st, 2025. And whereas
the public hearing on said budget has been held as advertised. And whereas NJSA484-9 permits the Burough Council to amend the budget after the public hearing. And whereas it is determined to be desirable or necessary to amend said budget. Now
therefore be resolved by the burough council of the bureau of seaside park in the county of ocean state of New Jersey that the following amendments to the approved budget of 2025 be made in the current fund under anticipated revenues under miscellaneous revenues section A
local revenues interest on investments and deposits is going from $75,000 to $293,99957. Beach badge revenue is going from 1,800,000 to 1,938,000.
Under section B, state aid without offsetting appropriations. The energy receipt tax is going from $21,4456 to $28,980. uh municipal relief fund is going from $32,313.17 to $21,5406.
Um under section F, special items of general revenue, public and private revenues offset with appropriations. Uh municipal alliance on alcoholism and drug abuse, the local share is going from $1,667 to $0. Uh Ocean County Barne Bay sewage
pumpout vessel program is going from $0 to $70,000. The local recreation improvement grant is going from $0 to $90,000. The recycling tonnage grant is going from $0 to $4,52.88.
Fiscal year 2023 NJ do DOT grant View phase 2 is going from $0 to $222,0006 $222,645. Clean communities program is going from $0 to $13,713.80. The community energy plan grant is going
from $0 to $10,000 under section G special items of general revenue. Other special items, the American Rescue Plan is going from $134,751.79 to $0. Total miscellaneous revenues is going
from 4 million 15 thou 15,512 sorry 4 million 15,5127 to4,643,71656. Subtotal general revenues is going from
5,90,5127 to 5,7187 $716.56. The total general revenue is going from $13,50,222.79 to $13,678,4278. 13 million
13 million I'm sorry 13,678,4278 under appropriations uh general appropriations uh a operations within the caps other code enforcement other expenses is going from $10,000 to $53,000
uniform construction code appropriations offset by dedicated revenues uh construction official salary and wages is is going from $185,000 to $290,000. I'm sorry, there's another page. Um
deferred charges and statutory expenditures municipal within caps under deferred charges over expenditure of appropriation is going from $0 to $10,826.65. Over expenditure of trust fund is going
from $0 to $16,42720. Over expenditure of the grant fund is going from $0 to $36,388.76. Um a operations excluded from caps public and private programs offset by revenues. Ocean County Barnett Bay sewage pumpout vessel program is going
from $0 to 70,000. Uh the sorry local recreation improvement grant is going from $0 to 90,000. Recycling tonnage grant is going from $0 to $4,52.88.
Fiscal year 2023 NJ dot grant Bayiew phase 2 is going from $022,645. Clean communities programs going from 0 to $13,713.80. Community Energy Plan Grant is going from $0 to $10,000.
TE Municipal Debt Service excluded from caps. Payment of bond anticipation notes and capital notes is going from $0 to $5,700. Total general appropriations is going from 13,50,22.79 to $13,678,4278.
uh under the dedicated water utility budget. Number 10, dedicated revenues from water utility elevated tank leases is going from 150,000 to $415,679.34. Total water utility revenues is going from 3,50,000
to 3,315,679.34. appropriations for water utility. Uh the debt service interest on bonds going from $12,000 to $14,400. NJIT loan principle is increasing from $594,242.79
to $689,3504. Um, NJIT loan interest is going from $130,575 to $115,967.50. USD level debt payment uh $108,777.96 to $108,778. uh deferred charges and statutory
expenditures. Under deferred charges, overexpenditure of appropriation is going from $0 to $140, $145. Over expenditure of capital appropriation is going from $0 to $12,15,925.
Over expenditure of capital appropriation is going from $0 to $30,66.25. Total water utility appropriations 3,50,000 to 3,315,679.34 cents. Um be it further resolved that
the 2025 current year capital budget shall be amended to reflect the addition of bond ordinance 2025-15 and capital ordinance 2025-13 for various marina capital improvements and acquisitions not previously provided for in the capital budget. The roadway
reconstruction of J Street is necessary to raise the road's elevation to improve drainage and upgrade storm drainage. The security cameras included in the marina capital improvements are necessary to upgrade outdated equipment and enhance the security of the marina. Be further resolved that the attached form as
promulgated by the local finance board shall represent the amended capital budget for the year 2025. be further resolved that the resolution be filed forth with in the office of the director of the division of local government services for certification of the 2025 local municipal budget so
amended be further resolved pursuant to NJSA4A 4-9 that this complete amendment in accordance with NJSA4A 4-9 be published in the Aspbury Park Press in the issue of August 14th 2025 and that said publication contain notice
of a public hearing on said amendment to be held at council chamber on August 21st, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. Thank you very much, Jim. That was super. And that's why I brought the big B.
And uh we welcome this evening we have with us our CFO Jamie Coulson. And I thank her uh for all her hard work uh on this budget uh amendment process. And
the final product, I thank uh council member Craft and his committee as well as the entire council, all of whom contributed along with our administrator uh Karen Cone, everybody uh worked together uh for this final product now
uh for a public hearing. So, anything at this juncture either from Jamie from your perspective or council member Craft or anyone else on if not uh thank Jenna for reading into
the record as required by law. So, this being a public hearing, uh, I will entertain any public comments from the public if anyone has them, if they could give their name and address into the record. [Music]
Hearing none, I would close the public portion and Yes. Yes. It's not about the budget. Is that okay for me to speak now or no? No, this is a a public hearing. Uh, for the fiscal year 2025
uh public hearing budget amendment. Uh hearing no public comment, I would entertain unless anyone on the council has anything at this juncture. No, I'll make the motion there. A motion by council member Craft. I'll second it.
And second by council member Connor. Roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Rotunda, yes. Council President Wil, yes. And next on the agenda is resolution
225292, which is adopting the 2025 municipal budget. Any comments from council? Uh, if not, do we have a motion? Make the motion to motion by council member Condos.
Second. Second by council member Ratunda. Roll call. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes. Motion approved.
Thank you. And thank you Jamie. Thank you. Next uh on the agenda are the ordinances. Uh we have first reading and introduction ordinance 202519 providing for the acquisition of stormwater maintenance equipment and
appropriating $1,700,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $1,700,000 in bonds or notes of the burough seaside park to finance the cost thereof. Any questions or comments from council?
No. If not, this is a first reading. Do we have a motion? I'll make the motion there. Motion by council member Craft. I'll second. Second by council president W. Roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President W. Yes.
Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Motion approved. Next we have first reading and introduction. It's Ordinance 202520 providing for the replacement of the storm water system on a portion of K
Street and appropriating $875,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $875,000 in bonds or notes of the Bose Seaside Park to finance the cost thereof. Any questions or comments from council
and hearing? None. Is there a motion this being a first reading? I'll make that motion. Motion by Council President Wilk. Second. Second by 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. Sheriff. Next we have first reading and introduction. It's Ordinance 202521 appropriating $50,000 for the rehabilitation of wells as per the
discussion at the work session and the proposal related there too having been submitted uh submitted by the RV engineering firm. Any questions, comments from council not a motion. I'll make that motion. Motion by council president Wilk.
Second. Second by council member condos. Roll call. Council president Wilks. Yes. Council member Condis, yes. Council member Connor, yes. Council member Craft, yes. Council member Rotunda, yes. Motion approved.
Numbers D and E are interrelated and that follows upon the discussion of the work session and the research having been undertaken by the committee with the recommendation from the code office. Uh D is first reading and introduction
ordinance 202522 amending the burough code of the burough seaside park so as to amend chapter 364 entitled rental property and uh as originally envisioned that's been amended somewhat to uh express the range
of penalties a minimum of 500 up to $2,000. Any other comments or questions from council? If not, a motion. I'll make that motion, mayor. Motion by council president Wol. Second. Second by council member Condos. Roll. Council president Wil.
Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Mush. Next is first reading an ordin and introduction ordinance 202523 amending
the burough code of the bur seaside park so as to amend chapter 303 entitled merkantile licenses and again the same uh amendment as per the discussion at the work session uh to be applied. Anything else from council at this
juncture? Is this a first reading? Is there a motion? I'll make that motion. I'll second it. Motion by Council President Wil. 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. Motion approved. Next are the resolutions and or start that authorizations. We have a event American Anglr Association Fishing Tournament
and that is Sunday October 12th 2025 rain Sunday October 19th 2025 uh 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. the Ocean Beach area. Second is Valent Valor
Supplements LLC Local Summer 5K. Saturday, September 20th, 2025, 7:00 a.m. to 12 noon, Stockton Avenue, Boardwalk to Brighton Avenue, 5th Avenue to 13th uh streets, Ocean Avenue from
Brighton Avenue to Fifth Avenue. and that would if granted by the governing body would require be contingent upon approval of a permit from Ocean County. The third is CR Foundation Food Truck Wine Festival.
That's Central Regional. Saturday, October 4th, rain Sunday, October 5th, 12:00 noon to 6 pm Marina Long. that too uh if approved by the governing body would be conditioned upon a provision of
submission of an updated certificate of insurance. The third is a Seaside Park Historical Society meetings. Dates September 8th, October 6, November 3rd, December 1, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Council Chambers. E is E C E. I may be mispronouncing. Birthday party Friday, August 22nd, 2025. Rain date, Sunday, August 24th,
2025. 5:30 to 7:30 J Street Beach area. F is simple fire run Saturday, September 13th, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Location the
boardwalk Porter Avenue to D Street. If granted, that would be conditioned upon an agreement that beach access shall not be limited. Also, it would be condition on approval of the obtaining an Ocean County permit.
Any questions, comments from council on any of the authorizations? Hearing none, I would uh entertain those authorizations then with the conditions as read into the record in the applicable ones uh as a consent agenda. I'll make a motion.
Motion by council member Connors. A second. A second by council member condos. Roll call. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Pratt. Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Council President Wil. Yes.
Motion approved. Next are payment of claims 2025 293 approving payment of itemized claims as set forth on the check registration bill list for the period of time August 8th 2025 to August 21, 2025.
Is there a motion? I'll make a motion. Motion by council member Craft. I'll second it. Second by council president Wil. Council member Craft. Yes. Council President Wil, yes. Council member Condos,
yes. Council member Connor, yes. Council member Otanda, yes. Mer. Next are the resolutions. And I'll read in summary fashion 225 294 authorizing the adjustment of designated water sewer accounts block 91
lot 9 295 approving the adoption of the revised employee handbook of Seaside Park. 296 authorizing the renewal of travel accident insurance. 297 authorizing the police chief to apply
for the state body armor replacement fund program fiscal year 2025. 298 authorizing a nonfair and open contract with Gary Kubak and Sun Electric Inc. for installation of a new pole and amp service. 299 authorizing online auction
service agreement with Municipid LLC. 300 authorizing the sale of surplus property no longer needed for public use on an online auction website. 301 authorizing the purchase of 1 2026 Ford
F-250 for the Department of Public Works from New Jersey state contract number 24 fleet 103120 302 requesting for permission for dedication by rider for recreation trust beach activities required by NJSA 40
colon 48256 and 303 authorizing Remington Bernick engineers to provide consulting engineering services for the rehabilitation of well 8304 authorizing membership in the Seaside
Park volunteer fire department for two new members. Any questions, comments from council on any of the resolutions? I just wanted to make one comment only because Jamie's here. I've made it before, but I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate those certificate
of availability of funds on all the expenditures. It helps us a lot because then you don't have to question and go back and forth. So, thank you for doing that. I think that's a major improvement in our overall process here. So, thank you. Said it before, but you weren't here to hear it first.
Thank you, Junior. Anything else from council on any resolutions? Hearing none, it's not required by law, but we allow public comment on resolutions as well. If anyone has a comment on any individual resolution, you could give your name and address
into the record. And hearing none, I would close the public portion and unless uh anyone on council objects, I'd entertain a motion as a consent agenda for the resolutions. I'll make the motion there. Motion by council member Craft.
I'll second. Second by council member Connor. Roll call. Council member Craft. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member Condos, yes. Council member attendant, yes. Council President Willil, yes. Motion approved.
And that concludes the resolution agenda. And that concludes our written agenda. Any other items for submission from council? I just have a brief report for public works committee. Um well number 11 we
had a site meeting with the D last month and are waiting for the completion of their technical review. We repairs the Marina westerly breakwater are scheduled to begin on Monday at the public works meetings. Um last week two members of
the citizens basement committee were in attendance where we went over the plans um and ideas for the basement and internal projects to trim being replaced at the burough halls. I guess that project will take a while, but it's in progress.
That's my report. Mayor, thank you, Marty. Mayor, I'd also want to just make a comment. I know I've talked about it before. We were waiting on the Seaside Park Board of Ed for the elementary board of ed. They did send us correspondence yesterday. So hopefully
we'll be looking to schedule a meeting with them in the near future so we can continue the conversations that we started about the potential transfer of the school building to the burrow as they had offered. Very good. Thank you. I had one item there.
Yes. The um at the marina the uh north break order at the entrance to the marina coming from Seawward. Uh that work is going to commence on Monday with replacement of that breakwater. Very good.
Uh so be uh won't interfere with any uh marina activities inside the marina. The work will be performed outside on the bay side of the uh marina. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Just uh following up on the on the
school, they did uh approve our use of facilities for the holiday um bizarre at the school. So, we will be indoors again this year. Very good. However, we can't use the bathrooms. They put that in the letter that they're their bathrooms are rather tenuous right
now. So, they're worried if a lot of people use it, they'd have problems. Anything else from council at those? I don't know if council member Connors, did you want to talk at all about potential recreational thing that we discussed or
about Halloween? We had Halloween. I can I mean it's like a just a nice thing. Yeah, it's a nice thing. Potential nice thing. Potential nice things are always nice. Okay, Gina. Um I'm glad you gave him a
heads up. He didn't need a heads up. He's very adaptable. Thank you. Very no. Uh we had looked u it's been mentioned to us me us uh about trying to resurrect the scarecrow building contest
for Halloween. So, so, uh, uh, I initiated some conversation. We talked to some people and I think it's going to happen. We're working out the details on being able to do that in conjunction with the trunk or treat and also the parade, right? The
Yeah, the PTA sponsored Halloween parade and activities are typically the Sunday before Halloween. So, if we can do it, we'd like to. So, we're looking at at dovetailing that with all that and announcements for this will come out. uh when all that comes out also and also we'd like to include
obviously the the scarecrow building contest and uh looking at having it central. We're looking at having it in there um which is close to where all the other events are for the other events there the trunk or treat and the parade.
So that kind of works hand in hand and um we're kind of glad you've be able to bring back something like that uh scarecrow which has been was a tradition for a while. So it starts this year again and then we'll just keep it going from here on out. Keep the tradition going. So yes, thanks J.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank the committee for all their work. Anything else from council hearing? None. I'll go into the audience if there are any public comments. If anyone has any, if they could give their name and address into the recording,
you can get up. Hello, my name is Claire Ziza and I live at 62 Decar a Seaside Park. I'm here today for some concerns and I'm sure you all have some of these concerns about the drownings and what's happening at the Stockton Avenue side of the
beach. Um, I'm not sure what's happening at the other end of to 13th BAC, but I know I'm on the beach quite often and at five o'clock and then you like to come down and view what's happening at our side of the beach. It's really a little despicable. People are coming on free
and more people are coming on at 5:00 than are on the beach all day in lots on lots of situations, especially on Saturday and Sunday. And u my concern is I've been speaking to the policemen on the beach. I was listening to speaking to the lifeguards on the beach and some of the people who um you know work in
the beach and just for instance just last weekend one of your employees was walking down with the child back and forth for about 20 minutes one of our lifeguard employees and they didn't come find the parent and I yelled out to him you know can we help what's going on and
uh I said we have a PA system and his answer to me was go to the meeting tonight okay now I've been a resident coming to the park not I've been coming to the park for 45 years and um it's a beautiful place to be and I said the best kept secret of the Jersey Shore as
far as I'm concerned and I like to keep it that way. Okay. So my input to this is I've been told some from some of the police officers that we don't have an ordinance to tell someone not to go into the water but seaside heights does.
What do we need to do to get an ordinance? We have Nordance for coming onto the beach with a dog. We can give them a ticket. That's the beach. We have Nordance that they can't go on the doom. That's a ticket. Why can't we take the people in the water after 5:00 when our
lifeguards are no longer on duty? I don't know about you, but it's very frightening to watch what's happening. And I know one night in particular there were seven calls in a half hour to from our rescue team which is fire department as you well know and our um police
department and I've also been told from many lifeguards when they hear those sirens go off they're coming back because they feel obligated to and that's their that's the type of people we have. Our lifeguards are phenomenal. They all are wonderful. They're afraid
to go to the sawmill after after 5:00 because if the whistles get blown, they will have to come out and it's not fair to them. Not only just fair to us, but what as a community are we doing to help this? See Heights, we know it'll block it's blocking their gates. Okay.
Stopping people from going on the beach. What can we do to stop this in our town? Because as far as I'm concerned, this weekend it was all over Facebook. Seaside Type Park is open 24 hours. Go there if you want to go swimming. And the people in Fortune that are coming to swim really don't know what our waters
are like and it's because they don't want to pay to come on to the beach. I know our prices are the same as Seas Heights this year. Um that in the past probably deterred them a little because they would go over to the heights because it was a lot cheaper and now it's not that way. They met our our
pricing. So um I'm just concerned like what is happening? You know, we don't have a PA. We used to have a PA system and it was before Santi and I was told a while ago because this is not the first time I've been in front of some people here when I first bought my home in
Seaside Park. I went to a meeting with I forget the councilman's name. I'm sorry. He's retired. Oh, it was Red. He's not retired. Okay. You're still here retired. I'm not that. Okay. So, I'm sorry. I'm looking at his name right here. And I did meet with Tooth and I
met with the um administrator because I was concerned all the money we're spending on on our saves could we have lifeguards and lifeguards are willing to work till 6:00. I've talked to lots of them. Okay. So how much money are we spending? And
the answer to me at that meeting was we don't put a price on our life. And my answer to him was I worked in New York for many years. At the end of the week, we knew exactly how much it would cost us if something happened. So, what is the budget that's being spent on saving all these people who do not belong in
our waters after five o'clock when there's no lifeguards? So, I'm really, really concerned about this. And I thought I would have a lot more people here today because I've been speaking all over the beach, but of course, I think the weather deterred everyone. I came down from North Jersey just to come to this meeting tonight. So, um I don't
know like you know what do you have to say as council people? What are you seeing? Like, you know, what's happening to our town? I want to keep city art the best kept secret. It's not happening anymore. Okay. There's tons of people coming. They're drinking. They're smoking. They're doing things that they
shouldn't be doing. And are cops afraid to go up to them? That's my question. Okay. And because of cameras today, videoing everybody. I don't blame the cops. Our cops do a great job. But what's happening? It's really scary. So my point to you is what can what are we
doing to help this situation and with the drownings? I mean right here in our backyard. So what else can I I don't know if there's anything else I've been said but that's my concerns. Um if anybody else has any other input that's going to move and sees what's happening
and I'll be honest with you in the past I always stood down by 13th 12th area. I put a home on Decator. So now I am in the mix and I love it. My block is beautiful. We have wonderful people there. We've been there for 40 years. I don't want to see this end of the town
go downhill. And that's what's happening. So, this was my first time really speaking about it. I don't know if your input or what what can we do to help this is is there is there an ordinance that we can pass that they can't go into the water? If there's an ordinance for the
for the dog walking or the dunes, is there an ordinance that says they can't go in the water? Can the cops tell them not to go in the water? I can give input. I don't know if our attorney wants to take it or our police
chief or any any role, but certainly uh I I don't know who said it, but I would second those sentiments. How could you put a value on a life? And I know we've got a whole host of dedicated individuals. Uh not just the lifeguards who are great, have been there the last
few days in particular, but our police department, the traveler first aid and the scuba rescue team and all the members of the fire department are a great team, great assets to have and protecting all of us and visitors from all over.
But what are we doing to continue to protect our town in Seaside Park? You have an ordinance that dogs can't walk on the beach. You have an ordinance that says they can't go on the dunes. Why can't the policemen go? They're coming up and down in in in trucks now and the
4x4s. Why can't they say get out of the water? I don't understand. What's the legality of that as the attorney? What is the legality of that? Why can't they do that? Can I give it to you? I want to get a whistle and start whistling myself on the beach at 5:00. Okay. To be quite frank with you. You want what? I want to get a whistle and start
whistling myself on the beach as hell to get the hell out of the water. It's really scary when you're watching people go in and don't know what they're doing. I go off the beach at 5 because I don't want to be there anymore to worry that I have to feel obligated to go in to help someone. I mean, it's really scary. Or, you know, I don't know.
I mean, I can't answer. I don't know if Steve is to answer or not. Please. Absolutely. Sounds like he's not. Um, but I don't know the legalities. Um, I know that some of us on the committee for beach have talked about it. I don't know that
at this point in, you know, mid August we're going to change it for this year, but I think that there has to be discussion. We did talk about the hours that people are up there. So, I mean, I obviously I love the beach as much as anybody else. And I understand what you're saying. Um, you know, talked
about I personally think 5:00's probably too early for the lifeguards to leave because we all know that people stay up there. It's kind of the golden hour if you're here. You want to be up there now. Um, so we'll have to address how that gets managed if we decide to change
the hours. Um, as far as, you know, you know, there's a lot of patrol up there. I just think that it becomes something that we have to really give a lot of thought to because it's, in my opinion, it's a very slippery slope once you start, I'll just use the word legislating human
behavior on things that, you know, you can't legislate the common sense that people should pass. And if you do it for one thing, where does that ever end? Um, and I personally am not in favor of locking the beach. I mean, I know that our neighboring town says that. I mean,
we do a lot of activities up there at night. We do kite night. You have families who sit up there and bring pizzas. It's a beautiful place to be. So, like, I personally do not want to see us shutting access to the best asset that we have here because few people are going to do stupid things.
It's against public health. Shut down. No, I I know it's against it, but what is stopping police officer from being on get out of the water? Why can't we do that? Is that against the law returning here? What is that?
Is that against the law, Steve? I apologize, but we have a 5m minute limit over that. Well, I was just looking. We um the rules and regulations with regard to the beach are part of a municipal beach access plan that's approved by the D. So
I was just looking on our website. I don't have it memorized to see what our municipal access beach plan says. Okay. Well, so that that that's that's where that's where we would start with regard to is available.
So that that has to be approved by the D that's available our lawy access plan. I just don't have it in front of me. Yeah. No, I'm just saying. All right. Well, if that went over the And then with regard to any other any other restrictions with regard to the beach, um that would be a discussion uh
with the mayor and council considering the public trust doctrine and other other issues. Uh and this this is the worst I've ever seen and I've been here for 45 years. Okay. And your and your police and your f and your firemen and your are doing a wonderful job and your lifeguards, but
they're all willing. I mean for them to tell us to come to the meeting. Okay. It's a little scary. Thank you very much for this. Thank you. Will someone get back to you with some of the answers or Oh, yeah. How much that's costing? But will someone get back to me for some of
these answers or what is the policy on this? Well, I don't know if there's answers to get back to other than this document, but I mean the others are think things that we'll have to discuss and come up with the who makes a decision. Each access plan is a public doc. It's a lengthy pages. We're looking at it right
as we speak. It's it's online. I mean I mean we we've heard you. We have the beach operations committee and and I'm on it and I'm the chair of it. So we've heard you. I understand and and honestly I'm not um
um debating it, but two years ago it was awful. Okay. It was awful two years ago. So uh and even worse. So, so, um, I think as Gina said, we need to sit as a committee and figure out which way we want to go. Maybe extend hours, see if
that's going to help. Um, I don't know. Extending your 1 hour, people would win at six and still do the same thing. So, like like Gina says, you can't legislate a lot of things and hope that it'll take care of it. So, but I'm not get in front
of it. That's the that's the situation I think. And it like I know what you said two years ago, but it it is a lot worse I think with the amount of people that are coming on the beach at 5:00 this year. I'm not going to debate that. I got I worked it two years ago, so I understand. So So the thing is is that I
think the bottom line is is that we can act as a committee and find out what we can do. Well, can the public be advised to help the committee, you know, make some of these decisions or it's just it's just the committee up here that makes a decision? Well, once the committee decid once the committee I'm sorry, J. Once the
committee meets and we figure things out, then we bring it to a work session and we bring it out at the council meeting and then there's ample discussion that can occur from what we're looking at at potentially doing. So that's where the dialogue goes back and forth.
Yes. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you. Any other public comments? Mike, he had his hand up earlier. That's mine. Mike's Pipino, 59th Avenue. Uh, it's
just a matter of clarification. Um, when I go down to the to the boardwalk to the beach entrance and there's the flag, if uh if the surf is dangerous, we do put up a red flag even up on the boardwalk, right?
Yeah. Now, does that flag red flag stay up overnight or when the guards leave they take it down? Typ typically the badge on a typical red flag day when the guards leave when the badge checkers leave because they put the flags up at the lifeguard's
direction, they'll take those down through yesterday and last night and today and tomorrow, they're staying up 24 hours. Yeah. And I think that that's the way it should be because I mean, let's face it, stupid as a stupid does. But at least if there's a warning there, that takes a
little bit of liability off of you in any way that you know, you're informing the public that even as they approach the beach, that the surf is dangerous and it's at your own risk. I mean, you
can't stop people from being stupid. So, keep the red flags up. Thank you, ma'am. Edy CL 48 11th Avenue. Totally different topic. um has to do with the ordinance 202519
the 71,700,000 um acquisition of storm water maintenance equipment and I noticed I mean I don't understand a lot of this legal stuff but the one thing I noticed it's talking about um issues for the acquisition of storm water maintenance
equipment to the bureau including without limitation the storm water inside vacuum truck and mechanical sweeper, street sweeper, blah blah blah. Do I remember that we were going to do a shared thing with the heights for a street sweeper?
Yes. Yes. So, but this will be our equipment and it's out of a $2 million 100% forgiveness, principal forgiveness. So, are they going to It's not costing us. Well, then so they're not paying
anything. Suicide. We already did that one. We have a shared street sweeper through a shared service agreement with suicide. Yes. Yes. Correct. That was my question. This one's not being shared. This is our own. This one's not being shared. This
is our own. It's a different type that's more applicable to our That's correct. It's a It's mechanical. Will this fit in the pole bar? It will. Yeah. Make the pose high enough. Any
other public comments? Hearing none, I would close the public hearing. I'd entertain a motion from council for adjournment, unless there's anything from that motion there. Motion by council president Wil. Second. Second by council member Ratunda. Roll call. Council President Wil.
Yes. Council member Rotunda. Yes. Council member Condos. Yes. Council member Connor. Yes. Council member K. Yes. Motion approved. And thank everyone for coming out and everyone's