That's what they I thought it was between five and three. Thought three was Yeah, that's what they told me. It's off. No, it's off. Red off. Right, Shelby?
Yep, you're right. I'm wrong. It's not over yet. Call this meeting to order. Let's all rise for a flag salute. I pledge allegiance 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. All right, Madam Clerk, may I have a roll call, please? Council member Deampilis, here.
Council member Dill, here. Council member Gerity here. Council member Johnston here. Council member Mcwigan here. Council member Owen here. Council President Habercorn present. Also
present is Mayor Tap, city clerk Keith, city solicitor Smith, and city engineer Snider. Pursuant to the open public meetings act, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided. The agenda for this meeting is posted in city hall
and on the city's websiteggov.org. Pursuant to city code A266-8P and to afford everyone an opportunity to address the governing body, the public may speak only one time and not to exceed 3 minutes. We are uh
we are pulling one item from the agenda tonight. That is resolution number 136. I do have a uh communication real briefly uh from the planning board, the planning board review of the proposal uh proposed redevelopment plan for 90
Broadway. Mr. Kates offered his opinion that the redevelopment plan is consistent with the city's master plan. This motion was approved by a vote 6 to zero. U three members are absent. So that was at last night's planning board.
Any other communications? Not hearing any other communications. Mayor Tiff present, give your please give your report. Thank you. Uh just just a couple things. Um you know, as as you know, we got
Memorial Day coming up Monday. I'm inviting everyone to take part in the annual Memorial Day parade. uh starts at Dolls Avenue at 11:00, goes down Shore Road, comes up New Jersey, it goes down um Veterans Way and ends up at
the uh Patriots Park for a ceremony to follow. Um what I would like, if you know, if you do go to the parade, take a look. We've now installed the uh home hometown hero banners. And if you take a
look, you'll see a lot of younger people that are you already know. It's amazing how much they've aged. But I think that it's very great. That's very nice. You know, they really do they pay tribute to the local veterans and the active u service members. Uh they'll list their
name, their branch, and I I think it's a it's a great look for the town. And if you take your time, if you have opportunity to take a look at that, please do. Um number one, and uh of course, this is not a surprise, Pat. uh
shore road repaving schedule. Uh so what happens here is is that the county was supposed to have Arowak repave from the bridge all the way to Annie on Shore Road. They postpone that for this week. They are now scheduled and correct me if
I'm wrong, June 9th. Correct. That's correct. Monday, June 9th. So at night. At night. At night. Wow. We got that going for us. All right. And and then really lastly, I I really I want to recognize the Summers Point Beach concert series as they were awarded the
best outdoor uh concert series in America for uh 2025 according to USA Today and that's for the second time. Uh I want to extend my thanks, our thanks to the Peace Concert Committee. You know, their
commitment was your I mean I'm talking to them now. your commitment was to put some to put Summers Point back on the map as a premier destination for live music and I'm looking forward to see how the 2025 season works out. That's that's
great. Congratulations. Uh do we have anybody here tonight from the uh beach concert committee? No. Okay. But let's make sure that we when we see them, we thank them all for all they've done to become number one. And that is the end. Sorry to jump in on you, mayor. No, don't let it happen again. I won't.
Are you done? Yes, I am finished. Solicitor Smith, do you have anything? I have uh two items to go over. Um Councilman Mcwigan brought to my attention that the city had entered into
an agreement relative to what I would call the fug over caddy corner from uh Gregory's concerning waving of uh interest and penalties. um this occurred back in September of
2019. Um it was to uh enable the uh purchaser to actually be able to renovate the place. Uh the production of approximately $45,000 from the 113 that was owed at the time. I don't I assume the taxes are
being paid at the present. I didn't look into this, but uh the agreement indicates that had they don't comply with the one-year uh date and moving forward uh that the 45,000 would then go
back on as a lean on the property. Uh we would need to pass a resolution authorizing the tax collector to put that on. And uh so I just uh I bring that to everyone's attention. if anyone wants to talk about it with me or you
want to have a discussion now. I don't know how anyone feels about that. But do we know why they haven't proceeded or I have no idea. I I no idea. I mean that's up to personal business operation. You know, we can
only do what we can do as a city. And this goes back to 2019 2020. Is that correct? September uh September 2020 would have been the date that they would have had to have completed the uh renovations. I mean, they purchased a liquor license to check it out and that
license does sit on that property. I have no idea why it's on there, but I can give the uh give the uh the owner the owners, I guess, as well as the attorney listed on the agreement. I can
give them notice that the city intends to pass a resolution uh making this a lean again. Anyone should we reach out to them first maybe and see what their intentions are. Maybe we can put a fire under their butt or I think at least at least warrants a
a phone call just to if in case there's some extenduating circumstance that we don't know about. Yeah, I think that's you know time just reach out see what uh what their response is and then we'll go from there. Okay. Okay. Especially since you everybody okay with that? I'm sorry. I'm gonna formally letter to the
attorney. Whatever way, whatever way is the best way and we uh I get no response. I get no response. Okay. [Music] Okay. Sounds good. Anything else? Yes. Second thing
since we were on the topic of the beach concert series, we're lifting along and they uh have provided me with a uh an accord sheet and insurance certificate. They've also provided me
with the uh security bond that they obtained from travelers that was dropped off today. I received in contracts for all the events. Um only three are uh only three are executed by both
sides. Uh there's a problem with all of the contracts because it doesn't include the uh language from 6G indicating the city's point is not a party to the contract has no financial obligation to
the party entering into this contract with Tony Mark cares. And why that may be important is because on one of the ones that he was sent by an outside vendor EP and Cararman uh Marada uh does uh purchasers
listed as Summers Point uh and it also lists the address of city of Summers Point and then another one which was executed uh does reference the city of Summers Point as being the purchaser. So they have to be corrected. So we're getting there. I'm just waiting on the
contracts now. So, the next step then is to reach out and get those uh get those contracts straightened out. And so, we're moving along. Okay. Yeah. One other item he has requested uh an additional date of September 12th,
I believe, or September 13, the uh Friday. Uh is it 12? I'll pull it up real quick. 12. the Friday after good old days picnic and and I can prepare a resolution amending the agreement it
just may I get a stroll vote today if you want to do it one more week anybody opposed to it or everybody over here everybody we obligating the police department should we check with
them or I did get uh something in writing uh from the police department indicating they weren't uh intending to proceed on that date. No, not the PAL police department. The police department itself
that's not up to me. That's up to this body. Yeah. So that that's should be directed to me. That should be directed to your peers. Yeah. Let's you were soliciting vote. I run that. You were soliciting a vote. That's all. I would be happy to uh reach out to the
chief to see if we could have uh the police for that if everybody's in agreement and that's the only hangup. Yeah, I'm fine with that. Yeah. Okay. I will reach out I can do a Yep. a resolution of ending this. I will reach out to the chief tomorrow. Okay. Thank you. I do have one more question in
reference to the concerts. Um, a few times in the past couple, probably the past two years, we've talked about changing the um, parking lot so that at least a portion of it was closed off so the vendors could be safely in the parking lot rather
than the ice cream trucks here, the kids are lined up behind it and the cars are backing up. Um, we talked about possibly at least blocking off half the parking lot, putting the vendors there, and I know I think this year there's only three vendors understand, right?
And that really is a I would think a public safety operation, right? The police department, not right. Right. Well, I'm asking the public safety committee then to I don't think you need to do this. I'll be I'll be happy to reach out to the chief on
that one, too. in the conversation. The chief is already aware of it because we had spoken a couple times about it. So I I know that I make him aware of it again and see what his reaction is. My fear is somebody's going to get hurt. Every year I stand there and watch and it's really
scary. So thank you. You're welcome. That's all I have. Thank you. All right, Greg. Uh just two items. The first is uh Battle Avenue. Ballot Road was uh finally repaved. So that project is just
going to be punchless items after that. The city also received correspondence to the city clerk about bus station solar light retrofits for three of the three of the bus stations.
The one Acme carriage house and um your Prima Pizza. New Jersey Transit wanted to know if the city was interested in having New Jersey Transit install solar lights for lighting at those bus stations. And this is only for lighting.
There's no charging stations or anything like that. That uh the the clerk received that um correspondence and then I followed up with them uh relative to the questions that that President Havocorn just mentioned and there are no
it's just the lights and so forth. So I can forward that to the information to you. They also provided a a cut of the lights. Okay. Cuz I I guess the the agreement um obligates us after 3 years. Yeah. To maintain it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
So you can take a look at that and I don't know whether we have to we'd have to do a resolution to accept them. Yeah. I just wanted to see if council was interested before. Will they do all of them or just those three? We have great because those are the ones
that are in direct sun that they Oh, I see. Okay. For solar. For solar. Yeah. Okay. Greg, what's involved typically if you have to do maintenance to a solo like that? I'm I'm not familiar. Is there like is it Could it be a big expense? Is it a minor expense? Just in
your experience? From what I've seen, it's just a a kit basically captures the light and stores and then the lights right near it. It's it's not a big expense. It actually says here that after 3 years, Summers Point will be giving uh retrofit kits for maintenance. So, they get a an extra one for
replacement. So, I don't think they're a big expense, but they would have an extra one after years. It says I mean, just to get a strong um vote here, I think, you know, from my perspective, it's a public safety thing and and would be good because it would be late. Anybody disagree with that?
So, is everybody okay if we do a resolution at the next meeting? Sure. For that, light them up. Light them up. There you go. All right. All right, Mr. Smith. We'll need a resolution for that at the next meeting then. Yeah. I'll
work with Ursula soon. Thanks, Greg. Anything else, Greg? No, that's it, Greg. There was a lot of trucks over there on ballot today. They were all lined up. Yeah, it was they got nice to see them getting done over there. All right. Do we have any committee
reports? Hi, Council. Council President, go ahead. Oh, you already started. We'll go this side. Okay. I have a a couple um school board. Um I've actually been to the past two meetings. I wasn't here at this meeting last month, so I couldn't
report. But obviously the big subject the first meeting was the budget, which I just wanted to say after reviewing it and and everything that they talked about, um I do believe the school board worked really hard to do the best they could with what they had to work with
because the cuts were astronomical. And um I also wanted to give a shout out to Shore Royal Hospital because they did step up and give the school uh $35,000 so that they could uh keep their
security officer there. So um thank you to Shore Memorial. They also gave out their monthly student of the month awards and their teacher of the month awards. And the last one they did the teacher of the year awards and that's just always fun to see. The kids are just so cute smiling and the parents and
the grandparents and it's always just a nice little thing that they do. Um, um, oh, also on Sha Moyal, I attended the, um, I guess it was a press conference to opening up the new sensory center. And I know that, um, that you
that we had the representative here and you talked about what you were doing there, but until you see it and until you hear how that happened and how long it took and how many people it took to get that done, that is, it's absolutely amazing. Um, I get a chill just thinking
about it now. But they started that that was a true commitment to your staff and and the community, the the the gentleman that raised the funds from Mike Seafood to to build it. Um, it was a six-year
project and they didn't give up on it. So, I want to commend the hospital for that because it it's really is if if you get a chance to somehow get through it or or see it, it's it's amazing. So, um thank you for that. Um
uh I attended um as a a board member of the League of Municipalities last month's meeting. I just wanted to put something on our radar. I'm sure Mr. Frost is probably aware of this, but um uh effective in
2027, we're going to have our website is going to have to be ADA compliant. Um, which means it has to be compliant for anyone who has maybe a hearing site, whatever. Uh, they have to be able to go on there and use our website. And it's
2026 for the county, theirs has to be, but 2027. Um, any any town with population under 50,000 has to be done by 2027. So, I just want to put that on our radar. It is going to be an expense. Uh they did
say the suggestion was to at least start it now and so you can do it a little bit at a time so it's not all at the end you you're panicking. It does take time to set up and um so I just wanted to put that on council's radar to make sure
we're compliant with that. Oh I do have the contact of the gentleman that spoke if if we want that. Um thank you. And I have one more thing I'm done. I promise. um the uh Summer's Cemetery uh right by Great Bay um country club or Great Bay
Villas which is where I live so that's why I happen to know this um there the Kanis uh the AC Township Key Club Road School St. Jews. Uh they got together and with the
Kanis leadership and they're uh clearing up the cemetery. They're they're painting the fence. It's already half half painted. They're going to finish the other half this Saturday or next Saturday. Um and it just looks great. And I just want to commend them for
stepping up. And I I don't know why or what drew their attention to it, but as you know, it's always been an issue as to who's supposed to maintain that. And I just thought it was great that they uh they stepped up and they're cleaning it up and the fence looks great. So, it's always nice to see that
beautifification, right? Yeah, absolutely. I should have mentioned Mr. Frost will be here. Uh he is uh actually attending his daughter getting an award at school tonight. And when Oh, okay. Council member Johnston said it, it dawned on me that's where he is. So,
he'll be shortly. Okay. That's all I have. Thank you, Mr. Owen. Yes. Uh, Council President Havocorn, um, Simmers Point Arts Commission. We met here this past Monday. Uh, always great bunch of volunteers, uh, coming up with great
ideas and everything. Coming up, uh, in June, uh, they're having a workshop called Facing the Creative Self with the instructor Betsy Numchuk. This workshop is intended for the immediate levels. We'll introduce the sketchbook and demonstrate how to use it as a tool for
projects and individual development. Only 10 spots are available, so don't delay. It's it's 100 bucks, but break it down. It's $25 per session. Uh it's going to be coming up uh June 7th, every Saturday. Come up in June. June 7th,
14th, 21st, and 28th from 10 to 12:00 noon at the uh senior uh recreation building. That's what I have. Thank you. All right. Any other committee reports? Mr. Aquin.
Yes, Mr. I'm going to go again. The uh the buildings and grounds uh subcommittee continues to to look at our aging facilities, particularly this building, and and we've reviewed and discussed many different options, and we continue to explore those options. One
of those options is to uh engage a developer into some sort of private public private partnership, excuse me, private public partnership. Um and and to that end we uh have
considered engaging an attorney since that is rather in a comp a complicated process that we're somewhat unfamiliar with. Uh so we have advertised or put an RFQ on our website uh seeking that type
of attorney. If in fact it becomes the recommendation of the subcommittee, we will bring that back uh to the full body here uh for your consideration. Thank you. Thank you. Any other committee reports?
I had a committee report, but you gave it already about the planning board. Oh, sorry. So that's for now. That's up on your No, I'm just I just want to let you know the public know that I was prepared, but you covered it and did a nice job. Thank you. Thank you. One other thing, Mr. President, if I be so
bold, uh, my phone just reminded me that tomorrow Oh, God. is the mayor's 75th birthday. And I wish him a happy birthday. Thank you. Somewhere in that neighborhood. Somewhere in that neighborhood. Yeah.
Happy birthday. 64. Well, happy birthday. Thank you. Happy birthday. All right. Happy birthday. Anything else for committee reports? Not I'll be at the Oreos afterwards. Anyone can buy me whatever you want. Okay. I need a motion and a second uh to
approve the regular meeting minutes of May 8th, 2025. May I have a motion? I'll make that motion. I have a second. Second. Second. Any comments? Hearing no comments. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. The above. Um I'm recused from that vote because I was
not here on the ETH. So I can Thank you. It's going too quickly. Ordinances. We have two ordinances on for tonight. Both are first readings. Madame clerk, number 12, please. Ordinance 12 of 2025, an
ordinance authorizing the lease of real property owned by the city of Summers Point to the Summers Point Police Athletic Activities League, Inc., a New Jersey 501c3 nonprofit corporation. May I have a motion? I'll make that
motion. May I have a second? Second. Any comments, Mr. President? Yes, sir. Mr. I wish to recuse myself from this uh consideration on this ordinance as I'm a proud member of the pal. Okay. Thank you. Any other comments? Mr. Council
President, I would just like to say that the uh PAL has really expanded itself and its programs and they're a credit to this community and I'm more than willing to support this ordinance. All right. Any other comments from anybody? No. And not hearing any other comments. All in
favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. Ordinance number 12 is introduced. Ordinance number 13, Madame Clerk. Ordinance number 13 of 2025, an ordinance amending article 5, registration and inspection of certain
rental units, apartment units, and dwelling units. Chapter 169-47, subp paragraph G of the municipal code of the city of Summers Point to revise the minimum duration for short-term rentals.
May I have a motion? So moved. Second. Second. Any comments? Um I will be voting no for this ordinance. This is a subject that we discussed to the nth degree. Uh committees worked on this. We did our
research. We made a decision and um changing the duration does not fix anything. It just causes more aggravation for the owners. And I I don't even think this ordinance should be here. But um so that's my reasoning
that I will be voting now. Okay. Mr. McGwigan asked me to put this one on uh tonight and I so chose to do that. Um so I understand council. Any other comments? Charlie, I also be voting no on this when it comes up. I was on this
committee and um this was one of the main topics that we considered was the length of time and it was decided back then that 3 days was just perfect and that uh anything that would be much too long.
So, okay. Any other comments? Uh Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir. I'll be voting yes to introduce this, but I will be voting no to it at the next meeting. And that is only because I enjoy a good beatd
down from the audience. So that's my statement. Okay. Uh any other comments? All right. Not hearing any other comments. Um roll call. I'm going to ask
for a roll call here, please. Clerk. Sure. Council member Deanis. No. Council member Johnston. No. Council member Dill? Yes. Council member Mcwigan, yes. Council member Owen, yes. Council member
Gerity, yes. Council President Habercorn, uh, yes. And I just want to comment, um, over the next two weeks, everybody has the opportunity to bring forth their ideas. Many municipalities are dealing with
short-term rentals. There is a toolbox of different things that can be done. I'm not going to get into all the different tools at this meeting, but I too, like Kirk, would like to hear from the public as it relates to this because there is some evidence out there, be it generic and anecdotal, that
neighborhoods do suffer from having short-term rentals. That doesn't mean I'm against short-term rentals, but I think we need to look at this again and see maybe there's different neighborhoods, maybe there's different rules. So, I did vote for it, but I I
guess I'm going to be like Kirk. We're going to Can I just make one correction? Yes, sir. That's not why nothing the public says is going to sway me on this. Okay. But sometimes you just have to let the public speak and do that. And the other one is the selfish reason that I
want everybody to know that I will be a no vote on this at the next meeting is because I'm going on vacation next week. And I don't want to get bombarded with phone calls with people thinking that I'm in favor of voting for this when I am not. Got it. But I do enjoy the
emails. So I will read them when I get back. All right. So ordinance 13 is introduced. Yeah. And Councilman Gardy saying he wanted this second reading to be when he's back. Well, he will be back. Will
be back because it's three weeks till our next meeting with solicitor. You don't you don't have to plan you don't plan on missing a meeting? No. May I have a motion to open up to the public for resolutions at this time? I'll make that motion. May I have a second? Second. All in favor? I I. Any
opposed? Excuse me. Not hearing any opposed. We are now open for public comments on resolutions only. Take your time, Pat. Um, the resolutions are the ones you just read, right? No, those were the
ordinances, ma'am. Okay. So, the resolutions. All right, then. Um, okay. So, I can talk to ordinances on the private time. Well, the ordinances will be up for review at the next meeting on the second reading. That's when the public has the opportunity to speak. All
right. on the resolutions um 137, 138, and 139. Um can you please have uh Jason or somebody put the prices on these the contract numbers
there, but people ask, can they please see the prices of these vehicles that you're buying? Now, it's estimated, you know, that. people who look at the budget and they look at it and look at it and they call me up and ask me what I say it so I'm
saying it okay it is on the they said it was asked for before and it hasn't been done it is on the resolution the pricing it is on the well how you can you can ask the clerk for any of the resolutions
prior to the meeting once they're posted once the agenda is posted if you have a question you can reach out to the clerk and the clerk will send you correct mir whatever you need or you can come in to city hall and pick it up. I will address what we're trying to do online and things a little later, but that's the
process right now. If once the agenda is out there, you can contact the clerk's office and Miss Shelby here would would be able to give you the full detail of any resolution or ordinance at that time. All right. So then I'll just say that price uh per prices are uh you have
to uh go to the clerk's office and get them. Is that is that nice for the general public? Suppose they want to see how much that's that's been our process for as long as I think we've been doing this. Um quite honestly the reason why they do that is if they a lot of times
the resolutions change. Yep. So by 5:00 the prices change too right now the prices well sometimes they do sometimes there's might be an error in the resolution that gets picked up and we would hate to put out false news you
know cuz you know how what happens with false news so that's why when you contact uh Shelby in the office she can give you the latest or she can say wait a second they're going to make a change here as soon as this change comes and I will send that to you. So that way
they're giving you the right information. That's why that's done like that. And and we, you know, I I'll cover this a little later on what we're trying to do to uh stop any of the uh changes. We're working on a process there, Pat. So, all right. That's all for me for
right now. Okay. Anybody else from the public want to get up and talk about resolutions? Not seeing anybody. May I have a motion to close for public on resolutions? I'll make that motion. May I have a second? Second. All in favor?
I. Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed, we are now closed for public session on resolutions. Uh Shelby number 133, please. Resolution number 133 of 2025 authorizing executive session advice of
council and attorney client privilege communication regarding the status of litigation involving the city entitled GH Restaurant Holdings LLC GMH Restaurant Enterprises Gary M. Holloway verse the city of Summers Point having a
docket number of ATL- C-37-25. I have a motion. So moved. I have a second. Second. Any comments? Not hearing any comments. All in favor? Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. Resolution number 133 is approve.
Approved. Excuse me. Number 134. Resolution number 134 of 2025 authorizing executive session advice of council and attorney client privilege communication regarding the status of litigation involving the city entitled
Summers Point Diner Inc. versus the city of Summers Point at L having a docket number of ATL-L-597-25. Have a motion. I'll make that motion. Have a second. Second. Any comments? Not hearing any comments. All in favor? Any
opposed? Not hearing any opposed. Resolution number 134 is approved. Before we go to 135, we will be going into executive session at the end of the meeting. We don't believe that we'll be coming out with any action after that, but you're more than welcome to wait
after uh the meeting until we reconvene. All right. Where are we? Shelby 135. 135. Resolution number 135 of 2025 amending the authorization of purchase through the use of state contract vendor
Hurtrich Fleet Services Inc. pursuant to NJSA 4A11-12A and NJAC 534-7.29C for the Summers Point Construction offices. I have a motion. I'll make that motion. Have a second.
Second. Any comments? Not any comments. All in favor? I. Any opposed? I hear any opposed. Resolution number 135 is approved. 136 was removed. Uh let's go to 137, please. Resolution number 137 of
2025 authorizing purchase of waste collection vehicles through the Sourcewell Cooperative Natur National Purchasing Program contract from Grand Turk Equipment Co. Inc. contract number 11223-LE for the city of Summers Point.
We have a motion. So move. May I have a second? Second. Any comments? Not hearing any comments. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing. Any opposed? Resolution number 137 is approved. Number 138, please. Resolution number
138 of 2025 authorizing purchase of cab and chassis vocational and medi medium duty trucks class 67 and 8 through the source well cooperative n national purchasing program contract from Hunter trucks contract number
032824-PMC for the city of Summers Point. I have a motion. So move. I have a second. Second. Any comment? Not hearing any comments. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. Resolution number 138 is approved. 139,
please. Resolution number 139 of 2025 authorizing purchase of sewer inspection and maintenance equipment through the Sourcewell Cooperative National Purchasing Program contract from Jetvac Equipment contract number
12721-EVS for the city of Summers Point. I have a motion. So moved. I have a second. Second. Any comments? Yeah, I comment on that. Uh, right, sir. Well, the last three uh resolutions are purchased through a
cooperative. Am I am I correct? Uh, yes. Yes. And those prices are basically set by the cooperative and we purchase from them. Is that right? That's true. So these cooperatives um they basically leverage their purchasing power because there's multiple entities right fall
underneath it and then you get a discount based off that negotiation and we say by going through a cooperative rather than bidding on taking bids ourselves. Absolutely. Okay. And the final question is uh all these purchases or resolutions to purchase uh were budgeted in this year's budget. Am I
correct? These are new. These are all things that were budgeted and discussed at our budget. Yeah. Okay. Just for clarification. Thank you. Any other comments? Not hearing any other comments. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. Resolution number 139 is approved. May I have a
motion for the uh consent agenda? I'll make that motion. I have a second. Any comments? Not hearing any comments. All in favor? Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. The consent agenda is approved. Uh old business. I do have a
old business item. Um, last meeting we had a a gentleman come in and speak about the toy box after meeting with the safety committee and upon legal advice, the toy box will not be allowed to be back on the beach. That was old business. Anybody else have any old
business? I don't have any old business, but I have a question. Yes. On the list that you provided, I'm on the safety committee. I know. And I wasn't asked anything about I thought I was on the safety committee also. I Me too. Oh, no.
I don't know the the mayor and I brought the department heads together. Was that not all the safety committee? That was the uh Shelby as well. Yeah, the insurance that was insurance group. I had the guy. I'm
sorry. No, no, that's fine. No, that's fine. I promised I promised a gentleman I would get everybody to get. We went through it. Sorry about that. There's a tier tier one and tier three. I I apologize, Mr. Gity, that I should have said the insurance committee. I'm sorry. Okay.
Any other old business? No. Okay. Any new business? I have a couple on here. One is the approval of the extension of premises application for the Anchorage Tavern on 68 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. I have a motion. So
moved. I have a second. Second. Uh, is the chief okay with this? Yes. Okay. So, we'll get there. All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not hearing. Any opposed? The um the resolution is approved or the um extension is approved. Talking about
affordable housing. Um Summers Point uh must have a housing plan for round four submitted no later than June 30th as required. Summers Point professionals, the planner, and the uh affordable housing attorney are working on that plan. The plan is rather detailed and
data intense. The Summers Point planning board and city council must approve that plan. In order to afford the Summers Point professionals, the planner, and the affordable housing attorney as much time as possible to develop and present the plan, the planning board will be
holding a meeting on June 26th at 6 PM here in Chambers. The city council meeting follows that night in order that we can have this approved prior to the 30th deadline. Are we going to see some are we going to get more information before that? We
should have it about 7 days ahead of time and that's why we we wanted to give um our professionals enough time to put everything together. Uh we are working on that data right now. Uh there's a request coming in all the time for uh the business administrator to get
details. over to the planner. So, we are working on that. Actually, what you can tell them is that this is actually being rushed. You know, uh Darwin Green needs about 6 weeks to put this plan together and us as well as probably every other municipality in the state had filed for
an extension and COA uh denied the extension. So, it's the June 30th and that's why we got to have that planning board meeting at on the 26 at 6:00 so that way we can get it through there. And uh and that's just following procedure where they just they they'll look at it and say yes basically. But it
has to be done like that. So that way we can get it done that way this council can get it done that night and then get that filed without us being in violation. So we're working hard on that to get it done an expedited man. Anybody else have any uh new business? I have
one item. Yes, sir. Um obviously we've moved from the uh gate system to the uh basically the sticker system for our programs. There are four or five people who have requested um reimbursements from last year and there was a consensus
among um you know council members I spoke with who basically give those folks passes for the 2025 season. I just wanted to bring that up. I didn't want anyone to think I'm doing something about being transparent. I wanted to make sure consensus that everyone's okay
with that and the reason for that is that when they used whatever last year they weren't able to or they weren't able to use it or they had issues so there's I mean Dennis is aware some of the complaints as well so he knows he knows the people I'm talking about yeah
does anybody have any problems with that I think that's that's fair it's really the right thing to do anybody over here have any problems with that or is everybody good with uh what Jason just talked about okay we're good to go on that Jason any other new business if not um how about discussion of the bills Mr.
Frost and certainly glad you can make it for this part of the meeting. Thank you. Um yes so this evening we have a bill list in the amount of 3,355,14763 as well as a record of payments in the amount of $27,48.7. All right. Uh can I have a motion to
open up for public comment please? So moved. I have a second. Second. All right. All in favor? I. Any opposed? I hear any opposed. We are now open for public comment. That take your time. Don't rush.
Trisha Pearson 587 Mark Summers Point. Um, Carmen, Carmen and Nancy worked 30 years and finally finally got the the the whole pie everything.
They have ma put this city on the map in this United States of America. And I want you to think up some way somehow of making sure that we're grateful. Remember, we need to thank Nick Reene, too, because he's the one who originally
started the beach concerts. Also, say what? We need to thank Nick Reene also. Yeah, sure. Nick Regina. Yeah, he Nick, you have to thank Nick Regina for and Kathy Orle. Absolutely. For starting Bay Fest, for starting the
Jazz Festival. That is true. But Carmen and Nancy are number one in the country right now from USA Today. That's what I said earlier. There's two different things. We're lucky here. We are so lucky for
all of those people. So I just want you to figure that out. All right. Now, there's loads and loads of flags at the hospital. They have all the flags out for Memorial Day all over the um lawn
and um job lot and new breakfast restaurant at the bay and uh are open. They're open or they're opening this weekend and the Arowak thing you will you will be blessed when that's done.
You will have no more aggrav this listen you're going to be blessed. You got to drive that 12 times a day. I avoid it anymore, but I was people from Summer's Point and everything, everybody's everybody talks about that. It wasn't done right in the beginning and it's
just a mess and it's getting fixed. So, because they didn't have Greg Schneider as their engineer, that's exactly what I was going to say. That's it. Mean Habercorn. We're trying to keep you. If it wasn't if it wasn't for our engineer had taken care of taken care of, right, Greg, they're setting you up. You realize that
that would You're absolutely right. I just serious situation and it's getting done and that's perfect. Okay. Now on this um ordinance uh number 13 um first of all thank Kurt for his comment. Thank
Janice and uh for thank you. You he's not here often. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't. Anyhow, I wanted I want you I want to ask you a question.
Uh shortterm rentals. Okay. So, you want to you want to ch you want to amend it or change it up or something? Okay. You I'm I think you should leave it the way it is, but that's only me. But all I want to make sure is that you contact
every single Airbnb person in this town. Not just put it up here quietly with nobody in the place. They have to know these are investments that these people have. They depend on their summer rentals. If you're going to extend it or
make it miserable for them or put them out of business or whatever you're trying to do, they have to have to know this. So, they all anybody who has a license or you know, they should be contacted to come to the next meeting. You have to be fair and you can't
blindside people and that's the truth. So I wanted to tell you that and and that is uh everything. Thank you. Thank you. Any other public
comments? Mr. Hopkins, Rob Hopkins, 123 East Fireman. We got a black eye with the parking lots. We got our feet kicked out from under us with the boat gate. Don't let us get kicked in the nuts with
short-term rental overreach. Do your research. Look into it. Thank you. Thank you for your comment. Okay, Mr. Fox. I know you haven't said your name yet, but go ahead. And you
don't have to be sworn in tonight? No. Great. Look, do I look like I'm ready to be sworn in? I wasn't even going to talk. Sworn out. I swore it. First thing, boatgate. I love that. We need to keep using that just to refer to the entire thing that happened so that that does not happen again. Um, in terms of
the short-term rental, I want to be real clear that I do not have very strong feelings about this. I, like some members of the council, am very curious to hear what the wider community has to say, including both those who uh are investors say in short-term rentals and
those who live in neighborhoods where there are different short-term rentals. Um, I guess I would just offer that I can see different sides of this issue. Um, I was a member of the original ad hoc committee that first discussed
short-term rentals. Janice, how long ago was that? Six years ago, maybe. Probably pre-COVID. I don't think it was that long. Yeah, I think it was 2020, I think, was when the resolution the time travels. I I know, right? I'm just going by so quick. Yeah. Really? I didn't realize it was that long, but yes, you
were a part of that. Yeah. Um, and so I, you know, in that time we've been able to see and kind of reflect. And again, I I don't know that my view has changed, but I'm open to hearing more. And I just want to also, you know, raise a couple points in terms of um though I do not
represent either group here tonight, I sit on both EDAC and the Historical Preservation Commission. So I can see the side from EDAC of wanting to promote economic development. Having said that, I can also see the side whereby having
so many short-term rentals in Summers Point could deter someone who might be interested in building a larger hotel or something along those lines that has previously been discussed along say MacArthur Boulevard. I'm just offering that as an example. But um and then from the perspective of people who you know live
in in the community, I think there is concern that some of the real estate prices have been rising so quickly in part because people are specifically purchasing homes as investments for Airbnbs and that that's worth keeping in
mind as we continue this conversation. So I appreciate the chance to offer those points. Um and thanks. Thank you, Mr. Fox. I don't believe I see any other motion to close the wait back here. Hold on.
Yep. There we go. Adam gets his 227 East. You guys are going to make these people pay for the boat. You got to put at least some sort of restroom there. It's not fair for these females that when they get off the boat with their husbands, they can't go
to the bathroom. Well, it's got something's got to happen. It's not It's not fair just for the the voters, but the people who walk the bridge. There's no Where are they going? Where do you guys expect them to use?
It's just It's not fair. Thank you. Motion to close the public portion. I have a second. Second. All in favor? Any opposed? We are now closed for public session. Have a motion to pay the bills.
So that motion. Thank you. Got beat me to it there. All in favor? Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. We get to pay the bills. Mr. Frost, we did this. Any comments from the governing body? Yeah. Yes. A couple
of Go ahead, Mr. We're going to fill it up again. Mr. Frost, uh, I understand your daughter got a presentation, right? and uh that was the reason why you're late. But uh I think you should be very proud of your family and uh especially your daughter tonight. Thank you. Okay.
I let the uh cat out of their bag a little bit on that. Okay. Family. Family first. Give me the order. Uh council president. Yes, sir. Uh my youngest daughter graduates University of Delaware tomorrow. Oh, cool. Congratulations.
So, are you are you done with college now? No, she'll be going on for two more years for be a physician's assistant. Oh, wow. It's what comes between a nurse and a doctor, sir. I'm very proud of her. So, you got two more years on council.
All right. Any other uh Oh, let me tell you all about my kids. Um Absolutely. This isn't your mayor uh mayor's meeting there mayor. All right. That's a strong council weak mayor. Remember that? Well, they keep reminding me of that. He's
He's here, too. So, we're done. We're done with We're done with the comments. All right. More. Yeah. Okay. We're going to go to executive session after a brief recess. And uh I'm letting everyone know again, they're welcome to wait out in
the lobby. I don't think we're going to be taking any action when we come back, but you're more than welcome to wait out there. I do appreciate all the comments. Uh it's great to have people get up and talk and uh we're going to be over Bob, you know, the two of us to do rounds
this week with one of the doctors. So that should be interesting. Uh just keep us away from the patients. Okay. So with with that, we're going to take a brief