April 24th, 2026. A notice of this meeting to the upper township committee was posted on the official township ping board the upper township website emailed to the laying city press the ocean city sent herald times and following the township clerk. Tonight's meeting is
being video recorded up until the close session portion of this meeting will be available on the upper township website. I hereby direct this announcement be made part of the minutes of this meeting. Would everyone please stand for the >> flag of the United States of America and to
the stands one indivisible. >> Please remain standing for a moment of silence and reflection. Please call the >> Mr. Cassaceio here. >> Mr. Nappen here. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo >> here. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo
>> here. >> Mayor Corson >> present. >> All members are present. Has everybody reviewed the minutes from last meeting? >> Yes. Motion to approve. Second. >> Please call the >> Mr. Casaceio.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Nappen. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo. >> Yes. >> Mayor Corson. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Okay. At this time, Sam, do you have any tonight? >> Yes, Mayor. Thank you. Um, on Thursday,
May 7th at 10 am, we will have our National Day of Prayer right outside here, Township Hall. I encourage you to come and attend the our National Day of Prayer. That's all I got for you, Mayor. >> Thank you for tonight. >> Uh, yeah, last week I attended the Upper
Township Business Association mixer at the tavern down in Seville there. Um, the owners have done a new owners there have done a really good job. They've remodeled the place. Very, very nice. Uh, looks really, really, really different in there than it has in years past. I
encourage everyone to go down there and check it out. They uh had wine tasting there and talked about some community events they want to sponsor and in the future it was good event and uh that's all I have. >> Hey, Jack, do you have any >> Yeah, I have a few things. Okay. Uh so
as of right now uh from public works uh standpoint uh from our last blizzard in February 672 tons of brush uh tree and uh I guess shrub shrubbing uh that was damaged has been collected by public
works. So we're working on that. Uh leaves are going to be done by this week. Uh just another thing on top of that on last uh on April 18th I attended the uh United States Coast Guard ball that was held in Wildwood. I you know as a representative of our upper township
and also a member of the board of trustees. Uh it was very nice event. It was great. It was good to hear about the amount of money that is going to be allocated to Kate May County. Uh I think $425 million into just improving the Coast Guard base. So I would like to
thank Congressman Van Drew for that. and also all the amount of work he did for the beach replenishment uh to get through here. Um I do want to talk about something else uh in regards to what's going on right now across the way with our schools. Um as you know I'm a
superintendent of KMA and West KMA schools. Uh every year there's a feasibility study grant that's done through the Department of Community Affairs. Uh it's I think worthwhile for us to in look into possibly partnering with the school board once the grant is
available. The grant was uh the deadline was April 15th. Obviously, we couldn't get our ducks in a row in time to do it for this year, but knowing that the grant will be opened up sometime around December and January, it would be it would be wise for us to partner with the
board of education and as a uh as a response to uh the uh responsible taxpayers for the fact that we need to look at how much money is actually going out there. We also have to understand how much tuition we're paying Ocean City Schools. we have to know that there's
also like rising health insurance costs and also you know energy costs that go along with it. So I would ask us to possibly partnering with the school board in the near future once the DCA grant is available. >> Well I agree with you Zach and I'd like
to I think we need to make Zach a point of contact with them because he's got a relationship with them and let's move this forward. >> Yeah. >> Do we need to do a motion or anything to >> John? Should we do a motion to >> Yeah, if you're going to act on it now, do it by way of motion. Sure.
>> I'd like to make that in terms of motion. >> Second, please call. >> Mr. Cassaceio, yes. >> Mr. Nappen, >> yes. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo, yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo, yes. >> Mayor Corson, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> And just on to that, like if we do get a comprehensive study, like I know for a
fact my schools are going to be presented sometime uh June 11th at 5:00 pm. It's going to be done through a third party, so it won't be like any any like in-house people doing the study. So, it's always good to have a neutral party do something like this.
>> Yes, that it >> that's it. >> Thank you, Zach. Vic, do you have anything tonight? >> Good evening, everybody. Yes, I do. Mayor, thank you. I do a few things. Thank you all so much for coming out as always. EMS first day of seasonal beach orientation for our new uh employees went down. It featured classroom
instruction and hands-on RTV operations. EMS is also continuing plans for our youth camp. It'll be scheduled June 29th through July 2nd. Uh kind of a cool announcement. On April 4th, we welcome back senior EMT AJ Lammana, who is now
being referred to as Airman Lammana as he finished his basic training with the New Jersey National Guard. Uh last week we observed National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Uh this comes from Chief Britain. He wants uh everybody to know, and I do as well, that our dispatchers every day in Ocean
City uh in communications perform an unbelievable job that's unseen and is often thankless and overlooked. We appreciate their work and uh how they get our first responders out onto the road when they are needed. And then this past Thursday, April 23rd, we remembered EMT Mort Schmurling, his 10-year
anniversary of his passing. Mort passed away in the line of duty as an EMT with upper April 23rd, 2016. We do have a memorial for Mort over at Amanda's Field. And Mother's Day is coming up. So, if you uh want to take advantage of our flower sale, that'll be May 8th,
9th, and 10th. Um second, I saw a preview of our website. It's awesome. Um going individually to committee members, getting feedback, going individually with a few stakeholders in town hall to getting their feedback to make our website as nice as it could be. Doubling
down on everything Zach said, I did attend that school budget meeting. Uh I would love to be a part of it in any way as well with my role in education. I think Zach is the perfect person though to take point. He has a relationship with Superintendent Pesalano. I did send her a note just basically saying that,
you know, we're here, we're listening, and we'll try to support you in any way that's feasible for Upper Township. Doubling down on thanking the tavern. The Tavern supported upper Township baseball last weekend. uh according to some people was one of the busiest days they ever had. So we had our wonderful
opening day at baseball. So thank you to the recreation department for having a great event down there and then they had all the people that that were there went over and ate afterwards and they donated a portion to baseball and that was was really nice. And last but not least, I just want to say to the to the
general public, if you have any questions, concerns, you get a piece of paper in the mail that you don't know or you get some sort of uh um citation or anything, please reach out to us. That we're the best place to get information from. You can call town hall, you can walk in. All of our wonderful people
that work here every day work so hard to give you good quality answers and a lot of times there's misinformation online. So, please make sure you use us. And that's all I have. Mayor, >> thanks, Beck. Just want to thank everyone for coming out today. It's a beautiful day and it's
first nice day we've had in a while and I'm glad everybody decided to come and join us. The beach patrol has started to move into their new quarters. They've moved some equipment material over there. Things are progressing nicely. Um it's going to work out well for us this year.
I think it's going to be very good fill the gap. public works took a delivery of a bulldozer today. That's over in Strathmir. They're going to uh start opening up the paths. As you
know, we've had a lot of beach erosion. Almost every path is closed. Right now, some of the paths that have beach in front of them, we will be able to open and we're going to try to open them from way south. So, that's all I have at this time.
>> Jim, do you have any? >> Yes. Thank you. Uh Good afternoon everyone. Thank you Mr. Mayor Committee. Um the East Valley project has now secured full funding is advancing into construction for a phase. So see that will be coming to Amanda's Field near
you. Um the township we received formal approval of Orlando the free celebration award grant through Kate May County. We've uh received $25,000 to enhance our Fourth of July celebration. So, be on the lookout for uh added fireworks, more
bands, bigger, better. America's 250th is coming, baby. Um, bulldozer beachfront. You got that. Um, okay. So, one thing that we're also doing is uh we will be awarding um for the RFPs and with the bid
openings for the beach vending operations. Uh uh the award process uh was successful. We had two submissions uh for consideration and implementation of this competitive process is expecting to generate um upwards 10 to 15,000 of
additional municipal revenue for the municipality. So uh that award I think is on the agenda for tonight and uh at this time that's all I got. Mr. Mayor >> John you have >> Yeah, just quickly Mr. Number 15 on the agenda under ordinances and I just want
to uh clear up um the language in terms of the title that should read it reads right now that we're talking about block 414 lot 4.02 and block 420 lot one. That should be revised to read block 414 lots 4.02 and 40 with a deletion of block 420
lot one. So we're just clearing that up. We can still attribute that. >> Sure. >> Jo, do you have any more? I have nothing. Thank you. >> Do you have anything for us? >> I have nothing. Thank you. >> Yes. Lieutenant, do you have anything for us tonight? >> Yes, sir.
>> Thank you, sir, for joining us tonight. >> Okay. Uh, at this time, we'll open it up to the public. Is there anyone that would like to comment on any item on the agenda? Items 1 through 12.
>> I just have a public comment. So, Mayor Corson and committee members, I would first like to thank you for this opportunity to address the committee. My name is Kevin McCale. I'm a resident of Upper Township and I have four children who participate in a variety of youth sports in our community, including soccer, basketball, wrestling, lacrosse, and baseball. I'm also currently the
vice president of girls travel soccer for the Upper Township Soccer Association. My question is regarding uh item six on the agenda for tonight's committee meeting. Assuming this item in the agenda is referring to the allocation of funding for a proposed renovation project for Amanda's Field, I would like to make a few comments on
behalf of the Upper Township Soccer Association, so they may be added to tonight's minutes. The UTSA is presently the largest youth sports organization in the community. During the 2025 2026 fall and spring seasons, we had over a thousand registrants at our wreck and travel soccer programs with over 700
young athletes participating in soccer during our current spring season. as its current level of enrollment is very challenging to provide enough safe, well-lit field time for our UTSA members, particularly during the shorter days of the late fall, winter, and early spring, which is the um which counts for the majority of the soccer seasons. Out
of necessity, our organization incurs significant costs each year for the rental of temporary lighting to support our program. Over the past several years, the UTSA has requested to collaborate with the township on achieving a permanent lighting solution for our Mandis field, which would significantly improve the access and safety of our soccer fields, as well as
support a variety of additional community events that take place at the Mandis Field throughout the year. Since we're aware of the financial cost of a project of this magnitude, the UTSA has expressed a willingness to the committee to make significant financial contributions toward the capital cost for the installation of permanent lighting at Amanda Field. Unfortunately,
the UTSA executive committee was recently notified that a request for lighting installation was denied at this time. Although our organization is very disappointed in the township's decision, we remain committed to working collaboratively to find a path forward. We respectfully ask that the township provides the UTSA executive committee with a clear outline of necessary steps
that our organization can take to achieve this goal in the near future. Thank you for your time and consideration. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Kevin. Is there anyone else like to comment on items 1 through 12? Uh Natalie Ne um
759 Route 50 in Petersburg. Could you uh speak to um item 12, please? amended salaries it looks like. >> Yeah. So is that is that polic? >> Yes. >> Um so um we're going to require the IT
professional of the township to attend meetings to help out. Um when we project things on our TVs uh they are going to take on recording duties of the town for the meetings. And so um we increased the there's generally been a meeting
attendance stipen for people that attend meetings um that are not in supervisory position. So that is just updating their salary to integrate that stipen >> updating her salary. >> Correct. >> It's not a stipen though. It's an increase in salary.
>> Correct. >> What what is the salary and what's it increasing to? >> Um I think it's a $4,800 increase and it's based on um the flat rate we generally charge which is is it 250 a meeting
attendance or something like >> two 200 >> 200 meeting attendance >> two meetings a month and so we just integrated that into our salary so it's punchable as opposed to offering as a stip >> no it's 61,800
will be the the pensionable salary. >> And she's been here here how long? >> Uh she's been here six months. >> Over over six months. It's been about nine months. >> First meeting of September was her date.
>> And um number three, can you speak to that please? contract with civil solutions. >> Yes, they maintain our tax map for for uh the GIS support service. I mean, it's
something where statutory have to do. We need somebody to maintain the tax map and update it. >> When was it last done? >> It's it's done every year. >> It's an annual contract. We do it every year.
I'm not really techsavvy, but um when I tried to look it up, it looked like the maps were done in 2018 by Paul Dietrich. >> There I'm not sure about when the maps were last updated, Natalie, but we have we have revisions and and changes done
to the tax maps every year. I don't know if a full-blown tax map revision has been done, but there are updates done every year. >> That might have been done. The full update may have been all redone in 18. Yes, you're right. Okay.
>> But every year there's stuff added. >> So, how do we know what's going to be added this time? >> It's that the assessor usually requests those changes to be made.
Approved approved subdivisions are added. >> Approved subdivisions are added. Anytime a lot line is changed when a deed that comes through the tax assessor's office. >> And what about roads? >> If a road's built, it's probably put on
the tax map. I'm sure it is. Or if a name's changed on a road, it's changed. So, like the Empress Court will be part of this since it changed its name. >> Some I don't know if it's going to be on
this one. I can't guarantee you. I mean, you seem like you're baiting me, but it may be, it may not. >> Well, I think I've um asked before, this is in regard to baiting you. I've asked
before I was here um for those discussions on Empress Court first of all and um I knew that to be Young's Lane. It was a driveway to Young's and nobody in this township has been able to tell me when
that so-called road was ever adopted even as no-name road. Now, >> well, I mean, we can't have two names, streets named the same within blocks of each other. Young's Lane comes off of 610 and I believe heads west into a
little culde-sac. That is Young's Lane. That's been Young's Lane my whole lifetime. No name street has been Noame Street my whole lifetime. So, obviously, you're a little bit older than me. You might remember something I don't.
>> Well, okay. But you still don't know when it was adopted as no-name road because it was always >> No, I don't I don't know when any of the street names were adopted. >> I mean, that's not a fair question. You're again, I think you're baiting me.
>> Okay. Well, that's okay. I you know, go pull the papers, but um it went back to the to the Young's houses, and you're right. It did go around and out on the 610, and it was a dirt road. Um,
number two, could you speak to that please? >> The NJ shared service agreement. We're joining 16 other municipalities from Cape May County. I believe it's all 16 are joining. >> Ocean as well. >> Ocean and Mammoth County. the county's
front funding it. We're along for the ride. >> Is Ocean City in it? >> They're one of the 16 municipalities in C County. Yes. >> Okay. So, >> I don't know if all of them have verified to be in it, but I know that they've all been invited to
>> They've all 16 municipalities have been invited. >> Okay. Well, I did stop in the township today to try and talk to Jimmy to find out more about it. Um, but he was unavailable to speak to me. I'd still like to know more about it because um
back a year and a half or so ago when Lomax gave a um extensive report presentation to the county, I was at that presentation and it was offered um free of charge to any of the townships and I came back and asked for it to be
um here and nobody was interested in it to my knowledge except Gary Demarzo. So, I I just, you know, it's a year and a half now. Um, I would really like to know what's going on, you know, why it's so important now and it wasn't then
because at that point in time they were talking about having to raise all the roads and, you know, Kate May County going underwater, all of it, uh, except for Woodbine. Um and there was talk about, you know, doing it in increments
of 20 years as opposed to just going out the whole 75 years. And um there were issues about the flood elevation maps were being changed. And now there's uh you know people have um flood insurance that they're paying that they never paid
before and there's staffing that was going to have to be hired. a lot of things that I mean there were public forums, there were zoom meetings and I don't know that anybody in our township took an interest. >> Well, the township has taken an interest and we're fighting it. >> N
>> on February 26, 2024, we adopted a resolution 76 78-2024 that proposed that that's >> February 26 2024. It's the first line of this ordinance. We've been on this for a while now.
>> Additionally, the rule to pass. It's not a law. It's a procedural rule adopted by DOP D or D that got approved one January. So, it was it was it was all precisional and draft until 1 January 2026. And it doesn't even have an authorization date until July 20th,
2026. So, we're in we're in the warm-up period leading before that moratorium takes place. >> But you're saying February of 2020? >> Yes. We adopted a resolution opposing the proposed protecting against climate
threat resilient environments and landscape rules. >> And what date? >> It's the first line of this current >> resolution that we're trying to get by right now. >> You said that this what is it? 78204 was done in February of
>> what year? >> 2024. >> 2024. Okay. Um, >> thank you. >> Is there anyone else that would like to comment on item 1312? >> Hi, mayor. My name is Walt Rada. I'm a
resident of Upper Township. Wanted to ask about uh item number six regarding the uh authorization and purchase of certain items for the uh capital improvement bond. Do you guys have uh what those items are? what what you're kind of highlighting around that.
>> Yes, we do. >> We're purchasing two dump trucks, um a street sweeper, and also uh the plan, the design build for a skate park at Amanda Field. >> That was all part of the bond we
approved in February. We approved $5 million in bonded items. So, this was all part of that. And does that include lighting for Amanda's Field? >> The bond did? Yes.
>> The the resolution number six does not include any lighting for Amanda's Field, >> but when we approved the bond in February, we included lighting. Yes, >> we're still we're still trying to work through that. That's involves our subcommittee of the committee. At this point, there has not been a full
presentation to the committee or a plan to purchase. So, I believe your soccer association is negotiating with two members of the committee. >> That's correct. >> And I think that's going to be an ongoing negotiation with the two members of the committee and our administrator.
>> Okay. And so, at this point, you're not aware or um you're you're saying there's a continuing ongoing communication um and no final decisions have been made with regarding to funding lights or any of those projects. The money is bonded. When it goes to be spent, it's going to
be put on a resolution. The full committee will talk about it. It might even be in a workshop. Um, but the full committee will be voting on it and that's happens. And that's why we're here tonight. We have three items or four items. There's two
dump trucks, a street sweeper, and the skate park. Three items we're spending money on tonight. >> Okay. I do appreciate that clarification and that information. Um, since I am here and it is uh regarding the overall bond,
I do want to highlight the importance of lighting and the soccer community. Um, if you give me a minute or time to go over a little bit, >> we can do that in regular open session. This is to address the items 1 through 12 right now. >> But after >> there's another public
>> there's another public comment. Um, >> it's at the back end of the agenda. >> Yeah. after number 20. We'll get there quicker and it sounds like it's a long time, but it'll be fair. It'll be quick. >> And and I apologize. I I'm uh I I have to leave to go to a confirmation event
in like five minutes. If I could have the time, that's okay. If not, and I need to come back. >> I wouldn't take that. You're opening the door for everybody. >> If we do that now, we're opening the door for any >> talk about item six. >> What's that? >> To talk about item six right now.
>> That's what you're talking about. item six, but we can't talk about >> that lighting a man's field for soccer because that's not part of number six >> within item number six. Okay, understood. Well, thank you very much. >> Yes, >> you're welcome. And also too to clarify, it's it would be it's a public comment.
So, it's not necessarily a full discussion on that item. So, say you did wait till the end, you made your comments about it. We sometimes engage but don't don't have to. So, uh I would say wait until it's more getting towards the finish line. >> Okay. I I really appreciate you guys taking the time and uh communicating and
explaining to me. Thank you very much. >> We try to get facts out and try to be transparent. >> Excellent job. >> One of the things I did want to highlight just real quick is is I do really want to thank all the hard work you guys are doing. We are seeing a noticeable difference around the fields.
You guys have put in a lot of sidewalks and improved the roadways. I know there's also future projects around schools. I really do appreciate you guys taking that time coming up with the grant money. I know it's not easy to do. Thank you. Thanks all. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Is there anyone else who would like to
comment on items 1 through 12? >> Yes. Uh good evening uh council. My name is Lou Barbo 38 Francis in Woodbine Petersburg. Um, I want to speak to uh number 11, the adopting resolutions
uh for uh personnel policies and procedures manual. What exactly does that mean and how would it affect uh what's going on? >> Yeah, this one. So, we're advising um our township
internal personnel policy manual to include a uh fitness for duty testing for pre-employment. So, when we're hiring physicians um that are uh you know very active and there's a requirement to have some sort of level of fitness. So in this case like EMS,
EMTs, um there's going to be a pre-employment uh fitness test evaluation for fitness before they as a condition of employment >> and that that be the only >> thing that you're going to >> Governor Murphy when he was leaving he
changed the New Jersey Family Leave Act and we're updated >> then we updated some required statutes. So uh FMLA um language changed working test periods. >> I'm sorry. Yeah, family. Governor Murphy changed a law on his way out that ex
that extended categories of people that qualify for family medical leave. And so it's a requirement update policy to integrate the the change in law. >> Uh I'm sorry to interrupt, but could you explain what was it? FMLA. >> Yeah. Family Medical Leave Act of New
Jersey. >> Okay. It's like job protection for people that >> So what what you're saying is it's it's a state law and that you're changing it to >> it's mandated. Yes. >> Right. So the township is I guess the
township workers are going to get that. >> It's good for workers. >> Uh if I'm understanding that right. All right. Uh and number seven uh authorized payments. Uh, and it says affordable housing
in Upper Township. Uh, what exactly is uh payments? I think we're making two payments tonight. >> We're making four payments. >> Four payments. And that is to legal counsel, I believe, for our uh plan
review and things like that that we're doing with the couple projects. And uh these four payments are >> I mean >> I'm not sure what where where this is
like you know >> Yeah. I'm sorry. >> It's coming out of the affordable housing trust fund. There's a trust fund that's established for affordable housing projects that could or could not be used for affordable housing. But it can also be
used to pay legal counsel if they're working on an affordable housing project for us, which we have retained legal counsel for the Beasley's Point development, the Fair Haven development project, and I think that was the two that we were paying out tonight.
>> Yeah. There's also uh Triad Associates is our vendor for for uh services for affordable housing. They vet any of the applications for affordable housing. Um, so payments are going to for legal counsel and to triad associates. Our
spending plan that's part of the affordable housing act requires that any payments made out of that affordable housing be approved by the township committee >> and the payments that are made go to future development
uh future affordable housing. One >> one payment is going to tri associates who oversee the implementation >> the implementation of the program and the other two payments are going to solicitors. >> That would be a lawyer.
>> Yeah. >> And this is a standard resolution. You guys have this often on agendas. It's it's nothing out of the ordinary. >> Okay. I thought this was payments that are going to go towards the uh building of affordable housing. >> No.
>> Okay. And um there was something I forget which one it was uh about the upper township uh schools district. Oh, that's the crosswalks. I can't ask that question.
All right. Yeah, I guess I can. Uh well, is that um for people who uh is that to get more like crossing guards or >> I don't even know what you're talking about. >> I think it's number eight. >> Number eight. >> Is that what you're asking about? The
six-month extension for New Jersey Department of Transportation safe route to school grant. >> Yeah, >> that's number eight. >> Go ahead. >> Um basically, we received a grant has to be closed out. Uh the state requires it to be closed out by the end of July. We
requested a six-month extension to finish up the project scope which was pre-approved 2014 or 2024 I believe >> and it's being executed by CME Associates. >> Okay. >> So it's they just need an extension to finish the work for the sidewalks
>> and the gentleman that spoke uh about lighting of Amanda's field. >> Excuse me. Well, that Lou is not on the agenda. It's not items through 12. So if if I want to ask you >> Oh, okay. So that was the one. >> Five. You've exceeded your five minutes.
So I think we've reached the time. If you have any other questions, you can come again and get to public comments. >> Public comment. >> All right. That that's some public comments. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Is there anyone else that would like to comment on items 1 through 12?
Hearing no more, public comment on items 1 through 12. We'll entertain a motion for the consent agenda. >> Motion to approve. Are we pulling one off that? >> Yeah. >> Yes. Okay. >> I request that we pull off number seven. Vote on it by itself. >> Okay. Motion to approve all but seven.
>> Second. >> Please call the role. >> Mr. Cassaceio? >> Yes. >> Mr. Nappen? Yes. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo? Yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo? Yes. >> Mayor Corson? >> Yes. >> Motion carried. And we have authorized payments from the affordable housing trust fund of upper township. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Please call the role.
>> Mr. Cassaceio. >> Mr. Nappen. >> Yes. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Zach Palumbo. >> Yes. >> Mayor Porson. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> Under ordinances, we have the public hearing and final adoption of ordinance number 8, 2026, an ordinance amending chapter 2, administration, and chapter
5, personnel of the code of Upper Township. >> This time we'll open it up to the public. Would anybody like to comment on ordinance number eight of 2026 and only ordinance 8 of 2026? >> Yes.
>> Good evening. Um Barbara Liry from Seville. I read the ordinance. Um I'm just have a couple questions. Um it's for a deputy um administrator and I saw um the ordinance is pretty much personnel, but it also says in the event that Jimmy's not available, he the
person would act as the the administrator. So I'm just wondering is it said the person would be appointed. I'm wondering if the job will be posted because there's a level of expertise. So will public have an opportunity to apply for the job? That's the question.
>> Yes, I can speak on it. Right. So this ordinance essentially does is authorizes us um to kind of reallocate, you know, we're not adding people. We're we're reclassifying a position within town hall um to create the position of deputy administrator. Right? So we're sun
setting an administrative assistant for a professional deputy to the administrator to streamline administrative functions um similar to Jeff liability personnel um human resources. Okay. So um appointed may have uh so it is going to be a
classified civil service uh position. There is a a required job description that's approved through New Jersey Civil Service Commission is is posted. It's a competitive hiring process. Any that visa qualifications can apply. >> That was the you answered the question. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Is there anyone else that would like to comment on ordinance number eight of 2026? >> Uh yes, Natalie Nice. Um, so you said you could reclassify within >> and it would be classified as a civil
service position. >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, is Paula getting that job? >> It's not It's not even posted yet. >> Okay. But I I do not believe she's qualified professionally from my
understanding of her resume. >> Okay. >> But without her um a question. >> Well, I I don't know. I guess my thought is like you got rid of Gary Demarzo for um
economy and efficiency and now you know the numbers are really adding up. Well, there's no growth to the position. There's a savings of taxpayers money if you eliminate certain positions. It's kind of just an internal reallocation of of resources you already have on the
books prepaid. Um, it legally establishes a second in command that can, you know, god forbid if I die or if I'm fired by the committee, you have somebody to kind of fill in that's not a political at will appointee. It's a it's a career position. Um, there's a lot of
disagregated in the township. So, you know, employee grievances, discipline matters, shift function, safety commission, um fund commissioner, um claims coordinator is all suballocated throughout the town hall. And it's a really ineffective way
to do it where if you kind of pull those things and aggregate them into one position, you can kind of create a second in command. you can have a professional growth within your town hall so that everyone's not kind of stove piped into independent function like a tax collector um kind of taps out
as a tax collector. Tax assessor kind of taps out as a tax assessor. So this gives a step of growth beyond department head positions. Um we we kind of analyze the the numbers and I think I can do it for a savings to $4,000 a year in salary
um if we do it correctly. Um we're not adding a position. We're we're creating a position that has kind of got this way over years. Um just because of the way we're structured today. I I would estimate that it's it's not very deliberate. We are kind of um doing things out of part ad hoc. Um as stuff
comes up, we're finding staff to do it. So this gives us a deliberate approach to pulling resources into somebody, consolidating these scattered functions um for saving the taxpayer. So, um I I don't know what that has to previous administrator, but you know, I I think this allows us to increase efficiency
and uh do more with what we have. >> Well, also I thought that um Lauren Ready is being compensated now for >> sure. We should they can ask the questions. >> That's not a question that we're prepared to talk about. That's personnel
issue. >> Got a rice notice, >> right? >> And we have not registered. So, we're not going to talk about any of our employees. So, >> but to be clear, this is just the author of the position. No one's been identified, selected. It's not posted until it's approved and adopted to the committee. So, therefore, there's no
applicants. >> And once there is an applicant to fill the position, we have to do it by resolution. >> Okay. And so, the issue of economy efficiency, does that come under citizens comments at the end then? Is that what I'm
hearing? I'd bring it up for the end, but it's public hearing on this ordinance. It should relate solely to the ordinance that's proposed. >> If it doesn't relate to the ordinance, it can wait till the end. Yes. >> Well, I just thought that these kinds of
issues all came under um Gary Dear's possession. >> Gary, I wouldn't even talk. The individual she's speaking of is currently ination with the town. I wouldn't even talk about >> well my concern was um economy and efficiency at this point and if we just
keep hiring you know more people to take >> it's not more people it's just reallocation of resources already on staff. >> So you're already going to reclassify from within that >> it's going to be posted for general employees township. >> Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else
that would like to comment on ordinance number eight of 2026? Hearing no more comments, we'll close the portion public portion and entertain a motion to adopt ordinance number eight of 2026. >> So moved. >> Second.
>> Mr. Cassaceio, >> yes. >> Mr. Nappen, yes. >> Mr. San Palumbo, yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo, >> yes. Mayor >> Corson, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Number 14, we have public hearing and final adoption of ordinance number 9, 2026 and ordinance amending chapter 7, traffic of the code
of Upper Township. >> Somebody want to give us an update so the audience knows what we're >> contain. It is it's roll up containers. >> Yeah. >> So it's roll up dumpsters establishing where we want dumpsters. It's the covering of the dumpsters. It's kind of
changing the the public dumpster. >> All right. Because >> All right. At this time, we'll open it up to the public. Is there anyone in the public that would like to address ordinance number nine of 2026? Hearing no public comment on ordinance number nine of 2026, we'll close the
public portion and entertain a motion to adopt. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Mr. Casaceio. >> Yes. Mr. Napp, yes. >> Mr. Sam Palumbo, yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo, >> yes. Mayor Corson, >> yes. >> Motion carried. Number 15, introduction and first reading of ordinance number
10, 2026. An ordinance vacating the paper street known as Bailey Road, aka Woods Road or Old Turnpike Road, situated within block 414, lots 4.02 and 40 within the township of Upper County of Kate May, state of New Jersey.
>> This is just the introduction. At this time, we'll entertain a motion to introduce ordinance number 10 of 2026 and final hearing. Adoption would be >> May 26th. >> May 26. >> May 26. >> That's when there will be public comments on that. Well, that could be
later tonight. Yeah. So, anybody like to entertain a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Please call a roll. >> Mr. Cassaceio. Yes. >> Mr. Nappen. Yes. Mr. Sam Palumbo. Yes. Mr. Zack Palumbo. Yes. Mayor Corson. >> Yes. Motion carried. Under new business, Stuart and Marian
Sean request to purchase Township own land block 324, lots 2 and 31. >> I believe we've had our engineering department. >> We we did we we went to the engineer to make sure that this was okay. It wouldn't present any issues to the township. They responded that it would not. Um we I believe we reach reached
out to the segments with the information from the engineer. Right. There's two items that they brought up. I have not yet, but we'll be um asking them for an appraisal, >> right? >> So, yes, the engineer looked at it over no issues that they found. >> So, we're moving forward, right? >> Yes. As long as it meets with your
approval. >> Is everybody still? >> Yes. >> Now, second, >> Mr. Cassaceio, yes. >> Mr. Nappen, yes. >> Mr. San Palumbo, yes. >> Mr. Zach Palumbo, >> yes. >> Mayor Porson, >> yes. >> Car. And that's just a motion to move forward with the process.
>> Yeah. Number 17, Upper Township. Upper Township Rescue Squad request to hold raffles RA 622, 623, and 624 at Mosquito Landing Beach on August 1st, 2026. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Mr. Casaceio, yes.
>> Mr. Nappen, Mr. San Palumbo, yes. >> Mr. Zack Palumbo, >> yes. >> Mayor Corson, >> yes. >> Motion carried. 18. Commonwealth Survival backyard ultra running event to be held on Commonwealth Avenue Strathmir August 15th and 16th, 2026. I think we need to have some discussion about this.
I've seen some emails back and forth and I think that we need an explanation of exactly what this is going to detail and be. >> Is there any way we can table this? >> Next meeting. >> Let's see. Why not? He's not talking about August. >> Said I know everything about this as
well. I'd be okay. >> I kind of want to do my homework on this. >> Yeah. It doesn't look like I mean when you looking at the application, it's not something that's going to occur until August. So, sounds like you have some time to do that, I would imagine. >> I think we need a full scope of what this is going to detail because I'm
>> 60 to 80 runners. It says >> So, we're going to table this till >> the May 26th. >> We'll just keep it on the agenda. >> Not the next May 11. >> We'll keep it on the agenda. >> Okay. >> Number 19, we have RFP results for beach
vending services. Okay, what have we got? >> I can speak to that. Um, as Jimmy stated earlier this evening, we had um we went out for RFPs for beach vending services. We've received two responses. Um, doing
the evaluation as set forth in the RFPs. U, my recommendation is for SJ Aladdin um to uh be awarded the the contract. It was a significant amount more than
what last year >> was. >> So we'll have a contract with them at the next meeting. >> Okay. >> We don't have no action. I just we'll do a contract next meeting. That goes with you. >> Yeah. And they exceeded it looks like on
all three of the different items they were they were higher than than the other proposed vendor on each of them. So >> all right. What's your pleasure on the bills, gentlemen? >> Motion. I hereby move that all claims be excuse me. I hereby move that all claims
submitted for payment at this meeting be approved and then incorporated in full in the minutes of this meeting. >> Please call second. Please call the role. >> Mr. Cassaceio. >> Yes. I have to abstain on two bills tonight. 26-00245 and 26-00246.
>> Yes. Rest. >> Mr. Nappen. >> Yes. >> Mr. San Palumbo. Yes. >> Mr. Zach Lambo. >> Yes. >> Mayor Porson. >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> This time we'll open it up to the public. Is there anyone that like to address the committee at this time? Yes.
>> Alice March 19th. Um I know that you've tabled it, but I just want you to consider traffic on Commonwealth on that weekend. Um I know I think there's an SIA meeting. There's all kinds of special events that happen during August and I looked at that and I
thought I hope they don't have to close the street down. >> That's one of my concerns, too. >> Just keep keep that in mind. Thank you. >> Be a good fall event if summer's too crazy. >> Anyone else like to address?
>> Yeah, my name is Jeff Schnel on Pleasant Road. Um, I just went to go down Bailey Road the other day and I noticed there's signs down there. It said it's a private road now. I've been here 19 years and that runs up the back of my house and uh when I called up today because like I said, I just found out about this by
accident that they're trying to close it down. I like know what's happening. Well, the person that bought that property there has made a request for the temp committee to vacate the road. Bailing road once a property that needs
to be purchased. >> It's he owns both sides of the road. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Bailing road is an unimproved township road. Our township engineer has looked at it. We have an ordinance we introduced
tonight to vacate it. Doesn't mean it's going to be vacated, but that's part of the procedure. >> Yeah. Any signage right now indicating that it's private? The roadway is certainly not private as of as we sit here and speak right now. >> Well, it says private road, but I like I said, I I've used it to go back and
forth. Like I said, both our lots go back and know there's others, too. So, and I also worry because it wasn't inked. I mean, people have been down to a great dump trucks filling things in. >> The township has maintained it for years. >> Yeah. Oh, you guys have, right? I mean, I've been down it and >> y
>> myself numerous times, more than once. >> Yeah, >> it is attached broke today. There is a request and we're going to have a public hearing >> May 26. Any property owner within 200 feet will get a certified letter notifying them of the public hearing,
but also >> about it. Yeah. Thank you. Like I said, it was just the first I heard like a shock. >> Yes. >> But because that's the only way I get access to back. Now, are you talking about getting rid of the whole road right up to the railroad track or I mean because I know you guys changed >> just within his property. >> Just within his property.
>> So, is that like from Mount Pleasant Road up a couple lots or something or >> I don't even have the specifics. There's a legal description that's attached to the proposed ordinance. Um, so I don't even know what they are. >> Just across his lot and his lot is that
big gravel pit sold. >> Okay. >> You purchased that. >> Um, I don't know how many linear feet were how much many feet of road it was. It was >> this was submitted. >> It will still come in off
>> Oh, yeah. Because that's barely out there to up to the railroad track. So, >> all right. So, >> this road is the only way you can get to your property. >> Well, that's part of the back. >> So, that was part of the the evaluation process. It's not going to landlock anybody, right? There may be a longer route around that needs to be taken, but
everybody will still have access in and out of there. Yeah. I mean to me it's a fire road too. What happens if it's the fire? If they close it down, how you going to get back to the fight of fire? I mean it's four acres back. >> Well they the road could be closed or as far as
um they don't need they make >> they well I'm saying if he if it's if he buys it and he can do whatever he wants with it at that point. I mean it's not going to be a road anymore from that road and going the other way. It's not very easy the turning I don't know if they're going to get a fire down there the other way. So, but like I said,
you're gonna address it, so I'll wait. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else like to comment? >> Yes. Uh Natalie Nie, um I have a concern um about
with the school. The school has a problem with money from the state and the township has a finger pointed at the school and I'm curious like how we're going to resolve this issue because to me we need money in the
tax base and they're saying that they have a homeless child. I don't know how you get a homeless child in our school, >> but we are paying >> unbelievable amounts of money to bring
the child back and forth to the school on a daily basis. Natalie, Miss N, if if possible, even though I didn't attend the meeting on Monday, I can speak to a lot of things as two cuts. I can talk to McKini Vento, which is the protection of
homeless students. I can speak to special ed. I can speak to all of that. But I if we want to have a conversation about education, can we not do it? >> I don't want to talk about education. I want to talk about how we're going to get money in our tax base. >> I was offering an olive branch disease. I was just going to I was going to give
you theam examples for all of those things and why why they why the school has to do what they did. And but when it comes to funding, that's dictated by Trenton and the governor's budget address. And that comes out uh the school allocation money comes out four
days after the address of the uh uh the state and that came out May 12th. So at May 12th, that's when all schools found out what state what the what their state aid was going to be. >> Well, they were very clear on that and that they, you know, had to cut a lot of positions and a lot of clubs and um you
know, after school, whatever. And I guess maybe there's one student that left, so maybe some of that stuff's opening up again. But my concern is this is an every year occurrence and we're just bandated. And you know, we need to
get houses in the tax base and businesses in the >> Miss right now. Their school board meeting is about to start at 6:30. These these are the questions that you need to bring up to the school board. >> They already told us what I'm saying.
township to get money in the tax base. >> Well, we're trying every day. >> We're trying every day. And this is we're back to you baiting because it is us because this is an election year and obviously you're a candidate and you're using this as your form. Well,
I've been in this township a long time >> and for years it was said we don't want the impact on the schools and a lot of those people have passed on and there's a lot of infrastructure costs involved in the roads all the way
from Steelmantown to Ocean City and I remember days that there was flooding my kids couldn't go to school. So, I'd like to know what the township is willing to um cooperate with or help. I really appreciate >> Yeah, I did speak of that. We have to
wait for the DCA grant to come up before we can partner with anyone. And again, that time has left as well. >> Yes. >> And when the flooding happened, my children went to Ocean City High School. I went to Ocean City High School. When the flooding happened, where was it? It was in Ocean City. So, that's why the school was closed
because it flooded in Ocean City. Didn't flood in Tahoe. It didn't flood in more. It flooded in Ocean City >> and I understand they, you know, raising raising the roads into Ocean City from here as well. I don't know. I guess they're fighting that in the um lawsuit,
but they're raising the road. Um I um think I've heard for years that people buy location, location, and if we want to keep our real estate values up, we
need to start doing about this problem. We can't just say we don't have sewers. We can't afford sewers. We don't want kids in the um school system. >> Well, we can't >> I know he doesn't want you to talk to me.
>> We can't afford sewers because the sewer study said forecast of sewers is $60 million. >> Where's that going to come from? All I'm asking is like for some better cooperation between the school and the township because I've heard it for
years. It's and you yourself said that all right we only get you know a few percent 13% or something and 70% of it goes to the school. >> We we just authorized the study to be done. We we we we're applying for the grant money. We made Zack Palumbo our
our our point person for that. We did. You heard that earlier today. That was happened tonight, minutes ago. >> And Natalie, you were at the meeting. I was at the meeting. >> The reason the funding is low is because the state keeps cutting it. It has
nothing to do with township. We're working on multiple. The reason they cut it though is we are considered a wealthy district and I'm not so sure we're a wealthy district because the state >> again your beef is with the state. The
state thinks that we're capable of putting another four million in. >> Miss N. Can I tell you about another school district that's actually having an issue? >> No, I just want to know how >> much. All right. Is there anyone else like to
address tension committee? >> Yes, sir. >> My name is Mike. >> Hey. Um, this is in reference to number 15 again, 10 2026. I'm quite new to any of this. First time I've gone to one of these committee meetings. I just want to get some
clarification. So, today we say nothing about it. Nothing's really been decided or discussed or anything. And that day is to come. And I missed the date what you said that would be. >> May 26th. Yeah. >> I'm sorry. >> May 26th. >> May 25th. >> Six. Yeah. I'm deaf. Sorry.
All right. >> And we're all going to get notification in the mail or something. You said >> if you're within 200 feet of the property. >> Okay. And uh when should we expect to see those coming up? >> At least 10 days in advance. Okay. Of the meeting. >> That's fine. Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, sir. >> Is there anyone else like to address towns committee? >> And by the way, sir, like I said in the beginning, you can call us anytime. If you have another question, like tomorrow something pops up, give the town hall a call, walk in. Happy to help. It's not just confined to meetings.
>> You're welcome. >> Uh yes. Uh good evening once again. My name is Luvo 38 Francis in Petersburg. Excuse me. And I would like to uh talk about what that gentleman said about the
lights in Amanda's Field. that should not be on the township. Township should not have to pay for that. And I'll tell you what happened when the girls softball uh you know little
league softball. Bill Hanley was my coach or my daughter's coach. We discussed that. He tried everything he could fundraisers etc. But it wasn't through the tax base.
And I my feeling is that if he wants lights in Amanda this field, you know, he should have to uh figure out ways to raise money and and get that done. >> Thank you.
>> And as I said, uh Bill Hanley tried and there just wasn't. It was uh $75,000 at the time and they couldn't be raised. >> Should have took that deal. >> You're welcome. >> Is there anyone else you would like to
address committee? >> Elsie Jameson, Sparks Court in Seville. Uh I just wanted to thank Zach for helping the school to um do this feasibility study. something we should be talking out loud about because at the end of the day it doesn't just help the
kids, it lowers everybody's taxes. So, I appreciate you advocating for that and helping the school along that process. >> Thank you. >> Anyone else like hearing no more public comment a motion to go into session? >> I hereby move that Resolution be
incorporated into minutes authorizing township committee to enter into executive session for the following matters pursuant to the open public meetings act matters one contract negotiation life insurance two contract negotiation information technology services three contract negotiation short protection. I also include in my
motion the estimated time and circumstances under which the discussion conducted in close session can be dis disclosed to the public as follows. A it is anticipated that the matters discussed in closed session B be disclosed to the public upon the determination of the township committee
that the public interest will no longer be served by such confidentiality. Be with respect to the contract negotiations such matters will be made public when negotiations have ceased and there are no longer a reason for confidentiality. >> Second. Please call the role. >> Mr. Cassaceio. Yes. >> Mr. Nappen. Yes.
>> Mr. Sam Palumbo. Yes. Mr. >> Zack Palumbo. Yes. >> Corson. >> Yes. Motion carries.