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and you're good. >> Okay. >> Good evening. Good evening everyone. Welcome to the city commission meeting July 9th, 2026. Uh may I have called to order and uh may I have the flag salute, please?

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May you please rise for the flag salute. >> Pledge allegiance to the flag of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under indivisible with liberty justice for all.

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>> Thank you. >> Lisa, would you please read the open public meeting announcement? >> Roll call. >> Oh, roll call. I'm sorry. Thank you. >> Commissioner Langra >> here. >> Commissioner Mento >> here. >> Mayor Creable >> here. Lisa, would you please read the open public meeting announcement?

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>> 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 website. >> Thank you. Would you please read the live stream announcement? >> The city of Vander offers live streaming and the option of public comment via

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remote access as a convenience to the public. In the event remote access is unavailable for any reason beyond the city's control, the city will not pause or stop the live meeting. The city reserves the right to discontinue remote access at the discretion of the city for

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any future meetings. Thank you. Uh we have a uh we have some honored guests here today. Senator Gormley and Lee Levvin are here for a presentation uh certificates of achievement in academic elect excellence and dedication to uh

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the Lavine Gormmy STEM scholarship. Uh we have the two scholarship award winners here in our chambers this evening. We appreciate uh we like they're Vetner residents so we'd like to honor them as well here in Ventner. Um, would you like to say anything about the the the scholarship yourselves before we

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uh we we we we have them up? Lee, >> you're from because I live in Ver for like 18 of the first 23 years of my life about four blocks from here. >> I I re telling you that I want to congratulate you. Very glad to see you

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guys again. Glad you're from Ventner and I am too. So it's nice to be in city hall which I haven't been in in about 60 years. >> Great. I think it's still the same. Mr. Levent just went off. >> This is the second

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and I are very mobile. Um, what's great about this is you have the intelligence of to compete with anybody on a national level. Just looking at the courses you're taking, I

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got numb. I can't even think. I couldn't couldn't even think to take them myself. But what's great about it is you're the best advertisement this region has. Your parents are great advertisement for the region. They've worked hard. They provided opportunities. and now you're going to take advantage of it. So, it's

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a great family story. It's a great regional story. And I know you're going to make us proud because you're the best of the brightest in this country and we're proud of you. >> Thank you. So, um, for those photo ops, can we have the family and, uh, Cheyana then Don

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Donas Donza please come up and we'll the group of us in recognition of your academic excellence and dedication and yeah, >> thanks.

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complaining. I have no idea. So in high of your outstanding excellence, dedication schol Hard work inspiration achievement

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future. What are some study? Biology. school. >> Oh, no. I just go after also going south. Congratulations.

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Thank you. >> Well, both these students came out of veterinary school also went to ACIT and excelled there. There's actually a follow followup program with another 14 kids. This is the person going to be that scholarship.

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Now, what's going to happen is there's people going into their senior year at ACF. We they're all eligible to get the full scholarship when they graduate, but we think that some of them, you know, might go to other schools. So, this will up

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the number. But what you're doing is you're starting college credits in high school >> and if you if ACIT wasn't a great high school we wouldn't have done it if wasn't Mr. Gunther wasn't there

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>> believe me Min and Mr. >> So that's because well another one of these ro so we're excited about it uh quite frankly you know we say also

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This is the best thing ever because you've never had the inner action with families like this. I've never seen families so excited to take the camera up. It's unbelievable. But these are incredible moments in their oh

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there's not going to be no college. How about that? That's like she's like okay. And all of a sudden, were you were you surprised when they launched that full scholarship? Yes.

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And what we want to do is um what we're working on right now is a partnership with a nationally traded up world that ACIT would start a course of studies parallel to the needs of poorer.

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So we would start to be a theater for one national San Francisco type company and people wouldn't expect that out of Atlantic County. We can do it because we're that bright and that makes it possible. >> We we think you guys are going to help

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city uh stock a lot of you got a lot of things on your shoulders. Senator is very good at putting stuff together and we're going to of the building which is histo

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and it's a magnificent building under one of the conditions was to to make the scrump building and that should be good. We're hoping that's good for the city because when I

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drive to work, I don't see any kids going to school because they're learning, >> right? >> And I'll see two kids walk across the street and I think their kids just stay in the dorms and that's going to change. >> And the real problem is I was my idea in the building in the first place. I was very proud of that.

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You all know my wife Virginia. I get a weekly report. Nobody's walked in the building. Why isn't anyone walk in the building that it's your idea? And then you get a real warm feel. So, but uh but luckily we had ACIT which is a gem and I don't think there's another

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program like this in the country where you can go on a scholarship track in your high school because of the high school you went to and it's um you know but it's I said that ceremony when everybody was there and even today

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these most that I have donated to other projects and they've been worthwhile but not the human interaction this they're not like well first of all people my age are leaving the country >> because of their college debt to a point

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my age and they still have debt it's so we're addressing what quite frankly which is a huge problem college debt and money is the only thing that might be holding these students back and others like them who

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could take a hit with the Silicon Valley we couldn't imagine we're actually talking about ACIT and Stockton being your partner and internships come pretty excited. That's a great

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hoping that uh excuse me that you guys some of you can stay in town and maybe technical maybe there'll be jobs there'll be non-casino jobs where people who are more expert who are good in science and math etc. and hopefully

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build more good employment. You need some upper level employment. >> Well, this going to make it you're not going to have don't get upset. You know, we understand there's a good risk here. The good risk is you don't

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run country skills. We want you to say, but you are you're home free with these technology skills. you you can work anywhere in America >> and we're two people who were reasonably

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successful uh down here. We're from here successful and you guys can do that too successful here. You don't have to be you don't have to be like we we're doing another program

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the program I I like to recruit local people who people For example, we recruited Chris C. He's the only Democrat in Lyn, but he's but he's doing the back of the house

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operations for Silicon Valley. Oh, Georgia Tech. See the program worker is going to mirror a program with that's at Georgia Tech with Microsoft. So Chris went to Georgia Tech. Okay. And it's

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familiar. So he's like our volunteer, you know. work on like we have Chris S who people don't realize is a physicist you see in basketball games you know that but he's we're going to have a a countywide hack we're going to have the

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stock campus so we're going to have all the high schools competing with each other yeah I'm list sorry I sorry that was I'm going to keep my mask you're you know,

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great. >> Thank you guys for both. Really appreciate you guys being here. >> I'm going to text your environmental proposal home to the person who is in charge of environmental proposals. She had me in the back bay clean

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the back bay cleanup. We got to was a wall entire wall of a room was in the back bed >> which is preserveable. How many acres?

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145 just green sponge >> he knows about back flood. >> Yeah. And yeah, in fact it's it's back it's back I guess west west would say north.

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>> Yeah the green team has a $250,000 grant to build shoreline itch right. I just want to thank you again because I can just apparently work in case my daughter can see a direct line. I can

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see the line between BDC and AC stop. You guys are kind of are kind of filling this this into a national historical program. feels like it's just the right time, but they needed you guys to sort of they

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needed what you're doing to make it connected to our to the families and our path. >> We said Bob wanted to do something like this for 35 years. >> Yeah. >> He used to drive a bus, get the kids over stock. >> That's right. It's here. The ideas are here. The good people are here. We just

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have to circumvent certain traditional rules. >> That's right. >> That's right. Next time you're watching Good to go. Okay. Yep. Okay. Um, moving on. Uh, item G, department head reports. I believe we don't have them yet.

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>> I mean, I have Rick and and Ernie's, but I kind of give them as my discussion stuff. So, my commissioner comments. >> Okay. Uh, we have um uh H we have no capital is capital discussion. We do not have capital discussion this evening. Uh

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we will have the minutes to vote on the regular minutes from April 23rd. Uh everyone at that meeting we can all vote on that. >> Um item J we are tableabling and discussing an executive. >> Um

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>> we might still we the opportunity if we can if we get our questions answered >> to act on it to introduce >> today >> we might as we come out we'll see. Okay. >> Potential. >> Uh item K, we have uh two adoptions of ordinances.

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>> Yep. >> Um one is 2026-1. One, this is for new apparatus for the fire department. Um this is uh bond ordinance uh for uh issuance of $1.2 $2

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million bonds and notes of finance and additional um materials for the fire department. Um B is uh 2026-012. Uh this is for the uh this is also a bond ordinance for $3 million for the

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sewer uh in Winchester Avenue. Did you have anything else? >> No. Yep. >> Um and then we have a number of uh resolutions this evening. We have um resolution 2020 to to uh approve by

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consent. So in discussion of those we have 2026-187. Um this is a application for to execute a municipal uh grant with the New Jersey Department of Transportation. This is uh regarding street uh improvements.

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Anything you want to add to that? >> Um various road and signal improvements. It's basically paving Ventner Avenue from Oxford to Victoria. There's some storm water management in there as well. >> And it's a application for a grant agreement. >> Yep. >> Uh same application for a grant

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agreement is 188. This is I think with safe streets to transit department of transportation. >> Yeah. Again, applying for more money. >> Applying for more money. Um resolution uh 189. This is um these

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are uh special items of revenue. This is regarding our alcohol education grant um uh pretty big pretty it's something we do every year. Uh as is 1 190 uh which is special revenue. This is

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click it and ticket grant. Um 191 is clean communities grant slightly larger. This is for um uh clean communities. So it's ak almost 40k. >> Um the then we have a handful of refunds

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for various um uh departments. 92 is refunding for softball camp fees not used. Uh 193 is a refund for lifeguard fee for uh junior lifeguards. Uh 194 is uh refund for short-term

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rental fee not used. And then we go to 195. This is uh a person-toperson transfer of a plenary uh retail distribution license from um to from one individual to another. This is the

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former Bruno's uh Delhi location >> to Shortstop. That's right. I was trying to think of the new name. I had to write it down. >> Thank you. And then uh J is 196. Uh this is the I bank also connected to the Winchester Avenue um grant.

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>> Yep. Just passing resolution resolution. >> Move that move that project along to get that funding. >> Right. Uh 197 is a construction loan. This is uh also in the I bank issuance of construction loan for the Winchester Avenue sanitary sewer replacement.

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>> Yep. Sewer and water and that >> sewer and water. Okay. Um 198 we we are going to pull for executive session but may add later after discussion. Um

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199 is our um uh compliance for uh joint uh the GIF fund and the right to know um responsibilities for compliance. Um this is uh awarding a contract for that. This

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uh two 200 is for a uh closing out a project with Channel Marine. Anything in uh for a a bulkhead I believe the escrow. So the so the project is complete. >> Yep. >> Um 2011.

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Um this has to do with uh public works and the uh tracking system for fleet >> GPS and cameras u to update that that um license service >> license of service. Got it. Uh 202. Um

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this is final payout for Jerry Schaefer, former dispatch. Um again, we miss his uh could still see him online um keeping us in up to date on Tides. Um and then uh last of the consent is 203.

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This is oh second to last of this consent because we're adding on the bench. Um this is hiring of uh Brett Brando uh via alternate route uh for the police department. Uh that is one new hire and

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204 is adding on the bench. Uh this is appointing uh Steven Seair Esquire as hearing officer for various um employee matters and that's what we have by consent excluding the two that we're going to leave for uh executive. So

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moving through the agenda then we will have approval of bills and payroll. Uh I have no discussion items. Um if uh if there's no questions I'll open it the public portion for matters that we've have discussed. I have a question. It's

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203 to fulfill an anticipated vacancy. >> Can't hear you. And >> is resolution 203 to fulfill an anticipated vacancy. Okay. Thank you. >> Yes.

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Um then we have uh so that uh any other questions regarding things that we've talked about so far. And ju just to emphasize that, Maria, we're actually short several people in the police department. So this is several several.

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>> So this fills one. We started with four candidates. We're down to one that's going to go to the academy. >> Yeah. >> Currently or and some of them are anticipated. >> Currently we already have some vacancies and at least one more coming up that we know of. Uh but it it's a very long

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process to get police candidates through all the different screening that they need to do, the advertising, the applications, the review, the interviews, psychological exams, physical performance tests, all before they even get into the academy, and then they don't really become full-time sworn

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officers until they complete that. So, it's a very lengthy process. >> And we're paying them while they're in the academy, right? >> Yes. Correct. Okay. Uh and we re we put reposted u advertisements for additional officers.

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Um so at this point uh the vendor commission welcomes participation of interest organizations and individuals during workshop regular as well as special meetings. However, in order for the commission to conduct business in the city's most productive manner possible, public comment on specific agenda items, questioning, comments

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during the workshop or at the end of regular meetings or during special meetings will be limited to three minutes per person on issues. If you wish to address the commission, please step up to the microphone at the appropriate time and state your name and address. Motion to open for public portion. >> So moved. >> Second.

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>> Second. >> All in favor? Hi. >> Hi. >> Seeing former mayor. >> Good evening. Tim Crocher, Ventner City. I had to step out um to see the senator

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and I heard you you withdrew uh L the uh redevelopment agreement with Ventner Holdings. >> Right. We pulled that. >> You pulled that pending uh close session. Correct. I understand that. Right. So, is it safe to assume that the

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ordinance is pulled too? or will you be moving forward? >> Both are pulled. >> Both are pulled. >> Pulled. Okay. >> We're in a discussion executive session and if we get the questions answered that we have, >> we will probably act we will act on them tonight. >> Okay. >> That's my recommendation. If we get the

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questions answered, that's >> okay. Will that uh ordinance be available online before the public hearing or >> it's it's always available? >> Yeah. Once it's introduced and for the public hearing, they're always available online. >> Okay. Right. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. Thank you. >> So, this isn't for the old school site. This is for a different site. >> Just being clear. >> All right. Anyone in the Zoom platform wish to make comment on items we have discussed so far in the

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workshop? >> Anybody on Zoom wish to question or comment any of the items that have been discussed so far? Please make yourself known by raising your hand or within the chat feature and you will be recognized. >> No. >> No.

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>> All right. Hearing none. May I have a motion to close public portion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langra. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. Mayor Creable. >> Yes. Thank you. Have a motion to um close the workshop portion of the

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meeting and call to order the regular portion of the meeting. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langrath. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor Creable. >> Yes. My motion to approve minutes of April 23, 2026 regular meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa.

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>> Commissioner Langraph. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. Mayor Creable. >> Yes. May I have a motion to introduce ordinance 2026-13? >> We're we're holding that one. >> Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, moving down to S. May I have a

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motion to introduce uh for public hearing, ordinance 2026-011, bond an ordinance to provide uh various equipment and vehicles for the fire department. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa.

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>> Commissioner Langria. >> Yes. Commissioner Mento. Yes. Mayor >> Creable. >> Yes. >> I have a motion for uh ordinance adoption of >> You got it open to >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Open public hearing. I have a motion to open to public. >> You just did.

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Just ask for comments. >> Any comments from the public on ordinance 011? >> Anybody on Zoom wish to comment on ordinance 011? >> I know you really want that fire truck. You want to get to that. >> No. No, I said I made my notes on the

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workshop, not on the text agenda. >> Look, I got to say thanks. I know everything's here. >> It's been one of those days. >> Any Yeah, it been one of those one of those weeks. >> Been one of those days and weeks. >> Um, I have a motion to close public hearing. >> So moved.

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>> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langria? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento? >> Yes. >> Mayor Creable? >> Yes. I have a motion to adopt ordinance 2026-011 prov uh providing various equipments for the fire department as described.

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>> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langra. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. Yes. Mayor >> Creable. >> Yes. >> Like to open the ordinance for public hearing. Uh ordinance 2026-012. bod ordinance providing for phase one of

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the Ventner Avenue Winchester sanitary sewer main replacement project. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langra. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento? Yes. >> Mayor Creable? >> Yes. Anyone in the public wish to make comment on bond on bond ordinance

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2026-012? >> Anybody on Zoom wish to question or comment on ordinance 012? Hearing none. I have a motion to close. So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langraph. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes.

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>> Mayor Free. >> Yes. Have a motion to adopt ordinance 2026-012 bond ordinance providing for phase one of the Winchester Avenue sanitary sewer main replacement project. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langria. >> Yes.

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>> Commissioner Mento. Yes. Mayor Kel. >> Yes. Okay, >> I'm going to pull out. >> Yep. And I have a motion by consent uh for resolutions uh to approve by consent resolutions 187

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to 197 and 199 to 204 as described. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Have a roll call. Lisa, >> Commissioner Langra. >> Yes. Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor >> Creable. >> Yes. >> Okay. All right.

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A motion to approve bills in payroll. >> So, we have two payrolls this um meeting. June 13 to June 26, $752,582818. 627 to741,97.65. We have bills in the amount of 5,39,59641.

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>> Thank you. Motion to approve bills in payroll. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langrath. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. Yes. >> Mayor Kel. >> Yes. Uh I have no announcements or safety reports. I have commissioner comment reports. Commissioner Mento, would you like to start?

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>> Sure. Um, I guess the most notable thing to report is we had a fabulous, fabulous, fabulous July 4th event on July 3rd. Um, I never seen so many people in one spot at one time. The entire Newport Beach

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was packed. The boardwalk was packed. Newport Avenue, where the food trucks were, was packed. >> See the image? >> The um There you go. Look at that. Is that an amazing picture? That's just uh gosh, it gives me goosebumps. It's

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it's just I'm so thrilled to see so many people enjoy the city and enjoy the beach and enjoy the concerts um and bring their kids and sometimes their dogs. Um it's pet friendly, it's kid-friendly.

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Um it it was just an amazing event and the exceptions were the the band and Ricky Stevens uh did an hour before the band and then we had fireworks and they were just absolutely amazing and there was a special um

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songs just for the fireworks that our sound guy did for us. Um it was just a great event. Um does anybody want to add anything about it? Um, I want to say that Ralph Gascal won the the Ventner Mile for I think the third or fourth time running for his age group.

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>> Oh, yeah. That was amazing. >> The Mile was there um, you know, in between the in between the the opening and the the concert and the um and the fireworks. It was a a a really great I I felt like it was a really good layout for the food trucks and and it was

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packed all the way to the to the back street. Um, they did a great job. The um the the band did a great job. the whole the whole >> wonderful community that really there's a good community spirit there and it it takes uh several departments. You know,

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the fire department's involved, the police are certainly involved. Public works is working their you know what's off all night. There's a lot of trash to collect and cans empty and um and special events of course you know who puts it together. And then last night

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was our first Wednesday concert um for the uh season and it was Don't Call Me Francis and that Wednesdays are at Ski Beach and at first it was maybe a half of Ski Beach was full and and the band hadn't started yet but the food trucks were there and I thought ah it's the

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first night. Well, soon thereafter that entire um footprint was packed and it's just really nice to see people enjoying it and and Ski Beach seems to have many more people there with familiar that are familiar faces.

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>> Agreed. them and they come from they're local but they also come from Lynwood and Northfield and Summers Point and some of them spend all day here and um you know they go to the beach then they go to you know to the library sometimes they'll go to a restaurant then they'll come to the concert and you know eat a

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little bit more there and enjoy the music and it's just you know it it's just so good to see people enjoying themselves and I'm I'm so happy that we can do this and Fox 29 called us earlier that day and they wanted to come down and Spotlight the City because they

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heard so many so much about this and we were on 29 Live. Uh I think it was around 6:00 last night, but you can find it if you Google it and we're going to try to get it on our um web page or our Facebook page so everybody could watch it.

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>> It was great. I got to watch it today. You sent it. You sent it to me, I think, or somebody did. >> Yeah, I did. >> Um it was cool. Kathy Orur, I think she goes or down the shore or to the shore, whatever it was. >> Yeah, she had fun. >> She did a lot. She went around to all the vendors and different different >> parts of the show at different times.

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>> She she ate a No, she ate a uh at um Grub and Gringo eating there. She was eating some kind of >> had a little cocktail. A sip. >> Cocktail. >> She had a sip. >> It was fun. Loo looked like she was having fun. And >> so I know I speak for the mayor and the commissioner when we say we are very

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happy to be able to provide this to our community. we get sponsors uh to assist with funding and um last night was sponsored by Jean Syracusa and his company. Uh he always sponsors Don't Call Me Francis and um it was great.

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>> It it just activates our space. The open space that we've had that sat unused for the most part. Um you got a lot of residents up until eight eight years ago didn't know where Ski Beach was. >> That's right. >> What what's Ski Beach? you know, it's it's integral part of our community.

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It's an open space park. So, you know, it really activated that space. Everybody knew where Newport was. There was always the gazebo there. But I think just the improvements and we're not done. We've got some things we got to do there to to spruce that area up. That bulkhead is in rough shape along the the back of the library. That's in our plans

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to repair um and do some other things there as well. So, >> Jim, put the other picture up that you had up first. >> The nighttime one. >> Yeah, that's I love that picture. You took that, right, Lance? >> Yeah. Yeah. I just love that picture. >> And you go down if you you can't see it here, but I walked over to New Haven

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Avenue and it's just as crowded back there. >> Yeah. And and the boardwalk like they're all lined up, but if you get on the boardwalk, there's people behind the people that are on the railing. >> Yep. >> It's full. It was nice. It was a nice night. >> Special thanks to that home that has the big American flag that we all >> Yes. We use that for every year for the

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pledge of allegiance right there. >> They seem to have a good time. They always have a party on that one particular house. And I walked I walked from there down to the pier for the fireworks and just looking at the folks having events all the way down there on the boardwalk. >> Um it also coincided with with I think

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Colombia's FIFA match. >> Uhhuh. >> So there was a lot of parties celebrating that as well. I went past the pier after the fireworks down to where the fire department has their their event down on on Surrey uh Sulk, excuse me. And there was folks having a huge party for FIFA. They were going

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crazy. Somebody scored a goal, I guess. So, it was it was fun. >> I think it's worth mentioning that the uh that not that this the concerts at at at Ski Beach and the concerts here are geographically located well so that people can bike the boardwalk or ride

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walk to on the boardwalk or from our most densely populated areas around the apartment buildings and ski beach. I know people that have came came to me and say that that that it's a it's you know and today it's an affordable way to enjoy the an evening and and and it's

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walkable. You know, parking is always a challenge, but having them separated like that at two different days, they each have their own different feel. So, it's a it's >> Slater made his first concert last night. So, Oh, nice. >> I didn't get there, but Slater was there. >> Grandson. So, every Wednesday now through uh to Labor Day and every

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Saturday, except I believe it's July 25th when there's the pickle ball um festival, we don't have a concert that night. Or no, maybe it's the the police are doing their um you know, where they stop and check you. June 25th, is that the

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>> Well, that's the day we don't have a concert, but it's every Saturday otherwise, >> right? Um I'll uh Commissioner Langraph, do you want to >> Yeah, I got a couple things. Um, first Jim, can you put up the pictures from the pier this morning? We got uh 16 new

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Aderondac chairs for the pier. We replaced seven that were still in somewhat decent condition that were up there. Um, so we bought more sturdier ones or sturdier chairs. The previous ones were just not holding up to basically kids jumping on them and

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beating them up quite a bit. These are much sturdier. Um, put them basically in the same location. Spread them out a little more. They're bigger chairs. Um they were very comfortable. I think I sat in one. Some folks were sitting behind um uh who was inst Mark Dobs was

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was putting them in and people were sitting on the bench behind as soon as he finished bolting them in. They jumped in. >> They jumped into them. So it was fun. So we got 16 of those back up there. That's great. >> The ones that we have left that were there before, uh we're going to try and refurbish some of those and put them

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around town different places where they won't be subject to to vandalism, things like that. It's a shame. But >> maybe around the library. I know you want to have you know maybe around the >> Yeah, that's not a bad idea. >> Where there's or you know in that in the in the port that in that that Loia area.

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>> Yeah. Okay. >> For the for the you know the senior. >> Yep. Good stuff. Um just following up on Maria's comments on July 3rd, you know, it was the concert fireworks were absolutely fantastic. Uh my sister and brother-in-law were down. They hadn't seen a concert there before. They loved

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it. Um, as you said, I've never seen so many people, never seen so many smiling faces that night. Everybody was just happy. And since then, I I was in Lynwood Tuesday night and folks were coming up to me, man, we saw the fireworks Friday night. They were great. We had a great time. So, >> a lot of kids dancing, having a good

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time. But really, we stand up here and we talk about it. the people that pull this stuff off. Special events, public works, uh, fire department, police department, and our special events guys just really they're the folks that put all this stuff together and just do the

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work. Um, and I didn't hear of any incidents. Nothing of significance. I mean, there's >> there was no no in terms of the events, none that I've done that I would >> right the weekend. I'm not even going to touch on the weekend. I was there was just so many people here. Um just

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touching base on a little bit stuff from Ernie. Uh water, drinking water, uh production and demand. We're we're in our production 47 million gallons um this month of June. That's roughly 1.5 million a day. Um maintenance and repairs are ongoing. We got some stuff

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we're working on on Dorset Avenue. Um bulkhead complete on Edgewater. If you're ever down in that area, Edgewater and Surrey corner house there was redoing a bulkhead and there was a lot of utilities. the water man that connects the island to Ventner Heights runs underneath there and we had a real

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significant problem. It's a 14-inch main to find we didn't want to drive piling through it. So, that was a kind of a hassle to find that. We got that done. Bulkheads finished. Um, you'll start to see and I think I got mine already, Ernie. The letters going out for people

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to to have their house tested for for things. He comes around, he test takes the water from you. I'm on the list because I have an older home. He's looking for older properties. This has nothing to do with lead lead service line replacement. This is what we do almost every year, right? >> Every three years we do it. So, seems like you're knocking on my door with

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that water, that little cup every year, but maybe it's every three. Um, and it and that that tests for bunch of different things in our water and we've always had good results. So, >> okay. Um, infrastructure projects, they're on

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ongoing. New tower is back online. That's been online for a month now. It's doing good. It's holding water, which is its job. So, that's a good thing. Um, touching base on public works. Really just heavy summer prep. I mean, the guys

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are out there today putting in the chairs, put their trash, clean up from the weekend. Took us through till Monday or Tuesday, right? >> Um to get caught up, but um that's just, you know, normal summer stuff. >> Yeah. >> So, >> I think that's where is that all you have? >> Yes, it is. Yeah. >> I think that's where we're at. We're in that point in the transition where you

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get into a different rhythm. The police police and fire and lifeguards I met with um chiefs all today including um Chief Funk and uh you know in um in the during the the third, fourth and fifth we had north

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of 40 calls every day. Um uh some were uh you know the sirens were just um uh going in rotation all that the city was so busy. So every every type of call, motor vehicle accidents, the fireworks calls for people shooting off fireworks.

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There was a small brush fire in the back bay. >> Yeah. Thanks to the Adena folks for that >> folks called it in. >> One other thing when you're done. >> I watched that from my house >> from your house. Yeah. Um but every time there's a every time we we we we have to take the good of the bad. You know, all

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our businesses I'm sure had a had an uptick, but uh every type of call gets multiplied. Um and uh our our departments were uh were responded uh as professionally as we expect them to and did a great job throughout the season on top of the requirements that we have for

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the the the events. So, I would just uh u echo what you've all said about the the special events, uh public works, and police and fire because the the city then turns right back into its next mode for the next week and and that and um so

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that it it it only looks easy when people are working together and support each other to make it look easy. It's not easy. >> No. >> And and uh it just look it's it's like a uh it's like a good sports team. and they make it look they make it look easy because they're trained. Um so big

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thanks to them. Couple little things. Um uh we do get a lot of calls about traffic and speeding. So we did uh add a on Mammoth Avenue, um a data speeding um uh u light that tracks it. And it

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happens more often than not that the speeding is not it's a perception. So, not to say that people shouldn't call because we respond to all calls. But in this particular incident between February uh 28th and and um early July,

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late June, um 90% of the call of the velocity uh was under was within uh was within the speed limit. um 90.91% and um 7% was just above at 26 to 30

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miles an hour and 0.01% was shared at 45 miles an hour and above um 01. So I we I I understand it you know it feels like people are speeding but it it most often is uh um anecdotal.

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And then also I just wanted to briefly say the um you know the motor vehicle advisory came out that uh trikes are not defined as electric bikes of any kind aren't exempt from this upcoming law. So, the the three-wheelers are exempt, but there are some significant um

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deadlines uh coming up uh in um in July. Uh July 19th is uh the end of the compliance period and riders are expected to have obtained the license, registration, and insurance. Um and more

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rigorous enforcement begins after that. So, uh, all that all this is published on our website and I'm sure you can find it if you are an ebike owner. Um, and that's all I had. >> One thing that I forgot if I can jump back in. Sorry. Um, huge thank you to

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Roy Egri and his family. Um, he approached me the week before uh the Independence Day holiday and said, "Hey, Lance, I got a huge flag that I usually hang off my house." His father used to hang it off Egg Harbor City in their building um right on the side of the building. It's huge. And uh he said,

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"Can I can we hang it somewhere in the city?" So we looked at spots. We looked at the pier. Too big. Looked at the library. Too big. It would have it when it with no wind, it would hang down almost to the ground. So we said, "Let's put it up at city hall." So we took down our flag, which I thought was pretty significantly sized. Apparently not

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because you put up that thing up there. It's 15 by 25. Um >> it's like a room. >> Yeah. The um the pole can handle it. Um, we'll pull it down with Heavy Winds, but thanks to Roy and his family for for loaning us that flag. We're going to replace that with a flag of that size.

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We have the brand name. They're they're made by a marine flag company that makes them for wind so it'll last a little longer. Um, we have to do some adjustments because we now have to get a bigger P MIA flag or it's going to look like a postage stamp. So, we have some adjustments to make on the on the flag.

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Um, but thanks to Rick and his team for getting it up there, >> as well as the 250 American flags on the front lawn. >> That was that was great. Yeah. >> Awesome. Awesome. >> We did pull them up because we have to cut the grass and we'll we'll put them up again next year. We'll do it again. Um, but uh yeah, putting them keeping

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them all year long is all summer long. It's kind of hard with maintenance >> things. >> Um, but just wanted to say that thanks to your guys for doing it and is and uh for the Egry family for loaning us their flag. >> Any other comments? You had something else? >> No, I got it. >> Okay. All right.

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>> Tom, do you have any comments? >> Thank you. Um, so closing commissioner reports may have a So, at this time, Ver City Commission welcomes participant of interested organizations and individuals during workshop and regular as well as special meetings. However, in order for

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the commission to conduct the business of the city on the most productive manner possible, public comments on specific agenda items, questions, comments during the workshop or at the end of the regular meetings or during special meetings will be limited to three minutes per person on issues. If you wish to address the commission, please step up to the microphone at the

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appropriate time and state your name and address. I have a motion to open for public comment for any items regarding the city of Ener. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Lang Grant. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. Yes, >> Bear Creel. >> Yes,

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>> this thing is not working. I think my battery is dead on my mouse. >> Good evening. Tim Cer, Venture City. I know people often come to complain uh about things, but I want to echo what everybody said. I'm sorry,

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present company excluded. Uh but uh I just want to echo what you said. the city did a great job and all the employees with the July 4th weekend. So, it was a great job and I just wanted to thank you guys for doing that. I

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thought it was excellent. Also, um great uh concert. I wasn't there last night, but I heard it was packed as you said, Commissioner Mento. Um so, again, great job done. And just if you ever want to hear an interesting story where the money came from for the improvements to

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Ski Beach, just let me know and I'll tell you. And I also remember when somebody referred to it as sky beach and that's another story. I don't know if anybody remembers that. But uh getting to another point is I was contacted by

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somebody from Shalom House to try to with for assistance in trying to find out why the roadway between Swathmore Avenue and Shalom House was blocked off. Apparently it's creating somewhat of a hardship. people, residents used to park

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there as it was closer to get into the building. So, it's creating a little bit of a hardship now that they can't park there. >> So, I mean, the PD didn't do it, right? >> No. No. In fact, that's the through the the the um the Shalom House board of

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directors has has asked to um to we have we have a $1 lease for that. >> So, it's it's actually their property. >> It's their property. >> That's what I thought. >> You're aware of that. We moved that road the whole remember when they wanted us to pave it and we didn't. >> So, >> my understanding is that their own board

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blocked that off because it's it's not improve. People were parking there, but it's not an improved parking area. So, I believe their insurance company came in and said >> that's that's right. Never mind. Yeah, I spoke to the board directors there and they're looking for other alternatives within the parking within the the existing improved parking. So, it's not

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a city. >> No, it wasn't the city that blocked it off. It was their own self. because there are some people and I'll clarify it with them because you guys are getting blamed. >> I'd like to see them come in and and cordon it off and make it a parking lot or whatever they need. >> Bandit. Yeah.

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>> You know, it's their property. If you recall, and I was working for Dick Carter, I did the project. >> When the Beth Beth Judah at the time went to build out there, the city did a deal to to trade property with them. And it was a great deal for both sides except for the fact that when they went

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to build the building, D said you have to move it forward and Swathmore Avenue was built in the wrong place. >> It was built where that old road is and it was outside the right of way of Swathmore Avenue. So we had to move it 50 feet on top of the dump. >> When we were excavating for that road,

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we were pulling up cars, washing machines, all kinds of stuff. >> Oh, it's part of the old dump years ago. >> Yeah, that's their that's their property, so we didn't block it. >> And you can always refer them to us. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. I'll clarify it with them because >> reach out. I'd love to see >> you guys are getting blamed. Well, they said they have reached out, but they

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again that's what they're saying. So, I I don't want to cast any dispersions on anybody because I'm getting this secondhand. So, but the person that contacted me, I will get back to them and tell them to reach out to you guys. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Just some couple comments I saw there in

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the chat. Um, one I think you addressed already about the ebike rules. They will be enforced on July 19th. Um, and then Nanette asked, "Could we put those flags up for the Wounded Warrior Week welcome?" >> That would be >> in September. That would be great. >> That's a great idea. >> Yeah, we could do that. >> Yeah.

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>> Yep. >> Thank you, Nette. >> Yeah. Thank you, Ninette. >> Good idea. Council person >> also local reporter for Down Beach today, I think it is, right? >> That's right. >> Is that her new thing? Plug for them. She's smiling.

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Um, today like and follow. >> That's right. Um um any other uh public comments from anyone on the Zoom platform? >> Any may on Zoom wish to make a question any items?

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>> Any no employees or spouses in the chambers? >> Nice. >> Uh a motion to close public comment. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langraph. Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor Creable.

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>> Yes. >> And we will go into >> We will go into executive session. Would you read the executive session comment? >> Uh Lisa, do you have that? >> Yes, I do. >> The New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act permits the discussion of certain matters within executive session as an

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exception to certain provisions of said law. The Vener City Board of Commissioners wishes to discuss certain matters which qualify as exceptions in executive session. No binding action upon the board of commissioners will be taken within executive session and the

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discussion conducted in close session will be disclosed to the public when legally permitted and when the public interest will no longer be served by keeping such matters confidential. The matters to discuss are contract negotiations and we may take action.

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Okay. All right. Here it is here. Make that motion. End the executive session and back to the regular meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. L. >> Commissioner Langra. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor Krie.

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>> Yes. >> Ready. Okay. Um so during the executive session, it was discussed um the redevelopment agreement uh for the property on Wellington Avenue and also a brief conversation of the notice of torque claim um we received and moving

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forward with that. Okay. So, >> you want a motion for resolution 198? >> 198. >> That is 198. >> Yep. >> Got it right here.

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>> 678. >> So, I have no uh may I have a motion um to approve resolution 2026-198? Resolution City of Venter County of Atlantic authorizing execution of a redevelopment agreement with Ventner Holdings Urban Renewal LLC.

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>> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Langria. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor Creable. >> Yes. >> All right. Okay. I have a motion to adjourn, I believe.

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>> Make that motion, too. >> Second. >> Roll call. Lisa. >> Commissioner Langria. >> Yes. Commissioner Mento. >> Yes. >> Mayor Creable. >> Yes. Thank you everyone. >> Thank you. Thanks. Nice.