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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: 7dSKdFeCuN4):
- 00:00:02: Meeting Start, Pledge, Roll Call, and Announcements
- 00:04:11: Ordinance 1481: Vacating Bay View Drive Paper Street
- 00:05:17: Ordinance 1481: Public Comment, Hearing, and Final Passage
- 00:06:06: Ordinance 1487: Amending Residential Zone Regulations
- 00:07:24: Ordinance 1487: Public Comment From Lauren Cross
- 00:10:08: Ordinance 1487: Closing Public Hearing and Final Passage
- 00:11:00: Ordinance 1488: Time Limit Parking Spaces Amendment
- 00:11:47: Ordinance 1489: Bond Ordinance for Various Improvements
- 00:12:36: Ordinance 1490: Restricted Parking Zones for Disabilities
- 00:13:25: Resolutions: Security Cameras, Tax Bills, Civil Rights
- 00:14:45: Resolutions: Municipal Clerk's Week and Green Team
- 00:15:32: Resolutions: Sewer Payments, Yacht Club Fees, Grant Award
- 00:16:36: Resolutions: Truck Licenses, Engineer Work, Ice Cream
- 00:17:36: Resolutions: Animal Sheltering and Budget Amendments
- 00:18:37: Resolutions: Capital Budget and Paying The Bills
- 00:19:12: Public Comment Policy Reminder and Opening Comments
- 00:21:13: Public Comment: Electric Bike Path Signage Thanks
- 00:21:49: Public Comment: Lisa Rippo - Mail Fraud Allegations
- 00:27:22: Love Blue Presentation: Beach Cleaning and Sustainability
- 00:32:48: Love Blue: Green Team Collab and Trash Art Update
- 00:34:30: Old Business: Museum, Traffic Calming, Beach Excavation
- 00:35:33: Old Business: Dredging and FEMA Flood Mitigation Award
- 00:36:08: Old Business: Army Corps and Beach Replenishment Plan
- 00:38:14: Old Business: Accessibility, Borough Hall, and Diamond Beach
- 00:40:23: Final Public Comments and Closed Session Motion


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You guys are too young. I don't even know who sings it. >> That was a good guess. >> I was I think How are you? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro, >> here. >> Mr. Franco, >> here. >> Mr. Cabera. >> I am here. In compliance with the open

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public meetings act chapter 231 PL1 1975. The notice requirements have been satisfied as to the d time, place, and date of holding said meeting by posting notice on the bulletin board in Burough Hall and by mailing and emailing the scene to the Herald of Cape May

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County and the press of Atlantic City on September 24th, 2025. In the event of an emergency, your emergency exit is the door that you came in, our front left, your back right, or the door um just behind our infamous clerk. All right. Um couple quick

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announcements. Just doing a sound check. Brian, how are we doing back there? This meeting is being shown live this morning on the Burough's YouTube channel and the Facebook page. In the event you want to make a public comment, when we get to that section on the agenda, you're going

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to dial the access code 888 363 4734 and when prompted, you're going to enter the access code 969020 followed by the pound or or the hashtag. Um, in the event you are watching this

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meeting uh live um and you make comments or ask questions in the comment sections, uh that is uh those comments are not being monitored. The only way to make a public comment is by use of the dial in line. Um if you watch the recorded version of this meeting, you're more than welcome to email our clerk at

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clerk wildwood.org or phone her at 6097298040. Uh, madam clerk, we have a few ordinances on the agenda this morning. >> Yes, sir. First is number ordinance 1481 and it's vacating a paper street of Bay View Drive.

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>> Motion that ordinance number 1481 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1481 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes.

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>> Mr. Cabera, >> yes. Ordinance 1481 reads as follows. An ordinance vacating an unimproved paper consisting of a portion of Bayiew Drive Bay View Avenue situate between and abuing lot one in block 158 and lot 8 in

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block 157 as shown on sheet six of the tax map of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest. >> Motion at a public hearing now be held in ordinance number 1481. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that a public hearing would ordinance number 1481 now be held.

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>> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. Door is open for public comment on ordinance number 1481. We'll start with anybody here in the audience. I just need your name and please come on up to the uh lect turn.

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Ordinance number 1481. Public comment. Anybody here in the room? All right. We'll go to the conference line. Uh public comment on ordinance number 1481 hearing. None. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1481 now be closed. >> I second the motion. It

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>> has been moved and second that a public hearing on ordinance number 1481 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabaro. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1481 be passed on second and final reading advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. It has been moved

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and seconded that ordinance number 1481 be passed on second and final read and advertised according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fosero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1487 regarding residential zones.

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>> Motion that ordinance 1487 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only. >> I second the motion. It >> has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1487 be placed on second and final reading by title only. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, yes.

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>> Mr. Cabrera, >> yes. >> Ordinance 1487 reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing the land development ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest. Chapter 85, Section 85-11,

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Definitions of Article 1, General Provisions. Section 85-28, Area and Bulk Regulations of Article 4, R1, Lowdensity Residential Zone. Section 85-32 area and bulk regulations of article 5

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R-1A semi- low density residential zone section 85-40 area and bulk regulations of article 7 R2 family residential zone sections 85-74

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vehicular access to private property >> motion that a public hearing now be held on ordinance number 1487 >> I second the motion >> it has been moved and second that a public hearing on Ordinance number 1487 now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera.

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>> Yes. Floor is open for public comment. Ordinance number 1487 in the residential zones. We'll start with anybody here in the room today. Just need your name. >> My name is >> I'm sorry. Could you say that again? >> Lauren Cross.

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>> Thank you. Um, I just wanted to voice uh some concerns that my husband and I had over the residential zoning changes in 1487. Um, I was actually at the zoning board

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meeting uh when they were discussing the changes and how they were related to the NJT changes that were adopted at the state level. Um, and looking and then we kind of waited for the language to come out.

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um in the actual writing of the ordinance. Um and one of our concerns is that with the discrepancies um across the island as far as like the different flood zones that there's going

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to be the way it's written um that the it's going by the designed flood elevation going forward. But that creates a lot of differences in the different zones um as in some people in certain zones would be allowed a very

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minimal um crawl space um or elevation compared to other zones that might be allowed you know 12 14t spaces below their homes. Um, and I know in the meeting it was discussed that they would that homes with the available space

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would be able to use that under area as garage, as storage and things like that, which personally I think is great because I think it helps the community and kind of people to put their stuff away. I mean, I know I have four kids, so anytime they put their stuff away is

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a win for me. Um, but it also brings in other concerns or questions in the community like if there was more available parking under the homes, it would allow for more green space, um, more security of the

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different homes and stuff. Um so just as a again um somebody who lives in a zone that happens not to be allowed to have enough space for a garage. Um I

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just respectfully ask the members of the commissioners and of any zoning boards uh to consider these concerns and these questions going forward. >> Right. Thank you. Thank you.

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>> All right. Anybody else public comment? >> We'll go to the conference line. Any public comment on ordinance number 1487? >> Okay. We'll close that out. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1487 now be closed. >> I second the motion.

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>> It's been moved and seconded that a public hearing on orders number 1487 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusso. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabar. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1487 be passed on second final reading advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. It

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>> has been moved and second that ordinance number 1487 be passed on second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusso. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1488 and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the Bureau

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of Wild Request amending and supplementing section 79-35 schedule 4 time limit parking spaces of chapter 79 vehicles and traffic of the code of the burrow of Wildwood Crest. Motion that ordinance number 1488 be

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passed on first reading advertised according to law. Report up for second final reading and public hearing May 6th May 20th. Sorry, it's May 20th. >> May 20th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and seconded that

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ordinance number 1488 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading in public hearing on May the 20th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusso, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> That'll be that way for the next two ordinances.

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>> Next is ordinance 1489 and it reads as follows. An ordinance a bond ordinance appropriating 4 million and authorizing issuance of 3,800,000 bonds or notes of the burrow for various improvements or purposes authorized to be undertaken by the bureau of wildest

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in the county of Cape May, New Jersey. Motion that ordinance number 1489 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading public hearing on May 20th 2026 at 5:00 p.m. >> I second that motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that

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orange number 1489 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for a second and final reading and public hearing on May the 20th 2026 at 5:00 pm. >> Roll call. Mrs. Filero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. Yes.

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>> Next we have ordinance 1490 and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing section 79-32.3 schedule IC restricted parking zones for persons with disabilities of the code of the bureau of Wildwood Crest.

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>> Motion that ordinance number 1490 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second final reading public hearing on May 20th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1490 be passed on first reading advertised

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according to law be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on May the 20th, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Next, we have the resolutions. The first is authorizing expenditure for the

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purchase of security cameras under NJ edge cooperative purchasing program. >> I make the motion. >> Second. It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes.

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>> Next is authorizing the preparation of estimated tax bills. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing execution of a

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shared services agreement with Kate May County for NJP packed real litigation. I make the motion. >> A second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes.

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>> Next is affirming the Burrow of Wildwood Crest's civil rights policy with respect to all officials, appointees, employees, prospective employees, volunteers, independent contractors, and members of the public that come into contact with municipal employees, officials, and

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volunteers. >> I make the motion. I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next is designating May 3rd through May 9th, 2026 as the 57th annual

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Professional Municipal Clerk's Week in the Burrow of Wildwood Crest. >> I make the motion. >> Um I will second. >> Have a motion. Uh so this is for the municipal clerk's week, right? And we have an illustrious clerk with us here

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today helping us run this meeting. So congratulations on your on your week. >> Thank you. >> I think also isn't today your birthday. >> It is. >> Happy birthday. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> All right. It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Thank you for pointing that out, sir. >> Next. >> Happy 40th. >> Thank you. Next is authorizing the appointment of Kimberly Tennyson as advisory member of the green team to fill a vacancy expiring December 31st, 2027.

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>> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera? >> Yes. >> Next is refunding payments of $733.86 for errant sewer payments to Lorie Heny.

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>> I make the motion. >> I will second. It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera? >> Yes. >> Next is waving special events application additional fees to the Greater Wildwood Yacht Club. >> I make the motion.

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>> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Foso. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing acceptance of grant award and execution of indemnification agreement under the Cape

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May County Land of the Free Celebration 250 grant program. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera? >> Yes.

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>> Next is authorizing pedalling truck license to Big Top Ice Cream LLC. >> I make the motion. Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes.

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>> Next is authorizing burrow engineer work order for fiscal year 2027 NJ dot state aid program municipal aid transit village bikeways and safe streets to transits program at the not to exceed sum of 2,000. >> I make the motion.

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>> I'll second. >> Is been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fillaro. Yes, >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes, >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> The next two are by consent. The first is authorizing pedaling truck license to Island Produce LLC and the second is

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Aubre's Ice Cream. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolutions be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing a shared services agreement between the county of Cape May

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and Burrow of Wildwood Crest for animal sheltering services. >> I make the motion. I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Faselo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing amendment to the

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2026 municipal budget to account for additional funding from the Atlantic County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund Safety Incentive Program. >> I make the motion. >> I'll second. >> It's been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing amendment to the 2026 municipal budget to account for additional funding from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety for the Distracted Driving Enforcement Mobilization Grant. >> I make the motion.

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>> I'll second. >> It's been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next is amending the 2026 capital budget. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the

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foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabrera, >> yes. >> Motion that all bills properly authorized as submitted be paid. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that all bills properly authorized as submitted

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be paid. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh, nothing listed under correspondence uh before we go to our first round of uh public comments. Um, I'm going to read an excerpt just to remind everybody of our policy regarding

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public uh uh comments. Um, the Open Public Meetings Act requires that a portion of every meeting of a municipal governing body be set aside for public comment on any issue that a member of the public feels may be of concern to the residents of the municipality to

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ensure an orderly and efficient meeting and to provide everyone an opportunity to be heard. Here are the guidelines. When recognized, please come to the lect turn and the microphone and clearly state your name for the record. All comments and questions should be addressed to the governing body as a

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whole and not to individual members or staff. Each speaker will be limited to five minutes. Speakers may only speak during this portion once during this portion. Time cannot be yielded to another speaker. Speakers and members of the public are expected to maintain

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proper decorum and shall civily make their comments. Personal attacks, obscenity, derogatory or slanderous remarks, and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Please do not mention employees or professionals by name. The governing body is not required to

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respond to the questions during the public comment period, but may choose to do so at the end of the session or refer inquiries to appropriate staff for a followup at a later date. Comment should relate to any governmental issue affecting the municipality. as I already mentioned and for those participating

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remotely, you'll be acknowledged by me and you must state your name before making any comments. The chair reserves the right to interrupt or terminate a speaker's privilege if they quarum is violated or if comments become disruptive or exceed the time limit. I thank you all for your advance for your

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cooperation in ensuring a respectful and productive dialogue. I now open the floor for public comment. Floor is open. Yes, sir. >> I just wanted to say thank you to to to Tony and whoever else was involved. Shouldn't address you, but in for

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getting these signs up there for the bikes, electric bikes on the um on the um bike path. A lot of people have been talking about they've been seeing these new signs up there for the bike. So, I think it's a good thing. So, just thank you for that.

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>> You're welcome. Thank you. Anybody else? >> Okay. Uh there'll be another section for public comments just after the business items and the presentations. We'll go to the conference line. Does anybody on the conference line have any public comment? This is our first round of public comment. >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. Name.

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>> Have a comment. name please. >> Lisa. >> Okay, go ahead. >> My concern here is mail fraud that is happening in Wildwood Crest. Um, I'm going to formally ask on the record that

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an investigation into mail fraud sent to my house in 2025 concerning a tax bill from Wildwood Crest and a T-Mobile bill

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that were faced that Chief Tracy Cooper from Middle Township and Wildwood Crest, Chief of Police refused to investigate. I am making a formal request on the record today that

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these two male fraud incidents within a 3 month period that chief or police council know about and have refused to investigate. And on the record, I am

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formally asking for that to be done and looked at and investigated. And if it cannot be done, I want to know now why it can't be. >> Okay. Are you finished with your your

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public comments? >> No. I'm gonna um I'm going to read some um something here maybe that Mr. Delunas made an council in response to a civil complaint that I filed against the burrow of Wildwood Crest.

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>> Okay. So, you filed so you have excuse me, you you mentioned you mentioned you have a a lawsuit filed against Wild Crest. So, that matters in litigation. So, that comment is not going to be permitted here today. >> There's there's there's >> Let's talk about Let's talk about the uh internal affairs investigation.

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>> We're not we're not talking about anything. This is we're not on we're not on trial here. You can make your public comment. So, you got three more minutes. >> I'm asking forally Okay. I'm asking formally for an investigation into mail fraud that you have that the Barrow of

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Wildwood Crest and Chief Tracy Super from Middle Township have refused to do even though I have requested it numerous times. I'm going to ask you now on the record if that can be done and if not, why not? Would you like to respond?

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>> Uh, sure. So my understanding is that was based on your previous request. It was reviewed and individual members of staff have communicated the same to you. >> Mr. Cabrera, I'm going to interrupt you. I still have my five minutes. >> That's fine. You asked me for a response and I gave you one.

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>> Okay. These mail fraud instances that I have made aware to your police have not been investigated. Nor not the tax bill, not the T-Mobile bill. I'm asking you today on the record if I can get an

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investigation done by someone that is not involved in my legal matters because one of your officers stopped at my house and did call the number that was on the tax bill

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and it does not equate to a real number. That means somebody sent that to me to harass me. You have not looked into it. you have completely and continued for the last year when I bring this up to say go out and ask the tax person. I'm

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not doing that. I've already done that. I want an investigation into the T-Mobile bill and you have not done that and you have not responded to what any request that I have made. Now, how do I get this done? >> Okay. Uh, so I think >> formally asking for it on the record and

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I want if you have done it then I want you to I want you to put that on I want you to put something in writing that you investigated it how you investigated because no one ever contacted me and I'm the one that has the proof. So please respond Mr. Carrera.

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>> Okay. So as I said my understanding is that it was based on your questions before and the same request was made in the Okay. If you you you just Okay. You you did not >> you have one more minute and then I'll respond. Go ahead.

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>> Okay. I want proof. My husband will come up today and I want you to provide some proof. >> Okay. In a police report that someone came to my house and someone did this investigation. Will you do that for me today? >> No, I'm not. I as I as as I indicated that if you can certainly raise issues

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and questions here publicly, we're not obligated to respond today. We can certainly respond at a later time frame. I am not I'm formally asking on the record today that it be put on the record that I have asked for this for a year that I have not been getting any response from the police and there would

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only be one reason for them not to want to investigate that. Do you understand what that means? >> Well, you can you can make your allegations based on your opinions. That's you're certainly entitled to that. All I'm simply saying to you is is that we responded to that. Miss Rippo, thank you for your comments. Your time is now up. Is there anybody else on the

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conference line that has any other public comment? hearing none. We're going to go to the new business items. Uh as as we all know, parking meters go into effect uh May 15th to September the 15th. And with us here today, we have AJ Caruso, who is

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the mastermind between behind the Love Blue uh nonprofit corporation, which is the burrow's partner for helping to keep our beach clean. AJ, take it away. >> Awesome. Well, first and foremost, thank you for the Burrow of Wildwood Crest for all your support. I mean, this community

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is amazing. We've been able to bring this movement all around the country because of you guys support. So, appreciate that the most. We're heading into our seventh summer of Love Blue, believe it or not. It's pretty crazy. For those of us who do not know us, Love Blue is a national nonprofit based out of Wildwood Crest, and our mission is to

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mobilize communities to protect our oceans through hands-on action, leadership, development, and education. and we're trying to build um a culture of environmental stewardship and empowering the next generation to lead. So, I want to highlight our national impact real quick. Uh today, Love Blue

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operates over 80 cleanups a year. Um we remove more than 50,000 pounds of trash from our beaches all across the country um and waterways as well. We have eight plus chapters across five different states with our teams collectively averaging 6,000 pounds of trash a year.

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And that all stems from what we started here in Wildwood Crest. So, uh, Wildwood Crest serves as the national model for every other location that we have. So, what we're building here, the cleanup stations, the signs, the partnership, how we work with the green team,

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everything that we have here, this is the sustainable model that's proven over time to reduce the amount of trash that ends up on our beaches. Um, so highlighting our local impact, since 2019, we've removed 15,000 pounds of trash just in the wildwoods alone.

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Most of that in the crest. And you know, it might sound like a big number, but compared to other beaches, it looks a lot lot better. Um, our cleanup station program, 6,500 pounds have been removed through that program in five years. So, thank you to the community members who

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use it every day. You guys are the ones that make it happen. And then our biggest thing is every summer with the beach cleanup. So the first three summers, our pandemic summers, we had like a little peak in 2021, we were at 3,000 lbs pulled. That was the most we ever pulled. And ever

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since then, it's gone down more and more. So 2,000 lbs, 1,500,000. And this past summer was only 600 lb we pulled. So it's proven over time that, you know, people are are noticing the movement. People are getting involved. The cleanup stations obviously people are doing it on their own time. So, it's

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a full-on community effort and it's proven to work. So, even our past volunteers are coming to our cleanups and noticing how much cleaner it is from the first years. Um, so the community is fully involved and now in the off season we have schools coming from South Jersey

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like my former high school. They come down, they get an educational tour on our beach and we're able to get um in the dunes which a lot of trash ends up in the winter with all the winds that we get and the weather. And then over time that plastic degrades into the dunes and

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it's how we get microlastic. So you know we're killing two birds with one stone. We get these kids coming out they're learning a lot about the beach. Some of them never been to the beach before. Um, so they get to see Wildwood Crrest. We're bringing in people who may have never been to the Wildwoods before. So, we're bringing people down. We even have

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people from our programs that are coming from Massachusetts and they have a uh a weekend that they're picking to to join our beach cleanup. So, everybody's coming down and getting involved. We're putting Love Blue and Wildwood Crest on the map. Uh, looking ahead to this summer, the schedule's released. I'll

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send that over to you guys and if you guys can post that, that'd be great. Every Sunday 6 pm, same thing um that we've been doing the past few years. We will open up uh once a month Saturday cleanups that I'll be hosting. So, I'm excited about that. And then also, I'm

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taking a step back into a supervisor role this year. So, got the next generation leading. And I got a couple college students um in the community that just like we do with our uh college programs, we're going to teach them how to lead the cleanups, how to get involved. Hopefully they can meet you

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guys. Um you know, just get that raw experience so we can help build them up. Um and then all the equipment's provided. We have refreshments at the cleanup, so our setup's perfect. If anybody wants to join, you just got to come. No sign up. Everything's there for

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you to go. It's super easy. And then a couple more things looking ahead. We got the trash art project coming in the future. We're super excited about that. Um we got terrace cycle cigarette collectors that we want to get on the beaches too um at the bulkheads. And

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then also with the uh the wind problem and the trash cans, the sustainability event, I met a partner that has a latch for uh the trash cans that'll keep the lids closed and they're willing to donate a bunch to do a case study here in Wildwood Crest. So um when I go to

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these events, this is how we keep building out the model. So you know, Terraycle, cigarette collector, the safe latch, these are all new steps to the model that we're building here in Wildwood Crest. So again, thank you guys for the support. This is how we've been able to do this. We're at 50,000 pounds

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now pulled across the country, eight different chapters, and we're going to keep growing. And it's all thanks to you guys support. So really appreciate it. >> All right. Thank you. >> Great job. >> Great job. You guys got any questions? Any questions public? Any questions for AJ?

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>> Is there any plans to kind of include other? >> Yeah. In the craft you talked about. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm actually coordinating with the uh green team. They have the adopted beach program, >> right? >> So, I'm letting them know what beaches we're covering and then they'll cover

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the other beaches that we're not. >> Okay. I was actually about doing that project. >> I love it. And >> obviously we go to Rambo Road, but it's

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nice >> and we have a cleanup station on Charleston, so try to get, you know, that down the south end. >> Um, but yeah, you can follow us. Love Blue, Inc. >> Uh, and then LoveBlue Wildwoods. local. Okay. >> And then, yeah, the website's lovelink.org for anybody wants to know.

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>> All right. And then just to comment on what AJ mentioned, so the the art the uh art statue that was is uh is is is in production now. Uh public works is in the process of making arrangements to pick it up. There's some concrete that needs to be poured, but it will be

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installed along the bike path uh at the uh uh Crest Arts Pavilion, and that we anticipate to be sometime in June, hopefully just before July, July the 4th. So, that statue was made with uh some of the really bad red recycling containers that we used to have and some

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of the hard rigid plastics that we collected from the beach. So, it'll be a nice art piece and it'll uh it's not going to be like the Philadelphia Love statue, but it'll be the Crest version of We'll leave it at that. Awesome. >> So, all right. Thank you, AJ. >> Great job, AJ. >> AJ. >> Thanks, AJ.

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>> Okay. Um, so under old business, uh, so I just I'll breeze down through these here real quick. Historical museum is on hold. uh traffic calming. Uh we have um we had this special meeting last week uh

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which um authorized us to go out to bid on the um what I'll call phase one of the Park Boulevard project which is from Cressy Avenue to Sweep Ryer and that will include some traffic calming and

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some roadway reconstruction uh in that first phase. uh back beach excavation public works is in the process. So a full report from superintendent shear I was advised that the three areas that we put the snow fence up um to collect the

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sand over the winter time that area did get collect did collect a significant amount of sand and is now excavated in the back beach to to raise the back beach areas which is good news. um dredging. We had a uh Go ahead. You want to bring that? >> We have a meeting this afternoon or

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later this morning for to discuss moving forward with possible land acquisition with that. So, >> okay. Uh Washington C view a uh C view avenue beach south falls in capacity. We did receive uh some good news, although it's not official yet with respect to uh

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potentially FEMA's award uh on some monies for flood mitigation, which is uh uh we're looking at potentially some pump stations either on the bay side or on the ocean front. um Army Corps NJD there uh we had a meeting with the Army

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Corps and the DP uh to hear I'll call it the second the second meeting of the uh the revised plan and their review of the original plan. So I'll just I'll summarize it this way. Um the first plan called for there's the the the beaches

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of Wildwood Crest including Wildwood and and Lower Township had areas bar areas A, B, and C. A basically in the water, B is kind of in the on the beach and C is further back beach. Um in this new uh in

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this new plan, borrow areas B and C, and I say new plan, this potential new plan, borrow areas B and C are 100% off the table. borrow area A is would be a very minimal amount of sand taken if needed.

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Um and that is because North Wildwood potentially will be getting their sand from Hurford Inlet. Now again this is all probably a year year and a half or maybe two years away but that is the plan to get North Wildwood to fix their beach erosion. So um so they would get

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it from Herford inlet. the uh the area in the borrow area A which is in essence in the water would be enough to clear out our outfall lines um at least short term um but also the when you walk down through our dunes in Wawa Crest you you

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you go down the ramps and then it flattens out on a walkway and then you are out you have to go through the dunes to get to your you know to your bathing area um where you put your beach blankets and your chairs. So their proposed plan is they they they are

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requesting to close those openings up, but it would be elevated as such where it would basically be a straight shot from either the bike path or the ramp as you head down south of Rambler Road. So, the issue here is is that we we didn't want to have folks go down the ramp,

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flatten out, and then have to climb up over a dune because each one of our beaches right now, our access points are ADA accessible, but also you can get vehicles back in the event of an emergency, whether it be maintenance included. So, that is on the table.

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They're redesigning the project to see if they can accommodate while it's wallet crest request to not harm the accessibility for our disabled and for our seniors and for folks that have, you know, young children and pushing the big beach carts down. So, uh, word to come

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on that, but I I again I I think I said it before, the cooperation this time around has is been much better than than the first time around. So, um, it's nothing's definite yet. There's still, you know, further meetings and still some studies to be done, but I would say

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that it's trending trending, uh, in a more positive direction than it was before. All right. Uh, Burough Hall renovations, uh, that was, you know, a meeting needs to be held to review the, uh, the plans. Um, fortunately, it seems this year we're not we're not going to have, you know, any any work done on

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this particular building. Um, we have other capital projects that were in the queue, but it's something we can look look towards in 2027. Uh anything on the digital paper? >> Just looking for funding. See if that's uh in the in the cards this year or not. >> Okay. Um and the last thing so at the

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last meeting uh we talked about uh the potential of Lower Township Diamond Beach section which is on our southern border uh having putting up some parking meters. Uh I received word from the mayor of Lower Township that they have introduced the ordinance to repeal uh

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that ordinance on their end. It it appears as though they are not planning on putting the parking meters up as they originally intended. Um which I think is good it's good to at least have that you know have that conversation know in the event that they do want to move forward in the future. Um so I did you know

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mention that you know it's still pro possibly we need to have a meeting if they are going to move forward but I think our our residents in the crest will be very happy and I know that the folks in Diamond Beach will be will be really happy as well. There's already issues without parking meters with access to the beaches on the southern end. So, I think parking meters would

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have only escalated that uh escalated that issue. So, appreciate lower township uh working with the burrow on that in that regard. Okay, that wraps up under all business. I'll go to the last round of public comments before we take uh entertain a motion to go into close session. Public comment, we'll start

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with anybody here in the audience. Hearing none, we'll go to the conference line. Last round for public comments. Okay, we will close out all public comments and I'll entertain a motion for a close session. specifically. >> I make the motion.

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>> I will second. >> Call Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Right. Yes. And before we go, so the uh there is the uh the wellness walk on on this coming Saturday at the uh Crest Pier. Meet there at 8:15. Um and then

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we'll start walking. >> Arts. >> Oh, I'm sorry. the arts pavilion. Uh 8:30 at the arts pavilion and then the champions of wellness event is also at the arts pavilion 11 o'clock >> starting at 11 o'clock and I think there's going to be lobster lobster and

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steak served for lunch. Brian, is that right? >> And some good swag. >> Yeah. >> All good. All right. Thank you every