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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: Kx4a-s2fp0o):
- 00:04:15: Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, and Announcements Begin
- 00:06:43: Ordinance 1483: Seasonal Parking Permit Proration Discussion
- 00:07:31: Public Comment Slot 1 - Ordinance 1483 Proration
- 00:08:38: Ordinance 1484: Sanitary Sewage System Improvement Bond
- 00:09:25: Public Comment Slot 2 - Ordinance 1484 Sanitary Sewer
- 00:10:32: Ordinance 1485: Restricted Parking Zone Amendments
- 00:11:22: Public Comment Slot 3 - Ordinance 1485 Restricted Parking
- 00:12:31: Ordinance 1486: Parking On Municipal Property Restrictions
- 00:13:19: Public Comment Slot 4 - Ordinance 1486 Municipal Parking
- 00:14:08: Ordinance 1487: Land Development Ordinance Amendments
- 00:15:30: Resolution: Municipal Budget and Public Hearing
- 00:16:02: Budget Overview and Explanation by the Auditor
- 00:20:57: Public Comment Slot 5 - 2026 Municipal Budget Discussion
- 00:22:48: Authorizing Budget Exam, Adoption, and Thank Yous
- 00:24:28: Authorizing Sewer Bonds and Various Resolutions
- 00:27:59: Approval of Bills, Reports, and Meeting Minutes
- 00:29:35: Engineers Report - Infrastructure Updates and Reminders
- 00:32:58: Public Comment Slot 6 - Unrelated To The Budget
- 00:33:18: Discussion Items: Lower Township Parking, Beach, Renovations
- 00:36:04: Public Comment Slot 7 - Before Presentations Commence
- 00:37:40: Presentation: Crest Memorial Grade School Boys Basketball
- 00:43:25: Presentation: Crest Memorial Grade School Girls Basketball
- 00:49:10: Presentation: Wildwood Islanders Grades 5/6 Basketball
- 00:53:52: Presentation: Wildwood High School Girls Basketball Team
- 00:59:17: Meeting Adjournment and Commissioner Comments


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Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. >> Roll call. Mrs. Bosaro, >> here. >> Mr. Franco, >> I'm here. >> Mr. Cabera, >> I am here. In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 231, public law 1975, the notice requirements have

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been satisfied as to the time, place, and date of holding said meeting by posting notice on the bulletin board here in Burough Hall and by mailing and emailing same to the Herald of Kate May County and the Press of Atlantic City on September 24th, 2025. In the event of an

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emergency, your emergency exit is the door you came in our front left, your back right or the door just by our clerk at our CFO right over there. All right. Um, couple quick announcements. We're going to do a quick sound check.

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>> Who is that back here? Brian. All right, Brian. >> Thanks for having me. >> Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Nice to see you. >> Always going to be seen. >> Sound check. So, this meeting is being uh recorded uh on our Facebook channel

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and also on our YouTube channel. Uh in the event you'd like to make a public comment, we have a dial in conference line here. Those of you who are watching remotely or from home and you want to make a public comment, you're more than welcome to dial in. I'll read the dial

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in number. It is 888 3634734. And when prompted, you're going to enter the access code 9699020 followed by the pound or the hashtag. If you watch the recorded version of this meeting and you have a comment or

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statement or question, you're more than welcome to email our clerk at clerkwoodrest.org or phone her at 609-7298040. If you're watching this meeting live and you're making comments on the comments section of our social media channels,

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they are not being monitored. The only way to to register your public comment is by calling in to the conference line. That said, madame clerk, I believe we have uh some ordinances. >> Yes, sir. The first is ordinance 1483. >> Motion that ordinance number 1483 be

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placed on second reading and final passage by title only. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1483 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Baselo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes.

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>> Ordinance 1483 reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing chapter 47 parking meters of the code of the burrow of Wildwood Crest to prorrate price of seasonal permit after August 1st annually. Motion that a public

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hearing now be held on ordinance number 1483. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and second that ordinance number 1483 >> now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes.

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Four is open. Public comment. Ordinance number 1483. The prrated seasonal permit after August 1st. Ordinance. Anybody here in the audience? Sorry. Here. Mr. Kenny, do you have a public comment you'd like to make tonight?

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No. All right. We'll go to the conference line. Conference line. Any public comment? Ordinance number 1483? >> Hearing none. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1483 now be closed. >> I second the motion. >> Has been moved and seconded that the

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public hearing on ordinance number 1483 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabra. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1483 be passed on second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that

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ordinance number 1483 be passed on second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabara. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1484. >> Motion that ordinance number 1484 be placed on second reading and final

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passage by title only. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1484 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 1484 reads as follows. a bond

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ordinance providing for the improvement of the sanitary sewage system in and by the burrow of Wildwood Crest in the county of Kate May, New Jersey, appropriating 5,850,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of 5,850,000

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bonds or notes of the burrow for financing such appropriation. >> Motion that a public hearing now be held on ordinance number 1484. >> I second the motion. It's been moved and seconded that a public hearing on ordinance number 1484 now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Floor is open for public comment on ordinance number 1484, the I bank ordinance for the sanitary sewer system. Public comment. Start with anybody here.

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Public comment on the conference line hearing. Done. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1484 now be closed. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that the public hearing on ordinance number 1484 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes.

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>> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1484 be passed on second and final reading advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1484 be passed on second and final reading and advertised according to law.

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>> Roll call. Mrs. Mr. Fusselo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabaro. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1485. >> Motion that ordinance number 1485 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only. >> I second the motion.

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>> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1485 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusso. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 1485 reads as follows. An ordinance of the Bureau of Wild Crest

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amending and supplementing section 79-32.3 schedule IC restricted parking zones for persons with disabilities section 79-35 schedule 4 time limit parking section 79-32.4

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schedule ID parking of low-speed vehicles and motorcycles of the code of the burrow of Wildwood Crest. Motion that a public hearing now be held in ordinance number 1485. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and seconded that a public hearing on ordinance number 1485 now be held.

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>> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Floor is open. We'll start with anybody here in the room. Public comment. Ordinance number 1485. Restricted parking. Hearing none. We'll go to the conference line. Anybody on the conference line?

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Public comment ordinance number 1485. Hearing none. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1485 now closed. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that the public hearing on ordinance number 1485 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Motion that uh ordinance number 1485 be passed on second final reading and advertised according to law. I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1485 be passed on

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second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1486. >> Motion that ordinance number 1486 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only.

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>> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1486 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 1486 reads as follows. An ordinance amending and supplementing

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chapter 79 vehicles and traffic restricting the use of parking on municipal property to persons utilizing the facilities located thereon. >> Motion that a public hearing now be held on ordinance number 1486. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and seconded that a

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public hearing on ordinance number 1486 now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Filero. Yes, >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes, >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Floor is open for public comment on ordinance number 1486, parking on municipal property.

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>> Start with anybody here in the audience. Mr. Kenny, you have a comment. No. All right. I was hoping somebody would make anybody on the conference line have any public comment >> hearing? None. >> Motion to a public hearing ordinance number 1486 now be closed.

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>> I second the motion. is debuted and seconded that the public hearing on ordinance number 1486 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabaro, >> yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1486 be passed on second final reading and advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. It

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>> has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1486 be passed on second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Falero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabaro. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance 1487. And it reads as follows. An ordinance of the

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Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing the land development ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest. Chapter 85. Section 85-11. Definitions of article 1 general provisions. Section 85-28

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area and bulk regulations of article 4 R1 lowdensity residential zone. Section 85-32 area and bulk regulations of article 5 R-1A semi- lowdensity residential zone.

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Section 85-40 area and bulk regulations of article 7R2 family residential zone. Sections 85-74 vehicular access to private property. Motion that ordinance number 1487 be

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passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second final reading public hearing on May 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1487 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be

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brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on May 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Basilo, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next, we have the resolutions. The first is authorizing calendar year 2026

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municipal budget be read by title only and that a public hearing be held on calendar year 2026 municipal budget. >> I make the motion. >> I'll second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Cabra. >> Yes. >> Okay. Floor is open for the public comment on municipal budget. Uh we have with us here tonight Mr. Michael Garcia from the firm Ford Scott who is serves as the burough's uh auditor. >> Thanks mayor. I also have my associate

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Brandon Beecher with me tonight. Brandon works um on this engagement. Um um we've just actually started the fieldwork um on-site portion of the 2025 audit this week. He's been here every day. He'll be here for the next um couple of weeks. But for the budget tonight, just a

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couple of things that um little recap before you open up um the hearing to the public. Um this budget is increasing about 1.3 million from last year. Um once I um once we pull out the grants um

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because there's a fluctuation in the grants like there are every year. So the net increase in spending outside of grants is about $1.3 million. of that $1.3 million, a h 100,000 of it is offset by a new revenue, specifically

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being the interlocal um agreement you have with Stone Harbor for construction code. Another 200,000 of that increase is offset by um uh another 200,000 of that increase is represents the

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increased um bill to the Kate May County MUA for sewage and you have an offsetting revenue um charge to the users for that. So now we're looking at about a million dollars is what the total increase in spending is once we pull out, like I said, the grants, the

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interlocal service agreement, and the um the payment to the county MUA. That million dollars is made up of about $251,000 in salaries and wages, which is just under 3% predominantly contractual obligations um through your um you know,

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to your employees. um general liability insurance and workers comp is going up $70,000. Um and once again, I'm comparing this budget to what your final budget was in 2025. These increases, health insurance is going up about 1225,000 compared to

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the final budget last year and what was spent. Um that's actually very good compared to what most municipalities are experiencing. Um the bureau, as you're aware, left the state health benefits um plan and has gone out into into the um commercial market. Um state health

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benefits was incre um the state health benefit benefits plan is increasing almost 37% um for municipalities. That would have been about a million dollar increase for the burrow had just stayed in state health benefits. So even though there is

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a slight increase there um compared to what municipalities that stayed in health benefits are experiencing you know um you really um it's as good as we could hope for. Also your pension bill is going up about $26,000. Um and that is your public employ

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actually your public employees retirement system bill is going down slightly but the police environment is going up a little bit to have a net increase of 26,000. You also have an increase of about $140,000 for your dispatching agreement with the

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county. It's a new contract. Um, and those fees went up. There is an increase in debt service of about $419,000. That represents the interest that you're paying on the bond anticipation note that the bureau has for um, capital

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improvements that um, are ongoing. Those items um, amount to virtually all of the million dollar of increase. Um, every other item that I didn't speak about specifically presents a $31,000 decrease to the total spending. So,

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those, you know, half a dozen items are where the spending um is coming from. Um, what that results in is a slight tax increase this year of 2.6 cents. Um 2.6 cents in the local purpose tax rate equates to $26

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um a year on the $100,000 of of assessment. your average assessment is around $400,000. So the increase to the average homeowner is about $104 a year. Um you know due to this um slight tax increase also the bureau is required to

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stay um in compliance with the two statemandated caps. First we have the 3 and a half% spending cap. Um this budget is $575,000 below that 3 and a half% spending cap. We are also required to stay in compliance with the 2% tax levy cap. We

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are $786,000 below that 2% tax levy cap. So, we're compliant um with both of the state caps. Um slight tax increase. We discussed the reasons and where and you know where those increases why it's necess um necessary. Um and mayor,

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unless you have anything for me before we open it up to the public, I'll take my seat and and see if there's any questions that we need to respond to. Okay. Uh, governing body, you have any questions for Mr. Garcia? >> No, sir. >> All right. By all means.

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>> All right. And now we will open up the floor for public comment. We'll start with anybody here in the in the audience. Any public comment on the 2026 municipal budget? Please come on up to the uh lectern. Just need your name, not the address.

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Anybody? public comment. I want to make sure we give everyone plenty of time to make any statements or comments. All right, we're going to go to the conference line. Conference line, does anybody have any public comment on the

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municipal budget for 20126? Anybody? Last call. Public comment. Francine, you have any public comment? You good? >> Mayor, I do. I'm sorry, Mike. You said that the county dispatch. That's a That's an existing contract.

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That's not a new contract. You said new, right? >> The existing contract um had expired and the rates on the new contract are higher. >> Yeah. They're going to a per call methodology. So they've redone the whole structure contract,

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>> but that was an agreement that was already established prior, >> right? >> It's a continuing service provider. >> Got it. >> Yeah. Just different rates. >> That's good. I'm fine. Thank you. >> Okay. Anybody else? You good?

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>> No, I'm good. >> Okay. Um, >> I'll make the motion. >> Second of the The uh the public hearing on calendar year municipal budget 2026 now be closed. Roll call. Mrs.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Frank. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing a self-exam by the bureau of the calendar year 2026 municipal budget pursuant to the provisions of NJC 530-7.2 through 7.5.

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>> I make the motion. >> I have a second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the four resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mr. Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clair. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing adoption of the calendar year 2026 municipal budget

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inclusive of $18,155,919 12 for municipal purposes be adopted. >> I make the motion. >> I'll second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. And before we go on, Chris, I just

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want to first of all thank uh the finance office, Francine and her team and all the department heads, Mike, you and your company. Uh listen, I'm just going to be honest. This budget is very tight. Um there is not a lot of fluff in this budget. Um the increases that uh Mr. and Garcia reviewed are pretty much

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ones that the bureau really doesn't have any control over. So, um, you know, the department heads, we've tked them to live within their means, do the best that they can, and then as we look towards 2027, you know, we'll see see how that shakes out and and maybe there might be some things to do. So, everyone

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fasten your fasten your belts and uh, you know, keep it keep it within the lines. I do appreciate, you know, certainly our department heads and our staff and and everybody that was involved in the budget process. Tony, good job. >> Absolutely. Thank you, Franco. Good job, Mr. Gazunus. Thanks for keeping us out of hot water. We're ready for number

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four. Number four, determin. >> Thank you. >> Good night. >> Determining the form and other details of note exceeding 5,850,000 general bonds and notes in anticipation thereof of the borrow crest in the

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county of Cait New Jersey and providing for their sale to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and the state of New Jersey and authorizing the execution and delivery of certain agreements in connection there with. I make the motion. >> I will second move and seconded that the

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foregoing resolution be adopted. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing award of a professional services contract to Steven A. Mars Esquire as special conflict council at the not exceed sub of 5,000

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for the discharge and release of easement block 79 lot 1.01. >> I make the motion. >> I'll second it. It's been moved and seconded that the foreground resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Abstain. >> And Mr.

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>> Yes. >> Next is authorizing the execution of a discharge and release of easement for property known as block 79 lot 1.01. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the for resolution be adopted. Roll call.

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Mrs. Balero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing refund for coin operated vending machine merile license fee in the amount of $52.50. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the

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for resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Balo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing the appointment of one class 2 police officer. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It's been moved and seconded that the board be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fero.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabra. >> Yes. >> Um, next is authorizing pedaling truck license to Monster Code LLC for 2026. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the

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foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Balero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabaro. >> Yes. Next is ratifying an agreement between the Bureau of Wildest and the Teers 107 from January 1, 2026 to

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December 31st and it should read 2029. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the four resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cra. >> Yes.

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Thank you. >> Next is authorizing advertisement of a notice to biders for electrical services. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> Is the move and seconded that the four resolution be adopted? Roll call. Mrs. Flero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes.

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>> Lastly, to authorize an expenditure for the purchase of portable radios for the beach patrol under New Jersey State Contract Purchasing Program, contract number 83909. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. You can move this second

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resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Car. >> Yes. >> Motion that all bills properly authorized as submitted be paid. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and seconded that all bills properly authorized as submitted be paid. Roll call. Mrs. Fusser.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Carrera. >> Yes. Motion that all reports received from the court administrator, chief financial officer, tax collector, chief of police, supervisor for the recreation department, construction official, fire prevention, emergency services

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coordinator for the EMS, and the WA crest volunteer fire company chief for the month ending March 31st, 2026 be accepted as presented. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that all reports received from the court administrator, chief financial officer, tax collector, chief

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of police, supervisor for the recreation department, construction official, fire prevention, emergency services coordinator for the EMS, and the wild crest volunteer fire company chiefs for the month ending March 31st, 2026 be accepted as presented. Roll call. Mrs.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. A motion that all minutes from the commission's meeting dated March 18th, 2026 be approved as presented. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that all minutes from the commission meetings

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dated March 18th, 2026 be approved as presented. Roll call. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Abstain. >> I'm sorry. Motion that all minutes from the commission's meeting dated April 1st, 2026 be approved as presented. I

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second the motion. >> It has been a commission meeting April 1st, 2026 be approved as presented. Mrs. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Trish. >> Okay, moving right along. Uh, we're

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going to go right to the engineers report from Delasio Associates. Mr. Delasio isn't here. So, >> we got Jake, >> Mr. Jake. >> Jake >> from State Farm with his presence here tonight. This is might be his second or third meeting. Promise you won't drill you too bad, but go right ahead.

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>> Thanks. Good evening. I'd like to first start with the uh update for capital projects. Starting with the Bayside bulkhead replacement and flood mitigation improvements. Uh the contractor has remobilized and complete the bulkhead replacements at Pond Palm Road and Wisteria Road as well as storm

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water valves. Uh the contractor plans to complete the concrete restoration and paving uh next week. Moving on to the reconstruction of Bay View Drive. A pre-construction meeting was held on February 25th and the contractor has started the concrete

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improvements. The Crest Fishing Pier reconstruction is currently in its uh design phase. Uh the NJ I bank sanitary sewer and roadway improvements. Um sanitary sewer replacement and concrete work are completed on Stockton Road. Concrete

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work has started on Topeka Road or Topeka Avenue. Uh sanitary sewer work is progressing on Bay View, Pittsburgh, and Topeka. Uh New Jersey Avenue sanitary sewer and water main uh improvements. Um the

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contractor continues to work between Primrose Road and Morning Glory Road on New Jersey Avenue with a scheduled completion date of May 21st. uh for the fiscal year 2024 NJDCA small cities program Crest Pier bathroom

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improvements uh the project went out to bid today on April 15th. Uh Centennial Park improvements uh the contractor um will be we'll be having a pre-construction meeting with the

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contractor tomorrow on April 16th. Um there are no grant application updates uh except for the fiscal year 2026 NJDCA LRIG program uh award announcement was done on April 13th and unfortunately the

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burrow was not awarded uh any grant amount that is all I have for my report. >> Okay governing body any questions for Jake? No, I'm fine. >> Good. >> Thank you, Jake. >> Okay. And just uh so under his capital

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projects report, so there he mentioned a lot of the infrastructure projects that are going on specific specifically a lot of the roadways that are under construction. So I've been getting a lot of emails and calls with people, you know, with the weather being nice. Everyone's getting nervous about, you know, is the project going to be are they going to be done on time? Just want

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to remind everyone we had a lot of bad weather this winter. put some delays in there, but it's still tracking to be all buttoned back up. All all of our projects button up before Memorial Day. And for some reason, if they're not, they'll be it'll be just after Memorial Day. So, have patience. Long uh

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short-term pain, long-term gain is the best way that I like I like to phrase all that. So, um thanks for staying on top of all that. All right. Uh that wraps up the engineers report. We have no uh correspondence. Um, we're going to go uh for our first

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round of public comments unrelated to the budget. If anyone has any public comment, you're more than welcome to come up to the lecture. And I do not need um um your uh address. Just need your name. Anybody in conference law public comment?

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Okay. Uh we'll go right to the discussion items. Uh first thing under new business uh the letter to lower township. So if if anyone has been following the the local news and and uh social media posts and so forth. So there is lower township uh had uh

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decided to put parking meters and I believe also u some park mobile app. Um the burrow sent a letter to to lower uh requesting that they table this for this year until we have a chance to sit down at the table with them and kind of talk through all the details. I I think it's

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safe to say that nobody in this municipality was aware of it until we had heard it about it uh in the news. though we just they just like to slow things down a little bit just understand the impact to Wildwood Crest and then uh you know we certainly can't stop lower from doing what they want to do but it

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certainly deserving of a table and and further dialogue and discussion. Um that letter I believe went out on Monday. All right. Under old business historical museum uh nothing on that as of yet. Traffic calming is on hold. Uh back

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beach excavation is uh also uh is actually we we started uh we did do some snow fencing and so forth. We're just waiting for the survey results. Uh dredging I uh there's a meeting tomorrow >> tomorrow morning right

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>> uh with the state Washington/ View Beach outfalls and capacity that is uh in the hands of the federal government. We're just waiting for FEMA to acknowledge uh or at least advise our grant writers uh on the our grant applications. I'm my understanding is it's being it's held up

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at the congressional level. Uh Army Corps, NJ, DP, uh the Dune and the SAM backpassing. Uh there will be a meeting with them on April the 29th uh in the afternoon to review their uh

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updated plan for uh the crest dune system and also on the uh the potential of removal of sand. I will say again that the removal of sand that they're that they are projecting from the last meeting is very minimal and not nothing

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like it was uh on the first uh first uh proposal. uh burough hall renovations there. Now that the budget has been formally adopted, I'm sure our administrative team will be scheduling a meeting with department heads to walk through uh the

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respective uh plans that we have that I'll call it the catalog version. It needs to be scaled back. So we'll leave that uh up to uh wait for that meeting for that. >> I'll digitizing paper files, not the budget approved commissioners. >> Good to go.

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>> All right. I believe that's it for uh obviously no b new business and old business. Last round for public comments before we move into tonight's presentations. >> Yes, sir. >> Mayor, I just wanted to uh let the public know and remind those. Um

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tomorrow morning starting at 7 a.m. there's going to be line striping contract work being done on the bike path uh starting at Rambler and then heading north. Uh it should be done all tomorrow. Uh I don't know the timeline

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as far as when it'll be done if it'll be the afternoon, but uh it should be only uh one day's work. So please be aware of that if you uh use the bike path in the mornings. Um and please be uh understanding of the fact that it's

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happening. It's it's for the public's uh it's for the good of the public. So it should be done by tomorrow. Yeah, I wanted to say thank you to the chief Francine and and Mark's office for coordinating that. That was um the turnaround that was was fairly quick.

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So, thank you for that. >> Yeah, that was actually uh it's one of our most commonly requested from our residents to get some line striping up on the back the bike path. The line striping up now is faded. The bike path has widened. So, it's really not in the

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middle of the bike path anymore. It's kind of like one/3 this way and 2/3 or 2/3 this way, one third that way. So, um anyway, but thank you and uh we'll get up there and take a look at it. >> Uh sure. Is there anybody else have any more any more public comment?

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>> All right. So, we're just going to take a quick break here for a quick second and then we have some presentations to four of our local basketball teams. It looks like. All right. So, go Wildwood Islanders. We'll follow Wildwood Islanders and then we'll go

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boys. >> We had the class girls first, right? You can't let the kids sit over there girls high school. >> Yeah. >> Do the boys first then

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>> do boys first. >> They're here. >> All right. Press boys first. >> Press boys. >> Okay. So, we have uh We have four teams that we're going to recognize tonight. And I know there's been a lot of different events and some have had uh other uh other sports and so

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forth. So I know it's difficult to get everybody here, but it looks like we have uh the Crest Memorial Boys team here. So why don't we go ahead and we'll start with them first and then Commissioner Franco is going to take that one. So, the 2025 26th Crest Memorial Grade uh boys 7th uh

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eighth grade boys basketball team, winners of the Atlantic Cape Junior High School League division champions, Scoop Taylor Tip Tip Off Classic Champions, Island Tournament Champions, Optimus Tournament Champion, uh runners up. So, I want to congratulate you guys and I

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think we have some some plaques for you and if you want to come down, I'll I'll announce your names and come on up. I have BROWN VERSINSKI. EXCELLENT. Brandon Carter.

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Uh, MADDEN PERRY MASON, I'm sorry for your last name. Case, right? I CLOSE Noah Minark. JACOB RODRIGUEZ and Landon Farard. Coaches are Jared Degraph and coach

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Cameron Freeman. Congratulations, BOYS. I don't want to be here. >> Okay, good job. >> Thank you. Appreciate that. >> You guys, we're going to ask you to go this way so we can bring in next one.

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Next. Yep. How are you? >> Congratulations. Congratulations. >> Good job. Nice work. >> Congratulations. >> All right, let's get yours. >> Which one are which one is eighth grade?

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Seventh, eighth girl. If they're with this event where the parents work for these This is so >> Okay. >> Ready? She's just checking to make sure there's Okay. Is your whole team here? >> Okay, we're good. >> You got everybody? >> Yep.

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>> Okay. We are now going to honor the Crest Memorial Grade 7th and eighth uh girls basketball. They were the Atlantic Cape Junior High League Division Champs, the Ireland Tournament Champs, and the Optimus Tournament Champs. So, we're going to call yous up here.

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Ready? Uh London ATINSON BONO. CONGRATULATIONS, >> Rita Bonus. >> Congratulations, Ivy Clark. So cute. Evelyn Clark, Aiden Graci,

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Atali Jackson, KAI SCARA. CHLOE KRAMER, Amamira Dal, Brooklyn Hos, Abby Makowski, Adelina Pipetone, Lily Sour, and head coaches Scott Mason,

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Tony, >> assistant coaches Anthony Sam Martino AND NICK ZIMMERMAN. SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> Oh my god. I'm not in this picture. Right. >> I got you last time.

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Good. >> I can take a knee. >> Lot of girls. >> Great. >> All right, here we go. Ready? One, two, three. One, two, three. One more. One, two, three. All right. Good job. THANK YOU. QUICK QUESTION.

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How many are going to go to Wii next year? Play basketball. So, we're honoring the Walla girls next. And it looks like they're going to continue a tradition. >> Congratulations. Great work. Congratulations. Congratulations.

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Congratulations. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. I was on in Cosmo on a cruise. Don, do you want me to move that? Good thing everything's on wheels, huh? >> Yeah.

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>> All right. Are we ready? Looks like we have the uh the Wildwood Islanders grades fifth and sixth boys basketball team here with us tonight. Final league record is 12-1. Winners of the South Jersey basketball league regular season. Southshore basketball league playoff

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champions for the second year in a row. and the Scoop Taylor tip off classic runners up. I'm gonna call your name if you could come on up here and stand up next to me. Anthony Bradley, Ty, HOW DC Johnson

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Thomas Mary, >> Evan McCulla, Brody Nito, LUKE NITO. GIO PEREZ, Kai Petranzi, BREN JOSH. All right, coaches. Head coach Adrian

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Richie. Assisting coach Gary. >> Okay, >> all right. Head coach, are you ready? >> Sure. >> Here you go. It's all you. You right here ready. Jump in front. >> Come on, guys. I'm down. Couple of them. >> You kneel.

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>> Yeah, you kneel. >> One more person. Kneel. >> There we go. Josh, come over. >> Come on. >> Very nice. >> All right, here we go. One, two, three. One, two, three. One more. One, two, three. All right. Yep. We're going that way. This way.

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>> Thank you. So good. Bye. Good to see you. >> Thanks for having us. High school. Here we go. Teresa Kelly was a Raspberry >> at this time we're honoring the Wawwood High girls basketball team with a final

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overall record of 23 and8. Tri County Conference Classic Division Champions unbeaten in division play 8 and0. Tri County Conference playoff tournaments runners up. South Jersey Group One Champions. Third South Jersey title in

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the last five years. Oh yeah, >> there was two career thousand point scorers. Senior Angela Wilbur and junior Rebecca Benacho. At this time, we're going to announce the girls coming up here. So, we have senior Angela Wilbur.

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Congratulations. Senior. Okay. Senior Kiana De Antonio, senior Sydney Killian, Junior. Rebecca Benicho, Junior. Sarah Dell, junior. Joel Murphy,

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sophomore. Lily Atinson, sophomore. Emma Contrarus, sophomore. Anonette Cooper, sophomore. Julia Andis, sophomore. ELA FATI GIRLS. SOPHOMORE. ELISA MORI.

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SOPHOMORE ADDISON TRIANO, freshman Aubrey BRADWAY and uh freshman Sabrine Faty, one of my girls and team managers Sophia Gonzalez, Cameron Killian, Lady Marcado,

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coaches Teresa Kf, assistant coach Jim Clark. One of your Sam's girls, >> the original Sam's girls. >> Nicole Dorsy. These are the fresh girls. I asked them how many were going to Would there next

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year and there's a lot of hands raised. So, >> Oh, nice. >> You're in for another another couple years of this. >> Yes, >> that's awesome. CONGRATULATIONS. >> OKAY. Make two, please. >> Yeah. like five or six.

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>> Yeah, that's good. >> That's a nice picture. >> Yeah, they can go on another one. one of these. >> Congratulations, girls. >> One of your hosts here. That's it.

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>> Yeah, >> we're going to be here all night because you're going away. We're going to be here all night long. >> All night long. >> I do. Nice to see you. >> Okay, so the good news is that wraps up

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our presentations and it also wraps up our public meeting. The only thing we have left on the agenda um is uh to see if there's any public uh commissioner comments. >> Mayor, I'm fine. Thank you, though. >> I'm good. >> Everybody's good. All right. Um I don't have any as well. I did enough talking

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all day today. So, um, we need a motion to adjourn by Tony. >> Second by. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Right on.