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justice for all. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fosaro, >> here. >> Mr. Franco, >> I'm here. >> Mr. Cabrera, >> I am here. In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 231, public law 1975, the notice requirements have been satisfied as to the time,
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exit is the door just by the police officer and the door just behind CFO Springer. Um, couple quick announcements. We're going to do a sound check here. Mr. Kniff, how are we sounding? We good to go? YouTube and Facebook. All right. So, this meeting is
being shown live today on the Burough's Facebook and YouTube channels. Um, in the event you would like to make a public comment, um, you're going to dial uh, the conference line at 8883634734 and when prompted, you're going to enter
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the recorded version of the meeting, you're more than welcome to email our clerk at clerk@wallwoodrest.org uh or phone her at 6 uh 609-729 K040. Madame clerk, we have a couple ordinances. >> Yes, sir. The first is ordinance 1492,
and it reads as follows. an ordinance to amend section 59-3 of the code of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest known as the salary ordinance fixing and determining salaries and compensations of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest and providing for the raising of the amounts thereof by
taxation and for the time and method of payment. >> Motion that ordinance number 1492 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading public hearing on July 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> I second the motion. It has been moved
and seconded that ordinance number 1492 be passed on first reading, advertised according to law, be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on July the 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabaro, >> yes.
>> Next is ordinance 1493, and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing the code of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest. Article one, Uniform Construction Code of Chapter 22, to allow for a waiver of fees for
construction within a disabled person's home that promotes accessibility. >> Motion that ordinance number 1493 be passed on first reading, advertised according to law, be brought up for second and final reading at a public hearing of July 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
>> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1493 be passed on first reading, advertised according to law, be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on July the 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.
>> Roll call. Mrs. Spelaro, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabera, >> yes. >> Next is ordinance 1494, and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the Bureau of Wildwood Crest amending and supplementing section 79-32.3 schedule IC restricted parking zones for
persons with disabilities. Section 79-32.4 golf cart parking section 79-3.1 restricted parking Heather Road and repealing a portion of section 79.3 of the code of the burrow of Wildwood
Crest. Motion that ordinance number 1494 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second final reading by public hearing on July 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1494 be passed on first
reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on July the 1st, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Filerero? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. Next we have the resolutions. The first is authorizing approval to submit
a grant application and execute a grant contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation fiscal year 2027 municipal aid program for the reconstruction of Denver Avenue from New Jersey Avenue to Pacific Avenue. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. It
>> has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Falero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Carrera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing compliance with the annual audit requirements and directing members of the governing body to execute the group affidavit in accordance therewith.
>> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fusselo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing the issuance of not exceeding 16,600,000
bond anticipation notes of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest in the county of Kate May, New Jersey. 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 cancelling erroneous 2026 sewer
rents in the amount of $124 for property located at 7201 Ocean Avenue. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fusselo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing refund of pool
membership fee in the amount of $35 to Mark Grimes. >> I make the motion. >> I will 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 authorizing the chief
financial officer to pay the prescribed flat rate per hour to law enforcement pursuant to the 2026 Shield Safety on Highway through intensive enforcement deployment task force project. >> I make the motion. >> 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 authorizing a contract award for an amateur sand sculpting contest. 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 authorizing burough engineer work order for fiscal year 2026 NJ do municipal aid reconstruction of Denver Avenue Bay View Drive to New Jersey Avenue for engineering costs and
construction phase at the not to exceed sum of 65,000. >> I make the motion. >> I will second. It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing an agreement with Blue Voice, Inc. for public safety
software for 2026 through 2028 at the not to exceed sum of 12,150 and authorizing the mayor to sign the agreement. >> I make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Falero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. Yes. >> Lastly is authorizing amendment to the 2026 municipal budget to account for additional funding from the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety for the Shield Task Grant. >> I make the motion. >> I will second.
>> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro? >> 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 be paid. Roll
call. Mrs. Falero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabaro, >> 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, p fire prevention, emergency service
services coordinator for the EMS and Wilder Crest volunteer fire company chief for the month ending May 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
of police, supervisor for the recreation department, construction official, fire prevention, emergency services coordinator for the EMS, and the Wildwood Crest volunteer fire company chief for the month ending May 31st, 2026 be accepted as presented. Roll call. Mrs. Felero,
>> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabrera, >> yes. A motion that all minutes from the commission's meeting dated May 20th, 2026 and June 3rd, 2026 be approved as presented. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that all minutes from the commission meetings
dated May 20th and June 3rd, 2026 be approved as presented. Roll call. Mrs. Felero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabrera, >> yes. Thank you, Trish. >> You are welcome. >> Okay, that brings us to uh reports. Uh first one on report is the public works
report. Nick, you got a report for us tonight? >> No, nothing. >> Everything's good. >> Take care of those ants. >> All right, Mr. Delasio, you're up. >> Okay, everything's good. >> All right. >> Okay. Um, just briefly, we're winding down several projects. We're in the
project closeout punch list phase for the following. The Bayside bulkhead replacement flood mitigation improvement projects. the reconstruction of Bay View Drive, the fiscal year 25 NJ Ibank San roadway improvement project, Centennial
Park improvements. We are currently in design for the Crest Fishing Pier reconstruction. We're hoping to have that project out to bid within the next month. We had a very productive day with some decisions that were made. uh construction that's ongoing that should
end within the next week or so is the New Jersey Avenue sanitary sewer and water main improvement project. And last capital item is we have a pre-construction meeting scheduled for June 18th for the DCA fiscal year 24
Crest Pier bathroom improvement project. under uh grant applications. By this Friday, we will have successfully filed the fiscal year 27 DOT municipal aid reconstruction of Denver Avenue from New Jersey Avenue to Pacific Avenue. That
will be like a dovetail to the fiscal year 26 project. So, we're putting those two uh improvements back to back on the same street. That was my report. >> That's your report. Governing body, any questions for Mr. Delasio? >> No, sir. Good stuff. Thanks, Mark.
Okay. Um, moving on. Uh, any correspondence? None listed? >> All right. Uh, goes, we'll go right to, uh, public comments. I'll read my, uh, excerpt. I read every meeting. By the way, uh, reader did a great job with that last meeting, right? Reading. She did.
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now open the floor for public comments and we'll start with anybody here in the audience. Anybody please? Somebody. Nobody. All right, we'll go to the conference line. Anybody? Public comments. Conference line. public comments. This
is the first round. All right. Uh there's nothing listed under discussion uh under new business. Uh old business uh just go down there. Nothing on historical museum uh backbeats excavation. Nothing on that. Uh judging >> tomorrow we have a meeting with judge
committee. So we're uh going to catch everybody up to speed on the next step. >> Okay. Uh Washington C view beach falls in capacity. Still don't know word yet on the uh on the grant award at this time. Uh Army Corps NJD,
we had two dates set for a virtual meeting and they were both cancelled uh by uh one or both of those organizations. So nothing on that to report. Burough Hall renovations. There's uh uh a meeting going to be planned sometime in the near future uh
to talk about the uh the renovations for uh police department and the exterior exterior of the building. Um on that note, uh we were talking today public works. I know that we were looking to get getting a quote to replace the flag
pole here in in the front of Burough Hall. Um the comments we receive from from uh from public safety and from contractors is that because of the electrical lines and where they're located, it's very dangerous to remove. So we need to find
someone that kind of specializes in that and maybe we can get it maybe relocate away from the building and maybe put it out on the corner. I don't know. Just an idea somewhere out on the corner. Maybe a sweep brier in and Pacific so we have a better easier access to it. And then
uh Francine had mentioned which was something that was in the bigger picture. Maybe we get a sign a digital sign to to also post meetings and other things out there. So I'll leave that up to we have a I think Casey sign is on state contract. So that might be something that uh we want to take a look
at. All right. Uh okay. Ball digitized paper files. I know >> Rick and you guys are working on that. >> Yeah. I I believe that's after >> after the summer. We're going to dive into that. >> All right. So, do we want to Is that just for Is that for everybody or that just for for construction? We want to
take Do we want to take this off, I guess, is what I'm getting to. >> You It doesn't matter. Yeah, I guess you could take it off. It's fine. Yeah. >> All right. >> All right. >> All right. >> Governing body Tony Joe, you have anything uh for old business, new
business, anything you want to bring up, talk about? >> Okay. there. >> I was just going to say about the um the flag day ceremony that was held last week. Um Joe and I were there. It was it was a really nice event. So, thank you recreation department and public works for everything that you did for that. It was really really nice. And I also
wanted just to say congratulations to the class of 2026 at our school. Um it was a beautiful graduation last night and congrats. >> They had uh great weather. Yeah. >> Perfect. All right, last round of public comments. We'll start with anyone here
in the audience. Nobody. All right. Conference line. Last round for public comments. Everybody wants to just get on with the summer, right? Enjoy it. >> All right. Hearing none. >> Can I get a motion? >> I make a motion.
>> Second. >> All in favor? I I