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>> Roll call. Mrs. Felaro >> here. Mr. Franco, >> I'm here. >> And 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, 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 emergency, your emergency exit is the
door that you came in, your back right, our front left, or the door just by the American flag. Couple quick announcements. Just want to do a quick sound check with Kim. Kim, good luck tonight. This is her first time all by herself working the
audio and visual equipment. Um, this meeting is being shown live here tonight on the Burough's YouTube and Facebook live stream. Uh in the event you're watching this meeting and you would like to make a public comment, we do have a conference line sitting up here on the dis and to make a public comment when
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of this meeting and you have a public comment or question, you may email our clerk at clerk wildwoodrest.org or you may phone her at 609729 8040. If you're watching this meeting live on one of our social media channels uh and
you would like to make a public comment, you cannot enter the comments on the comment section on YouTube or Facebook. You must use the conference line. Madam clerk, may we have the ordinances, please? >> Yes, sir. The first is ordinance 1477.
>> Motion that uh ordinance number 1477 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only. >> I second the motion. It >> has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1477 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusselo, >> yes.
>> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabera, >> yes. >> Ordinance 1477 reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest amending chapter 85 article 23 of the general code affordable housing overlay zone to increase the affordable
housing set aside. >> Motion that a public hearing now be held on ordinance number 1477. >> I second the motion. >> Has been moved and seconded that a public hearing on ordinance number 1477 now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera.
>> Yes. Floor is open. Public comment. Ordinance number 1477. Start with anybody here in the audience. Just need your name and come on up to the podium. Hearing none. We'll go to the conference line. Public comment ordinance number
1477. Hearing none. >> Motion a public hearing on ordinance number 1477 now be closed. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that the public hearing on ordinance number 1477 now be closed. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1477 be passed on second final reading advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1477 pass be passed on second and final reading and advertised
according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Felero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera. >> Yes. Next we have ordinance 1478. >> Motion that ordinance number 1478 be placed on second reading and final passage by title only.
>> I second the motion. >> It's been moved and second that ordinance number 1478 be placed on second and final reading by title only. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Ordinance 1478 reads as follows. An ordinance amending and supplementing
chapter 79 vehicles and traffic prohibiting parking of certain large vehicles upon the streets of the burrow. >> Motion that a public hearing now be held on ordinance number 1478. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that a public hearing on ordinance number 1478
now be held. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fusso? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera? >> Yes. >> Floor is open. Public comment on ordinance number 1478. Start with anybody here in the room.
>> Hearing none, we'll go to the conference line. Public comment ordinance number 1478. >> Hearing none. >> Motion that a public hearing on ordinance number 1478 now be closed. >> I second the motion. >> Is been moved and seconded that the public hearing on ordinance number 1478 now be closed.
>> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. Yes. >> Mr. Cabaretta. >> Yes. >> Motion that ordinance number 1478 be passed on second and final reading advertised according to law. >> I second the motion. >> Has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1478 be passed on second and final reading and advertised
according to law. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Next we have ordinance number 1479 and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the burrow of Wildwood Crest repealing and
replacing chapter 85 article 21 affordable housing. Motion that ordinance number 1479 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading. Public hearing of March 4th, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> I second the motion. It has been moved
and seconded that ordinance number 1479 be passed on first reading, advertised according to law, be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on March 4th, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Fussellaro, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabrera,
>> yes. >> Next, we have ordinance number 1480, and it reads as follows. An ordinance of the Burrow of Wildwood Crest repealing and replacing chapter 85 article 20 22 affordable housing development fees.
>> Motion that ordinance number 1480 be passed on first reading advertised according to law be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on March March 4th, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> I second the motion. It has been moved and seconded that ordinance number 1480
be passed on first reading, advertised according to law, be brought up for second and final reading and public hearing on March 4th, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. >> Roll call. Mrs. Balero? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Next, we have the resolutions. The first
is authorizing waving fees for six pool passes to Wildwood Fire Rescue for training purposes. >> I make the motion. >> A second. It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fosaro? >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabera?
>> Yes. >> Next is authorizing certain appropriation transfers in the amount of $2,000. >> I will make the motion. >> I will second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Excuse me one second.
>> I'm getting a stare down. >> No. Mrs. Ripo, all due respect, you're looking back that way. Okay. >> I will have your eyes facing your eyes facing up here. Please >> look up wherever I want, but I don't expect him to be sitting there staring me. >> He can sit. >> I'm asking you to reach take him out of
here. >> I am not going to do that. I'm going to ask you again. Please. Eyes forward. >> Thank you. >> Next time I'll email you. >> Okay. I'm sorry, Trish. Where? >> It's okay. I have Mrs. Pilaro with a yes. Mr. Franco, >> I'm a yes. >> And Mr. Cabrera?
>> Yes. Next is authorizing appointment of James Gro as office of emergency management coordinator. >> 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. Next is authorizing release of permit funds for canceled permits numbers 2025-0171 2025- 0172 2025-0173 2025-174
2025175 and 2025176 2025177 in the amount of $714. >> I'll make the motion. I will second. >> It's been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll
call. Mrs. Fussellaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Next is authorizing release of permit funds for overpayment of permit number 2025-0422 in the amount of $790. >> 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. Cabrera. >> Yes. Next is authorizing refund of property taxes of utilities overpayment made payable to Core Logic. >> I make the motion.
>> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Felaro. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. >> Lastly is authorizing burrow engineer work order for Centennial Park improvements at the not to exceed sum of
50,000. >> I will make the motion. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded that the foregoing resolution be adopted. Roll call. Mrs. Fascaro. >> 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. Fussellero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Franco. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cabrera. >> Yes. Motion to 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 Wildcrest volunteer fire company chief for the month ending January 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 January 31st, 2026 be accepted as presented. Roll call. Mrs. Felero, >> yes. >> Mr. Franco, >> yes. >> Mr. Cabrera, >> yes. motion that all uh minutes from the commission's meeting dated January 21st,
2026 and February 4th, 2026 be approved as presented. >> I second the motion. >> It has been moved and seconded that all minutes from the commission meetings dated January 21st and February 4th, 2026 be approved as presented. Roll call. Mrs. Fosaro? >> Yes.
>> Mr. Franco? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Cabrera? >> Yes. >> Thank you, Trish. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, that brings us to our engineers report. Uh Mr. Mr. Delasio is not able to attend in person. However, I do believe he's on the conference line. Mr. Delasio, are you on the line? >> Yes, ma'am. Can you hear me, Mayor?
>> Yes. Thank you for not coming. >> Okay. >> Getting sick. You can you can do it remotely. Go ahead. >> I'll make this brief and efficient. So, uh, first project to talk about is the Bayside bulkhead replacement and plug mitigation improvements. The contractor
has completed all the bulkhead work and the valve installations, what we would call all the the hardcore structural improvements, and they will be coming back in early spring to do final paving and restoration on the project. The reconstruction of Bay View Drive, we are waiting for executed contracts and then
we will move into a pre-construction meeting and then construction will start immediately for completion uh before June of this year. The crust fishing pier is in design as well as the fiscal year 26 New Jersey I bank project. The
fiscal year 25 I bank project is currently in construction. We have ongoing work on Stockton Bay View Pittsburgh and Topeka and that is progressing well. We're going to be hoping that they'll be accelerating their uh their work shortly.
Same thing with New Jersey Avenue sanitary sewer and water main work. We have ongoing work and we're doing the best we can to um accommodate and communicate. So that is ongoing. We are wrapping up bids for the crush fishing pier ADA improvements from the fiscal
year 24 small cities program. We're hoping to get out to bid uh very shortly at the end of this month. And lastly, we successfully uploaded the Burough's fiscal year 26 NJDCA LRA grant application, which is a grant for about
$78,000. And that is for the installation of new shade structures at Sunrise Park. And that is my report. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh governing body, questions for Mr. Delasio. >> No. Thank you, Mark. >> Good. Thank you, Mark. You >> feel better? Yeah, I >> feel better. You're welcome. Hang on the
line if you want or you're welcome to go. Okay. Thank you. You're >> welcome. All right. Uh nothing listed under correspondence. Um so before we go into our first round of public comments, I'm going to read my statement that I've been reading for many meetings now. Uh
the open public meetings act requires that a portion of every meeting of the 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 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 microphone or the lecture and clearly state your name for the record. I repeat, we do not need your address. All comments and questions should be addressed to the governing body as a whole and not to individual members of staff. Each speaker will be limited to
five minutes. Speakers may only speak once during this portion. Time cannot be yielded to another speaker. Speakers and members of the public are expected to maintain proper decorum and shall civily make their comments. Personal attacks, obscenity, derogatory
or slanderous remarks, and disruptor beh disruptive behavior would not be tolerated. Please do not mention employees by name. The governing body is not required to respond to questions during the public comment period, but may choose to do so
at the end of the session or refer inquiries to the appropriate staff for follow-up at a later date. Comment should relate to any governmental issue affecting the municipality. For those participating remotely, you'll be acknowledged by me and must state your
name before making comments. The chair reserves the right to interrupt or terminate a speaker's privilege if day quorum is violated or comments become disruptive or exceed the time limit. Thank you in advance for your cooperation in ensuring a
respectful and productive dialogue. I now open the floor for public comments. Lisa, the microphone on. >> Hold on. It's not start. Thank you. >> You're welcome.
>> Lisa Ripo. >> I was going to start out by asking uh the first question tonight, but I decided to change it since uh Mr. Lloyd is staying for no other reason. I didn't hear any kind of report or anything. I would think that you would have the
common courtesy and decency. And don't ever tell me where I can and can't look, mayor, because I'm allowed to turn around and look at my friends that are here and speak to them. And if I happen to catch somebody staring at me, so be it. You just don't want me to say what I'm going to say and embarrass you.
That's why you kicked me out of the last meeting. And I filed a, by the way, I filed a lawsuit and it is in the newspaper. If you look it up and you're all named because you took me out of a meeting because you didn't want people to hear
what I had to say. And that is the truth. You can't throw me out of a meeting because I mentioned an employes's name. If I have to say my name, you can't do that. That's your addition to the rule, the new rule. Anyway, the second question is, uh, Bob
Lyd, why did you call me on March 4th, 2025? Why is there no record of that shakeddown call? He can laugh all he wants behind my back and act like I'm crazy. That's what cops do
when they're dirty. Are you using Michelle Dwise or have you paid Michelle Dwis for any legal advice involving me or my son's legal matters? I'm asking Mr. Galzunis or you. Yes or no? Are have
you used her? You gonna answer because that's a problem. >> You're you're on the clock. I'll let you >> Okay. Well, you want to answer that? Does the M does does this guy, Mr. Galzunus, want to answer? And I'm using names
because when somebody's recording, if I can't say a name, they don't know who I'm talking about. And it's my right as a citizen to do it. I called out to 911 in 2024, not realizing that my friend wasn't my friend and was involved with
some legal things. I had I have requested here an investigation and an internal investigation into a tax bill and you won't do it and the cops won't do it.
You shut me down every chance you get. Where is the warrant for my arrest? Chief of police sitting behind me that ordered my arrest. Where is the warrant to my arrest where you crossed my threshold and you arrested me and drugg
me out of my house? Where is it? You know, you don't want me to use porn up here. And you get a little offended if I use the f word, don't you? You all get so offended. You're so You're so privileged. You get
so offended. But who's offended that I got porn? What person has yet to give me a picture of their child, their mother, their grandmother, so I can put that out on social media?
WHO WANTS TO DO THAT? No takers. That's sick. And whoever covered up is sicker. And that man is SITTING IN THE BACK WITH A GUN. Do you know who just retired? Do you know who just got terminated out at the
prosecutor's office? Brett Y. Never to take a office again. Maliciously indicted my son. Gone. So is Harkkins. He was terminated.
Brett Y is gone. Maliciously prosecuted my son. When you mess around with records, this is from Heert. This is an Opal request. It was fixed. Somebody took off two calls. Mr. Lloyd,
Mr. Heert, person that's in charge of public safety. You were there in 2024. Your name's on my list and on my FBI board cuz I walked in there that night and you made it look like you didn't know what
was going on. You're It's a shame. When you work under corruption, you put out corruption. You put out corrupt cops. This is a OPER request that was filled by Donna Doyle out at the county that
says there WAS TWO PHONE CALLS ON HERE. WELL, why aren't they on here? Opra people fixed. >> Okay. Thank you for your comments. Anybody else? Pull the comment. 41.
>> Anybody on the conference line have any public comment? >> Okay. Hearing none, we're moving on to, >> new business items. >> All right. Just as just a reminder everyone, April 22nd, 2026 meeting has been moved up to April 15th, 2026.
Same time is 5:00 p.m. Again, April 22nd, 2026 meeting moved uh to April 15th, 2026. Same time, 5:00 p.m. Uh Mr. Gazunus, can you walk us through the next one? Street vacation on Bay View Drive. Okay, mayor.
This is a um a simple matter of cleaning up some things that were never done, should have been done. As as we all know, there was a street called Bay View Drive that went through uh a large part of the municipality that was vacated many many years ago. Um and there's only
one small remaining area that wasn't vacated for one reason or another. No one really recalls why. Uh but we've taken the opportunity to to clear this up now. That's the property that is immediately adjacent to the uh the Von Savage pool. Um you know that the uh
commissioners authorized purchase of the adjoining property. >> Uh so that allows us to vacate that street and as the street is vacated all of that property will go over to the burrow as the burrow is the joining property owner on either side of a paper
street. Uh so it's really it's a win-win situation uh for the burrow. Um so this plan was prepared by Delasio and Associates which shows what's going to be done. Um our tax assessor will also take the opportunity to revise the tax
map and there's enough land area there to actually create an an additional conforming lot uh which is another uh bonus uh resulting from the entire the whole activity. Um so we'll need the uh commissioner's authorization um to
proceed. Um I don't is is this just on the agenda for discussion or put it on for authorization later? Correct. March 4th. >> So this is up for your consideration if the commissioners have any any questions later on anytime. I'm available. Mr. Delasio is available of course and >> we can go into further detail and Jason
our tax assessor as well. >> Okay. Questions? >> Thank you Rock. >> All right. So it sounds I did read the emails. I was okay with it and in terms of uh the recommendation from engineering and from legal. So, >> everybody's okay with it. We'll
introduce uh what we need to do at the next meeting. >> All right. Uh under new business, Youth Advocacy Board. I'll turn it over to Commissioner Fussellero. >> Okay. So, um I believe that young people can be a valuable asset as participants in local government and we would like to
involve young people in discussions of burrow issues that affect them directly and create meaningful opportunities for young people to make a difference. the mayor and commissioners. We believe that progression of the community is key for continuing a successful community and involving young people is in is key to
ensure this progression. Uh the initial thought that I had is to have a small committee of high school age students um of that were residents of the burrow of Abu Crest who would meet monthly to represent the youth of the community and the committee would consist of civil
civil civic-minded you young adults who want to contribute their thoughts and talents to the to our community. Um so I would like to make ask if we can start that or get that ball rolling. Um, and another way that we can introduce uh young people on a younger age is to
bring back a program that was around when I was when I was a kid that I was very jealous I did not get to be a part of because I was not a burrow resident. Um, I believe that a school started it in the '9s. This program would give Christ memorial students the opportunity to learn how our local government works.
um learn more about how it was formed, about our departments, tour our facilities, meet the individuals involved, and perhaps attend a meeting, a borrow meeting. So, I did speak to Mr. Donnie. This is something that he that he does have an interest in, and I'd be hoping to do this sometime in June. Um,
as long as the scheduling for everyone would be feasible. >> Okay, Mr. Bazo, I see you with your hand up. I think you're volunteering is what I'm saying. >> Yes. Give me some information. and uh the Rex's going to take the lead on that
and bring back the junior officials uh program based on uh what we just heard there. So that the plan is uh working with Mr. Delcani at the school through the burrow and bringing back to our municipality and focusing everything through here with visitations uh like
they did back in the day. >> If I recall it was always in May, wasn't it? It was right. was in May because June very conflicted with dates uh availability uh end of the year issues with school. So we will June's probably out of it Tony. So I think that uh we're
looking for something in May on that on those basis. >> Okay. >> So it will be brought back in in that realm and the schools civics program history program would get involved with who they elect um based on the u uh schools program. So whoever president of
the schools uh I don't know what it's called student government. So the president of student government would the mayor there's also secretary and there's also finance and there's also everything else that involves there. So those people would sit in in your seats and then the other ones would be elected on based on uh
their own votes or whatever history the teachers decide the community you folks and everything and they all come through the program here. >> They get they actually get to run a meeting. >> Yes. >> Uh >> can they read the public comment sections and all that good stuff? We'll have a morning meeting on that. >> All right. >> I think it's a great idea, Commissioner.
So, I'm I'm all for that. I remember this program as as uh back in the 90s and uh I think it's it's special and I think it should be brought back. So, I appreciate you bringing this up. So, I'm obviously >> I'll connect with you because I think that we have a similar end goal, but it seems like we have different ways of going about it, but we'll we'll
collaborate. >> Whatever you choose, we're there. >> Okay. Awesome. >> So, you got the So, you got the junior officials, but you had other stuff. Not really. >> Yeah. I want them I always like to see the kids meet our clerk and our CFO and the different heads of the different departments so that they can really get
an idea of what how the burrow runs and learn a little bit about the Walsh Act. And um I tell people all the time from my private sector mentality, if you want to go to school, go to school and work for a municipality or a county government or government. I say because >> I think there's a lot of careers out
there that kids aren't aware of. And I'm looking around and I'm thinking lines of progression as folks get ready to retire. I'm not We got to get there. We're working on that. >> I agree. >> So, think of it. >> All right. Good idea. You guys are going to coordinate. >> I'll connect with you. >> We didn't know that that was going on.
To be honest with you, we first thing we thought about was bringing it back. Um we talked about in summer and then >> I had I had spoken about my at my last board of education meeting. I had spoken to about it um in December. So, I guess we were on the same page. So that's
great. Good. >> All right, that wraps up new business. Under old business, WA Crest Municipal App. Madam Clerk, uh from a budgetary cutting standpoint, could you strike that from the agenda, please? >> We'll do. >> Historical museum. Uh we do have an inventory. Just haven't had a chance to
get down there to uh review everything. So, we'll keep that under old business. Uh traffic calming, we did get turned down for the grant, but as Mr. Delasio indicated phase two of the I bank >> uh project is underway. Uh so we'll be
coming back to that one. Uh back beach excavation. I know there's going to be some surveying done uh for the test pilot areas that we installed some snow fencing to see if we had some sand accumulation since we did that project. I think it was back in October, early November. So we'll know if uh if it's
working before we can proceed with uh potentially doing more in 2020 uh7. Uh dredging anything? >> Uh nothing from our end, mayor, but I did see uh that Senator Ta is trying to
extend the Route 55 um earlier this month. So he's that's kind of laid dormant for a couple years, I believe. So, uh, he's currently reaching out to the ne the new DOT, um, commissioner. So, I I'm thinking if if it's a okay
with this board to possibly piggyback on on, uh, him doing that with us correlation with our uh, dredging project. I think it would it would help. Um, I think Francine and I could reach out to his office and possibly uh, get a meeting and if you happen to run into
him, I would appreciate that too, mayor. But, um, so I I think that's nothing new on our end, but I I think that would be a bonus, um, since he's bringing this back, uh, back around. >> Okay. Um, New Jersey Avenue infrastructure pre-count. Again, that's
the work that you see going on uh, on New Jersey Avenue now. So, I I think probably safe to say we can strike that from the agenda. That project is underway. >> Uh, Washington/C View Beachfall outfalls and capacity. We are getting some positive vibes about some money coming
potentially our way from FEMA, although there's there's some uh approvals that have to be done down in uh DC. So, we're still news at 11, but all intents and purposes saying we're it looks like we're going to get something. We're just kind of waiting to hear. >> Uh the Army Corps and the Dune just to
bring everybody up to speed. So there was a uh a teams meeting with representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers and the D along with uh the mayors um and their engineers from the other municipalities on the island. Um
so I think it's safe to say that the original plan is pretty much scrapped. Um they looks like they're going back to the well to modify the plan to primarily take sand and widen the inlet. Herford
in that I'm speaking about um to help and assist North Wildwood. Any sand that would be needed to help supplement that that would have would be coming from Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and potentially lower township would be very minimal. Uh if you go back originally, it was there's three borrow areas A, B,
and C. They took C off the table and they said, "We're just going to take A and B." B is now off the table and it looks like a very small, if necessary, part of A would be needed if this project comes to fruition. It also
um at the meeting, it also was brought up uh by myself with respect to the dunes that we already have, not to touch those dunes cuz I think we enjoyed the dunes exactly the way that we have them now. and the gaps that go the openings through the dunes that have the walkways to get out to the beach that we don't
want to close them up because they are emergency access points, but they're also uh for our elderly and those that are disabled to get them down to to the water when the beach patrol picks them up. So, we don't want them. And originally, they they shook their head and said, "There's no way. We're we're we're not going to we we're going to
we're going to do the project the way you want to do it." It seems now they're backtracking a bit to say, "Hey, we we're not too sure that you need it either." So, you know, flash forward now of all that time and effort and energy, it sounds like that that there's we're starting to get through a year, which I
think is good. I'm not going to I'm not going to make any guarantees or promises for sure. It's news at 11, but there's going to be another meeting in March at some point. So, I just want to get everybody up to speed, but it's trending in the right direction that I think there could be some middle ground without giving up the farm and and
ruining the personality of our beach. So, that's that for that. May I >> I have a quick question on that. You may have touched on I forgive me, but did they ever find out what the root cause of of the the problem is so we don't have to revisit this in 5 10 years?
>> It's the Herford in it's so it's the Herford inlet and the way the the the um the channel is narrowing and they want to make it wider and apparently it's pinching off North Wildwood their beaches and that's where it's taking all the sand. So that's that's their plan is
to take it from the Herford take it from build it up from the Herford inlet but also while they're doing the project is to widen Herford inlet that will fix they said about 80% or so of the of the root cause of the problem which finally they're addressing this is this is
that's a better and more sustainable long-term fix for the to the project problem. Okay, Burough Hall renovations. We just uh know Franc's got a lot on her plate, but I know she's planning on scheduling a meeting to review the plans with all department heads. So, we can, you know, start figuring out a plan uh
to uh put together some phases, prioritize, redesign, whatever we need to do. Uh fishing pier, as in as Mark indicated, that's under design stages now. Uh presentation was made. Madame clerk, I think we can take that one off under old business, too, cuz that project is moving forward. >> Can do.
>> All right. Trees on Atlantic Avenue. Uh I did attend the green team meeting and spoke to them specifically about the ideas of trees. Um and it's really not trees on Atlantic Avenue. It's really residential trees uh in the rightway. So if you if you go down any street in
municipality, you see you see the the concrete curb, the concrete gutter, and you see that area where there's could be grass, there could be concrete, there could be trees. Um the burrow the burrow certainly encourages you know owners to plant
trees uh there for drainage purposes and and sustainability and so forth. However, the problem is is and the idea was when we first received this correspondence last year was for the municipality to plant the trees. The issue is is that whether the owner
plants the trees or the burrow plants the trees, the owner is still responsible for the trees for for pruning if it starts to the roots start to tear up the roadway or the or the the sidewalk and so forth. So it becomes um commerce in that regard and and when you
recognize that you know a lot of second homeowners they know nobody wants the maintenance that comes around with taking care of trees and grass and stuff. So so that's the dilemma that we're in. So the green team, as did the planning board, basically said, "Hey, we love the idea, but we also understand that there's need to be ordinance
changes and uh unless the burrow is willing to take over taking care of the trees, which would be another expense to all the taxpayers, we don't know if you really need to do anything with it." That's kind of where it's at. Everybody loves the idea, but the the cost to implement and have the burough maintain
um becomes the issue. So um that was discussed. I don't see there being any movement from the planning board or the green team side. So, I think we just take it off the agenda and and see, you know, let our ordinance stand the way that it is. >> Sounds good. >> All right, that wraps up on all
business. We're going to go to our last round of public comments. We'll start with anybody here in the audience. >> Carl Schmooer. Thank you, Mayor. Uh just a inquiry regarding this dune situation. Borrow point A if I'm not mistaken in
studying this is mostly in the ocean. Correct. >> Correct. >> Is that correct? >> Yep. From the low tide in. >> All right. Secondly, reading in the paper it stated there was going to be an opportunity for the the public to attend some of these meetings.
is is that I I this is I'm probably in the minority, but I'm actually really interested in how they're planning on on orchestrating all of this engineering to to fix this problem. And I'm very glad to hear they're not going to touch our dunes because again that I I call it the
the Cresy forest, you know, out there is seen everything in there but but a black bear yet and I'm still waiting. Uh but um uh are they going to have public meetings on this just just for observation?
>> Yeah. So that once they get to the concept stage through the they're still now they're in what I call the concept stage like hey municipalities give us your two cents. What do you think? They're going to go back to engineers. They're going to continue to redesign. They're going to have more meetings. They mentioned that there is a requirement for the funding to hold
public meetings. Um, and I and I I think the time frame for that was September or November, somewhere in that time frame of this year. So, there'll be more meetings. There'll be some individual meetings with each municipality to to kind of get away to
weigh in on what our individual these are, although I think we're pretty clear what our what what our position is. I think they already know that. And then we'll go from there. Then after that, then there'll be more public meetings and then they dive into the details. They'll have all the details, but they won't present them until they know the
municipalities are okay with their plan. >> I see. So, so the the meetings now are strictly for >> strictly Well, I'll call I'll call it workshop meetings. Yes. But I I'll as but as we hold the meetings, I I'll I'll have it under I'm going to continue to update everybody for full transparency
so they know where the burrow is is tracking. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. Anybody else? Anybody on the conference line have any public comment? >> Okay. Uh, hearing none, entertain a motion to adjurnn.
>> If you'd like, I'd like to respond to some of the statements that were made during the first public comment. >> You're more than welcome, sir. >> So, I I I just want the comm I know the commissioners know, but I want the public to know and public that's here and online. Um, we we've heard some
allegations made against the police department connection with the first public comment. I can tell you with with absolute certainty that everything that is alleged was investigated through internal affairs and I don't even think it came up as an unfounded. Um, the only
thing that the Wild Crest Police Department did was act in an exemplary fashion and follow procedure. U, we've heard reference made to an image that was posted uh online. The Kate May County Prosecutor's Office reviewed that
image and determined that there was no criminal conduct, no criminal action, no criminal activity that occurred. They declined to file any charges. So, everything that we heard tonight is utterly and completely baseless. I don't know where it's coming from. Um, but
certainly I want the public to know that and to reassure the public. Brest police department is one of the finest departments in the county. Um and and there there really is is no issue here. So just want everybody to know that when
we were to hear references terms thrown about like pornography and and these various different things um that was reviewed by the Kate May County Prosecutor's Office. They're the chief law enforcement officer. They determined not criminal.
No charges were filed. So that ordinarily in a normal world that would be the end of it. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> Yes. So I have one final and last comment uh to make and that's regarding
the beach boxes just to give everybody up to speed. So uh beach boxes went live uh up for sale. They sold as they normally do uh within what couple an hour or so. You know all all couple hundred beach boxes. So here here's where we are. Um, as of this moment,
there are 118 people on the waiting list for 22 doors for the summer of 2026. Um, all of those folks that are on the wait list are Wildwood Crest residents. Um, anyone from a neighboring municipality such as Diamond Beach or Wildwood, North Wildwood, what have you, unfortunately,
they cannot be placed on the waiting list. is the waiting list is strictly for Wild Crest residents. Uh team recreation will begin making calls on a first come, first- serve basis to people on the waiting list uh for streets that have available boxes beginning sometime next week. Uh please note that not all
the streets have availability. Um so if you do the math, that means we have about 100, you know, after we go through this, we'll have about a 100 people on the waiting list. Um so if you've seen the boxes, each box has two doors, right? There's two beach box units per
box. So that's roughly 50 boxes times two would be 100 doors. Um so I wanted to at least put it on everyone's radars governing body and our CFO and the public that you know not for this year 2026 because this year is going to be a tight budget year. You can certainly
expect increases going up to to take care of all the projects and the things the expenses that we have. But to help do our part, we're not going to purchase beach boxes for this year. But I would like to suggest that we get more beach boxes in 2027 and 2028. Potentially 25
next year for for 2027 and another 25 for 2028. So that would give us 50 boxes will be the 100 doors to get to get to that. And um if we can do that just simple math the boxes are selling for $500 for the season. Round numbers. Take
the 500 times 100 that's $50,000. So all of our beach boxes collectively FBS correct me if I'm wrong. we are over a penny on the tax rate. Uh so that's a revenue source and I know there's individuals that may not like the boxes on there on the beach, but the positive
side is that it does provide such a great service to those that that that pay for it. And it is a revenue producer for the municipality. So I just wanted to put that out there and let everyone know that I think if if everybody's okay with it that the intention would be to purchase some more in 2027 and more in
2028. Okay, that said, now I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion. >> Second. >> All in favor?