Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Council Meeting Minutes
April 4, 2023
Held in-person at Borough Hall Council Chambers, 416 New Jersey Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach.
Live streamed via https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCflODKbSFakXUEKiyxSYdUA/live
The Governing Body reserves its right to amend and supplement the purposes of executive session by motion at the public meeting.
Mayor Kanitra called the regular meeting to order at 7:31PM. The Municipal Clerk read the notice indicating compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act: “Adequate notice of the time and place of this meeting was given under the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act and was posted and sent to the officially designated newspapers in compliance with the law.” Present were Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos, Crowley and Migut.
FLAG SALUTE, INVOCATION
The Municipal Clerk read the Resolution for Executive Session: “Whereas, Section 8 of the Open Public Meetings Act permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and whereas, this Governing Body is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist, now, therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach, County of Ocean and State of NJ, as follows: the public shall be excluded from discussions concerning the hereinafter specified subject matter; the general nature of the subject matter discussed is as follows: (1) contractual matter and (1) litigation matter. It is anticipated that the subject matter discussed may be made public upon its conclusion or final disposition.”
Motion by Councilwoman Crowley to enter Executive Session was seconded by Councilwoman Byrnes and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos, Crowley, Migut….YEA
EXECUTIVE SESSION BEGAN AT 7:33PM AND ENDED AT 7:46PM
APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES:
Motion by Councilman Ramos to approve the March 21, 2023 Council meeting minutes was seconded by Councilman Vitale and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Ramos, Crowley, Migut….YEA
Councilwoman Byrnes….ABSTAIN
DEPARTMENT HEAD MEMO: AZO Savacool RE: Curb Cut Requests
56 Sanborn Avenue: Councilwoman Crowley: visited site – took pictures – home is pretty much built – there are 2 garages – proposing increase from 8′ to 10′ – has no issues, as long as no loss to on street parking, as Engineer states in his report (Mayor Kanitra: can see in the pictures – one on each side – probably not doing anything) won’t affect the neighbors – moving it into their property, not out (Mayor Kanitra: asked if they already did the work) no (Mayor Kanitra: this was a dilapidated house that sat for 30 years – worked hard to get it knocked down – is glad they are getting an extra 2’ of curb – residents there will appreciate that). Added to agenda as ITEM CC.
307 Carter Avenue: Councilwoman Crowley: currently an empty lot – goes from 9′ to 13′ – substantial jump – is unaware if parking will be affected – Engineer’s report says it won’t – also relocation to the other side of the property – would like to do the regular procedure of notifying the neighbor, to make sure there are no issues with the driveway abutting their property (Mayor Kanitra: asked if there was anything else in AZO Savacool’s notes about that – brackets start pretty close to the property line) 4’ is a big jump – is ok with it, as long as no loss of parking and no issues with the neighbor (Mayor Kanitra: doesn’t see how they won’t lose one) can visit with the Engineer, measure it with him,and come back next meeting – there doesn’t seem to be urgency (Mayor Kanitra: should hold). TABLED until next meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Councilman Vitale: recognized employee anniversaries for April – Reham Hanna 1 year, Chris Burger 21, Robert Balzano 3, Aaryn Strong 2, Kristen O’Rourke 3; gave the Police Chief’s Report since last meeting – training included Open Public Records Act, School-based Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management, Tactical Narcotics, Resiliency, and Alcotest – proper use of car seats and booster seats is one of the most effective methods of saving children’s lives – have officers trained as Car Seat Safety Technicians – will be conducting checkpoints for proper installation – can contact headquarters for assistance by appointment; this past Sunday, about 350 people attended the Sham Rock festival – great event – special thanks to Ryan Casey from the Port Authority Police Dept. for playing the bagpipes, The Snakes who played 3 sets of Irish music, Jersey Shore BBQ, Home Run Party for balloons, pot of gold & face-painting, and Boatyard 401 for offering their parking lot and hosting the event – Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for this Saturday with about 250 kids participating – working on finalizing the Battle of the Bands, scheduled for June 10th – have 10 bands now – Skateboard Lessons start April 16th, with registration ongoing and Uke/Guitar on the Beach starts July 10th, with registration ongoing; he, Councilwoman Byrnes and BA/CFO Riehl met with Military Historian Bill Duffy on the final stages of the Fallen Heroes plaque and accompanying program ceremony on the Saturday before Memorial Day, after the Bike Parade.
Councilwoman Testa: gave the Arts Committee report – banners will be here tomorrow – will coordinate hanging them at the same time as the military banners – 4 local artists designed them – can maybe can get more artists on board next year and get a tradition going – watch social media for the Juried Art presentation on its way – winner will be displayed at Party by the Sea – tickets for Party by the Sea are $65, which helps the Arts Committee – will be Tango dancing and different artists – Dave Betten will be running the Art Walk on April 29th, 12PM-6PM – have 24 stores that artists will be teamed up with; Beautification Committee will order flowers mid-May – have 3 different designs this year – always welcoming new members – thinking of bringing back the Garden Tour next year; announced Hydrant Flushing, April 17th-May 12th.
Councilwoman Byrnes: gave an update on Fire and First Aid – during this past weekend’s tornado watch, all available active members were on standby at the firehouse throughout the evening – last night, the companies held a 4-hour training session with NJ Transit named “Emergency Situations – Rail Safety for First Responders” with a more thorough hands-on session to be held on April 15th in Bay Head – this training is in addition to their regularly-scheduled workshops – 2 new members are preparing to graduate from the academy – thanked them all; on behalf of the Shade Tree Commission (STC), thanked BA/CFO Riehl for the larger watering tank and seasonal help – will be 60 new trees planted this spring through Big Beautiful Tree, Nominate Your Block and STC’s Tree Replacement Project at Little Silver Lake – in the last few weeks, DOT was here and met with her and STC Chair Lightburn about their intention to plant trees and pollinator gardens at the north end of the traffic island, and agreed that the Borough is somewhat barren of tree coverage at the Rte. 35 corridor on the north end of town – they said they’d plant trees in the future – was hoping to continue the conversation, with BA/CFO Riehl to have some beautiful flower trees just over the bridge on the gateway into town – Antrim students were invited to write poems about peace and the newly-planted tree at Lake of the Lillies – there were 38 thoughtfully-written entries from the 5th grade class – one will be chosen to go on a Peace Tree dedication plaque; the Golden Gulls is still receiving Thank You notes for another wonderful social gathering for St. Patrick’s Day – Zumba Gold and Chair Yoga were held today, growing little by little, with people making friends and exercising – a Mother’s Day Tea is the next event on May 11th, noon-3PM, with a guided painting session – will meet with Councilman Vitale tomorrow to discuss and date and panel for the Ask the Experts event that they’ve been trying to get off the ground.
Councilman Ramos: thanked Councilman Vitale and the Recreation Committee for an amazing event – his family and friends came and had a great time; gave the Bd. of Ed. report – the District has been awarded two $10K Sustainable Jersey grants for its Dirty Dishes Done Cheap program, which won accolades for its clever title, and for Antrim’s and the High School’s efforts to go greener by returning to re-usable silverware, plates and cups – commercial dishwashers are being replaced at both schools, with grant money, at no cost to the taxpayers – the District won another $20K from the State for upgraded kitchen and cafeteria equipment – Miss Point High was held on April 1st and was well-attended – had a 15-minute intermission as the storm was passing through – reminded all that the PPHS building is also an emergency shelter, so they were in a safe place – the School Budget has been sent to the State for approval – once received, the Board will share that information with the public at the April 25th Bd. of Ed. meeting; the Environmental Commission/Green Team met on March 23rd – was told two pine trees were planted in the Little Silver Lake lot strip on Arnold Ave. – in May, 11 trees will be planted around the Little Silver Lake shoreline green space – new water bottle filling station has been ordered for this season on the Boardwalk – thanked the Fisher Fund for making it possible; gave the Streets, Water & Sewer report – curbing and sidewalk work is finishing on Arnold Ave., with paving to begin – reminded Ocean Ave. homeowners to check their water and sewer connections to ensure there are no issue that would require digging up Ocean Ave. – now is the time to make repairs, before repaving begins; on Sunday, 1PM-2PM, he and BA/CFO Riehl will judge the Easter Parade.
Councilwoman Crowley: the introduction of the Budget is on tonight’s agenda – a lot of work – all pitched in to make it as best we can – thanked BA/CFO Riehl and staff for helping; DPW is spring cleaning properties and parks and is cross-training personnel; attended Miss Point High – a wonderful event – what a great community we live in.
Councilman Migut: the Budget up for introduction tonight – thanked Councilmembers Vitale, & Crowley and BA/CFO Riehl for the best Budget under the circumstances; the Animal Welfare Committee fundraiser will be on April 16th, 4PM-7PM at The Ark – tickets are $30 – there is a flyer downstairs with phone numbers to purchase tickets – sometimes Board Secy. Mills has them available in her office; spoke with the Hennessy family, who expressed regret that, during his life, their father was never honored – he was the longest serving Mayor in Ocean County and a Veteran of the Vietnam era – he had suggested renaming Municipal Way, the street that passes along Borough Hall, “Hennessy Way” in his honor – would have been easy because there are no addresses on that street that would need to be changed – Council never moved on it – proposed 3 options for the Governing Body to discuss among themselves – (1) rename Municipal Way “Hennessy Way” (2) rename Veteran’s Park at Silver Lake “Daniel J. Hennessy Memorial Veteran’s Park” or (3) name the Coast Guard Building the “Hennessy Municipal Annex” as he initiated the purchase 7 years ago, when it came to the Governing Body’s attention that it would be going up for sale – other towns have honored their long-serving Mayors and he was the longest-serving – it’s sad that it has to be posthumous and should be done before his grandchildren grow up and leave town – would appreciate it if all could reach an agreement (Councilwoman Crowley: had mentioned interest in naming the street after him; Mayor Kanitra: Dan was a good friend of his and an incredible Mayor – are on the record 5 different times talking about how we were going to name the new OEM Building after him) the family is not thrilled about that prospect (Councilwoman Crowley: has the utmost respect for him and his family – is on board; Mayor Kanitra: if they don’t want the OEM building named after him, he is open to something else; Councilwoman Testa: he served 5 terms as Mayor – an amazing accomplishment – we don’t know when that building is going to be ready – is in agreement with “Hennessy Way”; Councilwoman Crowley: thinks that’s a great idea; Councilwoman Testa: would be open to talk about that further; BA/CFO Riehl: we have the Hennessy tree with a plaque out front – perhaps we can incorporate the road; Atty. Riordan: suggested having the Administrator talk with the Council President and a few Council people and come up with a suggestion for next meeting (Mayor Kanitra: it’s not like we haven’t been planning on doing something – had dozens of conversations about the OEM building; Atty. Riordan: the Administrator can have conversations with the family; Mayor Kanitra: are open to whatever; Councilwoman Testa: would be a lovely suggestion to do that).
MAYOR’S REPORT:
Mayor Kanitra: have a couple of commercials going on – finishing the townwide commercial that was done over the course of the year – the last event filmed was the Sham Rock festival – got some grant money to target families to move, work and play in PPB, to turn around our year-round population – – hopes to show the commercial on the screen at the next Council meeting – the second commercial is the Point Beach Cares Concert on May 13th – still finalizing acts – David Bryan from Bon Jovi has said he will come and jam – will be an eclectic show – also have a huge national DJ band and a country band – all proceeds will go to Soldier On, part of National Coalition of Homeless Veterans – the new Point Beach Cares logo looks cool – shout out to Cynthia, who got that done; had a cool meeting in the Mayor’s office today about downtown redevelopment – 2 groups are the epitome of everything we’ve been working on – we did the Historic District and Business Improvement District – and now, an area in need of rehabilitation – this project his high-end and right, in terms of the character, size & scope of PPB – it will clean up an area of downtown that sorely needs it (Councilman Migut returned from stepping out briefly) working on a big announcement in a month or two, but everyone is on board and moving full speed ahead; was at the State House in Trenton twice last week – the NJ Conference of Mayors had their annual Day on the Hill – talked about the massive 20% increase in health care costs, and other issues that have made life difficult for municipalities – the next day was for the Protect the Shore Rally on the State House steps – momentum for that continues to grow – a ton of people came out – encouraged all to sign on to Assemblyman Scharfenberger’s bill and the Mayor’s Letter; met with the Historic Society here the other day regarding the Coast Guard Station – all on the same page about relocating stuff there – just have to figure out how – it will be incredible – they are having a relative of the Abromowitz Dept. Store owners, who is flying in with a bunch of family photos and historical artifacts for downtown – will be speaking with the Historical Society at the Woman’s Club on Monday at 7:30PM; he and about 20 others spoke at Antrim Career Day today – 5th and 6th graders asked if he had the ability to get a Chipoltle and a Starbucks in town – they also brought up that we are missing one net at the main court at Pleasure Park, that the 3-point line needs to be painted, and that one of the rims on the auxiliary court is bent – one kid asked if we could get rid of the Pickleball courts – asked to liaise with DPW Super. Trout to get it fixed – the quicker the better.
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
BA/CFO Riehl: have about one more day of work to complete on Arnold Ave., then we will be completely focused on Ocean Ave – will go up one side and down the other – are still on track for the final mill and pave before Memorial Day weekend; are working through financing with the EIT Program for the water tank painting; bid is out for the temporary COW at the Inlet – hope to award at the next Council meeting; started bath house renovations – shingles, lockers, boards, windows, an overhaul rehab, so it’s ready for opening this May; RFPs for Safe Routes to School and Inlet Access Improvements are being drafted – will go out to our Special Projects Engineers – hope to have an award for both in the near future; are working through the rehabilitation and redevelopment projects – will need to add additional parcels for Council approval – asked for authorization approve, move forward, and memorialize it at the next meeting, so it’s not delayed longer than it has to be (Authorization to proceed with the Resolution for additional parcels for rehabilitation (just rehabilitation) to be memorialized at the next Council meeting was added as ITEM 1EE; Councilwoman Testa: asked about E.J. Geiger’s concrete work) there has been constant contact with the Engineer and Mr. Geiger (Councilwoman Testa: asked about the cool stuff being put at the Inlet) have a grant out for a bioswale, an environmentally-friendly drain – award has not yet been announced; the award for line painting throughout town is on the agenda – County’s contractors will paint the stalls on Ocean, but we have to number the paid spots – will tell them not to use Thermoplast, because they would need to come grind it out if a line needs to be moved – hopefully, they will listen; the Budget is on for introduction – got it down to 9/10 penny through additional cuts – total $265K increase over last year’s budgeted amounts – $47 increase for a house valued at $500K – are within both appropriation and levy caps – saw a comment on social media that referred to appropriation caps – for the record, Mr. Brodeur’s comment was completely inaccurate – State gives an appropriation cap that you are allowed to increase this year – if you are under it, you can bank it by ordinance and, should you need it in future years, you can dive into it at that point – it’s not for anything that we are not budgeting for this year and it is not used to move projects from this year into next year (Mayor Kanitra: and this is all with a 20% forced impact in health premiums and 8% inflation – doesn’t think we could ask for much more – great job); Payroll Clerk Reham Hanna, who has been with us for a year, just passed her citizenship – the girls decorated the Finance Office downstairs in red, white & blue, wore red, white and blue, did red, white & blue cupcakes – are very proud of her (Mayor Kanitra: send her congratulations).
Clerk announced additions to the agenda.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 8:27PM
Dave Cavagnaro, 118 Parkway, PPB: asked if curb cut approval can state no loss of parking space (Mayor Kanitra: yes: Councilwoman Crowley: can add that, going forward); asked if Clean Cut Landscaping will present a monthly bill (BA/CFO Riehl: as they work on each property – issued a PO not to exceed $20K for the season and we are drawing down off that); asked for flowers going down the front steps (Mayor Kanitra: agreed); asked about item 1dd (Atty. Riordan: settlement of lawsuit filed by Mr. Jackson, worked out between Special Counsel and Mr. Jackson – Governing Body is going to memorialize that agreement – once executed, it will become public); asked about the bath house renovation cost – lot of money (Mayor Kanitra: haven’t done anything substantive for years; BA/CFO Riehl: that’s just the first phase too – didn’t address the back end of that at all, even after Sandy – got 2 quotes – the other quote was even higher – there are 148 lockers – replacing all shingles, windows, 30 locker doors, locks, keys, boardwalking within the bath house, cosmetic paint – will do the worst first and, once through the season, will go back and slowly do all of them; Mayor Kanitra: increased the RFP this year – got an extra $10K/year out of it) asked about just removing the bath houses – when Jenkinson’s took over Risden’s they got rid of some and created parking, a nice clean revenue source – bath houses require constant upkeep; wished all Happy Easter and Happy Passover.
John Jackson, Manasquan Law Firm, appearing on behalf of Atlantic Offshore Fishery: Mr. Galvin gave him permission to address Council – had sent a letter – one outstanding item in the settlement was 70 seats (38 in the tent & 32 in the indoor area) client had plan approved to make the indoor go up to 38 – did not agree to a provision inserted into the agreement that says, if we go up from 32 to 38 inside, we have to reduce the same number from the tent – that is not necessary and will hinder business – have 32 parking spaces across the street – parking ratio is 1-4 – his client has worked very hard to comply with everything – right now, are in full compliance with all Zoning approval, etc. – only outstanding issue is the seats inside – hopeful the agreement will not require that outside seating be reduced and that we are able to get inside seating to go up from 32 to 38-48 – Planning Bd. resolution initially had 16 seats on the inside portion of the restaurant and 32 on the outside (fish counter) portion, and 32 outside – they reconfigured the inside by the fish counter and put 50-60 seats outside – that issue created a lot of investigation on his client’s part – how to get it in fire code, etc. – have a permit from the Building Dept. approving 38 outside – working with Mr. Amelchenko to increase that – his agreement with Mr. Galvin was to hold 32 seats inside, until we get Planning Board clarification on whether we can go up to the original approval inside –are hopeful the agreement does not require a reduction of the tent seating, in the event that they can get an increase on the indoor from the Planning Bd. – the State legislation that allows this is remedial in nature – the State Legislature and the Governor made it possible for the restaurant industry to recover, not only from Covid’s direct effects when people couldn’t go to restaurants, but also the repercussions of inflation, supply chain problems, difficulty hiring help, investment in chairs, tents, etc. – was extended to 2024 – hopeful Council will allow his client to recoup their investment – there is also a practical issue – they have room in the restaurant now and there are 32 seats – people get angry because there is plenty of room and they can’t they sit down – it’s a popular restaurant – they have lines – they get a hard time from customers – it’s a bad experience for people who visit PPB – doesn’t know where the idea to reduce came from, in the version Mr. Galvin recommended – this permit can be revoked by Council if there is a violation of health, safety, zoning, etc., even if they get the ability to increase inside from the Planning Bd. – clients have made great efforts to meet with Code Enforcement and straighten out the issues – have a problem with one of their neighbors, who’s a non-conforming use in the zone (Mayor Kanitra: on behalf of the Council, the business is important – are proud of their success – have expressed previously to the Borough Atty. and the other Atty. that we want to make sure that seating appropriate for the size & scope of the building and the property and the waste, etc. is what we are working towards – believe we have an agreement that will get us there) asked if that 70 is included (Atty. Riordan: don’t want to discuss specifics of the settlement agreement) State statute says you are entitled to a permit when fully compliant with the building regulations – no other restaurant in town has a restriction that reduces indoor seating because they have outdoor seating – are ready to open now – are in full compliance – thanked Mr. Galvin, Mr. Martin, Ms. Troncone – they worked hard with his client to get this done – asked what was approved (Atty. Riordan: nothing’s been approved yet – it’s on the agenda to be approved) asked that motion is made is made so there is no reduction, when and if the Planning Bd. approves them to get up to the number of inside seats that they think they can handle (Atty. Riordan: on the agenda is approval of the settlement agreement recommended by Council).
Joan Clune, 123 Boardwalk, PPB: asked if she will be notified the day before, as they will have to move cars (BA/CFO Riehl: it’s a County job, but will make sure the County coordinates and their contractor notifies everyone well in advance of the start) asked how long it would take – if it will be done in sections (BA/CFO Riehl: believes they are – will take several weeks to finish the curb and sidewalk – probably another 3-4 weeks before you have to worry about it; Atty. Riordan: this is a County project – are going to ask the County to do all this, but they don’t usually respond) asked for a robo-call (Mayor Kanitra: can only do concrete work in certain weather conditions – don’t have definitive dates – can ask the Borough Engineer who is talking to them just about every day to make sure – have to take the low-bid contractor and there is all kinds of notification in there – sometimes you don’t get the appropriate notification) didn’t notify when they dug the road, and we couldn’t get out (BA/CFO Riehl: will delay them further if they don’t notify and there are cars on the street; Atty. Riordan: anticipate inconvenience) knows there will be inconvenience but, if notified, can park her car a block further ( Mayor Kanitra: told her if she sees anything coming that she wasn’t notified of, to give a call and we’ll do whatever we need – should give at least 24 hours’ notice) asked how long (Atty. Riordan: probably longer than weeks; Mayor Kanitra: is optimistic).
EJ Geiger, 115 Arnold Ave., PPB: they did a good job notifying Arnold Ave. – worried about Ms. Clune being on Boardwalk and not Ocean – may not notify those on the Boardwalk (Mayor Kanitra: asked the Borough Engineer to make sure no one gets blocked in).
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 8:43PM
Motion by Councilman Vitale to close public participation and approve the items listed below was seconded by Councilman Migut and carried by roll call vote.
CONSENT RESOLUTION 1:
1a Approval of payment of Payroll #7 ($297,613.70)
1b Appointment/Reappointment of the PPB Business Improvement District Board of Trustees
1c Authorization to conduct hydrant flushing 4/17-5/12 & advertise in Ocean Star 4/14-5/5
1d Approval for people to transport dogs across Bdwlk for Cocktails w/K9 event at Jenk’s Pavilion beach
1e Approval of payment to Rainbow Irrigation for Niblick & Randall Ave ($2,500)
1f Approval of payment to Hudson County Motors for sanitation truck parts ($3,483.94)
1g Approval of payment to Hathazi Garage Doors for aluminum door for salt shed ($13,940)
1h Approval of payment to F&C Auto Supply for DPW auto parts for 2023 ($2,755.71)
1i Approval of payment of hand checks from the W/S, Dog Trust & Collector accounts
1j Authorization for updates & amendments to PPB’s existing 457(b) Deferred Comp Plan
1k Approval of payment to General Code for supplement #4 updates & annual maintenance ($4,590)
1l Approval of payment to Foveonics for Building Dept. offsite scanning ($6,190.22)
1m Approval of Banner Permit app for Alzheimer’s NJ banner on Arnold, 9/8-22
1n Award of contract to Northeast Roof Maint for Soffit & Fascia Rplcmt, pending Atty review ($198K)
1o Memorialization of approval of rain date (4/2) for Boatyard 401 ABC Extension of Premises
1p Approval of resolution for Jenkinson’s Fireworks 2023
1q Approval of salaries for Rec Summer Camp employees
1r Approval of PO to Lasting Line Painting for line painting around town (NTE $30K)
1s Approval of payment to Pierce Equipment Company for workhorse easement cart ($4,999)
1t Approval of payment to Van Cleef Engineering for water tank repair/repaint ($2,686)
1u Approval of payment to Clean Cut Lawn Care for landscaping Borough property ($3,143)
1v Approval of payment to D. Davis for 1315 Ocean Ave Reimbursement ($10,235.14)
1w Approval of payment to Mosca Design for Cultural Arts Banners ($4,350)
1x Approval of payment to Integrated Technical Systems for 2023 warranty hardware/software ($28,050)
1y Appointment of T. Popp, Brick, NJ, to position of seasonal laborer
1z Authorization to award contact for bathhouse renovations to GRQ Builders (NTE $43,750)
1aa Approval of Revised S/E app for St Peter School Jubilee Parade & Block Party on Arnold, St Louis, 4/29
1bb Approval of PPB Public Education Foundation full page ad for Hall of Fame dinner booklet
1cc Approval of curb cut at 56 Sanborn Ave, per the ZO’s recommendation, contingent upon no loss of on-street parking – PER DH MEMO
1dd Approval of settlement agreement recommended by Counsel for Atlantic Offshore Fisheries vs. PPB – CLOSED SESSION ITEM
1ee Auth to proceed with resolution for add’l parcels for rehabilitation, to be memorialized at the next Council meeting – PER ADMIN REPORT
CONSENT RESOLUTION 2:
2a Approval of payment of computer-generated vouchers ($217,098.19)
2b Approval of membership for Z. Anderson, Fire Co 2, in the NJ State Firemen’s Assoc.
2c Approval of payment to Winner Ford for Police Interceptor Vehicle ($47,148.93)
2d Approval of payment to McNamara Screenprint & Embroidery for Police screen printing ($4,048)
2e Approval of payment to All American Ford for Police vehicles ($4,832.31)
CONSENT RESOLUTION 3:
3a Resolution to defer school taxes
3b Introduction of 2023 Municipal Budget
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos (except 2b), Crowley, Migut (except 2b)….YEA
Councilmen Ramos (2b), Migut (2b)….ABSTAIN
ORDINANCE:
Ordinance 2023-04 (Cap Bank) was introduced on first reading. Motion by Councilman Migut to approve Ordinance 2023-04 on first reading was seconded by Councilman Vitale and carried by roll call vote. The public hearing will be held on April 18, 2023.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos, Crowley, Migut….YEA
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN & ENDED AT 8:44PM
Motion by Councilman Migut to adjourn was seconded by Councilwoman Crowley and carried by consent of Council.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:44PM.
ATTEST: ______________________
Eileen A. Farrell, RMC
Municipal Clerk
