Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Council Meeting Minutes
June 2, 2020
Due to the Point Pleasant Beach Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency declared on March 16, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the directive that all events on Borough property by cancelled until further notice, this meeting was held via the online Zoom Meeting platform/Meeting ID: 920 7140 7270. The public had the option to participate online or via telephone. Instructions were published in the Ocean Star and Asbury Park Press and posted in Borough Hall and on the Borough web site.
Mayor Kanitra called the meeting to order at 7:31PM. Present were Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Cortes, Santanello and Migut. 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.”
Flag Salute, Invocation
Motion by Councilmember Testa to approve the May 19, 2020 Council meeting minutes was seconded by Councilmember Migut and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Cortes, Migut….YEA
Councilman Santanello….ABSTAIN
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Councilman Vitale: gave Police Chief’s message: Dept. is adapting to daily changes on how to address policing during a pandemic, the many protests surrounding the Governor’s executive orders and police brutality – are outraged by the actions of Minneapolis police officer and share in all other law enforcement condemnation of his actions, which are not representative of his officers, who he is proud of and who treat everyone, at all times, with respect and – that will never change / on Memorial Day, Reopen NJ hosted a freedom march in PPB – they were not invited and did not ask permission – set them up in Silver Lake lot to maintain crowds – the @300 attendees were mostly peaceful – accomplished their goal of ensuring safety and security for residents and attendees / a Black Lives Matter protest had been scheduled for yesterday at Silver Lake lot, but was cancelled – learned of it through Federal, State and County resources – Dept. continues to monitor social media and other sources – will continue to partner with the agencies to monitor pop-up protests or marches being advertised for PPB / for both events, additional officers were brought in and more were on stand-by – when such incidences occur, Dept. relies on mutual aid plans with law enforcement partners throughout the State and County – were ready / the Dept. has observed people complying with social distancing during the Boardwalk reopening – have experienced little to no issues with the loosened restrictions at the Inlet area / looking forward to graduating 31 SLEOIIs in the coming weeks to have the Dept. fully-staffed for summer; spoke with Chief Michigan and Det. O’Neill about the Neighborhood Partnership Initiative – meeting next week to refocus efforts – will have more information at the next Council meeting; the COVID appreciation banner was hung from Vive to the Exxon station – looks very nice; street line painting is coming to a close – a few streets remain – Borough Hall lines will be painted as part of the contract at no charge – railroad lot lines will be started soon – a resident requested painting of crosswalks from Baltimore and Boston to Arnold – BA/CFO Riehl reached out to the County and found the curbs there are not handicap-compliant – County plans to repave Arnold in Spring 2021 and will make them compliant to put in the crosswalks; PPBH Senior banners are to be installed on Arnold and Bay Aves. next week – will be replaced with PPB-themed signs when removed; per what was heard from the Governor, Recreation Committee Summer Camp is a go, July 13-August 21 – gave a shout out to Ryan Simonovich and Michele Mosca for cleaning the Pleasure Park building and garage to get ready – a herculean effort – registration information will be available in a week or so – planning for other events, as the Governor loosens guidelines – check the Rec Facebook page; working with BA/CFO Riehl and the Borough’s IT vendor on cyber risk management compliance, cyber training for Borough employees and expanding Borough Hall Wi-Fi.
Councilwoman Testa: is outraged by the inexcusable actions of the Minneapolis police officer– thoughts and prayers go out to George Floyd’s family – is our constitutional right to protest peacefully – prays for the nation and for healing; the Arts Committee thanks all residents who participated in the Beach Strong sign contest – thanked the Chamber of Commerce for the gift cards for the winners – a lot of fun – hopes for more events soon; the Beautification Committee’s flowers are in the pots and being watered; thanked DPW and DPW Super. Trout for replacing the missing pavers by Bank of America on Rte. 35 – tries to respond to all residents – invited concerns (Mayor Kanitra: thanked her for identifying the hazard by Bank of America and working to get it fixed – as well as for all the work that she and Councilwoman Byrnes have been doing).
Councilwoman Byrnes: hopes all are well and coping – echoes prayers for healing for the Country – thanked Mayor Kanitra and Chief Michigan for putting safety first – has not been easy; recognized Braden Ryan, newest Jr. Member of the Fire Dept. – a 3rd generation firefighter, son of Chief Mike Ryan and grandson of lifelong Bay Head firefighter – he is 16 years old, plays varsity baseball and plays on the high school hockey team – will become an active member at age 18 – thanked and congratulated the Ryan family; the Environmental Commission planted ground cover perennials at storefronts on Arnold Ave. and they are taking root – has commitment to water them – encouraged stores to follow suit when they begin to open; the Green Team is working on maintaining Bronze status; the Shade Tree Commission has completed its spring street tree planting, with 6 trees added – 20 residents are on the list for Fisher Family fund trees – invited more applications, through August 30th – can contact her for information; began a campaign to brighten up Arnold Ave. – has called on vacant store landlords to share in the excitement for a new and better downtown – is in contact with the Administrator, Code Enforcement, Chamber of Commerce, DPW and small business owners – excitement is brewing and changes are afoot – will take the efforts of many – invited volunteers – thanked DPW for rags, tools and supplies for the ongoing efforts.
Councilman Cortes: recognized June employee anniversaries – John Trout 34 years, Jack Johnston 15, Brian Spader 20, Bryan Benites 3, Antonio Garcia 2, David Marchetti 2, Christie Glass 5, Eric Sudia 12; the Beautification Committee is keeping up with the gardens; Arnold Ave. pavers were replaced – is nice to have someone in DPW who knows how to do that – looks like PPB got a bad bunch of pavers; concrete was poured for the skateboard park – should be finished in a day or two – people are excited; simple, functional, resilient benches were deployed at the Band Shell and Veterans Memorial – composite material with stainless steel hardware, so they should hold up to the weather – thanked BA/CFO Riehl for finding them and DPW for assembling them – the Boardwalk is open – observed good social distancing; showed a picture of a sign, hung on a Brunswick Pl. gate, by Brunswick Pl. residents – says no garbage at the curb, Memorial Day-Labor Day – backyard pickups are done – will try to contact other rows to see if they have or could have something similar (Councilman Santanello: lives on Brunswick Pl. in summer – that sign is extremely contentious among residents on that street because the ordinance states that garbage is picked up at the curb 7 days/week during summer – don’t want people in the neighborhood battling; Mayor Kanitra: asked the rationale for those who wish to put garbage bags on the curb to be ripped open by seagulls; Councilman Santanello: despite that spin, the rationale is that sometimes garbage needs to be put out several times per week, although he actually agrees with Councilman Cortes – someone once painted over the sign that it was everyone’s gate); the Farmers Market was moved to the train lot for this Sunday because of the skateboard park construction – DPW Super. Trout spoke with the contractor, who will remove the pile of dirt, so the Farmers Market can return to its new location – he will set up barricades for Ms. Dietz on Saturday night and take them down on Sunday morning; the part-time maintenance guy spent his 20 hours last week watering trees and there are 8 more on the agenda (Mayor Kanitra: appreciates that Councilman Santanello is doing a lot and is trying to find solutions).
Councilman Santanello: Mayor Kanitra thinks it’s difficult to manage anonymous chats in Zoom meetings and Councilman Vitale doesn’t have the bandwidth to – the Borough Attorney’s opinion, that people are supposed to step up to the microphone and that chat distracts the Governing Body from focusing on the speaker at hand, is weak and wrong – what was done in live meeting is irrelevant to what is being done now – sounds like censorship and that people don’t want to hear negative comments – just because the Borough Attorney gives an opinion, doesn’t make it correct or right and an attorney’s job is to defend and represent his client – suggested the QOL Dir., what he called a no-show, political patronage job, be given administrator access to track the chats.
Motion by Councilman Santanello to allow submission of chat questions conditioned on: 1) people identify name and address; 2) QOL Dir. keep track of the chat questions.
(Mayor Kanitra: is unwarranted for a Governing Body member to take a shot at a Borough employee – the residents and business owners she helped would take offense – he met this employee a week before she was hired – she made a lateral move and is working 12-13 hour days – should be thankful – questioned when people should be allowed to type a question in chat, who would cut it off, when it would be allowed to be asked, etc. – asked if anyone’s freedom to speak is being squelched – just have to unmute phone or microphone to speak – have the most highly attended Council meetings in the County because of the Zoom platform he decided to put in place – been working with Comcast to get a TV station – been screaming about it since 2 years ago, when Councilman Santanello couldn’t care less about public participation – another political ploy; Councilman Cortes: chat can be distracting – last meeting, a chat came up about bags on Ocean Ave., with no last name or address – doesn’t want to miss questions – some people aren’t comfortable talking).
Motion was seconded by Councilman Santanello.
(Mayor Kanitra: there are topics which the Governing Body is not allowed to comment on; Attorney Riordan: during live meetings, has said a matter can’t be discussed – would attempt to do that with chat questions, but the problem is if people start replying before he sees it or can comment on whether it is appropriate for the Governing Body to respond – suggested something like this be done outside the regular business meeting format, like at an Ask the Mayor night) QOL Dir. O’Rourke would ask the questions in advance and could be stopped, so he disagrees with the legal opinion (Councilwoman Testa: got great questions via chat at last meeting – understands people are nervous – sees both sides – if questions are submitted ahead of time, can answer them appropriately – all have a right to speak – should be an open night with the Mayor anyway; Mayor Kanitra: he answered 2 or 3 chat questions last week – one of his campaign platforms was neighborhood information sessions – is happy to have them – was planning on them when the pandemic was over anyway; Councilman Vitale: suggested residents e-mail comments prior to the meeting, to be vetted by the Borough Attorney) the whole Governing Body should see all questions before starting to reject them – can withdraw his motion, and adjust this (Mayor Kanitra: are arguing over maybe one more Zoom meeting) got an e-mail with Zoom information for the rest of the year – don’t know if it’s one more meeting (Councilman Cortes: all Governing Body members get calls, texts and e-mails asking questions during the week – doesn’t find much difference with that and chat – suggested informing people that questions submitted during chat might not get answered during the meeting (Mayor Kanitra: that is ripe for political opportunism, planting of questions, etc.; asked if QOL Dir. O’Rourke would have to be paid overtime) she attends all the meetings anyway.
Motion was DEFEATED by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmen Cortes, Santanello….YEA
Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Migut….NAY
Mayor Kanitra: requested someone make a motion to have Councilman Vitale, within 24 hours of a Council meeting, scrape chat for questions to be doled out to Borough employees for response.
Motion by Councilman Migut to have Councilman Vitale, within 24 hours of a Council Meeting, scrape the chat for questions to be doled out to Borough employees for response (Resolution 2020-0602/A), was seconded by Councilwoman Testa and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Migut….YEA
Councilmen Cortes and Santanello….NAY
Asked what can be done to make the Central/St. Louis intersection, with the large Sycamore, safer, and when Lincoln Ave. storm drain repairs will start (BA/CFO Riehl: can request the branch be trimmed – if on private property can notice the homeowner that it’s a hazard – if they don’t trim it, the Borough will and bill them – anticipates completion of Lincoln Ave. work in fall – must go out to bid); asked about Budget resolutions, so he knows what to vote ‘no’ on; the quarterly newsletter will cost residents $12K/year – a campaign ad that taxpayers are being forced to pay for; keeps hearing about the Mayor’s TV and social media appearances – PPB became a poster child for the shut down – asked why Open NJ wasn’t told ‘no’, why no permit was required, why they were given free parking, free use of the lot, etc. – big concern – people want to hear from the Mayor when things are controversial – no hiding behind the Chief (Mayor Kanitra: found out about it via social media – organizers reached out – Chief Michigan met with them – said they were coming even if they were told ‘no’ – original plan was to march down Arnold Ave. – Chief put them in the closed Silver Lake lot to contain it and the impact to residents – he put out a 7-minute video that had 10K views many days before – it was on Facebook – there was no permit due to the State of Emergency and they were coming no matter what – the whole point of a protest is generally to be destructive) will see more of this; questioned the Borough Attorney’s bills – he is the Committee Chair/head of the Republican Party in PPB, with multiple conflicts of interest – is billing for more than 25 calls and emails with residents, real estate agencies, landlords, etc. about the short term rental ordinance – QOL Dir. could have handled that – once he has expressed his legal opinion, there is no need for further billing or involvement – shouldn’t give out his phone number – he wrote in the professional contracts that he gets to review everything they do, even though he has no expertise in their fields – he wants a piece of everything – he billed for 12 conversations about a contract with DeCotiis, the firm of former Councilman Mayer, who he considers an enemy – asked Councilman Migut if his thinks Attorney Bogan is incompetent (Councilman Migut: no) and why he would invite Attorney Riordan to a Parking Authority meeting – reminded the Governing Body that their first call should be to BA/CFO Riehl, then the Department Heads before spending taxpayer money to call the Borough Attorney (Councilman Migut: he needed his expertise – is entitled to seek his advice); according to Mayor Kanitra, BA/CFO Riehl is responsible for 99% of the 2020 Budget – she has to create a Budget based upon the goals, priorities and vision of the current Governing Body – reminded all that the great condition is thanks to the goals, priorities and vision of the previous Governing Body – the Mayor is looking for scapegoat for when PPB falls short next year – that will be on the Mayor and anyone who voted for this Budget – Mayor Kanitra said the firetruck is why the Budget is so high – that’s malarky – it’s capital, spent over many year – Mayor spoke about how the previous Mayor spent money frivolously, bringing up the singing clock, which the Governing Body voted down and money was raised for – he also brings up the dog park, which didn’t happen because the majority of Council didn’t want it – the sheep now just do what they are told; the Mayor claims he is spending only $100K more, yet there was $750K left over last year – are spending same as last year plus another $750K – in a year, will suffer massive revenue losses – it’s reckless, dangerous and non-sustainable (Mayor Kanitra: is envious that Councilman Santanello can go off on tangents, with no repercussions – this unhinged stuff makes him (the Mayor) look good – Attorney Riordan is the Borough Attorney because he is a PPB resident and the sharpest legal mind around – this administration is going after things that previous administrations didn’t have spine to – negligent contractors, businesses who sell things they shouldn’t to kids – that sometimes results in legal fees – appreciates his comments).
Councilman Migut: Ray Bogan is an excellent attorney – has appeared before the Planning Board for 17 years – lives by Christian principals and conducts himself accordingly – Attorney Riordan was invited to that meeting because he had information on the temporary parking ban that Attorney Bogan had no involvement in and no answers for – brought the appropriate authority to the meeting to answer residents’ questions; the employee parking pass program for the railroad lot is proceeding slowly because businesses are closed or short-staffed due to the pandemic – hopes it will be in place by July; the Planning Board virtual meeting was cancelled because the applicant withdrew his application, but the Zoning Board had a successful virtual meeting and is continuing to function unfettered in light of the pandemic – the Planning Board will function as well, should an application come in; congratulated Councilmembers Vitale and Byrnes of the Finance Committee – are receiving a shared services agreement with Bay Head and Mantoloking for the ambulance refurbishing – will save PPB $50K – good for Best Practices Report, which has implications for State aid – Councilman Vitale has been active in creating cyber protection, which is another point in Best Practices – this Council has done a lot to protect State aid for this year.
Mayor Kanitra: announced the 134th birthday of PPB, which was founded on June 2, 1886; gave a bi-weekly update on what QOL Dir. O’Rourke has been working on – educational opportunities and improved water quality at Lake of the Lillies, Shade Tree funding, getting water quality information from Rutgers and the DEP, looking for recommendations on aeration and stocking the lake with more fish, chasing the County for lake maintenance information, communicating with Save Barnegat Bay, coordinating with DOT to address signage and signaling issues on Rte. 35 and ensure the State is more responsive to maintenance, continuing work on electric vehicle charging at the train station lot, reviewing e-procurement, working on DOT Street Smart Grant, working with the Green Team to identify outstanding Sustainable Jersey actions, applying for the NJ Transit Quiet Zone, continuing to work on pop-up shops, getting the COVID-19 banner hung to thank front line workers, assisting more than 200 residents and businesses and seeing if another handicap space on Ocean is viable; today, it was decided to permit 50% hotel capacity this weekend as parking restrictions are rolled back, are processing rental COs for June 12th and after; the previous administration rolled back dumping fees and there has since been unprecedented dumping from contractors – paying 3-4 times the normal tonnage amount – would like to go back to the old way of doing things (Councilman Santanello: need a resident ID to dump – should be concerned about who is allowing out of town contractors to dump there instead of going back to the way it was and giving the residents a break) contractors doing work in PPB are allowed to dump – people are taking advantage of the system (Councilman Santanello: suggested just not allowing the contractors to dump anymore; Councilman Cortes: he was the spearhead, not the past administration – was on the truck 5 Mondays in July and saw that people take advantage of things at the curb – has been told by DPW that people are taking advantage of the dumping – instead of retraining DPW; will meet with DPW Super. Trout about tweaking – need to stop contractors – there are cameras there, days have been reduced and still only metal; Councilwoman Testa: residents told her they have seen dumping – is nice to give residents a break, but can’t be taken advantage of – must be checks and balances; Councilman Santanello: saw a contractor on St. Louis leave stuff at the curb – in the past, DPW would pick it up – it should not be picked up just because Councilmembers or residents complain about it; Councilwoman Testa: if she doesn’t do her job, she will be fired – she does the best she can – all are learning – it’s about communication – needs to be addressed; Councilman Cortes: will work on it) Administrator and DPW Super. can work on that; is very excited about the town newsletter – included updates from the Recreation and Arts Committees, Environmental Commission, Code Enforcement and DPW, calendar of events, key phone numbers and an update from the Chief – all should have received today or will tomorrow – will be shorter, going forward – looking to include it with the water bills – will be more affordable going forward; next week, will have 2 ordinances – 1 dealing with shade trees and 1 dealing with landscaping to make things more attractive and a greener community – property values will go up – people will be working from home more – want people to live here year-round and not rent weekly – need to protect historic trees and ensure they are replaced when needed – need to eliminate low-maintenance landscaping options like rocks and encourage native plants to eliminate fertilizers and run offs – requested authority for the Borough Attorney and Planner to draft ordinances was added as item 1t; asked Attorney Riordan to look into the cable franchise agreement with Comcast for a TV station, so residents can view Council meetings; read letter from former Councilman Mayer supporting the Budget which minimizes the tax impact on residents, congratulating the Governing Body and commending BA/CFO Riehl, saying it’s a reasonable budget in this environment and serves the taxpayers – with his financial mind and as a member of previous administrations, this letter speaks volumes for the Budget being put forward.
BA/CFO Riehl: rescinded item 1m – obtained a better price – to be replaced with a PO to Glenco, in the amount of $2,475 for 50 barrels – the barrels out now are ones the County was storing in the Silver Lake lot – received a call after they were put out that we hadn’t asked for permission – to alleviate this, will purchase our own and when the temporary parking comes down, the County can collect theirs instead of storing them in our space (Councilman Cortes: asked about getting reimbursed) will submit to FEMA, as they are integral for parking; soliciting quotes to re-paint 3 tanks at the Water Plant – will disseminate for review; addressed authorization for estimated tax bills on the agenda – due to State, County and Municipal Budget delays, won’t be able to strike a tax rate in the statutory time frame – estimated tax rate will give the ability to bill for August 1st payment and keep the tax flow – adjustments will be made in the 4th quarter bill; participated in an energy aggregation auction for electrical accounts for the municipal buildings and street lighting – got a competitive rate through Constellation Energy – will save $11K-$14K annually – contracts to be executed.
Mayor Kanitra: spoke about outdoor restaurant seating on June 15th, which the Governor has allowed – not to exceed indoor capacity – a lot of restaurants don’t have outdoor seating – signed an Emergency Declaration allowing applications to be submitted to the Borough and quickly acted on – applications should be ready to go by Friday for them to move to their parking lots temporarily, put up tents if necessary, etc. – it’s vital for them to survive – with the help of the Borough Attorney and Engineer, this week a plan was submitted to the County to use barriers to create areas on Arnold and Bay Aves. for seating options for business without outdoor seating or parking lots – need County permission, as they are County roads – additional State guidance is coming which might help.
The Municipal Clerk announced additions and revision to agenda. Councilman Vitale explained that Zoom disabled the ‘unmute all’ button, so he does not have the ability to unmute everybody – instructed all how to mute themselves during public participation – anyone who would like to talk can use the unmute button in Zoom or on their phones or *6 if on a landline – asked that people mute themselves after speaking. Councilman Cortes: asked all to give names and addresses.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT @9:10PM
Vince Castin, 15 Trenton Ave., PPB: would like to be part of the Senior Committee referenced in the newsletter; confirmed that parking would be back to normal this weekend; asked about item 2e; asked when the VFW would be opened.
Dominic Barone, 612 Atlantic Ave., PPB: not considered a resident, but has owned house and paid taxes for 20 years – on the Non-resident Taxpayer Committee – finds the Mayor’s comments about non-residents hurtful – takes pride in his home – doesn’t rent it/is a part-time resident – kids grew up and work at Jenkinson’s – hosted a Cooks Tour after Sandy and would do it again – shouldn’t be residents against non-residents; encouraged all to visit the Food Shack; Jenkinson’s beach was extremely crowded over the weekend – heard a lot of profanity – asked about sports rules at the beach – witnessed a football game that social ambassadors did not stop; excited that restaurants are going to re-open; suggested trash in/trash out – he takes his home in winter.
Dave Cavagnaro, 118 Parkway, PPB: asked about items 1c and 2f.
E.J. Geiger, 115 Arnold Ave., PPB: worried about PPB becoming a location for protests and rallies; Arnold Ave. lines, where repaved, need repainting; there was no parking enforcement on Arnold Ave this weekend; asked if tents can be set up in municipal lots for restaurants.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 9:32PM
Motion by Councilwoman Testa to close public participation and approve the items listed below was seconded by Councilman Vitale and carried by roll call vote.
CONSENT RESOLUTION 1:
1a Approval of payment of Payroll #11 ($256,319.53)
1b Authorization for 2020 Municipal Budget to be read by title
1c Approval of payment to Fernbrook Nursery for 8 trees for the Shade Tree Commission ($2,600)
1d Approval of PO to All Points Printing & Graphics for quarterly newsletter ($2,875)
1e Approval of pymt to All Points Printing & Graphics for signs, banner, temp pkg passes ($8,227.03)
1f Approval of payment to All Points Printing & Graphics for 2020 parking passes ($3,654.72)
1g Approval of PO to return cash from Dev Escrow to 2005 Rte. 35 LLC/Point Beach Lofts ($95,995)
1h Approval of salary adjustment for L. Hapstak for TACO certification
1i Approval of pymt to M. Woszcak for sanitary sewer repair & hydrant valve repair ($9,700)
1j Authorization for Tax Collector to process 3rd Q estimated tax bills, due August 1, 2020
1k Approval of payment to MAXR for 25 Newport benches ($18,907.50)
1l Approval of payment to Bains’s Point Hardware for basement repair supplies ($2,910.93)
1m Approval of PO to Glenco for barrels ($2,475) – REVISED PER BA/CFO Rpt
1n Approval of payment to All Covered for 9 computer installations ($4,545)
1o Approval of 2020 Rec Summer Camp amended dates–from Jun 29-Aug 14 to Jul 13-Aug 21
1p Appointment of 2020 Summer Park Program Counselors
1q Authorization to hold and advertise 2020 Summer Park Program registration
1r Approval of 2020 Summer Park Program registration fees
1s Authorization for Bond Counsel to draft Bond Ordinance upon approval of Municipal Budget.
1t Auth for Atty & Planner to draft Shade Tree/Landscaping ords – ADDED PER MAYOR’S RPT
CONSENT RESOLUTION 2:
2a Approval of payment of computer-generated vouchers ($109,762.24)
2b Approval of payment to Selective Flood Insurance for substation ($6,626)
2c Approval of Jr. Membership in Fire Company No. 1 for B. Ryan, Pt. Pleasant Beach
2d Approval of payment to McNamara Screenprint & Embroidery for 2020 PD uniforms ($8,764)
2e Approval of payment to Ocean County Power Sports for beach rescue vehicle for PD ($17,388.99)
2f Approval of PO to ClorDiSys Solutions for UV disinfecting lantern/bulbs ($4K)
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Cortes, Santanello (except 1b, 1d, 2d, 2e),
Migut (except 2a, 2c)…YEA
Councilman Santanello (1b, 1d)….NAY
Councilmen Santanello (2d, 2e), Migut (2a, 2c)….ABSTAIN
RESOLUTION 3: Second Reading/Public Hearing 2020 Municipal Budget
Mayor Kanitra opened public hearing with no member of the public wished to be heard. Motion by Councilmember Migut to close the public hearing and adopt the 2020 municipal Budget was seconded by Councilmember Testa and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Cortes, Migut….YEA
Councilman Santanello….NAY
Mayor Kanitra: noted that collection rates are looking very good – already in good shape.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 9:37PM
Vince Castin, 15 Trenton Ave., PPB: asked when the Inlet would open.
Dave Cavagnaro, 118 Parkway, PPB: it’s great if someone doesn’t want to speak publicly and wants to email Council to convey the information, but it’s not fair to create an extra job with chat questions – should limit questions to non-agenda only; asked about Arnold Ave. resurfacing.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 9:40PM
Motion to close public participation and adjourn by Councilmember Migut was seconded by Councilmember Vitale and carried by consent of Council.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:40PM.
ATTEST: _______________________________
Eileen A. Farrell, RMC
Municipal Clerk
