May 17, 2022

Council Meeting Minutes

May 17, 2022

 

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

 

Mayor Kanitra called the caucus to order at 7:00PM. 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 and Ramos. Councilwoman Crowley arrived at 7:16PM. Councilman Migut was absent.

 

FLAG SALUTE, INVOCATION

 

Business Improvement District (BID) Feasibility Study Presentation by Borough Planner Deborah Alaimo Lawlor and QOL, Dir. Kristen O’Rourke.

Borough Planner Lawlor:  gave a PowerPoint presentation on whether BID would be viable to help enhance downtown – did a feasibility study – an Improvement District, aka a Special Improvement District, a Business Improvement District or Downtown Improvement District, is defined as the the central business district of the downtown, or mixed use, authorized by State Law and created by ordinance of the Governing Body – a special assessment is collected by participants in the defined area – that assessment goes to an entity called a District Management Corp. (DMC), which serves to manage the BID – set up as a non-profit – there is a formula for how the Board is set up – is very inclusive – self-governing with assistance of municipality – Council has the right to look at the budget and scope annually and revise or disband at any time – idea is to make the process better – the feasibility study was based on the 4 pillars of Main Street America, a national program dealing with downtown development (Main Street New Jersey goes by the same guidelines), to become eligible for grants – the 4 things addressed are economic vitality, design, promotion and organization – discussed the benefits of a BID – gets businesses acting more like a single-ownership property, like an outside mall – all work together on events – supplements municipal services – they help to set the priorities – creates a positive impact on surrounding property values – a structure to revitalize downtown – issues like physical appearance, branding, capital improvements, parking and public spaces were identified – looked at the defined area of  Arnold and Bay, over to Trenton, as a starting point – if going well, can expand in general area – municipalities can have more than one BID – for example, can have one by Channel Drive – business attraction and retention is big and a lot of BIDs run programming for business owners – feels a BID is very feasible in the defined area – it’s got great bones – according to NJ law, can include retail, restaurants, professional and personal services, 5 or more rental units over shops – BID should be a true partnership of the Borough and businesses – suggesting a Borough staff person (QOL Dir. O’Rourke would make a lot of sense) to serve as the Director for first couple of years – if a BID is established, must create a fee schedule – could be a flat fee, could be based on sq. footage, frontage or a combination – goes into funding of the DMC – must assess priorities and create a scope of work – would suggest a 1-year scope and 5-year plan – suggests a survey at the beginning (Councilwoman Crowley arrived at 7:16PM), determine priorities – showed a list of tasks, which keep changing – want to capitalize on the image and pedestrian nature of the downtown – about a year ago, had a business summit with about 25 participants – have a historic buildings – looking for an image between historic and coastal – could create a facade handbook/design guidelines – cited the business, Opal & Olive, as a beautiful example (Mayor Kanitra: thinks building owners are more and more turning to the Governing Body) things like sidewalk width, signage, storefronts and bike racks are incorporated into the overall design – signs are a big one – temporary signs drive her crazy – regulating them is important – sometimes it’s what we don’t want to see as much as what we do – don’t want sign noise – idea is to get dimension to signs through grant programs – street furnishings like benches and planters – these improvements bring people here to spend time – when businesses start working together, they can capture each other’s audiences (Mayor Kanitra: most great downtowns, rural, city, Republican or Democrat, have BIDs – can be disbanded any time – only as good as the board running it and the Executive Dir., likes idea of building and business owners having more of a stake in things – Chamber of Commerce and BID can complement each other, with one focusing on events and one on the look and feel and future of downtown – this Council and Administration has done a great job boot-strapping this stuff – that is not necessarily sustainable for future Councils – not every Council is going to want to be pulling weeds, putting up corn stalks, etc. – likes the idea of some entity whose sole purpose is downtown and people who have a stake in it – thinks the fact that QOL Dir. O’Rourke has done a ton of work on the BID and keeping that in-house and having that connection to the BID gives us more control and oversight and incredible value – coming out of the pandemic, BIDs are charging thousands of dollars – we aren’t anywhere near there – could be a sliding scale – every penny would be supplemented with donations – dollars would immediately go back into downtown, in tangible, visible ways – down the road, if downtown is booming, can move up the BID and go from there – did the town survey – #1 things were to keep beach and Boardwalk safe and keep downtown moving ahead – that speaks volumes; Councilman Vitale: asked how it works with the Chamber) they complement each other – can have one of the seats be someone who is part of or a leader in the Chamber – idea is that the Dir. of the DMC and the Chamber work together on things, so they are not duplicating (Councilman Ramos: asked if DMC participation by businesses is mandatory or voluntary) fee is mandatory, to be equitable for everybody – whether or not they want to volunteer is up to them – in NJ, over 70 municipalities have downtowns with BIDs, some with multiple BIDs – some BIDs have found that people want to donate more than their fee – BID is a non-profit, so can raise money (Atty. Riordan: we are actually not talking about a BID, as there is no such thing in NJ – in NJ, it’s called a SID – in addition, there is a special kind of SID, a Downtown Business Improvement District, which he things is what Ms. Lawlor is talking about,) NJ has all 3 under the DCA’s program (Atty Riordan: we want to match the statutes, not the DCA – the DCA may call it a BID, but the statute doesn’t – the statute calls it a Special Improvement District or a Downtown Improvement District) can call it whatever you like (Atty. Riordan: it’s important to make the distinction between the Downtown Business Improvement District, which is what is being talked about and a Special Improvement District which could, for example, exist on Channel Dr. – a Downtown Special Improvement District could not exist on Channel Dr.; Mayor Kanitra: and we are a member of Main Street USA – we are just not participating; Councilwoman Testa: asked how the committee would be formed – mentioned QOL Dir. O’Rourke overseeing it – asked how members would be picked, so they would have a say and everyone’s voices would be heard) the Mayor set up the committee that did the feasibility study, using the same format (inaudible; Mayor Kanitra: a large portion of downtown is owned by one entity – the group that helped stand this up is Joe Leone, Steve & Sue Fisher, Amy Montuoro, who did Opal & Olive, the Inzero family and their trust – a very good group of people who have already proven they are doing the right thing in PPB – he is on it also) that’s generally decided by (inaudible; Atty Riordan: ordinance will describe the kinds of folks that have to be on the committee and then the Governing Body will appoint them – the Mayor, with advice and consent of the Governing Body; Mayor Kanitra: he doesn’t even vote; Councilwoman Byrnes: and if a building or a structure didn’t want to participate or pay fees; Councilwoman Testa: they have to; Atty. Riordan: that’s actually its purpose – its purpose is to allow  you to tax these folks, in addition to the ad valorem tax – this allows a special tax; Mayor Kanitra: it forces them into “we are all in it together” – right now, certain building owners let the weeds grow in front and don’t necessarily do the right things – there is something to be said for getting them all on the same page, in some format – not all join the Chamber; Atty Riordan: want to authorize him to draft the ordinance – on tonight’s agenda; no objection – added as Item 1W).

 

CAUCUS ENDED AT 7:33PM

 

REGULAR MEETING:

 

Mayor Kanitra called the regular meeting to order at 7:36PM.

 

Flag Salute & Invocation

 

Approval of Minutes:

 

Motion by Councilman Vitale to approve the April 5, 2022 and May 3, 2022 Council meeting minutes was seconded by Councilman Ramos and carried by roll call vote.

VOTE:  Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos, Crowley….YEA

Councilman Migut….ABSENT

 

OATHS OF OFFICE:

Mayor Kanitra: proud to be here – is lucky to be on the Police Committee with Councilmen Vitale and Ramos – have gotten to know so many officers as they move through the ranks – he and Chief Kowalewski have strong plan for summer – puts us in a good position to handle the new body cameras and to keep our town safe – is proud of the incredible job they’ve all done for the town – heard an incredible amount of kudos last year for how things were on the beach and Boardwalk – are excited about moving into this summer. Clerk Farrell administered the oaths of office.

a    Clinton J. Daniel & Scott A. Nase – Police Lieutenant

b    Joseph F. Gippetti & Thomas M. Hayes – Police Sargent

c    Korey A. McCormack – Police Officer

Chief Kowalewski:  thanked the Mayor and Council and BA/CFO Riehl for their support – congratulated the officers’ families – looking forward to a great summer – excited about the new rolls – are ready to go for the summer (Mayor Kanitra: wonderful process – thanked him for inviting all).

 

BREAK 7:51PM-7:52PM

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

Councilman Vitale:  gave the Chief’s report – training included Gang Awareness, DWI Detection and Crisis Intervention Team – there were multiple arrests and Borough ordinances; the Beach Town Hoedown is this Sat., May 21st, at 11AM in Silver Lake Lot – a great event for PPB children – are committed to keeping PPB a safe and quiet community for residents and visitors – reminded all to call the Police directly and immediately about anything suspicious or for anything that needs a response – District 3&4 parking ordinance is in effect, as well as the seasonal 1-way streets on Niblick, Randall, Harvard and Homestead – the PD will join in the national Click It or Ticket Campaign – May 23-June 5 – gave a shout out to Officers Dave & Briana Marchetti for representing PPB in the Police Unity Tour, from Ground Zero in Manhattan to Washington, DC, to raise awareness of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty; Recreation Summer Camp registration is live for residents – is proud to have new sports feeder programs in football, run by the PPBHS football coaches June 27-29 at Antrim, and in wrestling right now at PPBHS – the next Recreation event is Battle of the Bands on June 11th at 5PM – a competition between 10 bands for a grand prize – The Rat radio station will broadcast live with DJ judging – trying for a celebrity judge as well – Fri. is the deadline for checks to re-hang military banners for the parade.

 

Councilwoman Testa:  Beach Party is on Thursday, July 21st, 4PM-8PM, on Bay Ave. with vendors – thanked Judy VanBrunt for putting together the Meet and Greet event this week; plants are being delivered and picked up tomorrow for downtown Beautification planters – flags will go up on Ocean Ave. for Memorial Day weekend – haven’t been up for the past 2 years – thanked the volunteers.

 

Councilwoman Byrnes: it is EMS Appreciation Week – time to thank our paramedics, EMTs and EMS work force for their sacrifices and service to our grateful community; gave the Fire Dept. Report – another great bunch of dedicated first responders – added 6 members this year, who are in the process of completing mandatory Firefighter 1 training – very few neighboring fire companies can boast about increased membership – in the last 2 weeks, our seasoned firefighters participated in a live fire training at the Fire Academy in Toms River – Dept. will be on hand for the Beach Town Hoedown this weekend for firetruck tours and demonstrations; the Shade Tree Commission pollinator garden at the south traffic island is showing signs of life; thanked the members of the Golden Gulls Senior Committee – will have more on dates and changes at the next Council meeting.

 

Councilman Ramos: congratulated the new and promoted officers – enjoyed being part of the process; have an Environmental Commission meeting on Thurs., May 26th at 7PM – encouraged all to attend; the Bd. of Education lost an outstanding, seasoned, retired, 20-year educator, Virginia Cronin – she was fiercely loyal to her students and will be greatly missed – she was still heavily involved – are keeping her family in thoughts and prayers (Mayor Kanitra: appreciates him bringing her up – he went to her funeral – she moved to North Carolina a year ago, but her family knew to have the funeral here because of all the people who would turn out – served as a trustee with her on the PPB Public Education Fdn, – knew her as a little kid and later, when he moved back to town as an adult – appreciate more and more what people do for a community as the years go by – she was one of a kind – the outpouring at her services show how much she was missed).

 

Councilwoman Crowley:  congratulated the officers who were promoted and who joined our force tonight – have a great team – thanked Chief Kowalewski for allowing them to have input and be part of a big team; the DPW Dir. spoke to her today – are on full spring mode, cleaning up properties and getting everything ready for Memorial Day – street signs are up – street line striping is being done – he and the crew are very busy – is appreciative of personnel changes – thanked the Committee for supporting him and allowing him to have the workforce he needs to keep the town looking nice and clean; she and her husband have been running Summertime Surf Camp for several years – are doing sign-ups tomorrow at 2:45PM for Antrim students, K-8, for a super-reduced rate for a week of surfing at the Maryland Ave. Beach – kudos to the Summertime Surf company for offering 2 scholarships to kids in town, who maybe wouldn’t have that opportunity – it’s an amazing program – thanked Recreation for bringing them in (Mayor Kanitra: one of his favorite things of where he lives is watching the impressive little kids surf – it’s quintessential Small Town USA; appreciates her relationship with DPW Super. Trout and staying on top of those things – as part of spring clean-up, have code enforcement out there for the absentee commercial property owners who have let things go to heck over the off-season – weeds are starting to come up – it’s an important time to get a handle on things).

 

MAYOR’S REPORT:

 

Mayor Kanitra:  the weeds are quite high on NJDOT properties coming over the bridge, due to their faulty tractors having to be returned – reiterated his offer to buy their $9M in properties for $1 and maintain them – have submitted the forms – they are considering it and are drafting an agreement – doesn’t know what that means – is important to have more control over the future of PPB and to have land assets land – fingers crossed; gave huge kudos to Chamber Dir. Carol Vaccaro and the board and all the businesses that participated and volunteers who jumped in – it sold out – it went until 4PM and at 2:30PM, they were turning people away – he and Councilman Vitale were there – people commented that this shows how great things are going – Carol is amendable to making it an annual event and expanding it –family-friendly – perfect for the town – businesses were booming – just what you want, to help the business community, during the quieter season; it’s almost impossible to talk about all the new businesses opening and things going on – he did a little tour yesterday and stopped into Salt Water Culture, which is going between Point Lobster and Frankie’s – the 2 women are from Brick – it’s curated really well – will be a huge complement to town – went to The Boatyard – it’s unreal what a couple hundred thousand dollars can do to a place – they removed the dropped ceilings and exposed the old beams – Jerry Wooley, the Town Historian, is working with them – there used to be a hole where the bar is, and patrons upstairs could see what was going on downstairs – probably gained 2 feet of height, so it seems a lot more open – it’s white-washed wood and board and bat – they are putting in garage doors, which will be closed when the have bands – thinks it will be a lively, fun place, in a commercial place, where any noise is being pushed towards Gull Island – is super excited about them and other new businesses in the works – things are booming here; had asked BA/CFO Riehl and QOL Dir. O’Rourke to look into an ordinance amendment regarding road patching – drives him crazy when we pave a new road and people start cutting into it – believes our ordinance says that if you carve into it, you have to do infrared – cited Passaic City and Westfield ordinances that say if the utilities carve into street within 5 years of re-paving and appropriate notice, they have to repave the whole thing, or at least to the curb or to where the seams are – if we are going to spend taxpayer money on these roads and the utility company isn’t going to do its due diligence, the roads and the taxpayers should not suffer – with every cut into the road, even with infrared, water seeps in and the road and its lifetime degrade quicker; it’s the 95th Anniversary of the Point Pleasant Woman’s Club – having event on 26th – they invited him – is sure they would like to have the Councilwomen as well – they’ve asked if we can issue a proclamation, as done in the past, for him to bring – asked for a motion to approve the drafting of the proclamation.

Motion by Councilwoman Testa to approve the drafting of a proclamation honoring the 95th anniversary of the Point Pleasant Woman’s Club, for the Mayor to bring with him to their event on May 26th, was seconded by Councilwoman Crowley and carried by consent of Council.

He was at the NJ Conference of Mayors this past week – was nice to get out and network for the first time due to the pandemic – learned a lot – saw some new vendors, including a short-term rental tracking solution – has been nominated to the Board, which he is very proud about – a great organization – is nice to see partisan politics go out the door – Democrats and Republicans were hanging out together and trading a lot of information – the Mayor of Morristown, which has a BID and a thriving downtown, invited him to go there and have lunch with him in a couple of weeks to talk about some of the nuances of parklets and how they decide where they go – the new name for parklets is “streeteries” – will talk with the Mayor of Lambertville, a gorgeous town, as well as the Mayor of Chatham about implementation, etc., in advance of the BID moving along; received the proceeds from AXS, the ticket vendor for the Ukraine fundraiser – are right around $200K, depending on expenses – will hand one check to a Caritas staffer at the United Nations and will try to hand one to Jose Andres, or one of his folks, in Washington, DC; posted online for some Zoning Board applicants – received 20+ from all backgrounds – has been spending an hour or 2 a day for the last couple weeks interviewing individuals and hearing their perspectives on our downtown, historic initiatives, density, etc. – some incredible applicants now and in the pipeline for the future – will have 2 replacements for the alternate positions at the next Council meeting.

 

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:

 

BA/CFO Riehl:  the landscaper was here today – sent him a list of Borough Hall improvements to be done – maybe some grasses and annuals, in addition to the perennials – something to corral where the planters came – he will plant flowers around bases of the trees, take out the edging and continue to make it look nice; had a walk-through of Pleasure Park, gearing up for the Summer Park Program – tree expert identified approximately 8 trees that need to come down, as they are dying or dead or a hazard – a significant clearing – will also work on other vegetation there – a Woman’s Club member volunteered to paint benches – they will paint the 3 that are out front and any of the ones in Pleasure Park that need it –  did an inventory of broken rocking chairs and benches that need to come off the Boardwalk – has 3 Free Parking signs for downtown – will mirror the 2 on Rte. 35 – will say Downtown Free Parking – and those old metal signs will come down; joined in an the opioid class action settlement – received an $11K payment – there might be more coming – money is supposed to be used for the Police Dept. for the fight of or equipment for; had a call from Ocean First Bank – they are moving out of town, but they want to keep a presence – have an ITM (Interactive Teller Machine), like an ATM, but has a button to push for a live person at a remote location – looking for somewhere to place it and were centered on the Borden’s lot – reached out to the Parking Authority (PA) to gauge interest – would need approval from the Governing Body – the only caveat is they are looking for a drive-through and would need a couple spaces in the lot – doesn’t know that we would want to lose parking (Mayor Kanitra: lot gets filled fairly often – BID will need 2 or 3 spots downtown for parklets; Councilwoman Byrnes: would serve an important purpose; Mayor Kanitra: asked about negotiating a non-drive-through) would like to see what it looks like first – maybe 3-ft.-wide and 5-ft.-tall – would enter into a lease agreement – currently have an ATM company and derive some revenue from it – the PA has been vocal about not having enough money to do what they need to on their properties – maybe if they can receive some or all of the revenue from the placement of the machine in their lot, that would negate it (Mayor Kanitra: it sounds like  nobody has an appetite for a drive-through – but favors the revenue and the machine, not in the middle of the lot; Atty.  Riordan: suggested letting BA/CFO Riehl handle this and tell you what she thinks is a good idea for the Borough; Mayor Kanitra: sounds like a plan; Councilwoman Byrnes: Manasquan has something similar; Councilwoman Crowley: because we don’t have much banking, should have something; Mayor Kanitra: asked if there can be an official dedication of the flag pole) sure – she can do that (Mayor Kanitra: preferably on a Sunday for Councilwoman Testa; Councilman Vitale: suggested Whitney Houston’s version of The Star-Spangled Banner; Councilwoman Testa: asked about the incentive, that Councilman Migut was working on, to park at the train lot) was a suggestion for perhaps a reduction on mercantile license – are researching it – have business employee parking at no charge – lot is free except June-August; asked to add to the agenda free parking in the railroad lot during the Farmers Market hours (already part of the draft resolution of approval; Mayor Kanitra: asked about a solution to the worn-out grass in that area, as a result of the stalls; Mary Steiner: a sort of a mat was suggested; Mayor Kanitra: let’s monitor them for the summer – may have to be moved) would not be opposed to moving it from that location and sprucing it up with sod, seed, plants, tables.

 

Clerk announced additions to the agenda (Mayor Kanitra: asked why the Bond Ordinance was pulled; BA/CFO Riehl: because it’s not ready; is working with the Municipal Engineer on the preliminary work for the tank painting).

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 8:26PM

 

Mary Steiner, 423 Yale Ave., PPB: asked about appointments to Beautification (none).

Dave Cavagnaro, 118 Parkway, PPB: asked if item1G is a new position (BA/CFO Riehl: new title; Mayor Kanitra: replacing a vacancy) and item 1V (BA/CFO Riehl: primarily for comfort station).

Mayor Kanitra: advised BA/CFO Riehl that the light at the Maryland Ave. Beach is out.

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 8:28PM

 

Motion by Councilman Vitale to close public participation and approve the items listed below was seconded by Councilman Ramos and carried by roll call vote.

CONSENT RESOLUTION 1:

1a    Approval of payment of Payroll #9 ($278,506.19)

1b    Approval of S/E app for DAV Forget-Me-Not Drive–Bdwlk, Jun 30, Jul 7,14,21,28, Aug 4,11,18,25, Sep 1

1c    Approval of S/E app for NJDMAVA Vets Outreach Campaign–Bdwlk, Jun 30, Jul 22, Aug 11, Sep 1

1d   Approval of S/E app for PPB Rec Cmte Locals Only Bonfire, MD Ave Beach, Sep10 (rain Sep 11)

1e    Approval of S/E app for PPB Rec Cmte Winter Wonderland–Pleasure Park, Dec 10 (rain Dec 11)

1f    Approval of S/E app for PPB Farmers Market at the Gazebo Park, Jun 5-Oct 30

1g    Appointment of B. Groff, Manasquan, NJ, to the position of Cust Svc. Rep. in the Bldg Dept.

1h    Approval of payment to Tidbury Creek Farms for 18 assorted trees ($3,880)

1i     Approval of 3 W/S relief requests

1j     Approval of payment of hand checks from Pl Bd and BOA escrow accounts

1k    Appointment of C. Roy & Firm of Rutter & Roy, LLP – Freehold, NJ as Special Projects Atty

1l     Pledge to ensure that companion animals are treated humanely, respectfully & responsibly in PPB

1m   Approval of payment to Brick Township MUA for April bulk water usage ($75,181.50)

1n    Appointments to boards and committees

1o    Approval of salaries for Rec Summer Camp employees

1p    Approval of PO to H. Kees & Sons for replacement wood fence at Borough Hall ($5,590)

1q    Approval of PO to H. Kees & Sons for fence at WTP property ($5,260)

1r    Approval of PO to H. Kees & Sons for repair of fences at DPW ($2,050)

1s    Approval of S/E app for Chamber Intracoastal Tug of War at Inlet, 10/1 (rain 10/2)

1t    Approval of 2 taxi vehicle licenses for Squan Taxi & Transportation Svcs through 5/17/23

1u    Approval of 1 taxi driver license for Squan Taxi & Transportation Svcs through 5/17/23

1v    Amend Resolution 2022-0503/2W-2 (Adjust hourly rates for seasonal DPW employees)

1w   Authorization for Attorney to draft BID Ordinance – ADDED PER CAUCUS

CONSENT RESOLUTION 2:

2a    Approval of payment of computer-generated vouchers ($1,321,762.76)

2b    Approval of payment to All Covered for IT/Maintenance for Apr, including for PD ($3,674.42)

2c    Approval of payment to Downs Ford for Police car parts for Apr ($2,531.86)

2d   Approval of PO to NJ Business Systems for maintenance contract for the PD ($23,500)

2e    Approval of payment to the Rodgers Group for PD consulting services for May ($3,325)

2f    Appointment of (2) Seasonal SLEO I’s for the year 2022

VOTE:  Councilmembers Vitale, Testa, Byrnes, Ramos, Crowley….YEA

Councilman Migut….ABSENT

 

RESOLUTION 3:  Approval of 2022 Municipal Budget – PULLED PENDING STATE APPROVAL

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 8:29PM

 

E.J. Geiger, PPB:  asked that June be recognized as Pride Month (Mayor Kanitra: asked Clerk Farrell to make this an annual thing).

Edwin Goodale, 301 Central Ave., PPB:  asked about Central Ave. construction – has a gigantic lake in front of his house now – reached out to the Engineer and filed an OPRA – curious if improvements will be made (Atty Riordan: Borough Engineer is aware and paying attention; BA/CFO Riehl: will reach out to him).

E.J. Geiger, PPB:  scrub pines were planted by Little Silver Lake – one fell over, as did a street tree at Boston & Arnold – stakes weren’t put in to hold them (BA/CFO Riehl: a couple stumps need to come out as well; Mayor Kanitra: hired a seasonal waterer to be sure no newly-planted trees die).

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 8:33PM

 

Motion by Councilwoman Testa to close public participation and adjourn was seconded by Councilwoman Crowley and carried by consent of Council.

 

Meeting was adjourned at 8:33PM.

 

ATTEST: ______________________

Eileen A. Farrell, RMC

Municipal Clerk