Borough of Point Pleasant Beach Council Meeting Minutes
Mayor Reid called the meeting to order at 7:31PM. Present were Councilmen Vogel, Cortes, Kanitra and Migut. Councilman Santanello was absent. 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 Councilman Migut to approve the October 2, 2018 Council meeting minutes was seconded by Councilman Toohey and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmen Vogel, Cortes, Kanitra, Toohey, Migut ….YEA
Councilman Santanello….ABSENT
PROCLAMATION:
Mayor Reid: presented a proclamation, recognizing National Friends of Libraries Week, to Friends of the Point Pleasant Beach branch of the Ocean County Library’s Manager, Matt Willbergh, and Treasurer, Joe Zisa. Mr. Willbergh noted recent building renovations including a new roof, new deck, painting and updating wiring, with more to be done.
DEPARTMENT HEAD MEMOS:
Councilman Cortes discussed ZO Petrillo’s memos regarding the following curb cut requests: 119 Central – agrees with 13' cut and tree replacement, per Board of Adjustment (ADDED AS 1V); 115 Washington – agrees with 13' cut and removal of spot on Baltimore (ADDED AS 1W); 505 St. Louis – agrees with two 13' cuts (ADDED AS 1X); 598 St. Louis – agrees with keeping current cut, with delineated driveway [Councilman Vogel: suggested a 60-day timeframe to delineate with railroad ties; Attorney McLean: that's reasonable; (ADDED AS 1Y)]; Councilman Vogel: first two are in advanced construction – coming to Council late in the process; Councilman Toohey: ZO Petrillo provides letters to be signed – should maybe have signed copy for agenda) builders might be signing – asked Councilman Migut to follow up (Councilman Vogel: 598 St. Louis has 2 cuts on one property – need to be mindful of reliefs granted in perpetuity with no follow-up – situations might have changed) sometimes there are single properties on double lots (Mayor Reid: asked Councilman Vogel to meet with ZO Petrillo; Councilman Toohey: can mandate any of this by ordinance).
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Councilman Vogel: Intercoastal Tug of War is this weekend, with other associated events; food truck event is in Borden's lot next weekend with music and entertainment; American Legion will dedicate a monument at the Veterans Day ceremony, November 12th, at Veterans Park.
Councilman Cortes: pointed out the personnel items and grant application on the agenda; Little Silver Lake shoreline plantings are underway; Albert Marine is working on the Boston Ave. tide gates – should take about 2 weeks; vegetation outside Borough Hall is being removed to address the leak; Loughran’s Point is moving along; worked on the back of the recycling truck with Councilman Kanitra yesterday – DPW should not be taken for granted – not easy – do a great job; Beautification Committee’s butterfly garden will not be disturbed by directional drilling, except for maybe a couple of shrubs – they would like a representative there; Boston Ave. garden was destroyed by Albert Marine’s machines – per BA/CFO Riehl and Engineer Savacool – Albert Marine will make it whole; on behalf of Councilman Santanello, gave the Police report since the last Council meeting – training included Canine In Service, SWAT, Internal Affairs Investigators and Spillman Administration – Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is October 21st – Capt. Duffy is handling the planning – expect 20,000 participants – traffic could be hectic with bridge work – Department offers daily house checks for vacationers; for quality of life, asked that the Attorney be authorized to review/amend/draft an abandoned/derelict property ordinance with defined fee scales, using Paterson’s, Montclair’s, Toms River’s and Jackson’s ordinance wording (Councilman Toohey: might be an opportunity to do a package of ordinances; ADDED AS 1Z).
Councilman Kanitra: went out with Code Enforcement yesterday – noticed overcrowding in certain homes – ZO Petrillo has been extremely responsive and proactive – some houses will be summoned for overpopulation – lot of landlords don't live in town, don’t have a vested interest and are repeat offenders – suggested a severe punishment, as part of the package of quality of life ordinances; has spoken to Assembly offices about a bill for next session to tackle the issue of irresponsible bidders; will be on 105.7 The Hawk’s Tug of War team – disappointed that Councils are not competing; Brick will be charging different beach rates for non-residents – has to do with Green Acres (Councilman Vogel: PPB leases the beach; BA/CFO Riehl: 3-year contract was just renewed) he will research; spent eye opening time on the recycling truck – bins are cracked and leaking (Councilman Cortes: downtown dual bins are banged up) should have a standard bin to recommended to residents (Councilman Cortes: 44-gallon is the limit by ordinance – there were some 96-gallon bins) need to better inform people on what can be recycled; majority of lights around town are fixed and Parkway is ready to go – will be an 8-9 day process, starting after the Making Strides Walk – have submitted a lighting survey to turn some lights over to LEDs.
Councilman Toohey: the Loughran's Point Park equipment and gazebo were delivered and will be installed in about 2 weeks; Eastern Surfing Association contest is October 20th on Maryland Ave.; Boston Ave. drain work is underway – should keep an eye on the Lake Louise bulkhead, with that many tons of equipment on top; asked Chief Michigan if traffic will be diverted from Rte. 34 to the Rte. 70 bridge during the Making Strides Walk (Chief Michigan: a warning signboard is out) thanked him for work this summer and on the Walk (Councilman Toohey stepped out 8:08-8:12PM).
Councilman Migut: complained about bike pub tours – asked Chief Michigan to adopt a policy of casual dissuasion and to keep an eye on them; proposed authorization for Attorney to draft ordinance setting an Airbnb tax at 3% (ADDED AS 1AA) – should take advantage of this now permissible revenue stream (Mayor Reid: doesn’t like to be taxing people – can discuss).
Mayor Reid: Tug of War is on Saturday, 11AM-4PM, with food, adult beverages and music – Councilman Cortes will lead the event from the PPB side – great day; Sunday is the Making Strides Walk – great weekend in PPB; Loughran’s Point is looking better and better – putting water line in today; explained the STAND walk on the agenda.
BA/CFO Riehl: Loughran’s Point playground and gazebo came today –ordered new plaques and hired a guy to clean the existing one – on schedule (Mayor Reid: there is a guardrail around the playground); recycling letter went out to businesses, giving them until November 15th to submit survey (Councilman Kanitra: will help to get more tonnage money; Councilman Cortes: residents need to help out); received $5,800 quote from JCP&L for removal of transformer at Cooks property – asked Councilman Cortes if he wants to authorize an order tonight (Councilman Cortes: yes; Mayor Reid: been working on this for years; ADDED AS 1BB); St. Louis road work will begin October 29th and end in December – contractor will notify homeowners and businesses at least 48 hours in advance – Phase II, next year, will address the Washington/St. Louis issue; contractor will install handicap spots, authorized last meeting, by St. Peter’s (Mayor Reid: make sure they reach out to neighbors); met with Engineer Savacool and Enviroscapes about a Lake of the Lillies planting plan – replacing dead trees and lowering water elevation – sprayed a couple of weeks ago – vegetation will be cut a week after trees are planted – in spring, shrubs will be pulled and flowering plants put in to alleviate the height issue – grant application to study/clean the lake was submitted in August and is under review; there was a dune project partnering meeting today – outfall to be completed by end of December – scheduled to start dunes in April 2019 (Councilman Kanitra; per Engineer Savacool, fines for liquid damages have been bumped up significantly for future contracts).
The Municipal Clerk announced additions to the agenda.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 8:22PM.
Dave Cavagnaro, PPB: asked about 1c.
Marilyn Burke, PPB: asked about 1n and 1o.
Vince Castin, PPB: spoke about 1i, 1m, 2l, St. Louis pothole, great job done on firehouse lot.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 8:31PM.
Councilman Kanitra: asked about 1z (Councilman Toohey: asked him to coordinate with the Attorney on this). Motion by Councilman Toohey to close public participation and approve the items listed below was seconded by Councilman Migut and approved by roll call vote.
CONSENT RESOLUTION 1:
1a Approval of payment of Payroll #21 ($246,897.63)
1b Approval of payment to T&M Associates from BOA & Developer escrow accounts
1c Approval of grant application/contract execution with NJDOT for St Louis Ave Improvements
1d Approval of grant application/contract execution with NJDOT for Arnold Ave Improvements
1e Approval of payment to OCUA for 4th Quarter sewerage ($311,850)
1f Approval of payment to Asbury Park Press from BOA escrow account
1g Approval of payment to the State of NJ for employee & retiree health benefits ($139,645.26)
1h Approval of payment to BTMUA for September bulk water usage ($91,629)
1i Approval of payment to Foley Caterpillar for 2018 wheel loader ($63,500)
1j Approval of payment to Riggins for DPW gas and diesel fuel ($20,312.10)
1k Approval of S/E application for Chamber’s Ladies Night Out on Arnold & Bay Aves, 11/15
1l Approval of release of dewatering bond to Aqualand for 344 Curtis Ave
1m Approval of payment to Cherry Valley Tractor Sales for skid steer tractor ($58,990.26)
1n Authorization to interview and hire a Deputy Court Administrator
1o Authorization to issue an RFP for Municipal Web Developer
1p Appointment of A. Zubikowski, Brick, NJ, to the F/T position of Laborer
1q Approval of amended ABC S/A Permit App for Chamber’s Tug of War event on 10/20
1r Approval of pymt of Pay Cert 4 to Bird Construction for Loughran’s Point Park ($40,160.40)
1s Approval of payment to Solitude Lake Management for lake treatments ($2,232)
1t Support & authorization for Green Team/Borough submission of Sustainable Jersey Grant App
1u Approval of amended S/E app/fee waiver for STAND Dress for Success walk on Bdwlk, 11/4
1v Approval of 13’ curb cut request at 119 Central – w/tree replacement – PER DH MEMOS
1w Approval of curb cut request at 115 Washington – w/Baltimore spot removed – PER DH MEMOS
1x Approval of curb cut request at 505 St. Louis for two 13’ curb cuts – PER DH MEMOS
1y Approval to keep curb cut at 598 St. Louis – driveway delineated w/in 60 days – PER DH MEMOS
1z Authorization for Attorney to review/amend/draft abandoned/derelict property ordinances (based on those of certain other municipalities) – PER DH MEMOS
1aa Authorization for Atty to draft an ordinance setting an Airbnb tax at 3% – PER DH MEMOS
1bb Auth for Admin. to move forward on Transformer at Cooks property – PER DH MEMOS
CONSENT RESOLUTION 2:
2a Approval of payment of computer-generated vouchers ($1,455,541.89)
2b Approval of pymt to Wilmac Business Equip for 1-year maintenance renewal for PD ($3,550)
2c Approval of pymt to Nat Alexander Co. for Quantifit Fit Test Machines for Fire Co 1 ($24,880)
2d Approval of pymt to Firefighter One for 18” Battery PPV Fan for Fire Co 1 ($3,406.55)
2e Approval of pymt to ESI Equipment for Holmatro Service Agreement for Fire Co 2 ($2,625)
2f Approval of pymt to Borough of Point Pleasant for Special Officer reimbursement ($3,576.93)
2g Approval of membership in Ocean Fire Company No. 1 for S. Koste, PPB
2h Approval of payment to Atlantic Tactical for 3 police patrol rifles with light ($4,926.16)
2i Approval of PO to All Covered for cabling/network svc upgrades for PD ($38,832)
2j Approval of PO to Hewlett Packard for cabling/network svc upgrades for PD ($8,127.03)
2k Approval of payment to L3 Mobile-Vision for mobile video recorder ($5,409.70)
2l Approval of PO to Solutions II for Spillman/Persistent VPN Connection ($11,800)
2m Appointment of K. Parody to the F/T position of Police Records Clerk
2n Promotion of A. Gant from the position of P/T to F/T Communications Operator in the PD
VOTE: Councilmen Vogel (except 2), Cortes, Kanitra, Toohey, Migut (except 2c, 2d, 2e, 2g)….YEA
Councilmen Vogel (2), Migut (2c, 2d, 2e, 2g)….ABSTAIN
Councilman Santanello….ABSENT
Per Borough Attorney, assume usual abstentions on item 2a with which Council has conflicts.
ORDINANCES:
Ordinance 2018-19 (Amend Invasive Plant Ordinance) was considered on second reading. Mayor Reid opened the public hearing. Motion by Councilman Vogel to close the public hearing and adopt Ordinance 2018-19 was seconded by Councilman Migut and carried by roll call vote.
VOTE: Councilmen Vogel, Cortes, Kanitra, Toohey, Migut….YEA
Councilman Santanello….ABSENT
Councilman Migut left the meeting at 8:33PM.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BEGAN AT 8:33PM
Dave Cavagnaro, PPB: spoke about recycling barrel size, Silver Lake tide gates; lights out in the Silver Lake and Inlet Lots and on Channel Dr., Inlet Dr. and Randall Ave.
Bob Maloney, PPB: spoke about item 1aa.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ENDED AT 8:42PM
Motion to adjourn by Councilman Vogel was seconded by Councilman Toohey and carried by consent of Council. Meeting was adjourned at 8:42PM.
ATTEST:__________________________________
Eileen A. Farrell, RMC
Municipal Clerk
