You're good.
We're good. This meeting has been advertised in the Asbury Park Press and posted on a
municipal voting board. Please stand.
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the
things I can and wisdom to know the difference.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, the student
republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, for liberty and justice for all.
Roll call.
Councilperson's gracious.
Here.
Tomkin.
Here.
Smith.
Here.
Paul Hemis.
Here.
Brown.
Here.
Vito, I'm glad the surgery. We all wish you good luck in speedy recovery. I'm glad your
decision was very successful.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Approval of the minutes from July 5th.
Motion.
Make a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson's gracious.
Yes.
Tomkin.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Paul Hemis.
Yes.
Brown.
Yes.
Harbone.
Yes.
Resolutions and ordinances for consent and consideration.
Resolution number 23-196 is a resolution authorizing the payment of bills and
payments of $2,252,393.30.
23-197 is a resolution amending the 2023 temporary operating budget pursuant to
NJSA 48-4-20.
23-198, this is a resolution appointing temporary seasonal employees.
Resolution 23-199, this is a resolution appointing a permanent part time
food enforcement officer trainee.
And it's Dan Patterson.
He's a local resident.
Lives up on Carney Avenue.
He's been working for us throughout the summer.
He was actually offered a full-time position, but he was only interested in part-time.
There are four ordinances on for introduction tonight.
The first one is ordinance 2023-23.
This is an ordinance of the borough of Seaside Heights County,
a resolution state of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
So it was to amend chapter 110 entitled hotel and motel occupancy tax.
This would basically establish a 3% tax on short-term rentals in Seaside Heights.
So if you're running through Airbnb or VRBO, this would set up a mechanism to charge the same tax that the motels in town have to buy.
And now we'll have second reading on August 16th.
Ordinance 2023-2024.
This is an ordinance of the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
So it was to amend chapter 179 entitled rental property.
So this ordinance and the next two that are on for introduction tonight, they're basically all doing the same thing.
It's just that we have it in different parts of the borough code.
But this basically says that between April 15th and June 30th of each year in the hotels and motels, they can't rent anybody under the age of 21.
And then from July 1 to April 14th, it resorts back to the current ordinance basically, which is 18 is the minimum.
This applies to hotels and motels.
The ordinances that have second reading tonight in public hearing have to do with the short-term rental aspect of it.
So this is covering a different part of the same issue.
Ordinance 2023-25.
Ordinance of the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
So it's to amend chapter 55 entitled Certificates of Occupancy.
Ordinance number 2023-26.
This is an ordinance of the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
So it's to amend chapter 122 entitled Mercantile Establishments.
Keeping in mind, this is the first reading for 23, 24, 25 and 26.
August 16th will be a vote from the council remembering that if this passes or if the other passes tonight,
none of this goes into effect until January 1, 2024.
Public comment.
Hearing no public comment, motion?
Make a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson's duration.
Yes.
Tomkin.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Clemus.
Farron.
Yes.
Resolution 23-200.
Resolution of the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing and approving the person-to-person transfer of plenary retail distribution license number 1526.
4400-4006 to Tom's River Liquor LLC.
So this is Sir Flickr's license going to the new owner.
Any comments from the public reference to transfer of the license?
Hearing none, a motion?
Make a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson's duration.
Yes.
Tomkin.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Clemus.
Farron.
Carbone.
Yes.
Abstain.
This is an ordinance of the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
It was to amend Chapter 219 entitled Utilities.
And this sets up service fees in the water and sewer utility for connections.
Any public comment?
Hearing none, a motion?
Make a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson's duration.
Yes.
Tomkin.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Clemus.
Farron.
Yes.
We have had a motion to amend the borough of Seaside Heights County of Ocean State of New Jersey amending the borough code of the borough of Seaside Heights.
This was to amend Chapter 72 entitled Curfew.
This basically sets up a curfew for individuals under the age of 18.
Any questions from the public comment?
Please come up to the microphone, set your name and address.
All right, I'm balling 216 Grand Avenue.
Now this curfew.
Does it go to effect immediately?
Or is it going to be effected?
Effect immediately.
All right, thank you.
You're welcome.
Any other comment?
Hearing none, motion?
Take a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson Gratian.
Yes.
Tompkins.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Marrone.
Yes.
Orbonne.
Yes.
Ornance 2023-19.
And Ornance of the Borough Seaside Heights, County of Ocean State of New Jersey, amending
the Borough Code of the Borough Seaside Heights, it was to amend Chapter 166 entitled Police Department.
This has to do with the off-duty work that police officers are generally permitted to do.
So they have not been able to do work at the bars in town.
They will also preclude them from doing off-duty security work at the motels and apartment complexes
and things like that.
Any comments from the public?
Hearing none, motion?
Take a motion.
Second.
Roll call.
Councilperson Gratian.
Yes.
Tompkins.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Ohemus.
Yes.
Marrone.
Yes.
Ornance 2023-20.
All right.
Just to mention, these Ornance, that Ornance doesn't go into effect until January as well.
Some of the motels would already have a contract for us to provide the off-duty.
So the idea is to give everybody a chance to find a new source of off-duty police officers moving into 2024.
Okay.
2023-20.
Ornance of the Borough of Seaside Heights, County of Ocean State of New Jersey, amending
the Borough Code of the Borough of Seaside Heights, which was to mention Chapter 179 entitled
Rental Property.
So it's kind of the long Ornance, but it's basically the short-term rental Ornance.
This applies generally speaking to your VRBOs and Airbnb rentals in town.
Any comments from the public?
Hearing none, motion?
Off-duty.
Roll call.
Councilperson Gratian.
Yes.
Tompkins.
Smith.
Yes.
Ohemus.
Yes.
Farone.
Yes.
Carbone.
Yes.
2023-21.
Ornance of the Borough of Seaside Heights, County of Ocean State of New Jersey, amending
the Borough of Code of the Borough of Seaside Heights to amend Chapter 33 entitled Boardwalk
and Beach.
And this basically implements a boardwalk closure for the beach, I mean, from between
8 p.m. and 5 a.m. each day.
All the issues are covered.
And the exempts, like fishermen and surfers, and the normal.
Chris, does that exempt medical detectors also?
I had a question about that.
Well, we didn't put that, it's not in there.
But I mean.
Can that be put in there?
Yeah.
Substantial change.
All right.
Ah, that would be a substantial change?
So we do amend time a little while.
We would.
At the next meeting?
Sure.
that we're going to put in no minute.
Let's pass this tonight.
Yes, yes.
We'll pass it tonight since there's
been no objection from the public so far.
And then we'll amend it to allow, what do you call it?
That will be checked.
Each covers.
I can draft that.
Do draft this over the next day.
Any questions from the public as far as the boardwalk
closures from 8 PM to 5 AM?
Hearing none, motion?
I'll make it.
Second.
Oh, call.
Council person's gracious.
Yes.
Tompkins.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Hamas.
Yeah.
Moron.
Corbons.
Yes.
Approvals.
There's a bunch of them.
You have Lucky Leo's Christmas in July.
That's actually ongoing right now.
They've done that event for a number of years
in front of their business on the boardwalk.
Kids' Crabbing Day on July 22nd.
Heavy Reel Brewing put in a request with the ABC
to do another event in the parking lot of their premises.
This one they're calling Heavy Reel Tiki Fest.
August 22nd, there's a request to do a wedding on the Sampson
Carterette Avenue Beach.
And on the 24th of August, the Berkeley Striper Clubs,
they've done this before.
It's a clubs.
It's a kids' day down on the dock at the Bayfront.
And lastly, American Angler Fish Tournament and Fishing Show
between September 3rd and October 1st.
You've heard the approvals for the events.
Any questions from the public?
Having none?
Motion.
Make a motion.
Second.
Council person's gracious.
Yes.
Tompkins.
Yes.
Smith.
Yes.
Hamas.
Yeah.
Okay.
It's that time in the evening where the public has an opportunity
to talk to the council.
If you'd like to, just come up to the mics.
Say your name and address.
And, Rich.
Oh, God.
Rich, that's O245 County Avenue.
Just a comment about the beach.
You guys did a wonderful job this season
on patrolling the beach and everything.
The garbage cans that you have set up so people can play ball.
I think if you adjust them on the weekend,
because you're shorting the beach and it's really packed up,
during the week it doesn't matter,
but on the weekends it kind of shortens up the beach
when the garbage cans are all the way up
and the play area is almost a third of the beach.
I think, you know, when you know it's going to be a busy weekend,
if you can move those back, that gives everybody...
You mean back towards the doer?
Towards the boardwalk.
Right.
Because you have them cordoned off, you have them left there.
So that's the only thing.
But the police have done a good job.
Everybody's done a good job.
After four o'clock you do smell the marijuana,
so what are you going to do?
But that's the way it is.
But other than that, good job, Agnes.
Anyone else like to speak tonight?
No one.
Okay.
The only thing I have to say is...
Hold on, Tom.
I'm sorry.
I apologize.
I didn't see you.
Okay.
Not a resident, but a new representative.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the board.
I'm going to introduce our chief, RC Shane Associates,
a group of concerned citizens who prefer not to be identified
at this time.
However, they are asking me to come to speak to you about a...
Their concerns about a recent ordinance that was passed
tonight, specifically the ordinance that prevents individuals
from under the age of 21 being able to rent within the
borough of Seaside Heights.
They're actually coming here asking me to ask the board
to reconsider it and voluntarily rescind that ordinance.
As you're aware, there's a thing called log in discrimination
within the state of New Jersey.
That prevents people from the age of 18, 19, and 20 adults
in the United States from actually being discriminated against.
Actually, in this modern age, you can go to fight to...
You can go fight for a war for the United States,
but the borough of Seaside Heights right now is saying
you can't rent a short-term rental within its borough.
We're leaving here with two options,
and this is just for public comment and your own consideration.
Either you voluntarily rescind the ordinance
or a lawsuit will be filed.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your comment.
I already have two things to talk about tonight.
First, no one else, right?
I'm sorry.
No one else?
Okay.
One is that there's a lot of scams going on in the country,
but particularly properties.
You'll notice on television, media,
telling us about the alert if you own property,
watch your deeds, and so forth.
Our county of Ocean, along with the Office of County Clerk
and the Board of Commissioners, have a program.
You can go online, and you can register.
That means anybody that looks at your property,
you're not knowing it.
You're not knowing it, but the county knows it.
They will notify you first that your property deed
is being looked at,
either through a credit agency or an individual.
So I suggest strongly, I did it last week.
So I suggest strongly that you do it.
I think it's a protection.
In a second, let's root for sun because the rain is killing us. With that, I'll start
off this end tonight, Rich.
Well, I agree with you, Mr. Mayor. We need some sun, that's for sure. I think everything
we tried to do here tonight with the ordinances, as we've said from the beginning, we always
say the same thing, is we're trying to make this a family town. I saw the other day on
Newsbreak, which is one of the online services. They had a real nice article about seaside
heights, really trying to become a family town, all the efforts that we put in. And
I think that that's what this is all about, is trying to make things better in this town.
Quality of life, as the mayor always talks about. And these ordinances tonight, I think,
will help to do that for the seaside heights. So, hopefully, let's pray for some good weather
and everybody have a good evening.
I hope it will get some good weather soon. I'm shooting. It's a bad beach time right
now, so I look forward to this. I'm coming out and everybody enjoying the best this week.
Harry, it's like to thank everybody for coming. We do listen to everybody in town, so keep
your comments coming to us. And pray for good weather.
Like Harry said, I thank everybody for coming. It seems like our attendance is growing
more and more. We're happy to see people come out. And this is a resort town, so
we do need good weather. And that's all we could say.
I'm going to say, dido to everyone. I'm good to see everyone here. Hope we can solve your
problems. And we're doing the best we can. We just don't like being called sleet side.
And with all these kids, it's scary. And that's all we're trying to do.
Vito, I have you. I'm putting up the phone so they can hear you.
I just want to thank everybody for all their prayers, thoughts and support as I went through my surgery.
It was very successful. Now I would say, throw your prayers for good weather because we really need God.
And I want to second what Rich said and what Penny said is the quality of life and making this town a family town
didn't happen overnight. And we have to continue to work at it as we are.
And the evidence of that is these ordinances that we just passed.
So that's the mantra of the town. That's where we're headed.
And I want to thank everyone for coming.
Okay. With that, I'll ask for a motion to adjourn.
I'll make it on favor.
Aye.