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Mhm.

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» Good evening everybody.
It's so great to see so many faces here

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this evening.
This is the meeting of the Tinton Falls

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Borough Council being held August 11th,
2026.

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This meeting is hereby called to order.
Will the clerk please read the open

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public meeting statement?
>> Pursuant to section 5 of the Open Public

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Meetings Act, adequate notice of this
meeting has been provided by posting on

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the Borough of Tinton Falls official
website in the municipal building at

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least 48 hours prior to the meeting and
filing with the Borough Clerk all on

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November 10th, 2025.
>> Thank you.

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May I ask the clerk to call the roll?
>> Mr. Alessi?

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» Here.
>> Ms. Buckley?

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» Here.
>> Mr. Nice?

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» Here.
>> Mr. Parikh?

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» Here.
>> Mr. Nessi?

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» Here.
>> At this time, I would like to invite

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everyone to join me in reciting the
Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance
>> to the flag of the United States of

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America
and to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.

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» There are three sets of meeting minutes
for approval.

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May I have a motion to approve the June
16th, 2026 regular and executive session

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meeting minutes?
>> Motion.

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» Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a
second?

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» Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Nice.

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May I have a roll call, please?

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» Mr. Alessi?
>> Yes.

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» Ms. Buckley?
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Nice?
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Parikh?
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Nessi?
>> Yes.

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» May I have a motion to approve the July
7th, 2026 regular session minutes.

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» Motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. Parekh. May I have a

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second?
>> Second.

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» Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
May have a roll call, please?

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» Mr. Alessi?
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» Ms. Buckley?
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Neese?
>> Abstain.

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» Mr. Parekh?
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Nessi?
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The next item on the agenda is reports.
At this time, I would like to invite

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Mayor Clay
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recognition.

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» Thank you so much.
Thank you, Council President. Um it's an

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exciting evening here tonight in Tinton
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Uh we have several certificates of
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Uh the first um is Elena Mullen. Elena,
if you could come up.

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Um I just I would like to share a little
bit about Elena for the audience in case

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anybody doesn't know.
Um we were we were fortunate a number of

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us were at uh the Kate the the K8
graduation and we got to hear um Elena

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and Jayla's speeches and they were
really outstanding.

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And so, we wanted to be sure to present
these two outstanding young women to

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everyone tonight.
Um I'm proud tonight to recognize an

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exceptional young member of our
community, Elena, who has distinguished

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herself as the valedictorian
of her middle school graduating class

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through her remarkable dedication to
academics, leadership, athletics, and

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community service
throughout all three years of middle

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school, Elena consistently earned high
honor roll

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recognition
reflecting her unwavering commitment to

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academic excellence.
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she also was honored with both the PTA
Scholastic Award and the PTA

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uh Scholar or Athlete Award, Scholar
Athlete, excuse me.

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Achievements that highlight not only her
outstanding scholastic performance, but

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also her dedication to athletics and
personal growth.

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Her leadership is equally noteworthy.
She was inducted into the National

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Junior Honor Society
where she served as secretary

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exemplifying responsibility
integrity, and a strong sense of

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service.
Beyond the classroom, Elena has shown a

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deep commitment to her community. She
completed volunteer service with local

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organizations
and in seventh grade, she graduated from

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the Tin Falls Junior Police Academy.
An experience that further demonstrated

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her interest in civic involvement.
This summer marked another milestone

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as she began her first job at Kumon
helping younger students build

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confidence and strengthen their academic
skills. I know that isn't easy.

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On behalf of myself and the Borough
Council, congratulations, Elena.

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You represent the very best of our
community and we look forward to all you

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will accomplish in the future.
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asked Elena where she would be going to
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asked.

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Okay, and next Jayla Alberto. Jayla, if
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I'm also honored tonight to recognize
another outstanding young leader in our

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community, Jayla,
whose accomplishments during her time at

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Tin Falls Middle School have
distinguished her as an exceptional

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student, role model, and representative
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Uh Jayla is our salutatorian.
Uh she served as student council

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president,
a role in which she demonstrated

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remarkable leadership and dedication to
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Her commitment to excellence is
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success, and has earned her salutatorian
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Throughout her middle school years,
she achieved high honors. She was a

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committed member of the National Junior
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furthering her dedication to her school
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In addition,
Chayla represented St. Paul's in the

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eighth grade dialogue program,
contributing her voice and perspective

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on issues important to students in the
community. I feel like we need to have

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that here with some students and council
and mayor's dialogue, Penny. Maybe I'll

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be reaching out to you about that.
Uh Chayla's achievements extend to a

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series of well-deserved awards,
including the school spirit award,

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excellence in social studies award, and
the PTA scholarship award.

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This year,
Chayla reached another exciting

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milestone with her acceptance to Trinity
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where she will begin her studies as a
freshman in the fall.

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On behalf of myself and the borough
council, we are proud to celebrate you

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and your achievements and are excited to
see all the incredible things you

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achieve in the future.

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» Great job.

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» Hey. Um
So, um a little bit about this next

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recognition.
A couple of months ago, um

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we had we had done a post about um our
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And one of the residents reached out and
said, "Hey, Mayor Clay, you know, we

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have our very own filmmakers that have
won awards right here in our town." And

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I was like,
"Wow, that's pretty cool." And so, we

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ended up meeting
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myself and the public information
officer, Eileen, and we were privileged

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to see uh some of uh the work of these
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And I said when I saw them tonight, the
uh the two young men that I had met, I

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felt like I was meeting celebrities, you
know, like I recognized them from the

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movie. It was super cool.
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we wanted to acknowledge the awards that
um that these guys have achieved.

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Um so, tonight, we're recognizing Max
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our Tin Falls residents. I feel kind of
bad. I think we'll have to do a picture

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with all four of you. So.
Uh we're pleased to recognize two talent

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Well, you guys should come up. The two
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we'll do a picture with everyone.

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Uh we're pleased to recognize uh two
talented young creators from our

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community, Max and Tyler, whose
impressive achievements in filmmaking

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have brought pride to Tin Palms and
earned recognition across New Jersey and

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beyond.
Max and Tyler have produced standout

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projects
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skill, and a passion for storytelling. I
promise you you must check these out.

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Their film, The Other Foot, received an
honorable mention at the Count Basie

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Center and was showcased in the Basie's
historic theater.

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The film was also selected by several
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including Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6,
The C Show, and the CAF Future Eagles

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and Screening Competition,
underscoring its quality and broad

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appeal.
Their project, This One, Whisper of the

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West,
won the best comedy at the New Jersey

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Film Awards, a competitive monthly
festival that features work from across

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the state.
The film received an honorable mention

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from the Humanity Rising Festival,
which welcomes submissions from high

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school students throughout the US. In
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and Moods Film Festival,
an event dedicated to storytelling,

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community, and cultural connection, as
well as Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6,

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which highlights and elevates the work
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Beyond these recognitions, Max and Tyler
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through their YouTube channel, Buttery
Biscuit Studios. I was like, I had to

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practice that.
Where they share their projects with a

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growing audience.
Their work is also featured on MTV

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including interviews with Colin Wars
package further demonstrating their

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commitment to refining their craft and
sharing their voice. On behalf of myself

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and the Borough Council, congratulations
Max and Tyler. We're proud to recognize

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your achievements and eager to see what
outstanding work you create next.

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I I also have to add that both of these
young men were outstanding camp

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counselors in our rec program this
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and also that Tyler will be interning
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in the fall
and and he'll lend his creative touch to

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what what gets
put together coming out of the borough

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and that both of these gentlemen will be
doing some work at our community day.

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» Shout out to Eric and Leo who are also
in the front row today. They help us

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with all of our productions, help us in
writing, post-production, directing and

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are absolutely fantastic actors. If you
check out any of our movies, Eric's

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always a star and Leo's always that
surprise villain coming from behind. So

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Thank you so much Mayor Kat.

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» And then
you guys come on out.

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» Before proceeding to the next
agenda items, we'll take a short

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3-minute break. Anyone wishing to leave
may do so at this time.

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» beginning with reports.
If everyone's ready.

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Uh, beginning with Mr. Neff, our borough
engineer.

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» Thank you, Council President.
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the 2026 road program is substantially
complete. Um, they've finished 95% of

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the work. They're doing some minor punch
list work. And they just have Locust

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Grove Road left on the paving list. Um,
that won't be taking place just yet

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though cuz we are still waiting. We're
going to get sanitary sewer and a water

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main extension down that road.
But, thank you to all the residents who

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worked with us on that project. I know
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any project, but it turned out great.
Also, Hans Park has been undergoing some

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upgrades. Um, previously the basketball
courts out there was just, you know,

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old, outdated
gray asphalt. Uh, it's gotten pretty

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worn out. So, we did a resurfacing out
there. It all looks brand new,

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color-coded, re-striped.
Uh so, court looks great. DPW's going to

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be getting some new bleachers, doing
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So, that there's some nice upgrades
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And I am happy to hear that we did get
confirmation from DEP and the New Jersey

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Forest Service that we are getting the
$20,000 grant for the tree inventory and

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the community forest management plan
development. So, we will start working

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with our uh
certified tree expert on that plan. It's

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mostly for the public park areas um
throughout town and what we can do to

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increase the uh tree canopy, maintain
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That's all I've got.
>> Thank you, Mr. Neff.

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Mr. Fallon, our CFO.
>> Yeah, I have no report tonight, Council

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President. Thank you.
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Mr. Camilleri, our Business
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» Thank you, Council President. Uh first I
want to thank Recreation again. They

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just finished a successful summer camp.
They had over 320 kids this year, which

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I think that's the most they've had so
far. Uh they had great camp counselors

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uh coming back year after year to help
them. Also want to thank the police

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department. They just finished a
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They had 22 cadets, and then they had uh
five student leaders, which are uh

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people that have already gone through
that program, and they come in and help

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mentor the younger children.
And then also, we are working with the

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uh Monmouth County
people. We are uh working on a pilot

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program they're trying to do, which is a
cold red, which is a summer form of the

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cold blue. So, instead of a warming
center, they're they're working with

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them to um
host a cooling center uh for extreme

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heat.
That's all I've

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» Thank you, Mr. Camilleri.
Mayor Clay.

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» Thank you, Council President.
Um it's uh been a busy month.

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Um
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Uh
the beginning at middle of July, we had

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a ribbon cutting.
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we uh Mr. Neff and I have been attending
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Um on the 16th, it was a double header
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we uh worked with Robert Wood Johnson
to create uh tiles for new mural that's

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going to be featured in their cancer
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And then that night uh we were at um
Council President Nessie's barber shop

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uh doing uh haircuts for the police
academy, which definitely is not my

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strong suit.
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on the 17th, several of us attended the
Tinton Falls senior group's senior

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picnic,
uh which was uh

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a great hot Friday. Also, thank you to
recreation for all the work that they

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did to make that happen.
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uh uh our business administrator, Mr.
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referenced recreation.
Uh we were fortunate enough to get to a

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number of activities, including the
inflatable day and the talent show, and

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it was a stellar camp season. Um it's
always incredible to see how over 300 uh

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kids can engage at the same time, all
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lot of crazy weather, and they did so,
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uh Mr. Cammarano and I also attended the
Mincola Civic Association scholarship

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awards,
where several Monmouth Regional students

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were honored.
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a number of us also attended the MAZDA
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If you've never been, I highly encourage
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very hot day
and they raise a lot of money for

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charity.
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on August 3rd we had our first official
meeting of the mayor's wellness

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campaign.
We have approximately 16 people

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from different facets of our community.
We have EMS people. We have

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someone from the police department. We
have people that work in private

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agencies. We have pastors.
And what we are doing is looking at

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recent needs assessments that were
conducted that involved Tin Falls

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residents and trying to determine what
needs exist in this community amongst

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our residents
covering all ages from little ones to

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seniors. And then we will be looking at
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from different agencies and individuals
who are interested in providing those

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services and may range from mental
health to nutrition and pretty much

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anything else that you can imagine along
those lines. The caveat is that anything

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that we fund has to relate back to
mental health substance abuse prevention

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peer leadership
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Um so it's fairly broad and I'm very
encouraged by the wide range of people

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that we have. Uh also uh on that
committee is uh

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Councilman Alessio.
Bless you.

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Uh National Night Out, I just want to
give a shout-out to the police

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department. Uh also everybody else that
assisted with that night, it was

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amazing.
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I heard such good reviews even though it
was accidentally moved, I think people

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really loved it there. And uh everyone
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Uh
It was mentioned that we were at

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President the Junior Academy graduation.
And that's another stellar program put

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on by our police department.
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also in addition to that this weekend
the Crawford House did a fantastic job

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with the ice cream social
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went to a fire company dinner. So it's
been busy but very good.

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Um also I just want to mention uh two
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Um in response to residents' request and
residents' displeasure

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with JCP&L
we have on the calendar a town hall

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for September 17th
where residents will be able to speak

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directly
to JCP&L.

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And I'm hoping that people will put down
their laptops and their comments on

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social media and bring them here. So one
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And um additionally on tonight's agenda
uh there's a resolution about um

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opioids. And I do want to mention that
uh if you see the uh purple flags when

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you came in.
That um and those represent

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uh 89 lives lost in Monmouth County
in 2025.

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But even more
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I I don't want to say important, but
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that there were 344
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So, opioids continue to be a pressing
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They cross all social lines. They don't
discriminate, and they affect so many

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families in in our county, in our state,
and in our country. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Mayor Clay.
Mr. Starkey, our director of law.

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» Uh thank you, Council President. I have
no report tonight.

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» Thank you.
Mrs. Hutchinson, our borough clerk.

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» Uh thank you, Council President. I have
no report this evening.

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» Thank you. Moving on to council reports
beginning with Mr. uh Lessy.

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» Thank you, Council President. Uh I just
want to report that the Planning Board

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meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening
is canceled as of today.

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And that's all I have for my report.
Thank you.

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» Thank you, Mr. Lessy.
Ms. Buckley.

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» Thank you, Council President. Um I will
uh be brief. Uh Mayor Clay mentioned a

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lot of uh lot of items. Um
I just want to also thank the police

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department um and the administration for
the police uh National Night Out. It was

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a great evening. I was glad I was able
to attend that one. I did miss the

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Historic Commission uh ice cream social
that my council members talked about it,

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but I hear it was fantastic, and the
pictures were great. Um and I also was

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able to attend the Maza Truck Pull. Uh
I'd like to thank uh the borough for

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their participation, and Maza for that
wonderful event as well. And that's all

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for my report. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Ms. Buckley. Mr. Neese.

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» Yes, thank you, Council President.
Um yes, I attended um many of the items

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mentioned, but I'll just brief through.
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we were at a uh cutting for the Monmouth
Counselors

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um on 7/13.
I went to the Crawford uh house on the

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14th for the plastic detox. I will say
that I no longer bring a plastic bottle

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with me. I now carry a metal one.
Thank you very much. Uh

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went to the uh NJEDA tour um that was a
ribbon cutting for their new office uh

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and then I did the tour of Fort Monmouth
which was a very good tour. It was like

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a 45-minute tour. I learned a lot and um
I've been through Fort Monmouth many,

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many times myself.
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uh the Junior Police Academy did a
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job that evening.
Uh it was too bad for the weather that

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they didn't get out to march. Uh but I
will say it was a good ceremony. The

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power went out briefly, but did come
back on.

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Um and um today we had the uh Community
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Um the Community Day event is to be held
on 9/26. Don't forget the date.

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Also, the Zoning Board's next meeting is
on September 3rd.

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And uh this year we will be
um having the anniversary for 9/11,

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which is the 25th anniversary. I just
wanted to bring that up. Thank you.

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» Thank you, Mr. Nees. Mr. Parekh.
>> Thank you, Council President. Uh cover

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some of the events that I attended. Uh
first, uh congratulations to the

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Historic Commission and the Crawford
House on a successful old-fashioned

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Sunday event that they had on the 8th.
Uh it was a warm day, but it was well

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attended. Lots of young families joined
us and uh we appreciate the efforts they

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made there to bring the community
together. Uh also on that same night, uh

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I want to
share a sincere thank you to the fire

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companies for including us on their uh
annual celebration. It was nice to

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connect with uh the men and women that
keep us safe in our town,

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um, and many of them were honored for
their efforts. So, that was a great

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night. Uh, I also want to acknowledge
the efforts of, uh, the Tinton Falls

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Wreck Department. Um, as many of his
have stated, uh, they had record numbers

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this year. I've heard a lot of positive
feedback from, um, neighbors and and,

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uh, folks in the community about uh, how
engaged the children were, how happy

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they were to attend, and they're already
looking forward to next year's summer

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camp. Uh, my children as well were were,
uh, really pleased with, uh, the

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activities and the and the fun they had.
So, some fantastic summer memories for

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for our children and in the community.
Um, I also wanted to mention, uh, with,

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uh,
uh, some of the boards of eds, um, with

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the, uh, Tinton Falls Board of
Education, with, uh,

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Mr. Pelayo stepping down, there was a
vacant seat. They appointed, um,

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Nicholas Belia as, uh, as a new board
member to the Tinton Falls Board of Ed.

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He will be also participating on their
finance and facilities, uh,

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committees. The next meeting for the
Tinton Falls Board of Education, uh,

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which will be to kick off the the new
school year, is on August 27th. And the

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same for the Monmouth Regional Board of
Education will be on August 18th. I also

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want to highlight an, uh, a really
interesting event that the Crawford

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House is hosting.
Um, it is a screening of the Monmouth

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County at War documentary that, uh, the
county commissioners have have, uh, gone

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to great lengths to put together. If you
have an opportunity, take a look at it

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on YouTube. There's a trailer there. Um,
it's it's really intriguing. It's called

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Rebels, Raiders, and the Revolution in
Monmouth County. That scree- screening

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screening will happen on October 21st at
the Crawford House at 7:00 p.m. So, uh,

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if any if all of you, uh,
anyone that's available, we look forward

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to seeing you. Uh, that's all I have,
Council President.

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» Thank you, Mr. Pareek. And as for
myself, I just want to thank our

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congratulate all the certificate
recipients this evening.

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Moving on to ordinances, there are three
ordinances on for introduction this

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evening. I'd like to remind the public
that when an ordinance is introduced,

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there is no public discussion. The
public discussion for the following

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ordinances will take place when it's up
for final consideration. With that, may

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I ask the clerk to read the title of the
first ordinance?

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» 2026-1550,
an ordinance amending chapter 4 of the

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borough code entitled general licensing
by amending section 4-20, motel hotel

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guest registration, to establish
limitations on the duration of hotel and

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motel occupancy and to preserve the
transient nature of hotel and motel

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uses. The public hearing will be held on
September 1st, 2026, or as soon

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thereafter as a matter can be reached on
the agenda.

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» Thank you.
May have a motion to approve the

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introduction of this ordinance.
>> Motion.

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» Thank you, Mr. Pareek.
May have a second?

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» Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.

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May have a roll call, please?
>> Mr. Alessi?

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» Yes.
>> Ms. Buckley?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Neese?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Pareek?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Nessie?

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» Yes.

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» May I ask the clerk to read the title of
the next ordinance?

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» 2026-1551,
an ordinance creating a new chapter 26

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of the borough code to be entitled
short-term rentals. The public hearing

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will be held on September 1st, 2026, or
as soon thereafter as a matter can be

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reached on the agenda.
>> Thank you. May have a motion to approve

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the introduction of this ordinance.
>> Motion.

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» Thank you, Mr. Neese.
May have a second?

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» Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Pareek.

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May have a roll call, please?
>> Mr. Alessi?

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» Yes.
>> Ms. Buckley?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Neese?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Pareek?

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» Yes.
>> Mr. Nessie?

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» Yes.

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» May I ask the clerk to read the title of
the last ordinance?

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» 2026-1552
an ordinance amending the general

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penalty provisions of the Borough code
of the Borough of Tinton Falls to

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authorize per day fines for continuing
ordinance violations. The public hearing

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will be held on September 1st, 2026 or
as soon thereafter as the matter can be

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reached on the agenda.
>> Thank you.

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May I have a motion to approve the
introduction of this ordinance?

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» Motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.

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May I have a second?
>> Second.

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» Thank you, Mr. Nees.
May I have a roll call, please?

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» Mr. Alessi.
>> Yes.

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» Ms. Buckley.
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Nees.
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Parekh.
>> Yes.

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» Mr. Nessi.
>> Yes.

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Moving on, there is one ordinance for
final consideration.

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We will hold a public hearing with
comments being limited to 3 minutes.

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Comments may be only pertain to the
ordinance.

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May I ask the clerk to read the title of
the ordinance?

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» 2026-1549
an ordinance adopting a revision and

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codification of the ordinances of the
Borough of Tinton Falls, County of

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Monmouth, State of New Jersey.
>> Thank you. May I have a motion to open

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the public discussion on this ordinance?
>> Motion.

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» Thank you, Ms. Buckley.
>> But if I may just want to make one

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comment before you open public
discussion.

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» Yes.
>> Um there is one change uh to the

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ordinance that's being considered
tonight um from when it was considered

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on first reading. Uh this is a it's a
lengthy ordinance, but there's uh

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changes to chapter 17 in here, which is
tree removal and replacement. And in

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particular, there's a section 17-9.
Um there is one sentence in that ordi-

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that part of the ordinance that's going
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And I just want to read into the record.
The sentence says, "The maximum amount

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to be collected as a contribution to the
tree escrow fund shall be $250,000 per

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site." Um that sentence is deleted in
the ordinance that's being considered

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tonight. That is not a material change,
so you can proceed with second reading.

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But, I just wanted to make the public
aware of that.

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» Thank you, Mr. Starkey.
May I have a motion to open the public

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discussion for this ordinance?
>> Motion.

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» Mr. Thank you, Mr. Pareek. May I have a
second?

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» Second.
>> Thank you, Ms. Buckley. All in favor?

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» Aye.
>> Aye.

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» Aye.
>> Is there anyone from the public that

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would like to comment? Please remember
to state your name and town for the

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record.

435
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:06,280
» Barbara Colberg, 21 Cedar Place, Tinton
Falls, New Jersey, 07724.

436
00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:10,560
I'm a member of the Shade Tree
Commission. I'm speaking you tonight

437
00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:17,560
because there are changes coming in the
2026 1549 ordinance affecting Tinton

438
00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:21,360
Falls code 3-36.5
and 3.36.6,

439
00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:25,920
which will remove the Shade Tree
Commission's authority. We currently

440
00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:30,120
have authority over our trees. With your
vote, yes, our power will be totally

441
00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:36,360
eliminated so that we can no longer
safeguard Tinton Falls trees. New Jersey

442
00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:40,560
state law 40:64-5,
sorry, 64-5,

443
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:44,520
states that a Shade Tree Commission
created under the state's chapter has

444
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:49,120
full and exclusive authority over the
regulation, planting, and care of trees

445
00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:54,480
in public areas. This mandate lists
specific powers allowing that municipal

446
00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:59,120
law can modify the powers, but the 2026
1549 removes our authority entirely,

447
00:39:57,600 --> 00:40:04,320
which seems to be illegal at the state
level. The Shade Tree Commission, STC

448
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:08,440
for short, welcomed all new members when
we were invited to our first meeting on

449
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:13,040
April 9th, 2025.
We didn't realize we had full authority

450
00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:17,040
because we were never told we did. We
were told at this meeting we were only

451
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:21,520
allowed to do two things: create a list
of recommended trees and talk to the

452
00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:25,440
community about trees. We were directly
told that we were not to approach the

453
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:29,360
planning board or to try to talk to
borough employees about trees.

454
00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:32,880
Today, we are sad and discouraged to
realize that we are only finding out

455
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:38,440
about our authority as it is being taken
away. All of this feels wrong to us. We

456
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:43,760
are here, eager and ready, volunteering
our time, bringing years of experience

457
00:40:40,720 --> 00:40:48,200
and knowledge. Our STC of five members
currently includes three master

458
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:52,160
gardeners. The SDC envisioned borough
employees, commissions, and boards

459
00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:56,040
working together to achieve the worthy
goals in the Tinton Falls Master Plan,

460
00:40:54,400 --> 00:41:00,880
such as maintaining and upgrading the
existing system of parks. We want to be

461
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:05,560
more useful. We can see that other
towns, such as Little Silver and Fair

462
00:41:02,840 --> 00:41:10,640
Haven, have robust STCs that are much
more effective. This year, the Tinton

463
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:14,800
Falls STC has boldly started efforts to
improve our borough trees by applying

464
00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:19,040
for state grants from the New Jersey
Urban Community and Community Program

465
00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:23,560
and the New Jersey Shade Tree
Federation. If our power is eliminated,

466
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:28,360
we fear that we will be ineligible to
apply for such state grants.

467
00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:34,200
Tinton Falls currently current Chapter
17 code states that the SDC and a tree

468
00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:37,960
specialist both have power. Our tree
specialist was contracted from two

469
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:42,640
engineering firms. Consequently, our
tree specialist has an engineering

470
00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:45,600
focus, not a conservation focus. I saw
this first hand when these particular

471
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:49,480
firms bid on a job that the
Environmental Commission was given a

472
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:53,360
grant to do. Their proposal showed an
engineering perspective and did not

473
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:57,200
address conservation issues. Tinton
Falls still has old growth trees, and we

474
00:41:55,560 --> 00:42:01,880
need to hold on to them for future
generations. So, going forward, all of

475
00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:06,320
this is concerning. Please don't take
away the SDC's authority. We propose

476
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:09,840
that the SDC should work with tree
specialists, and the borough create a

477
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:14,000
better agreement for how we work
together. That would ensure that the

478
00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:18,200
SDC, as stewards of the trees, have a
voice in what happens. Thank you for

479
00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:20,960
your time.
>> Thank you, Ms. Goldberg.

480
00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:26,720
Is there anyone else who would like to
speak on this ordinance?

481
00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:38,400
» Good evening. Ellen Goldberg, 90
Glenwood Drive.

482
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:42,640
I would like to express my thoughts on
how excited I was to have the Shade Tree

483
00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:46,560
Commission back up and running in Tinton
Falls.

484
00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:51,440
I truly believe they there are they are
very concerned and dedicated residents

485
00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:56,920
that are serving on this commission, and
they have a tremendous tree-mendous,

486
00:42:54,400 --> 00:43:00,240
pun intended, amount to offer our
borough.

487
00:42:58,040 --> 00:43:03,480
This commission is so important to have
and will continue to work with the

488
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:07,400
borough to achieve the goals of the
master plan.

489
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:11,520
Why do we have a master plan? Isn't it
to protect our residents and be sure

490
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:15,680
that we we maintain the integrity that
we are meant to have here?

491
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:22,320
There are obviously countless reasons
why we need trees. We need more, not

492
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:25,680
less, as we develop and grow and build.
This is taken directly from the master

493
00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:30,360
plan.
Enhance pedestrian connections within

494
00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:35,240
the borough between and among
residential neighborhoods, community

495
00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:39,760
resources, and commercial areas.
Promote the development of a

496
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:44,320
comprehensive borough-wide system of
greenways, bike ways, and other

497
00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:50,320
pedestrian connections.
Trees are imperative to our survival

498
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:56,640
as a human race. Cutting down one of the
most important assets that we have and

499
00:43:53,360 --> 00:44:01,720
not replacing is just unthinkable to me.
Having the Shade Tree Commission is one

500
00:43:58,400 --> 00:44:05,640
of the utmost im- importance commissions
to our residents.

501
00:44:03,400 --> 00:44:11,280
I personally went to them for advice on
choosing a tree to plant in my yard, the

502
00:44:08,240 --> 00:44:15,640
location of my tree on my property, and
when I noticed something on it that

503
00:44:13,160 --> 00:44:19,080
looked like a problem, I had this group,
this commission, to reach out to for

504
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:22,640
help.
The Shade Tree Commission should be

505
00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:28,160
helping the bureau to protect our air
quality, which is diminishing rapidly.

506
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:31,880
More people, cars, trucks, buses,
wildfires,

507
00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:36,720
higher temperatures
and like I've never seen before, make me

508
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:41,000
very worried about our health.
Our roles as public servants, and I

509
00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:45,760
include myself as the chairperson of the
Environmental Commission, is to take

510
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:49,480
care of our town and keep it safe in
every way possible.

511
00:44:47,640 --> 00:44:53,960
I encourage you not to allow the
authority of the Shade Tree Commission

512
00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:58,160
to be taken away.
This is a group of individuals that I

513
00:44:55,760 --> 00:45:03,760
trust will do the right thing for Tinton
Falls. Thank you.

514
00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:03,760
» Thank you, Ms. Goldberg.

515
00:45:04,480 --> 00:45:09,040
Is there Anyone else would like to
speak?

516
00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:09,040
Sure.

517
00:45:14,080 --> 00:45:20,760
» Hey, good evening. Uh Mitch Goldberg,
also from 21 Cedar Place, Tinton Falls.

518
00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:24,160
Um
Uh my my comments are more general.

519
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:27,120
Uh
There's been a lot of excitement around

520
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:30,480
this ordinance, and I I was going
through it, and I I mean, so the first

521
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:35,760
instance that got pulled. Anyway, point
is, I don't really understand this

522
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:41,120
ordinance. It It's basically some type
of massive correction

523
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:44,360
for the for our entire code, and I'm I'm
It's just not clear from looking at it

524
00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:47,680
uh
why why we're doing it, what it's for,

525
00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:52,320
why we're doing it now.
Uh and it and it seems, you know, it It

526
00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:55,280
re- first read, it it kind of looks, all
right, well, you know, committee names

527
00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:59,600
have changed, and you know, these
department names are changed. And that's

528
00:45:56,840 --> 00:46:03,640
fine to do a massive clerical
modification to to our code, if you want

529
00:46:02,040 --> 00:46:07,280
to do that, but there's definitely
changes in there that constitute

530
00:46:05,080 --> 00:46:11,480
alterations to these laws.
Minor some of them, you know, fees and

531
00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:15,800
things like that change, but in general,
um

532
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:20,040
it seems like a sweeping massive, you
know, bill that covers a whole bunch of

533
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:23,000
area in one time that makes a lot of
changes.

534
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:29,320
Doesn't feel right and also feels like a
place where you can hide stuff

535
00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:32,680
for the paranoid among us. So, anyway, I
I know it's supposed to be only a

536
00:46:30,440 --> 00:46:36,640
one-way conversation, but if somebody
wanted to explain what this is all

537
00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:40,560
about, I would appreciate it, but
otherwise that's that's all I have to

538
00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:43,320
say. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you, Mr. Colbert.

539
00:46:51,280 --> 00:46:58,320
» Good evening.
Richard Calvert, 13 Mayberry Drive.

540
00:46:55,360 --> 00:47:03,560
I'm here to discuss the
deplorable and dangerous conditions of

541
00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:07,280
our roads. Uh I
>> We're only speaking right now on behalf

542
00:47:06,080 --> 00:47:09,880
of the ordinance. Is this Is this
pertaining to the ordinance? Correct?

543
00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:12,000
» I'm sorry.
>> Is this pertaining to the ordinance that

544
00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:14,440
we're
um

545
00:47:12,800 --> 00:47:16,080
» Oh, no. I have to wait.
>> Yeah, there's going to be a public

546
00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:19,320
discussion.
>> Okay. Got you.

547
00:47:22,640 --> 00:47:27,040
» Is there anybody else would like to
speak on this ordinance?

548
00:47:29,360 --> 00:47:33,120
» Council President, there was an email
sent in that I would like to read if

549
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,720
that's okay.
>> Yes, please.

550
00:47:34,080 --> 00:47:40,160
» Thank you.
Um the email was sent in from Anthony

551
00:47:38,480 --> 00:47:45,680
Priver Terra.
Um it stated, "New Jersey law requires

552
00:47:43,320 --> 00:47:52,520
shade tree commissions to have authority
based on my layman's understanding of

553
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:52,520
NJSA 40:64-5.

554
00:47:52,720 --> 00:48:02,040
The proposed cap of 250,000 is far too
low. A con- In conservative estimate of

555
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:07,800
these number of these numbers would
allow any tree cut after number 520 to

556
00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:14,160
be done free of any replacement. Given
that there are an estimated 89 trees at

557
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:18,040
12-in DBH per acre, you basically cut
down as many acres of trees if you

558
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:21,720
wanted
pay for the first 5.

559
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:26,000
acres.
We need to spend some time working on a

560
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:29,000
sliding scale for the cap based on the
size of the property at a minimum should

561
00:48:28,040 --> 00:48:32,360
be
should have a million-dollar cap in the

562
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:36,320
meantime.
Um he also included a reference table in

563
00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:41,480
this email.
That concludes the email. Thank you.

564
00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:41,480
» Thank you, Mr. Hutchinson.

565
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:47,280
Are there any more comments this evening
on the ordinance?

566
00:48:46,200 --> 00:48:51,480
Hearing none, may I have a motion to
close the public hearing?

567
00:48:50,280 --> 00:48:54,120
Motion?
Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a

568
00:48:52,560 --> 00:48:57,080
second?
>> Second.

569
00:48:55,120 --> 00:48:58,280
» Thank you, Mr. Alessi. All in favor?
>> Aye.

570
00:48:57,800 --> 00:49:01,600
» Aye.
>> Are there any council members that would

571
00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:04,840
like to comment on this ordinance?
>> I would. Thank you, Council President.

572
00:49:03,880 --> 00:49:08,920
Um
uh yes.

573
00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:12,760
So uh first I'd like to um
thank uh what however made the decision

574
00:49:11,440 --> 00:49:16,760
to remove the cap until that can be
further analyzed as to whether or not a

575
00:49:14,960 --> 00:49:21,120
cap is appropriate on the tree removal
and replacement. Um

576
00:49:19,240 --> 00:49:24,160
my comments I um
also just wanted to to make clear when I

577
00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:27,040
was also reading around the shade tree
commission to the to the comments that

578
00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:31,440
just came in.
It like the current wording does say

579
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:37,000
exercise full and exclusive control over
and the changes say make recommendations

580
00:49:33,600 --> 00:49:41,800
on. So to me um that that does read I
don't know whether this is the intent of

581
00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:47,360
of the changes, but it does read like
any full any approval authority um or

582
00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:52,160
real authority is being removed and it's
making it more like just

583
00:49:48,520 --> 00:49:55,920
recommendations. Um Um, I I don't I I I
did read the state statute. I don't know

584
00:49:54,320 --> 00:50:00,560
I'm not an I'm an attorney. It does seem
to conflict with the state statute. Um,

585
00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:03,920
I don't that's just my layman's uh,
you know, reading of it. But, um, I

586
00:50:02,680 --> 00:50:07,720
would you know,
from a public perception perspective,

587
00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:11,480
like I understand in the past like other
iterations of the Shade Tree Commission

588
00:50:09,360 --> 00:50:15,040
perhaps weren't active, weren't filled.
There was a period of time where we only

589
00:50:12,800 --> 00:50:19,360
had like two or three people, right?
But, that's not now. So, like from a

590
00:50:17,000 --> 00:50:22,920
like me you know, being elected official
I constantly if I get in touch with

591
00:50:21,480 --> 00:50:26,360
residents or they contact me about
something and they've got expertise and

592
00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:31,040
they want to get involved. I'm like all
for that. Like to me that's the best use

593
00:50:28,320 --> 00:50:34,840
of government. And now we have like a
really knowledgeable got a couple of

594
00:50:32,840 --> 00:50:37,600
tree experts people on the Shade Tree
Commission. I think that should be

595
00:50:35,920 --> 00:50:41,280
encouraged and like
I don't know that I'm not I've no idea

596
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:45,200
where the intent of this change came
from. But, if we make this change it's

597
00:50:43,440 --> 00:50:48,440
going to completely dampen that, right?
Like we want to encourage people with

598
00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:51,720
knowledge to be involved. And I feel
like this would do the opposite whether

599
00:50:50,160 --> 00:50:56,320
or not that was the intent. I doubt it
was. But, I do think that would be the

600
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:59,280
effect of it. Um, and I do think like
we're I know they're applying for grants

601
00:50:58,280 --> 00:51:02,040
and things. Like I do think there's a
lot that that can be done now that we

602
00:51:00,680 --> 00:51:06,920
have the expertise there and I think we
should encourage that. Um, also just a

603
00:51:04,560 --> 00:51:11,320
silly thing anecdotally as I drove here,
like the logo of Tin Falls is a sycamore

604
00:51:09,120 --> 00:51:14,800
tree. Like to me that means like that
was intentional for a reason and I do

605
00:51:13,040 --> 00:51:17,880
think we should, you know, encourage
that. Part of the um,

606
00:51:16,440 --> 00:51:21,880
tree removal and replacement ordinance
was actually designating historic trees.

607
00:51:20,240 --> 00:51:25,760
Which to me was, you know, Sycamore
Avenue historic Sycamore trees. So, I do

608
00:51:23,840 --> 00:51:29,120
think there's a lot more work to be done
that the expertise of this particular

609
00:51:27,400 --> 00:51:33,240
iteration of the Shade Tree Commission
would be valued in. So, I I'm fine with

610
00:51:31,640 --> 00:51:36,480
changing some of the wording to like it
make it a partnership should there be a

611
00:51:35,160 --> 00:51:38,680
future iteration of the Shade Tree
Commission where we don't have

612
00:51:37,480 --> 00:51:41,280
volunteers.
Right? We don't want to

613
00:51:39,960 --> 00:51:44,800
we don't want to stop progress if you
will. But, the current iteration just

614
00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:48,480
changing this to make recommendations I
think that will have a dampening effect

615
00:51:46,720 --> 00:51:53,760
that I can't uh, that I can't support
this particular section. Thank you.

616
00:51:51,040 --> 00:51:53,760
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley.

617
00:51:57,920 --> 00:52:01,920
Any other members of council like to
speak on this ordinance?

618
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:07,480
Hearing none.
May I have a motion for adoption?

619
00:52:07,800 --> 00:52:12,040
» Motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.

620
00:52:11,080 --> 00:52:15,880
May I have a second?
>> Second.

621
00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:19,080
» Thank you, Mr. Nice.
May I have a roll call, please?

622
00:52:17,840 --> 00:52:21,280
» Mr. Alessi?
>> Yes.

623
00:52:20,040 --> 00:52:24,040
» Ms. Buckley?
>> No, just for the aforementioned reasons.

624
00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:28,800
I just want to put it on the record. I
don't have any problem with the rest of

625
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:31,360
the entire codification ordinance.
>> Thank you. Mr. Nice?

626
00:52:30,320 --> 00:52:33,200
» Yes.
>> Mr. Pareek?

627
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:36,760
» Yes.
>> Mr. Nessi?

628
00:52:34,400 --> 00:52:36,760
» Yes.

629
00:52:42,560 --> 00:52:46,880
» Moving on to public discussion. May I
have a motion to open the public

630
00:52:45,640 --> 00:52:49,360
discussion?
>> Motion.

631
00:52:48,480 --> 00:52:51,000
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a
second?

632
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:54,400
» Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.

633
00:52:53,120 --> 00:52:57,640
All in favor?
>> Aye.

634
00:52:56,120 --> 00:53:01,040
» Before we begin the public comment, I
would like to remind everyone that

635
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:04,400
the procedures are outlined in the
public comment section of the agenda.

636
00:53:03,320 --> 00:53:07,080
When you come up to speak, please
clearly state your name and town for the

637
00:53:05,920 --> 00:53:10,280
clerk.
You will have 3 minutes, and all your

638
00:53:08,840 --> 00:53:14,320
remarks must remain respectful and
follow the rules noted in the agenda.

639
00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:19,160
Is there anyone who would like to speak
this evening on any matter?

640
00:53:17,240 --> 00:53:21,440
» Okay.
Sorry about that before, folks.

641
00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:25,360
» That's okay.
>> Okay.

642
00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:29,280
Uh Richard Calvert, 13 Mayberry Drive.
I am here to

643
00:53:27,320 --> 00:53:32,840
talk about the
very dangerous and deplorable road

644
00:53:31,320 --> 00:53:37,600
conditions
for our neighborhood, which is Mayberry

645
00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:44,120
Drive, Bowles Lane, Blueberry Lane,
Ruffin Court, McMedemy Place, and

646
00:53:41,800 --> 00:53:49,320
Squankum Road from
the Route 18 overpass to Colts Neck.

647
00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:54,600
I've been in touch with Mr. Neff a
number of times emailing back and forth.

648
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:58,840
We have a number of issues.
We never received our final course. Mr.

649
00:53:56,960 --> 00:54:03,960
Neff disagrees with that assessment.
He's been out, but we have lips on our

650
00:54:02,160 --> 00:54:07,600
Belgium block
that are intolerable.

651
00:54:06,080 --> 00:54:13,960
We have
drainage issues where the drains back up

652
00:54:11,320 --> 00:54:19,400
because they are above
the water level of the pavement. And

653
00:54:17,040 --> 00:54:25,000
weeds grow
and it exacerbates the situation makes

654
00:54:22,240 --> 00:54:28,600
it even worse. But the most overwhelming
since I got to really talk fast here

655
00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:32,600
with this time limit, the most
overwhelming issue here

656
00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:37,320
is
the ADA compliance

657
00:54:35,880 --> 00:54:42,320
on
the handicap access points on these

658
00:54:40,600 --> 00:54:47,640
sidewalks.
And

659
00:54:43,360 --> 00:54:52,360
I have a semi partially handicapped
person in my family. We have tried to

660
00:54:50,360 --> 00:55:00,280
navigate that in the wheelchair and the
walker. The lips are like this. The ADA

661
00:54:56,400 --> 00:55:05,080
code is no more than a quarter inch.
And it can't be done by just throwing

662
00:55:02,400 --> 00:55:11,480
temporary pavement up there
and trying to make it work. It's got a

663
00:55:08,280 --> 00:55:17,240
full requirement of regulations that
have to be followed to make it compliant

664
00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:17,240
with title two.

665
00:55:17,320 --> 00:55:25,200
And I'm wondering
if this is something that's going to be

666
00:55:22,360 --> 00:55:34,080
looked at because
the average lifespan for an asphalt

667
00:55:29,040 --> 00:55:38,560
pavement is 20 to 25 years.
You know how long we have been in

668
00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:45,880
Sterling Forest
35 years and we've never had a paving.

669
00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:51,120
So, we are way past. We should have been
on the schedule 10 years ago.

670
00:55:48,840 --> 00:55:56,680
And we didn't even get on it this year.
And I just went over I the one street I

671
00:55:54,000 --> 00:56:01,800
saw Rutgers which was just done. The
lips on the driveway are approximately a

672
00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:07,200
quarter to a half inch.
We have lips that are two, three, and

673
00:56:04,520 --> 00:56:11,600
four inches. They're dangerous. We've
had the go I've seen the little boy

674
00:56:09,080 --> 00:56:16,880
across the street fall twice on his bike
with the training wheels, cut his knees.

675
00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:23,880
We have a dangerous and deplorable
situation that has to be rectified and

676
00:56:21,080 --> 00:56:29,520
we need action right away. We've waited
35 years

677
00:56:27,080 --> 00:56:33,880
for something to happen.
And the fact that I contacted Mr. Neff

678
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:38,040
last year,
we should have been put on He came out

679
00:56:35,480 --> 00:56:42,400
and did a physical exam.
We have weeds growing up in the middle

680
00:56:40,600 --> 00:56:47,000
of the street.
It it's it's terrible and the ADA

681
00:56:44,440 --> 00:56:51,760
compliance issue is really something
that's got to be addressed here.

682
00:56:49,880 --> 00:56:55,040
» Your last name is Mr. Calvert, right?
>> I'm sorry?

683
00:56:52,200 --> 00:56:56,640
» You said your last name was Mr. Calvert?
>> Okay.

684
00:56:55,560 --> 00:56:58,840
» I know I What's your last name? I
couldn't hear you. I'm sorry.

685
00:56:58,160 --> 00:57:00,640
» I'm sorry. I can't
>> What's your last name?

686
00:57:00,120 --> 00:57:03,400
» Calvert.
>> C A L V E R T.

687
00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:08,000
» Calvert, sorry.
>> Calvert, like the whiskey.

688
00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:11,280
» On the agenda is an email. Can you send
your contact information and I will

689
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:13,680
follow up with you or with someone else
as well to

690
00:57:12,200 --> 00:57:19,120
» Well, I
Mayor Clay has gotten copies of

691
00:57:16,120 --> 00:57:22,040
everything. Mr. Calamari has gotten
copies of everything and Mr. Neff has

692
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:24,200
everything.
>> Okay.

693
00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:27,880
» And I've sent numerous emails and
pictures.

694
00:57:25,880 --> 00:57:33,560
I mean, I've sent You get a lot of
pictures, huh, Mr. Neff, huh?

695
00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:35,360
But I sent tons of pictures to everybody
>> Mr. Neff, you

696
00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:39,840
» to show
the sewer

697
00:57:36,920 --> 00:57:43,320
uh manhole covers have lips.
The ones that

698
00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:48,440
there's temporary pavement around the
utility covers.

699
00:57:45,480 --> 00:57:55,400
We have a very, very, very serious
situation that's got to be addressed.

700
00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:58,440
And if I can just make one more
quick comment.

701
00:57:58,920 --> 00:58:05,760
If you guys and
for my military training I always

702
00:58:03,480 --> 00:58:11,480
prepare for every scenario.
And the next step is we have been in

703
00:58:08,680 --> 00:58:15,640
touch with an attorney.
And

704
00:58:13,200 --> 00:58:20,040
to go forward here
we are prepared

705
00:58:18,000 --> 00:58:23,520
there be four points that the attorney
would

706
00:58:22,080 --> 00:58:29,360
bring up with you and I'll just give you
the four highlights. The Title II ADA

707
00:58:26,360 --> 00:58:33,240
violations and pedestrian accessibility
hazards.

708
00:58:30,760 --> 00:58:42,440
The notice of dangerous conditions
pursuant to NJSA 59 colon 4-2.

709
00:58:38,880 --> 00:58:47,920
The immediate demand for remediation.
And the open request for municipal and

710
00:58:45,160 --> 00:58:50,000
developmental records pertaining to our
streets. Okay?

711
00:58:49,640 --> 00:58:51,800
» Thank you, Mr.
>> Thank you very much. I appreciate your

712
00:58:51,280 --> 00:58:56,000
time.
>> Mr. Neff, would you like to comment on

713
00:58:54,320 --> 00:59:01,280
» Yeah, I I know there's a few residents
here. I can give a couple comments if

714
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:04,800
you want. Uh as far as the ADA, uh I
understand it may not be compliant with

715
00:59:02,720 --> 00:59:10,400
current regulations, but
that site was built before the

716
00:59:06,240 --> 00:59:16,160
regulations were put into effect. So
it's just the fact. Um so, the ADA

717
00:59:14,560 --> 00:59:20,480
regulations require that they be
replaced when the roads are paved.

718
00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:25,080
So, we are not It's for the record,
we're not in violation of any ADA

719
00:59:23,240 --> 00:59:28,440
requirements. They not may not meet
current regulations, but we are not in

720
00:59:26,880 --> 00:59:30,720
violation of anything.
>> Understood.

721
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:32,600
» You're only required to upgrade those
when the roads are paved.

722
00:59:32,160 --> 00:59:38,080
» Okay.
>> So, I understand the road is certainly

723
00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:40,560
showing its age. It's definitely
showing signs of wear. It's getting

724
00:59:39,480 --> 00:59:44,920
older.
We've reported it to DPW, the potholes,

725
00:59:43,400 --> 00:59:49,240
the bigger issues. You know, we'll
certainly take a look at it um when we

726
00:59:47,320 --> 00:59:52,920
do the next road program, you know,
because of budgetary reasons, we can't

727
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:56,240
just add roads throughout the year, you
know, we have to go through the capital

728
00:59:54,000 --> 01:00:00,480
budget process. So, you know, that's in
the spring, so we'll certainly take a

729
00:59:57,800 --> 01:00:03,200
look at this. Um I can say the road, you
know, definitely did have the surface

730
01:00:01,840 --> 01:00:06,720
course paving. You can see the two
layers very clearly out there. But

731
01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:09,640
again, we'll certainly take a look at
it, you know, for a strong

732
01:00:07,960 --> 01:00:13,640
consideration, you know, the next time
we do a road program.

733
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:16,880
» Thank you, Mr. Neff.
>> Can I comment again?

734
01:00:15,560 --> 01:00:20,760
Am I allowed?
>> I I I can let you comment again, yes.

735
01:00:19,400 --> 01:00:24,400
Not for 3 minutes, but yes, if you had a
follow-up, yes, or a question.

736
01:00:22,240 --> 01:00:31,400
» Okay, I do have a follow-up.
The ADA Title II was passed in 1992.

737
01:00:29,880 --> 01:00:38,200
And you're going to
Mr. Neff, to say to sit here and tell me

738
01:00:34,760 --> 01:00:46,760
you're going to wait another 2 years
because that's the next paving cycle

739
01:00:41,720 --> 01:00:52,880
for the town to wait 35 years to comply
with an ADA regulation is totally

740
01:00:50,800 --> 01:00:57,040
unacceptable.
Totally unacceptable. And you're Now

741
01:00:55,200 --> 01:01:00,880
you're talking about having us wait
another 2 years?

742
01:00:58,760 --> 01:01:05,480
And the life cycle I'd like to know and
I also one other thing I asked for was

743
01:01:03,160 --> 01:01:09,960
the 2026
paving schedule. And I wanted to know

744
01:01:07,360 --> 01:01:14,680
the time frame between when those roads
were last paved and when they're

745
01:01:11,640 --> 01:01:20,000
currently paved. Because if you go like
to Rutgers, which I drive by every day,

746
01:01:16,920 --> 01:01:24,520
and I inspected it, those lips again are
Or this. Mr. Neff, you went out to our

747
01:01:22,440 --> 01:01:28,080
neighborhood. You see the lips are like
this.

748
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:32,320
That is because the final course was
never put down.

749
01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:38,920
And I asked for the records. I asked for
the performance bond retirement for the

750
01:01:36,160 --> 01:01:44,960
developer. I asked for the paving
records from the paver. I asked for the

751
01:01:42,200 --> 01:01:49,960
report from the engineering firm that
was hired by the bureau in 1991 that

752
01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:54,680
would have signed off on the completion
of that work. I was told none of those

753
01:01:52,680 --> 01:01:57,240
records are available.
Why is that?

754
01:01:56,040 --> 01:02:01,640
» Mr. Culver, I'm going to follow up with
Mr. Neff, Mr. Camel Larry, Mayor Clay,

755
01:02:00,280 --> 01:02:05,040
and
and see what we can do to get maybe

756
01:02:03,400 --> 01:02:08,480
clearer answers for you and then
>> I would I would like

757
01:02:06,800 --> 01:02:14,040
I want to get that information.
>> I will make sure you get that. Yes.

758
01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:18,400
» And also the 2026 paving schedule and I
want to know when the time frame that

759
01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:23,040
those cuz we're we haven't been paved in
35

760
01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:25,760
years. The life cycle for a road is 20
to 25.

761
01:02:24,600 --> 01:02:27,920
» We are going to move forward to another
speaker, okay?

762
01:02:26,360 --> 01:02:30,720
» you very much. Appreciate your time.
>> Thank you for speaking.

763
01:02:34,760 --> 01:02:43,240
Anybody else like to speak to tonight?
>> Hello.

764
01:02:40,200 --> 01:02:47,400
Um I do have some handouts I'd like to
give out. Uh Mr. Neff has this, Mayor

765
01:02:45,800 --> 01:02:50,200
Clay does, and uh the bureau
administrator, so

766
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:52,040
I'll just leave them.
>> You can leave it right there. That's

767
01:02:50,880 --> 01:02:55,800
fine. Thank you.
>> you.

768
01:02:53,640 --> 01:03:00,640
» My name is Gina Varella. I live at 200
Hockhockson Road, Tinton Falls.

769
01:02:58,640 --> 01:03:04,840
I'm here tonight to discuss some
unaddressed zoning and variance

770
01:03:01,960 --> 01:03:09,640
violations that are occurring at 246
Hockhockson Road.

771
01:03:06,880 --> 01:03:13,440
Um a bulk variance board resolution BA
2025-01

772
01:03:11,600 --> 01:03:16,440
was granted
last year

773
01:03:14,960 --> 01:03:21,600
uh based on submitted plans that
depicted a driveway location, house

774
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:24,840
garage location, grading, etc.
Variance condition stated that the

775
01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:29,440
location of the accessory building will
not be visible from the street,

776
01:03:27,320 --> 01:03:34,000
which will preserve the natural woody
character of beautiful Hitchcock and

777
01:03:31,880 --> 01:03:36,040
Road, which I happen to love cuz I live
there.

778
01:03:35,040 --> 01:03:39,440
Um
the owner willingly violated the

779
01:03:37,720 --> 01:03:44,080
approved site plan without concern for
the parameters of the variance or the

780
01:03:41,240 --> 01:03:49,040
impact on the environment, clear-cutting
mature 50 to 80-ft trees,

781
01:03:46,840 --> 01:03:53,600
slicing through extensive root networks,
endangering the remaining adjacent

782
01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:57,680
canopy, while stripping wildlife habitat
and disrupting the local microclimate

783
01:03:56,000 --> 01:04:01,560
and biodiversity.
I heard Mr. Neff talk before about

784
01:03:59,360 --> 01:04:05,200
preserving canopy. This
surrounding area is really at risk

785
01:04:03,160 --> 01:04:07,640
because of this.
Um

786
01:04:10,640 --> 01:04:15,280
Instead of constructing the driveway
according to the submitted layout, the

787
01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:20,320
owner abandoned the approved engineering
plans and relocated the driveway to an

788
01:04:17,680 --> 01:04:25,040
unauthorized area. They cut a straight
400-plus foot right path right along the

789
01:04:23,600 --> 01:04:29,360
property line.
This relocation completely deviated from

790
01:04:27,200 --> 01:04:33,120
the approved variance plans,
which are included in what I gave you

791
01:04:31,920 --> 01:04:37,800
guys.
Um

792
01:04:35,600 --> 01:04:42,320
and
resulted in an additional violation. It

793
01:04:39,720 --> 01:04:46,160
removed the woodland buffer. The mature
trees have been removed, and as a

794
01:04:44,480 --> 01:04:49,600
result, the building now stands clearly
visible from the road.

795
01:04:47,920 --> 01:04:54,960
Uh I've included pictures along with a
highlighted board-approved site plan and

796
01:04:52,200 --> 01:04:57,800
my last email that I sent to borough
officials.

797
01:04:58,600 --> 01:05:04,040
In addition to this, the straight-line
cutting eliminated the natural water

798
01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:09,600
absorption along my property line and
adjacent, which is just adjacent to my

799
01:05:05,880 --> 01:05:14,160
septic system, two tanks and one field.
Um at one some points along this

800
01:05:11,720 --> 01:05:17,680
property line
the

801
01:05:15,200 --> 01:05:22,320
property owner cleared a good 30 to 40
ft barren, bare, nothing there. It's

802
01:05:21,160 --> 01:05:26,240
like
if you were to shave your head, there's

803
01:05:24,160 --> 01:05:30,720
nothing there. There's absolutely no
buffer between my property and this

804
01:05:29,280 --> 01:05:35,520
property.
Um it has a significant effect on the

805
01:05:32,640 --> 01:05:40,560
drainage. I think for every tree, they
absorb about 100 to 300 gallons a day of

806
01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:45,880
water. So, it's very significant and I'm
seriously concerned as I was at the

807
01:05:43,120 --> 01:05:49,840
zoning meeting. I discussed this last
year, the tree removal and how it affect

808
01:05:47,840 --> 01:05:53,120
my septic system.
Um

809
01:05:51,440 --> 01:05:59,280
this area was supposed to remain heavily
wooded for a number of reasons, but one

810
01:05:55,800 --> 01:06:03,000
was to shield it from the road. Um and I
was hoping one was so I wasn't affected

811
01:06:01,480 --> 01:06:06,440
so much by it.
Um I've tried to resolve this through

812
01:06:04,680 --> 01:06:11,200
the proper channels. I've been in touch
with Mr. Neff since March.

813
01:06:08,680 --> 01:06:15,400
Um initially, I contacted him because
the owners were at the property and

814
01:06:13,680 --> 01:06:19,720
instead of having a licensed surveyor
map off the areas to clear, they were

815
01:06:17,880 --> 01:06:22,640
doing it themselves.
Mr. Neff had no problem with this even

816
01:06:21,600 --> 01:06:26,480
though it goes against borough
ordinance.

817
01:06:24,040 --> 01:06:26,480
Um

818
01:06:26,520 --> 01:06:33,480
in fact, every concern I've had since
then, it's really been relied on My

819
01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:38,640
concern is always about the trees and
and the impact on the environment. Um

820
01:06:36,000 --> 01:06:41,800
they've been dismissed over and over.
Um

821
01:06:40,080 --> 01:06:46,600
in June, I started copying the borough
administrator because I was just getting

822
01:06:44,280 --> 01:06:51,120
what I consider the runaround.
Um at this point, the owner,

823
01:06:49,120 --> 01:06:54,600
the tree removal service, and the
current builder,

824
01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:59,120
they all agree that this driveway is not
in the correct location. That it needs

825
01:06:56,760 --> 01:07:01,960
to be much further left. It was supposed
to go in a western

826
01:07:01,000 --> 01:07:05,280
kind of
slightly curved

827
01:07:03,840 --> 01:07:07,720
um
way.

828
01:07:06,080 --> 01:07:11,280
» And you you mentioned it was 246
Hockhockson Road, correct? And your

829
01:07:09,320 --> 01:07:15,400
contact information's in
the paperwork you handed up?

830
01:07:12,440 --> 01:07:19,160
» I I did not include my contact
but I I I'd be happy to email you my

831
01:07:17,160 --> 01:07:22,400
contact info.
>> Okay. On the agenda is the bureau

832
01:07:20,800 --> 01:07:24,840
clerk's email. If you can forward your
information and then someone from the

833
01:07:23,720 --> 01:07:27,840
council
will see if we can get some uh

834
01:07:26,760 --> 01:07:32,560
clear answer for you.
>> Yeah, so

835
01:07:29,560 --> 01:07:32,560
unfortunately

836
01:07:33,360 --> 01:07:39,560
I'm frustrated this has been going on
since March. And I feel like I've gotten

837
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:43,520
totally the runaround because in my eyes
I'm not an engineer, I'm not a surveyor,

838
01:07:41,720 --> 01:07:47,480
I'm not a planner, I'm not an architect,
but I can read a plan. And I know it's

839
01:07:45,600 --> 01:07:51,960
been violated. And I see the damage
that's been done to the environment.

840
01:07:48,880 --> 01:07:55,760
It's it it looks absolutely horrible. It
makes me really really sad. I hear all

841
01:07:54,080 --> 01:08:00,760
these people talking about trees and I
feel I feel that.

842
01:07:58,360 --> 01:08:05,040
I feel it deeply. I've lived there for
many years. It's a beautiful area. It's

843
01:08:03,120 --> 01:08:07,680
very pristine.
Um

844
01:08:05,520 --> 01:08:11,480
» I understand. Um so we're going to
follow up. I know you you said you get

845
01:08:09,600 --> 01:08:15,760
the runaround. I don't like that.
>> Yeah, well I I have I have I have I have

846
01:08:13,680 --> 01:08:20,680
a couple of other things to say. I did
reach out to the mayor. Um

847
01:08:18,359 --> 01:08:23,400
because I was just at the point that I
didn't really know what to do. She told

848
01:08:22,080 --> 01:08:26,200
me the bureau administrator would reach
out to me.

849
01:08:24,680 --> 01:08:29,080
He never did. I followed up with an
email. I never received a response from

850
01:08:28,000 --> 01:08:35,440
the mayor.
Um

851
01:08:30,200 --> 01:08:35,440
at this point I I don't understand why

852
01:08:35,560 --> 01:08:41,240
clear violations are being ignored. I
mean this property owner actually said

853
01:08:39,560 --> 01:08:43,080
to me he moved it on purpose.
>> Hm.

854
01:08:41,880 --> 01:08:46,120
» He said he can get away with everything
he wants in the town. And I didn't want

855
01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:51,080
to believe that, but at this point when
I feel like everybody's looking away,

856
01:08:48,520 --> 01:08:55,560
like what more can I think?
It's really disappointing. And my

857
01:08:53,520 --> 01:08:58,400
concern at this point is that oh,
there's going to be some kind of

858
01:08:56,600 --> 01:09:01,839
backdoor deal and they're going to retro
something in. So oh yeah, it's okay to

859
01:09:00,400 --> 01:09:08,560
get done.
But that would be really, really bad.

860
01:09:04,359 --> 01:09:12,680
And I'm asking the council, I really am,
to direct I I requested a stop work

861
01:09:10,880 --> 01:09:17,160
order so we could figure everything out,
have a bonded plan and restoration. The

862
01:09:15,279 --> 01:09:19,839
owner did agree to this, and last week
Mr. Knapp said, "Oh, yeah, no, we're

863
01:09:18,720 --> 01:09:23,960
good."
So,

864
01:09:22,160 --> 01:09:28,120
kind of citing that the DEP said there
was no wetlands violation, which is

865
01:09:25,880 --> 01:09:32,480
completely separate from any zoning or
variance

866
01:09:29,560 --> 01:09:35,279
uh permits. So, at this point, I'm
really looking to the bureau council for

867
01:09:34,440 --> 01:09:36,400
help
>> Okay.

868
01:09:35,720 --> 01:09:40,520
» in enforcing this.
>> One of us from the council, myself or

869
01:09:38,640 --> 01:09:44,000
planning or zoning uh liaison will
contact you from when you reach out to

870
01:09:42,480 --> 01:09:46,680
the clerical I got your email.
>> Well, she she has my email. She's been

871
01:09:45,880 --> 01:09:49,000
very lovely.
>> Okay.

872
01:09:47,040 --> 01:09:50,520
» Um but, I will reach out to her again.
>> Perfect.

873
01:09:49,480 --> 01:09:52,759
» Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you.

874
01:09:58,000 --> 01:10:01,400
Would anybody else like to speak this
evening?

875
01:10:07,760 --> 01:10:13,800
» Hi.
Uh my name is Dave Keenan, and I live at

876
01:10:11,680 --> 01:10:19,400
69 Squankum Road,
uh along with my wife.

877
01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:26,600
Uh my wife and her family have lived at
69 Squankum Road since the 1950s,

878
01:10:23,360 --> 01:10:32,320
and we are the only house that was there
before this neighborhood was built. So,

879
01:10:29,120 --> 01:10:37,760
we've been through the entire process.
And, you know, I lost 15 ft of my front

880
01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:41,200
yard for them to put that road in.
And I was willing to accept that because

881
01:10:39,680 --> 01:10:44,560
I assumed that the road would be
maintained.

882
01:10:42,480 --> 01:10:49,040
And I can tell you it
uh everything Mr. Calvert says, I I I

883
01:10:46,520 --> 01:10:53,800
concur and I can validate cuz I've been
there the entire time.

884
01:10:50,840 --> 01:10:59,800
Um I walk that road all the time with my
dog. And just for giggles, I counted

885
01:10:56,600 --> 01:11:04,880
there's a over a hundred patches
from the Route 18 bridge to my house on

886
01:11:03,120 --> 01:11:09,480
Squankum Road.
A hundred. We've been patching patches

887
01:11:07,840 --> 01:11:14,200
for all those years.
It's kind of silly.

888
01:11:11,680 --> 01:11:17,720
The other dimension that that adds to it
is

889
01:11:15,440 --> 01:11:21,000
there are a lot of very large trucks now
using that road.

890
01:11:19,480 --> 01:11:24,680
They sneak through there to get to Colts
Neck when they don't want to go through

891
01:11:22,320 --> 01:11:28,120
the middle of town.
Because of the

892
01:11:26,120 --> 01:11:33,120
state of the road,
they rip it up.

893
01:11:29,800 --> 01:11:37,080
There's been a a 10-truck metal
container carrier

894
01:11:35,400 --> 01:11:40,400
uh 10-ton
at least 20-ton been going up and down

895
01:11:38,840 --> 01:11:43,440
the street for the past 2 weeks every
day.

896
01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:47,600
Going and hitting the There's a 10-ton
bridge at the end of the road. So, he

897
01:11:45,600 --> 01:11:50,520
shouldn't even be on that road.
Uh

898
01:11:48,400 --> 01:11:56,040
garbage trucks do it, big big trucks.
So, that makes the road worse. It

899
01:11:52,720 --> 01:12:00,040
crumbles. I have a a a patch in front of
my driveway.

900
01:11:57,400 --> 01:12:06,520
The cap comes off. I cut my
uh tire on it because of that.

901
01:12:02,920 --> 01:12:08,800
It's still open and it it needs
a

902
01:12:07,120 --> 01:12:12,280
an immediate repair so it's not
dangerous like that.

903
01:12:10,400 --> 01:12:16,720
Um
So, I just think we've neglected that

904
01:12:14,200 --> 01:12:21,240
road for 35 years at least and I've seen
it and I really ask you

905
01:12:19,480 --> 01:12:25,120
to, you know,
step up and get it somehow on a

906
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:29,320
a list
of uh roads to be repaved.

907
01:12:28,120 --> 01:12:32,040
Thanks a lot.
>> Thank you, Mr. Keenan.

908
01:12:34,320 --> 01:12:36,760
Yes.

909
01:12:44,720 --> 01:12:50,800
» My name is Freddy Boynton, 128 Cherry
Street, Tinton Falls.

910
01:12:48,800 --> 01:12:54,560
Good evening, Mayor and Council.
Uh Uh, I'm here

911
01:12:52,120 --> 01:12:59,680
for Apple Street
and Springdale.

912
01:12:56,600 --> 01:13:03,760
There's a car, two cars. I I gave the
borough administrator a picture.

913
01:13:01,520 --> 01:13:07,320
Parks right on that corner.
When my daughter

914
01:13:05,280 --> 01:13:12,080
and my kids come out, they turn onto
Apple Street, they got to swing way out

915
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:15,520
in the other lane.
Oncoming traffic.

916
01:13:13,800 --> 01:13:19,920
I was over here a couple weeks ago,
spoke to the tech I mean the police in

917
01:13:17,480 --> 01:13:23,760
there to do something about it.
They went there, I guess they talked to

918
01:13:21,880 --> 01:13:28,520
the man to move the vehicle.
It's a traffic violation.

919
01:13:25,800 --> 01:13:34,040
I contacted motor vehicle
and motor vehicle

920
01:13:30,240 --> 01:13:39,960
gave me 25 ft from a crosswalk,
25 ft from an intersection,

921
01:13:36,480 --> 01:13:43,560
50 ft from the stop sign, 10 ft
from the fire hydrant.

922
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:47,360
Y'all go over there and paint that,
we won't have that problem. They will

923
01:13:45,400 --> 01:13:51,080
park back further. I worked for the
borough 30 years.

924
01:13:49,040 --> 01:13:55,040
30 years I worked for the Red Bank.
I received a ticket

925
01:13:52,920 --> 01:13:58,400
when I worked for the town years ago,
right here.

926
01:13:56,440 --> 01:14:02,120
No parking on the street.
I get up 5:00 in the morning I work for

927
01:14:00,120 --> 01:14:06,480
the town. I had the borough vehicle, I
parked my personal vehicle out there.

928
01:14:03,760 --> 01:14:09,800
Police said I was overnight parking.
I get up to move my truck so my daughter

929
01:14:08,160 --> 01:14:13,760
can go to work. It wasn't out there
overnight, but I'm just letting y'all

930
01:14:11,080 --> 01:14:19,080
know I received a ticket and if that's a
motor vehicle violation, how come that

931
01:14:16,160 --> 01:14:23,480
car cannot get a ticket?
He's there every other day.

932
01:14:21,440 --> 01:14:27,320
I went by there this morning. There's
another car there. I took pictures of

933
01:14:25,640 --> 01:14:30,640
it. I turned my phone off, but I took
pictures of it.

934
01:14:28,640 --> 01:14:33,920
And when I went by there, police came
right up Apple Street.

935
01:14:32,320 --> 01:14:37,440
Never stopped. The car's right there. He
may be broke down, I don't know, but

936
01:14:35,560 --> 01:14:41,040
he's right on that corner.
What are we going to do?

937
01:14:39,480 --> 01:14:45,200
It's a traffic violation. What are we
going to do?

938
01:14:42,240 --> 01:14:45,200
Just going to ignore it?

939
01:14:45,520 --> 01:14:49,320
I'm just saying if you're going to
ignore it.

940
01:14:47,600 --> 01:14:52,640
Now, the other thing, Apple Street, I
mean uh Cherry Street,

941
01:14:52,720 --> 01:14:59,800
cars running the stop sign.
It's a four-way stop sign down there.

942
01:14:57,720 --> 01:15:03,320
They're running that stop sign.
My wife got hit there a couple years

943
01:15:01,240 --> 01:15:07,400
ago. Two of them called.
Man ran the stop sign.

944
01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:10,520
Go to that deli up there.
They come through there every morning.

945
01:15:08,760 --> 01:15:14,560
I'm not saying the police not doing
their job. They can't be everywhere.

946
01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:17,080
But it's a problem over there. Them
running the They're running them stop

947
01:15:15,720 --> 01:15:19,560
signs.
We don't have several accidents over

948
01:15:18,720 --> 01:15:25,240
there
on Cherry Street at that intersection.

949
01:15:23,200 --> 01:15:29,680
And something need to be done. We talk
about it, but there's nothing being

950
01:15:26,680 --> 01:15:34,480
done. We had one cop come sit there.
Caught the lady coming down the one-way

951
01:15:31,320 --> 01:15:37,800
street. We get that all the time.
We need something over there to stop

952
01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:41,160
that. We have to stop these people from
running the stop sign. They have to be

953
01:15:39,640 --> 01:15:44,480
issued ticket.
If I can get one, and a friend of mine's

954
01:15:43,200 --> 01:15:47,800
got one, I don't want to bring it up,
but the man I know about it. For a

955
01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:51,600
cracked windshield in the car, police
came the other way says he's she's seen

956
01:15:49,880 --> 01:15:55,960
the cracked windshield in his car. He's
running 40 mph, she's running 40 mph.

957
01:15:54,160 --> 01:16:00,200
How can you see a cracked windshield in
a man's car when the sun is out? 80 I

958
01:15:58,200 --> 01:16:03,240
mean 80-something degrees out there. You
can't.

959
01:16:01,280 --> 01:16:07,680
But he got a ticket. So, if we can get a
ticket, they deserve a ticket, too.

960
01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:10,400
Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Boyd.

961
01:16:19,960 --> 01:16:25,760
» Hi. My name is Rich Gandhi. On a side
note, I'm here to give you guys some

962
01:16:23,520 --> 01:16:29,560
compliments. So,
um I'm a business owner. I don't reside

963
01:16:27,760 --> 01:16:34,040
in in this town. I own a business in
this town. And I wanted to discuss the

964
01:16:32,320 --> 01:16:37,240
the hotel ordinance that you guys are
putting out. I actually think it's

965
01:16:35,400 --> 01:16:41,120
commendable that you guys have coming up
with this. It'll help solve a lot of

966
01:16:38,920 --> 01:16:45,520
problems that the township has with a
lot of the

967
01:16:42,560 --> 01:16:49,360
uh some of the establishments in town,
but I would actually like to add that I

968
01:16:47,320 --> 01:16:53,520
think you need to put some uh
uh some teeth to the to the language I

969
01:16:51,840 --> 01:16:57,080
did read out there.
I feel like uh

970
01:16:55,360 --> 01:17:01,440
there's no enforcement action and I'm
like uh there's going to be no real

971
01:16:59,840 --> 01:17:06,560
result that we are trying to achieve
here. I think if if they basically

972
01:17:04,200 --> 01:17:11,480
revisit this, I've actually talked to
Councilman Peric about this um and if

973
01:17:09,480 --> 01:17:15,880
you and I given some uh feedback and
points on it uh as to how they could do

974
01:17:13,960 --> 01:17:21,000
it because I've seen it done in a lot of
other townships. I own a few hotels and

975
01:17:18,160 --> 01:17:25,480
a lot of other townships. They have they
have established it and uh how they've

976
01:17:23,400 --> 01:17:29,760
gotten around legally.
It has helped and I've provided all that

977
01:17:27,600 --> 01:17:34,480
documentation to Councilman Peric. I
think you guys should um consider making

978
01:17:32,560 --> 01:17:38,080
a little more stringent. That would
actually help really solve our problems,

979
01:17:36,440 --> 01:17:42,440
but I think it's a step in the right
direction. So, thank you for doing what

980
01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:44,840
you guys do.
Thank you.

981
01:17:46,600 --> 01:17:50,080
Would anybody else like to speak this
evening?

982
01:17:59,400 --> 01:18:07,280
» Alan Goldberg, 90 Glenwood Drive.
Um first of all, just to announce that

983
01:18:05,600 --> 01:18:10,880
our Environmental Commission meeting is
next Thursday, August 20th. We usually

984
01:18:09,480 --> 01:18:15,440
have it the fourth Thursday of the
month, but

985
01:18:12,240 --> 01:18:21,080
uh due to summer activities, it's going
to be next Thursday. Uh I also wanted to

986
01:18:18,840 --> 01:18:27,480
report on the plastic detox. Thank you
so much, Mr. Nice, for bringing that up.

987
01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:34,240
The uh event I thought went very, very
well and was very well received and

988
01:18:31,240 --> 01:18:39,880
eye-opening to the people who came.
Um I am working on additional showings

989
01:18:38,360 --> 01:18:45,720
because I know that there were people
that were interested in coming that

990
01:18:41,600 --> 01:18:50,960
couldn't make it. So, I am looking to
work with Mr. Lee at the high school. We

991
01:18:48,960 --> 01:18:55,120
are We're talking about possibly making
it

992
01:18:52,160 --> 01:18:59,000
a a showing for the high school students
and also bring it back to the Crawford

993
01:18:57,200 --> 01:19:03,880
House after Community Day so that we
have an opportunity to promote it at

994
01:19:01,560 --> 01:19:08,400
Community Day.
Um

995
01:19:06,440 --> 01:19:13,160
And something interesting and I'm just
going to tag on with some of the things

996
01:19:11,160 --> 01:19:17,760
that some of the people were saying uh
the speed limit. So, we've changed the

997
01:19:15,080 --> 01:19:22,000
speed limit in a few places or the the
county, I guess it was, that changed the

998
01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:28,200
speed limit on Sycamore. So, it went
from 40 to 35, right? And I know that I

999
01:19:25,400 --> 01:19:32,720
drive on that road almost every single
day.

1000
01:19:29,120 --> 01:19:37,600
I go 35. I have people who are on my
back of my car practically. Um you know,

1001
01:19:35,800 --> 01:19:43,000
because they want to go faster. And I
also noticed that if I'm behind

1002
01:19:39,560 --> 01:19:47,880
somebody, they're not going 35. So, I'm
just wondering is this

1003
01:19:45,120 --> 01:19:51,600
uh being upheld? Is it you know, is
there any kind of ramification for

1004
01:19:50,120 --> 01:19:55,720
anyone who's
going over the speed limit? And you

1005
01:19:53,520 --> 01:20:00,200
know, how much more do you go over the
speed limit? I mean, it was reduced for

1006
01:19:57,680 --> 01:20:04,760
a reason. And it's funny because I find
myself going, you know, you go 40 mile

1007
01:20:02,640 --> 01:20:10,000
an hour road to a 35 mile an hour, and
I'm still going 35 thinking, "Well,

1008
01:20:07,000 --> 01:20:15,920
there's residents on all of these roads.
Maybe we should consider lowering the

1009
01:20:12,360 --> 01:20:19,920
speed limit to 35 on our town roads that
have all these residents on it because,

1010
01:20:18,120 --> 01:20:26,160
you know, if people are going 40, people
are going 45 and 50 and whatnot. And

1011
01:20:23,160 --> 01:20:33,160
maybe it would be better for us to just
keep all of it consistent at 35. So,

1012
01:20:30,240 --> 01:20:35,560
just a thought. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you.

1013
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:41,560
Any other comments this evening?

1014
01:20:44,080 --> 01:20:48,200
At this time I would like to ask the
clerk if there were any comments that

1015
01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:51,440
were submitted prior to the meeting via
email.

1016
01:20:49,520 --> 01:20:56,560
» There were none.
>> Hearing no further comments, may have a

1017
01:20:52,720 --> 01:20:56,560
motion to close the public discussion.

1018
01:20:57,000 --> 01:21:01,880
» Motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. Perik. May have a second?

1019
01:21:02,040 --> 01:21:05,680
» Second.
>> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.

1020
01:21:04,400 --> 01:21:09,280
All in favor?
I.

1021
01:21:07,640 --> 01:21:12,200
Does any member of council have anything
to add this evening?

1022
01:21:12,400 --> 01:21:16,840
Hearing none,
we will now move on to the consent

1023
01:21:15,200 --> 01:21:20,360
agenda.
Are there any items any member of

1024
01:21:18,640 --> 01:21:23,400
council would like to be removed to be
voted upon separately?

1025
01:21:23,720 --> 01:21:28,560
Hearing none, may have a motion to
approve the consent agenda.

1026
01:21:27,680 --> 01:21:31,360
» Motion.
>> Thank you, Mr. Nice.

1027
01:21:29,960 --> 01:21:33,520
May have a second?
>> Second.

1028
01:21:32,200 --> 01:21:36,680
» Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
May have a roll call, please.

1029
01:21:35,560 --> 01:21:38,400
» Mr. Alessi?
>> Yes.

1030
01:21:37,280 --> 01:21:39,960
» Ms. Buckley?
>> Yes.

1031
01:21:39,000 --> 01:21:41,760
» Mr. Nice?
>> Yes.

1032
01:21:40,640 --> 01:21:43,560
» Mr. Perik?
>> Yes.

1033
01:21:42,240 --> 01:21:47,280
» Mr. Nessi?
>> Yes.

1034
01:21:44,400 --> 01:21:50,880
» Motion carries to adopt consent agenda.
>> This concludes today's business. May

1035
01:21:48,920 --> 01:21:55,160
have a motion to adjourn.
>> Motion.

1036
01:21:52,320 --> 01:21:57,440
» Thank you, Mr. Nice. May have a second?
>> Second.

1037
01:21:55,920 --> 01:21:58,600
» Thank you, Mr. Perik. All in favor?
>> I.

1038
01:21:57,760 --> 01:22:02,760
» I.
This meeting is now adjourned

1039
01:22:00,600 --> 01:22:05,360
at 8:50.
Thank you to all attendees for your

1040
01:22:03,840 --> 01:22:07,600
participation and orderly conduct this
evening.