Mhm.
» Good evening everybody. It's so great to see so many faces here
this evening. This is the meeting of the Tinton Falls
Borough Council being held August 11th, 2026.
This meeting is hereby called to order. Will the clerk please read the open
public meeting statement? >> Pursuant to section 5 of the Open Public
Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by posting on
the Borough of Tinton Falls official website in the municipal building at
least 48 hours prior to the meeting and filing with the Borough Clerk all on
November 10th, 2025. >> Thank you.
May I ask the clerk to call the roll? >> Mr. Alessi?
» Here. >> Ms. Buckley?
» Here. >> Mr. Nice?
» Here. >> Mr. Parikh?
» Here. >> Mr. Nessi?
» Here. >> At this time, I would like to invite
everyone to join me in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
I pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of
America and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
» There are three sets of meeting minutes for approval.
May I have a motion to approve the June 16th, 2026 regular and executive session
meeting minutes? >> Motion.
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Nice.
May I have a roll call, please?
» Mr. Alessi? >> Yes.
» Ms. Buckley? >> Yes.
» Mr. Nice? >> Yes.
» Mr. Parikh? >> Yes.
» Mr. Nessi? >> Yes.
» May I have a motion to approve the July 7th, 2026 regular session minutes.
» Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Parekh. May I have a
second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Alessi. May have a roll call, please?
» Mr. Alessi? >> Yes.
» Ms. Buckley? >> Yes.
» Mr. Neese? >> Abstain.
» Mr. Parekh? >> Yes.
» Mr. Nessi? >> Yes.
The next item on the agenda is reports. At this time, I would like to invite
Mayor Clay to present tonight's certificates of
recognition.
» Thank you so much. Thank you, Council President. Um it's an
exciting evening here tonight in Tinton Falls.
Uh we have several certificates of recognition.
Uh the first um is Elena Mullen. Elena, if you could come up.
Um I just I would like to share a little bit about Elena for the audience in case
anybody doesn't know. Um we were we were fortunate a number of
us were at uh the Kate the the K8 graduation and we got to hear um Elena
and Jayla's speeches and they were really outstanding.
And so, we wanted to be sure to present these two outstanding young women to
everyone tonight. Um I'm proud tonight to recognize an
exceptional young member of our community, Elena, who has distinguished
herself as the valedictorian of her middle school graduating class
through her remarkable dedication to academics, leadership, athletics, and
community service throughout all three years of middle
school, Elena consistently earned high honor roll
recognition reflecting her unwavering commitment to
academic excellence. Along with being the valedictorian,
she also was honored with both the PTA Scholastic Award and the PTA
uh Scholar or Athlete Award, Scholar Athlete, excuse me.
Achievements that highlight not only her outstanding scholastic performance, but
also her dedication to athletics and personal growth.
Her leadership is equally noteworthy. She was inducted into the National
Junior Honor Society where she served as secretary
exemplifying responsibility integrity, and a strong sense of
service. Beyond the classroom, Elena has shown a
deep commitment to her community. She completed volunteer service with local
organizations and in seventh grade, she graduated from
the Tin Falls Junior Police Academy. An experience that further demonstrated
her interest in civic involvement. This summer marked another milestone
as she began her first job at Kumon helping younger students build
confidence and strengthen their academic skills. I know that isn't easy.
On behalf of myself and the Borough Council, congratulations, Elena.
You represent the very best of our community and we look forward to all you
will accomplish in the future. And I just wanted to share that I had
asked Elena where she would be going to high school, and she will be attending
asked.
Okay, and next Jayla Alberto. Jayla, if you can come up.
I'm also honored tonight to recognize another outstanding young leader in our
community, Jayla, whose accomplishments during her time at
Tin Falls Middle School have distinguished her as an exceptional
student, role model, and representative of our borough.
Uh Jayla is our salutatorian. Uh she served as student council
president, a role in which she demonstrated
remarkable leadership and dedication to her classmates.
Her commitment to excellence is reflected in her hard work and academic
success, and has earned her salutatorian of the class of 2026.
Throughout her middle school years, she achieved high honors. She was a
committed member of the National Junior Honor Society,
furthering her dedication to her school and community.
In addition, Chayla represented St. Paul's in the
eighth grade dialogue program, contributing her voice and perspective
on issues important to students in the community. I feel like we need to have
that here with some students and council and mayor's dialogue, Penny. Maybe I'll
be reaching out to you about that. Uh Chayla's achievements extend to a
series of well-deserved awards, including the school spirit award,
excellence in social studies award, and the PTA scholarship award.
This year, Chayla reached another exciting
milestone with her acceptance to Trinity High School,
where she will begin her studies as a freshman in the fall.
On behalf of myself and the borough council, we are proud to celebrate you
and your achievements and are excited to see all the incredible things you
achieve in the future.
» Great job.
» Hey. Um So, um a little bit about this next
recognition. A couple of months ago, um
we had we had done a post about um our town being film ready.
And one of the residents reached out and said, "Hey, Mayor Clay, you know, we
have our very own filmmakers that have won awards right here in our town." And
I was like, "Wow, that's pretty cool." And so, we
ended up meeting uh with Max, who's here tonight, uh
myself and the public information officer, Eileen, and we were privileged
to see uh some of uh the work of these young men.
And I said when I saw them tonight, the uh the two young men that I had met, I
felt like I was meeting celebrities, you know, like I recognized them from the
movie. It was super cool. Anyway, um
we wanted to acknowledge the awards that um that these guys have achieved.
Um so, tonight, we're recognizing Max Estrada and Tyler Walsh because they're
our Tin Falls residents. I feel kind of bad. I think we'll have to do a picture
with all four of you. So. Uh we're pleased to recognize two talent
Well, you guys should come up. The two of you guys should come up, and then
we'll do a picture with everyone.
Uh we're pleased to recognize uh two talented young creators from our
community, Max and Tyler, whose impressive achievements in filmmaking
have brought pride to Tin Palms and earned recognition across New Jersey and
beyond. Max and Tyler have produced standout
projects that demonstrate creativity,
skill, and a passion for storytelling. I promise you you must check these out.
Their film, The Other Foot, received an honorable mention at the Count Basie
Center and was showcased in the Basie's historic theater.
The film was also selected by several notable platforms,
including Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6, The C Show, and the CAF Future Eagles
and Screening Competition, underscoring its quality and broad
appeal. Their project, This One, Whisper of the
West, won the best comedy at the New Jersey
Film Awards, a competitive monthly festival that features work from across
the state. The film received an honorable mention
from the Humanity Rising Festival, which welcomes submissions from high
school students throughout the US. In addition, it was selected by the Reels
and Moods Film Festival, an event dedicated to storytelling,
community, and cultural connection, as well as Filmmaker Sessions Volume 6,
which highlights and elevates the work of emerging filmmakers.
Beyond these recognitions, Max and Tyler continue to expand their creative reach
through their YouTube channel, Buttery Biscuit Studios. I was like, I had to
practice that. Where they share their projects with a
growing audience. Their work is also featured on MTV
including interviews with Colin Wars package further demonstrating their
commitment to refining their craft and sharing their voice. On behalf of myself
and the Borough Council, congratulations Max and Tyler. We're proud to recognize
your achievements and eager to see what outstanding work you create next.
I I also have to add that both of these young men were outstanding camp
counselors in our rec program this summer
and also that Tyler will be interning with us
in the fall and and he'll lend his creative touch to
what what gets put together coming out of the borough
and that both of these gentlemen will be doing some work at our community day.
» Shout out to Eric and Leo who are also in the front row today. They help us
with all of our productions, help us in writing, post-production, directing and
are absolutely fantastic actors. If you check out any of our movies, Eric's
always a star and Leo's always that surprise villain coming from behind. So
Thank you so much Mayor Kat.
» And then you guys come on out.
» Before proceeding to the next agenda items, we'll take a short
3-minute break. Anyone wishing to leave may do so at this time.
» beginning with reports. If everyone's ready.
Uh, beginning with Mr. Neff, our borough engineer.
» Thank you, Council President. Uh,
the 2026 road program is substantially complete. Um, they've finished 95% of
the work. They're doing some minor punch list work. And they just have Locust
Grove Road left on the paving list. Um, that won't be taking place just yet
though cuz we are still waiting. We're going to get sanitary sewer and a water
main extension down that road. But, thank you to all the residents who
worked with us on that project. I know there are some inconveniences as with
any project, but it turned out great. Also, Hans Park has been undergoing some
upgrades. Um, previously the basketball courts out there was just, you know,
old, outdated gray asphalt. Uh, it's gotten pretty
worn out. So, we did a resurfacing out there. It all looks brand new,
color-coded, re-striped. Uh so, court looks great. DPW's going to
be getting some new bleachers, doing some other cleanup work in that park.
So, that there's some nice upgrades going on there.
And I am happy to hear that we did get confirmation from DEP and the New Jersey
Forest Service that we are getting the $20,000 grant for the tree inventory and
the community forest management plan development. So, we will start working
with our uh certified tree expert on that plan. It's
mostly for the public park areas um throughout town and what we can do to
increase the uh tree canopy, maintain the existing trees, things like that.
That's all I've got. >> Thank you, Mr. Neff.
Mr. Fallon, our CFO. >> Yeah, I have no report tonight, Council
President. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Mr. Camilleri, our Business Administrator.
» Thank you, Council President. Uh first I want to thank Recreation again. They
just finished a successful summer camp. They had over 320 kids this year, which
I think that's the most they've had so far. Uh they had great camp counselors
uh coming back year after year to help them. Also want to thank the police
department. They just finished a three-week uh Junior Police Academy.
They had 22 cadets, and then they had uh five student leaders, which are uh
people that have already gone through that program, and they come in and help
mentor the younger children. And then also, we are working with the
uh Monmouth County people. We are uh working on a pilot
program they're trying to do, which is a cold red, which is a summer form of the
cold blue. So, instead of a warming center, they're they're working with
them to um host a cooling center uh for extreme
heat. That's all I've
» Thank you, Mr. Camilleri. Mayor Clay.
» Thank you, Council President. Um it's uh been a busy month.
Um well, since the last uh council meeting.
Uh the beginning at middle of July, we had
a ribbon cutting. Um
we uh Mr. Neff and I have been attending the Pamero meetings.
Um on the 16th, it was a double header where um
we uh worked with Robert Wood Johnson to create uh tiles for new mural that's
going to be featured in their cancer center.
And then that night uh we were at um Council President Nessie's barber shop
uh doing uh haircuts for the police academy, which definitely is not my
strong suit. Um
on the 17th, several of us attended the Tinton Falls senior group's senior
picnic, uh which was uh
a great hot Friday. Also, thank you to recreation for all the work that they
did to make that happen. Um
uh uh our business administrator, Mr. Cammarano, uh
referenced recreation. Uh we were fortunate enough to get to a
number of activities, including the inflatable day and the talent show, and
it was a stellar camp season. Um it's always incredible to see how over 300 uh
kids can engage at the same time, all busy.
And also um that uh the rec program had to endure a
lot of crazy weather, and they did so, and they did it successfully.
Um uh
uh Mr. Cammarano and I also attended the Mincola Civic Association scholarship
awards, where several Monmouth Regional students
were honored. And
a number of us also attended the MAZDA truck pull.
If you've never been, I highly encourage it. It's always in August. It's always a
very hot day and they raise a lot of money for
charity. Um
on August 3rd we had our first official meeting of the mayor's wellness
campaign. We have approximately 16 people
from different facets of our community. We have EMS people. We have
someone from the police department. We have people that work in private
agencies. We have pastors. And what we are doing is looking at
recent needs assessments that were conducted that involved Tin Falls
residents and trying to determine what needs exist in this community amongst
our residents covering all ages from little ones to
seniors. And then we will be looking at proposals
from different agencies and individuals who are interested in providing those
services and may range from mental health to nutrition and pretty much
anything else that you can imagine along those lines. The caveat is that anything
that we fund has to relate back to mental health substance abuse prevention
peer leadership anything that builds resiliency.
Um so it's fairly broad and I'm very encouraged by the wide range of people
that we have. Uh also uh on that committee is uh
Councilman Alessio. Bless you.
Uh National Night Out, I just want to give a shout-out to the police
department. Uh also everybody else that assisted with that night, it was
amazing. Uh
I heard such good reviews even though it was accidentally moved, I think people
really loved it there. And uh everyone did a great job.
Uh It was mentioned that we were at
President the Junior Academy graduation. And that's another stellar program put
on by our police department. And then um
also in addition to that this weekend the Crawford House did a fantastic job
with the ice cream social that we attended. And um that evening we
went to a fire company dinner. So it's been busy but very good.
Um also I just want to mention uh two more quick things.
Um in response to residents' request and residents' displeasure
with JCP&L we have on the calendar a town hall
for September 17th where residents will be able to speak
directly to JCP&L.
And I'm hoping that people will put down their laptops and their comments on
social media and bring them here. So one can only hope.
And um additionally on tonight's agenda uh there's a resolution about um
opioids. And I do want to mention that uh if you see the uh purple flags when
you came in. That um and those represent
uh 89 lives lost in Monmouth County in 2025.
But even more um
I I don't want to say important, but even more important to note is
that there were 344 non-fatal overdoses in Monmouth County.
So, opioids continue to be a pressing issue.
They cross all social lines. They don't discriminate, and they affect so many
families in in our county, in our state, and in our country. Thank you.
» Thank you, Mayor Clay. Mr. Starkey, our director of law.
» Uh thank you, Council President. I have no report tonight.
» Thank you. Mrs. Hutchinson, our borough clerk.
» Uh thank you, Council President. I have no report this evening.
» Thank you. Moving on to council reports beginning with Mr. uh Lessy.
» Thank you, Council President. Uh I just want to report that the Planning Board
meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening is canceled as of today.
And that's all I have for my report. Thank you.
» Thank you, Mr. Lessy. Ms. Buckley.
» Thank you, Council President. Um I will uh be brief. Uh Mayor Clay mentioned a
lot of uh lot of items. Um I just want to also thank the police
department um and the administration for the police uh National Night Out. It was
a great evening. I was glad I was able to attend that one. I did miss the
Historic Commission uh ice cream social that my council members talked about it,
but I hear it was fantastic, and the pictures were great. Um and I also was
able to attend the Maza Truck Pull. Uh I'd like to thank uh the borough for
their participation, and Maza for that wonderful event as well. And that's all
for my report. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ms. Buckley. Mr. Neese.
» Yes, thank you, Council President. Um yes, I attended um many of the items
mentioned, but I'll just brief through. Um
we were at a uh cutting for the Monmouth Counselors
um on 7/13. I went to the Crawford uh house on the
14th for the plastic detox. I will say that I no longer bring a plastic bottle
with me. I now carry a metal one. Thank you very much. Uh
went to the uh NJEDA tour um that was a ribbon cutting for their new office uh
and then I did the tour of Fort Monmouth which was a very good tour. It was like
a 45-minute tour. I learned a lot and um I've been through Fort Monmouth many,
many times myself. Um
uh the Junior Police Academy did a great
job that evening. Uh it was too bad for the weather that
they didn't get out to march. Uh but I will say it was a good ceremony. The
power went out briefly, but did come back on.
Um and um today we had the uh Community Day uh meeting.
Um the Community Day event is to be held on 9/26. Don't forget the date.
Also, the Zoning Board's next meeting is on September 3rd.
And uh this year we will be um having the anniversary for 9/11,
which is the 25th anniversary. I just wanted to bring that up. Thank you.
» Thank you, Mr. Nees. Mr. Parekh. >> Thank you, Council President. Uh cover
some of the events that I attended. Uh first, uh congratulations to the
Historic Commission and the Crawford House on a successful old-fashioned
Sunday event that they had on the 8th. Uh it was a warm day, but it was well
attended. Lots of young families joined us and uh we appreciate the efforts they
made there to bring the community together. Uh also on that same night, uh
I want to share a sincere thank you to the fire
companies for including us on their uh annual celebration. It was nice to
connect with uh the men and women that keep us safe in our town,
um, and many of them were honored for their efforts. So, that was a great
night. Uh, I also want to acknowledge the efforts of, uh, the Tinton Falls
Wreck Department. Um, as many of his have stated, uh, they had record numbers
this year. I've heard a lot of positive feedback from, um, neighbors and and,
uh, folks in the community about uh, how engaged the children were, how happy
they were to attend, and they're already looking forward to next year's summer
camp. Uh, my children as well were were, uh, really pleased with, uh, the
activities and the and the fun they had. So, some fantastic summer memories for
for our children and in the community. Um, I also wanted to mention, uh, with,
uh, uh, some of the boards of eds, um, with
the, uh, Tinton Falls Board of Education, with, uh,
Mr. Pelayo stepping down, there was a vacant seat. They appointed, um,
Nicholas Belia as, uh, as a new board member to the Tinton Falls Board of Ed.
He will be also participating on their finance and facilities, uh,
committees. The next meeting for the Tinton Falls Board of Education, uh,
which will be to kick off the the new school year, is on August 27th. And the
same for the Monmouth Regional Board of Education will be on August 18th. I also
want to highlight an, uh, a really interesting event that the Crawford
House is hosting. Um, it is a screening of the Monmouth
County at War documentary that, uh, the county commissioners have have, uh, gone
to great lengths to put together. If you have an opportunity, take a look at it
on YouTube. There's a trailer there. Um, it's it's really intriguing. It's called
Rebels, Raiders, and the Revolution in Monmouth County. That scree- screening
screening will happen on October 21st at the Crawford House at 7:00 p.m. So, uh,
if any if all of you, uh, anyone that's available, we look forward
to seeing you. Uh, that's all I have, Council President.
» Thank you, Mr. Pareek. And as for myself, I just want to thank our
congratulate all the certificate recipients this evening.
Moving on to ordinances, there are three ordinances on for introduction this
evening. I'd like to remind the public that when an ordinance is introduced,
there is no public discussion. The public discussion for the following
ordinances will take place when it's up for final consideration. With that, may
I ask the clerk to read the title of the first ordinance?
» 2026-1550, an ordinance amending chapter 4 of the
borough code entitled general licensing by amending section 4-20, motel hotel
guest registration, to establish limitations on the duration of hotel and
motel occupancy and to preserve the transient nature of hotel and motel
uses. The public hearing will be held on September 1st, 2026, or as soon
thereafter as a matter can be reached on the agenda.
» Thank you. May have a motion to approve the
introduction of this ordinance. >> Motion.
» Thank you, Mr. Pareek. May have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
May have a roll call, please? >> Mr. Alessi?
» Yes. >> Ms. Buckley?
» Yes. >> Mr. Neese?
» Yes. >> Mr. Pareek?
» Yes. >> Mr. Nessie?
» Yes.
» May I ask the clerk to read the title of the next ordinance?
» 2026-1551, an ordinance creating a new chapter 26
of the borough code to be entitled short-term rentals. The public hearing
will be held on September 1st, 2026, or as soon thereafter as a matter can be
reached on the agenda. >> Thank you. May have a motion to approve
the introduction of this ordinance. >> Motion.
» Thank you, Mr. Neese. May have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Pareek.
May have a roll call, please? >> Mr. Alessi?
» Yes. >> Ms. Buckley?
» Yes. >> Mr. Neese?
» Yes. >> Mr. Pareek?
» Yes. >> Mr. Nessie?
» Yes.
» May I ask the clerk to read the title of the last ordinance?
» 2026-1552 an ordinance amending the general
penalty provisions of the Borough code of the Borough of Tinton Falls to
authorize per day fines for continuing ordinance violations. The public hearing
will be held on September 1st, 2026 or as soon thereafter as the matter can be
reached on the agenda. >> Thank you.
May I have a motion to approve the introduction of this ordinance?
» Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
May I have a second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Nees. May I have a roll call, please?
» Mr. Alessi. >> Yes.
» Ms. Buckley. >> Yes.
» Mr. Nees. >> Yes.
» Mr. Parekh. >> Yes.
» Mr. Nessi. >> Yes.
Moving on, there is one ordinance for final consideration.
We will hold a public hearing with comments being limited to 3 minutes.
Comments may be only pertain to the ordinance.
May I ask the clerk to read the title of the ordinance?
» 2026-1549 an ordinance adopting a revision and
codification of the ordinances of the Borough of Tinton Falls, County of
Monmouth, State of New Jersey. >> Thank you. May I have a motion to open
the public discussion on this ordinance? >> Motion.
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley. >> But if I may just want to make one
comment before you open public discussion.
» Yes. >> Um there is one change uh to the
ordinance that's being considered tonight um from when it was considered
on first reading. Uh this is a it's a lengthy ordinance, but there's uh
changes to chapter 17 in here, which is tree removal and replacement. And in
particular, there's a section 17-9. Um there is one sentence in that ordi-
that part of the ordinance that's going to be deleted on this um second reading.
And I just want to read into the record. The sentence says, "The maximum amount
to be collected as a contribution to the tree escrow fund shall be $250,000 per
site." Um that sentence is deleted in the ordinance that's being considered
tonight. That is not a material change, so you can proceed with second reading.
But, I just wanted to make the public aware of that.
» Thank you, Mr. Starkey. May I have a motion to open the public
discussion for this ordinance? >> Motion.
» Mr. Thank you, Mr. Pareek. May I have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Ms. Buckley. All in favor?
» Aye. >> Aye.
» Aye. >> Is there anyone from the public that
would like to comment? Please remember to state your name and town for the
record.
» Barbara Colberg, 21 Cedar Place, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, 07724.
I'm a member of the Shade Tree Commission. I'm speaking you tonight
because there are changes coming in the 2026 1549 ordinance affecting Tinton
Falls code 3-36.5 and 3.36.6,
which will remove the Shade Tree Commission's authority. We currently
have authority over our trees. With your vote, yes, our power will be totally
eliminated so that we can no longer safeguard Tinton Falls trees. New Jersey
state law 40:64-5, sorry, 64-5,
states that a Shade Tree Commission created under the state's chapter has
full and exclusive authority over the regulation, planting, and care of trees
in public areas. This mandate lists specific powers allowing that municipal
law can modify the powers, but the 2026 1549 removes our authority entirely,
which seems to be illegal at the state level. The Shade Tree Commission, STC
for short, welcomed all new members when we were invited to our first meeting on
April 9th, 2025. We didn't realize we had full authority
because we were never told we did. We were told at this meeting we were only
allowed to do two things: create a list of recommended trees and talk to the
community about trees. We were directly told that we were not to approach the
planning board or to try to talk to borough employees about trees.
Today, we are sad and discouraged to realize that we are only finding out
about our authority as it is being taken away. All of this feels wrong to us. We
are here, eager and ready, volunteering our time, bringing years of experience
and knowledge. Our STC of five members currently includes three master
gardeners. The SDC envisioned borough employees, commissions, and boards
working together to achieve the worthy goals in the Tinton Falls Master Plan,
such as maintaining and upgrading the existing system of parks. We want to be
more useful. We can see that other towns, such as Little Silver and Fair
Haven, have robust STCs that are much more effective. This year, the Tinton
Falls STC has boldly started efforts to improve our borough trees by applying
for state grants from the New Jersey Urban Community and Community Program
and the New Jersey Shade Tree Federation. If our power is eliminated,
we fear that we will be ineligible to apply for such state grants.
Tinton Falls currently current Chapter 17 code states that the SDC and a tree
specialist both have power. Our tree specialist was contracted from two
engineering firms. Consequently, our tree specialist has an engineering
focus, not a conservation focus. I saw this first hand when these particular
firms bid on a job that the Environmental Commission was given a
grant to do. Their proposal showed an engineering perspective and did not
address conservation issues. Tinton Falls still has old growth trees, and we
need to hold on to them for future generations. So, going forward, all of
this is concerning. Please don't take away the SDC's authority. We propose
that the SDC should work with tree specialists, and the borough create a
better agreement for how we work together. That would ensure that the
SDC, as stewards of the trees, have a voice in what happens. Thank you for
your time. >> Thank you, Ms. Goldberg.
Is there anyone else who would like to speak on this ordinance?
» Good evening. Ellen Goldberg, 90 Glenwood Drive.
I would like to express my thoughts on how excited I was to have the Shade Tree
Commission back up and running in Tinton Falls.
I truly believe they there are they are very concerned and dedicated residents
that are serving on this commission, and they have a tremendous tree-mendous,
pun intended, amount to offer our borough.
This commission is so important to have and will continue to work with the
borough to achieve the goals of the master plan.
Why do we have a master plan? Isn't it to protect our residents and be sure
that we we maintain the integrity that we are meant to have here?
There are obviously countless reasons why we need trees. We need more, not
less, as we develop and grow and build. This is taken directly from the master
plan. Enhance pedestrian connections within
the borough between and among residential neighborhoods, community
resources, and commercial areas. Promote the development of a
comprehensive borough-wide system of greenways, bike ways, and other
pedestrian connections. Trees are imperative to our survival
as a human race. Cutting down one of the most important assets that we have and
not replacing is just unthinkable to me. Having the Shade Tree Commission is one
of the utmost im- importance commissions to our residents.
I personally went to them for advice on choosing a tree to plant in my yard, the
location of my tree on my property, and when I noticed something on it that
looked like a problem, I had this group, this commission, to reach out to for
help. The Shade Tree Commission should be
helping the bureau to protect our air quality, which is diminishing rapidly.
More people, cars, trucks, buses, wildfires,
higher temperatures and like I've never seen before, make me
very worried about our health. Our roles as public servants, and I
include myself as the chairperson of the Environmental Commission, is to take
care of our town and keep it safe in every way possible.
I encourage you not to allow the authority of the Shade Tree Commission
to be taken away. This is a group of individuals that I
trust will do the right thing for Tinton Falls. Thank you.
» Thank you, Ms. Goldberg.
Is there Anyone else would like to speak?
Sure.
» Hey, good evening. Uh Mitch Goldberg, also from 21 Cedar Place, Tinton Falls.
Um Uh my my comments are more general.
Uh There's been a lot of excitement around
this ordinance, and I I was going through it, and I I mean, so the first
instance that got pulled. Anyway, point is, I don't really understand this
ordinance. It It's basically some type of massive correction
for the for our entire code, and I'm I'm It's just not clear from looking at it
uh why why we're doing it, what it's for,
why we're doing it now. Uh and it and it seems, you know, it It
re- first read, it it kind of looks, all right, well, you know, committee names
have changed, and you know, these department names are changed. And that's
fine to do a massive clerical modification to to our code, if you want
to do that, but there's definitely changes in there that constitute
alterations to these laws. Minor some of them, you know, fees and
things like that change, but in general, um
it seems like a sweeping massive, you know, bill that covers a whole bunch of
area in one time that makes a lot of changes.
Doesn't feel right and also feels like a place where you can hide stuff
for the paranoid among us. So, anyway, I I know it's supposed to be only a
one-way conversation, but if somebody wanted to explain what this is all
about, I would appreciate it, but otherwise that's that's all I have to
say. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Mr. Colbert.
» Good evening. Richard Calvert, 13 Mayberry Drive.
I'm here to discuss the deplorable and dangerous conditions of
our roads. Uh I >> We're only speaking right now on behalf
of the ordinance. Is this Is this pertaining to the ordinance? Correct?
» I'm sorry. >> Is this pertaining to the ordinance that
we're um
» Oh, no. I have to wait. >> Yeah, there's going to be a public
discussion. >> Okay. Got you.
» Is there anybody else would like to speak on this ordinance?
» Council President, there was an email sent in that I would like to read if
that's okay. >> Yes, please.
» Thank you. Um the email was sent in from Anthony
Priver Terra. Um it stated, "New Jersey law requires
shade tree commissions to have authority based on my layman's understanding of
NJSA 40:64-5.
The proposed cap of 250,000 is far too low. A con- In conservative estimate of
these number of these numbers would allow any tree cut after number 520 to
be done free of any replacement. Given that there are an estimated 89 trees at
12-in DBH per acre, you basically cut down as many acres of trees if you
wanted pay for the first 5.
acres. We need to spend some time working on a
sliding scale for the cap based on the size of the property at a minimum should
be should have a million-dollar cap in the
meantime. Um he also included a reference table in
this email. That concludes the email. Thank you.
» Thank you, Mr. Hutchinson.
Are there any more comments this evening on the ordinance?
Hearing none, may I have a motion to close the public hearing?
Motion? Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a
second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Alessi. All in favor? >> Aye.
» Aye. >> Are there any council members that would
like to comment on this ordinance? >> I would. Thank you, Council President.
Um uh yes.
So uh first I'd like to um thank uh what however made the decision
to remove the cap until that can be further analyzed as to whether or not a
cap is appropriate on the tree removal and replacement. Um
my comments I um also just wanted to to make clear when I
was also reading around the shade tree commission to the to the comments that
just came in. It like the current wording does say
exercise full and exclusive control over and the changes say make recommendations
on. So to me um that that does read I don't know whether this is the intent of
of the changes, but it does read like any full any approval authority um or
real authority is being removed and it's making it more like just
recommendations. Um Um, I I don't I I I did read the state statute. I don't know
I'm not an I'm an attorney. It does seem to conflict with the state statute. Um,
I don't that's just my layman's uh, you know, reading of it. But, um, I
would you know, from a public perception perspective,
like I understand in the past like other iterations of the Shade Tree Commission
perhaps weren't active, weren't filled. There was a period of time where we only
had like two or three people, right? But, that's not now. So, like from a
like me you know, being elected official I constantly if I get in touch with
residents or they contact me about something and they've got expertise and
they want to get involved. I'm like all for that. Like to me that's the best use
of government. And now we have like a really knowledgeable got a couple of
tree experts people on the Shade Tree Commission. I think that should be
encouraged and like I don't know that I'm not I've no idea
where the intent of this change came from. But, if we make this change it's
going to completely dampen that, right? Like we want to encourage people with
knowledge to be involved. And I feel like this would do the opposite whether
or not that was the intent. I doubt it was. But, I do think that would be the
effect of it. Um, and I do think like we're I know they're applying for grants
and things. Like I do think there's a lot that that can be done now that we
have the expertise there and I think we should encourage that. Um, also just a
silly thing anecdotally as I drove here, like the logo of Tin Falls is a sycamore
tree. Like to me that means like that was intentional for a reason and I do
think we should, you know, encourage that. Part of the um,
tree removal and replacement ordinance was actually designating historic trees.
Which to me was, you know, Sycamore Avenue historic Sycamore trees. So, I do
think there's a lot more work to be done that the expertise of this particular
iteration of the Shade Tree Commission would be valued in. So, I I'm fine with
changing some of the wording to like it make it a partnership should there be a
future iteration of the Shade Tree Commission where we don't have
volunteers. Right? We don't want to
we don't want to stop progress if you will. But, the current iteration just
changing this to make recommendations I think that will have a dampening effect
that I can't uh, that I can't support this particular section. Thank you.
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley.
Any other members of council like to speak on this ordinance?
Hearing none. May I have a motion for adoption?
» Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
May I have a second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Nice. May I have a roll call, please?
» Mr. Alessi? >> Yes.
» Ms. Buckley? >> No, just for the aforementioned reasons.
I just want to put it on the record. I don't have any problem with the rest of
the entire codification ordinance. >> Thank you. Mr. Nice?
» Yes. >> Mr. Pareek?
» Yes. >> Mr. Nessi?
» Yes.
» Moving on to public discussion. May I have a motion to open the public
discussion? >> Motion.
» Thank you, Ms. Buckley. May I have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
All in favor? >> Aye.
» Before we begin the public comment, I would like to remind everyone that
the procedures are outlined in the public comment section of the agenda.
When you come up to speak, please clearly state your name and town for the
clerk. You will have 3 minutes, and all your
remarks must remain respectful and follow the rules noted in the agenda.
Is there anyone who would like to speak this evening on any matter?
» Okay. Sorry about that before, folks.
» That's okay. >> Okay.
Uh Richard Calvert, 13 Mayberry Drive. I am here to
talk about the very dangerous and deplorable road
conditions for our neighborhood, which is Mayberry
Drive, Bowles Lane, Blueberry Lane, Ruffin Court, McMedemy Place, and
Squankum Road from the Route 18 overpass to Colts Neck.
I've been in touch with Mr. Neff a number of times emailing back and forth.
We have a number of issues. We never received our final course. Mr.
Neff disagrees with that assessment. He's been out, but we have lips on our
Belgium block that are intolerable.
We have drainage issues where the drains back up
because they are above the water level of the pavement. And
weeds grow and it exacerbates the situation makes
it even worse. But the most overwhelming since I got to really talk fast here
with this time limit, the most overwhelming issue here
is the ADA compliance
on the handicap access points on these
sidewalks. And
I have a semi partially handicapped person in my family. We have tried to
navigate that in the wheelchair and the walker. The lips are like this. The ADA
code is no more than a quarter inch. And it can't be done by just throwing
temporary pavement up there and trying to make it work. It's got a
full requirement of regulations that have to be followed to make it compliant
with title two.
And I'm wondering if this is something that's going to be
looked at because the average lifespan for an asphalt
pavement is 20 to 25 years. You know how long we have been in
Sterling Forest 35 years and we've never had a paving.
So, we are way past. We should have been on the schedule 10 years ago.
And we didn't even get on it this year. And I just went over I the one street I
saw Rutgers which was just done. The lips on the driveway are approximately a
quarter to a half inch. We have lips that are two, three, and
four inches. They're dangerous. We've had the go I've seen the little boy
across the street fall twice on his bike with the training wheels, cut his knees.
We have a dangerous and deplorable situation that has to be rectified and
we need action right away. We've waited 35 years
for something to happen. And the fact that I contacted Mr. Neff
last year, we should have been put on He came out
and did a physical exam. We have weeds growing up in the middle
of the street. It it's it's terrible and the ADA
compliance issue is really something that's got to be addressed here.
» Your last name is Mr. Calvert, right? >> I'm sorry?
» You said your last name was Mr. Calvert? >> Okay.
» I know I What's your last name? I couldn't hear you. I'm sorry.
» I'm sorry. I can't >> What's your last name?
» Calvert. >> C A L V E R T.
» Calvert, sorry. >> Calvert, like the whiskey.
» On the agenda is an email. Can you send your contact information and I will
follow up with you or with someone else as well to
» Well, I Mayor Clay has gotten copies of
everything. Mr. Calamari has gotten copies of everything and Mr. Neff has
everything. >> Okay.
» And I've sent numerous emails and pictures.
I mean, I've sent You get a lot of pictures, huh, Mr. Neff, huh?
But I sent tons of pictures to everybody >> Mr. Neff, you
» to show the sewer
uh manhole covers have lips. The ones that
there's temporary pavement around the utility covers.
We have a very, very, very serious situation that's got to be addressed.
And if I can just make one more quick comment.
If you guys and for my military training I always
prepare for every scenario. And the next step is we have been in
touch with an attorney. And
to go forward here we are prepared
there be four points that the attorney would
bring up with you and I'll just give you the four highlights. The Title II ADA
violations and pedestrian accessibility hazards.
The notice of dangerous conditions pursuant to NJSA 59 colon 4-2.
The immediate demand for remediation. And the open request for municipal and
developmental records pertaining to our streets. Okay?
» Thank you, Mr. >> Thank you very much. I appreciate your
time. >> Mr. Neff, would you like to comment on
» Yeah, I I know there's a few residents here. I can give a couple comments if
you want. Uh as far as the ADA, uh I understand it may not be compliant with
current regulations, but that site was built before the
regulations were put into effect. So it's just the fact. Um so, the ADA
regulations require that they be replaced when the roads are paved.
So, we are not It's for the record, we're not in violation of any ADA
requirements. They not may not meet current regulations, but we are not in
violation of anything. >> Understood.
» You're only required to upgrade those when the roads are paved.
» Okay. >> So, I understand the road is certainly
showing its age. It's definitely showing signs of wear. It's getting
older. We've reported it to DPW, the potholes,
the bigger issues. You know, we'll certainly take a look at it um when we
do the next road program, you know, because of budgetary reasons, we can't
just add roads throughout the year, you know, we have to go through the capital
budget process. So, you know, that's in the spring, so we'll certainly take a
look at this. Um I can say the road, you know, definitely did have the surface
course paving. You can see the two layers very clearly out there. But
again, we'll certainly take a look at it, you know, for a strong
consideration, you know, the next time we do a road program.
» Thank you, Mr. Neff. >> Can I comment again?
Am I allowed? >> I I I can let you comment again, yes.
Not for 3 minutes, but yes, if you had a follow-up, yes, or a question.
» Okay, I do have a follow-up. The ADA Title II was passed in 1992.
And you're going to Mr. Neff, to say to sit here and tell me
you're going to wait another 2 years because that's the next paving cycle
for the town to wait 35 years to comply with an ADA regulation is totally
unacceptable. Totally unacceptable. And you're Now
you're talking about having us wait another 2 years?
And the life cycle I'd like to know and I also one other thing I asked for was
the 2026 paving schedule. And I wanted to know
the time frame between when those roads were last paved and when they're
currently paved. Because if you go like to Rutgers, which I drive by every day,
and I inspected it, those lips again are Or this. Mr. Neff, you went out to our
neighborhood. You see the lips are like this.
That is because the final course was never put down.
And I asked for the records. I asked for the performance bond retirement for the
developer. I asked for the paving records from the paver. I asked for the
report from the engineering firm that was hired by the bureau in 1991 that
would have signed off on the completion of that work. I was told none of those
records are available. Why is that?
» Mr. Culver, I'm going to follow up with Mr. Neff, Mr. Camel Larry, Mayor Clay,
and and see what we can do to get maybe
clearer answers for you and then >> I would I would like
I want to get that information. >> I will make sure you get that. Yes.
» And also the 2026 paving schedule and I want to know when the time frame that
those cuz we're we haven't been paved in 35
years. The life cycle for a road is 20 to 25.
» We are going to move forward to another speaker, okay?
» you very much. Appreciate your time. >> Thank you for speaking.
Anybody else like to speak to tonight? >> Hello.
Um I do have some handouts I'd like to give out. Uh Mr. Neff has this, Mayor
Clay does, and uh the bureau administrator, so
I'll just leave them. >> You can leave it right there. That's
fine. Thank you. >> you.
» My name is Gina Varella. I live at 200 Hockhockson Road, Tinton Falls.
I'm here tonight to discuss some unaddressed zoning and variance
violations that are occurring at 246 Hockhockson Road.
Um a bulk variance board resolution BA 2025-01
was granted last year
uh based on submitted plans that depicted a driveway location, house
garage location, grading, etc. Variance condition stated that the
location of the accessory building will not be visible from the street,
which will preserve the natural woody character of beautiful Hitchcock and
Road, which I happen to love cuz I live there.
Um the owner willingly violated the
approved site plan without concern for the parameters of the variance or the
impact on the environment, clear-cutting mature 50 to 80-ft trees,
slicing through extensive root networks, endangering the remaining adjacent
canopy, while stripping wildlife habitat and disrupting the local microclimate
and biodiversity. I heard Mr. Neff talk before about
preserving canopy. This surrounding area is really at risk
because of this. Um
Instead of constructing the driveway according to the submitted layout, the
owner abandoned the approved engineering plans and relocated the driveway to an
unauthorized area. They cut a straight 400-plus foot right path right along the
property line. This relocation completely deviated from
the approved variance plans, which are included in what I gave you
guys. Um
and resulted in an additional violation. It
removed the woodland buffer. The mature trees have been removed, and as a
result, the building now stands clearly visible from the road.
Uh I've included pictures along with a highlighted board-approved site plan and
my last email that I sent to borough officials.
In addition to this, the straight-line cutting eliminated the natural water
absorption along my property line and adjacent, which is just adjacent to my
septic system, two tanks and one field. Um at one some points along this
property line the
property owner cleared a good 30 to 40 ft barren, bare, nothing there. It's
like if you were to shave your head, there's
nothing there. There's absolutely no buffer between my property and this
property. Um it has a significant effect on the
drainage. I think for every tree, they absorb about 100 to 300 gallons a day of
water. So, it's very significant and I'm seriously concerned as I was at the
zoning meeting. I discussed this last year, the tree removal and how it affect
my septic system. Um
this area was supposed to remain heavily wooded for a number of reasons, but one
was to shield it from the road. Um and I was hoping one was so I wasn't affected
so much by it. Um I've tried to resolve this through
the proper channels. I've been in touch with Mr. Neff since March.
Um initially, I contacted him because the owners were at the property and
instead of having a licensed surveyor map off the areas to clear, they were
doing it themselves. Mr. Neff had no problem with this even
though it goes against borough ordinance.
Um
in fact, every concern I've had since then, it's really been relied on My
concern is always about the trees and and the impact on the environment. Um
they've been dismissed over and over. Um
in June, I started copying the borough administrator because I was just getting
what I consider the runaround. Um at this point, the owner,
the tree removal service, and the current builder,
they all agree that this driveway is not in the correct location. That it needs
to be much further left. It was supposed to go in a western
kind of slightly curved
um way.
» And you you mentioned it was 246 Hockhockson Road, correct? And your
contact information's in the paperwork you handed up?
» I I did not include my contact but I I I'd be happy to email you my
contact info. >> Okay. On the agenda is the bureau
clerk's email. If you can forward your information and then someone from the
council will see if we can get some uh
clear answer for you. >> Yeah, so
unfortunately
I'm frustrated this has been going on since March. And I feel like I've gotten
totally the runaround because in my eyes I'm not an engineer, I'm not a surveyor,
I'm not a planner, I'm not an architect, but I can read a plan. And I know it's
been violated. And I see the damage that's been done to the environment.
It's it it looks absolutely horrible. It makes me really really sad. I hear all
these people talking about trees and I feel I feel that.
I feel it deeply. I've lived there for many years. It's a beautiful area. It's
very pristine. Um
» I understand. Um so we're going to follow up. I know you you said you get
the runaround. I don't like that. >> Yeah, well I I have I have I have I have
a couple of other things to say. I did reach out to the mayor. Um
because I was just at the point that I didn't really know what to do. She told
me the bureau administrator would reach out to me.
He never did. I followed up with an email. I never received a response from
the mayor. Um
at this point I I don't understand why
clear violations are being ignored. I mean this property owner actually said
to me he moved it on purpose. >> Hm.
» He said he can get away with everything he wants in the town. And I didn't want
to believe that, but at this point when I feel like everybody's looking away,
like what more can I think? It's really disappointing. And my
concern at this point is that oh, there's going to be some kind of
backdoor deal and they're going to retro something in. So oh yeah, it's okay to
get done. But that would be really, really bad.
And I'm asking the council, I really am, to direct I I requested a stop work
order so we could figure everything out, have a bonded plan and restoration. The
owner did agree to this, and last week Mr. Knapp said, "Oh, yeah, no, we're
good." So,
kind of citing that the DEP said there was no wetlands violation, which is
completely separate from any zoning or variance
uh permits. So, at this point, I'm really looking to the bureau council for
help >> Okay.
» in enforcing this. >> One of us from the council, myself or
planning or zoning uh liaison will contact you from when you reach out to
the clerical I got your email. >> Well, she she has my email. She's been
very lovely. >> Okay.
» Um but, I will reach out to her again. >> Perfect.
» Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Would anybody else like to speak this evening?
» Hi. Uh my name is Dave Keenan, and I live at
69 Squankum Road, uh along with my wife.
Uh my wife and her family have lived at 69 Squankum Road since the 1950s,
and we are the only house that was there before this neighborhood was built. So,
we've been through the entire process. And, you know, I lost 15 ft of my front
yard for them to put that road in. And I was willing to accept that because
I assumed that the road would be maintained.
And I can tell you it uh everything Mr. Calvert says, I I I
concur and I can validate cuz I've been there the entire time.
Um I walk that road all the time with my dog. And just for giggles, I counted
there's a over a hundred patches from the Route 18 bridge to my house on
Squankum Road. A hundred. We've been patching patches
for all those years. It's kind of silly.
The other dimension that that adds to it is
there are a lot of very large trucks now using that road.
They sneak through there to get to Colts Neck when they don't want to go through
the middle of town. Because of the
state of the road, they rip it up.
There's been a a 10-truck metal container carrier
uh 10-ton at least 20-ton been going up and down
the street for the past 2 weeks every day.
Going and hitting the There's a 10-ton bridge at the end of the road. So, he
shouldn't even be on that road. Uh
garbage trucks do it, big big trucks. So, that makes the road worse. It
crumbles. I have a a a patch in front of my driveway.
The cap comes off. I cut my uh tire on it because of that.
It's still open and it it needs a
an immediate repair so it's not dangerous like that.
Um So, I just think we've neglected that
road for 35 years at least and I've seen it and I really ask you
to, you know, step up and get it somehow on a
a list of uh roads to be repaved.
Thanks a lot. >> Thank you, Mr. Keenan.
Yes.
» My name is Freddy Boynton, 128 Cherry Street, Tinton Falls.
Good evening, Mayor and Council. Uh Uh, I'm here
for Apple Street and Springdale.
There's a car, two cars. I I gave the borough administrator a picture.
Parks right on that corner. When my daughter
and my kids come out, they turn onto Apple Street, they got to swing way out
in the other lane. Oncoming traffic.
I was over here a couple weeks ago, spoke to the tech I mean the police in
there to do something about it. They went there, I guess they talked to
the man to move the vehicle. It's a traffic violation.
I contacted motor vehicle and motor vehicle
gave me 25 ft from a crosswalk, 25 ft from an intersection,
50 ft from the stop sign, 10 ft from the fire hydrant.
Y'all go over there and paint that, we won't have that problem. They will
park back further. I worked for the borough 30 years.
30 years I worked for the Red Bank. I received a ticket
when I worked for the town years ago, right here.
No parking on the street. I get up 5:00 in the morning I work for
the town. I had the borough vehicle, I parked my personal vehicle out there.
Police said I was overnight parking. I get up to move my truck so my daughter
can go to work. It wasn't out there overnight, but I'm just letting y'all
know I received a ticket and if that's a motor vehicle violation, how come that
car cannot get a ticket? He's there every other day.
I went by there this morning. There's another car there. I took pictures of
it. I turned my phone off, but I took pictures of it.
And when I went by there, police came right up Apple Street.
Never stopped. The car's right there. He may be broke down, I don't know, but
he's right on that corner. What are we going to do?
It's a traffic violation. What are we going to do?
Just going to ignore it?
I'm just saying if you're going to ignore it.
Now, the other thing, Apple Street, I mean uh Cherry Street,
cars running the stop sign. It's a four-way stop sign down there.
They're running that stop sign. My wife got hit there a couple years
ago. Two of them called. Man ran the stop sign.
Go to that deli up there. They come through there every morning.
I'm not saying the police not doing their job. They can't be everywhere.
But it's a problem over there. Them running the They're running them stop
signs. We don't have several accidents over
there on Cherry Street at that intersection.
And something need to be done. We talk about it, but there's nothing being
done. We had one cop come sit there. Caught the lady coming down the one-way
street. We get that all the time. We need something over there to stop
that. We have to stop these people from running the stop sign. They have to be
issued ticket. If I can get one, and a friend of mine's
got one, I don't want to bring it up, but the man I know about it. For a
cracked windshield in the car, police came the other way says he's she's seen
the cracked windshield in his car. He's running 40 mph, she's running 40 mph.
How can you see a cracked windshield in a man's car when the sun is out? 80 I
mean 80-something degrees out there. You can't.
But he got a ticket. So, if we can get a ticket, they deserve a ticket, too.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Boyd.
» Hi. My name is Rich Gandhi. On a side note, I'm here to give you guys some
compliments. So, um I'm a business owner. I don't reside
in in this town. I own a business in this town. And I wanted to discuss the
the hotel ordinance that you guys are putting out. I actually think it's
commendable that you guys have coming up with this. It'll help solve a lot of
problems that the township has with a lot of the
uh some of the establishments in town, but I would actually like to add that I
think you need to put some uh uh some teeth to the to the language I
did read out there. I feel like uh
there's no enforcement action and I'm like uh there's going to be no real
result that we are trying to achieve here. I think if if they basically
revisit this, I've actually talked to Councilman Peric about this um and if
you and I given some uh feedback and points on it uh as to how they could do
it because I've seen it done in a lot of other townships. I own a few hotels and
a lot of other townships. They have they have established it and uh how they've
gotten around legally. It has helped and I've provided all that
documentation to Councilman Peric. I think you guys should um consider making
a little more stringent. That would actually help really solve our problems,
but I think it's a step in the right direction. So, thank you for doing what
you guys do. Thank you.
Would anybody else like to speak this evening?
» Alan Goldberg, 90 Glenwood Drive. Um first of all, just to announce that
our Environmental Commission meeting is next Thursday, August 20th. We usually
have it the fourth Thursday of the month, but
uh due to summer activities, it's going to be next Thursday. Uh I also wanted to
report on the plastic detox. Thank you so much, Mr. Nice, for bringing that up.
The uh event I thought went very, very well and was very well received and
eye-opening to the people who came. Um I am working on additional showings
because I know that there were people that were interested in coming that
couldn't make it. So, I am looking to work with Mr. Lee at the high school. We
are We're talking about possibly making it
a a showing for the high school students and also bring it back to the Crawford
House after Community Day so that we have an opportunity to promote it at
Community Day. Um
And something interesting and I'm just going to tag on with some of the things
that some of the people were saying uh the speed limit. So, we've changed the
speed limit in a few places or the the county, I guess it was, that changed the
speed limit on Sycamore. So, it went from 40 to 35, right? And I know that I
drive on that road almost every single day.
I go 35. I have people who are on my back of my car practically. Um you know,
because they want to go faster. And I also noticed that if I'm behind
somebody, they're not going 35. So, I'm just wondering is this
uh being upheld? Is it you know, is there any kind of ramification for
anyone who's going over the speed limit? And you
know, how much more do you go over the speed limit? I mean, it was reduced for
a reason. And it's funny because I find myself going, you know, you go 40 mile
an hour road to a 35 mile an hour, and I'm still going 35 thinking, "Well,
there's residents on all of these roads. Maybe we should consider lowering the
speed limit to 35 on our town roads that have all these residents on it because,
you know, if people are going 40, people are going 45 and 50 and whatnot. And
maybe it would be better for us to just keep all of it consistent at 35. So,
just a thought. Thank you very much. >> Thank you.
Any other comments this evening?
At this time I would like to ask the clerk if there were any comments that
were submitted prior to the meeting via email.
» There were none. >> Hearing no further comments, may have a
motion to close the public discussion.
» Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Perik. May have a second?
» Second. >> Thank you, Mr. Alessi.
All in favor? I.
Does any member of council have anything to add this evening?
Hearing none, we will now move on to the consent
agenda. Are there any items any member of
council would like to be removed to be voted upon separately?
Hearing none, may have a motion to approve the consent agenda.
» Motion. >> Thank you, Mr. Nice.
May have a second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Alessi. May have a roll call, please.
» Mr. Alessi? >> Yes.
» Ms. Buckley? >> Yes.
» Mr. Nice? >> Yes.
» Mr. Perik? >> Yes.
» Mr. Nessi? >> Yes.
» Motion carries to adopt consent agenda. >> This concludes today's business. May
have a motion to adjourn. >> Motion.
» Thank you, Mr. Nice. May have a second? >> Second.
» Thank you, Mr. Perik. All in favor? >> I.
» I. This meeting is now adjourned
at 8:50. Thank you to all attendees for your
participation and orderly conduct this evening.