1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,880 Right. >> What was that? 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,760 » I think I'm going to shoot. I'll tell you what, 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:14,320 it's spot on. And then you can shoot your shot. 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,440 Shoot. First of all, I 5 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:19,760 You got to You got to 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:25,560 You know you're going to have just like You got to 7 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:29,480 Sure. Fantastic. Hands all over the Feel it. 8 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,480 And then you got And then you 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:36,520 And a little little rough here. My hair was already messed up. My hair was My 10 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,520 hair was already 11 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:41,960 I'm going to I'm going I'm going to I'm going to be like 12 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,520 Yeah. And then 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,520 And then 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:52,520 Yeah. This one? I don't know about Never seen this 15 00:00:50,160 --> 00:00:52,520 Yeah, no it's 16 00:00:53,160 --> 00:00:58,200 Yeah. They're asking for No, not yet. And I'll be 17 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:01,840 And then And then 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:05,000 And that person This is This is not 19 00:01:07,960 --> 00:01:13,360 I can't I can't write to you. I didn't pick up the paperwork. 20 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:17,290 You guys obviously know what you're doing. I guess. 21 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:20,320 So they'll learn. >> [clears throat] 22 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:23,560 » Okay, so I know that I know that Okay, so Last piece of paper 23 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,680 That was meeting tonight. I don't know what I can't 24 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:37,240 Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Tuckerton Borough 25 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:40,216 Council on August 17th, 2016. 26 00:01:39,561 --> 00:01:42,320 » [cough] [clears throat] 27 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:46,080 » Madam Clerk, would you please read the Open Public Meetings Act statement? 28 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,840 » Yes, provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act do comply with this 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,760 published in the Beacon and the Ambler Gazette Press due on date placed in this 30 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,080 meeting. >> Thank you. Roll call, please. 31 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,360 » Mr. Breeland? >> Present. 32 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,560 » Mr. Martin? >> Here. 33 00:01:55,840 --> 00:02:00,120 » Mr. Flannigan is not here this evening. Mr. DeMore? 34 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,920 » Yes. Here. 35 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,280 » Yep. Mr. Dupray? >> Here. 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,440 » Mr. Peterson? >> Here. 37 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,080 » Mr. Franklin? >> Here. 38 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,436 » Mr. Franklin? >> Okay. [clears throat] 39 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:21,320 » I pledge >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 40 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:25,840 United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, 41 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:29,800 one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice 42 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,160 for all. >> Thank you. 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:39,360 All right. There are no special presentations this evening, so we will 44 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:44,600 go on to legislation and council agreement. 45 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:48,520 » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Tonight I have one liquor license to be renewed and then a 46 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:51,360 change of liquor license to be transferred from one group to 47 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,160 another. >> Okay. 48 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,541 » So, I have resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New 49 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,920 Jersey authorizing [cough and clears throat] 50 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:01,959 the renewal of liquor licenses for the 2026-2027 51 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:05,440 license year. This is for the Fusion Group LLC. I move this resolution. 52 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:09,560 » Second. >> All right. I have a motion and a second 53 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,760 on this resolution. Roll call vote, please. 54 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,000 » Mr. Breland? >> Yes. 55 00:03:11,239 --> 00:03:14,200 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 56 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,480 » Mr. DeMore? >> Yes. 57 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,680 » Mr. Dupray? >> Yes. 58 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,360 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 59 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,360 » Thank you. 60 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:24,760 » Next I have resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New 61 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:27,680 Jersey authorizing the person-to-person transfer 62 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:34,440 of the liquor license from the Fusion Group LLC to LFJM L Hospitality Group 63 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:37,239 LLC. And I move that resolution. >> Second. 64 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:40,959 » All right. I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented. Roll 65 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,239 call vote, please. >> Mr. Breland? 66 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,360 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin? 67 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,040 » Yes. >> Mr. DeMore? 68 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,200 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray? 69 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,400 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson? 70 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,040 » Yes. >> Thank you. 71 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:55,280 Just to give you a heads-up, it's it's the same group. It's just there's 72 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:59,400 uh tax purposes. That's how you got uh hung up the last time was because 73 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:03,440 of the what is the account person what the liquor 74 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:08,160 license is so they had shut them down and we had to change the name of it is 75 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,160 the person person transfer. 76 00:04:08,247 --> 00:04:13,120 » [clears throat] >> That's all I have this evening. 77 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:17,680 » All right, thank you very much. Moving on, Councilman Martin. 78 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:23,320 » Uh thank you, Madam Mayor. I have uh five resolutions this evening I'll be 79 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:27,840 reading and then I also have committee reports later on in the meeting. 80 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:31,720 My first resolution this evening is for the payment of claims 81 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:38,200 uh that we're going to be sending out here 82 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:38,200 for August. So we're at $646,123 83 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:44,400 this month going out. I wanted to point out with three 84 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:49,000 of the checks that are going out. One is for Tuckerton Elementary School for 85 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:52,680 $341,000. Uh we're sending out our third quarter 86 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:57,960 for the Ocean County uh utilities for $155,000. 87 00:04:55,680 --> 00:05:01,400 And then because it's on the uh agenda tonight and part of my 88 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:09,000 resolutions I wanted to point out that we are sending out $40,125 89 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:10,480 for the audit service for our 2020 audit. [cough and clears throat] 90 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:14,680 Uh municipal audit. 91 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:18,520 So with all that I have a resolution for the Borough of Tuckerton, Ocean County, 92 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:24,280 State of New Jersey authorizing payment of claims in the amount of $646,123 93 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 and I second move this resolution. Second. 94 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:32,200 » All right, I have a motion and a second on this resolution. Were there any 95 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:35,040 questions on the payment of claims? Seeing none, roll call vote, please. 96 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,120 » Mr. Breilant? >> Yes. 97 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,120 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 98 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,640 » Mr. De Lorenzo? >> Yes. 99 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:43,000 » Mr. Dupray? >> Yes, with the exception of Little Egg 100 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:47,280 Harbor Fire District number three and Green Bay EMS I abstain from those two. 101 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,118 » Okay. Mr. Peterson? >> Yeah. 102 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,880 » Thank you. >> [clears throat] 103 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:59,040 » Thank you. Uh my next resolution is for authorizing the annual certification of 104 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:02,320 the 2025 municipal audit. Have a resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, 105 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:08,440 County of Ocean, State of New Jersey authorizing the annual certification of 106 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,880 the 2025 municipal audit, and I move this resolution. 107 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,680 » Second. >> All right, I have a motion and a second 108 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:17,560 on this resolution. Uh are there any questions on the 109 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,600 meeting? If you're seeing none, roll call vote, 110 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,840 please. >> Mr. Braelyn? 111 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:21,880 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin? 112 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,800 » Yes. >> Mr. Gilmore? 113 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:24,960 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray? 114 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,160 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson? 115 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,600 » Yeah. >> Thank you. 116 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:33,960 » You're right. >> Thank you. My next resolution is for the 117 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:39,680 corrective action plan. So, our audit went 118 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:45,080 extremely well. They found one item where we didn't have one 119 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:48,000 line item on the budget closed out before December 31st. 120 00:06:47,414 --> 00:06:53,964 » [clears throat] >> And we actually closed it out January 121 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:56,120 1st instead, so off by one day. So, >> [clears throat] 122 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:59,160 » our CFO, Garrett, has to make a corrective action plan. His corrective 123 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:02,960 action plan is that he will make sure that it is closed out prior to the end 124 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:07,600 of the year this year, and that's really our only corrective action 125 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:11,080 plan for the audit. So, resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of 126 00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:14,760 Ocean, State of New Jersey approving the corrective plan submitted by the chief 127 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:19,160 financial officer for the year ending December 31st, 2025, 128 00:07:17,919 --> 00:07:21,960 and I move this resolution. >> Second. 129 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:27,360 » All right, I have a motion and a second on this resolution. Sometimes uh 130 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,960 the date is very important, isn't it? >> One day. 131 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:34,240 » It's just It's just like overnight, but this happens to be the new year, so. All 132 00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:36,200 right, um roll call vote, please. 133 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,280 » Mr. Braelyn? >> Yes. 134 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:38,919 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 135 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,200 » Mr. Gilmore? >> Yes. 136 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,600 » Mr. Dupray? [clears throat] >> Yes. 137 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,280 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 138 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:46,680 » Thank you. >> Thank you. Next I have a resolution of 139 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:51,920 the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, authorizing 140 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:56,600 the tax collector to cancel 2026 taxes due to 141 00:07:53,960 --> 00:08:01,360 or due on a property granted 100% disabled veteran's exemption and refund 142 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:04,720 the resulting credit balance. And I move this resolution. Second. 143 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:07,560 » All right, I have a motion and a second on this resolution. Roll call vote, 144 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:08,680 please. >> Mr. Breeland. 145 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,080 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin. 146 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,000 » Yes. >> Mr. DeMore. 147 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,200 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray. 148 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,600 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson. 149 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:18,520 » Yes. >> Thank you. 150 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:22,640 » And the cancellation of those taxes is in the amount of $4,237.77. 151 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:32,599 All right. Uh my final resolution this evening is 152 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:38,200 to make an amendment to our tax assessor shared service agreement. Uh currently 153 00:08:35,560 --> 00:08:42,200 we do shared services with Lacey in the amount of $35,000 154 00:08:40,159 --> 00:08:46,680 a year. That number is going to be moved to $40,000 155 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:50,280 a year, so an increase of $5,000. I have a resolution of the Borough of 156 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:55,600 Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, authorizing the execution of an 157 00:08:53,480 --> 00:09:00,080 amendment to the interlocal services agreement with the 158 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:02,960 Township of Lacey for tax assessor services. And I move this resolution. 159 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:07,320 Second. >> Okay, I have a motion and a second on 160 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,440 this resolution. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Breeland. 161 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,520 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin. 162 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,240 » Yes. >> Mr. DeMore. 163 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:12,320 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray. 164 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:13,480 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson. 165 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,000 » Yes. >> Thank you. 166 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:20,031 » Madam Mayor, that is all I have until we can move on. 167 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,280 » Okay, that is fine. Thank you very much. >> [clears throat] 168 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,520 » Um we're going to move on to 169 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:29,160 what is it? Which uh public works? 170 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:34,400 Running and grounds? Uh Mr. Mr. 171 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:37,000 Councilman DeMore, do you have anything? >> Thank you, Mayor. No, I have nothing 172 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:40,240 this evening. >> Okay, just giving you a chance. 173 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:44,760 » Okay. >> All right, so next we're going to move 174 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:47,720 on to administration and regulation. Councilwoman Dupree. 175 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:53,320 » Thanks, your honor. I have two items. First is the minutes 176 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:57,480 of the July 20th, 2026 meeting. Has every council member had a chance to 177 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,880 look over the minutes? Any additions or corrections? 178 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,320 There have been [clears throat] none, I so move that we accept them as written. 179 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:07,240 » Is there a second? >> Okay, I shall need a second to accept 180 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:09,200 the minutes as presented. Roll call vote, please. 181 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:10,280 » Mr. Greenwald? >> Yes. 182 00:10:09,680 --> 00:10:12,280 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 183 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,360 » Mr. Dehnert? >> I abstain. 184 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,360 » Mr. Dupree? >> Yes. 185 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,362 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 186 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,720 » Thank you. >> [clears throat] 187 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:22,440 » And then the other item I have, your honor, is the fire and EMS report. I'd 188 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:26,800 like to call forward Chief Frank Luberda from Fire District number 2, which is 189 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,760 Rocker Town/Rocker Fire Department. >> Okay. 190 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:32,000 Good evening. >> We'll keep this short and painless. Um, 191 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:35,800 we're real busy in the month of July. We had 19 fires in the borough and we 192 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:39,720 responded to 26 EMS calls where we transported. 193 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:42,600 We are finding other ambulances and making sure that the town has coverage 194 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:45,440 24/7. And we should have that here by Friday 195 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,800 at 5:00 p.m. in the month of August. I'll have a new secretary to assist you 196 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:50,080 all. >> Thank you. Thank you very 197 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:53,320 » Thank you. >> That's great. 198 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:57,520 » And then finally, your honor, your honor, I have 199 00:10:55,240 --> 00:11:02,360 the construction and code enforcement report for the month of July. On-site 200 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:06,520 inspections were 23, violation notices sent were six. All county inspections 201 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:10,839 were five. Open violations were six. There were 202 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:14,400 three violations that were cleared. Upon request, we had two, summonses issued 203 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:21,080 one. Uh, calls from homeowners is 17. And 204 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:23,480 that concludes my report for this evening. 205 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:31,520 » So, next we move on to law and public safety. Councilman Peterson. 206 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,280 » Thank you, your honor. I have about resolutions that I'm going to be reading 207 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:37,440 tonight. One [clears throat] is for the 208 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:41,160 cancellation of water and sewer charges. The second one is the replacement of the 209 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:45,280 sewer lateral. The third is the sale of vehicles. 210 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:50,040 And the fourth is the appointment of a public works employee. 211 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:54,200 That being said, a resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, 212 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:58,560 State of New Jersey cancel water and sewer charges for the year 2026. 213 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:01,640 I move that resolution. >> Second. 214 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,960 » I have a motion and a second on this resolution. Roll call vote, please. Mr. 215 00:12:04,438 --> 00:12:06,200 [clears throat] Breland? >> Yes. 216 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,040 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 217 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,080 » Mr. DeMarco? >> Yes. 218 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,480 » Mr. Dupray? >> Yes. 219 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:12,160 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 220 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:15,640 » Thank you. >> I have a resolution of the Borough of 221 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,240 Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey 222 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:22,240 awarding the contract for the replacement of the sewer lateral on 223 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:24,040 South Green Street. I move that resolution. 224 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:28,720 » Second. >> I have a motion and a second on this 225 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,600 resolution. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Breland? 226 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,800 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin? 227 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,280 » Yes. >> Mr. DeMarco? 228 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,360 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray? 229 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:34,560 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson? 230 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,280 » Yes. >> Thank you. 231 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:41,839 » I have a resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New 232 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:44,560 Jersey authorizing the sale of certain municipal vehicles. I move that 233 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:49,240 resolution. >> I'll second. 234 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:51,800 » All right, I have a motion and a second. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Breland? 235 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:52,920 » Yes. >> Mr. Martin? 236 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,560 » Yes. >> Mr. DeMarco? 237 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:55,760 » Yes. >> Mr. Dupray? [clears throat] 238 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,040 » Yes. >> Mr. Peterson? 239 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,600 » Yes. >> Thank you. 240 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:04,240 » I have a resolution of the Borough of Tuckerton, County of Ocean, State of New 241 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:08,400 Jersey appointing Colin Martin as a full-time laborer of the public works 242 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,400 department. I move that resolution. >> Second. 243 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:15,480 » Okay, uh we have a new employee, so that's great. 244 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,600 Uh roll call vote, please. Mr. Breland? >> Yes. 245 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,400 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 246 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,520 » Mr. DeMarco? >> Yes. 247 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,680 » Mr. Dupray? >> Yes. 248 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,960 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 249 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:24,480 » Thank you. >> Uh 250 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:31,240 also have the monthly activity report for the police department for July 251 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:35,640 Calls for service were 309. Arrests were 15. 252 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:39,360 Motor vehicle stops were 169. Motor vehicle summons were 108. 253 00:13:38,104 --> 00:13:45,240 [cough and clears throat] Motor vehicle accidents were 14. Medical was 35. 254 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,600 Suspicious person and vehicle checks were 21. 255 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:51,440 And that's all I have now. >> All right. Thank you very much. I 256 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:55,280 appreciate it. Everyone's hard work is seen and 257 00:13:54,360 --> 00:14:00,000 um I I did want to talk about something. I 258 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:03,760 know the one I'm wearing Well, I had a t-shirt to this meeting. And 259 00:14:02,340 --> 00:14:10,120 [clears throat] I had this t-shirt on today and um I think we got it for the 260 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:14,400 4th of July, did we? And it just talks about everything that our country is all 261 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:18,600 about and all the things that we've been doing and it says faith, family, and 262 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:25,560 freedom. And 250 years. And we've had lots of 263 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:30,839 town celebrations and they've they've been they've been great. And I'm very 264 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:35,089 proud to uh to be a member of this town and I hope that you are, too. 265 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:38,680 So, next >> [clears throat] 266 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:42,960 » uh Mr. Peterson. >> Madam Mayor, I have nothing to say. 267 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,960 » Okay. 268 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:48,920 Madam Clerk. >> I have a few things. The first thing I 269 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:53,720 have is a letter of resignation from uh Vincent A. Tuminelli as his position in 270 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:57,960 the public works department and it will be effective August 21st, 2026. We need 271 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:02,080 to accept that. >> I'll make a motion to accept that. 272 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:05,600 » Okay, there's a motion and a second to accept Mr. 273 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:07,400 Tuminelli's resignation. Roll call vote, please. 274 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:08,480 » Uh Mr. Breeman. >> Yes. 275 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,080 » Mr. Martin. >> Yes. 276 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,360 » Mr. De Palma. >> Yes. 277 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,360 » Mr. Dupray. >> Yes. 278 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,320 » Mr. Peterson. >> Yes. 279 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:18,000 » Okay. The next thing I have is a raffle 280 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:22,760 application from the Tepperan Historical Society for September 12th, 2026 at 281 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:24,920 Kitch Human Park and they're requesting wave birthday. 282 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:28,040 » I'll make a motion. to wave. >> I'll second. 283 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:30,360 » All right, motion and a second. Roll call vote, please. 284 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,400 » Mr. Breeland? >> Yes. 285 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:33,400 » Mr. Martin? >> Yes. 286 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,480 » Mr. D'Amore? >> Yes. 287 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,640 » Mr. DePree? >> Yes. 288 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,240 » Mr. Peterson? >> Yes. 289 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,480 » Thank you. And that's all I have [clears throat] 290 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:43,880 this evening. >> Okay. 291 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:43,880 » Um 292 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,040 Executive Session? >> Not that I know of. 293 00:15:46,485 --> 00:15:50,800 » [cough] >> No, but I do need to talk to you about 294 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,880 putting a sub committee together for something. 295 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,240 » Okay. >> Um 296 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,840 to go over stuff. >> Okay. 297 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,280 » So, I'll talk to you about that after. >> Okay. 298 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:01,720 All right, that sounds good. Uh committee meeting, Commissioner 299 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,320 Moore, any reports? You said you had something for me. 300 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:07,840 » I do. >> Yes. 301 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:11,880 » Uh for Tuckahoe Pride and Celebration, we 302 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:17,000 wrapped up our official last official summer concert this last Friday with 303 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:20,840 Joey Dee and Johnny Dee. Um we do have one more concert, one that was supposed 304 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:25,680 to be our first one of the summer that we rescheduled. We will be actually 305 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:30,320 doing that on September 12th over at Tip Seeman Park in conjunction with the 306 00:16:27,839 --> 00:16:35,120 Historical Society doing the the flea market that day. So, instead of 307 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:38,160 competing in two different areas, um we got together and decided it would be 308 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:42,280 best to we just towed the stage over there and 309 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:47,200 had the concert during the flea market. So, we're set with the county on that, 310 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:51,400 and that'll be September 12th. All day for the flea market, the band is 311 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:53,760 from 2:00 to 4:00 >> Okay. 312 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:58,240 » in the afternoon, and that's all. Um 313 00:16:55,200 --> 00:17:02,760 I also wanted to say that uh the [clears throat] 314 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:05,086 amazing members of Pride and Celebration every Friday night [clears throat] 315 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,480 concert, they go around and >> [cough] 316 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:10,000 » collect for the food pantry. 317 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:15,120 Uh this year for the five concerts we had so far, we collected just over 318 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:20,520 $1,100 for the food pantry. So, um 319 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:23,439 very generous to the residents. I know, you know, a lot of the people that come 320 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:28,240 to the Friday night concerts are kind of the same same crowd every Friday night, 321 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:32,760 same group of people. They give every single week. It's amazing to see people 322 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:37,040 so willing to give to to help out the food pantry and the less fortunate. So, 323 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:40,480 um big thank you to everybody that donated. 324 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:43,880 I know the food pantry is very appreciative of that. 325 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:49,400 » Yes, absolutely. >> And then, I have it is not my 326 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:52,600 necessarily my committee. Um 327 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:57,440 I didn't know, do we want to give the Chamber of Commerce some time under 328 00:17:55,120 --> 00:18:01,480 » Well, I do and I think the best thing I think we can do is ask David to come up 329 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:05,160 and give us a rundown whatever they can have on the topic there. 330 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:09,960 » If you don't mind. Sure. If you do mind, you can ask anyway. 331 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:09,960 » All right. 332 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:16,600 All right, thank you. So, first of all, I'd like to thank all 333 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:21,120 of you for supporting the Chamber of Commerce and everything that you've done 334 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:26,440 from creating it, uh refurbishing the ball field, all wars memorial field. Um 335 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:30,360 it's a perfect location for Summerfest. And uh I mean, it was exceeded anything 336 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:35,880 that we expected. Um I think one of the biggest 337 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:40,560 things I want to point out is we had a volunteer crew ready to sweep the field 338 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:45,080 and clean up at the end. At the end of the day, not one hot dog 339 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:49,240 wrapper, not one napkin was thrown on that field. Which says 340 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:53,600 a lot about the community of Watertown. The vendors were making that comment how 341 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:57,360 the people of Watertown are so polite. And the children are so well behaved and 342 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:02,080 that they would love to come back to another event here in Watertown. So, 343 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:05,640 you know, I think we all know how hard, you know, we worked and that event was a 344 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:08,840 success, but I really wanted to point that out because I'm not sure how many 345 00:19:07,120 --> 00:19:12,813 people realized, you know, I don't know how many 346 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:15,120 communities where that would happen. >> [clears throat] 347 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:18,720 » Did you get any type of a count at all either? 348 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:22,360 » Um trying to figure I was trying to figure the count you 349 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:25,080 know on my own um but obviously with so many people coming through it's 350 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:30,160 impossible. Um our best guess our best estimate is 351 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:32,600 1,500 to 2,000 people came through. 352 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,520 Um the uh the vendors were saying that they 353 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:38,560 were slammed. Um many [clears throat] of them sold out 354 00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:42,943 and said that they brought more um to the event. 355 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:45,520 » Bart you guys sold out by noon. >> [laughter] 356 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:48,240 » Bart you guys sold [clears throat] out. Um 357 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:52,400 a lot of one of the vendors that that sold out you know. 358 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:56,960 Many of them with with baked goods and popcorn and other things. They all said 359 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,960 that they did very well. >> You know what I'm talking about? 360 00:19:58,120 --> 00:20:03,080 Somebody parked [clears throat] on my grass and left marks. 361 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,080 » What? 362 00:20:03,248 --> 00:20:06,920 » [laughter] >> You know what I'm talking about? 363 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:10,280 » I commend you all for a job well done. 364 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:14,120 » All right. Thank you very much. Yes. >> Excellent. It was really good. Couldn't 365 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:18,040 have asked for a better weather too. So >> Yeah that helped. It certainly helped. 366 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:21,520 » And people were very nice about letting people go cuz you can only get one car 367 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,840 each way down the street with the parking and everything. So 368 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,484 » Yeah. Yeah we we have a list of things that we're going to improve and 369 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,640 so we'll make improvements [clears throat] for next year. 370 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:35,520 So thanks for your support. >> Smashing success for a first year. 371 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:39,280 Very good job. So everybody on the chamber. 372 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,280 » All right. Thank you. 373 00:20:42,549 --> 00:20:46,880 » [clears throat] >> Well we have the a lot of members of the 374 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,680 environmental commission who would like to Anybody 375 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:57,160 Cynthia Danny whoever 376 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:04,840 I realize but you were at the last actual meeting that we had. 377 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:09,960 Is that the only way to have a quorum? It was actually 378 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:11,400 June. >> I was telling him 379 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:13,400 » So >> he asked me but then he got your letter. 380 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:18,000 » Yeah. >> I can tell you that day was really 381 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:24,320 exciting and we raised a lot of money thanks to Union Market and did the help 382 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,800 save thing here which I think we would have thought we 383 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:30,800 would have gotten more money but it was like a hundred bucks. 384 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:34,440 » We had an enormous amount of people. They came from foreign aid, they came 385 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:38,400 from the island to drop clothes off. I put I had them 386 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:42,640 take a picture of me in the middle of the garbage bags for the Facebook page. 387 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:46,640 So that was that was good. Um and since it was 388 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:52,640 Cynthia's idea she made the Union Market connection and 389 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:55,560 that was really good. We made $605. They give us 10% 390 00:21:54,120 --> 00:22:00,360 of whatever. So I forgot what else. 391 00:21:58,120 --> 00:22:02,760 I don't know what else is in the trust. Um 392 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,560 » Clay Street >> But it 393 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,280 What on Clay Street you want? >> The person that donated from Clay 394 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,920 Street. >> Yeah. 395 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:14,000 Did we say Did we say that before? Did we say that before? 396 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:19,040 » Cynthia brought the check over to my house without looking at it and when she 397 00:22:17,120 --> 00:22:22,040 I said, "You didn't open this?" for the Union Market. I'm like 398 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:25,480 She's like, "No." And I'm like, "What's over here? You were like two 399 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:28,640 kids at Christmas." When we saw that six Steve was looking at us like, "What is 400 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:31,600 wrong?" But anyway, it was exciting. It's 401 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,360 exciting when people care. >> Yeah. 402 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:37,175 » Um and unfortunately I had to leave and I 403 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:39,080 sent you that letter >> [clears throat] 404 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:44,960 » um for various reasons, most specifically 405 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:49,440 the financial support. Then I saw that last week you did or last month then 406 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:53,600 came a 5,000 grant. So that's really good. I'm really glad 407 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:57,440 because that's going to be an expensive labor intensive thing. But it's a great 408 00:22:55,400 --> 00:23:00,720 group of people and I just feel like I was I'm not a 409 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:03,800 fighter, you know. And the fact that 410 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:08,760 um it's not just summer months, you know, 411 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:14,000 all winter. It's like and it's a great group of people and I 412 00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:18,840 know people have stuff to do, but for me I'm not any star student, but when I 413 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:23,080 join something that's only once a month I don't think it's a big deal. So, but 414 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:27,760 thank you again for the opportunity. >> You're going to be sadly missed. You're 415 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:32,560 a great asset. You brought a lot of positive [laughter] 416 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:36,360 to the committee and personally I think 417 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:42,160 » Oh, and it was fun. April was just April was jamming, you know, cuz Earth Day, 418 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:46,440 Arbor Day. That was a great event. And we had one right after the other. 419 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:48,680 And we have other There's other things that you have lined up, but it's you 420 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,160 know >> Well, if you ever reconsider, we have an 421 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:55,320 opening for you. >> Okay. 422 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,560 We haven't had a meeting up in a month or two. 423 00:23:55,720 --> 00:24:00,640 » Yes, we did. >> I was there the last one. I just got 424 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:04,560 there before everybody else. Cuz I had given a 425 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:10,360 an event, so um so I was there at 8:15 in the morning. 426 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:15,480 So, we got lots of things going on in town in different areas and people are 427 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:21,320 involved and they're getting excited about what what what is going on and and 428 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:25,320 then that just breeds getting more people involved and 429 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:28,040 coming up with ideas and things, you know, Kim? 430 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:33,880 You're a you're a shaker and a mover when it you know, 431 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:39,680 when it comes to to your meetings and uh it's responsible. Look at what happened 432 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:43,880 Saturday. Yeah, it was it was good. So, that's great. Anyone else this 433 00:24:42,360 --> 00:24:46,760 evening have something to say? >> I think that's all right. 434 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:55,920 As president, excuse me. Oh, my name is Kim Sackwich. 435 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:59,560 Do you say my address though? >> No. 436 00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:01,680 We used to be on committee. >> Uh 437 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:05,400 » so my name is Trisha Garrett. I'm the president of the Chamber of Commerce for 438 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:09,560 Frankford Township. And I just wanted to take a moment just to sincerely thank 439 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:13,160 the council and the borough for their support of our event. As some of you 440 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:17,360 know, we had a lot of challenges. It was our first time putting anything like 441 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:21,720 this together. Um so we just sincerely appreciate when 442 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:25,760 we needed advice, we needed a place to come. Um 443 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:28,920 you guys stepped right in and it really was 444 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:32,440 an amazing and wonderful event. I got very emotional on stage. I'm getting 445 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:35,720 emotional now. >> I saw her cry on stage so you guys know 446 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:40,040 I didn't see it. >> Uh it was just wonderful 447 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:45,000 to see our community come together in such a huge way. The volunteers, 448 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:48,480 the vendors, the food trucks, you know, everybody together and then to 449 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:51,057 watch the community flood through those gates in like three different 450 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,960 directions. >> [cough and clears throat] 451 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:56,840 » It was just incredible. So thank you very, very much for 452 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:59,920 allowing us to to permit this here and make it possible. 453 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:05,880 » The people thank you. All you and all the members. 454 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,880 » That's okay. 455 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:13,640 Anyone else is here? Are we public forum? 456 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,640 » Um no, we're still in committee. 457 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,920 » You have to say it in the meeting. >> I'll make a motion to open a public 458 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,400 forum. [clears throat] >> Second. 459 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:24,160 » Right. I have a motion and a second to open to uh public for a public forum. If 460 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:28,360 you have anything else, if you have not said anything tonight, and you'd like to 461 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:32,760 uh come up and say something to us, please feel free. And if not, you know, 462 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,240 you just want to sit there and listen, that's okay, too. 463 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,600 » Do all favor. >> Tell me. All in favor, right? 464 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,200 » I. >> I. 465 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:44,080 Anyone We don't have anyone opposed, right? All 466 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:47,200 right. So come up and we have like 5 minutes. Cool. 467 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,480 You can address it just me. >> Uh 468 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:55,120 » You can address me. >> Yeah. Or you could say whatever you 469 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:58,880 want. Cynthia Corrado 309 Marine Street 470 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,680 um Environmental Commission and Historic 471 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:04,440 Preservation, but this doesn't have to do with that exactly. 472 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:10,760 Um reading in the same paper recently, I 473 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:16,720 have a question if we know what we will be getting from the Amato bill, if 474 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:21,240 that's happened yet, S4220, about clean water projects. I don't know 475 00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:26,040 if it's passed or even if it's not passed, do we know what 476 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:32,680 we would get from that? >> No, not at this moment. We don't know. 477 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:36,040 He he probably sponsored a bill. Um he has not discussed anything with any 478 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:39,560 of us on it, so I don't know what it would entail for us. 479 00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:45,800 It's probably the same bill that Chris has been trying to get through to you. 480 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:48,120 » Yeah, I'm not familiar with the bill, but it is 481 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,600 I [cough and clears throat] mean, who's crazy enough to 482 00:27:49,120 --> 00:27:55,280 » It's probably the same bill that it's been try it's been trying to get Yeah, 483 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:57,680 for years. It just doesn't get through committee. 484 00:27:59,960 --> 00:28:04,800 Um so what >> I'm sorry, it's the clean it's the clean 485 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:07,600 water one, right? You said. So, I think that is 486 00:28:06,120 --> 00:28:12,160 it's just it's there's I read it, so there is just some 487 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:15,680 variations in it to try to help push it through, but it is in essence 488 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,920 it's the same bill that you guys were trying 489 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:21,040 » Probably found I've been looking for a different funding source. 490 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:25,200 » I believe that's it. >> Because the obviously the 491 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:29,120 the message from the state was always that they never had enough money. The 492 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:33,640 DOT actually covers dredging in the state. With the exception of permitting, 493 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:38,600 which is the fee paid, but um the fact that it's attached to clean 494 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,960 water they may be attempting to try and fund it through a different funding 495 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:45,640 source. >> There was something about um storm water 496 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:49,000 uh storm water management that was put in that seemed like that was the the 497 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:53,280 kind of the different thing, the different avenues that they're trying to 498 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:55,520 tie into storm water management as well with that. 499 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:04,800 » Uh similar question was um a proposal by Van Drew for $43 500 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:09,840 million for South Jersey. I don't know what the contents of that 501 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:13,720 is, but he's trying to get $43 million for dollars for South Jersey and 502 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:17,440 I'm wondering is he reaching out to municipalities and let him know what our 503 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:20,200 needs are. Or did he or he didn't even aware of what 504 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:25,520 » He did not for this one, but he had already um 505 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:29,280 got the borough of $4.5 million or $4.3 million 506 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:33,160 um appropriation through [clears throat] the federal government for a split of 507 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:40,000 the Spittal land down at Little Egg Harbor Boulevard where they would take 508 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:41,640 the marsh out to um 77 pipeline. So, we had this feedback 509 00:29:41,620 --> 00:29:47,640 » [clears throat] >> 2 years ago. We approved it through Van 510 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:50,160 Drew so I don't think this one would include our town. 511 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:55,680 » Okay. >> I do email with Pat De Niro from his 512 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:59,560 office about once a month or so. So, I just made a note. I will 513 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:02,320 when I email him for the updates and the progress on Port Republic, I will ask 514 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:04,920 him if that's something I can try to get an answer on. 515 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:08,080 » I realize South Jersey is a very big area. 516 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:11,400 It'll go fast. Um 517 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:16,080 last question is uh on Marine Street, the sidewalk was 518 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:22,720 redone on the one side of the street recently and I'm curious why 519 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:27,840 my side of the street wasn't done. It was in worse shape than the other side 520 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,840 so I wasn't sure what the 521 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:32,720 what the reasoning was for which side of the street was done. I live on the side 522 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:37,080 of the street that the school is actually on where the kids 523 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:40,480 park on notice and walk by and go to the school. 524 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:44,440 » I can answer that. There So, we got a funding through the 525 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:49,200 community development block grant through the county. 526 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:54,440 Um and we usually ask for about 40 to 50,000 to do it. We get 23,000. 527 00:30:52,640 --> 00:31:01,120 So, last year every other year you get. So, in um 528 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:05,840 2 years ago, we started on the opposite side up to Route 9. They wanted to 529 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:09,840 finish that off based off of what it was and then we 530 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:12,960 will continue on the other side and go up the other 531 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:17,280 side. Like so, we started down by the ball field, worked our way down to Route 532 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:20,600 9, and now we're just going to come around and 533 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:24,880 because the school handles their sidewalks there is in perfect shape. 534 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:28,240 But, down by the ball field and all that that was all messed up. So, we just 535 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:31,880 continued from there. And then the next go-around that we get 536 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:37,480 the grant funding from we'll come back up to um the rest of Green Street or 537 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:40,520 South Green Street. The two of them will work, you know, two of those are very 538 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:46,000 bad. There's also some talks in the grant 539 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:50,440 from the county to do more sidewalks. But, that would have to be new installed 540 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:54,720 newly installed sidewalks. Which isn't going to help us with the 541 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:58,800 money grant money for new sidewalks. Yeah, and they the cost 542 00:31:57,080 --> 00:32:04,000 used to be able to do a significant amount of sidewalks with 20 to 30,000 543 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:08,000 dollars, which is what we got. But, now the price has 544 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:11,320 rocketed and you can't do much of anything. 545 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:14,480 Center Street when we did the sidewalks on Center Street, they were over 150,000 546 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:20,280 dollars. So, it just cost That gives a word 547 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:24,680 breaking it as we go along. >> So, the next one will be on the side 548 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:28,400 starting at Route 9 and working away from Route 9. 549 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:32,480 » It depends because we put in for South Green Street, too, cuz there's a really 550 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:37,120 bad area on South Green Street. And now that the school is no longer going to be 551 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:40,240 bussing the school children, um 552 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:45,560 this area that area was really rough. So, I believe what's going to happen is 553 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:49,480 this was 2 years ago grant that we just finished. So, the funding is from 2 554 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:53,760 years ago. We just submitted another one this year that includes South Green 555 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:59,360 Street right on the corner of South Green Street and I believe Otis is the 556 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,920 the area that we're talking about. And then in 2020 557 00:33:00,742 --> 00:33:04,200 » [clears throat] >> we go back to Green Street again. 558 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,560 » Okay. Okay. 559 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:08,160 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 560 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:12,280 Any other questions or comments for today? 561 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:20,240 » I have one thing before we do adjourn that 562 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:25,760 Greg, can you remind me I did get the um report from the 563 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:29,040 safe walks that we did year and a half ago or whatever. Um when 564 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:33,320 I went around to Harrington Elementary School, I just got that report, the 565 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:37,520 final report. I'll send it over to you. >> Okay. Sounds good. 566 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:44,280 I I don't We had a big meeting with the county engineers and a couple of their 567 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:50,640 uh commissioners and uh they're getting like $5 million worth of money for 568 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:54,560 sidewalks, but it's only for installing new ones, which 569 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:58,383 it's not going to happen. I don't want to install any new ones. We really need 570 00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:01,000 to fix the old ones. >> [cough and laughter] 571 00:33:59,693 --> 00:34:04,120 [clears throat] >> They did have um 572 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:10,399 one of the things that was in that report was for Bartlett Landing. Um 573 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:13,440 » That's the only place that um they were looking at funding was from Bartlett to 574 00:34:12,879 --> 00:34:16,840 um Route 9. >> Yeah. 575 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:21,360 » But, I just hate and again this is the council's decision, but I hate going and 576 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:24,200 spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to install that when I can't 577 00:34:23,399 --> 00:34:26,720 even fix >> Fix the ones that are there. 578 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:29,840 » North Green Street, South Green Street, Marine Street and they're bad over 579 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:33,919 there. The trees have popped them all up. I just feel bad about that. 580 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:39,760 But again, that is something that we have to look at too. 581 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:39,760 You know, if we want to do it. 582 00:34:40,304 --> 00:34:44,520 » [clears throat] >> Make a motion to close public forum. 583 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:47,919 » Second that. >> All right. Motion and second to close 584 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:50,919 public forum. All in favor? >> Aye. 585 00:34:48,679 --> 00:34:50,919 » Aye. 586 00:34:51,159 --> 00:34:54,600 » Motion to adjourn. >> Okay. 587 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:57,280 I have a motion to adjourn. >> Second that. 588 00:34:56,120 --> 00:35:00,320 » All in favor? >> Aye. 589 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:04,120 » All right. Our next meeting is Thank you and we'll see you 590 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:07,814 guys in May. Thank you and have a good summer. We'll 591 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:10,240 talk to you later. >> [clears throat] 592 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:12,560 » All right. Goodbye.