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don't know I don't wish it was an easier solution to it's uh people stay in their Lanes mhm it's like being on the highway you know when you don't put the blinker on in front of somebody they cut them off and just take a little bit of time and check do something sit back and you think about what's in the best interest of the taxpayers that's what you're here for you're not do I I tell 15 years I think I've a lot political because I won't I won't do something in the best interest of the part okay it's the best interest of the taxpayer you got everye to be remembered have a big crab tonight the weather help I think too yeah see I've had differences with Kirk too m sure is you want all of these one day oh you yeah yeah yeah bowling party is fun too yeah yeah miss that she went that too would like to but had that thing done told him not to do a bunch of stuff you know yeah that made me chill out you [Music] for [Music] he4 guess the uh his name is Charles guys the Curby I think that's part of design concrete I think it's part of design rain you might have to explain it to him what was that um 124 de uh Charles SW SG cool um and I guess it's kind of funny because they put like a uh handicap thing up towards this house there's like a intersection okay you might have to explain that to him okay he he might just have to explain that to him too okay okay yeah I know yeah exactly yeah okay they sure great oh yeah yeah think I was there earlier today myg check [Laughter] out do you have anything that you want to report [Music] just can't get a break you know what I mean supposed to dry out tomorrow that'll be ni you always smile hello Jason Jason have anything U you need to report yes we do taking care of business thank you it's always open while I think they do I'll end up hitting them switches oh yeah you yeah I know there you go sure yeah I hear you that make sense I just want that tends to happen nowadays sure more times than you wish I know you have a report tonight do you [Music] have I'm not asking you to I'm just okay I think we all know that already it's a good get heavier tell you I think we had enough of that for a while sure welcome everyone welcome everyone this meeting is called to order if I could ask everyone to please um for the flag salute and please remain standing with a moment of silence for the victims of the bridge collap collapse in um Maryland and also keep the First Responders and the Coast Guard in your prayers as well to the of the United States of America to the rep for stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you thank you may I have a roll call please Council council member hnc council member Owen here Council council member dep panis council member council member McCary here Council M council member MCG herec council member D here council president Johnston here also also present is Mayor tap administrator Frost city clerk samelson city solicitor Smith and our city engineer Snider pursuant to the open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting has been provided the agenda for this meeting is posted in City Hall and on the city's website Summers point.org I need a motion for consideration of the 48 hour waiver for resolution number 102 I'll make that motion I'll make that motion second uh all in favor any opposed wer 48 hour waiver is approved we uh we're going to start with tonight is the introduction of our um budget so I'm gonna ask Mr Costello to present that to us please thank you so tonight is the start of the budget process even though it's been going on for months officially and there's much much better news this year than it was last year uh the financial position is improved immensely you're well within both spending caps you had um a tax increase of only 1.4 cents compared to last year's 86 I guess it was in the eights um financially the year wound up being much better than last year if you remember last year we talked about the an apple and hand grenade we had hand grenade last year was the budget The increased costs were dramatic all over the place this year settled down like we thought it would and you will vote to introduce this budget the public hearing will be on April 25th at that time we field any questions from the public you can make changes at that time on any line items are legally allowed to be changed we can adopt it as is uh so that's what you have before you tonight and much much better than this J yes thank you um is uh Miss Miss CL Crossing are you here okay you can come come up forward please this is in reference to um vacation of uh dos Avenue thank you um good evening Council my name is dy mccrosson I'm an attorney in Ocean City with mccrosson and Stanton and I'm here tonight on behalf of Chris and kace zimac I have a problem with the pronouncing the name my clients purchased 822nd Street just about a year ago and if you know Second Street and dobs Avenue dobs Avenue stops at Second Street right at zimac property on your tax map it does continue through if I could hand this to Mr Smith and ask him to might make it a little easier to understand what I'm talking about provided a copy of my client's survey two parts of your two parts of your tax map to show how it affects both you know the Dos Avenue side and the side of dobs Avenue that is AD joined by the property that fronts on MacArthur Boulevard as well as a um shot from Google Earth so you can see the entire area when my clients purchased the property about a year ago it included an older home and an older detached garage on an oversized lot in your R1 residential one zone the house which was functionally obsolute beyond repair has since been removed and that vintage detached garage remains so you'll see the so you'll see the survey actually the first the top page is the tax map and I've shown in yellow where my client's lot is acoss across DBS Avenue are the large lots that front on MacArthur Boulevard next my next is my the survey at the time my clients purchased the property but again the house has been removed and then and then on Google Earth you'll see a pin dropped at 822nd Street and you can see the whole area my clients have asked me to come here tonight to ask Council to consider an vacating the portion of Dos Avenue which adjoins their lot that would legally draw a line down the middle of dobs Avenue and the portion of dobs that joins my client's lot would become part of their lot and the other half of dobs Avenue would to join the be part of the lot that is facing on MacArthur Boulevard since my clients purchased the property they've been cutting the grass and kind of maintaining the dobs Avenue area which is just a grassed area really of no use in their opinion they believe it's been grassed like that since perhaps the mid-50s or early 60s when it stopped being a through street it's not used as a right of way in any Me by any means and by vacating it you would enlarge their lot to the point where it could be developed into two properties and there thereby bring it on to the tax RS as a taxable part of the tax part of the tax lot in order to get in order to get a subdivision to get two homes they would still need to appear before your planning board they'd have more than sufficient lot area where two lots would have to be 15,000 sare ft the resulting lot would be over 18,000 Square ft but it wouldn't they wouldn't be two overly large Lots they'd be a 50 foot Frontage lot and a 60 which would fit in nicely with the character of development in that neighborhood if you know that neighborhood it's a mixture of new homes renovated homes and kind of vintage homes and it would fit in nicely in in scale and size with the existing property in order to do this as you're probably aware and as Mr Smith could confirm it's the adoption of a vacation ordinance so that's the so that's the request my client is here if you have questions of him app and we appreciate your consideration of this request um I know we looked at this before while while ago but um I guess now we have a little bit more information so I'd like to ask the um would it be the Redevelopment committee to um take a look at this and then we'll we can make a decision there unless anybody has any question if I uh lot three behind you is that the city's lot it is I believe that's your Public Work slot with access um and you said that the possibility of subdividing the property and how much would the footage of both of front footage of both of those one would be a 50 and one would be a 60 50 and 60 correct at thex if you look at the tax map that would fit in nicely with what's going on on that side of the street most of the lots are 50 ft wide yeah okay thank you you thank you very much any other questions okay we we'll have the Redevelopment committee meet and we'll go over this again and Mr Smith yeah we'll bring it back to council at the next meeting okay thank you for your time appreciate it thank you thank you anyone have any anyone have any Communications to offer okay Mr Mayor okay Mr Mayor I have I have just a few really wow all right we're all awake now and that wasn't me Thomas yeah all right just a couple things uh we have the Easter egg hunt coming up uh at JFK this Saturday at 10:00 bring your grandkids maybe some bring their kids I think we have an older we got one back there uh starts at 10:00 you just show up you know and then uh we go from there uh Citywide uh spring clean up is GNA be April 6th at N9 o'clock at Public Works uh we'll Supply the gloves the bags the pickers uh and if there is the rain dat is going to be April 13th uh uh bayfest coming up Saturday April 27th we are still looking for some volunteers to help with the setup in the morning it's only a couple hours uh we have the chairman of the bayfest committee sit back there Steve Hornick I won't bother him with giving out his phone number I'll give you my phone number 609 957 0787 if you know of anybody or anyone was a volunteer give me a call we can get you on schedule it only takes a couple hours it helps out uh and then lastly just to bring everyone a little bit off the speed is that you know Jason and myself we've been uh we started an investigation into what kind of options we have as far as solar we don't have any solar on any of our business on our buildings and we need to take a look at that so um fortunately being a retired union electrician I have some connections so we're I'll be able to get some information and once we get everything I'll be able to present that to everybody and see what everyone's thoughts are and what options we have out there and other than that that's it thank you thank you uh Mr SN uh Mr Snider yes um a few things uh Ocean Avenue phase one uh was paved recently um it's almost complete we are just doing the uh punch list items and the state has to come out and inspect the job and then we can close that out uh Co Devon Exon B drive that project is um the paving started this week um we had to pause temporarily because of the weather and we should start next week weather permitting um but we're going to do the base Paving and then wait one or two weeks just because the soil underneath is so water loged that um it's pretty soft so we're just going to make sure we want to do it the right way we don't want to rush the paving and you know have the you know area if there's any areas that are soft we're going to fix them before we do top and this road was designed to you know last 50 years it wasn't just a quick repaving job that you know sometimes the utilities are required to do but it's going to be done right so um so everybody been patient I know they everybody in that area had to endure that all winter um the plans are complete for Ocean Avenue Phase 2 and uh New Jersey Avenue for the state a project and they'll be sent to the um New Jersey D for their review and approval next meeting most likely we'll have a resolution authorizing bids for those projects I did want to see if Council wanted when they wanted to do that project since by the time the dot approves everything and bid it we're going to be close to Summer and New Jersey Avenue obviously it's right in the heart of our pay front District so we could wait till this fall but I wanted to see if anybody had any preferences I don't think the summer is a good time yeah I I I think we should put that off from we have plenty of time with the grant it's not an issue of time it's just I mean we could still bid it and get prices and uh if the contractor agrees you know we could extend the uh price we have 60 days to award um but we could put in the contract that'll be done in the fall also yeah get everything done and then we'll be ready to go yeah okay okay sounds good all right good if I could give a quick update on we have two more uh bus stops that they boed the concrete for so um I just actually three there's one on short is there one on Shore too I didn't see that one okay great we've been working on this for um I don't know five years four years probably a long time and I just want to thank you for putting up with me with my email every Monday morning um you and John helck also was a big help with with getting that done so we finally are getting there um okay um committee reports um our Thug sh cross our Recreation director is here tonight just to give us a um an update on what's going on with Recreation yes I just wanted to give a little bit of update what we have coming up I know the mayor covered some of the events we have obviously our Easter egg hunts this Saturday U we got about over 6,000 eggs this year with a different candy and prize filled eggs from local businesses here in town as well as there's a food truck we'll have and obviously face painting and pictures with the Easter Bunny will be available at that time as well um as well as that obviously our Beach concerts are coming up I know it's a little farther away but they're starting June 14th and they're going to run through September 6th so we're looking forward to that and having another great season of the concerts and everything um as far as uh the kids concerts that I'm running we're actually trying to expand those last year we had about four shows which were very well attended so we're looking to up them probably I have one company that's already signed up to do four or five shows for us in the summer on top of the ones we've already had so look more like seven or eight events down there for them as far as like our fields and everything our little league is getting the lights replaced the Departments going to deal with getting the lights getting done uh the bab Ruth just redid their entire infield for the the baseball field that's there that'll be up and running by the may I think April 8 8th they'll have that um our citywide yard sale will be is May 18th and 19th it's also I believe when right around when the farmers market starting at the mansion um then our pal we're actually working with the pal to help with softball girls softball coming back here to Summers point they just redid that entire field and um they've currently I believe over 70 kids signed up most of that is kids here in summers Point that's a positive sign uh also I'm looking to bring more classes to our senior center it's been getting used by our art commission and it's and um a group that plays p knuckle every week so it's been getting used but I'm trying to bring more in as like um been contact about chair yoga bringing that in and offering that for the seniors there and also other um events such as like a maybe a movie or Bingo and offering lunches and also scheduling some bus trips for them as well out of that building and then obviously aest got mentioned and that's pretty much all I had if there's any questions or anything can answer that now how many vendors do we have for bayfest you know I don't have that number off the top of my head right now I know the weight list I believe they filled their quota for the vendor least the Crafters that's now a weit list for that it's it's actually close to 90 vendors 30 food vendors so it's uh it's big it's real big anybody have any other questions for Mr sh cross thank you thank you we got a busy season coming up it's what we like yes MH mhm uh I'd like to just give a quick um the budget for the budget committee that we met yesterday to uh go over revisions for our mertile and business registration licensing licensing um and at this point that we still have a lot of work to do but um one thing that we did decide that we would like to do is combine get rid of the mer and just have a business registration and that will consolidate all of that make it a lot easier for both the businesses and this city clerk's office uh our next uh challenge is to go over the fee schedule right now it's very convoluted very complicated it hasn't been updated since 1990 so um we have a little work to do but um we'll come back to the council with those suggestions as well as soon as we can get through all that um anything else to add Mr uh no not at this point Thank you for mentioning that uh any other committee reports Madam president I have two I'd like to share Ed had their regular meeting on March 25th um topics included the upcoming vision and master plan and uh the desire for the group to be involved in that business of the month award is back up and going um we're looking to come up with ways to and that group to better coordinate with the Summers Point Business Association to make sure that we're getting the word out about all the events going on in town and supporting our businesses here uh the school board um Chris KC our interim superintendent um at the last meeting encouraged the residents to contact the state legislators about school funding and possibly changing the formula since uh School District out of $1.1 million hit this year Mrs Wagner shared the uh School Safety and Security report and Mr kobc announced that on April 10th a meeting for all residents concerning climate culture and conduct will be held at 600 p.m. at the Jordan Road School and last night a few of us were in attendance um for a meeting with the school board where they announced Mr py will become the new uh superintend effective July 1st Ted presently is the principal at at Jordan school so uh it is an internal promotion so um that was announced thank you thank you thank you I if I could just add for the school meeting that uh that we were at they give out student of the month awards every month and it's um it's really a pleasure to watch these uh children and their faces and it's just a really nice nice thing that they do and the kids are just so proud I think it's um a really good thing that they do there and it is it is kind of rewarding to see the smiles and how proud they are yeah um Madam president uh Summers Point uh Arts commission we met this past Monday here in council chambers at uh 6 p.m. um going to go ahead and read this announcement the Summers Point Arts commission is offering a free art class for children first through fourth grade along with their favorite grownup parent grandparent Aunt Uncle babysit Etc the grownup must be at least 18 years or older to be present for this class with the child willing to work on art project with the child um the theme is called my grownup my grown up and me art Workshop it's from 10: to noon uh the dates are uh basically on Saturday April 6th April 20th April 27th and possibly May 4th if there's attendance the instructor is going to be Christina O'Brien she will lead the child and the adult pair with Andy Warhol style print making they will use styrofoam sheets cutting them shapes designs and objects and then as a team run up in the CH put their prints together and make a large piece of artwork so basically if they want to um go ahead and get registered pre-registration is required they can go on the website Summers Point arts. weebly.com or is like uh Chuck Habor we go with the QR code they can also scan in the QR code as well um um and uh yeah like like I said the other night was was great um being at the school board along with uh councilman Sean mcgan Charles Habor our mayor Dennis tap we were all in attendance and we look forward to what uh the new superintendent will bring to the table for our city um and also I thanked him personally because he's also a veteran he uh served in the uh Army and I appreciate that a lot so any that's what I have to say for tonight thank okay thank you okay I have could I have a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting March 14th 2024 I'll make that motion second second all in favor all in favor I any opposed the minutes are approved uh we have a proclamation um mayor number Proclamation number seven proclaiming April alcohol awareness month whereas legal age in the United States is 20 the legal drinking age in the United States is 21 and whereas the nation's student councils have identified alcohol as their school's most serious problem and whereas drinking has a negative effect on the academic performances stud of students and whereas underage drinkers are at the greatest risk for alcohol poisoning and whereas alcohol use among Junior High School students is increasing and whereas enforcement of legal drinking ages and adult responsibility whereas I call upon all citizens parents government agencies public and private institutions businesses hospitals and schools in our community to help raise awareness about the critical public health issue of underage drinking now therefore I Dennis tap by virtue of the authority vested in me as mayor of the city of Summers Point County of Atlantic and state of New Jersey I do hereby Proclaim April as alcohol awareness month thank Youk you thank you ordinance ordinance uh number eight please ordinance number ordinance number 8 of 2024 ordinance amending chapter 169 littering and Property Maintenance Article 1 General provisions of the code of the city of Summers point and repealing all ordinance here to for adopted the provisions of which are inconsistent here with I have a motion to open for public comment for ordinance number eight soov can I have a second second second all in favor all in favor I OS we're now open for public comment on ordinance number eight if you wish to speak please step up to the microphone and state your name for the record n seeing none could I have a motion to close motion to close motion to close second second all in favor any opposed we're now um Clos for public comment on ordinance number eight I have ation can I have a motion for for ordance number eight please I'll make that motion to adopt ordinance number eight second I'll second all in favor all in favor any opposed ordinance number ordinance number eight is adopted number ordinance number Nance number ordinance number 9 of 2024 and ordinance repealing sections 114-112 stormw control and 114-113 stormw management systems and article 24 design and Improvement standards in sections 11 14- 210 through 114 220 of article uh 29 29 sorry storm water and title stormw control of chapter 114 development regulations and enacting new sections 114210 through 114 220 of article 29 storm water and tile storm water control chapter 114 development regulations of the code of city of Summers Point have a we have a motion to open for public comment on ordinance number nine I'll make that motion second second all in favor any opposed we're now open for public comment on ordinance number nine seeing none can I have a motion to close all right I'll second in FA all in favor any opposed we're now closed for public comment could I have a motion to adopt to adopt uh ordinance number nine please so moved second second any comments all in favor all in favor opposed any opposed number ordinance number nine is adopted ordinance number 10 ordinance number 10 ordinance number 10 of 2024 an ordinance enacted under authority of njsa 39 call 4-1 197 njsa 39 call 41976 njsa 40 48- 2.46 all of which Grant the city The Authority excuse me to regulate handicap parking within the city amending chapter 250 vehicles and traffic article 3 handicap parking section 250-50 designations of spaces of the Summers Point Municipal Code may I have a may I have a motion for the introduction of ordinance number 10 please I'll make that motion second second any comments any comments all in favor all in favor any opposed number ordinance number 10 is introduced ordinance number 11 ordinance number 11 of 2024 and ordinance enacted under the authority of njsa 39 4-1 197 njsa 39 41976 and njsa 39 col 4-1 97.7 granting the city the authority to establish rest restricted parking zones in front of a residence may have a may have a motion to introduce number 11 please I'll make that motion second I'll second that any comments any comments all in favor all in favor any opposed ordinance number 11 is introduced I could I have a motion to open for public comment on resolutions only please make that I'll make that motion second all in favor any opposed we're now for public comment on resolutions only Patricia Pearson 587 Morford um number 98 establishing Redevelopment areas 2 1 two three four how many for discuss that's for discussion in executive session when will we find out after we have the executive session and decide whether or not we're what we're doing today or next meeting oh next meeting yeah not not now this might not come under this but I want you to remember that we need access on G Avenue we must have access to the Bay we must so this is for Resolutions yeah I just we don't respond to that that's part of litigation okay well don't respond but I want to put it out there okay thank you thank you may I have a may I have a motion to close for public comment I'll make that motion second all in favor all in favor any opposed now we now closed for public comment resolution number 91 res resolution number 91 of 2024 authorizing Grant agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for golf mills Pump Station scoping project fiscal year 22 have may have a motion please so moved and a second second any coms any comments Madam president if I may ask may ask Mr SN a couple questions this is for only developing the plant scope of this project in reading the the uh material it's going to take 18 months to to sign it that's the grant period that FEMA gives you um we anticipate our goal we had a meeting about that with FEA start off yeah um our goal is to submit an additional application for funding of the construction this fall so we hope to get everything done by the summer order magnitude what that will cost uh right now the preliminary estimate was like Hub station itself was around 600,000 but it also included additional improvements on Gul Mill Road tying in so the total cost with Paving and everything was around a million so the pump station itself is the idea is to replace that completely well there is no Pump Station there oh that's a that's a gravity there so we we'll go to from that gravity line to force me will that just replace it or will we utilize the same pip uh we replaced the pipe okay um do we have to uh put the engineering out for bid or can we we can't use our favorite inhouse shop okay thank you all in favor any opposed resol resolution number 91 is adopted res resolution number 92 res resolution number 92 of 2024 resolution adjusting the recently approved Amendment of the agreement between the city of Summers point and the New Jersey state benevolent Association Inc Mainland local number 77 Summers Point Patrol officers and dispatchers may I have a motion please so moved second second any comments any comments all in favor all in favor any opposed resol resolution number 92 is aded is adopted number 93 resolu resolution number 93 of 2024 employee advancement of Steven hgan may I have may I have a motion please I'll gladly make that motion second any comments any comments Madam president yes Mr M not only is a fine employee but obviously engaged citizen involved in this community and and not only is an asset to the to the city's operation but also to the community thank you we are very lucky to have you yes in all in favor any opposed resolution resolution number 93 ad is adopted congratulations congratulations number4 number 94 resolution number resolution number 94 of 2022 introduction of 2024 Municipal budget may I have a may I have a motion please I'll make that motion second any comments any comments all in favor all in favor need I'm sorry I need a roll call vote [Music] please council member MC Wigan yes yes council member council member Dill yes council member council member McCary council member Owen yes council member Habor yes council president Johnston yes and the uh public hearing date is April 25th April 25th is the public hearing date for the budget and is this posted on the website or the budget it will be it will be posted on the um website also okay res resolution number 94 is adopted number 95 resolution resolution number 95 of 2024 requesting that public school state 8 funding be restored may have a motion please make that motion I'll second that motion any comments as as uh Mr Mr haror mentioned earlier um the cuts for the school budget are pretty devastating so we're hoping this helps that they will take another look all in favor any opposed resolution number 95 is adopted Number 96 thank resolution resolution Number 96 of 2024 authorizing executive session advice of council regarding the status of litigation any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which the public body is or may become a party any matters falling within the attorney client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer the nature of the matters to be discussed described as fully as possible while undermining the need for confidentiality a voice of counsel and attorney client privilege communication regarding the status of litigation invol involving the city entitled B Bayo Motel Inc versus city of Summers Point have an a doet number atlc 000000 8524 may I have may I have a motion please move second second any all in favor any opposed resolu resolution Number 96 is adopted we'll be going into executive session at the end of meeting in the interest of everyone's time and I don't believe we'll be taking any action after that after their sessions uh resol resolution number 97 resolution number 97 of 2024 authorizing executive session Council regarding the status of litigation any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which the public body is or may become a party any matters falling within the attorney client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer the nature of the matters to be discussed described as fully as possible without undermining the need for confidentiality advice of councel and attorney client communication regarding the status of litigation involving the city and its Zing board entitled Garden State outdoor LLC versus city of Summers Point City of Summers Point zoning board having a docket number ATL 14323 may have a motion please I'll make that motion second all in favor ie oos res resolution number 97 is adopted number 98 please resolution number 98 of 2024 authorizing executive session advice of council regarding the potential of establishing certain Redevelopment areas within the city of Summers Point any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which the public body is or may become a party any matters following with the attorney client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer the nature of the matters to be disc described as fully as possible without undermining the need for confidentiality advice of council and attorney client privileged communication regarding the potential of establishing certain Redevelopment areas in the city of Summers Point may I may I have a motion please sove second second all in favor any opposed resolution number 98 is adopted number 99 resolution number 99 of 2024 authorizing executive session resolution authorizing an executive session regarding the status of a Redevelopment agreement between the city and AA New Jersey Maz Landing LLC concerning block 2020 lot 3 also known as 900 maze Landing Road any pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which the public body is or may become a party any matters falling within the attorney client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties as a lawyer the nature of the matters to be discussed described as fully possible without undermining the need for confidentiality advice of council and attorney client privileged communication regarding the status of potential Redevelopment agreement between the city and a New Jersey M Landing LLC may may I have a motion please I'll make that motion second all in favor any opposed resolution resolution number 90 is adopted resolution number 100 resolu resolution number 100 of 2024 resolution authorizing the to send correspondence to the State's Department of Transportation requesting that it conduct a traffic study for Route 52 in summers Point may I have a motion please I'll make that motion second any comments I have absolutely no problem sending this letter out we've had two fatalities on 52 we really need to take a look at that and see what we got to do to prevent that from happening in the future great um um in faor all in favor o any opposed resolution resolution number 100 is adopted number 101 resolution resolution number 101 of 2024 employee advancement of Don Donna hiler may I have may I have a motion please I'll make that motion seconds any comments any comments all in favor all in favor I any opposed resolution resolution number 101 is adopted number 102 resolu resolution number 102 of 2024 temporary budget emergency number two may I have aoll may I have a roll call vote please council member council member Owen yesc council member McCary council member Habor yesc council member mcgan yes council member Dill yes council president Johnston yes res resolution number 102 is adopted okay I appr I need approval for a social Fair permit application for the American Legion Post 352 for an event on May 27th from 11: a.m. to 400 p.m. uh contingent on approval from the chief of police we have that yet or yes we do yes everyone approve of that sure yes also also approval for a social Affair permit application for court appointed special Advocates of atlanic Cape May and Camden counties for an event on June 10th from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. contingent on approval of the chief of police do we also have that approval yes everyone's good with that yes sure any other any other new business to discuss [Music] the bottom um anyone have any old business to discuss okay hearing none let's discuss the bills Mr Frost sure this evening 1,233 as well as an additional record, 20 we also have aill l,1 12352 thank you thank you okay I have could I have a motion to open for public comment please so moved SE all in favor all in favor any opposed we're now open for public comment Patricia Pearson 587 Marks Road public comment is thank you the mayor and councel for the painting of the construction office it has been an embarrassment for more than three years we have new headers the color looks good it really it really is a pleasure thank you Chuck wcot 617 6 Street I'm here on behalf of the foundation for Education I'm very happy to be a board member of that group um for those of you that don't know what they do they are an organization mix of parents residents teachers um including our new superintendent um as well as business members community members and their sole purpose is to raise money to provide for gaps in funding for special projects uh they they do an annual technology Grant um a teacher needs some special adaptive furniture for a child on the Spectrum so that they can have a spot to come calm down the foundation provides these kinds of funds they also fund the annual field trip which disappeared for a few years during Co and I'm happy to say that it's back we are hosting our second annual community mixer in cash raffle Thursday April 25th 3: to 6:00 p.m. at Summers Point Brewing and we say it's a mixer as well because we're trying to get the community involved to have a little more contact between the teachers in the district as well as the community so that the uh the big ass tonight is we're doing a cash raffle uh the tickets are $20 each I have them here I'm assuming everyone here tonight will be purchasing one I only have 20 but I can get more um the prizes are uh first prize is 30% of cash collected second is 15% third is 5% and they insist that you do not give it back so the goal is to actually get the community to participate um tickets are $20 for the raffle um I believe it's going to be $10 to get in but you'll get a free beer it's 300 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. that was done with the intention of trying to get the teachers we have council meeting tonight that night so we have time to get there we're good yeah you don't have to drink a beer or maybe you can whatever you [Laughter] want might make yeah I was going to say easy easy it's alcohol wear oh right okay not yet but close I favor all the businesses in some app yeah they've been very generous they're hosting again this year um and it's not during their typal typical hour so um it doesn't really interfere with their business but again um the goal is to raise money for the funds that support the school and the kids it's really all about the kids and like many of the other organizations in town we are all volunteers that that staff that board um there's going to be a series of other events that they're doing they're hosting their Foundation day at play cway Cove which is the 27th um there is also the um's the next one here the only two that I have the mixer is the 25th and Playland is the 27th and those should be up on the city's website shortly I just need to get the artwork updated thank you thank you thank you thanks hello Council I'm nelon I'm Nelson dice I live in Ocean City uh the reason I'm here tonight is because the city of Summers Point has taken a municipal case to prosecute against me if you look in the Atlantic City Press under Summers Point Pro prosecutor called Shenanigans I was the one accused of shenanigans because I wear a black and white striped outfit to church to City Council meetings in Ocean City it's a long story the problem is is that this prosecutor here has no oath of office which is a violation in my opinion of the Constitution of the United States and so I just came tonight to let you know I'm in the midst of that trial and the prosecutor is violating the Constitution who's responsible for making sure she has a subscribed of office under so any prosecution she's been doing here is unlawful in my opinion 2023 uh3 New Jersey revised statutes title 41 vs and affidavit section 41 colon one-1 oath of Allegiance I'm pretty confident everybody remembers signing their oath here she hasn't I do I do Solly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and in this state under the authority of the people so help me God Mrs mcon I had a meeting with her five years ago 95% of our police force in Ocean City that solicitor Mrs mcon the public defender the prosecutor none of them had Oaths the chief of police did not he was retired early because he committed numerous federal crimes against me in the false arrests and prosecutions in my opinion the reason I'm here tonight I don't want to show up here again until this prosecutor has an oath to the Constitution is that reasonable so I'm going to ask I have uh February 20th your city cour office sent me a email which says and I quote no records on file in response to your request so what I'm going to do is I'm going to check back in like five days submit another Oprah and I like Mrs BL Miss blane's signature because it says anyone who is responsible to the governments of the the state has to sign and And subscribe take And subscribe is what New Jersey statutes say so as far as I know she's the only one but I haven't searched anyone else cuz it wasn't you know none of my business so anyway I thank you God bless Summer's point and uh I look forward to being back again to let you know what happens thank [Music] you I have I have a motion to close please I'll make that motion second in fav all in favor any opposed we're now closed for public comment I have a motion to pay the bills please make that motion in FA all in favor any opposed um any further U comments from the governing I look forward to the Easter Egg Hunt is coming Saturday about limit to kids under right it's fun to watch kids under 18 right you can't okay um we're gonna go into executive session we'll take a five minute recess and uh if you wish to hang around you can stay in the lobby and we'll call you when we're done but I don't believe we are taking more action [Music] tonight