[Music] okay I can see that I saw you walk where' you get and then [Music] everyone welcome to the regular meeting
of the CH Council on March 17th P day 2025 Madam CLK would you please read the open public yes provisions of the open public meting have been complied with as notice was published in the beacon the park
trting the time place this week thank you please uh Mr bre Mr Mar here Mr here Mr here Mr here Mr Peterson here thank you all right please stand
for to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all thank
you all right first we have a foral library I'm going to ask my library friends to come up and stand by that Beau poster okay [Laughter] [Music]
these are my friends from the Tuckerton Library we are all members of the Tuckerton Library Association which means we are in charge of making our library wonderful for all of you to come at and use at any time and we are doing
a very special celebration this year it isth anniversary that's better than the Ocean County Library they are only 125 they're 100 just 100 all right so we're 50 years ahead of them all right
so I'm going to read this National Library week 2025 whereas librar spark creativity fuel imagination and Inspire lifelong learning whereas libraries serve as
Community hubs connecting people with knowledge technolog and resources whereas libraries provide free and Equitable access to books digital tools and Innovative
programming whereas libraries partner with schools our school businesses and organization whereas libraries Empower job Seekers entrepreneurs and lifelong
Learners by providing access to resources training and opportunities that support career growth whereas libraries nurture young minds through story times steam programs
and literacy initiatives where whereas libraries protect the right to read think and explore without censorship whereas dedicated Librarians and Library workers provide
welcoming spaces that Inspire Discovery collaboration and creativity for all whereas libraries Librarians and Library workers across the country are joining together to celebrate National
Library week under this theme drawn to the library now therefore be it resolved that I Susan AR Marshall Proclaim April 6 to 12 2025 as National Library week during
this week I encourage all residents to visit their Library explore its resources and celebrate all all the ways that the library draws us together as a community and that is the
proclamation and I will um give you a copy that's not written on and sign it I know uh there's a copy that hangs up Yep this is our librarian would you please introduce yourself hi everyone I'm Ellen O branch manager in librarian just down
the street right hopefully you have seen her there she's done an excellent job and we have Karen aan who is president of the library trustees right now and we have my friend here would you introduce yourself to yes I'm Lynn haly I'm one of
the trustees okay so here we are I just tell them about a few up absolutely yes we're going to give a plug here okay so I'll have lots of programming for children and adults uh next Monday afternoon March 24th we're going to have
a 2:00 advice from professional genealogist if you would like to trace your roots um two weeks from tonight we're going to have hidden history of Maritime New Jersey with that professor and licensed um uh dver Steve n and he
has a program that's going to be at 7 o'clock at the branch and then Monday April 14th we're going to have William Jay Lewis preserving the Pines New Jersey and the origins of environmentalism that's at 7 o'clock
and in April at the end of um 21st we're going to have a rain barrels and their benefits demo learn how to make a rain barrel uh that one's at 6:30 these and many other programs are free all you have to do is sign up or stop in and if you don't have a library card please
come in and we be happy to get your money great can you leave those around the table so if you're interested in any of those um programs you can up fire on the way out okay thank you very much thank
you and thank [Music] you on to legislation Council very much again thank you I have nothing all right so we'll move on to
finance uh I have the opposite of nothing this I have U three ordinances this evening plus three resolutions to go through um so I'm going to start with ordinance number two of 2025 which was
introduced at our last council meeting this is um an ordinance authorizing and appropriating $1,275 th000 in bonds to open and uh replace sanitary sings on Daddy Tucker
drive so I have ordinance number number two of 2025 an ordinance of the burough of tuckeron in the county of ocean state of New Jersey providing for sanitary sewer main replacement on Daddy Tucker drive and appropriating 1 mil
$275,000 therefore and providing for the issuance of $1,275 th000 in bonds or notes of the buau to finance the same and at this time uh I make a motion that we open this up to public comment second okay we
have a motion and a second that we open up to public comment uh only questions on this ordinance does anyone have any questions in favor in all in favor
sorry okay soes anyone in the public have any questions all right seeing none I make a motion that we close public comment second okay I have a motion in a second to close public form all in favor all right you're good to go and I move that
we adopt ordinance number two of 2025 second all right I have a motion and a second on this ordinance as as read call vot please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr Colangelo yes Mr Dore yes Mr mret yesk
you thank you uh next I have ordinance number three of 2025 and this is the first reading of the ordinance we will have a second reading and open to public comment on April 21st right on April
21st um so ordinance number three of 2025 calendar year 2025 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget Appropriations limit limits and to establish a cap Bank pursuant to njs 4A col
44514 and I move this ordinance on first reading second all right I have a motion and a second Miss ordinance on it first reading roll call please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr Gore yes Mr yes Mr
pet and again second reading of this ordinance and public comment will be on April 21st uh I also have ordinance number four which is a bond ordinance and this again is the first reading second
reading will be April 21st uh and we'll have our uh open to public comment at that time so this is ordinance number four of 2025 an ordinance of the burough of tuckeron and the county of ocean state of New Jersey providing for the
acquisition of a vehicle for the police department and an ambulance in and for the burrow in appropriating $386,000 therefore and providing for the issuance of
$366,500 in bonds or notes of the same of of the burrow to finance the same and I move this on first reading second all right I have a motion in a second um this ordinance number four as read roll call V Please Mr ra yes Mr Martin yes Mr
Colangelo yes Mr deore Mr yes with the exception of the ambulance I have to abstain from that but yes for all the other vehicles Mr Peterson yeah thank you and then again uh second reading and public comment will be on April 21st for
this ordinance as well uh next I have a resolution for the introduction of the 2025 Municipal budget and I'm going to go through uh some line line items here of the
budget um and we will be having the budget hearing is also on April 21st correct jny yes so and we'll be having a budget hearing on April 21st uh which will be open to public comment com public questions as well at that time um
the 2025 Municipal bu budget for the borrow of Tucker and County of ocean for the fiscal year 2020 25 revenue and appropriation summaries for two uh 2025 uh total miscellaneous revenues in
the amount of 1,343 56812 receipts from delinquent taxes of $1,161 And1 uh total local tax for municipal purposes will be 4,357
7446 uh amount to be ra raised by taxes is that same exact number for a total General revenues of 6,391 49127 um our summary of appro of Appropriations um operating expenses
salaries and wages will be 2, 5161743991 [Music] 30 deferred charges and other Appropriations in the amount of $743,000 Debt
Service um in the amount of $241,700 [Music] uh miscellaneous revenues of 3,1 95,4 4982 with a total revenues of [Music]
3,323 34282 our summary of Appropriations is operating expense uh salaries and wages $646,000 other expenses
$1,856 $80 Capital Improvements of $135,000 Debt Service of $634,900 deferred charges and other appropriations of $1,755 with total Appropriations
amounting 3,323 34282 um you're good I don't need to do anything else right from there okay and then uh do I move the budget on first okay then I make a
motion to move the budget on first reading with um second reading and open the public on April 21st second okay I have a motion the
second Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr Colangelo Mr Dore Mr Peterson yes thank you that's a mouthful all right um sorry give me a second because now I
have to get to the bills list uh next I have a resolution for payment of claims uh for this month our our payments going out equal [Music] 34,7
9126 of a resolution of the bough of Tucker and County of ocean state of New Jersey authorizing payment of claims in the amount of $345,900 [Music] yeah and then my final resolution this
evening Madam mayor um is for the Omission from tax sale uh for one of the properties in the burrow um this property is going to make equal monthly payments on their um tax
debt to it so we're not going to up for tax debt resolution of the burrow of tuckeron County of ocean state of New Jersey authorizing the tax collector to admit from tax sale and allow equal monthly installments and I move this resolution second all right I have a
motion a second on this resolution call please Mr yes Mr Marin yes Mr yes Mr deore Mr Mr yes thank you and then that is all I have until committee reports
okay trying to figure out a way of stoping you that's a lot figures figures going around all right next is Public Works water SE uh thank you your honor I'll reading three resolutions evening two have to do
with Road opening permits on King Fisher and the second is to authorize the CDL drug testing agreement just a few announcements uh Ocean County Department of solid waste management has renewed two programs that are popular and that
is the household hazardous waste program and the residential document shredding program uh the link to the County website to get all the details is on our F website so you can go there get all
the information and how to register and so on uh the Public Works Yard open on Sundays will start uh April the 6th and the public works uh yard will be closed on Friday April the 18th and that's for
the employees contract have a resolution of the B tuck County of o in state New Jersey authorizing approval of a Road opening permit on King Fisher Road for Block 113 l30 and graned relief under section 49-15 of the burel C this is to
reconnect the gas at 334 King Fisher Road and I move this resolution second okay I have a motion second on this resolution call please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr Mr yes now
resolution of County V in the state of New Jersey authorizing the approval of a Road opening permit on road for Block 112 BL 5 and granting a gief under section 41915 of the burough code this is to connect the gas also at 407 King
Fish Road and I move this resolution second all right I have a motion in a second on this resolution pleas Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr Mr Peter
yeah I have a resolution in the bur of Tucker County of ocean state New Jersey authorizing an agreement with the anic testing service for commercial driver's license random drug and alcohol testing and I move this second all right I have a motion on a
second call V please Mr yes Mr Martin yes mangelo Mr yes Mr yes Mr yes thank you and that's all I have your thank you all right thank you very much all right moving on grounds and Community Affairs
councilman and you have something really good to say yes thank you mayor uh I have a resolution this resolution has to do with the sale of the Gris Mill uh the auction was held right here on March
12th uh and it the bid price was $190,000 which was the minimum bid price therefore resolution of the burrow of tuckeron County of ocean state of New Jersey authorizing the sale of municipally owned property sold at
public auction in accordance with njsa 48 col 12-13 I okay I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented roll call vote Please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr Mr
Mr yes Mr yes is okay next is Administration and regulation Council thanks your honor I have two items this evening the first one being the minutes
from the previous meeting and I know all the council members have a chance to see their minutes anybody have any additions or Corrections that they would like to make at this time there being none I so move that we accept the minutes
as okay I have a motion and a second to accept the minutes as presented we'll call please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr Dore yes Mr yes Mr yes thank you and the second and final item that I
have your honor is the resolution of the burough pan County of ocean state New Jersey appointing Thomas Olen as alternate electric subcode official and electric inspector for the buau of tuckeron and the term will be expired
December 31st of 2025 I still move this okay I have a motion second on this appointment public please yes mrtin yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr Mr
yes that's all that's all your honor okay next is Law and Public Safety councilman thank you honor I have the monthly activity report for the police department for February 2025 calls for service for
267 arrest were 12 motor vehicle stops were 129 motor vehicle summons were 109 motor vehicle accidents were 11 medical was 31 and suspicious person and vehicle checks was 18 and that's all I
have all right thank you very much another busy month right okay it's my turn again and I have an appointment uh first of all we're new Municipal jge so this
is a resolution of the B of Tuckerton County of ocean state of New Jersey Appo appointing our aralo is it magist magistr Esquire as our Municipal Court Judge I move that second all right I
have a motion on a second roll call vote Please Mr bre yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr Mr yes thank you all right where am I uh next I have I
have some appointments uh but before I do that I also have some resignations so I'm going to ask for a motion to accept the resignation of M sansalone from historic preservation Judy ol from
historic preservation and Neil Saunders from historic preservation I move that second okay I now have a motion of a second second to accept these resignations we call V please Mr bre
yes yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr Mr yes Mr Peterson yes thank you all right and now I have uh two appointments to make this is a resolution of the buau of tuckeron
County of ocean state of New Jersey appointing a member to the Tuckerton his preservation committee and there are two one is Don reesy to have an on expired term and that will his he's going to
fill an unexpire term and his uh appointment will expire December 31st 2027 and then uh I would like to appoint Jesse Volante as a member for an
unexpired term to expire on December 31st 2026 I move that second all right and this is for the historic preservation committee so we lost people but we're getting um other people so I have a
motion in a second to accept these appointments roll call vote Please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr yes Mr Gore yes Mr yes and now I have an appointment for AR too many Pap here tonight I have an
appointment to the economic development committee so this is a resolution of the bur of Tuckerton County of ocean state of New Jersey appointing a member to the Tuckerton buau economic development committee and that is Kim sovic she is
appointed as a member for an unexpired term and this will expire December 31st year 2025 move that resolution second right I now have a motion in a second to uh go forward with this resolution call
please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr Colangelo yes Mr yes Mr yes Mr yes all right so now let's see I had one more thing I was
reading um I don't know whether anyone has um seen Tom Whitaker he has he's a painter a local painter and he has an office on one life RL and once a month he publishes a very
interesting newsletter which I will leave out for people to to look out to look at tonight uh but I wanted to read a little piece of uh one of these portions here it's positively positivity prevails
Springtime symbolizes new renewal growth and positivity as nature awakens from its winter Slumber we can Embrace The Season's energy and find inspiration in its beauty Springtime is a powerful reminder
that positivity positivity I'm sorry can flourish just like the flowers that bloom by embracing the spirit of the season we can cultivate Joy hope and A Renewed sense of purpose in our lives so
let's have positivity Prevail this spring think about that now I'm going to turn it over to our border of solic I nothing Miss evening Madam okay thank you for joining us tonight you're welcome hope you found this interest
Madam CL your turn I have quite a few things this evening the first thing I have is um I need to please uh read this letter of resignation please accept this as my formal resignation from position as laborer as Tucker and burrow effective um March 21st 2025 this
decision is not made light lightly as I have truly valued my time here I'm incredbly grateful for the opportunities I've had to grow professionally the support and experiences I've gained during my time at T have been invaluable and I will always appreciate them um and he goes on to say thank you again for
your guided support and the wonderful experience I've had at the burough um I hope to stand touch and wish the team continued success sincerely giovan accept that with regret okay I have a motion to accept with regrets and a couple of seconds that roll call
please uh mran yes with regret Mr Martin yes with regret Mr Colangelo yes with regret Mr damore yes with regr Mr D yes Mr Peterson yes we regr thank you the next one I have is also a another letter
of resignation resignation dear Chief olon please accept this letter of resignation as my formal notification I'm leaving the position of patrolman effective March 31st 2025 I'm grateful for the last four years being employed by this agency and getting the opportunity to work with my fellow
officer it's been an honor and privilege to serve the residence of tuer and I'm thankful for the opportunity is provided me and sincerely Stephen Adams move to accept the resignation all right I have a motion on a second to AC this resignation also roll call vote Please
Mr Freeman yes Mr Martin uh yes with regret Mr Colangelo yes with reg Mr DMR yes Mr yes Mr Peterson yes uh next thing I have is a raffle application for the Kat tribe Redmond
lodge number 61 is for the annual raffle uh renal I made that motion second okay motion on a second this application call vote Please Mr yes Mr Martin yes Mr colang Mr deore yes Mr
Dei Mr Peterson um the last thing I have is a resolution for executive session um this is a resolution of the bar T County of ocean state of New Jersey providing for an executive session in accordance with the provisions of the open public
meeting act to discuss pending anticipated litigation a motion and a second right yeah on second roll please uh Mr bre yes Mr Martin yes that all I have that's it okay well
we all have a lot tonight um let's see Mr Martin I ask you if you have any reports to make uh I do so for uh Tu for pride and celebration committee uh um on April 5th of this year will be uh EAS
hunt it's going to be held at the soer in United Methodist Church but um all are welcome within the burrow and pride and celebration committee is going to be uh assisting them with Easter eggs this year so and whatever else they need but
that'll be on um April 5th and I will get that up also on the burough website I believe it's 10: a.m. look okay I believe it's at 10: a.m. but I will make sure and I will have it up on the B website but it is April 5th
okay the the Methodist Church is working with the burrow to put this up we had a nice great B yard there with nice grass and everything so um and had it last year and we're going to do it again this year so let's good two years ago the
church did it two years ago yeah okay anything else um that is it are you going to do also a okay that's it for me and Mr de take
here and uh chairman of the environmental committee payman couldn't make it tonight she had the previous engagement but uh in her behalf I'm asking everybody to come out for Tucker and bur community cleanup on Saturday
April 5th at 9:00 a.m. right here in the complex which is 20 East Main Street and U we'll give out gloves and we have bags and pickup Grabbers everything should be supplied we'll also have the reflective vs that are required to do things a
longer at n but it's always a great time and get to meet a lot of your neighbors that you don't know and that will keep you laughing and Debbie we had a great time last year I hope a lot of people show up for that but that's all I have your H very good and it doesn't take
long no it doesn't down the end of the road begins and come back and mo up that way a little bit and April 5th is going to be a very busy day in town does anyone else have any reports or
anything all right motion for public for public for all right they have a motion in a second to open to public forums any uh comments or questions that anyone in the audience has
[Music] good evening mayor and councilman how are you this evening hello hello um my name is Laura Melina RZA I am the deputy chief of porp toown fire company and I know that usually um we hand in the report to have it read but um this is my
first time coming here so I thought I would just introduce myself and give you the report verbally um so in the past month in February parkertown fire company has responded to 16 fire calls and 21 EMS calls in the burrow we have
also met with the Harbor View Apartments and we will be having coffee and donuts with the residents on March 19th so if you'd like to come over we're going to do a little Q&A with them and we're going to kind of get them set up because on March 25th the fire company um at 700
p.m. in the evening we'll be going over there to do a drill to familiarize ourselves with the building so anybody that wants to come over see what we're doing again we have that meet and greet on March 19th with the residents and then on the 2 the fire company will be
dilling time time 7 p.m. okay all right thank you very much for your time who would like [Music] this yeah Sor this this Wednesday
days that sounds a little different yeah yeah yeah sorry about that all right fine and anyone else Paul 20 Drive Tucker in New Jersey um we had our Paradise planners meeting yesterday I want to thank Brian Martin
for showing up and talking about various subjects that pertain to parodies code um we have Bob chander doing the cleanup April 5th I'm not going to be here um he wanted to know if they would the yard would pick up black garbage tags which
I'm sure they will I just want to ask to make sure you guys know that we're going to be leaving garbage packs last year we took out three trailer loads of garbage from from the woods off everything from water heaters to all kinds of stuff but
this year shouldn't be as bad um so I just want to put that out there and thanks again BR than anyone else CL the public for discussion here okay it's perfect [Music] I have a motion in a second to close
public forum all in favor oppos we be deciding anything I don't believe there be any after session correct there'll be no action motion toj second all right
second to in you come back thank you for coming to see nice weather how you doing wor