5/21/26 Council Meeting

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>> Good evening. Welcome to the May 21st,
2026 Acarter City Council meeting.
In compliance with the open public
meetingings act of the state of New
Jersey, adequate notice of this meeting
of a carver city common council was
provided in the following manner. Was
posted on the AC Carver city bulletin
board, posted on the AC Carver city
website, and written notice was sent to
the Hamilton Gazette and the Atlantic
City Press. Roll call, please. Mayor
Jeppetti here. Doby
>> here.
>> Galloway
>> here. Heist. Hessie
>> here. Heer
>> here.
>> Ortiz
>> here. Sen
>> here.
>> Timbers
>> here.
>> Write
>> here.
>> Okay. Number four on our agenda is
public comment for agenda items only. Is
there anyone that wishes to be heard on
agenda items?
Seeing none, we will go to number five.
Approved minutes of the May 7th, 2026
council. Make a motion. Second.
>> Motion made and seconded. All in favor?
I
>> opposed.
Meeting minutes approved. Thank you. Um
number six, mayor's report.
>> Just a couple things. I'm not sure if I
mentioned that before that we got the uh
NJBPU urban heat island mitigation
program grant for $50,000 for a shade
canopy at Buffalo Avenue playground. And
that was uh in conjunction with key
wreck to get that grant. So,
um, also I have you I mentioned
Tristan's way a few weeks ago and I do
have that ceremony scheduled on June 5th
at 900 a.m. in front of the Sprag School
if anybody wants to attend. We're also
uh Tristan's
>> Tristan's Way June 5th.
>> It's 9:30 or 9 a.m.
>> It's Friday the 5th. It's a Friday.
>> And um
>> thank you. Just so you guys know, I
think I might have said it before, we
have a clothing drive still going on. If
you are doing any spring/summer
cleaning, make room for new clothes. Um,
we're collecting them for the Coalition
for a Safe Community and you can drop
them off at the uh greenhouse right
behind us. And that's all I have.
Thanks.
>> Excuse me, mayor. How long will that be
going on till June?
>> Probably June 21st, somewhere around
that area. Yes.
>> I haven't actually scheduled a pickup
date yet, but
>> we have quite a bit of clothing that
Okay. Thank you, mayor. Uh, number
seven is council committee chair
reports. Start on this side. Mr. S.
>> No, no report.
>> Thank you.
>> Okay. Mr. Ortiz,
>> the board of ed still has two positions
open. They're still actively looking to
fill them. So, that's all I have to
report.
>> What are the positions? Uh,
>> I'd have to get back to a teacher or
something, right? Say again. a teacher.
>> The committee, the whole school board
>> and they have two positions and
>> I know one person just recently uh had
their last meeting. So
>> Oh, okay. Is that by elected position,
right? Yeah. For school board. I don't
really know anything about that cuz we
don't do those elections.
>> They would have to go through what the
>> No, we I mean we do. They're on the
ballot.
>> Yeah, they go on a ballot. they go on,
right? But the but the position's not
really being
>> thrown out there and being open
>> and that's kind of a hot topic right now
and not being so
>> they can't appoint someone.
>> There's a process to appoint interum.
>> So maybe they're looking
>> well somebody has to volunteer. So they
don't have any volunteers. So there's a
position open because it was a two that
they quit the people.
>> No, I Yeah, I think one stepped away and
then the other one I think is moving if
I'm not mistaken
>> because I know someone who's looking to
be on that board. So right send a letter
get a hold of me if you
>> Okay.
>> If anybody's looking for it, they have
two positions.
>> Stephanie something. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. Anything else, Mr.
Dobby?
>> Yes. Um
>> um there was a been a lot going on in
public works leading up to the opening
of the lake tomorrow um at the
campground. Public works has been
working hard at the campground for for
months but in particular the last uh
couple weeks and also at the lake and
the whole property preparing it for
that. Lots of kudos to the staff this
work to the mayor and many other people.
Ryan and other other members of the uh
of the city uh staff have have worked
long and hard on on this and uh also um
they're because of that they're just
catching up on uh grass cutting on city
property. They started with a priority
of the Lincoln Park in preparation for
Memorial Memorial Day and uh they're
beginning to uh do the rest of uh the
city properties. Uh so great job. And
then uh don't want to not give kudos to
Ryan and his staff and everybody
involved in the paving uh of Buffalo
Avenue was completed today or yesterday.
It looks great. It was a long process
but great job. Thanks.
>> That's it.
>> Thank you, Mr. Deb. Uh Mr. Timbers,
>> uh the only thing I have is a land use
board. Uh the land use board met on uh
Tuesday uh May May the 19th. Uh they
were considering uh an ordinance that
was forwarded to them um that would have
amended the redevelopment plan for the
gateway rehabilitation area. And uh that
plan would have uh permitted uh five
cannabis classes at at for that
redevelopment plan. Um the board
reviewed it and decided that it did not
match up with our master plan even
though our master plan preceded uh the
legal legalization of cannabis. Um so
they rejected it. However, there was
another um uh ordinance proposal which
would have included um cannabis licenses
without um actual cannabis sales, but
that failed as well because they didn't
think it it matched up and they didn't
want competition with anyone in the uh
in the in the area as well. Um I don't
know if it's going to come back. Um it
may come back to us.
>> Well, it already has in a letter. um
that Mr. Tiner sent and number 18 on our
agenda. Uh I'm going to ask for that to
be tabled uh because we want to review
their findings from the planning board
to um
to reconsider what we're doing there and
then uh and then we'll either bring it
back or we'll we'll go in a different
direction.
But we'll do that when we get to 18.
Okay.
>> Anything else? That's it. Anything, Mrs.
Hessie?
>> Uh, I have nothing for the for Rotary.
Uh, nor do I have anything for um vote
enforcement. I was hoping Jerry would be
able to um elaborate on it, but
unfortunately he's not here.
>> It's on vacation this morning.
>> Okay. Uh, thank you.
>> Scalloway.
add nothing for the safety uh committee
um for sustainable EHC. We're going to
hold a special meeting on Tuesday. It's
an important meeting for the town. Uh
it's going to discuss the findings that
were um noted in the heat island
mitigation plan prepared by Dell
Atlantic Conservation District. Uh the
plan includes recommendations on what
could be done to eliminate some hot
spots in town uh including on along the
Philadelphia Avenue business district,
the Harbor Plaza Shopping Center, New
Jersey American Water Treatment
Facility, and the city's three public
schools.
um the we did send out some emails to
some of the business owners and um
posted on our social about the meeting
and notified the schools uh to see if
they can attend and there's a zoom link
if they can't come in person um it's on
the uh social media pages uh sustainable
EHC and a Harper city um at the official
aer city page. Um, we're looking at the
weather for tomorrow morning to decide
if we're going to have more potting
party on Saturday to At this point I
looks like it might be cancelled and if
it is cancelled it will not be
rescheduled.
Uh, and last weekend we took a walk on
the wild side at the City Lake Fork uh,
nature trail and the mountain laurel is
just starting to bloom. So, the area
should be good for um, a hike in the
next two weekends. And there are a
couple of trees down across the path
that prevents people from getting back
where the uh, back to the the mountain
laurel loop. So, maybe if there's time
this week,
>> they're already addressing.
>> Okay, good. They just need to take a
chainsaw out there and, you know, cut it
and move it out of the way. Um, that's
it.
>> I I have a quick question. I don't know
if it would be for the men or not, but
have you heard any concern about like in
Jersey at all about the ticks going on?
>> It's very bad this year. And uh if
anybody is bitten by a tick, they can
take the tick and bring it to the uh
cooperative Rutkish cooperative
extension in Maze Landing and they will
analyze it and let you know if it has
any disease. start texting
down with it after
>> really last year.
>> Yeah.
>> Wow.
>> What did you have?
>> Do you have those?
>> She got it last year that I don't have
them here.
>> So, if anybody's interested in that,
I'll I'll post that on Facebook.
>> Thank you.
Uh Mr. Right.
>> Uh yes, we had a meeting Monday night um
about uh Councilwoman Hessie had brought
up some concerns that's been going on at
the pickle ball court about some
damaging that's been going on over there
and was seeing about maybe putting some
cameras in that vicinity. Um I told her
that we probably would have to talk to
the chief, probably get a little bit
more information. Um, but I also said I
would bring it up the council if anybody
else had any kinds of ideas that might
prevent, you know, the ebikes and all
that stuff in there scraping up the the
courts and damaging the tennis courts
and stuff. I mean, I know next month
we'll be out there a lot more, so I can
have a lot more eyes on the situation,
but but it's going it's only going to
get worse now as the time the summertime
comes. Um, but like I told Councilwoman
Hessie, I haven't really seen any ebikes
in there. If I see anything, it's
usually rollerbladers or skateboarders
or boxings, one or the other.
>> So, I I ago that a large sign be
ordered. And Jo's not
>> Well, that's that's one thing we
mentioned.
>> Did they I It was
>> There was a sign. No skateboarding.
>> Come on.
>> I was able to make it. Yes. Hi.
>> Did you ever
order the sign? Remember I
asked you to order that a while ago?
>> Which one? No skate I mean no
skateboarding or whatever for the for
the the pickle ball court.
>> I'm pretty pretty sure we ordered if you
had asked me I probably did it that day.
Let me look if I can find it.
>> Kim said there's one there, but I think
there was a small one there. Is it big?
>> It's it's large. It's bold print and it
said and it was new when I went there a
couple weeks ago, I think.
>> Okay. I was gonna say
>> never mind. Thanks, Judy. Or maybe
>> people don't read signs, but
>> yeah, remember we ordered those special
ones. They have like a picture on it and
everything, right?
>> Yeah, I think so.
>> Oh, there was no picture. No, no, it was
just wording and it was
>> But it says like No, and it's like a
whole B like all the different like
roller like roller skating, roller
board, you know, like it has like a few
different things on it, right?
>> It it was different than what had been
up there previously. It was an addition
for sure. And it's bold lettering, but
there's no pictures on it that I
>> Okay.
Maybe not, but I think it listed
like a whole bunch of different like it
it wasn't specific to a single sport. It
was like no skateboarding, no biking, no
rollerblading. Like I think it listed a
few different if I remember correctly.
>> But that would be a good way if it was a
skateboard and you have a line through
it so they can't say they can't read it.
>> Just can't. Yes. Was told to me that way
that they can't read either. So I mean
some some people can't. Some children
are dyslexic, which that's what the
gentle the child had said to me.
>> Anyway,
>> so what' you guys come up with?
>> We're going to have another meeting.
She's going to do a little bit more
research, reach out to the guy that does
the video and or at Garber Township and
all them town.
>> Isn't that the direction you're trying
to go is just putting up cameras to
solve the issue? I mean, even with
cameras, I mean, don't you think that
they're
>> I mean, the is illegal, but people still
do it.
>> Yeah.
>> You know what I mean? I feel like
>> so what do you propose?
>> I mean community leaders can always
influence. He's going to be out there
next month. Community leaders, but kids
are going to be kids. It sucks that we
don't have many things for children, you
know, or kids to skateboard. We're
working actively on a skateboard to to
keep the skateboarders out of there, but
until that's up, we don't, you know,
>> it's not even the skateboard. It's
definitely the ebikes. I mean, there's
no way a skateboard could have made
that.
>> No, I dug through. I'm the same person
down to the the cement. There's no way a
skateboard would do that. It had to be
an ebike.
>> I don't Maybe that's why we need some
cameras or or video feed.
>> Well, I don't think there's anything to
be done unless there's an actual program
where you're going to make a reservation
to play there and have a lot more.
>> That's that's the way other towns do it.
You have to register to
>> participate.
That's the
>> I just thought it was important across
to tell you the truth, but I could be
wrong. I know I saw no skateboarding,
bicycle maybe.
>> I can't.
>> And there's pictures,
>> you know, say for sure.
>> The ones that looks like no walking
to you
>> for the picture there with the camera.
>> Yeah. Okay.
After the fact, right?
Unless you have super high depth cameras
>> that can identify uh you know yeah we'll
see it be like yep it happened
but
>> it's it's the cameras are great for
finding out when something happened and
potentially maybe talk to some other
folks about you know see if there's any
witnesses but even the cameras on
Philadelphia Avenue right now you know
it's like we can see what happens and
fortunately we have businesses that are
uh fairly cooperative and will let us
look at their much better cameras and in
different places. But, you know, um
cameras, as Councilman Ortiz said, yeah,
you know, cameras don't necessarily uh
mitigate illegal activity. Uh 04.
>> Yeah.
>> Not
coming out of my budget.
>> What what charges would even be? I mean,
if they're not even damaging, imagine if
somebody was like skating on it and we
had so happened to go by and like your
officers had seen it. It'd be more of
like
>> municipal ordinance. Um, unless we can
actually show and see that they damage,
right?
>> Um, it would be a municipal ordinance
violation.
>> Okay.
I had read an article Pittsburgh the
same and this goes on everywhere and and
the damage was again by ebikes and what
they ended up doing it was five children
and they actually were able to contact
the parents and they were working on
children doing municipal work you know I
mean not municipal work but like um
>> community service.
>> Yeah, community service. Yeah. and um so
that they it could kind of teach them,
you know, like what goes into taking
care of the park and the damages that
they've done and that sort of thing. But
I know it's it's a lot. I'm sure it will
be a lot. A lot.
>> Only thing I'm going to say is my car
was stolen several years ago. When my
car was stolen, they sent me notices
about the the kids who stole my car and
they told me there's nothing that could
be done. Now, I would hate to see where
kids could steal cars, go back out,
steal cars again, and keep doing it.
But, but we decide to punish some some
some 8-year-old who's got a skateboard.
>> I'm just saying I mean, we're gonna I
don't want us to go to the point where
it's ridiculous.
>> Paid over $200,000 for that part.
>> That's a second. I don't believe a kid
on a skateboard is going to do any
damage. No, I've seen it because they
they do these things and the paint on
the skateboard gets on the on the
surface. And you know, every party I
went to a couple years ago, what was the
topic of conversation? When are you
getting pickle ball courts? When are you
getting pickle ball courts? We need
pickle ball courts. And we spend the
money, we get a grant, and spend some of
the water treatment money to do it. And
now it's being destroyed. And it's just
not right. I mean, I don't think you
should lock a kid up by any means, but I
think with maybe like uh
Tanner said, you know, some community
leadership like even with Mace or or
even the police when they go there, you
know, might just want to have a word
with them, you know, and say, "Oh, this
is a good idea because people use this,
you know,
>> and back in the day, my kids skated,
skateboarded, they did the scooters,
whatever, but they did it in the street.
I mean, I just don't understand them
why, you know? I know it's a nice
surface, but so's Buffalo. So's 500
block of Buffalo Avenue right now.
>> Yeah, you're right.
>> Okay. Anything else, Mr.
>> No, that was it.
>> Okay. Uh I just have one thing. I got a
phone call about the gazebo in the park.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> And I I would refer this to the park
committee. And um gazebo is in pretty
bad shape. Last year around this time,
we the parks and playgrounds committee
from last year uh decided or recommended
to council and we all agreed to keep it
for a year and see how it went by taking
this spindles out and seeing what
happens. And u it was fixed up back
then. There's a new roof was put on it.
Uh it it's heavily damaged now. It's
there the some of the rails that were
there are gone. Um it's dangerous right
now. somebody goes up there with a a
wheelchair or whatever, it it could
cause a lot of problems. Not that a lot
of people are going up there with
wheelchairs, but you know how things
happen. So, I would ask the parks
committee to review the whole thing. Uh
because this one person was telling me
that to fix it, it's going to be
somewhere around $15,000 to get it up to
what it should be.
>> How much is it to demo it?
>> Demo it is pretty cheap. So
>> I have a volunteer who will demo it for
free.
>> Yeah.
>> So not that we want to make a decision
here tonight, but you would take a look
at it and review it and then come back
with a recommendation.
>> Right.
>> So if we demo it,
>> would we put up another gazebo or would
would we just
>> I think
>> maybe there's ideas. I think personally
uh maybe getting that putting in that
nice circle putting a nice flower bed in
the center of park would be a great
>> no more plants.
>> Nobody takes care of them.
>> Trees.
>> Well, I had suggested before we do the
new monuments there, but I also
suggested that they have small gazeos
that could just be a token like since
there's always been Yeah. Even $100 you
can get.
>> Even if we just flatten it out, nobody
can really go.
>> Even if we flatten it out and just put
seats that go in a circle with two
entryways to it.
>> There you go.
>> So we could do and stone seats so they
don't break as easy.
>> So everybody can meet up every day
>> and not destroy any.
>> Well, there were recommendations we need
from the
>> I like that. What about the the uh
donated benches where people get to put
placards on it and they they pay for
that
>> kind like they have the lake
>> they do it on the boardwalks they do it
on boards and you can put like just like
Central Park in New York there's bench
lines one side
>> we can put benches
>> I'll come up with a design number you
guys
>> sounds good okay all right thank you
chief of police number All
right, we'll go over some numbers. Um,
since we last met on the 7th,
we had three cases of fraud, one simple
assault, three thefts, 10 motor vehicle
accidents, 27 traffic stops, total of
six summones issued, four arrests, one
business alarm, two residential alarms,
79 crime prevention activity, seven
domestics, 24 EMS incidents, three
firearms IDs, 16 follow-ups, 565
property checks, and eight public
service calls. Um,
we had during this full-time period four
officers out on workers comp. One has
since returned to work. We have one on
vacation right now and one is at the New
Jersey narcotics officer uh convention.
Um, other things that have happened, we
had a cell inspection. Every few years
the department of correction comes
corrections comes in and does a building
inspection of our department making sure
that our cells are in compliance. We are
not. However, we have requested the
appropriate exemptions. So, we have
passed. Um, I will have to apply reapply
for those exemptions. Um, four of them
in three years and the other two in
another two years. Um,
activities. We had the reach program.
What's that?
>> Yeah. No, but uh uh the old letter was
fine. It was fine. Doctors it up a bit.
I'm only
Um
but uh we had the reach program from the
middle school come and do a tour of the
police department. They were very
thrilled to be here. Um upcoming things
that are going on with the PD on June
5th in the morning, we do have a
conflict because we have the torch run
that we do every every morning. So next
Friday, if you see a caravan of police
vehicles and people running on the White
Horse Pike, don't be alarmed. We're
raising money for the Special Olympics.
Um, on June 10th, we will be having the
Sprag School come and do a PD tour. Um,
we will have to make some adjustments
because we will be under construction.
Um, and then Monday, we do have our uh,
Memorial Day celebration. I did want to
bring up we did have a fatal motor
vehicle accident on Sunday. It was
probably one of the worst scenes that I
have ever seen. Um, a motorcycle rider
lost his life. the other driver um was
hospitalized. It is being actively
investigated by the Atlantic County
Prosecutor's Office um and by our
department. I have to say that it's been
a rough week for for the PD um and for
me. I kind of have lost a little bit of
faith in humanity because we had people
on the scene before first responders got
there recording and posting things to
Facebook. um somebody lost his life and
it was in a pretty gruesome manner and
it is just horrible that people feel the
need to record and post before thinking
about anyone else. Um I'd respectfully
request that anybody who comes across
anything before you do that think about
your family and if it were you if you
would want to see something that
horrific on Facebook um or have your
family members see that on Facebook. So
that's uh that's all I have for you.
>> I I have a question about that business
being a motorcycle rider.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay. So the the fatal motorcycle rider
was going westbound, right?
>> I'm going to talk about the uh the
specifics of everything. Yeah. I mean
that is one of the things that was Yes,
he was going westbound.
>> Okay. He was struck by a car going
eastbound.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
Can you tell me if he was westbound in
the passing lane or the driving lane?
>> I don't know that. Um, that is one of
the things that is being investigated.
The accident reconstructionist will be
able to potentially determine that
because physics is not me. Um, you know,
and they've been trained in
reconstruction. And
>> well, if anybody's listening to this out
in the universe or in right here, as a
motorcycle rider, I would just recommend
always riding in the passing lane. Stay
away from oncoming traffic as much as
you possibly can.
>> I'm confused.
>> Stay out of the passing.
>> Stay out of the passing lane. Okay. ride
in the right hand lane
>> and always
create as much buffer as you can between
you and oncoming traffic.
>> That's
absolutely
>> anybody listening I'm going to say
>> yeah hit those box
>> thank you all right thanks chief
other questions for the chief thank you
uh CFO Jody
I don't have anything. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you, city clerk.
Our city attorney, Quarl, is filling in
for Chris tonight.
>> Hi, everyone. Thanks. Sorry. Thanks
again for having me. I appreciate
nothing to report.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> In my bag at my house.
>> Uh engineer, he left his report in his
bag.
>> Yeah, I got 20 copies of report sitting
in my kitchen in the bag with my laptop.
So, I'm working on my phone. Um so we
have one thing on the agenda which is um
recommending awarding the contract for
electrical upgrades at the campground uh
to Hughes Electric in the amount of
$112,280.
Um it's actually slightly below what our
estimate was. So um you know there's
only one bidder. We are recommending
that we award it to them. Switching over
to the report. Um as Mr. Dobby first
noted we did pay the four and 500 blocks
Buffalo Avenue. um where you're gonna
have to do some road cores, which is the
first time we've had to do that in a
long time. If you uh if you have a state
aid project and you pay more than 5,000
square yards, you have to core the
asphalt um and do airboid testing and
all, make sure you got proper
compaction. So, usually we get the
waiver because we're less than 5,000
square yards. This one we were like 5200
square yards.
>> So, we're gonna Yeah. So, we're going to
have to do cores. Um but we'll be able
to do them and then get the project
closed down. Um
>> I'm sorry. For what project was this?
You have to do the course. Buffalo
>> got holes in it now.
>> Yeah.
>> The only thing I would say about that
job, it great. They did a good job,
>> but at the intersection at Burger and
maybe that'll be fixed next year.
>> Yeah, we didn't.
>> They went halfway.
>> Yeah, we talked about whether to expand
it, how much to do. Um, couple reasons
we didn't go to the other side. If you
go to the other side of the
intersection, you end up at the base of
the ramps. If you pave at the base of
the ramps, you have to upgrade the ramp.
So, it triggers a whole bunch more
concrete work. You end up having to do
curb and sidewalk and ramp next to that
stuff.
>> Is that going to be done in September?
>> What's that?
>> That buck of Burger Street.
>> So,
>> what was it? Cincinnati and
Philadelphia.
>> We're working on Chicago.
>> Yeah, we're we're working on the design
for that now. Um, we'll see. I mean,
we're going to get it there as fast as
we can.
>> Intersection is just that that culvert
is sinking. And while they were doing
the work, I had to drive over it like
twice a day.
>> Sure.
>> And I'm I'm afraid my tires want to wind
up in the sewer pit.
>> So, we will work that as quickly as we
can. We got to work with DOT to figure
out what their process is because we um
I got kind of a nasty email from Ves who
is our DOT local aid representative this
week who was just like flat wrong. He he
sort of said this project's been sitting
the a project we submitted for in August
of last year said that we haven't done
anything in four months and I had to
like go back through our records and say
no I've resubmitted it three times you
guys haven't approved it. So like we
yeah we got to we got to we got to work
this process out a little bit smoother.
Um because the money that we got a year
and a half ago we're still not
authorized to go out to bid. We
submitted our PSD package in August of
last year. M
>> so um
>> and and the intersection of uh Eighth
Terrace
>> and Burger there's a lot is just getting
worse.
>> Well, that so that one is part of that
that same stretch I believe that we're
that we're doing with that money. We got
I want to say it's two blocks uh
flooded. So, um but yeah, we're we're
working on the design. We're going to
get the PSD package to DOT as fast as
possible and then from there hopefully
we can get it out a lot quicker than the
current one because the other one is
Dway Street from Braymond to Baltimore.
just been sitting waiting to to put that
out there. So
>> now there
>> uh there's a dirt road
prior stating a clinics from two or
three years ago.
>> So Ryan, what is the next thing that
we're doing? It's Burger. It's going to
be um from Brainer to Antworp and
Burger.
>> So it's Camp Street.
>> Uh yeah, it's let me spell it.
>> That's on the stormwater side.
>> It's
>> Yeah. So the right the sections of of
Beethoven are part of the stormwater
project. Um the next state aid project
is camp street from Raymond Antworp and
Burger from Buffalo to Cincinnati.
>> Okay.
>> It's actually Chicago, right?
>> Uh
>> remember we corrected that.
>> Yeah, I think you're right. This is only
one block. It's two
Cincinnati.
>> Yeah, I copied this over from the last
thing, but yes, you're correct. It's two
blocks novel.
>> Okay, so got a couple on my list here.
Okay. Uh, Lakeon Campground. Um, again
making progress out there. Um, I got
somewhat approval to bid the bathroom
project. Um, but still need some some
clarification from Triad. We did submit
the request to uh amend the project um
to do the other bathroom and do all
that. Um, so they asked for some
additional information. So I got to get
them um I'm trying to put together a
little map to show like this is all the
same site. This is all the same area. um
so that we can get DCA to sign up on
that and then we'll give you a a
proposal to figure out how to redo the
bathrooms and redo the concession stand
and all that with the DCA ADA fund. Uh
on the utility side, um we're still
working through all the permitting as
quickly as we can. Um and hopefully
we'll we'll re regroup to do that
installation in the the fall and winter.
Uh the city hall ADA improvements. Um
this is the last meeting at your fancy
countertop there. So um That will be
getting out tomorrow
right now.
>> Yeah, there you go. Carve whatever you
want. It'll be gone tomorrow.
>> You're not taking this metal plate out,
right?
>> Yeah. Well, you can leave that if you
like. Um, but yeah, so the vertical wall
stays, the countertop, their stairs over
here will be a ramp. There'll be a
little extra clearance room to to be
able to get maneuver back there. Um, so
that should be ready for the next
council. picked again. There's a couple
weeks in between. So, they're going to
start adhering to this first. Once this
is under control, uh they'll start the
other work in city hall. So, be
coordinating with with Meg. Um making
sure that, you know, we're not tearing
down too much at the same time. Uh but I
understand the contractor is they want
to just take down like one window at a
time. Normally, you do like all the demo
and then come in and do all whatever.
So, I think they're going to go through
each one and just, you know, tear it
out, fix it, move to the next one, tear
it out, fix it. That's good. It's not
less disruption. So, that's that's the
plan. Um,
too New Orleans Avenue. I think we're
still waiting to hear back from the
county on that uh deed restriction that
>> I did. You saw I did email.
>> Yeah, you followed up again.
>> She talked to me at some event. Oh, it
was the uh ribbon cutting ACIT. She
said,
>> "Okay,
>> she's looking into it." She saw my
email. So,
>> Okay. Yeah. I mean, we can't really do
anything until back from them because
that deed restriction was pretty
ownorous.
>> What was that about the deed
restriction? Who was that?
>> The New Orleans Avenue subdivision. The
county Yeah. had responded back with a
just crazy deed restriction that we
thought would make the properties very
difficult to sell.
>> So, we're trying to get them to wave the
need for that. Um, and if they do, then
we can file and finally move forward
with that.
>> What What section of New Orleans Avenue
Deer Street?
>> Yeah. From DeWing to Deer Street. It's
the paved section across from the
school.
>> That's 700.
>> Yes.
>> Right behind the school.
>> Yeah. Yeah, I mean if they we subdivided
into three buildable lots, it would be
three lots that face right at the school
right across from the sports fields.
It's great spot. Um there is sewer
behind but not water.
>> Um so it's it's pretty well positioned.
Uh the I bank project, we're currently
out to bid. Um we're expecting to
receive bids and be able to award that
in June and get the fiscal year funding
locked in and then um a meeting
scheduled with them to talk about what
we could do with the next fiscal year's
funding. So try to get that initiated as
quickly as possible. Um TC bridge of
Baltimore, we talked about senior center
ADA. We're going through the design. Um
that is a complicated building. So we're
we're just figuring out how to make it
all work. That back the front section
has a crawl space. The back section is
not concrete slab. So some plumbing
revisions that we're proposing are are
going to be a little difficult, a little
more difficult because they're on
concrete. But we're working through all
that now. Um let's see. I think that
that's oh Kreck were submitted for um
Pineelands. I'm waiting for a call back
to see um if I can essentially give you
guys the green light to just go and do
the building construction.
>> They they will permit it. It's
definitely something that's permissible,
but I know that they'll take it.
>> DGA.
>> Well, yeah, but that that can all get
removed as part of the application. So,
it doesn't have to be like exactly one
for the other. Um so, I want to talk to
them to say like look, we're going to
start this. Mhm. I understand that.
>> But we wouldn't start it until at least
after Thanksgiving anyway.
>> Okay.
>> Just because now it's too late and it it
won't be done.
>> Started. Yeah. I got you. Okay. Well,
I'll talk to them to try to line it up
for for then at that minimum. Um because
I I don't want to, you know, if they
drag us out like they happen at the
lake, we don't
>> Right. Exactly.
>> We'll just move forward and we'll if
it's a violation, whatever, we'll cure
it.
>> Okay. All right.
>> Um I think that's it. I that's all I got
for now. Unless any questions. I do have
a question. How about the new grant that
we got? Do you do the plan for that
since for the canopy at Kre?
>> Uh yeah, we we can help work through
that.
>> I don't know that. Is that what you
normally do, don't you?
>> Yeah, we do we do shade structures as
well. I just signed it today. Yeah.
>> Yeah. Us usually for something like
that. Um
>> it's early.
>> Yeah. Right.
>> I just want to get Ryan, you know.
>> Yeah. No, give us
>> Looks like he's got his list almost on
there.
>> Well, I Yeah, right. We're making
progress. So
>> um the the shade structure I think is
right around the quote threshold. So if
your funding source will let you you
might be able to just go right right to
one of these manufacturers and just work
directly out.
>> Yeah. And it's it's quicker and cheaper
than trying to put out all that stuff.
So but I I'll talk to Jod and see
>> just asking.
>> Yeah. Absolutely.
>> They installed one on beach in Longport
recently.
>> Yeah.
>> You did that
>> the playground there? Yes.
>> Wow. We always put a dome over
>> privately far while you're
>> at it.
It's big shade structure.
>> Exactly. Big shade. You can use a dome
over there.
>> Can you
work on some potential dates for
our T corridor redevelopment plan?
>> Yeah.
>> For the Philadelphia Avenue wood bike.
>> Yeah, absolutely.
>> And then uh we'll try to coordinate that
with our attorney
>> and the and the committee.
>> All right. So,
>> can I say you saw me one
>> about a few a year ago? The mayor and I
were working on getting Real ID van
here.
>> Yeah.
>> So, it's come to fruition, but the
inspection is tomorrow to see if they
can have it here and I'm we're tearing
everything here.
>> Well, I I think they have a
>> saying. Yeah, if they can.
>> I think bathrooms and they're coming to
inspect it tomorrow. I just like when
you said that I was like just let it go.
>> If they come like 7 a.m. it look great.
>> They'll be here.
>> We'll come right after they tear.
>> That's why I went.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Right.
>> Yeah. I think everything
>> waiting for this for a while because
they're like I think it would be August
8th or something like that. They would
be here.
>> Well, I I think I thought it was a bus
so I didn't know why but they want to
inspect the building.
Yeah, I mean we we should be able to
give them some assurances that all the
the project work
>> I guess if somebody has to use the
bathroom or something.
>> Yeah, I mean they're going to be in the
same place. It's not have bathrooms.
>> They do have the bathroom outside over
there that's open all the time. I know.
>> I know. But I mean
it's kind of
>> but I think everybody
>> they have some issues.
I don't have to look at it the next
days.
>> Yeah, I mission.
>> Anything else?
>> All right. U number 13 on the agenda is
a resolution
approving the agreement between a Carver
City and the Aar City Public School
District for a school resource offic.
>> Second. Motion made and seconded. Is
there questions
>> for next year, right?
>> Yes.
>> Yeah, this is up to two. Do we have two
over there, Chief? We have
>> Are we planning to have two?
>> We have one. Um finding a class three
officer for less than $40 an hour is
near impossible.
>> Y
>> um we can put out for one again. Um
>> it would be nice to have one at each
school if that would
>> well they have no security and so uh
yeah the officers that are there um
officer uh
Bill Throtty and officer Rich Trout they
all have they both have lengthy law
enforcement careers behind them. Um but
they're working for a private company
and quite honestly it makes my life so
much easier not having to to do that.
But um
>> does that come from your budget or the
school budget? school.
>> They reimburse us, right?
>> For the ones that are employed by us.
Yes. They pay KD directly for the other
officer that are security officers that
are there. They're on security.
>> And do they do anything like the DARE
program?
>> That's not included.
>> Is Ed retired? Officer Ed,
>> he is thinking about it. I think they
are trying to uh persuade him.
>> No, Officer Ed's great
too. Yeah.
>> So, I got a first and a second.
>> Okay. Roll call, please.
>> Doby,
>> yes.
>> Galloway,
>> yes.
>> Hassy,
>> yes.
>> Tanner,
>> yes.
>> 14,
>> yes.
>> Yes.
>> Timbers,
>> yes.
>> Great.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution passes. Number 14, award
contract for the electrical upgrades at
the Acover City Campground. Make a
motion. Second.
>> Motion made and second. Questions? What
>> was this?
supposed to be part of the package of
what's going on now?
>> So, this was actually this actually goes
back to a commitment that the city made
um during the sale of the utility
systems. So, the city budgeted for this
four years ago, plus or minus.
>> Uh we made a commitment to DCA. We made
a commitment to DCA for multiple things
that the city would spend money on. This
is what
>> this is the 50 amp.
>> Yeah. It's It's upgrading 20 sites um to
50 amp electrical services.
>> What's being done now is just upgrading.
We're making sure everything that's
there works. It's functional.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> So, nothing's being replaced other than
some outlets and stuff.
>> We're getting it up and going,
>> which it's done. I think that's done
already.
>> Okay. Okay. I got you. All right.
>> Yeah, that is done.
>> Yeah. Unrelated.
>> Okay. Gotcha. There there were two there
was ones that he couldn't find one of
the wires that was cut. So they opted
not to do those two because
>> Yeah. There's like four sites that were
not restored. They're part of the
section
>> and that'll be part of that anyway. So
>> So they don't need them for the season.
>> No.
>> Okay.
>> But our big they're going to sell them
as tent sites.
>> Okay.
>> But our question is that keeps coming up
and I know you said we can we can do the
electric now through the
>> Yeah. So, I I talked to Ben um the
manager from Mur about it and I said,
"Look, there there's a way to do this."
Um and I sort of walked him through it.
I said, "I think it'd be helpful if we
sat down with it a plan together and
then talk to the campground operator to
to make sure. But I I think you could
work with this."
>> Yeah.
>> So, um if you know, assuming we award
this, um I'll talk to the electrician to
figure out the lead times for some of
the equipment and, you know, as soon as
stuff's available as long as we
coordinate it and all.
>> Very good. Okay. Roll call, please.
>> Dovy,
>> yes.
>> Galloway,
>> yes.
>> Hessie,
>> yes.
>> Kener,
>> yes.
>> Ortiz,
>> yes.
>> Sen,
>> yes.
>> Timbers,
>> yes.
>> Right.
>> Yes.
>> Resolution passes. Uh, number 15, renew
the liquor licenses. Uh, July 1st, 2025
through June 30th, 2026.
>> That's the old number, right? Not
>> last year. They never renewed them last
year. So, this is okay. bringing them up
to date
>> retail consumption or TA liquor license.
See the numbers and the Wrangler
license.
>> I did explain in the email.
>> Yeah, I'll make a motion.
>> Second.
>> Motion made and seconded. Uh questions
on the motion. All in favor?
>> I opposed.
>> Resolution passes. Number 16, renew
liquor licenses uh for this year, July
1st, 26 to June 30th, 27 uh for Hamy's
Bar and Grill, MRM LLC,
Discount Liquor 1, Discount Liquor 2,
and Philadelphia Liquor.
>> I make a motion.
>> I'll second it.
>> Motion made second. All in favor?
>> Really? are going to come. It's just
they take a little time to come.
>> There's nothing against the people that
>> go
from my father.
>> Okay.
Number 17
is introduce ordinance number 11 which
amends chapter 102 titled bingo and
games of chance of the code of 8 Carver
city post notice of introduction on the
city website June 11
>> I'll second third
>> motion made second questions
>> what are we amending what what is
changed
>> um we never had fees for um
Municipal fees
>> municipal fees for the work. So um not
the work but to when people submit
applications
>> administrative
>> we're administrative fees. So this
ordinance will say we won't charge more
than the state like say it's $20 for a
bingo application or or a raffle
application. We can charge what the
state does for for paperwork.
>> Very well. They weren't charging
anything in
>> Yeah. We weren't charging nothing. I got
>> and everybody we're probably the only
town pleasure.
>> Okay.
>> I thought we passed this before.
>> We don't want to be done.
>> We talked about it.
>> It's a lot of work, but Jackie
>> Okay. Motion has been made and seconded.
All in favor?
>> I opposed. Motion to introduce is
passed. Uh number 18. I'll make a motion
that we table number 18 and
refer it back to finance redevelopment
committee for consideration of the
findings of the zoning planning board
decision.
Second.
>> Motion has been made. Seconded to table
this. All in favor?
>> I
order.
>> That's tabled. Uh number 19 is the bill
list. Make a motion.
>> Second.
>> Questions on the bills.
Roll call, please.
>> Dovy,
>> yes.
>> Galloway,
>> yes.
>> Hessie,
>> yes.
>> Kenir,
>> yes.
>> Ortiz,
>> yes.
>> Sen,
>> yes.
>> Timbers,
>> yes.
>> Yes.
Thank you. That passes. Number 20,
public comment. Anyone wish to be heard
on any issue.
Seeing none,
we will move to 21. Mayor,
>> hello.
>> Oh.
>> Oh, I'm sorry.
>> Hi there.
>> Hello. State your name and your address,
please.
>> My name is Michelle. My last name is
Madison. My address is 509 Fifth
Terrace.
>> Okay. And I'm just I'm I'm just reaching
out. Uh I want to let you know that I'm
currently conducting extensive research
into our city's history. Not just the
distant past, but of our active
timelines of our local government
officials, engineers, planners,
developers, and council elects. My goal
is to ensure that the governing body of
our community is built on a foundation
of absolute integrity.
doing this research at no charge to you.
But rather as a service to the people of
Egg Harbor City.
>> That's my comment. Thank you.
>> Okay. Appreciate that. Thank you.
>> You as well. Thank you,
>> mayor.
>> I just want to remind everybody to come
to the Memorial Day service at Lincoln
Park at 11 o'clock. Paul McIntyre works
very hard each year coordinating the
event and it's going to be a pretty cool
event this year. So, couple different
stuff going on.
>> Nice.
>> Is there going to be a if it happens to
rain on Monday, there going to be res?
>> Some every other day it's going to rain.
>> I don't know.
>> They said it was going to rain on
Tuesday. It didn't rain. So,
>> that's true.
>> Today, I believe the weather is a day.
I'm just I was just saying if it what
happens if what happens if quotequote it
does rain?
>> No. Usually what they'll probably do is
just go to the firehouse and have some
hot dogs or whatever.
>> Okay.
>> I don't I don't think they'll
>> just go out there personally, put the
reopen like
>> done that. We had like one it was a
downpour.
>> I got you.
>> Anything else, Mayor?
>> No, that's not fair.
>> Okay, Mr. Wright.
>> No. Oh, real quick. Uh this um football
signups have officially started uh
Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 7:30.
So, all are welcome.
>> Okay. Thank you, Miss Galloway.
>> I just wanted to wish everybody good
holiday weekend and to not celebrate
Memorial Day until afternoon
because the morning should be reserved
for the veterans. And um if it is sunny,
I'll be attending three services on Apen
Island. If it's cloudy and they're
canceled, I'll be here.
>> What's that?
>> You hold your umbrella, right?
>> Yeah.
>> Thank you, Miss Hessie. Um, I just want
to say uh I wish everyone a happy
Memorial Day and I I've
I'd like to say that it's they've done
so much for us as Americans
that I as Nette had said, I hope that we
can take a moment to reflect on what
they've given up for us and um I hope to
see everyone at the Memorial Day
services. Thank you.
Okay. Thank you, Mr. Timmers.
>> Uh, the only thing I want to add on
Memorial Day is that typically,
um, we use it to to remember people that
have died in war. So, right now, we know
that there are plenty of people that
survive war that are damaged by it. So,
I would just say that we we keep them in
mind as well.
Okay.
>> Thank you, Mr. Dobby. I I have nothing
to add to all that. That's good
comments.
>> Mr. Ortiz,
>> I do have to ask um I was going to ask,
do you guys happen to
there's on the 300 block there's a a
rain cover that's right there and it's
been it has a like a cone on it. It's
been there for like five months or four
months. Do you guys track in that?
>> At what? At the 300 block of what?
>> Uh Boston.
>> It's right in the corner. It's just like
it's got like a mask phone on it.
>> So I
stopped at the intersection of Beethoven
and Chicago on the way here
>> which was called in yesterday
>> and there is Yeah, there is a sink hole
there and I was actually able to see the
collapsed pipe within the hole. So now
it's pretty easy to diagnose.
>> Is that storm water?
>> Yeah. Okay.
>> It's an old So we did Chicago Avenue. We
replaced the inlet. We did not replace
the pipe because it appeared to be fine
at the time. So, I don't know if it
broke during construction or what, but
um the top of the pipe, it's old Fisher
Pike clay pipe. The top of the pipe is
collapsed and the road clearly was
caving into it and then finally the
asphalt gave way the other day. Um so,
there's barrel over, but it does need to
be repaired in the next couple days, I
think.
>> And who repairs this?
>> Um
when it's a little bit past public
works, it can be a contractor that we
have under contract. So, APS just paved
Buffalo Avenue today, so we were under
contract with them. I was going to call
John Constantine, who's the
superintendent we work with most
frequently there. They still have a
couple of little things to do. So, call
him and see if they could take a look at
it.
>> That would be great if they could do it
because we're
not
301. I just see it in that go out there
>> as an emergency and we don't have to go
out to bid
>> you could do it as emergency but we're
already under
do it under that current contract
>> should cross but
>> Ryan did you say this is under the storm
water project that that will be
corrected because I know I had mentioned
this quite a few meetings
>> um
>> that yeah that that intersection um I
would not like we we can't wait that
long I don't think we're replacing
Okay.
>> Can we look at the one?
>> Yeah. The 300 the 300 block of Boston.
He's at
>> he's at
Boston. Yeah. You You'll see it. You
can't miss it. It's It's got a cone.
>> You can pretty much ride right up
Beethoven. That's where all of the old
stuff is. That's why we targeted that
with our initial project. Um that system
was installed either in the 20s or the
early 30s. So, it's old reinforced
concrete pipe. Uh they built the inlets
out of follow wall block and like the
inlets are all caving in.
>> Yeah. So you know I mean you got almost
100 years out of it so you can't
complain too much but right
>> but it's time. So that's that's the
project we're going to be awarding
hopefully a contract in a couple weeks
to replace like $2 million worth of that
summer infrastructure paid for by the
infrastructure bank ATP. So that'll be a
big big win for the city. So,
>> so Ryan, you're saying that's the inlet,
that big metal
>> thing that sits on top of the ground and
goes like this.
>> The one at Chicago, the pipe collapsed a
few feet away from the inlet, right?
>> That's actually not the area where they
did the work. It's probably five feet
away from where the inlet is, right?
>> But the pipe that's coming from the
inlet to the mandle, the pipe collapsed.
>> Okay.
>> So,
>> but this the whole metal is
the inlet. Yeah. that that would we
fixed probably
I don't know at least three or four in
the last five years along that that
stretch of Beethoven those old city
style units with the rates it's like a
giant opening yeah between the roof the
top of it
>> yeah so
>> when they're extremely
>> yeah those those are not okay anymore
you can't do that anymore but yeah all
of those inlets like I said were
constructed with hollow wall block so
eventually you get water in there and
fill material and the walls sort of
corrode and fall in and then the whole
inlet like starts collapsing in itself
>> so you have to replace the whole thing.
Is that what you're saying? Or you can't
support it. There's no supporting it.
>> Depends how bad it is and where the
damage is. So, if if it's just a couple
of blocks at the top and we know we're
going to do it soon, we can just come in
and remove those couple of blocks and
put a couple solid wall blocks and patch
it up and, you know, get a couple years
out of it, a couple months if we're
going to come back next.
>> So, it appear appears to me every time I
walk by it, but I don't know because
it's I haven't taken
>> I'm sure that one side of the structure
of the block is collapsed and so that's
what we're seeing.
It's incredibly common on those same
stuff.
>> So Remington and Bernick designed that
on your ear.
>> Somebody way before me. Yeah.
>> All right. Thank you. Um and uh yeah, I
have a grand memorial. I'm a vet. I've
lost friends. So I still continue to
help vets in Atlantic County,
Cumberland, Salem, and Kate May. I was
very lucky to have talked to the
Atlantic County Sheriff recently. That
was cool. Um,
so everybody just, you know, if you know
a vet and they're struggling, Mr. Timber
said that we still have plenty of vets
that are still struggling. So I I'm in
the field if you guys know any of the
vets. So you can always point them in my
direction. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Sent.
>> I second everything that's been said.
I really don't have anything more. I
think I can.
>> Awesome.
>> I do too. And I also thank you for your
service and your continued service in
what you're doing with vets in your job.
So
>> appreciate it
>> very much and all veterans. Um even
though this isn't Veterans Day, it's Mr.
>> But I hope everyone has a safe and well
good weekend.
Is there a motion to adjurnn?
>> Make a motion second.
>> Motion made second. All in favor? I
>> opposed.