City Council Meeting 10/23/2025

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>> Yes, I did. Thank you. [laughter]
>> Make sure you tell them it's from me.
text message. [laughter]
I had
>> like to call this meeting to order and
if everybody please rise for a flag
salute. Thank you.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the for
it stands one nation under God
indivisible with liberty and justice for
all.
[clears throat]
>> Welcome to everybody. Um let's see.
We have a roll please.
>> Council member Damplis
>> here.
>> Council member Dill
>> here.
>> Council member Gerity
>> here. Council member Johnston. Council
member Mcwigan
>> here.
>> Council member Owen
>> here.
>> Council President Habberghorn
>> present. Also present is Mayor Tap, city
clerk Keith, city solicitor Smith, and
city engineer Snider. Pursuant
[clears throat] 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,
summersggov.org.
which excuse me [clears throat] uh
pursuant to city code A266-9D
and to afford everyone an opportunity to
address the governing body the public
may speak only one time and not to
exceed 3 minutes
I need [clears throat] a request for a
waiver for the 48 hour rule to add a
resolution this resolution needs to be
added because it's time sensitive and
deals with finance issues and that
resolution is going to be resol
Resolution 236. May I have a motion,
please?
>> I'll make that motion.
>> I have a second.
>> Second.
>> All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing. Anyone
opposed? We We have now have that added
to the agenda and it will be in an
executive session.
We do have two special presentations
tonight. First one, I'm going to ask Mr.
Scarbo if he could come up and and do
that and then Dr. Troy will follow Mr.
Scarbor. Thank you.
Good evening everyone.
Um I'm here to just take a short bit of
your time. I wanted to
[clears throat] give the uh council an
update on uh the three projects that
we're building on Bay Avenue. Um it's um
Summers Point Paddle Club, the Salt
House, and the Salt Creek Apartments.
Tonight, um what we put together here
was just a little montage of photos of
construction activity and I wanted to
give everybody an update on uh where
that process stood and um really just
how we're tracking. Um so on the screen
there, this is first the paddle club.
These were the original renderings that
you saw um at the beginning of the
project. At this point in time, we're
through. And um let's go to some
framing. We'll do this in um that's the
that's the rending of the deck complete.
That's now framed. Go forward.
Go again.
And then this is and we have dates up
here. It's what you see on that screen
is is is August and then September and
then and another September and another
September. So, we're in the mode of at
that point in time framing
uh the deck and pool areas. Uh this is
about a month later. We have the second
story on. Uh all the pools uh are are
framed boxes in essence with a lot of
lumber and structure underneath them.
And then uh they're shot with a gunnite.
We have four pools effectively in the in
the site. two big pools and two big
spas. Um to the left is what you would
see that that's the long pool to the
left uh framed to the right on the lower
right that's a pool that's just been
shot with gunite which was about six
days ago right now. So at this point in
time pools are in um which was a big
milestone for us and keep going forward.
Uh, and we started to really focus on
coming up with the structure.
Uh, it's a lot of lumber on this site, I
will tell you that. Um, we'll go to the
next frame. This is our timeline. Uh, we
broke ground. It seems like forever for
us down there, but it was in May. Um,
we're right on schedule, maybe a couple
weeks ahead right now. uh which is nice
to go into the winter with that but we
expect to be complete uh in March by
mid-March uh which we think we really
need because um we haven't talked about
it much. Um I did see Councilman Mcwigan
down there and he noticed how many
people we had working. Well, we're going
to have 80 people employed at the Paddle
Club alone.
>> Um ju just high7s. We just finalized
that the other day with our food and
beverage manager of the amount of staff
that we needed and we thought it would
be in that neighborhood, but it was it's
pretty solid amount of people that have
jobs. Um, and we're so we're tracking
for March to get to a CEO and then we're
really going to try to do some soft
openings throughout May. Like I think
May 9th is our target for our first soft
opening just to work the bugs out. Um,
there'll be plenty. And um and then with
a membership type club, you you know,
everybody wants to come the first day.
That's just the way it is. And so you're
going to just manage through the storm.
But uh membership sales are well over
the 50% mark now. And um that's way
ahead of where we thought we would be.
So we're very we're very pleased. Um the
next part of this short presentation is
the Salt House property which is a
single family homes uh across the
street. Um we at this point in time have
two homes uh that are up in the air uh
with roof on. Windows are being set as
we speak like this week into next week.
Um the whole site is on grade. uh the
sanitary systems in place in a within
the next 10 days we will be on site
putting the full water main system in
place
um and storm water as well. There's not
a lot of storm water to do. So that's
fortunate. And then right after we get
water in and the conduit bank for
electric, we will pave
um put our binder coat in and hopefully
we're pretty stabilized by December. So
we go into the winter with a binder coat
on the roads and as you can see the site
is under grade now and pretty much at
its subgrade and we can ride that out
throughout the build. We're also going
to launch into
um sourcing all our landscape product
and we're going to big put a big effort
into the Maryland uh frontage and the
Bay Avenue frontage because it wraps the
corner and if you see there's really
beautiful specimen trees there now that
the there's uh some I think they're
cherry blossoms. uh all of those trees
stay. We're we're we're keeping all of
that product. And then the stuff out on
Bay on Marin Avenue, we're going to go
very heavy in a landscape strip there up
against a cypress fence wall that we're
going to build, which be a really nice
natural wood tone. That's going to start
as soon as we get the water through the
site. Um, but tomorrow we will actually
have our landscape architect on site
with uh, Tuahoo Nurseries and we're
going to source all our product um, get
it effectively bought and we'll start to
plant all of this at probably the first
week of March.
>> Um, we just got to get out of the heavy
frost and snow period, but you want to
go as early as possible. So, um, yeah.
So, we got anything else, Faith?
Yeah, the these are the homes. I should
also mention the homes the the one on
the corner of Pleasant and Bay, we're
we're calling that our model home. Um
the one behind it on Pleasant going
towards towards the bay. That one is in
contract right now. Uh and we just
started three more. So, um, what we're
hoping to do is to have at least five in
the air that in various stages of
completion, but largely completed to to
try to be ready for the season and
deliver five to six somewhere between
April and June. Um, and we're we're
we're very pleased with the activity on
the site. Um, but we really in general
like to have roof on, windows in, siding
going on the building, and that seems to
be the point where you can start to
really get into multiple contracts.
That's what our experience is has done
for us. Um, why don't we, Faith, why
don't we go to the video, the last
thing. Um,
we're spoiled now. We have Faith joined
our company two months ago and she
>> [laughter]
>> She wants it raised.
>> And along with being a wonderful person
and wonderful at social media, she's
also a drone pilot and so we get
incredible drone videos now. Um,
>> little pressure here.
[laughter]
>> But it's been very it's been great. Um,
some of the things that have happened
like we we as we start to talk to
people, a lot of people from Harbor Cove
have come over that are considering a
single family. They're like, "Well,
what's the view going to be like from my
deck on Maryland or from Pleasant or
under?" And we fly the drone and we get
the view off of the deck, the right
elevation in almost real time. We can
send it to them that night. So, but if
we don't have it,
>> Well, she's working on that. It's all
for time. Can I ask you a couple
questions?
>> Yeah, go ahead. You mentioned the
landscaping on along uh Maryland or Port
Boulevard and and the fence.
>> Are you going to have landscaping on
both sides of that?
>> Both sides. Yeah. The homes back up to
the interior side,
>> right?
>> Our focus is going to be on the exterior
side.
>> Sure.
>> And we're going to heavily landscape
that and uplight it. I want to uplight
the the fence wall like that we have
that surrounds the site. So that edge
out to the curb,
>> right,
>> is going to be heavily landscaped and
lit. It'll be a nice heavy landscape
with trees and
>> trees and grasses and Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> Yep.
>> Yeah.
>> Here we go.
>> Yeah.
It's um
we we've been able to make a lot of
headway every week right now, but that's
those trees to the left on bay in the
corner, they're staying. And then we're
going to bring another product to
complement that.
But yeah, this was probably Faith, what
is this? Two weeks ago, maybe
>> the beginning of this.
>> Yeah, that house is under roof and has
windows in it now.
>> August
moves forward. This is like mid October.
>> But this is this has been a nice tool to
speak with potential buyers um as we
work through the process. This like two
weeks ago.
>> Yeah. So, that h that home there is in
contract
um last week on the roof.
Um
yes, we're moving along pretty pretty
well and we've we've been pretty
fortunate weatherwise. Um we've not had
too much weather. We had, you know, the
the storm come through that lasted a few
days at Nor Easter, but it was largely,
you know, on the weekend. So, we're
doing we're doing well. And I thought I
appreciate the time. I just wanted to do
a face tof face update and maybe we can
come back early in the new year and
we'll be further down the track and uh
we'll have more to show you.
>> Right. One more question. Yeah. With the
paddle club I believe there's what three
different kinds of memberships like
different tiers. And there's one other
price. Uh
>> there's two there's two types of
memberships. There's the full membership
which gives you the pool and just
everything and then we have a social
membership. So, the full membership for
a couple is $3,000.
>> Okay.
>> And then the social membership is $500.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Great. Thanks.
>> All right.
>> And just one one other point if I may,
and you didn't you you mentioned the
Salt Creek or the affordable section and
uh on my daily walk through, I see that
that's considerably farther available
along than the the market rate units.
How soon will they be occupied? and and
you know there'll be real
affordable housing right there that
we're seeing Yeah.
>> built before eyes and that will be
occupied by
>> Well, it'll be complete in March,
>> right?
>> Yeah. And we're working right now to
start the process of it's a process to
qualify for one advertise it.
As you can see from the construction,
both of those homes, both of those
apartment buildings are under Well,
one's at rafter. The other's under roof
with windows in it and the slabs poured.
Yeah.
>> The other one the slabs being poured
tomorrow and then we'll be under roof
probably within 10.
>> Dicky, but they were pouring the slabs
today.
>> They were they were the other one. They
had to get it done. It's done today.
They didn't get the other one done yet.
>> God, that guy's a hammer.
>> But that but but that what we're seeing
there is affordable housing. That is
affordable house that you agreed to put
there and that's uh being produced.
Thank you.
>> Yep. It'll be done in March.
>> All right.
>> Does anybody have any other questions
for Mr. Scob?
>> I just want I personally I just want to
thank you for coming coming forward and
as usual your presentations are
absolutely fantastic and thank you.
>> All right. Thanks. Have a nice
>> Okay. Um Dr. Ty, uh, you're next with
your staff if you'd like to come up and
and start your presentation.
>> Sure.
[laughter]
>> Get you out of the way there, huh?
Good evening everybody and thanks for
your time. What what we're proposing is
a [snorts]
I think a monumental uh property in a
beautiful location on Bay Avenue on the
corner uh Bay Avenue Shore Road and Gulf
Road right there on the entrance way to
the Bay.
And I think what we're creating is an
upgraded area, I guess, to compete with
what we just saw. A beautiful project on
this on the northern end and we're on
the southern end. And uh if if you can
see I Let's just take that one off first
and show the picture. People like
pictures of the other picture, too.
Maybe I can put it over here so
>> so everybody can see it. Yeah.
over there. [cough]
So, the concept is to give a building
that matches Summer's Point, the
traditional type surroundings. As you
can see, it kind of fits in with Summers
Point at the same time to build
something that is really a beautiful
structure and something that's very,
very needed in Summers Point, which is a
high-end hotel. And it's going to be a
100 unitit condo hotel with a restaurant
with a pool, small restaurant and with
plenty of parking both uh externally on
the parking lot plus underneath the
building. And the way the building is
set up, it really doesn't interfere with
anybody's vision of what it looks like
cuz we're at an area basically now the
building we have now blocks and the
other portion of of Summers of Shore
Road and that area there's no one there
now. So I think this is a very nice way
to look at the southern end of Bay
Avenue and looking at the ocean and the
bay. And uh when they were talking about
views, I didn't bring you a uh drone
view of what it will look like, but
everyone knows what the bay and the
ocean and the Ocean City Bridge looks
like. So, every one of these units is
going to have a b a view of the bay, a
view of the ocean, and a view also of
Bay Avenue, which is really nice when
you think about it. It's going to be an
area where people are going to buy these
units, live in them. It will not be
Airbnbed.
Uh it will be something that someone is
going to live there for themselves
either as a second home and we're going
to do it as a condo hotel. So it'll be
under full control. I've spoken to a few
of the major
uh chains such as Hilton and Hyatt and
there are some uh very much interest
once I get the plans and approval for
them to consider being one of their
groups. The advantage of being involved
with a franchise such as Hyatt or Hilton
or a higher name is you get a nice
clientele who would come in and use the
rooms when the owners don't want to be
in the unit. For an example, we believe
the owners are going to be people, local
people who want to live there full-time,
people from out of town who want to come
for some of the [clears throat] summer
and some weekends and then of course use
it uh as a business tool for themselves
if they want to be in the condo program
and then they can write off a lot of the
expenses while making some income from
the condo hotel project. Now, uh, we
brought our engineer and our
architecture here. Mr. Flynn can explain
some of the site work if you would like
that now. And then the architect can
explain some of the architectural plans.
And if there's any question, of course,
I'm here.
>> Okay. Certainly.
sir, can I have you go over to the
microphone so that you're being picked
up? Thank you.
>> And could I get your name, please,
George? Scott Lynn, Lynn Nnn, with DS
Engineering.
>> Thank you. So, what what we're
presenting tonight is a is merely a con
a concept plan, conceptual plan of what
the site could potentially look like. As
you may or may not know, the site is
just under 75,000 square ft. Okay.
What's existing on the site now is an
existing building and it looks like it
was probably an old uh uh out of
business bar/tavern.
Plus, there's a small uh single family
home lot, which is you can kind of see
uh just in the in the middle of the
property there, which is at this point
in time is going to remain. The existing
uh impervious coverage that's currently
on the existing site is around 31%
with all of the uh parking and the
building structures that are there.
the site that you see to the right. So
on on the left side of the plan is the
existing features. On the on the uh on
the right side is the proposed u the
building is approximately
33,000 square ft in total h housing
about 100 units. There's indoor parking
which would be on the first floor coming
off of Bay Avenue. Uh so that whole
level would be effectively indoor
parking and uh outdoor parking with a
total of 135 spaces as you can see
configured. It's kind of hard to see but
uh at least with my eyes anyway, but
[laughter]
um there is a pool that is being
proposed on the second floor of the
building. So there's going to be parking
still underneath the pool and um uh
units above. So effectively on the
uh on the Bay Avenue side that building
that portion of the building is going to
be approximately let's call it five
stories tall with the parking on the
first floor with a total height of 59 ft
4 in thereabouts. On the back side I
call it the backside um the height of
the building will be about 50 ft. So
there's about a 10ft difference the
height of the building. Now, why is
that? We're taking advantage of the
grade. There's actually quite a bit of
grade on that on that property. If
you've walked it, you've seen it. Um, so
in order to kind of uh design
accordingly,
we we calculated all that in as far as
storm water management. Uh we are going
to uh propose an under the parking lot
storm water uh facility that would meet
obviously the BMPPS
so on and so forth. We've yet to do the
details on that but um we have planned
for where that's going to go.
Uh, as far as a lighting, obviously
there's going to be lighting associated
with the parking areas, landscape
buffering, so on and so forth, which
again is not on this plan. We're just
merely here to talk about a conceptual
>> uh building and layout. As far as
traffic circulation, we uh our main
access would be off of Bay Avenue, which
is primarily where the existing access
is today. We'll still be utilizing that,
only shifting it over slightly in order
to accommodate for the building.
Um, that's basically the site plan. If
you have any questions or if you want
>> You said that the main access is off of
Bay Avenue. So, we see one. Is that the
only entrance and exit to the property
>> at this current time? Yes.
>> And you said there's 135 parking spaces.
>> Oh, correct.
And and you said that the existing
impervious coverage right now is 31%.
>> What is it after your project?
>> Uh 81%.
>> Yeah.
>> What's the code?
>> It's uh four
I think it's 35%.
Yeah.
>> Thank you.
>> Any other questions?
>> Thank you. Okay. Thank you.
Okay.
>> Thank you.
So [clears throat] what we got?
>> Yes.
Um,
[laughter]
so um, as Scott mentioned,
uh, the property on Bay Avenue drops
dramatically and goes up as we get as we
get closer to Summers to to to Summers
Point behind.
>> Sure. Right. Yes. Yes, sir.
>> Yeah. Sorry. So, the [clears throat] the
parking lot is going to be completely
accessible to be able to drive in um
drive in here.
So basically the parking lot here's
where Bay Avenue you come in the parking
lot you enter right here entrance and
exit drive around parking is we have a
nice 30 ft between plenty of space to
pull in pull out. So that in the
underground parking is easily accessible
on the street level and it's mostly
underground as you get closer
>> allowing the building allowing the
building to still maintain
>> still maintain a average of 53 to 54
feet depending how you balance the
average out but it basically gets under
that height re height
>> um that we're looking to achieve. on the
second floor. We ended up here
on the second floor in order to get the
proper views which we actually came in
with the drone to check actually to make
sure that we get the proper views from
the pool. So instead of Yeah. So this
way we were able to here here you could
see a little better how you see the
parking is under
>> and we actually made a loose light
bottom. This way when you walk under you
could see up and see see the pool and
then we put the pool deck on top with
the restaurant off of it. This way the
restaurant has the pool side access. It
will be also more exclusive and private.
Of course every every people can walk
off the street and go off on the
elevator but it's not going to be on the
street. You know it'll be a little bit
more exclusive up there. Instead of
putting [clears throat] it on top of the
roof, we figured it would be get better,
the same views. We experimented both and
the views didn't really change much
between the fourth floor and and the
second floor. And I wanted to utilize
the pool deck together with the
restaurant so we can have some outdoor
outdoor dining as well off of the pool
side. I thought that would be enjoyable
to get grab a cocktail, go to the pool.
I thought it also, you know, stimulate
some business on on and as well um be a
beautiful attraction, a beautiful view
when you're sitting and dining and see
the beautiful off of it and you could
still see the the magnificent views in
Summers Park.
Um, driving around the area, I think it
was important to put cedar, real cedar.
Probably Mayback we're going to think of
using uh, you know, that engineered
cedar, but it gives that authentic look.
It would fade and blend in, look like
the building was there, up to date, but
yet look like it's a time, it's a
timeless building that look like it
could have been put there 200 years ago.
I always love my architecture to to
represent a element that's timeless that
that endorses the time the the endors
time and represents the area that you're
surrounded by. This this this
architecture I think fits beautifully
into the summer the summers point area.
We're looking to right now on the plan
we drew um we're looking to to go to put
in 100 units is our objective. Um we're
looking to to put in into this building.
And I think with the parking that we're
that we're that we're that we're put
that we're we're put forth, I think it
will be ample parking, especially being
that it's a summer resort. It's one It's
usually one car per per you know per per
um apartment. I think that would be
ample and would be sufficient.
>> A couple questions. Uh you mentioned 100
units. What's the typical size of the
unit?
>> So we're ranging anywhere between So we
it's very important to have a mix. We're
running anywhere between 850 to,500
square f feet.
>> Okay.
And the size of the restaurant that
you're looking for as far as occupancy
>> putting is 46
>> 2800.
Thank you, Scott.
>> Thank you. [snorts]
>> Is there any special event space in
there?
>> No. I thought the most important special
event space should be outdoors and
that's why we made this huge outdoor
lounge area. This is a summer resort.
>> Yeah.
>> And you know, we thought it's important
to put most of our entertainment space
outdoors besides
>> Sure. Sure. As we look at that that
rendering there, that that rendering
appears to be on a flat piece of
property.
>> No. No. as we discussed that as as as a
the engineer discussed and so forth that
the property as we all know slopes up.
>> So as
>> right
>> so you you so just let me ask the
question. So that uh as we look at that
rendering that that would be an accurate
uh picture of what we look at when this
building's finished.
>> Yes. As of as of
>> you're not going to notice a height
difference.
>> Correct. As of what we're presenting
right now, um when Scott will do the
drainage and work together with the D,
right,
>> we might need, you know, we might need
to adjust it a little bit. We did snow.
We had someone
reach what four and
>> at the street level
. So again we're
going to have to do some more sampling
and really you know get put some more
and take some more samples.
>> Sure. I understand what the I understand
the engineering requirement of what you
have to do with that. But I'm just just
to because like we're all visual that
that as I stand on Bay Avenue that's
what I say
>> this is yeah this is what we're
proposing
>> and that and that and the peak of that
is you you said 59 ft. Yeah, that's the
peak on on
>> the other side,
>> right?
>> That was one of the that was one of the
issues that
>> Okay.
>> And and and within the architectural of
the building, you're going to step that
back to make up for that height
difference.
>> Um
what do you mean by step that back? I
mean, I don't understand.
>> Well, one side of the building is 50
feet. The other side, you're losing nine
feet somewhere. That's all. There's the
garage.
You can see the garage is going to have
the opening going in. The rest is
underground.
>> This is the area here.
>> This top will look the same. It'll be
level,
>> right?
>> All level.
Then you have enough parking.
>> Yes.
>> If I may.
>> Yes. The parking is really not going to
be issue because we're going to valet
park underneath the building for the
guest and specifically the hotel. So
when you valet park, you can get two and
a half cars each spot. So it's going to
give us a lot more if we need it. We may
decide we don't need it because we don't
need that much parking. uh it meets the
code for hotels which is one space per
hotel room and we have additional space
and also you know we have a cross
easement so we work with them so we have
that additional space too we don't think
parking is going to be an issue either
way we think we'll have sufficient
parking and based on the uh analysis of
what we have and what had in the whole
area you know we don't think it's it's
we think there's going to be much less
traffic than there is Now,
>> why would there be less traffic?
>> Well, because right now, uh, the zoning
for the property I have is for 700
people. So, we've had 700 people there,
and we've had a few hundred cars.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. So, you know, that is the zoning I
have now, and the zoning now will be
much much less.
>> Okay.
>> So, I I know for sure it's going to be
much less traffic and much less parking
issue. I think the beauty of it is also
with what you saw what's happening on
the north end. People are going to be
walking on Bay Avenue. People are going
to be enjoying what's there between a
restaurant here and a restaurant there
and everything in between. More people
are going to be coming to Bay Avenue and
going to be using Bay Avenue as a place
to walk. Kind of like the boardwalk in
Atlantic City or Ocean City. It'll be a
place for people to walk in, you know,
different restaurants, different
activities to see. And when they see
something beautiful like this at one
end, thinking about all these people
coming in, these units are going to be
selling hopefully for over a million on
average a million two, a million three.
You saw what uh Scar Bro had on his site
and his pricing is like a million three
to a million 7. So we think, you know,
our pricing is going to be in a
different range, similar, but a
different range because we're doing
something different than a single family
home. We're having more amenities,
things like that. And we think that our
views are incredible. Anyone who's been
on that site and has walked it has seen
you see the ocean clearly. You see the
bay, you see the bridge. I mean, so it's
a beautiful site. And right now, the
site is, you know, really not being used
to its potential. And I think this is
going to be a great win, not just for
us, but I think for Summers Point itself
and the neighborhoods going to increase
the value of the homes, just like what
you saw in the north end, they're doing
will increase the value. Plus, it's
going to bring new new interest to this
area, specifically to Bay Avenue and
Summers Point. Uh, and I think it's
definitely needed. Uh in the Summers
Point area, being blunt, there's no nice
hotels or people for outsiders to come.
Uh we have 800 bay, which is very nice,
but only has six rooms. This is going to
give people an opportunity to see the
area with, you know, coming to Summers
Point, eating in the Summers Point
restaurant, spending money in Summers
Point, and maybe they're going to visit
Ocean City Boardwalk, visit the casinos.
It's all part of it. But if they stay
here and since the hotel suites are
going to be very large, people who are
coming are going to be spending money to
rent these units as a hotel room. It's
not going to be a $99 special. You know,
this going to be a high-end high-end
highric units to bring people in who are
not going to bring, you know, 14 people
to come stay and have a party and
destroy your Airbnb room. No Airbnb. We
want this to be a classy establishment
and we want people to enjoy living
there.
>> Questions?
>> I I just have a a question. What What is
your your vision of a schedule for this?
>> Well, once we get approval from you
guys, then we have to go obviously to
Caffra and the state and you depending
upon how long that takes the plans
because my partner is the architect. So
that's one good thing. Well, I can
get them to work faster, you know. So,
uh, and the engineering plans. So, uh,
there, you know, again, the plans alone,
I think we should have completed if we
can get approval, if we can get caffer
within a threemon time period for the
plans and then we go for approvals, the
approval process to start building.
>> And how long would the approval process
take? And then how long would the
construction take? Well, the
construction is probably going to take
somewhere between 16 to 18 months, give
or take, because it is a big structure.
I can't build it, you know, one house at
a time.
>> We have to build the whole property. And
what we're planning on doing is we're
planning on building the parking lot in
steel and concrete and then on top of
it, we build out of wood.
And I have a lot of experience building
out of wood, many, many years. So I I
think that will make it a lot easier for
us because that's a lot easier system to
build than it is when you're you know
talking about a steel structure etc.
>> I'm
just digesting it all in.
>> I know
>> it's a lot. Go ahead.
>> I guess the last question I would have
is that I know right now currently the
property does have a liquor license,
right? So that would easily just
transfer. That just transfer over into
the hotel.
>> Exactly.
>> Okay.
>> Yeah. You got to have booze with a view
like that. You got to have a martini.
>> Well, you know, for fine dining,
whatnot. Yeah.
>> Exactly.
>> Okay.
>> Uh you can have fun without booze.
>> Well, that's okay, too.
>> The uh So, you you mentioned a sale
price of $1.2 million.
>> Give or take. Depends. It'd be different
sizes. Yeah, that's about the average.
>> I want to mention we do have 10 foot
ceilings. So I'll finish it.
>> Sure.
>> I think it's all
not only
>> understood. Understood. The question is
that so you're you're uh you've done a
proforma or a financial plan to lay this
out and and the 1.2 too is is the uh uh
reasonable the market that'll make the
building work.
>> Yeah. I I think uh again we looked at
very carefully. You also looked at Mr.
Scarbor's project.
>> Yeah.
>> And I've you know found out, you know,
they're doing very well and I expect
them to be sold out probably before the
summer starts. And based on their
project, I think our project should be a
big winner. uh basing on what the
properties are selling for today,
>> right?
>> Like the condos in Summers Point that
are selling today and what this is going
to be the difference, it's going to be
substantially improved upon what's
available right now.
>> And and you uh I think Mr. Hammer asked
the question, what was the square
footage of the units?
>> The square footage again 800 850 like
15. I say average 12 give or take
something like that.
>> Uh can I how many bedrooms? But it's
going to be a minimum two.
[clears throat]
>> Some one minimum two.
>> Looking looking at your plan, it looks
like a lot of one bedrooms on what you
handed us here. And I see twos, but I
don't see any threes.
>> Yeah. Again, we haven't gone through
that a full analysis yet. We're talking
mainly twos, some ones. And the way it's
set up, the some of the ones will have
interconnecting, so they can connect and
have two
again.
>> Yeah. Again, very few threes because of
of people who are going to buy this. Uh
we're not going to see children. I mean,
don't get me wrong, I love children,
love my grandkids, but this is not the
facility that really you're going to see
families with young children coming and
stay here.
>> Yeah. Two bedrooms is probably going to
be the main units that we're going to be
having.
>> Okay. And what floor is the restaurant
on? Is it like right off the pool?
>> Right off the pool.
>> Yeah, it's going to be on the back. If
you look at the back end of the pool by
Shore Road, it's going to be there plus
seating outside too in the good weather.
>> Oh, okay. I see it on
>> We want I wanted to do a rooftop to be
very honest with you, but the height
research was too much too too difficult
to do. And I would have had to build the
building much different than this way.
And then when I looked at the site plan
and actually looked at the view, the
view from the pool is as good as you're
going to get. So there was no reason to
really go up on the fourth floor. And
also the problem I had with it, I didn't
really want strangers to come into the
building and I would have to have almost
a separate elevator. This is a lot
easier, less less traffic and it's not
going to be a giant restaurant either.
More of a high-end
>> and you said it was going to be a condo
hotel arrangement.
>> Yes, condo hotel.
>> You you'll have a staff on
>> Yes, of course. That's why I told about
valet parking.
>> You know, we use valet parking which
should be a lot easier for the guests. I
mean, remember, we expect these rooms to
be renting out for a,000 a night, 800 to
a,000 a night easily. And we have no
problem asking for that kind of money.
>> Back to the the rendering real quick.
The dormers up there. Is that a fourth
floor? Looks like a fourth floor on the
elevation where those dormers are.
>> Yes.
>> Little rooms up there.
>> Yes, that's a
>> Those rooms don't have balconies then.
>> Well, we're probably going to put a
balcony where that window is. See where
that window is?
>> Yeah. That's probably I want a balcony
there. I'm fighting with him. We're
gonna have a balcony up there.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> All right. Any other questions for these
gentlemen while they're here?
If not, uh we'll try to digest all this.
I'm sure we'll come back to you with a
lot of questions on it. Um if there's
any information you want to send to us
electronically, please do. this where we
have the file in hand and you know we
can share it a little bit easier. So,
but thank you for coming in.
>> Yeah. And nice to see you
[clears throat] guys again. Take care.
>> All right. So, that takes care of our uh
two presentations [clears throat] for
the evening.
>> Communications. Does anyone have any
communications?
Not hearing any communications. I am
going to turn it over to Mayor T for the
mayor's report, please.
>> Uh just have a couple things. You know,
this Saturday we have our trunk or treat
uh 46
uh Harbor Lane and uh Bay Avenue. So, uh
bring your grandkids, your kids down
there. It's always a nice little event.
Uh we got Veterans Day is coming up on
November 11th, 11:00 a.m. at Patriots
Park. Will be a ceremony. Uh, everyone
will be invited to go to the VFW
afterwards as well as uh at 12:30 on the
lawn at Shore Medical. There will also
be a uh veteran ceremony that Shore
Medical will be holding. Um, and you
know, and with that talking about Shore
Medical, you know, Shore Medical
to me is a hidden gem in the city of S
Point. I truly believe that it is a huge
asset. I know from personal experience
of uh some complications that just
happened recently with my daughter
giving birth. The care and everything
that was taken that they came in and
helped and eased her pain and got her
home to her newborn as fast as possible.
The staff, everyone from walking in to
when they let her go was fantastic. the
compassion, the care, um the procedure
that had to be done, they actually did
it in between a couple operations that
were going on because they had to ease
the pain. They knew that they had to get
her home. So, thank you, Shore Medical.
I think that it's once again, I I don't
think I know it is a huge asset and uh I
am uh so glad that we do have Shore
Medical here.
And that is all. I'm glad to hear. She's
home.
>> She's home.
>> That's great. That's good.
>> May I u turn this over to Mr. Frost for
the ministers report, please?
>> Nothing to report, Mr. Smith.
>> I have nothing. Thank you,
>> Greg. Uh the Shore Road project, they're
estimated, there's about two weeks left
of construction. That's done. Uh the New
Jersey Avenue project, the water company
is going to start their water main
project next week.
>> Correct.
>> Um for New Jersey Avenue. So that will
delay us a little bit, but it's better
to get it done and then rather than tear
up the street after we're done. So um
they did rush to get that.
>> Will they be done in time for us to pave
>> you think for this year?
>> Realistically paving probably be in the
spring now.
Oh boy.
>> Can't wait to make that phone call.
>> Yeah.
>> I mean, we could rush it, but you might
have some settlement, so I'd rather
>> No, no. Do it right. Do it right without
a doubt.
>> Just to clarify, you can't put temporary
uh paving down.
>> No, they'll put
>> So, when they put the
>> road
>> No, no, they'll put they'll do the
trench for the the main put in the mass.
Yeah, they'll be right. Okay.
>> And then they'll maintain it all winter.
>> It just won't look like what everyone
thought was going to be done.
>> So, like I said, that'll be a tough one.
[snorts]
>> Sorry for the news, but
>> I noticed uh Aldi is doing some work
going over there.
>> Yeah, they're starting the improvements
to the road.
>> Look like a lot of activity there the
last couple days.
>> DOT is doing improvements to the road.
Well, all these their contractors doing
improvements to that intersection as
part of the agreement.
>> Thank you.
>> I also saw that they recently repaved
the part of Route 9 down by the golf
course for Yeah.
>> where the rural man had gone in.
>> Yeah.
>> Which is great.
>> Yeah.
>> That was uh something that city pushed
for because
>> the uh DOT is not repaving that route
till next fall. So, wanted something
that would at least make that more
ridable for that section. Right. But
again, that's not the finished product.
>> That's not the finished product.
>> Thank you.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you, Mr. Snider. Any other
questions for Mr. Snider tonight? No.
Uh, committee reports.
>> Uh, Mr. President.
>> Yes, sir. Mr. Gar,
>> as we discussed earlier, EDAC is
requesting your presence at the next
meeting, November, which probably
technically would be the last meeting of
the year.
>> And that date again, please,
>> is November 19th, I believe. It's early
because of Thanksgiving
>> and it's going to be here.
>> Yes, it happens right
>> 7 o'clock.
>> Uh 6:30.
>> 6:30,
>> right?
>> Be happy to be here.
>> All right, cool.
>> Thank you.
>> Anybody else have any committee reports?
>> I I guess it's not a committee report.
Uh well, actually the planning board was
canceled. There was nothing no activity
for the planning board this month.
>> Okay.
>> But I also want to echo what the mayor
said about Shore Medical Center. I
unfortunately my wife spent just
recently she was uh for five days okay
and uh I can't say anything
[clears throat] negative about the
staffing the staffing was perfect uh
they were nothing was too too much okay
and she was fairly very sick and uh they
brought her around and she's home now
she came home yesterday and uh I uh I
just can't say enough about Shore
Medical Center they've done They do an
excellent job every time. My wife has
been there or any member of my family
has been there.
>> Thank you. I'm glad she's done better.
>> Yes. Any other committee reports? If
not, we did have a a parking committee
um recently and um Mr. Snider is doing
some work looking at Launch Avenue to
see if there may be some things we can
do different there with parking. Um so
he's got some ongoing things going
there.
Yeah, it was just surveyed to get an
accurate description of where all the uh
steps in the docks are. So,
>> perfect. Thank you. Appreciate you doing
that for us there. Okay. Any other
committee reports? I'm not hearing any
committee reports. Um may I have a
motion uh to approve the regular min?
Yeah, regular meeting minutes of October
9th, 2025 and the executive session
meeting minutes for October 9th, 2025
as content only. May I have a motion,
please?
>> So move.
>> I have a second.
>> Second.
>> Any comments?
>> Council President, I'm going to abstain
from the vote because I was not present
for the night.
>> Okay. Thank you, sir. Uh all in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed.
The abovementioned meeting minutes are
approved. Tonight we don't have any
ordinances. So I need a motion and a
second to open for public comment on
resolutions only.
>> I'll make that motion.
>> Second, please. Second. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing. Any opposed?
We are now open for resolutions only.
>> And as I stated earlier, uh, your name
and address, please.
Patricia Pearson, 587 Marks Road. Um,
wait a minute. Resolution.
Okay. Resolution 230 or number 230. Is
this a permanent position? Do you have
somebody in mind? Could explain the
whole thing to me, please?
>> Mr. Frost, do you mind taking that
question, please?
>> Absolutely.
>> You're required to hire them, right?
>> Okay. Is it a full-time position?
>> Yes. Professional service.
Oh, you just call. Okay, because
we're gonna have to make some kind of a
formula or a format or something for
this. If I could tell you in a month how
many people ask me how do I apply for
affordable housing? How do I call? I try
to send them down to the county. But if
you're getting this here, the people are
here that are asking me this. So, you
got to firm this up a little bit. Just
don't you know, you know what I'm
saying?
>> But you have going to have a lot of
affordable housing. You're going to have
them on 559. You're going to have them
down on wherever wherever. The whole
town is coming up with all this and
nobody knows what to do or where to go
or who's doing it.
And ask me
I want you to be aware of what's going
on in the street. You know, people, the
people, that's what I want you to be
aware. All right. Now, in
[clears throat and snorts] 231,
uh,
this is executive. Uh, I know it's under
wraps, and [clears throat] I don't want
to know anything about it. I just want
you to know that Go Avenue, no matter
what, you people have to have access to
the bay. They have to be able to walk
down between Waterfront Marina and the
point and be able to take a picture of
the bridge. None of this walking around
over on the other state side. No, they
have to be able to come out from the
mansion or wherever they're coming down
the street because the only other place
they can do that is they have to walk
down to the Gateway Theater. Now, you
take visitors and you have to think of
this these things. Mr. Greg News.
Anyhow, it ha Go Avenue, you have to
when you're in your sessions, you have
to pay attention. Go Avenue has to have
access to the bank. And let me tell you
something, Jay Lamont and George
Roberts, that's what you're dealing
with. You got to straighten it out for
the good of the whole town. And that's
all I have to say. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. Pearson.
is uh Gold Road a public street
name.
Okay, thank you. Uh is that a public
road that goes to the to the bay?
>> It's not a public road. It's not part of
the
>> It's not part of the resolutions.
>> That's That's an executive.
>> It's a different item. It's a different
item. It's a different item. Yeah.
>> All right. Sorry. Yeah, that's that's
not in there. Okay. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Anybody else have any comments that
they'd like to make from the public on
resolutions? I'm not seeing any. Um
>> motion motion. May have a second,
please.
>> Second.
>> All [snorts] in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. We
are now closed on public session for
resolutions.
Madam clerk, number 227, please.
>> Resolution number 227 of 2025, referral
of the historic landmark designation of
926 Shore Road, block 1813, lot 19,
referred to as 920 Shore Road in this
resolution and on the city tax maps to
the planning board.
>> I have a motion, please, to approve. So
moved. We have a second.
>> Second.
>> Any comments? Hearing any comments? All
in favor? I.
>> Any opposed? 90 opposed. Resolution
number 227 is approved. Madam clerk,
number 228, please.
>> Resolution number 228 of 2025,
cancelling outstanding checks and bank
reconciliation items.
>> May I have a motion to approve?
>> I'll make that motion.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Any comments? Not hearing any comments.
All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed.
Resolution 228 is approved. Mental clerk
229 please.
>> Resolution number 229 of 2025
authorizing purchase of technology print
and marketing solutions through the
Omnia Partners National Purchasing
Program contract from Kanuka Manulta
doing business as all covered incontract
number R241202
for the city of Summers Point.
>> We have a motion to approve number 229.
Please
>> I'll make that motion.
>> Have a second. Second.
>> Any comments? Not hearing any comments.
All in favor? I. Any opposed? Not
hearing any opposed. Resolution 229 is
approved. 230, please.
>> Resolution [snorts] number 230 of 2025,
appointment of administrative agent for
affordable housing.
>> May I have a motion to approve number
230, please?
>> I'll make that motion.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> Any comments?
Any comments? All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Hearing any opposed?
Resolution number 230 is approved.
Number 231, please. Resolution number
231 of 2025 authorizing executive
session advice of council and attorney
client privilege communication regarding
the status of litigation involving the
city entitled GH Restaurant Holdings LLC
GH Restaurant Enterprises Gary M.
Holloway versus city of Summers Point
having a docket number of ATL- C-37-25.
May I have a resolution? I mean, may I
have a motion to approve resolution 231,
please?
>> I'll make that motion.
>> I have a second. Second.
>> Any comments? We don't take comments on
that. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed.
Resolution number 231 is approved.
Excuse me. Approved. Number 235, please.
>> Resolution number 235 of 2025. 2025 best
practices inventory.
>> May I have a motion to approve?
>> Make that motion. May I have a second?
Second.
>> Any comments? Not hearing any comments.
All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing. Any opposed?
Resolution number 235 is approved.
Number 236, please. Resolution number
236 of 2025 authorizing executive
session advice of council and attorney
client privilege communication regarding
the issues arising from the settlement
between the Plantation Bay LLC in the
city of Summers Point in the Mount
Laurel litigation commenced in the
Superior Court of New Jersey by
Plantation Bay LLC.
[clears throat]
>> May I um have a motion to approve?
>> I'll make that motion. May I have a
second?
>> Second. All in favor? I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed.
Number 236 is approved. May I have a
motion to approve the consent agenda,
please?
>> So move. I have a second.
>> Second.
>> Any comments?
>> Not hearing any comments. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Anyone opposed? Not hearing anyone
opposed. The consent agenda is approved.
Old business. Does anyone have any old
business they'd like to discuss?
Not hearing any old business. Let's move
on to new business. Under new business,
we have approval of a social affairs
permit application for All Saints
Council 6277 Nights of Columbus for an
event on 11:14 2025
from 6:00 p.m. to 11 p.m. Is everything
in, Madam Clerk, with the chief of
police?
>> Yes.
Okay. Uh, may I have a motion on
this one?
>> So moved.
>> May I have a second?
>> Second.
>> All in favor?
>> Any opposed? Not any opposed. This
permit is therefore approved. Discussion
of the bills, Mr. Frost.
>> Certainly. Uh, we have a bill this
evening $26,61
as well as a record of $1,000.
>> All right. Um, I have a motion to open
up for public comment, please.
>> I'll make that motion.
>> I have a second, please.
>> Second.
>> All right. [snorts]
All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. We
are now open for public session.
>> Patricia Pearson, 587 Marks. Um, I would
like to put on the record
the one um some congratulations to to
some people in this town for the
wonderful Saturday we've just
experienced.
First of all, the car show. Everybody
that I know that likes cars was there.
They had all good things to say about
the car show.
>> Even if you don't like cars, it was a
great show.
>> It was a really good event.
>> Okay. And people enjoyed it. That was
the key.
>> The other thing is I wanted to talk
about the mansion. There was a fall
festival, the first one.
The honors go to Donna Moore, Greg
Sakura, Rob Hopkins. They are really the
people who are at the top running these
things. It was totally packed. 70
vendors offered to come. I think they
could only take 50. There were children
all over. It was really, really a family
event. It was it wasn't a bay fest but
for what it was a little it was packed.
It was really a good event and u I think
that deserves some recognition. Also I
think Carmen does for the beach concerts
two years two years best in the country.
This is nowhere nothing and we're best
in the country and he made it that way.
I want that in the record.
>> So, you're telling me the process worked
when we went out to bed. She
>> process does work.
>> It worked. Yeah.
>> And one more thing. Um, the firehouse uh
that Mary Jane Bolt does.
>> She's all over town, isn't she?
>> She's the best.
>> And the firehouse flea market was good.
Lawson's Pride got some money for their
table. They're going to give the Coast
Guard the Christmas party. So, I'm
telling you, for a little town, this
town is doing good. Thank you.
>> You know, it's very interesting, Pat.
When uh I came in Monday and I was
talking to the clerk here, she went to
visit every one of them, pushed her
child around the whole town. So, she was
just an example of what was going on uh
on this weekend. So, thank you for those
good comments. Appreciate that.
How you doing? Doing great. How are you?
Not too bad. All right. I I would ask
that the council not interrupt me while
I'm speaking. I know you guys do it in
fun going back and forth, but you
shouldn't interrupt the speaker while
they're Yep. speaking. Okay, you can do
it. Uh time and time again, we see a
blatant disregard for public
transparency and an attempt to gaslight
the public, claiming that uh a personal
personal vend um
sorry, excuse me, claiming that personal
vindictive action somehow for the safety
of residents. That's not leadership.
That's manipulation, [snorts]
abuse of power, and a betrayal of trust.
Sorry, I'm sick. I don't know if you can
hear it, my voice. [snorts]
Uh, Councilman,
>> I don't want to interrupt. I just wanted
to say, yeah, we can hear you fine.
>> Okay, you can hear me fine. Thank you.
[snorts]
Brad, you have 5 seconds back for that.
Uh, Councilman uh, council president uh,
Hopper in the spring of 2023, you called
and told several people in the
Republican club that that a sitting
councilman had just come to your home
and sat [snorts] with your wife and kids
at your your kitchen table and made a
threat to you about your intentions to
run for office. He told you it was not
your turn and that he had already chosen
who was to run for that position.
[snorts]
uh that any campa that any campaign
would have to be approved by him. And he
tried to control who you could
personally associate with. And yet you
didn't back down. You didn't give in and
you did and you didn't stay silent. You
ran and you won on your own. That's
courage. That's integrity. That's what
leadership looks like. But then
something changed like a light switch.
You suddenly became fully aligned.
almost like you're taking direct orders,
putting forth ordinances together, and
supporting everything without question,
[snorts] without input from the rest of
the council or the public.
Um, our or our paid professionals and
the most important and most importantly
the police department. [snorts]
This is a uh taxpayer funded city and a
community.
Um, yeah. So, so what happened? Why a
sudden change of [snorts] heart? Then
most recently you publicly tried to
resign and you were denied. So what's
going on with that? Is everything all
right? Blink twice if something's wrong.
>> Right.
Please get back to your morals, common
sense. I ask you to blink. You You won't
interrupt her if you blink. So get back
to your morals, your common sense, and
your promise of transparency. Council,
[snorts] Councilman Mcwigan, the
stupidity of your ordinance 17, ever
more apparent this past week as I drove
around the detour and think of the fact
that you had chosen to ignore the safety
of children disrespect of the police
department and you use your position of
personal power against personal position
of power to once again [snorts]
um manipulate the public or yeah
manipulate. Can we get the timer? Can we
get a timer? The timer is right here.
Can we see it? That'll be good. Thank
you. Thank you very much for your
comments, sir. Appreciate it.
>> Hi.
My name is Belinda Williams.
I've been living in Summers Point for
eight years now. I live in Sierra
Apartments.
Um,
it's supposed to be affordable living
for me and my disabled husband.
There's no ordinance in Summers Point
for the landlords as far as rent.
I've seen some landlords uh point of
hearsay, but I've seen it too on
paperwork. They have taken people's
rents up to $200 every year. Some done
three. I have a daughter right now
because of the program that we're under.
She has She's moving out because now her
rent went from 1,400. The landlord now
that owns it took it up to $2,100.
So there's no ordinance in in Summers
Point. So is this some way possible that
we can get an ordinance for the
landlords?
the problems that I'm having in Summers
Point uh Sierra Apartments. When we
first moved there,
rent was we paid rent,
the electric, we had to pay the
electric. They paid the sewer and the
water and the trash.
Now we have to pay for the sewer and the
water.
Now, my problem with it, I don't have a
problem about paying sewer and water. I
lived in a home before, so I know how
that go. But if the sprinklers are
running from 8 5:00 in the afternoon in
the summer till 8:30 in the morning, we
front the bill.
So that means we go from now that we're
on a fixed income. I've went to the
landlord,
well, not the one that owns it, who's
running it. I've complained, got
documentation for it and all. Oh, we're
gonna send someone out. Then they say
they sent somebody out. Sprinkler
shooting right in my air conditioner.
So, I can't run my air conditioner.
My husband goes in the wheelchair. So,
if I'm trying to get in the front door,
I can't get in it. That's waste of
water.
I have video and I have pictures of it
all from time to the water all summer
cuz I have a rain cam and it shows it
all. So, I know y'all don't know about
it, but I'm here to because the summer's
over. Now, the rent didn't went up
again.
We know we on a shutdown. The landlords
are doing what they want to do. It's not
like they're fixing the places up. I
love Summers Point and I love where I
am. I wish I could afford another house,
but because of my husband's disability,
he's legally blind. without pharmacist.
I had to stop my work to take care of
him. You don't know these things until
you get in the situation.
I've never been there. I've always in
the middle class. I grew up middle
class. I'm from Egg Harbor Township.
Now, I had a downfall. Is it my fault?
Absolutely not. But I'm asking for help.
And I know I'm not the only one out here
having this problem with the landlords.
Now, y'all do have an affordable
housing. Yes, I would love to get one,
but right now the situation because we
know the shutdown and all of this is
going on right now, we can't. Now, the
state just told the landlords, they
can't raise the rent for us.
Now, my lease is due for next year. They
raised the rent. They're not paying for
it now. They're only paying for what we
have right now that we're paying. So
they asked them not to raise it. So now
what are my husband and I supposed to
do?
They're telling us we can't sign the
lease. It's no ordinance in in Summers
Point for the landlords.
So they're doing what they want to do.
So, I wish that maybe y'all can set some
kind of audience for the the cabs for
some of these landlords or when they
management leaves at 5:00, they don't
know what's going on. So, they don't
they didn't know the water was running
until I tell them about it. But they're
wasting our our water with their water
sprinklers. We are fronting the bill,
a $300 water bill.
and they say they're not on meters.
>> It's under everybody's under the same
thing. And they like we don't know what
the bill really is, but if they tell us
this is what we have to pay, we have to
pay that. So, it's no, you know, Summers
Point needs to have some type of
ordinance for us for with the landlords.
>> I I certainly appreciate you coming in
and expressing, you know, the concern
and telling us about it. So, um, we'll
talk, you know, we'll talk about it, see
if there's something we can do there.
We'll ask our professionals for
assistance there and something we can
do, we certainly take an action.
>> Okay.
>> Thank you very much.
>> I'm glad you let her talk, but when
people speak out there for three
minutes, you have to do the same for
everybody. So, don't cut me off in three
minutes and let her speak for I'm glad
you did.
take my advice from my legal counsel.
Thank you very much.
>> Good evening, council. My name is Rubi
Fox and I live at 90 Broadway. I'm here
tonight to set the record straight on
something. People seem to think I'm
angry, but I'm just disappointed.
I'm disappointed the council has ignored
the plight of Summers Point's poorest
residents in the last year, passing up
the chance to control events for parents
struggling with rising costs. I'm
disappointed the council has seemed to
side with outside investors and against
local voters, encouraging shooters to
purchase second homes and make buying a
house impossible for locals. I'm
disappointed the council has failed to
pursue partnerships with stores like
Acme and Shopight to offer locals
discounts instead of waiting for an all
new to as residents continue to suffer.
I'm disappointed that council has
ignored opportunities to explore using
state grant money to build free
community gardens despite my making this
suggestion at steering committee.
I'm disappointed when the council has
seemed to misallocate funds and miss
moneymaking openings such as the
significant revenue spent and lost due
to what I call boatgate gate.
I'm disappointed that council has
refused to explore alternative sources
of revenue such as cannabis production
that would both bring good industrial
jobs to town and lower taxes.
I'm disappointed that council instead
keeps raising taxes despite having
reached 88 while construction goes on
all across town obscuring people's views
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and out of traffic.
I'm disappointed that council has been
reactive in its policies rather than
proactive
recently moving to ban ebikes without
doing research like it banned Airbnbs
before.
On this board, the council has moved
forward with public policies that have
led to local residents being put on the
streets, contributing to the ongoing
issue of homelessness here.
I'm disappointed, the council seems to
turn a blind eye to the negative impacts
of your actions, sometimes even seeming
to pay little attention to the job that
you're doing.
I'm disappointed that council has
continued to spend so much time in
executive session after he promised not
to do so, which raises serious concerns
about public transparency.
I'm disappointed that council has chosen
to keep arbitrarily and capricciously
deciding how long folks can speak during
public comment, ignoring your own rules
when it is convenient and when you don't
want to hear what the public has to say.
I think it's fair to say at this point
that I'm generally disappointed with the
current city council and many others.
And now that I think about it, I believe
I might actually be a bit angry, too.
Thank you. Thank you for your comment,
sir.
All right.
I'm not seeing anyone else that wants to
comment. May I have a motion to close?
>> I have a second, please. Have a second.
>> Second. Second.
>> All in favor? [clears throat]
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. We
are closed for public comment. Payment
of bills. May we have a motion, please?
>> I'll make that motion.
>> May I have a second, please?
>> Second.
>> All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed? Not hearing any opposed. We
can now pay the bills, Mr. Frost. All
right. Uh, any comments from the
governing body?
Not hearing any. I just want to let
everybody know we are going to go into
executive session. I don't think we'll
have anything coming out of that that we
have to take action on, but you are more
than willing to stay and and wait in the
lobby, and we will send someone out when
we're done with the executive session.
Wishing everybody a happy