Since moving here 11 years ago, I've heard people complain that the same issues plague this town decade after decade. No matter how people try to avoid mistakes, they say, the leaders invariably repeat the same mistakes. My radio show was in some ways meant to help change that through sharing information.
But just now in the course of decluttering my house, I came across a 2003 Open Letter from Asbury Radio (then known as Restore Radio) published in The Coaster. The year was 2003. The Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement was passed the previous fall and the State Dept of Environmental Protection was reviewing the City's (CAFRA) application to execute the redevelopment plan. The department's job was to determine how the City's plan to develop the oceanfront would ecologically impact the fragile coastal area and its inhabitants.
From my research and talks with City residents and others, many of whom voiced their concerns weekly over Asbury Radio, I formed a list of concerns about the proposed plan. It's eery to see how many points in my letter are the very flaws the City has listed in the Spring of 2011 as reasons why it wants to dissolve and replace the very same plan. I hope posting it will stimulate more to participate in the process.
This time the City has formed a Waterfront Redevelopment committee to accept input from different groups. But the City also held numerous public meetings, carefully recording resident input, before passing the flawed plan in place now.
Will the City's leaders really listen to and act on the Committee's concerns? People have a right to be skeptical and perhaps get some guarantees that resident concerns will be resolved, leaders will resign or in other ways offer the public compensation for their mistakes and that the City will end its futile cycle.
- The Voice of Asbury Park ~ matters vital to justice, environment, equality, culture and pursuit of happiness.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
City Gathers Waterfront Advisory Committee from Public
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Council Meeting Feb 2, 2011
Susan Henderson, Dep Mayor John Loffredo, Mayor Ed Johnson, Kevin Sanders, Absent from council: Former Deputy Mayor James Bruno,
Clerk Steve Kay presiding
Workshop - This session is open to the public, but the public cannot comment.
Brian Grant – Public Works Dir and City Engineer
Shd’ve done this months ago…Monmouth County …
Roads selected mainly based on their connections to other highways, etc., tried not to overdo…intent to intro ord designating streets as snow routes/ sunset ave to bridge, main st. including deal lake drive/ portion of is state Hiway 71/ entire length of third ave, Asbury av, kingsley st to deal lake dr, lake av and springwood ave from grand ave to city border…(missed one pairing) / common practice in other towns to implement no pkg when snow covered, consistent w/ no pkg st clng. Think if we were to do that hv to hav gd resident notification svc/ can put a sign up but also hv on webb site to say whether really enforcing it/ nothing more disconcerting to resident that mov car and then not sohow up / that’s the pc havn’t seen elsewhere, baby steps first snow routes and then others when need to…
JL- why not do all the way…
BG – east of main st also be designated snow route, coastal evacuation routes, Monmouth cty consistent with cty coastal routes for emergency/
EJ – in case of snow…
BG- snow routes wd be both sides vacate in snow
EJ – where do I put my car?
BG-Idea was to hav jst on these streets/ jst those mst likely to get used in emergency/ park on adjacent streets/
SH – hard to get to church lots
BG – still lkg at the lot solutions/ complicated w/ who owns the lot, dif elements to it
EJ – also going to include the next level? After the snow when cars still not dug out since Dec. cars double pk’d next to cars not dug out/
BG – needs to be the next step, havn’t discussed that…if no muni ord we’ll hv to address that…
EJ – at some pt if we des these sts as emergency we’re going to hv to …
BG – somr ordinances that do allow that…
Next item – adv for proposal for next gen of pkg meters/ need to mv ahead probably 30 day time frame/ from key features, cd buy annual code to speed processing along, meters we’ve seen instructions on screen, pay via cell phone/ also can sell beach badges at meter/ hv draft, adv next wk, get features back, don’t hv financing yet/
EJ – one of issues had, use of credit card, our mach has to contact another machine, sys that jst deal w/ your info captures it and deals w/ later…
BG – realtime trans, advantage is if card is bad or stolen u know right away, what you mentioned is a matching sys, does hv some exposure for city/ we’re going to tk that risk, won’t get a very hi percentage for the risk/ we’re trying…
EJ – been in sev’l areas where coin machine…
BG – conversation we’d need to hv w/ Madison Marquette
Section on dewitt ave…can’t hear, off mic/ tried to get in storm drain damage, not draining fast enough, intersection of mattison// lot of potholes out there
Whenever we get a window try get storm drains in, step 2, dewitt ave to…can’t hear
James Famularo – for city to host Urban HS Wrestling championship
He distributes some photo or diagram to council, public can’t see, spans sev’l decades / what is beneath the ground in terms of contamination/ tank removal $2,000
Special Event Apps
Tom Gilmour –
Sweet 16 party, mc cloone’s supper club on bch firewks/ beach fee and fire inspection/ 3/19
Community dev dept, senior party at transportation center
Need city date for fund raiser for Jason fazio, paramount theater,
Little League annual brkfst at Thurgood Marshal School
Blood Drive fire house 9 – 2
City mgr Terry Reidy regarding court hearing on Feb 17th 11 am: city sent letr terminating its agreement w/ iStar AKA Asbury partners/ 2 resolutions tonight: Request for qualifications and statements of interest from developers.
I can tell u numerous developers interested in investing in variety of areas, springwood down to waterfront. Governing body w/ be passing res getting interest from dev and formalize process from dev who hv expressed interest.
Second resolution provides for residents and gov body to establish a "Waterfront Asbury Advisory Comm.", drawn from residents, businesses thruout city, a step on part of gov body invite commun to revisit redev plan/ we’ve been wkg on a plan amendment/ it’s clr the wld of 2002 was very dif from the one of 2011, in real estate mkts, the economy, and what we’ve learned in that time/ w/ be seeking adv comm to help us w/ that / 2 members of council, one w/ serve as chair //
According to the resolution:
the committee will include a rep of Asbury Partners as designated by Asbury Partners (iStar Financial)
A rep of Madison Asbury Retail LLC as designted by same
Two reps of property owners within Waterfront Redev Area as designated by the mayor and city council
Two reps of business owners or proprietors w/in WRA as deisngated by the mayor and council
One rep of the city Urban Enterprise Program as designated by the UEZ Committee;
The City Manager or his designee
The City's director of planning and redevelopment
A state rep as nominated by the Dept of Community Affairs
Two council members, one of whom will be chair person
A rep of the City Planning Board
A rep of the City Sustainability Comm
At least two reps who are residents of the city of AP and do not represent property or business owners w/in the Prime Renewal Area of the WRA
Other members will be invited from various county and state institutions.
Applications will be taken right away, forms w/ Clerk Steven Kay, and selections will be decided by the governing body.
SH – lkg forward to little league bkfst, on Feb 16th high school w/ learn about meetings at 6 and 7 clock mtg/
EJ – add my voice to the LL bkfst, very good…
TReidy – my niece Rachel’s 16th birthday
City Attorney Fred Raffetto – action tonite also issuance svc liquor license coral bay enterprises, DBA Synapsis.
PUBLIC PORTION
PUBLIC COMMENT
James henry 6th av
Last cpl mtgs I attended lot of people complaining about snow removal here in ap and since..dec. pub wks dept been out there cutting bk the snow piles on curbs, side streets, time people in this city started doing for themselves, how many cars sitting there not dug out when are they going to be ticketed and towed? Cooperation from city…people not dug out yet, stays overnight and doesn’t get ticketed. Not Miami where it doesn’t snow, people hv to do some of the wk for themselves/ prevent PWD from doing their job.
TR – been thru 3 snowstorms, they w/ be coop
Bernard Corbin – allan chapel church, dewitt av
Got a problem recently dropped load of mat’ls / can’t understand why dropped load in front of our church(distributes photos to council) Mr Mayor it’s disgraceful.
TR – don’t know if u were here for brian gran’t statements
BC- I understand but brought 2 more loads, hindering our coming out of our church. Got report going to do it in the morning. Know winter months coming in, mud and potholes absolutely ridiculous/ mr mayor, city mgr we press now that something be done if not t’w immediately…
TR – it was a mistake, crew respons reported to us, as mr grant said lst mtg they said line was connected and it wasn’t really, no excuse for it.
BC – this time of yr and way economy is kind of suffering, need congregation to pay our bills, can’t if members can’t come. When rains can’t get into church. Jst like a business,…in community over 80 yrs, to be treated like this
[ASK IF MEMBERS W/ BE SWORN TO SECRECY – Members of the new Waterfront Redevelopment Advisory Committee will be asked to keep certain aspects of the committee’s deliberations from the public, explained Mayor Johnson, after the meeting adjourned. Just like the Springwood Avenue committee kept certain elements confidential during the process. However, Asbury Radio asked if this committee will operate as the budget advisory committee did, which was sworn to refrain from budget comments during the current year’s deliberations, even as the committee was prevented from seeing the current budget, but instead relegated to the previous year’s budget for “training purposes”. The Mayor assured that this committee will not duplicate that situation.]
Rita Marano –
Heard city officer got hurt putting up ring and got injured and now out on disability…Is that true?
Audience member : was not I put that up myself
EJ – can’t answ from the audience hav to come to mic
RM – 20 yr old men using it? Thought it was for children
TR – hvg men of all ages, women, boys, only reinforces that it is for community
JF – They hav a police officer as part of the PAL
RM – on duty?
Chief Kinmon – that’s his job, to participate
RM – w/ all we’re reading about gangs
TR – I’m glad you said that because that is exactly why this is needed/ where our police officers shd be, multiple goals and role models / best way to prevent young getting into gangs is hvg positive role models, involvement w/ community/ more time spent pos role models w/ young men and women and children/ one child prevented from going into crime money well spent/
RM – Money?
JF – interfaith neighbors, community initiatives,
TR – No tax dollars
RM – I called him but he never calls back
Carl Simms – life long member of AP, that 21 yr old u may hv seen in ring was once one of those kids who boxed in that gym we had on bdwk, that kid could’ve been one of the ones you tlk about being in those gangs/ I helped turn a different way…because of those sports, pop warner, uaa football, I’m the security in that gym/ I don’t limit or restrict who comes to the gym, I want the gangs in the gym/ let them ccome and harass me for a cpl of hours/ if you’re arthritis…come to the gym, it’s for everyone/ the pol officers w/ some of their pot bellies need to come to the gym/ you’ve seen some of officers box on msg, that’s what trying…tlk about each other w/ the donuts they eat/ I’m sp[kg w/ an employee of PSE&G to get more funding for the gym
Myra Campbell – mattison av
Thought I’d get a call from some of you council members after the football game when steelers won [laughter]
Street signs for snow distributed randomly, not strategically/
Got sev’l copies of WSide redev plan, want one at WSCC/
Lst wk said standing here w/ wet socks/ same tonight, flooding there, right across from Allan chapel church/ don’t understand why water still standing there/ Brian Grant didn’t stay for public comment last meeting/ john loffredo came w/ me one day, I said john lk at the tore up 1/3 of the street/ lk at that/ put 2 drains at end of street, now all kinds of debris going down there/
TR – as told members of allan chapel I w/ personally go out there and see what’s going on.
Duane Small – contractor
Lately in paper seen lot about gangs and gang activities/ I wnt to compliment you Johnson on what you said about jobs, ar’d here 16 yr old at 2 oclock in morning, when it comes to wk it shd be done by us or not at all. We know we can’t do it all, every chance the newspaper puts us down in Asbury…I know why ms marano concerned becaz it’s our economy and tax dollars/ but if we don’t get jobs, u see what’s goind on in Egypt don’t thnk cdn’t come here/ we hv to wk w/ our youth, Don’t be scared of them/ they w/ respect you too when see u respect them
Andrea Harbison – AP sustainability comm.. Reads letter from…
North beach area favorite, only spot left that still reserves open space/ plans for development in north end encroaches on green acres land, violates coastal rules.. while city reviewing dev s/ consider preserving this land and not developing on this land. Likelihood of flooding, imprudent financially/ city proven itself leader in development enhancing w/
Glenn and Debbie Carson, Medford NJ
Gerry Scarano – L Branch
Snow removal, hvg locals shovel hydrants, RBnk asked residents to do, we shd do so here/ People first impression for First Sat shdn’t be piles of snow for cookman av., put on facebook that we’ll be there for pancake brkfst Sat get few 100 instead of the usual 80 or so.
Denise Richards, Ridge Av
Problem with streets going on cpl months, understanding was bef Lucas left for winter break there wd be nothing left to cause problems, there is a backho across from church parked atop a huge deep hole, why, why wd anyone leave that w/ kids in the area/ something is wrong, they can’t do that. The pile of tar in the middle of the steet. Enough w/ the pacifying, someone has the feeling we’re trying to get brian grant fired that’s not my purpose, rather to get something done. See that it’s done
Holly House – for 3 days city truck knocked a power line…instead of fixing it, they hit a gas main. People going to school making a better life for themselves. Decent plc for all the tenants/ I hv a bill here I hv to pay becz the city knocked a pole/ mayor Johnson and mr reidy came by…all I’m asking is for you to do the right thing. I shouldn’t hv to pay, my insur co shdn’t hv to pay anything. My insur w/ go up and yours will stay where it is.
EJ – how much is bill?
HH - $3477. I call down here and everyone’s in a meeting/ what u doing, donuts and coffee?
TR – city trk hit a Verizon Line, by Holly House, Verizon line was too low, pole of JS
P&L fell down, wasn’tour fault/ JCP&L tk 3 days to fix it not city/ took 3 days not 3 hours/ Ms Winkler Description if perfectly accurate/ city wk’d w/ red cross, human svcs wk’d w/ citizens so had food and shelter/ No one said Ms. Winters has to pay this bill/ BTW, this pole had 3 transformers on it/ Tk 7 or 8 transformers to find the right ones. In add’n to hitting gas line was a disaster/ HR staff there right through. Not mkg light of anything terr res put out of apts at this time/ Terrible situation, / cpl things about the bill, I said the city is not going to pay this bill/ Verizon, JCP&L are part of this, I faxed bill to them/ is city part of solution absolutely, their wire that started it/ I’m not going to submit a bill of $3477 to be paid by the residents of this city. So that’s where we are other entities need to be funding this. We did not delay the solution of this.
Diane…Citgo station –
Station been there 40 yrs/ five yrs ago had to pull tanks out contamination, dep monitoring property/ u rec’d notice, trying to hv station shut down/ asking city council if this can be put on hold, not beneficial to close it down now/ we’re hearing asking consideration/
TR – lot of bkgrnd to this case/ lot more than can go into this moment. My understanding is this case was bef muni crt, then superior crt and back again to muni crt/ u hv main stt redev plan that doesn’t allow for this use/ it was pre existing, but also non conforming, dep req’d taken out/ use was abandoned/ tk tanks out x # yrs ago. These are issues of legal interpretation/ not council dec. it’s in the crt / if this was a pre existing non conforming us then … Right now gov body can’t mk a dtermination becz in the crts
Pam James – lifelong res AP
One of residents of Holly House / thankful didn’t get burned up or blown up/ why on Sat nite when figured out cdn’t do anything why did everyone lv/ sign on dr, if need something come to APHS. Police were patrolling but soon everyone left the house was left exposed. Mgr of house was told to get her own security. Ho9w she going to pay for that and we didn’t do anything wrong.
End of public portion –
Approval of minutes –
Bill resolutions app’d
Quality Claims – lawsuits…
Raffle Licenses Red Cross – 2 app’d
Resolutions –
Muni open space for Springwood Av pk - All yes
Over payment of taxes, 633 Cookman Ave – all Yes
Auth city to execute whole…righ of entry Monb cty mosq commission
Auth discharge of mot 1224 washington av, and a second address
Of ap waterfront redev advisory committee
Publication of disseminate statements of interest from dev in waterfront area
Issuance serv charges against synaxis – all yes
Req for proposals for pkg meters – all yes
Famularo accepting prop from env alliance assessment Bangs av middle school
Introduction – March 2, estab new reg gov extent bixz entity can mk conributions during public contracts, pay to play reform – all yes
Adjourn
Council Meeting Feb 2, 2011
Susan Henderson, Dep Mayor John Loffredo, Mayor Ed Johnson, Kevin Sanders, Absent from council: Former Deputy Mayor James Bruno,
Clerk Steve Kay presiding
Workshop - This session is open to the public, but the public cannot comment.
Brian Grant – Public Works Dir and City Engineer
Shd’ve done this months ago…Monmouth County …
Roads selected mainly based on their connections to other highways, etc., tried not to overdo…intent to intro ord designating streets as snow routes/ sunset ave to bridge, main st. including deal lake drive/ portion of is state Hiway 71/ entire length of third ave, Asbury av, kingsley st to deal lake dr, lake av and springwood ave from grand ave to city border…(missed one pairing) / common practice in other towns to implement no pkg when snow covered, consistent w/ no pkg st clng. Think if we were to do that hv to hav gd resident notification svc/ can put a sign up but also hv on webb site to say whether really enforcing it/ nothing more disconcerting to resident that mov car and then not sohow up / that’s the pc havn’t seen elsewhere, baby steps first snow routes and then others when need to…
JL- why not do all the way…
BG – east of main st also be designated snow route, coastal evacuation routes, Monmouth cty consistent with cty coastal routes for emergency/
EJ – in case of snow…
BG- snow routes wd be both sides vacate in snow
EJ – where do I put my car?
BG-Idea was to hav jst on these streets/ jst those mst likely to get used in emergency/ park on adjacent streets/
SH – hard to get to church lots
BG – still lkg at the lot solutions/ complicated w/ who owns the lot, dif elements to it
EJ – also going to include the next level? After the snow when cars still not dug out since Dec. cars double pk’d next to cars not dug out/
BG – needs to be the next step, havn’t discussed that…if no muni ord we’ll hv to address that…
EJ – at some pt if we des these sts as emergency we’re going to hv to …
BG – somr ordinances that do allow that…
Next item – adv for proposal for next gen of pkg meters/ need to mv ahead probably 30 day time frame/ from key features, cd buy annual code to speed processing along, meters we’ve seen instructions on screen, pay via cell phone/ also can sell beach badges at meter/ hv draft, adv next wk, get features back, don’t hv financing yet/
EJ – one of issues had, use of credit card, our mach has to contact another machine, sys that jst deal w/ your info captures it and deals w/ later…
BG – realtime trans, advantage is if card is bad or stolen u know right away, what you mentioned is a matching sys, does hv some exposure for city/ we’re going to tk that risk, won’t get a very hi percentage for the risk/ we’re trying…
EJ – been in sev’l areas where coin machine…
BG – conversation we’d need to hv w/ Madison Marquette
Section on dewitt ave…can’t hear, off mic/ tried to get in storm drain damage, not draining fast enough, intersection of mattison// lot of potholes out there
Whenever we get a window try get storm drains in, step 2, dewitt ave to…can’t hear
James Famularo – for city to host Urban HS Wrestling championship
He distributes some photo or diagram to council, public can’t see, spans sev’l decades / what is beneath the ground in terms of contamination/ tank removal $2,000
Special Event Apps
Tom Gilmour –
Sweet 16 party, mc cloone’s supper club on bch firewks/ beach fee and fire inspection/ 3/19
Community dev dept, senior party at transportation center
Need city date for fund raiser for Jason fazio, paramount theater,
Little League annual brkfst at Thurgood Marshal School
Blood Drive fire house 9 – 2
City mgr Terry Reidy regarding court hearing on Feb 17th 11 am: city sent letr terminating its agreement w/ iStar AKA Asbury partners/ 2 resolutions tonight: Request for qualifications and statements of interest from developers.
I can tell u numerous developers interested in investing in variety of areas, springwood down to waterfront. Governing body w/ be passing res getting interest from dev and formalize process from dev who hv expressed interest.
Second resolution provides for residents and gov body to establish a "Waterfront Asbury Advisory Comm.", drawn from residents, businesses thruout city, a step on part of gov body invite commun to revisit redev plan/ we’ve been wkg on a plan amendment/ it’s clr the wld of 2002 was very dif from the one of 2011, in real estate mkts, the economy, and what we’ve learned in that time/ w/ be seeking adv comm to help us w/ that / 2 members of council, one w/ serve as chair //
According to the resolution:
the committee will include a rep of Asbury Partners as designated by Asbury Partners (iStar Financial)
A rep of Madison Asbury Retail LLC as designted by same
Two reps of property owners within Waterfront Redev Area as designated by the mayor and city council
Two reps of business owners or proprietors w/in WRA as deisngated by the mayor and council
One rep of the city Urban Enterprise Program as designated by the UEZ Committee;
The City Manager or his designee
The City's director of planning and redevelopment
A state rep as nominated by the Dept of Community Affairs
Two council members, one of whom will be chair person
A rep of the City Planning Board
A rep of the City Sustainability Comm
At least two reps who are residents of the city of AP and do not represent property or business owners w/in the Prime Renewal Area of the WRA
Other members will be invited from various county and state institutions.
Applications will be taken right away, forms w/ Clerk Steven Kay, and selections will be decided by the governing body.
SH – lkg forward to little league bkfst, on Feb 16th high school w/ learn about meetings at 6 and 7 clock mtg/
EJ – add my voice to the LL bkfst, very good…
TReidy – my niece Rachel’s 16th birthday
City Attorney Fred Raffetto – action tonite also issuance svc liquor license coral bay enterprises, DBA Synapsis.
PUBLIC PORTION
PUBLIC COMMENT
James henry 6th av
Last cpl mtgs I attended lot of people complaining about snow removal here in ap and since..dec. pub wks dept been out there cutting bk the snow piles on curbs, side streets, time people in this city started doing for themselves, how many cars sitting there not dug out when are they going to be ticketed and towed? Cooperation from city…people not dug out yet, stays overnight and doesn’t get ticketed. Not Miami where it doesn’t snow, people hv to do some of the wk for themselves/ prevent PWD from doing their job.
TR – been thru 3 snowstorms, they w/ be coop
Bernard Corbin – allan chapel church, dewitt av
Got a problem recently dropped load of mat’ls / can’t understand why dropped load in front of our church(distributes photos to council) Mr Mayor it’s disgraceful.
TR – don’t know if u were here for brian gran’t statements
BC- I understand but brought 2 more loads, hindering our coming out of our church. Got report going to do it in the morning. Know winter months coming in, mud and potholes absolutely ridiculous/ mr mayor, city mgr we press now that something be done if not t’w immediately…
TR – it was a mistake, crew respons reported to us, as mr grant said lst mtg they said line was connected and it wasn’t really, no excuse for it.
BC – this time of yr and way economy is kind of suffering, need congregation to pay our bills, can’t if members can’t come. When rains can’t get into church. Jst like a business,…in community over 80 yrs, to be treated like this
[ASK IF MEMBERS W/ BE SWORN TO SECRECY – Members of the new Waterfront Redevelopment Advisory Committee will be asked to keep certain aspects of the committee’s deliberations from the public, explained Mayor Johnson, after the meeting adjourned. Just like the Springwood Avenue committee kept certain elements confidential during the process. However, Asbury Radio asked if this committee will operate as the budget advisory committee did, which was sworn to refrain from budget comments during the current year’s deliberations, even as the committee was prevented from seeing the current budget, but instead relegated to the previous year’s budget for “training purposes”. The Mayor assured that this committee will not duplicate that situation.]
Rita Marano –
Heard city officer got hurt putting up ring and got injured and now out on disability…Is that true?
Audience member : was not I put that up myself
EJ – can’t answ from the audience hav to come to mic
RM – 20 yr old men using it? Thought it was for children
TR – hvg men of all ages, women, boys, only reinforces that it is for community
JF – They hav a police officer as part of the PAL
RM – on duty?
Chief Kinmon – that’s his job, to participate
RM – w/ all we’re reading about gangs
TR – I’m glad you said that because that is exactly why this is needed/ where our police officers shd be, multiple goals and role models / best way to prevent young getting into gangs is hvg positive role models, involvement w/ community/ more time spent pos role models w/ young men and women and children/ one child prevented from going into crime money well spent/
RM – Money?
JF – interfaith neighbors, community initiatives,
TR – No tax dollars
RM – I called him but he never calls back
Carl Simms – life long member of AP, that 21 yr old u may hv seen in ring was once one of those kids who boxed in that gym we had on bdwk, that kid could’ve been one of the ones you tlk about being in those gangs/ I helped turn a different way…because of those sports, pop warner, uaa football, I’m the security in that gym/ I don’t limit or restrict who comes to the gym, I want the gangs in the gym/ let them ccome and harass me for a cpl of hours/ if you’re arthritis…come to the gym, it’s for everyone/ the pol officers w/ some of their pot bellies need to come to the gym/ you’ve seen some of officers box on msg, that’s what trying…tlk about each other w/ the donuts they eat/ I’m sp[kg w/ an employee of PSE&G to get more funding for the gym
Myra Campbell – mattison av
Thought I’d get a call from some of you council members after the football game when steelers won [laughter]
Street signs for snow distributed randomly, not strategically/
Got sev’l copies of WSide redev plan, want one at WSCC/
Lst wk said standing here w/ wet socks/ same tonight, flooding there, right across from Allan chapel church/ don’t understand why water still standing there/ Brian Grant didn’t stay for public comment last meeting/ john loffredo came w/ me one day, I said john lk at the tore up 1/3 of the street/ lk at that/ put 2 drains at end of street, now all kinds of debris going down there/
TR – as told members of allan chapel I w/ personally go out there and see what’s going on.
Duane Small – contractor
Lately in paper seen lot about gangs and gang activities/ I wnt to compliment you Johnson on what you said about jobs, ar’d here 16 yr old at 2 oclock in morning, when it comes to wk it shd be done by us or not at all. We know we can’t do it all, every chance the newspaper puts us down in Asbury…I know why ms marano concerned becaz it’s our economy and tax dollars/ but if we don’t get jobs, u see what’s goind on in Egypt don’t thnk cdn’t come here/ we hv to wk w/ our youth, Don’t be scared of them/ they w/ respect you too when see u respect them
Andrea Harbison – AP sustainability comm.. Reads letter from…
North beach area favorite, only spot left that still reserves open space/ plans for development in north end encroaches on green acres land, violates coastal rules.. while city reviewing dev s/ consider preserving this land and not developing on this land. Likelihood of flooding, imprudent financially/ city proven itself leader in development enhancing w/
Glenn and Debbie Carson, Medford NJ
Gerry Scarano – L Branch
Snow removal, hvg locals shovel hydrants, RBnk asked residents to do, we shd do so here/ People first impression for First Sat shdn’t be piles of snow for cookman av., put on facebook that we’ll be there for pancake brkfst Sat get few 100 instead of the usual 80 or so.
Denise Richards, Ridge Av
Problem with streets going on cpl months, understanding was bef Lucas left for winter break there wd be nothing left to cause problems, there is a backho across from church parked atop a huge deep hole, why, why wd anyone leave that w/ kids in the area/ something is wrong, they can’t do that. The pile of tar in the middle of the steet. Enough w/ the pacifying, someone has the feeling we’re trying to get brian grant fired that’s not my purpose, rather to get something done. See that it’s done
Holly House – for 3 days city truck knocked a power line…instead of fixing it, they hit a gas main. People going to school making a better life for themselves. Decent plc for all the tenants/ I hv a bill here I hv to pay becz the city knocked a pole/ mayor Johnson and mr reidy came by…all I’m asking is for you to do the right thing. I shouldn’t hv to pay, my insur co shdn’t hv to pay anything. My insur w/ go up and yours will stay where it is.
EJ – how much is bill?
HH - $3477. I call down here and everyone’s in a meeting/ what u doing, donuts and coffee?
TR – city trk hit a Verizon Line, by Holly House, Verizon line was too low, pole of JS
P&L fell down, wasn’tour fault/ JCP&L tk 3 days to fix it not city/ took 3 days not 3 hours/ Ms Winkler Description if perfectly accurate/ city wk’d w/ red cross, human svcs wk’d w/ citizens so had food and shelter/ No one said Ms. Winters has to pay this bill/ BTW, this pole had 3 transformers on it/ Tk 7 or 8 transformers to find the right ones. In add’n to hitting gas line was a disaster/ HR staff there right through. Not mkg light of anything terr res put out of apts at this time/ Terrible situation, / cpl things about the bill, I said the city is not going to pay this bill/ Verizon, JCP&L are part of this, I faxed bill to them/ is city part of solution absolutely, their wire that started it/ I’m not going to submit a bill of $3477 to be paid by the residents of this city. So that’s where we are other entities need to be funding this. We did not delay the solution of this.
Diane…Citgo station –
Station been there 40 yrs/ five yrs ago had to pull tanks out contamination, dep monitoring property/ u rec’d notice, trying to hv station shut down/ asking city council if this can be put on hold, not beneficial to close it down now/ we’re hearing asking consideration/
TR – lot of bkgrnd to this case/ lot more than can go into this moment. My understanding is this case was bef muni crt, then superior crt and back again to muni crt/ u hv main stt redev plan that doesn’t allow for this use/ it was pre existing, but also non conforming, dep req’d taken out/ use was abandoned/ tk tanks out x # yrs ago. These are issues of legal interpretation/ not council dec. it’s in the crt / if this was a pre existing non conforming us then … Right now gov body can’t mk a dtermination becz in the crts
Pam James – lifelong res AP
One of residents of Holly House / thankful didn’t get burned up or blown up/ why on Sat nite when figured out cdn’t do anything why did everyone lv/ sign on dr, if need something come to APHS. Police were patrolling but soon everyone left the house was left exposed. Mgr of house was told to get her own security. Ho9w she going to pay for that and we didn’t do anything wrong.
End of public portion –
Approval of minutes –
Bill resolutions app’d
Quality Claims – lawsuits…
Raffle Licenses Red Cross – 2 app’d
Resolutions –
Muni open space for Springwood Av pk - All yes
Over payment of taxes, 633 Cookman Ave – all Yes
Auth city to execute whole…righ of entry Monb cty mosq commission
Auth discharge of mot 1224 washington av, and a second address
Of ap waterfront redev advisory committee
Publication of disseminate statements of interest from dev in waterfront area
Issuance serv charges against synaxis – all yes
Req for proposals for pkg meters – all yes
Famularo accepting prop from env alliance assessment Bangs av middle school
Introduction – March 2, estab new reg gov extent bixz entity can mk conributions during public contracts, pay to play reform – all yes
Adjourn
City Terminates iStar's Waterfront Redevelopment Rights
From the City Attorney for Asbury Park, Fred Raffetto:
The City has sent a letter to ISTAR terminating its redevelopment rights under the Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement. The letter was signed by the City Manager and is a public document, should you wish to obtain a copy of same. Whether the termination will be upheld, however, is an issue that will be determined through the litigation proceedings.
Asbury Radio is told a similar letter was sent to Metro Homes, regarding its waterfront property, initially sited for the Esperanza Project.
Agenda for tonight's meeting follows:
Date: 02/02/2011
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Asbury Park Description
AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
7:00 PM
SILENT PRAYER / MOMENT OF REFLECTION
SALUTE TO FLAG
ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR JOHNSON – as to compliance with the
“Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, PL 1975” adequate notice of this
Meeting had been provided in the following manner:
The Annual Notice was forwarded to the Asbury Park Press, The Coaster
and Star Ledger on December 22, 2009 and posted on the bulletin board
the same date. All notices on file with the City Clerk.
1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: RM 1/19/11(DM Loffredo absent)
3. PAYROLL RESOLUTION:
4. BILL RESOLUTION + INSERVCO:
5. APPLICATIONS: BINGO/RAFFLE/LIQUOR/SPECIAL EVENTS, etc.
Social Affair Permit – Red Cross.
Raffle – Red Cross.
Raffle – Red Cross.
6. RESOLUTIONS:
Appointments / Re-appointments.
Open Space Grant
Refund overpayment – 633 Cookman, Unit 201.
Hold Hramless – Mon. Cty. Mosquito Commission.
Right of Entry – “ “ “ “
7. ORDINANCES: Introduction –
Revised Ordinances Regarding Pay to Play Regulation for a First Reading
Submitted By
Stephen M. Kay
City Clerk – 732-502-5718
City of Asbury Park
Council Meeting
Workshop Session
February 2, 2011
6:00 pm
Agenda
I. Review of Regular Agenda Items
“Waterfront Redevelopment Area Update.”
II. Items Presented by Brian Grant, City Engineer
Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Agreement
Snow Removal Plan and Snow Emergencies matters
Multi-Space Parking Authorization
III. Items Presented by James Famularo, Assistant City Manager/Recreation Director
Request to use City’s free date for Convention for Urban Wrestling High School championship by the Recreation Department
Proposal to perform a geophysical subsurface survey and site assessment for Field behind Middle School
IV. Special Event Applications:
No. Name Description
Location Date
Alexandra DeManco Fireworks Display Sweet 16 2nd Avenue Beach 03/19
V. Matters to be introduced by City Counci
VI. Matters to be introduced by City Attorney
VII. Matters to be introduced by City Manager - NOTE: an item has been moved from Executive to the Workshop
VIII. Matters to be introduced by Assistant City Manager
City of Asbury Park
City Council Meeting
Executive Session [Closed Mtg-Titles are the legal exemptions underwhich the discussion is being held out of public sight.]
February 2, 2011
5:00 PM
I. Potential Litigation [Revised to Litigation 2/2/11]
I-Star/Asbury Partners Default Update (Aaron/Scotland) [The matter is now before the Court]
Waterfront Redevelopment Area Update
II. Contract Negotiation
Asbury Park Middle School Field Update
(Agreement with Board of Education)
III. Labor Negotiation
PBA/SOA Update
IV. Investigation/Potential Negotiation [Changed to Investigation/Potential Litigation 2/2/11]
A. Police/Liquor License Update (Raffetto/Kinmon)
Venue: Council Chambers
Street: One Municipal Plaza
ZIP: 07712
City: Asbury Park
State: New Jersey
The City has sent a letter to ISTAR terminating its redevelopment rights under the Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement. The letter was signed by the City Manager and is a public document, should you wish to obtain a copy of same. Whether the termination will be upheld, however, is an issue that will be determined through the litigation proceedings.
Asbury Radio is told a similar letter was sent to Metro Homes, regarding its waterfront property, initially sited for the Esperanza Project.
Agenda for tonight's meeting follows:
Date: 02/02/2011
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Asbury Park Description
AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
7:00 PM
SILENT PRAYER / MOMENT OF REFLECTION
SALUTE TO FLAG
ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR JOHNSON – as to compliance with the
“Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, PL 1975” adequate notice of this
Meeting had been provided in the following manner:
The Annual Notice was forwarded to the Asbury Park Press, The Coaster
and Star Ledger on December 22, 2009 and posted on the bulletin board
the same date. All notices on file with the City Clerk.
1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: RM 1/19/11(DM Loffredo absent)
3. PAYROLL RESOLUTION:
4. BILL RESOLUTION + INSERVCO:
5. APPLICATIONS: BINGO/RAFFLE/LIQUOR/SPECIAL EVENTS, etc.
Social Affair Permit – Red Cross.
Raffle – Red Cross.
Raffle – Red Cross.
6. RESOLUTIONS:
Appointments / Re-appointments.
Open Space Grant
Refund overpayment – 633 Cookman, Unit 201.
Hold Hramless – Mon. Cty. Mosquito Commission.
Right of Entry – “ “ “ “
7. ORDINANCES: Introduction –
Revised Ordinances Regarding Pay to Play Regulation for a First Reading
Submitted By
Stephen M. Kay
City Clerk – 732-502-5718
City of Asbury Park
Council Meeting
Workshop Session
February 2, 2011
6:00 pm
Agenda
I. Review of Regular Agenda Items
“Waterfront Redevelopment Area Update.”
II. Items Presented by Brian Grant, City Engineer
Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Agreement
Snow Removal Plan and Snow Emergencies matters
Multi-Space Parking Authorization
III. Items Presented by James Famularo, Assistant City Manager/Recreation Director
Request to use City’s free date for Convention for Urban Wrestling High School championship by the Recreation Department
Proposal to perform a geophysical subsurface survey and site assessment for Field behind Middle School
IV. Special Event Applications:
No. Name Description
Location Date
Alexandra DeManco Fireworks Display Sweet 16 2nd Avenue Beach 03/19
V. Matters to be introduced by City Counci
VI. Matters to be introduced by City Attorney
VII. Matters to be introduced by City Manager - NOTE: an item has been moved from Executive to the Workshop
VIII. Matters to be introduced by Assistant City Manager
City of Asbury Park
City Council Meeting
Executive Session [Closed Mtg-Titles are the legal exemptions underwhich the discussion is being held out of public sight.]
February 2, 2011
5:00 PM
I. Potential Litigation [Revised to Litigation 2/2/11]
I-Star/Asbury Partners Default Update (Aaron/Scotland) [The matter is now before the Court]
Waterfront Redevelopment Area Update
II. Contract Negotiation
Asbury Park Middle School Field Update
(Agreement with Board of Education)
III. Labor Negotiation
PBA/SOA Update
IV. Investigation/Potential Negotiation [Changed to Investigation/Potential Litigation 2/2/11]
A. Police/Liquor License Update (Raffetto/Kinmon)
Venue: Council Chambers
Street: One Municipal Plaza
ZIP: 07712
City: Asbury Park
State: New Jersey
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
City Gives Residents Till May 19th to Review Boardwalk Agreement
City Council Meeting May 5, 2010 --
City Gives Residents Till May 19th to Review Boardwalk Agreement
Reporters’ Notebook - UPDATED MAY 6, 2010, 11 am Link to PPT of Agreement below
Present – Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, Mayor Ed Johnson, Councilmember Jim Bruno
Councilmember Susan Henderson will join for attend the public portion of the mtg
Former Mayor Kevin Sanders is absent
Don Sammet -
Appr’l hazardous site remediation service (HSRS) and State Economic Development Corp. gave app’l for funding eligibility / covers Sp’wd parcels, if find $86k grant from county open spaces program/ Prior to freeholders executing …
Third contract, assessment sp’wd parcel at Dewitt, 16 units, to break ground in July, all be covered by HSRS mediation fund should haz waste be found/ we put money out first then paid back, one of few munis in state, eligible for total of $15mn over 5 yrs/ for assessments and envir things such as
Opens space grant program is the $86k //[Note: not sure if city w/ be liable for $. Sammet was facing council, back toward audience, so voice was faint toward back of room.]
This time next yr have sp’wd commons and sp’d center
Asbury Shores deed will be filed again t’w so we own prop again///a legal process re. change of name
Tom Gilmour –
Commerce Comm. Special events vendor funding AP Jazz Festival, changes to contract, Ruth Ann Harrison’s event company, RUE, 5% is the norm for the industry. I’m comfortable with that.
Mayor – so this co will raise all funds to produce the mayor’s jazz festival, pay insurance, police, city w/ pay no promo or event fees/ all profits will go to vendor. Harrison is present.
State has changed resolution of am’t to UEZ
Special Events: Frank Furley (?)
Reidy, Terry, City Mgr – wnt to go bk to RUE, represents a chg in way this being done/ when I came to AP, festival was being funded by city at rate min. $20k, spent by city to put on festival. Chill out jazz series, Luckinbill concerts series $14k, was paid by city monies. Now no city $ w/ be spend to pay for any of those events. Mkt, produce all w/ be raised by RUE. Difference in way we’re doing business in 2010.
Terms and condition of redevelopers agreement between Madison Asbury LLC (Madison Marquette - entity is now MA Retail) and city, not voting on tonight so we can see it/ Vote on May 19th. Copy available at clerk’s office
Tom Hastie of McManimon & Scotland, City's redevelopment atty for waterfront: subsequent developers agreement
Includes project security, meaningful default provisions, project deadlines and other terms.
See Power Point presentation here. Note, some references in the reporters' notebook should be checked against this ppt file, especially toward end when the slides were more detailed and there was less time to transcribe.
Project security retailers $30mn net worth be sustained, never fall belo $10mn, maintained by Madison Retail any wk started w/ be finished, $? "The Cure Clock, Completion Guaranty, Performance Escrow of $500,000 to be deposited with City."
15 – 100 days to cure, if fail, resets, if fail then another 15 days, if no cure w/in, all w/ take action legally/ lot of wk be done w/ borrowed money, language dealing with bank’s failure to cure…128 days to …agreement.
Reidy – one of major concerns in past has been if dev doesn’t do what supposed to what can city do…a mjor point. This removes arbitration
Hastie – agre structure w/ clrly defined obligations, reduces time frames, agre not, you're right, no arbitration / so this speeds along
TR – higher levels of accountability more specificity
TH – yes
TR – cure periods…go to MM, if not Asbury Partners, and end w/ the lender/ five lender opps to come in and cure what others cdn’t/
TH – when gets to lender, if lender decides to wlk, agreement w/ be terminated if city wants, foreclosure action becomes issue bez vendor has an interest but / gives them 128 days to rejigger proj/ if they’re in foreclosure prob some discussions goingon/
TR – enough time for legitimate sol but not draggin on forever
TH – we’ve eliminated the delays
First Av Pavilion – compledted w/ existing pln bd app’ls / a competition, funded by MA retail w/ be held to program the ocean ave exterior wall wi/ an art feature, subject o the app’l of the plan bd.
Third Ave Pav
Already have Right to demolish pavilion under cafra permit
4th Ave Pav –
LLC’s offices in there / will make better looking, by 2012 w/ consolidate and reorganize max retail spac, MARetail whv the right ot demolish this bldg due to pre existing non conformance
5th Av Pav
See below from slides:
•Band Shell: Will be redesigned and cost estimated by the end of 2010.
–If the cost estimates to undertake the redesign are in excess of $600,000, MA Retail will have 30 months from Planning Board Approval to complete.
–If the cost estimate is below $600,000, MA Retail will have 18 months from Planning Board Approval to complete.
See ppt for add'l on 5th Pav
Sunset Ave Pav
w/likely be torn down/ at end of five yrs if mkt does not support the reconstruction of a prj at site the city w/ hv opton to pur property at fair mkt value. [Note: As per what year w/ value be fixed?]
Convention Hall – fire systems w/ be brought up to code, handrails for beach stairs/ per Plan Bd, before MA Retial can be granted a Cert of Completion on that project
Casino, power plan not included, economy made difficult, not feasible, peel back scope of agreement/ if buyer wants to dev and has money. Done wk on Casino house, activity there w/ continue. [NOTE: North end of boardwalk excluded from this agreement. Only goes to Green Space immediately north of Convention Hall. Hastie says North End plans expected to go ahead, deferred us to Reidy.]
Green Acre Parcels – agreement req the return of fee simple title to the green acre prop imprerly transferred and the restating of the 99 yr lease
Convention Hall and Casino easements/ the pub easements though the casino con hall arcades w/ be formalized/ 20 ft wide w/ follow three templates. See plan
They hav flex to do these three things, outside of that has to apply to city.
Arcade has to be open longer during warm months, etc
Bdwlk Redeveloper’s Agreement –
Encroachment –
Bandshell need add’l contruct on outside south of bdg, staircase, on side/ ramps to be renovated
Beach clubs – orig said pub has to be constructed first/ now...
•Beach clubs. "The existing requirement that a public beach club be constructed first will be changed. A private beach club, if constructed, will trigger an obligation to construct the public beach club within 18 months of the private beach club being finished. The existing splash park will satisfy the requirement of a kiddie pool under the existing agreement."
MA Retail has to contribute $250k per yr
Operator subsidy of between $100k and…
$150k w/ be avilabe to offset public safety
•"Operating subsidy of between $100,000 and $150,000 a year to cover increased costs of Boardwalk (policing, public safety and public health).
•Capital contribution of between $100,000 and $150,000 per year to undertake Boardwalk related capital projects at direction of City.
•MA Retail will be required to make annual payments to the City from the effective date of this Agreement until a certificate of completion for all Boardwalk Projects, including the Casino and Power Plant.
•$150,000 will be available to offset public safety and public health costs at the Boardwalk. Up to $50,000 of this money may, at the option of the City, be transferred to fund smaller capital projects undertaken at the direction of the City."
Menu items, new lifeguard facility…ADA compliant modular restroom facility on the 4th ave green space/ other capital projects on bdwlk to benfit city
City gets $150k a yr,
TR – if proj is a capital improvement, costs $100k, if turns out costs $120k, funded in 2010, in 2011 the am’t wd drop to $80k
See actual agreement for specific details. Copies available from Clerk.
Henderson here now – Sculpture tour ar’d town
Mayor – 2 events: 11 AM t’w Asbury Wks having info center for residents contractors interested in wkg on city projects, see below o this blog.
Sat 10 am reconvene Trnsprtion Subcommitte, rock garden under construction, art project
Items from executive – Contct between city and RUE and Frank Hurley—
TR – Happy Cinco de Mayo
Public Portion –
Andy Pawlin – ARTscap rep
Thank chmbr uez mmarq, council for con’td support/ arts in ap only enhances city culture and good for biz. Sculp Tour, SICA been conducting for lst 3 summers, major outdr sculptures all ar’d LB, posters, all up early may to late oct. this yr partnering w/ ArtsCAP, regional, local, nat’l artists, kick off this Sat. one site transportation building, green spc at cookman and main, kennedy park – furniture w/ grass and edible plants, major medal pieces Wesley lake, carousel, the gravel, MM offered them/ 2 on bdwk, one median strip second av by pony and 4th ave by median strip.
TR – manikin is interactive pc, artist shows up ea Sunday, put debris from beach, artists shows up and puts it on the maikin.
AP – metal lobster on langosta, two giant cloves of garlic on trinity and the pope.
Scultures may 7 – oct 18th, kick off 5- 7 saturady at Trinity and Pope/ $20 charge at dr/ hot and cold appetizers and signature drink/ open bar .
Joyce Stolaroff – last yr’s plan for retaining outdoor seating wk
rob lavinski – plan for reviatilzation of CBD, met hr and half w/ TR, very patient w/ us. My concern is that distruction – clear cutting – of every tree doesn’t make sense. Lks like a shopping mall not an historic district/ not easy to retain trees, not pass their prime, important canopy, don’t wnt cookie cutter plan, hometown in Newton, Mass, people make massive reconstruct w/out tearing down every tree/ more time effort and money, but keep as a cohesive community, don’t mk into a decisive issue. Not saying no trees come downl..pls tk time to mk it/ I’ll put up personal money…change w/ destroy char for many years to come… (applause)
Rita Marano – 808 Main St very quiet until this week/ how did we get that immigration place on main st., how did country
Mayor – center for immigration studies
Marano - How were we selected?
Mayor – guess hv to ask the organization/ they lk’d at LB, Freehold, AP large Hispanic populations, it was their own choice. We didn’t solicit/
Bruno – We didn’t solicit?
Mayor – No we didn’t
Marano - (?) told me he got letr from mayor and previous governor
Mayor – I did write a letter… I’m fully supportive of the services we need for significant part of our population they provide. Sort of if you decide to move into AP how do we tell u u can’t.
Marano – I’m going to show you the list of all the not-for-profits in this town. You’d be amazed…
Mayor – I know how many there are and how the list is going down.
Gregory Schwartz – Stone Pony, support the trees, willing personal resources / applause
Paul Calahan- 705 Grand Ave – lend voice to support trees, thought it was a joke, tearing down every tree in downtown w/ e horrible, horrible mistake, pls reconsider /applause/
Payroll Apr 1 to 15 - $1,319,000.
Special event applications – all app’d
Zoning bd open positions – 2/ planning bd 2 – open
RUE – spec events production and management - all yes
Ordinance – temp emerg approp///$4,680,000/ beach utility?, pkg utility $500,000 – all yes
Lewis Environmental – 3 contracts – all app’d
App to UEZNJ for assistance 2011 budget $103,200 – all yes
Handicapped ord w/ be heard next wek
Dogs on beach ordinance
George Kary – who w/ be liable if someone gets bit? Specified hours,
FRaffetto – owner respons
TReidy – just like a city street
GK – shd first do census of how many dogs in town/ sculptures I got a few on my front lawn from these dogs. Shd consider raising dog license fees/ more and more dogs u hv and doing business all over town. Property owner gotta clean it all up/ maybe should stop licenses for anymore dogs. Mr Bruno got bit by one. Allowing on bch and bdwlk jst contributing to situation.
FR – ordinance any and all Oct 1st thru April 30th
Discussion
John Loffredo – can’t disagree w/ what George says because you know where I stand, I got an email past week, saying we shd allow dogs all the time, but I hv to thnk that where are we going to go w/ this and what about the enforcement/ when I’m sitting in Stella Marina and two little dogs are peeing on bdwlk I don’t like that. Even the bicycles, but not going to raise that now/ has to come a pt where cops can’t handle it…hv to ask how we’re going to deal w/ all of it.
SH – Ocean Grove has it allowed same dates we have. Don’t blame the dogs, irresponsible owners, yes, but they should be charged fines. Raise license fee fine. Chk for licensing even in our own neighborhoods.
Mayor – in my never ending search for alternate revenue certainly agree hav to revisit licensing and attn getting fines, sure shd lk at that, proper enforcement/ came across some dog owners who wd’ve kept right on going / one town used crossing guards during off hrs, identify dogs and licenses, increased rev in their town 50%.
TR- mst dog owners pk up after their dogs, I hav 3 and pick up after them. That’s why we have dog stations [note – we need more of them.] really comes down to dogs going to dump when they need to dump, it’s up to people to pick it up.
Move to adopt – all yes.
Motion to Adjourn
City Gives Residents Till May 19th to Review Boardwalk Agreement
Reporters’ Notebook - UPDATED MAY 6, 2010, 11 am Link to PPT of Agreement below
Present – Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, Mayor Ed Johnson, Councilmember Jim Bruno
Councilmember Susan Henderson will join for attend the public portion of the mtg
Former Mayor Kevin Sanders is absent
Don Sammet -
Appr’l hazardous site remediation service (HSRS) and State Economic Development Corp. gave app’l for funding eligibility / covers Sp’wd parcels, if find $86k grant from county open spaces program/ Prior to freeholders executing …
Third contract, assessment sp’wd parcel at Dewitt, 16 units, to break ground in July, all be covered by HSRS mediation fund should haz waste be found/ we put money out first then paid back, one of few munis in state, eligible for total of $15mn over 5 yrs/ for assessments and envir things such as
Opens space grant program is the $86k //[Note: not sure if city w/ be liable for $. Sammet was facing council, back toward audience, so voice was faint toward back of room.]
This time next yr have sp’wd commons and sp’d center
Asbury Shores deed will be filed again t’w so we own prop again///a legal process re. change of name
Tom Gilmour –
Commerce Comm. Special events vendor funding AP Jazz Festival, changes to contract, Ruth Ann Harrison’s event company, RUE, 5% is the norm for the industry. I’m comfortable with that.
Mayor – so this co will raise all funds to produce the mayor’s jazz festival, pay insurance, police, city w/ pay no promo or event fees/ all profits will go to vendor. Harrison is present.
State has changed resolution of am’t to UEZ
Special Events: Frank Furley (?)
Reidy, Terry, City Mgr – wnt to go bk to RUE, represents a chg in way this being done/ when I came to AP, festival was being funded by city at rate min. $20k, spent by city to put on festival. Chill out jazz series, Luckinbill concerts series $14k, was paid by city monies. Now no city $ w/ be spend to pay for any of those events. Mkt, produce all w/ be raised by RUE. Difference in way we’re doing business in 2010.
Terms and condition of redevelopers agreement between Madison Asbury LLC (Madison Marquette - entity is now MA Retail) and city, not voting on tonight so we can see it/ Vote on May 19th. Copy available at clerk’s office
Tom Hastie of McManimon & Scotland, City's redevelopment atty for waterfront: subsequent developers agreement
Includes project security, meaningful default provisions, project deadlines and other terms.
See Power Point presentation here. Note, some references in the reporters' notebook should be checked against this ppt file, especially toward end when the slides were more detailed and there was less time to transcribe.
Project security retailers $30mn net worth be sustained, never fall belo $10mn, maintained by Madison Retail any wk started w/ be finished, $? "The Cure Clock, Completion Guaranty, Performance Escrow of $500,000 to be deposited with City."
15 – 100 days to cure, if fail, resets, if fail then another 15 days, if no cure w/in, all w/ take action legally/ lot of wk be done w/ borrowed money, language dealing with bank’s failure to cure…128 days to …agreement.
Reidy – one of major concerns in past has been if dev doesn’t do what supposed to what can city do…a mjor point. This removes arbitration
Hastie – agre structure w/ clrly defined obligations, reduces time frames, agre not, you're right, no arbitration / so this speeds along
TR – higher levels of accountability more specificity
TH – yes
TR – cure periods…go to MM, if not Asbury Partners, and end w/ the lender/ five lender opps to come in and cure what others cdn’t/
TH – when gets to lender, if lender decides to wlk, agreement w/ be terminated if city wants, foreclosure action becomes issue bez vendor has an interest but / gives them 128 days to rejigger proj/ if they’re in foreclosure prob some discussions goingon/
TR – enough time for legitimate sol but not draggin on forever
TH – we’ve eliminated the delays
First Av Pavilion – compledted w/ existing pln bd app’ls / a competition, funded by MA retail w/ be held to program the ocean ave exterior wall wi/ an art feature, subject o the app’l of the plan bd.
Third Ave Pav
Already have Right to demolish pavilion under cafra permit
4th Ave Pav –
LLC’s offices in there / will make better looking, by 2012 w/ consolidate and reorganize max retail spac, MARetail whv the right ot demolish this bldg due to pre existing non conformance
5th Av Pav
See below from slides:
•Band Shell: Will be redesigned and cost estimated by the end of 2010.
–If the cost estimates to undertake the redesign are in excess of $600,000, MA Retail will have 30 months from Planning Board Approval to complete.
–If the cost estimate is below $600,000, MA Retail will have 18 months from Planning Board Approval to complete.
See ppt for add'l on 5th Pav
Sunset Ave Pav
w/likely be torn down/ at end of five yrs if mkt does not support the reconstruction of a prj at site the city w/ hv opton to pur property at fair mkt value. [Note: As per what year w/ value be fixed?]
Convention Hall – fire systems w/ be brought up to code, handrails for beach stairs/ per Plan Bd, before MA Retial can be granted a Cert of Completion on that project
Casino, power plan not included, economy made difficult, not feasible, peel back scope of agreement/ if buyer wants to dev and has money. Done wk on Casino house, activity there w/ continue. [NOTE: North end of boardwalk excluded from this agreement. Only goes to Green Space immediately north of Convention Hall. Hastie says North End plans expected to go ahead, deferred us to Reidy.]
Green Acre Parcels – agreement req the return of fee simple title to the green acre prop imprerly transferred and the restating of the 99 yr lease
Convention Hall and Casino easements/ the pub easements though the casino con hall arcades w/ be formalized/ 20 ft wide w/ follow three templates. See plan
They hav flex to do these three things, outside of that has to apply to city.
Arcade has to be open longer during warm months, etc
Bdwlk Redeveloper’s Agreement –
Encroachment –
Bandshell need add’l contruct on outside south of bdg, staircase, on side/ ramps to be renovated
Beach clubs – orig said pub has to be constructed first/ now...
•Beach clubs. "The existing requirement that a public beach club be constructed first will be changed. A private beach club, if constructed, will trigger an obligation to construct the public beach club within 18 months of the private beach club being finished. The existing splash park will satisfy the requirement of a kiddie pool under the existing agreement."
MA Retail has to contribute $250k per yr
Operator subsidy of between $100k and…
$150k w/ be avilabe to offset public safety
•"Operating subsidy of between $100,000 and $150,000 a year to cover increased costs of Boardwalk (policing, public safety and public health).
•Capital contribution of between $100,000 and $150,000 per year to undertake Boardwalk related capital projects at direction of City.
•MA Retail will be required to make annual payments to the City from the effective date of this Agreement until a certificate of completion for all Boardwalk Projects, including the Casino and Power Plant.
•$150,000 will be available to offset public safety and public health costs at the Boardwalk. Up to $50,000 of this money may, at the option of the City, be transferred to fund smaller capital projects undertaken at the direction of the City."
Menu items, new lifeguard facility…ADA compliant modular restroom facility on the 4th ave green space/ other capital projects on bdwlk to benfit city
City gets $150k a yr,
TR – if proj is a capital improvement, costs $100k, if turns out costs $120k, funded in 2010, in 2011 the am’t wd drop to $80k
See actual agreement for specific details. Copies available from Clerk.
Henderson here now – Sculpture tour ar’d town
Mayor – 2 events: 11 AM t’w Asbury Wks having info center for residents contractors interested in wkg on city projects, see below o this blog.
Sat 10 am reconvene Trnsprtion Subcommitte, rock garden under construction, art project
Items from executive – Contct between city and RUE and Frank Hurley—
TR – Happy Cinco de Mayo
Public Portion –
Andy Pawlin – ARTscap rep
Thank chmbr uez mmarq, council for con’td support/ arts in ap only enhances city culture and good for biz. Sculp Tour, SICA been conducting for lst 3 summers, major outdr sculptures all ar’d LB, posters, all up early may to late oct. this yr partnering w/ ArtsCAP, regional, local, nat’l artists, kick off this Sat. one site transportation building, green spc at cookman and main, kennedy park – furniture w/ grass and edible plants, major medal pieces Wesley lake, carousel, the gravel, MM offered them/ 2 on bdwk, one median strip second av by pony and 4th ave by median strip.
TR – manikin is interactive pc, artist shows up ea Sunday, put debris from beach, artists shows up and puts it on the maikin.
AP – metal lobster on langosta, two giant cloves of garlic on trinity and the pope.
Scultures may 7 – oct 18th, kick off 5- 7 saturady at Trinity and Pope/ $20 charge at dr/ hot and cold appetizers and signature drink/ open bar .
Joyce Stolaroff – last yr’s plan for retaining outdoor seating wk
rob lavinski – plan for reviatilzation of CBD, met hr and half w/ TR, very patient w/ us. My concern is that distruction – clear cutting – of every tree doesn’t make sense. Lks like a shopping mall not an historic district/ not easy to retain trees, not pass their prime, important canopy, don’t wnt cookie cutter plan, hometown in Newton, Mass, people make massive reconstruct w/out tearing down every tree/ more time effort and money, but keep as a cohesive community, don’t mk into a decisive issue. Not saying no trees come downl..pls tk time to mk it/ I’ll put up personal money…change w/ destroy char for many years to come… (applause)
Rita Marano – 808 Main St very quiet until this week/ how did we get that immigration place on main st., how did country
Mayor – center for immigration studies
Marano - How were we selected?
Mayor – guess hv to ask the organization/ they lk’d at LB, Freehold, AP large Hispanic populations, it was their own choice. We didn’t solicit/
Bruno – We didn’t solicit?
Mayor – No we didn’t
Marano - (?) told me he got letr from mayor and previous governor
Mayor – I did write a letter… I’m fully supportive of the services we need for significant part of our population they provide. Sort of if you decide to move into AP how do we tell u u can’t.
Marano – I’m going to show you the list of all the not-for-profits in this town. You’d be amazed…
Mayor – I know how many there are and how the list is going down.
Gregory Schwartz – Stone Pony, support the trees, willing personal resources / applause
Paul Calahan- 705 Grand Ave – lend voice to support trees, thought it was a joke, tearing down every tree in downtown w/ e horrible, horrible mistake, pls reconsider /applause/
Payroll Apr 1 to 15 - $1,319,000.
Special event applications – all app’d
Zoning bd open positions – 2/ planning bd 2 – open
RUE – spec events production and management - all yes
Ordinance – temp emerg approp///$4,680,000/ beach utility?, pkg utility $500,000 – all yes
Lewis Environmental – 3 contracts – all app’d
App to UEZNJ for assistance 2011 budget $103,200 – all yes
Handicapped ord w/ be heard next wek
Dogs on beach ordinance
George Kary – who w/ be liable if someone gets bit? Specified hours,
FRaffetto – owner respons
TReidy – just like a city street
GK – shd first do census of how many dogs in town/ sculptures I got a few on my front lawn from these dogs. Shd consider raising dog license fees/ more and more dogs u hv and doing business all over town. Property owner gotta clean it all up/ maybe should stop licenses for anymore dogs. Mr Bruno got bit by one. Allowing on bch and bdwlk jst contributing to situation.
FR – ordinance any and all Oct 1st thru April 30th
Discussion
John Loffredo – can’t disagree w/ what George says because you know where I stand, I got an email past week, saying we shd allow dogs all the time, but I hv to thnk that where are we going to go w/ this and what about the enforcement/ when I’m sitting in Stella Marina and two little dogs are peeing on bdwlk I don’t like that. Even the bicycles, but not going to raise that now/ has to come a pt where cops can’t handle it…hv to ask how we’re going to deal w/ all of it.
SH – Ocean Grove has it allowed same dates we have. Don’t blame the dogs, irresponsible owners, yes, but they should be charged fines. Raise license fee fine. Chk for licensing even in our own neighborhoods.
Mayor – in my never ending search for alternate revenue certainly agree hav to revisit licensing and attn getting fines, sure shd lk at that, proper enforcement/ came across some dog owners who wd’ve kept right on going / one town used crossing guards during off hrs, identify dogs and licenses, increased rev in their town 50%.
TR- mst dog owners pk up after their dogs, I hav 3 and pick up after them. That’s why we have dog stations [note – we need more of them.] really comes down to dogs going to dump when they need to dump, it’s up to people to pick it up.
Move to adopt – all yes.
Motion to Adjourn
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