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Present: Council members Susan Henderson and James Bruno, Deputy Mayor John Loffredo and Mayor Ed Johnson - Clerk Steve Kay Absent: former mayor council member Kevin Sanders;
Asbury Park Council meeting – March 2, 2011
Reporter very late tonight – After Workshop -- Apologies, but good cause: see http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/ the Munis Trading Like Mortgages story
City Seeks Donations for July 4th Parade
City Passes Resolution to Hold Referendum on Lifting Cap if Necessary
Waterfront Advisory Board Chosen
Stricter Pay to Play Ordinance Passed
Johnny Mack's Request to use parking lot for overflow 3/12 & 3/17 rejected after CM told Loffredo old car, a prop in lot, hasn't been removed.
Bruno asks for flatbeds to be used for floats, money for fireworks from AP Chamber of Commerce, city merchants, Madison Marquette, etc.
We caught the tale end of Commerce Director Tom Gilmour's report to the council. There is a new Vodka manufacturer that would like to create a vodka for Asbury Park. Gilmour says they did this for Brooklyn and the borough made money every time the company sold a bottle. See agenda on website for events, which were later approved by the council. Gilmour asked for and was approved expenditure for marketing. Amount ? To come for UEZ funds ? Took place before we arrived.
City Attorney Fred Raffetto - 2 items from executive session will be voted on tonight: a resolution to authorize council to resolve issue re. Tanya Peteete and collective bargaining agreement with city police.
Auth city mgr side bar agreement w/ pba #6 and local #6 for contractually agreements 2010 and 2011
Waterfront litigation attorney James Aaron – re. results of hearing before Lawrence Lawson
Court issued opinion directed dispute between city and Asbury Partners/iStar Financial …proceed thru arbitration process. Council asked him to advise pub time frames w/ be used for arbitration – arb clause in contract from 2002 Waterfront Redevelopment Agreement, state hrgs begin w/in 90 days of demand for arb/(we're within the period now) conclude w/in 120 days of demand for arb/ limits can’t be extended unless... and then only for 30 days/ arb rules arb award mst be entered max 30 days from when hrgs concluded/ timeframe under which city w/ operate/ court issued gag order forbidding conveying any other information.
Pub Comment –
Rita Marano, 8th Ave
Can’t we ask how many lawyers and how much cost?
City Mgr Terry Reidy – 2 attys representing city, 4 rep APartners/ no bill yet to give u what that cost us to date/
RM – so that was from the $250k we borrowed to go to crt right
TR – yes that was $250,000 for( legal rep) [TR later confirmed that the court appearance did NOT deplete the full legal retainer bonded for last month.]
TR -City took very strong assertive approach to …iStar that iStar was in default and there was no cure for their default/ that’s why we went/ had city been successful at this pt we’d hv more control over wtrfrnt right now / city chose to tk right move, more assertive position, we’d hv been further along, but we're further than had we not gone to court
EJ – days of this City laying down and not fighting are over…we’re not going to surrender AP again.
RM – u don’t do it when we don’t hv the money
I say no to referendum/ why do we hv to do that?
TR – this resolution gov body voting on this evening doesn’t req city to go to ref. State of NJ set down very strict timeframes/ and we don’t know, as we never do, exactly what state aid is going to be/ recommended to all needy communities aid w/ be there. Does not mean council is voting tonight/ jst keep us eligible if the policy decision - to raise the 2% State Mandated tax cap -- becomes necessary to meet the operating budget/
EJ – not a procedure coming for months, was brought to all our attention…
RM – why are we spending UEZ funds on mktg why not fire engine?
EJ – that’s what we’re doing
Myra Campbell –
Bd of Ed has a time clock so people can see when time is up for spkg, suggest do that.
Flyers shouldn’t be placed in mailboxes.
Lst mtg asked q diff skill set for indiv employed for diff positions, chgs when becom mgrs. Terry I didn’t hear your full explanations. Maybe u cd repeat when i[m done. Drain on DeWitt hasn’t been covered to keep stones, etc from clogging up. Also curbs…when torn up not same concern to plc planks for residents/ health safety issue/
Overflow issue/
City Engineer and Supt of Public Works Brian Grant – on flood w/ reach out to project mgr/ planks hvn’t done, only when pour fresh contcrete, stabilize area/
TR – specialized mgmt skills – in all depts., espec pol and fire for starters/ trng op avail to pol and fire/ as promoted from rank to rank tests hav to pass/ studying goes on/ skill sets to handle employee issues, mgmt etc. there’s a program, certified pub mgmt program he also went thru/ started by gov jimmy carter/ rigorous program, 6 wks/ Ans to q lot of emphasis in this org on trang, espec for individuals tkg on more obligations/ designed spec for publ wks/ certified pw mgrs program (BG supplied)
MC – BoEd mtg is tonight people can’t attend both/ residents lkg for someone to oversee construction not for them to oversee themselves
Sylvia Brown –
Effects of cut in transportation for seniors/ it’s not jst a ride/ some things sen being deprived of, arobic classes, visits to museums, hayrides, wlkg in malls, camaraderie and laughter, communication regarding comm. issues and programs, feeling o safety during bus rides/ feeling we’re worlthwhile Asbury citizens. Hv been reassured by city mgr/ support us s we can support you// we may jst need a ride to the polling place.
EJ – as CM told you we are in process of securing driver for senior bus.
Jerry Scarano – suggestion – social media is good way of getting name out there/
As a realtor, type name of jersey shore goes right to a realtor’s site/ saying need to make it so when hit jersey shore goes to a state site/ coupons at train station to get people come here/ greeters to direct people to spnd money here/ subway signs on NY trains/ s/be part of the mktg program/ sorry Jim havg trbl getting contrib. for 4th of july/ Coca cola, wells fargo shd be asked, go to another level of suppliers/ we don’t hv any mtgs wh cd meet council members and chat/ I thnk one on one cd get
EJ – cd we count on Exit realty paying for fireworks?
GS – no too poor
EJ – we hv directional signage going up this summer.
Denise Richardson – 30 Ridge Ave
Valentines party for seniors was huge success. Need clarification infrastructure/ notice needs to be clarified as to which side of ridge takg about/
Duane Small – 1304 mattison av
Reading newspaper on internet/ seen adult shot juvenile in back fatally on Asbury ave only getting 12 yrs and only has to do 10 ½ yrs/ A lot young kids out there may think can do something like that and only get 10 yrs / prosecutor shdn’t hv allowed that / continues crime in Asbury Pk/ Young guy had gun in court/ he was beefin’ w/ guy in court/ [he describes the threat man made outside courtroom]I‘m
Tired from work but had to come down here to say pls mayor lets do something about this.
Move to cls public comment
Mins approved
Payroll res feb 16 – 28 $845,048.05
$331,000. ?
Resolutions –
Special events as per Gilmour – all yes
3 applic app’d by polic dept/ Johnny macks extend license for pkg lot for St.
Pat’s event, 3/12 and 3/17/
Discussion – J Loffredo – did they move car from outside premises/
TR – no,
JL – then no
Susan Henderson – no
Bruno – no
EJ – yes
Request voted down.
Appts/ Reappts
names for Redeveloopment Board- SHenderson and J Loffredo, representing council, Asbury Partners, Madison Marquette Retail, Terry Reidy, Don Sammett, redevelopment director and planner for City, James Henry representing the Sustainability committee, Dan DiBennedetto, representing the Planning Board/Tony Perillo, Dan Scianameo, Joanne Mazur resident of AT, Denise Richardson one of two at large members, restauranteurs Marilyn Schlossbach and Russell Lewis. 15 spots, at least 45 applied.
Tanya Peteete -v polic dept/ $1500 to Peteete/ discussion took place in closed session -- all yes
Sidebar agreement w/ local #6 - TR: all res important this specially agreement between SOA and PBA covered 2008,09,10 //we objected to arbitration award, city lost and it was given to our pol officers/ prob not whther deserved but cdn’t afford it/ if std wd’ve been layoffs in pol dept/ agreement now tks 3 yr agreement and extends it 2 add’l yrs/ pol dep accept for those 2 zero sal increase/ all OT wk’d in 2011, in compensary time/ $5k+ savings to city/ saves city $900k+ in 2011/ demonstrates willingness of our pol off to come to table and recog hard times we’re in/
All yes –
Res re DS –
UEZ - $10k mktg program/ yr 9 $15k - all yes
Re. Mayor – sean kean / urge DOD to make prep facility at Ft. Mon/ all yest
Publication of mail in ballots for a potential referendum
Ord establ new regs for contrib. to muni cand/ public contract /Explanation:
FR – req’t of MOU/ city had to adopt pay to play ord as stringent as Jcity’s / ours adopted in 04/ but form been updated by Citizens… version city has adopted more stringent/ as condition of funding we rec’d we’re considering adopting this/
no public comment -
all yes
Adjourned
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Thursday, October 21, 2010
AP Council Meeting October 20, 2010
Oct 20, 2010 City of Asbury Park Council Meeting/ Sue Henderson, Deputy Mayor John Loffredo, James Bruno
West Side Turns Out to Protest More Road Construction Nightmares
City Votes to Borrow Over a Third of Million Dollars to Cover Employee Severances
Ordinance Increases Sewer Fees on Non-Residential Properties
Reporters’ Notebook –
Workshop
Item 6? – Fine
Council not tkg action on matters discussed in exec session, which included only two subjects: Sunshine Law Exemption I. Contract Negotiations
A. WRA Redeveloper Amendment Agreement-Asbury Partners/iStar
Sunshine Law Exemption II. Litigation
A. Market Street Mission Update (Rafetto)
City Mgr Terry Reidy-- Asst. City Manager & Housing Dev. Dir., James Famularo been asked to take action re construction on West Side as compliance officer for the project. Mtg scheduled w/ State, Brian Grant, city engineer, purpose is to get a clear ans/ response re Lucas and City. State’s website says something different, get answer as to how these contracts are awarded -- the process (for carrying them out).
End of Workshop – 6:26 PM
Public Mtg will commence at 7 pm.
Brian Grant –
Storm Damage/ draining/ west side more complicated run into / been wkg w/ gas and water company to resolve conflicts/ borden, Av A and Atkins didn’t mat’ze, but gotten those conflicts resolved – but 20, / 10, 8” water mains, water and gas co didn’t budget for/ new valves, paved springwood to atkins, atkins paved sou thof sprwd. Paved sylvan av, st accesses housing authi., on borden now putting in sanitary sewer, after wnt to do curbs, then sidewalks// deepest ulitilies then paving/ final paving on …Ave, then Atkins by Springwd, Last schedule thru Oct 8th, this one nov 2nd/ emailed them to ministers of alliance and lkg to put on website better job of communicating, letting people know when be on their street.
Stop light is a wk in progress. Relocated pipes from Dewitt av behind safety fence bet union and atkins, constr site trying to keep it safe and neater than it was before/ Continue to mk improvements
SH – Pipes been removed from sidewalks then?
BG- yes
TR – Garbage was trapped behind the constru fence, coordinated w/ ms Rogers…
Ms R – only worked that one Saturday…
TR- OK we’ll hv to stay on top of that
TR – Brian set up mtg w/ state re minority contract. State has website says one thing, when Brian followed up they said another. Whatever law is city will comply.
JB – whole thing was a matter of disrespect, slammed it down throats, just got too big bit off more than can chew, I wanted to stay out of it (due to the merger of public works and engineering), but I apologize, I was wrong…
TR – Councilman Bruno’s pt is important for the community to hear…West Side not improved in yrs, we’re able to do because of stimulus money that won’t be avail forever/ So we did want to use it right away/ $10 Million is lot of money, but to redo the infrastuctue of the WS that hasn’t been done in yrs…
As well as we may think we’re communicating..we’ve been adjusting based on feedbk getting from residents.
BG – don’t think it’s disrespect as much as nature of the businss we do/ grand av to kingsley project…Rita Marano back in 06, complaining, grinding waste onsite/ much cheaper cost factor of 7 times as much if truck away to grind/ Primary impetus for that infrastruee was to lower cost of redev …whereas every developer had to pay APartners 20k$ for infrastructure dev on WS won’d hav to pay that, so housing will be lower cost/ no other town is takg on challenge we are here – not Camden, Trenton/ Next step is the public park, comm’l development, spkg with mr lee re financing, we’re going to wk w/ him to lower the costs of construction. Been planning, tlkg, it’s constr like on waterfront, just the nature of the business we’re doing.
Public Comment –
Dwayne Small – Home Improv contractor/ wnt to commend Brian and Terry correcting situation/ everyone shd be given a chance… Bottom line is the dollar…hrd how much city saving from combining engine/constru dept.How does that benefit residents? If u don’t liv in this city, it’s not your concern how they’re doing/ what about babies breathing the dust when they already have lung and asthma problems. How can you even bring an outside firm in when unempl for black men is 40%? But want to commend you for wanting to bring it forward/ I remember when sisters academy called you to say I was harassing them/ but when there’s money coming from Federal we can hav a voice/ I can’t help u feed your family if you won’t let me feed mine.
Myra Campbell - resident and voter, ask everyone who is same to stand up – mst of audience stood up – perception is different/ no ques poor communication, which leads to percep that is sometimes inaccurate becz communication is inadequate/ Shows photo of drums from Sept 15 to Oct 6 mtg to be removed. Human consideration not being tkn into acct. Beeper going off…Campbell not finished. JL Myra pls giv someone else a chance
Ms Rogers – did u tk into acct the financial losses of residents and businesses/ two or three wks befor put down curbs and sidewalk/ In wind last week all that contaminated dirt blowing ar’d. Lady got stuck in mobilized wheelchair (JB is taking notes and grimacing)
TR- address contam soil piece/ there’s a home oil tank that leaked into ground, so therefore city has to remediate the soil. It’s not hazardous mat’l, as something airborrn, people can get sick/ state law req when oil tank removed soil has to be removed as well, it’s not contam as in radio active…
Stanley Tokic – owner Adriatic Restaurant, I'm probably longest business owener in town/ seen dev coming to AP, but unfortunately not seeing the end of it/ someone put a hood on my head and never took it off, can't see where I'm going. Can't get any answers…ready to sell business and property I’m 71/ broker has sent some ltrs to city/Why is someone going to invest money in my business when don’t know where I'm going. I am stuck in Asbury Park, a businessman who's probably paid a million in taxes to city of AP, also properties I’ve owned in AP. We have developer now losing money, / they (iStar) prob in worse situation than I am, investing in AP...
People like me investing in AP when there was nothing here. Never called police dept in my business, I wd apprec if people wd…beep/
TR- stanley’s had many conversations w/ gov body/ last time I asked atty to draft a ltr to identify that city is not lkg to take his property. Attys coming up with how ltr wd be written how wk out w iStar…he explains Asbury Partner defaulted on its loan from iStar…so now they have to be involved w/ whatever city does in this area/ Stanley’s property is one of those in the plan. Plan has to be amended/ city put together amendment to remove properties from the plan/ been major focus fr policy standpt. Challenge is city doesn’t hv the power to do on its own, diligently wkg w/ iStar on… That’s what I’m wkg on right now.
Stanley – I’ve got 5 or 6 interested buyers right now.
Anna Young – resident – 2 ft of mud with rain this week. Last week two dif days water shut of again with no notice. Amer Water has to be held accountable, we need to triage area and establish organization/ 5 o’clock volleys are jst tinker bell stuff.
Cystal Atkinson – 1124 …
Was no notice/ shut water off my mother had chemicals in her hair, giving self a permanent, my elec bill tremendous hv to keep a/c going, who’s going to help me? Move some of that dirt out of there. It’s just too much, running down street in rain. Just asking that you look at the whole situation at hand. It’s just too much. You have to go to work and can’t bathe before you go.
Pamela Moore – Why did u hav to do all the streets at one time? Car damage from the streets. Please share the repair bill.
Malik Shabazz – Drinking water, peculiar smell in water, asking city council about fluoride in water, it’s a poison. Second issue is bicycle riding. I’m taxi driver and seen many incidences of cars and bikes hvg accidents/ young children getting hit, young children going to school, people to work.
JL- That’s a very good idea, thankyou.
Tee Leskinski – construction on West Side effect on water/ I’m here re. downtown, cites website where state offers guidance during construction to protect surface waters.Reading from - Erosion control areas, phase constr activity, How to protect storm drain/ inspect inlets frequ after rainfall. Sweep streets etc. regularly. Dev Spill prevention and response program..beep, she continues…JL – thank you you can give us that…I’m talking about Lake Ave Tee distributes photocopies of photos.
BG – we’ve met w/ sediment control/ they’ve been here doing inspections, we’ve got silt fence, hv to take off in storms/ important to note we’re spnding $350 – 400k for water improvement projects. And hv storm water imprvmt plan, we continue to do as part of … silt fence washed away we replaced it/
Jerry Scarano – Long Branch
Do each one of u hv cable tv in your hse? SH no I hv fios/ TR taking the 5th/ I’d like to know when we can hv these mtgs brdcst on cable tv/ it’s a learning process, is there a way we cd hook up cable to this room?
JL: we’ll talk about it/
JS: Are they going to cable the meetings or will it be like redevelopment and never happen?
JL: maybe it’s not happening where you live Jerry, but it is here…do you have something else to say?
Steve Wider – 602 5th av – want to discuss Rescue Mission, not sure how many people died from exposure becz it was closed by this countil. If you’re Christian and in Muslim faith, you’re supposed to help your fellows. His uncle and aunt live in Montclair and Rescue Mission doing wonderful job. You live in $700k houses and can’t let people live in affordable place – 7 people to aprt.
TR – Not to deal w/ merits of jersey shore escue mission/ this governing body put money aside operation warm bed, ensure taken someplace and put up. (Marano denies this, says she was on committee.)
Kevin Jones – 200 Elizabeth Ave, Jones Construction/ reconstruction on Borden & DeWitt Av, rocks, stones, mess whole sidewalks taken up/ aunt on dialysis service cdn’t even come pick her up. Shd put up caution tapes…Manpower? Why jobs can’t get done, we hv enuf people in comm. Cd take these jobs. Something should’ve been done immediately when you saw all this happening.
Carla Larson – been sick all summer due to construction. Asthmatic and COPD, all summer dust blew, yellow dust inside car engine/ a/c filters hv to be washed on weekly basis/ bronchitis and pneumonia. When can we get back to breathing normal air? Grinding it up where there’s a lot of children – Boston Way, ex. Hitting manhole covers throws cars out of alignment. You have two sets of curbs to navigate. I don’t know why they didn’t complete the street?
BG – little curb: one reason done that street itself may be in good condition but gutter destroyed / do intend to pave the lower curb this week. By thanksgiving intent from mem’l to atkins on springwd wd be filled, winterize manholes / an asphalt taper on manholes. It’s always done like this on the West Side.
Mr Mohammed – barber shop – business has took a tremendous dive/ Mr. Brian I spk to u befo re the handicapped accessible sidewalks, I tried city mgr’s office it wasn’t until I called you that I got a reaction. Nothing goes right on the West Side. You can cut one side of street off. But you don’t respect the West Side. It’s not just you Mr Brian, but it’s been going on for a long time. Police is harassing the 10% of the workforce.
JL – the bell went off
Julia Acoo – had company other day and we were all stuck, couldn’t move our cars. We had to ask the contractors to hold it up long enuf for us to get out. Apparently you don’t hv any volunteer female advisors wkg on this project? I say because Mt. Pisgah on the corner had a women’s mtg. first thing noticed was a jonny sitting in front of the church. We need to be more mindful and respectful about where we’re working and what we’re doing. Perhaps you don’t hv vol women advisors, we’d be glad to walk about city w/ you, make u feel more secure that you’re wkg with us.
SH – agree there shcd be more somen everywhere, not just there.
Tim Harris Baptist Church at – 124 Atkins Ave
Detour signs by his parish.
BG – we typically don’t recommend it, but we can lk at the signage over the wkend and be sure address safety but also your concerns. Lk into how we impact your situation on Sunday.
Pastor: Don’t see anyone there on the weekends.
TR- want to follow up on comment/ out of previous mtg we responded to req’ts made Oct 6/ do’t want feel only way can hv your concerns met is to hv to come out to council mtg, although you’re welcome to come. Rev. Bradley is wkg w/ us on coming up w/ a regular time when we can meet with a group Rev. Bradley is putting together.
Todd Bergman – 4th Ave
Dunlewy St. bêtween 3rd and 4th av not touched
Re mission/ people aft 10 days will be turned out into cold w/ no place to go.
Re West Side/ I’m embarrassed city hasn’t done something better for its citizens. Also like to see a new drain leading right into lake at end of Dunlewy.
Denise Richardson –
Add’l 2 potholes on Ridge Ave, neighbor called and told don’t worry about it they’re going to pave anyway. But people circling to dodge the potholes/ residents s/b included not just ministerial alliance/ it’s a tale of 2 cities, lk at website, pictures on site none are of West Side, not one looks like me. It’s starting to get to me. Too much been going on that shouldn’t be going on. Avenue A? This city needs to merge. You’re going to see same person who caused problems in charge of public works, don’t do it…
George Kary – I live in the other redevelopment zone/ mst left to be eminent domained or …so not enuf to come and complain/ you should have popel coordinating utlities, got people telling us they don’t know what’s going on. Subcontractor of the subconstractor… got to have a person coordinating this stuff. If resident walks out door and sees street torn up, tell them what’s going on. Takes you ten mins. That’s why we all have to stick together in this room, otherwise play east side against west side and nothering w/ get done.
TR – to Denise public hrg Nov 3rd on combining pub wks and engineering. w/ tlk about benefits to city then. Really thk it’s important. Comment about Brian Grant, that $10Mn project on West Side wdn’t have even gotten started w/out Brian Grant. In a hundred yrs not done. The Nov 3 mtg is when shd discuss that.
JB – Didn’t we bond for the $10 Mn?
TR- Yes / but
JB We bonded this money so we hv to pay the debt service.
Pamela Shephard – Drummand and other streets on east side were done in 3 weeks, West Side streets took three months. School bus couldn’t get down the street. Think the Eastside vs Westside city wants to happen. There was no way for her to get out of her driveway. Someone was already stuck, they had to call a tow truck. People need to know what’s going on everyday.
Joe Woerner – 1103 ½ ? Ave –
It’s an embarrassment, two piles of dirt about 20 feet high. At some point it doesn’t seem like lack of communication but lack of engaging with public and hearing what they have to say.
Werner Barumgartner – 5th Ave
Clear everyone wants AP to be best it can be – I’ve been here 18 yrs and always been my desire to have AP best it can be/ I’ve raised two issues with Brian Grant – treatment of public property, may seem like minutia, when you allow private prop owners to take over public space/ continuity of public space/ you need to draw the line/ jst say no.
Second issue – lighting – this is 21st century there is efficient, safe lighting, don’t need glare / Eatontown has a lighting ordinance.
Elizabeth Small – Lived here all her years, but never hear anything but money. If you fix a little here then move on / lks worse here than when we had riots here. We need crossing guards. I’m here tonight because I got Pissed off trying to get down Mattison Ave today, trucks wouldn’t let me by. This is first time I’ve been here and I’ll probably be here next time.
Rita Marano –
Didn’t we bond $15Mn ?
Asked for beach report two weeks ago and parkg meter report.
I’d like you to reactivate that time clock at City Hall again. You can’t get anybody on the phone when you call City Hall. It’s not right. Is it broken or what? Ans: no. Then why aren’t they punching in and out like other businesses. Payroll tonight is over a million dollars, it’s not right. Arbitrators are all former judges, we better look into who they are. We’re losing our shirts in union negotiations. Buildings coming down are costing taxpayers too much. Beep.
TR – beach report: in 2009 / 2002 $35k revenue/ costs scity about 300k to operate the beach/ between 02 and 09 city brought in about $540k. in 2010 city brought in $775k…
Parking – BG - $431,000 pkg revnue, from net perspective don’t really hav cost/ operational costs for credit cards…max $20k, $410-411k, analyze month by month, last yr $275k/ 08 $25k? extend to 200 block and downtown next year, which will require more investment. Expand the operations.
TR – arbitration – state does it/ arb who handled police arb is not a retired judge, most are not, apply get certified by state, munis go to arb and choose w/ the other side/ this is first time gone to arb in his tenure/ he appealed the award becz city didn’t hv money, not becz arb was out of line to what pol deserve compared to other depts. In county an state/
As far as office staff – it’s impossilbel for me to respond to a comment like that at a council mtg, I’d ask u to tell me in the moment that the issue arises. In a council mtg what can I do with it? I will hold people accountable.
Re. Denise all people should be involved not jst Ministerial Alliance, agree with that.
I take very seriously issues that were raised here/. I’ve lrned and know brian has learned rapport we need to hv on day to day baiss. Contractor, that’s not their mind set/ we’re the ones hv to hold contractor respons and accountable to concerns people have.
Pitting east side against Westside is a very destructive conversation. One of things…I’m going to discuss w/ brian setting up a mtg, not 3 min. limits, these mtgs always very charged, need to be in community can be educational on both sides/ why job on west side is no where near what it is on the East side. Ask any q’s and take as long as wnt to talk it thru (JBruno is shaking head in the negative) what really need is community bd then we’ll do that and meet regularly so we can do better.
Bonding – webonded but we re’d envir trust help/ so we got loan not a grant, 2 pcs to process/ we were competing for $5mn that would be a grant, along with the loan money/ we came in 51 or 52 and cut off was 50. Anoter round of grant funding came out/ mayor made the case that since we cam in sohgih we shd be elgigble for that $5mn grant – gen’l obligation bonds where city goes out to market, city was able to get no interest or low interest when got bond/ if we get the $5 mn, that runs down the $15mn
Julian Purvis – Reiterate complaints made by others on west side/ school crossing sh/be acted on immediately. As I was backing out I almost backed into children on bikes. If enforcement of bikes on west side it might prevent a tragedy from happening.
Claudia Morgan – 38 Ridge Ave / called pub wks lst wk re. potholes between springwd and ivy place. When coming down street hv to avoid pot holes sometimes so close mirror gets nicked/ kids are riding bikes on broken concrete. Called pub wks to lk at pot holes, phone ringing and ringing, lft mes. Finally spk to someone who passed me on to office mgr/ Leroy decided doesn’t need since st w/ be paved anyway. Kids playing on both sides of street, going to be an accident here/ One side is like a lake from lack of drainage.
Break over
Sewer Fees Ordinance – only to apply to sewer connection fees paid by new developers or builders in town/
David Kaplan, Independent Auditor for City of AP, 4 yrs., computed fees in municipalities for some time/ avg water usage study used avg 02-07 six yrs, only Single Family residences. Avg use 249 gallons per day/ all customers 628+mn gallons/ $3,300 connection for residence/ nonresidential $14.91 per gallon/per day.
Inconsistencies in Statute, ordinance modernizes connection fee ordinance. Changing use/ wnts to attract restaurants downtown// trying to get wording down
$684,824.84 – arbitration
$1,345,296.44, plus bills to tax payers $800 – bi-monthly expenses (includes Bd of Ed for $510,866.25)
Expand Johnny Mac’s into café area – yes
Special events Big Sisters – yes
Springwd ave open space grant – revision to resolution setting aside/ $85,000 grant from Cty.
UEZ – $99,988. expenses. – all yes
Resolution to move AP Housing – all yes
Emergency Appropriation - $347, 635.
Hearing – Marano – what’s that about?
CFO – pay budget over 5 yr period for employees retirement payouts retiring in 2011, they’re payouts aren’t in the 2010 budget/ all yes//
West Side Turns Out to Protest More Road Construction Nightmares
City Votes to Borrow Over a Third of Million Dollars to Cover Employee Severances
Ordinance Increases Sewer Fees on Non-Residential Properties
Reporters’ Notebook –
Workshop
Item 6? – Fine
Council not tkg action on matters discussed in exec session, which included only two subjects: Sunshine Law Exemption I. Contract Negotiations
A. WRA Redeveloper Amendment Agreement-Asbury Partners/iStar
Sunshine Law Exemption II. Litigation
A. Market Street Mission Update (Rafetto)
City Mgr Terry Reidy-- Asst. City Manager & Housing Dev. Dir., James Famularo been asked to take action re construction on West Side as compliance officer for the project. Mtg scheduled w/ State, Brian Grant, city engineer, purpose is to get a clear ans/ response re Lucas and City. State’s website says something different, get answer as to how these contracts are awarded -- the process (for carrying them out).
End of Workshop – 6:26 PM
Public Mtg will commence at 7 pm.
Brian Grant –
Storm Damage/ draining/ west side more complicated run into / been wkg w/ gas and water company to resolve conflicts/ borden, Av A and Atkins didn’t mat’ze, but gotten those conflicts resolved – but 20, / 10, 8” water mains, water and gas co didn’t budget for/ new valves, paved springwood to atkins, atkins paved sou thof sprwd. Paved sylvan av, st accesses housing authi., on borden now putting in sanitary sewer, after wnt to do curbs, then sidewalks// deepest ulitilies then paving/ final paving on …Ave, then Atkins by Springwd, Last schedule thru Oct 8th, this one nov 2nd/ emailed them to ministers of alliance and lkg to put on website better job of communicating, letting people know when be on their street.
Stop light is a wk in progress. Relocated pipes from Dewitt av behind safety fence bet union and atkins, constr site trying to keep it safe and neater than it was before/ Continue to mk improvements
SH – Pipes been removed from sidewalks then?
BG- yes
TR – Garbage was trapped behind the constru fence, coordinated w/ ms Rogers…
Ms R – only worked that one Saturday…
TR- OK we’ll hv to stay on top of that
TR – Brian set up mtg w/ state re minority contract. State has website says one thing, when Brian followed up they said another. Whatever law is city will comply.
JB – whole thing was a matter of disrespect, slammed it down throats, just got too big bit off more than can chew, I wanted to stay out of it (due to the merger of public works and engineering), but I apologize, I was wrong…
TR – Councilman Bruno’s pt is important for the community to hear…West Side not improved in yrs, we’re able to do because of stimulus money that won’t be avail forever/ So we did want to use it right away/ $10 Million is lot of money, but to redo the infrastuctue of the WS that hasn’t been done in yrs…
As well as we may think we’re communicating..we’ve been adjusting based on feedbk getting from residents.
BG – don’t think it’s disrespect as much as nature of the businss we do/ grand av to kingsley project…Rita Marano back in 06, complaining, grinding waste onsite/ much cheaper cost factor of 7 times as much if truck away to grind/ Primary impetus for that infrastruee was to lower cost of redev …whereas every developer had to pay APartners 20k$ for infrastructure dev on WS won’d hav to pay that, so housing will be lower cost/ no other town is takg on challenge we are here – not Camden, Trenton/ Next step is the public park, comm’l development, spkg with mr lee re financing, we’re going to wk w/ him to lower the costs of construction. Been planning, tlkg, it’s constr like on waterfront, just the nature of the business we’re doing.
Public Comment –
Dwayne Small – Home Improv contractor/ wnt to commend Brian and Terry correcting situation/ everyone shd be given a chance… Bottom line is the dollar…hrd how much city saving from combining engine/constru dept.How does that benefit residents? If u don’t liv in this city, it’s not your concern how they’re doing/ what about babies breathing the dust when they already have lung and asthma problems. How can you even bring an outside firm in when unempl for black men is 40%? But want to commend you for wanting to bring it forward/ I remember when sisters academy called you to say I was harassing them/ but when there’s money coming from Federal we can hav a voice/ I can’t help u feed your family if you won’t let me feed mine.
Myra Campbell - resident and voter, ask everyone who is same to stand up – mst of audience stood up – perception is different/ no ques poor communication, which leads to percep that is sometimes inaccurate becz communication is inadequate/ Shows photo of drums from Sept 15 to Oct 6 mtg to be removed. Human consideration not being tkn into acct. Beeper going off…Campbell not finished. JL Myra pls giv someone else a chance
Ms Rogers – did u tk into acct the financial losses of residents and businesses/ two or three wks befor put down curbs and sidewalk/ In wind last week all that contaminated dirt blowing ar’d. Lady got stuck in mobilized wheelchair (JB is taking notes and grimacing)
TR- address contam soil piece/ there’s a home oil tank that leaked into ground, so therefore city has to remediate the soil. It’s not hazardous mat’l, as something airborrn, people can get sick/ state law req when oil tank removed soil has to be removed as well, it’s not contam as in radio active…
Stanley Tokic – owner Adriatic Restaurant, I'm probably longest business owener in town/ seen dev coming to AP, but unfortunately not seeing the end of it/ someone put a hood on my head and never took it off, can't see where I'm going. Can't get any answers…ready to sell business and property I’m 71/ broker has sent some ltrs to city/Why is someone going to invest money in my business when don’t know where I'm going. I am stuck in Asbury Park, a businessman who's probably paid a million in taxes to city of AP, also properties I’ve owned in AP. We have developer now losing money, / they (iStar) prob in worse situation than I am, investing in AP...
People like me investing in AP when there was nothing here. Never called police dept in my business, I wd apprec if people wd…beep/
TR- stanley’s had many conversations w/ gov body/ last time I asked atty to draft a ltr to identify that city is not lkg to take his property. Attys coming up with how ltr wd be written how wk out w iStar…he explains Asbury Partner defaulted on its loan from iStar…so now they have to be involved w/ whatever city does in this area/ Stanley’s property is one of those in the plan. Plan has to be amended/ city put together amendment to remove properties from the plan/ been major focus fr policy standpt. Challenge is city doesn’t hv the power to do on its own, diligently wkg w/ iStar on… That’s what I’m wkg on right now.
Stanley – I’ve got 5 or 6 interested buyers right now.
Anna Young – resident – 2 ft of mud with rain this week. Last week two dif days water shut of again with no notice. Amer Water has to be held accountable, we need to triage area and establish organization/ 5 o’clock volleys are jst tinker bell stuff.
Cystal Atkinson – 1124 …
Was no notice/ shut water off my mother had chemicals in her hair, giving self a permanent, my elec bill tremendous hv to keep a/c going, who’s going to help me? Move some of that dirt out of there. It’s just too much, running down street in rain. Just asking that you look at the whole situation at hand. It’s just too much. You have to go to work and can’t bathe before you go.
Pamela Moore – Why did u hav to do all the streets at one time? Car damage from the streets. Please share the repair bill.
Malik Shabazz – Drinking water, peculiar smell in water, asking city council about fluoride in water, it’s a poison. Second issue is bicycle riding. I’m taxi driver and seen many incidences of cars and bikes hvg accidents/ young children getting hit, young children going to school, people to work.
JL- That’s a very good idea, thankyou.
Tee Leskinski – construction on West Side effect on water/ I’m here re. downtown, cites website where state offers guidance during construction to protect surface waters.Reading from - Erosion control areas, phase constr activity, How to protect storm drain/ inspect inlets frequ after rainfall. Sweep streets etc. regularly. Dev Spill prevention and response program..beep, she continues…JL – thank you you can give us that…I’m talking about Lake Ave Tee distributes photocopies of photos.
BG – we’ve met w/ sediment control/ they’ve been here doing inspections, we’ve got silt fence, hv to take off in storms/ important to note we’re spnding $350 – 400k for water improvement projects. And hv storm water imprvmt plan, we continue to do as part of … silt fence washed away we replaced it/
Jerry Scarano – Long Branch
Do each one of u hv cable tv in your hse? SH no I hv fios/ TR taking the 5th/ I’d like to know when we can hv these mtgs brdcst on cable tv/ it’s a learning process, is there a way we cd hook up cable to this room?
JL: we’ll talk about it/
JS: Are they going to cable the meetings or will it be like redevelopment and never happen?
JL: maybe it’s not happening where you live Jerry, but it is here…do you have something else to say?
Steve Wider – 602 5th av – want to discuss Rescue Mission, not sure how many people died from exposure becz it was closed by this countil. If you’re Christian and in Muslim faith, you’re supposed to help your fellows. His uncle and aunt live in Montclair and Rescue Mission doing wonderful job. You live in $700k houses and can’t let people live in affordable place – 7 people to aprt.
TR – Not to deal w/ merits of jersey shore escue mission/ this governing body put money aside operation warm bed, ensure taken someplace and put up. (Marano denies this, says she was on committee.)
Kevin Jones – 200 Elizabeth Ave, Jones Construction/ reconstruction on Borden & DeWitt Av, rocks, stones, mess whole sidewalks taken up/ aunt on dialysis service cdn’t even come pick her up. Shd put up caution tapes…Manpower? Why jobs can’t get done, we hv enuf people in comm. Cd take these jobs. Something should’ve been done immediately when you saw all this happening.
Carla Larson – been sick all summer due to construction. Asthmatic and COPD, all summer dust blew, yellow dust inside car engine/ a/c filters hv to be washed on weekly basis/ bronchitis and pneumonia. When can we get back to breathing normal air? Grinding it up where there’s a lot of children – Boston Way, ex. Hitting manhole covers throws cars out of alignment. You have two sets of curbs to navigate. I don’t know why they didn’t complete the street?
BG – little curb: one reason done that street itself may be in good condition but gutter destroyed / do intend to pave the lower curb this week. By thanksgiving intent from mem’l to atkins on springwd wd be filled, winterize manholes / an asphalt taper on manholes. It’s always done like this on the West Side.
Mr Mohammed – barber shop – business has took a tremendous dive/ Mr. Brian I spk to u befo re the handicapped accessible sidewalks, I tried city mgr’s office it wasn’t until I called you that I got a reaction. Nothing goes right on the West Side. You can cut one side of street off. But you don’t respect the West Side. It’s not just you Mr Brian, but it’s been going on for a long time. Police is harassing the 10% of the workforce.
JL – the bell went off
Julia Acoo – had company other day and we were all stuck, couldn’t move our cars. We had to ask the contractors to hold it up long enuf for us to get out. Apparently you don’t hv any volunteer female advisors wkg on this project? I say because Mt. Pisgah on the corner had a women’s mtg. first thing noticed was a jonny sitting in front of the church. We need to be more mindful and respectful about where we’re working and what we’re doing. Perhaps you don’t hv vol women advisors, we’d be glad to walk about city w/ you, make u feel more secure that you’re wkg with us.
SH – agree there shcd be more somen everywhere, not just there.
Tim Harris Baptist Church at – 124 Atkins Ave
Detour signs by his parish.
BG – we typically don’t recommend it, but we can lk at the signage over the wkend and be sure address safety but also your concerns. Lk into how we impact your situation on Sunday.
Pastor: Don’t see anyone there on the weekends.
TR- want to follow up on comment/ out of previous mtg we responded to req’ts made Oct 6/ do’t want feel only way can hv your concerns met is to hv to come out to council mtg, although you’re welcome to come. Rev. Bradley is wkg w/ us on coming up w/ a regular time when we can meet with a group Rev. Bradley is putting together.
Todd Bergman – 4th Ave
Dunlewy St. bêtween 3rd and 4th av not touched
Re mission/ people aft 10 days will be turned out into cold w/ no place to go.
Re West Side/ I’m embarrassed city hasn’t done something better for its citizens. Also like to see a new drain leading right into lake at end of Dunlewy.
Denise Richardson –
Add’l 2 potholes on Ridge Ave, neighbor called and told don’t worry about it they’re going to pave anyway. But people circling to dodge the potholes/ residents s/b included not just ministerial alliance/ it’s a tale of 2 cities, lk at website, pictures on site none are of West Side, not one looks like me. It’s starting to get to me. Too much been going on that shouldn’t be going on. Avenue A? This city needs to merge. You’re going to see same person who caused problems in charge of public works, don’t do it…
George Kary – I live in the other redevelopment zone/ mst left to be eminent domained or …so not enuf to come and complain/ you should have popel coordinating utlities, got people telling us they don’t know what’s going on. Subcontractor of the subconstractor… got to have a person coordinating this stuff. If resident walks out door and sees street torn up, tell them what’s going on. Takes you ten mins. That’s why we all have to stick together in this room, otherwise play east side against west side and nothering w/ get done.
TR – to Denise public hrg Nov 3rd on combining pub wks and engineering. w/ tlk about benefits to city then. Really thk it’s important. Comment about Brian Grant, that $10Mn project on West Side wdn’t have even gotten started w/out Brian Grant. In a hundred yrs not done. The Nov 3 mtg is when shd discuss that.
JB – Didn’t we bond for the $10 Mn?
TR- Yes / but
JB We bonded this money so we hv to pay the debt service.
Pamela Shephard – Drummand and other streets on east side were done in 3 weeks, West Side streets took three months. School bus couldn’t get down the street. Think the Eastside vs Westside city wants to happen. There was no way for her to get out of her driveway. Someone was already stuck, they had to call a tow truck. People need to know what’s going on everyday.
Joe Woerner – 1103 ½ ? Ave –
It’s an embarrassment, two piles of dirt about 20 feet high. At some point it doesn’t seem like lack of communication but lack of engaging with public and hearing what they have to say.
Werner Barumgartner – 5th Ave
Clear everyone wants AP to be best it can be – I’ve been here 18 yrs and always been my desire to have AP best it can be/ I’ve raised two issues with Brian Grant – treatment of public property, may seem like minutia, when you allow private prop owners to take over public space/ continuity of public space/ you need to draw the line/ jst say no.
Second issue – lighting – this is 21st century there is efficient, safe lighting, don’t need glare / Eatontown has a lighting ordinance.
Elizabeth Small – Lived here all her years, but never hear anything but money. If you fix a little here then move on / lks worse here than when we had riots here. We need crossing guards. I’m here tonight because I got Pissed off trying to get down Mattison Ave today, trucks wouldn’t let me by. This is first time I’ve been here and I’ll probably be here next time.
Rita Marano –
Didn’t we bond $15Mn ?
Asked for beach report two weeks ago and parkg meter report.
I’d like you to reactivate that time clock at City Hall again. You can’t get anybody on the phone when you call City Hall. It’s not right. Is it broken or what? Ans: no. Then why aren’t they punching in and out like other businesses. Payroll tonight is over a million dollars, it’s not right. Arbitrators are all former judges, we better look into who they are. We’re losing our shirts in union negotiations. Buildings coming down are costing taxpayers too much. Beep.
TR – beach report: in 2009 / 2002 $35k revenue/ costs scity about 300k to operate the beach/ between 02 and 09 city brought in about $540k. in 2010 city brought in $775k…
Parking – BG - $431,000 pkg revnue, from net perspective don’t really hav cost/ operational costs for credit cards…max $20k, $410-411k, analyze month by month, last yr $275k/ 08 $25k? extend to 200 block and downtown next year, which will require more investment. Expand the operations.
TR – arbitration – state does it/ arb who handled police arb is not a retired judge, most are not, apply get certified by state, munis go to arb and choose w/ the other side/ this is first time gone to arb in his tenure/ he appealed the award becz city didn’t hv money, not becz arb was out of line to what pol deserve compared to other depts. In county an state/
As far as office staff – it’s impossilbel for me to respond to a comment like that at a council mtg, I’d ask u to tell me in the moment that the issue arises. In a council mtg what can I do with it? I will hold people accountable.
Re. Denise all people should be involved not jst Ministerial Alliance, agree with that.
I take very seriously issues that were raised here/. I’ve lrned and know brian has learned rapport we need to hv on day to day baiss. Contractor, that’s not their mind set/ we’re the ones hv to hold contractor respons and accountable to concerns people have.
Pitting east side against Westside is a very destructive conversation. One of things…I’m going to discuss w/ brian setting up a mtg, not 3 min. limits, these mtgs always very charged, need to be in community can be educational on both sides/ why job on west side is no where near what it is on the East side. Ask any q’s and take as long as wnt to talk it thru (JBruno is shaking head in the negative) what really need is community bd then we’ll do that and meet regularly so we can do better.
Bonding – webonded but we re’d envir trust help/ so we got loan not a grant, 2 pcs to process/ we were competing for $5mn that would be a grant, along with the loan money/ we came in 51 or 52 and cut off was 50. Anoter round of grant funding came out/ mayor made the case that since we cam in sohgih we shd be elgigble for that $5mn grant – gen’l obligation bonds where city goes out to market, city was able to get no interest or low interest when got bond/ if we get the $5 mn, that runs down the $15mn
Julian Purvis – Reiterate complaints made by others on west side/ school crossing sh/be acted on immediately. As I was backing out I almost backed into children on bikes. If enforcement of bikes on west side it might prevent a tragedy from happening.
Claudia Morgan – 38 Ridge Ave / called pub wks lst wk re. potholes between springwd and ivy place. When coming down street hv to avoid pot holes sometimes so close mirror gets nicked/ kids are riding bikes on broken concrete. Called pub wks to lk at pot holes, phone ringing and ringing, lft mes. Finally spk to someone who passed me on to office mgr/ Leroy decided doesn’t need since st w/ be paved anyway. Kids playing on both sides of street, going to be an accident here/ One side is like a lake from lack of drainage.
Break over
Sewer Fees Ordinance – only to apply to sewer connection fees paid by new developers or builders in town/
David Kaplan, Independent Auditor for City of AP, 4 yrs., computed fees in municipalities for some time/ avg water usage study used avg 02-07 six yrs, only Single Family residences. Avg use 249 gallons per day/ all customers 628+mn gallons/ $3,300 connection for residence/ nonresidential $14.91 per gallon/per day.
Inconsistencies in Statute, ordinance modernizes connection fee ordinance. Changing use/ wnts to attract restaurants downtown// trying to get wording down
$684,824.84 – arbitration
$1,345,296.44, plus bills to tax payers $800 – bi-monthly expenses (includes Bd of Ed for $510,866.25)
Expand Johnny Mac’s into café area – yes
Special events Big Sisters – yes
Springwd ave open space grant – revision to resolution setting aside/ $85,000 grant from Cty.
UEZ – $99,988. expenses. – all yes
Resolution to move AP Housing – all yes
Emergency Appropriation - $347, 635.
Hearing – Marano – what’s that about?
CFO – pay budget over 5 yr period for employees retirement payouts retiring in 2011, they’re payouts aren’t in the 2010 budget/ all yes//
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
City Will Lease Lots from iStar for Oceanfront Parking
The City of Asbury Park's elected council brought forward from executive session an item worked out under the Sunshine Law exemption of Contract Negotiations in order to vote its approval. The item was an agreement with iStar Financial, which bought Asbury Partners' shares in the oceanfront redevelopment, whereby the City will lease iStar's vacant lots in order to turn them into municipal parking lots. The City estimates it will cost about $150,000 to surface the three lots, and three years to work down the debt through parking fees, which it will share with iStar.
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Council meeting – August 4, 2010
Workshop session – John Loffredo, Sue Henderson, Kevin Sanders, James Bruno, No clerk/ Kiki Tomek taking notes.
Presentation wash av redev plan – with Don Sammet, director of redevelopment and planning –
Been some time coming, process started 2000 when designated in need of redev.
Master plan noted need / hsg auth/ draft of plan started few months ago, went to Planning Bd, which had recommendations, worked w/ grp to amend the plan/ w hv now what I believe to be the best possible plan.
Mr. George Williams – planner, equal parts of the planning process/ council plans to adopt tonight by ordinance the plan/
Summary of plan – commissioned by hsg auth/ full redev plan is …how many acres? [can’t be heard] Plan is not…?...was designed to support existing as well as new…site layout, pros and cons of layouts/ fronting on wash ave/ all dev// pkg lots w/ be recessed…
Scale is slightly decreased, as per patterns on wash ave/ density decrease slightly/ number of editorial changes…
Planning process long time in mkg/
JL asked a q about design but cdn’t be heard/ no one using mics yet.
Tom Gilmour – Commerce dir
Mics are turned off. They chk mics
Gilmour spks louder/ youth grp wants us to waive fee to use beach /
JL hv they been informed we no longer waive fees.
Terry Reidy – were told last yr
JL – VFW has agreed to sponsor 20 and council sponsor 10
JBruno – visitors may bring paying people with them/ may pay for Marquette to sponsor w/ 100 tickets
Trinity church parish picnic northern end Asbury beach/ no cooking/ no alcohol/
Fun in Sun – applicant was invited to come to discuss w/ council. Hasn’t had chance to attend.
35th annual Clearwater/ 10 yrs now/
Wedding aug 29th 6th av beach, Jennifer santos, ok
Sunday sept 19th 7 am to
City arts event – artscap has decided do as ap event/ Fri to Sunday 9/24 – 26
Big brothers/big sisters volley ball/ 4th ave
Denise keller wedding 5th av beach/ 9/25
Latino festival sunset park – 500 people/
Dept of recreation – sunset pk, annual recog of recreation dept aug 12th
Memo from Madison Marquette – green space for music paramount show/ profile music outdoors for benefit hunger bank / wkg w/ mm very closely on that/ 4, 5, 6 of Sept sev’l green spaces near pony.
Mayor’s ball requests arcade be closed at 4 pm, for setup. Aqua bar can stay open, one door and other will be closed off. Other merchants w/ hv to close/ TR says other retial will be open.
Matters introduced by council –
Bruno – outside seating on boardwalk, asked u to lk into it.
Sidewalk café,Chief Kinmon answers. We wnt out/ they all had permits/
Bruno – got print out of all merchants who had space last yr/ Madison mar asked everyone to put tbls and chrs outside/
Kinmon – did inform them wd hv to have permit if didn’t.
SH – I support revision theater and went to see Tommy and it was amazing…got two more events coming up/ wd love to see them find a home, too.
TR – they’re close
Sanders – offmic
TR – reason city went to the 3 yr was req from one of our restauranteurs/ process too cumbersome/ this was effort to streamline process /
City atty fred raffetto - Council may tk action on 2 issues discussed in private session today/ lease agreement where city wd be tenant, Asbury partners w/d be landlord/ pkg facilities too. Second – resolution redev agreement city and interfaith neighbors/ project council has been referring to, which senior ctr w/ be part of that complex
TR – thousands of people coming to town on weekends/ what a great job police are doing, challenge to do this not confrontational or aggressive/ prosecutors office, surrounding police depts. Mark networks with/ congratulate you on..
Close work session.
Break for 5 mins.
Public –
Pam Lamberton – chr sustainability committee
Status of green bldg chk list? So it can be applied to the redev plan.
JL thank you will be passed on.
Raffetto –
Vernice McGriff – no mics working / second motion come out to chill out Friday night at train station.
We’ll be invaded by topless people Aug 22? Think seriously we hav to giv out information/ I was talking to lady in Flor. There they had wagon set up, so when they try to come in ticket them/ hav to ask our capt how they handle it. In fla gave tickets and put them in the wagon/ there is a newspaper pushing it. Don’t think it shd be pushed on us. Think police dpt
Chief of Police Kinmon – we are planning and preparing for it/ history of it/ what’s happened in past/ as far as arresting, not an arrestable offense/ summons, yes. Like riding bike on boardwalk-
McGriff – we shd make a strong statement against it.
Lou Parisis – representing all veterans. A memorial is a remembrance of important people who’ve passed on. That mission was adopted by present council, enhanced mem’l , held fund raiser, led by dep mayor john loffredo, council presence and those who attended in support of fundraiser.
Rita Marano – 8th av
For one wk didn’t hav receptionist just machine/ then another machine/ when shift commander at police dept there shd be someone/
Kinmon – option first is zero if want the operator
Marano – wnt to know what you’re going to do about it/ we’re entitled to hav a person at the end of that phone/ they hv nothing but contempt for taxpayers/ nobody in this whole bldg can tk the phones.
TR – sprinkled into that request rita/ variety of claims I feel ungrounded/ city employees hv contempt…not true. Use caller id to avoid residents – not true. If not getting return calls he’ll look into that. You can’t hv both ways, too many employees got to get rid of, then we reduce staff and you complain no on to answer phone. Every resident who calls deserves a response.
Wayne May – status of baronet/ eminent domain/ fishman said he wdn’t tear it down unless cd move it otherwise wd be restored. There was ref since condos not being sold some areas may be taken out of plan. Who owns it now?
TR - iStar owns now/ I know that bowling alley is under new ownership, hv been proposal for baronet to use as theater. Redevelopment plan is under review w/ be amended/ don’t belive 4th will be cut out of plan though, don’t believe use as…is impossible.
Wayne – so I should get my friends who expressed interest in buying it.
JL – I myself suggested that to a theater grp – mold problem inside it/ so to be accused of letting it rot is not fair/ if u hv someone interested in buying it go ahead.
Jim moran – grand av
Know hv rules re dogs on boardwalk/ dog on beach lifeguard said nothing/ little dog into ocean, as dog wd try to get out, individual wd take into deeper water, lifeguard said nothing about the dog/ police walked by no comment re dog/ certainly was abuse of this animal. No one did anything about…..
End of Public session
Expansion of Cameo bar to outside courtyard – all yes
Beach Bar permit for fourth av and have green spaces for special event Madison Marquette is running
Resolution – bchfront and sewer utility – monies to 5 million/ +
Council passed Emergency Temporary Budget Appropriations for the following payments
MCIA Payment Bond Principal $293,750
MCIA Bond Interest $127,000
NJEIT Debt Payments $472,000
Lease agreement – city to re surface empty lots belonging to iStar for pkg spaces on wtrfront/ Cost – $150k construction, to be recouped from revenue from the pkg/ city and iStar for 3 parcels it currently owns, lot behind Paradise Bar, another next to Adriatic Restaurant and the old Charms lot, outfit with lighting, striped and used as municipal pkg lots/
istar and city w/ share revenue that comes out/ estimated return on city’s investment will take 3 yrs approx to get return/ if iStar decides to use for its own use, city wd be repaid whatever cap investment it made at that pt.
Resolutions mon. county redev agreement between city and Interfaith Neighbors for Stars dev area/ which includes building that will house senior ctr/ parcels 27, 466 SF mixed use structure/ 2nd flr for senior center/
Sept 1, 2010 ords above w/ be up for passage
Two more ordinances but not on agenda sheet/ w/also come up for passage, 9/1/10
Upstage – ordinance – all voted to approve – don’t now what it’s for…
Sewer connection fees moved to carry…
Motion to adjourn
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Council meeting – August 4, 2010
Workshop session – John Loffredo, Sue Henderson, Kevin Sanders, James Bruno, No clerk/ Kiki Tomek taking notes.
Presentation wash av redev plan – with Don Sammet, director of redevelopment and planning –
Been some time coming, process started 2000 when designated in need of redev.
Master plan noted need / hsg auth/ draft of plan started few months ago, went to Planning Bd, which had recommendations, worked w/ grp to amend the plan/ w hv now what I believe to be the best possible plan.
Mr. George Williams – planner, equal parts of the planning process/ council plans to adopt tonight by ordinance the plan/
Summary of plan – commissioned by hsg auth/ full redev plan is …how many acres? [can’t be heard] Plan is not…?...was designed to support existing as well as new…site layout, pros and cons of layouts/ fronting on wash ave/ all dev// pkg lots w/ be recessed…
Scale is slightly decreased, as per patterns on wash ave/ density decrease slightly/ number of editorial changes…
Planning process long time in mkg/
JL asked a q about design but cdn’t be heard/ no one using mics yet.
Tom Gilmour – Commerce dir
Mics are turned off. They chk mics
Gilmour spks louder/ youth grp wants us to waive fee to use beach /
JL hv they been informed we no longer waive fees.
Terry Reidy – were told last yr
JL – VFW has agreed to sponsor 20 and council sponsor 10
JBruno – visitors may bring paying people with them/ may pay for Marquette to sponsor w/ 100 tickets
Trinity church parish picnic northern end Asbury beach/ no cooking/ no alcohol/
Fun in Sun – applicant was invited to come to discuss w/ council. Hasn’t had chance to attend.
35th annual Clearwater/ 10 yrs now/
Wedding aug 29th 6th av beach, Jennifer santos, ok
Sunday sept 19th 7 am to
City arts event – artscap has decided do as ap event/ Fri to Sunday 9/24 – 26
Big brothers/big sisters volley ball/ 4th ave
Denise keller wedding 5th av beach/ 9/25
Latino festival sunset park – 500 people/
Dept of recreation – sunset pk, annual recog of recreation dept aug 12th
Memo from Madison Marquette – green space for music paramount show/ profile music outdoors for benefit hunger bank / wkg w/ mm very closely on that/ 4, 5, 6 of Sept sev’l green spaces near pony.
Mayor’s ball requests arcade be closed at 4 pm, for setup. Aqua bar can stay open, one door and other will be closed off. Other merchants w/ hv to close/ TR says other retial will be open.
Matters introduced by council –
Bruno – outside seating on boardwalk, asked u to lk into it.
Sidewalk café,Chief Kinmon answers. We wnt out/ they all had permits/
Bruno – got print out of all merchants who had space last yr/ Madison mar asked everyone to put tbls and chrs outside/
Kinmon – did inform them wd hv to have permit if didn’t.
SH – I support revision theater and went to see Tommy and it was amazing…got two more events coming up/ wd love to see them find a home, too.
TR – they’re close
Sanders – offmic
TR – reason city went to the 3 yr was req from one of our restauranteurs/ process too cumbersome/ this was effort to streamline process /
City atty fred raffetto - Council may tk action on 2 issues discussed in private session today/ lease agreement where city wd be tenant, Asbury partners w/d be landlord/ pkg facilities too. Second – resolution redev agreement city and interfaith neighbors/ project council has been referring to, which senior ctr w/ be part of that complex
TR – thousands of people coming to town on weekends/ what a great job police are doing, challenge to do this not confrontational or aggressive/ prosecutors office, surrounding police depts. Mark networks with/ congratulate you on..
Close work session.
Break for 5 mins.
Public –
Pam Lamberton – chr sustainability committee
Status of green bldg chk list? So it can be applied to the redev plan.
JL thank you will be passed on.
Raffetto –
Vernice McGriff – no mics working / second motion come out to chill out Friday night at train station.
We’ll be invaded by topless people Aug 22? Think seriously we hav to giv out information/ I was talking to lady in Flor. There they had wagon set up, so when they try to come in ticket them/ hav to ask our capt how they handle it. In fla gave tickets and put them in the wagon/ there is a newspaper pushing it. Don’t think it shd be pushed on us. Think police dpt
Chief of Police Kinmon – we are planning and preparing for it/ history of it/ what’s happened in past/ as far as arresting, not an arrestable offense/ summons, yes. Like riding bike on boardwalk-
McGriff – we shd make a strong statement against it.
Lou Parisis – representing all veterans. A memorial is a remembrance of important people who’ve passed on. That mission was adopted by present council, enhanced mem’l , held fund raiser, led by dep mayor john loffredo, council presence and those who attended in support of fundraiser.
Rita Marano – 8th av
For one wk didn’t hav receptionist just machine/ then another machine/ when shift commander at police dept there shd be someone/
Kinmon – option first is zero if want the operator
Marano – wnt to know what you’re going to do about it/ we’re entitled to hav a person at the end of that phone/ they hv nothing but contempt for taxpayers/ nobody in this whole bldg can tk the phones.
TR – sprinkled into that request rita/ variety of claims I feel ungrounded/ city employees hv contempt…not true. Use caller id to avoid residents – not true. If not getting return calls he’ll look into that. You can’t hv both ways, too many employees got to get rid of, then we reduce staff and you complain no on to answer phone. Every resident who calls deserves a response.
Wayne May – status of baronet/ eminent domain/ fishman said he wdn’t tear it down unless cd move it otherwise wd be restored. There was ref since condos not being sold some areas may be taken out of plan. Who owns it now?
TR - iStar owns now/ I know that bowling alley is under new ownership, hv been proposal for baronet to use as theater. Redevelopment plan is under review w/ be amended/ don’t belive 4th will be cut out of plan though, don’t believe use as…is impossible.
Wayne – so I should get my friends who expressed interest in buying it.
JL – I myself suggested that to a theater grp – mold problem inside it/ so to be accused of letting it rot is not fair/ if u hv someone interested in buying it go ahead.
Jim moran – grand av
Know hv rules re dogs on boardwalk/ dog on beach lifeguard said nothing/ little dog into ocean, as dog wd try to get out, individual wd take into deeper water, lifeguard said nothing about the dog/ police walked by no comment re dog/ certainly was abuse of this animal. No one did anything about…..
End of Public session
Expansion of Cameo bar to outside courtyard – all yes
Beach Bar permit for fourth av and have green spaces for special event Madison Marquette is running
Resolution – bchfront and sewer utility – monies to 5 million/ +
Council passed Emergency Temporary Budget Appropriations for the following payments
MCIA Payment Bond Principal $293,750
MCIA Bond Interest $127,000
NJEIT Debt Payments $472,000
Lease agreement – city to re surface empty lots belonging to iStar for pkg spaces on wtrfront/ Cost – $150k construction, to be recouped from revenue from the pkg/ city and iStar for 3 parcels it currently owns, lot behind Paradise Bar, another next to Adriatic Restaurant and the old Charms lot, outfit with lighting, striped and used as municipal pkg lots/
istar and city w/ share revenue that comes out/ estimated return on city’s investment will take 3 yrs approx to get return/ if iStar decides to use for its own use, city wd be repaid whatever cap investment it made at that pt.
Resolutions mon. county redev agreement between city and Interfaith Neighbors for Stars dev area/ which includes building that will house senior ctr/ parcels 27, 466 SF mixed use structure/ 2nd flr for senior center/
Sept 1, 2010 ords above w/ be up for passage
Two more ordinances but not on agenda sheet/ w/also come up for passage, 9/1/10
Upstage – ordinance – all voted to approve – don’t now what it’s for…
Sewer connection fees moved to carry…
Motion to adjourn
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Summary of City Hall Redevelopment Proposal, Council Biz, Etc.
Peak inside the Reporter's Notebook - Got clarifications, corrections, additional details, please post your comment to this site.
City of Asbury Park Council Mtg August 5, 2009–
Scroll down for meeting notes below.
The following are notes on the City Hall / Main St. Redevelopment Plan proposal submitted by the sole bidder, Acre Properties. I made these notes during tonight's meeting. The plan was discussed in Executive - Private - Session tonight, under the Contract Negotiations exemption of the Open Public Meetings Act. Note: Asbury Radio does not agree that this subject was exempt from public discussion, since the public has a right to observe the government's processes in evaluating this proposal, which is publicly available. There is only one hard copy and no electronic copy of the sole proposal. Call Redevelopment Dir. Don Sammet to arrange to review the proposal at city hall. 732-775-2100.
June 21, 2009
Experience of Team – Case Study: The Ludlow
Phoenix Realty Group, thru its Metropolitan Workforce Housing Fund LLC (The Fund), intends to partner with Acre Properties LLC as a source of equity financing. The fund is managed by Phoenix Housing Partners Northeast LLC, a subsidiary of Phoenix Realty Group, LLC.
The Fund is a private equity real estate fund providing equity financing for the development of workforce housing mixed-use and commercial properties in select major metro areas of NY, NJ, Conn. The fund is capitalized with $299.43 million of capital commitments. Source: institutional investors, large pension funds and insurance companies nationwide.
This is what they have on their plate currently.
The fund as of today has unfunded capital commitments of approx. $254 million. In addition, the fund has a $40 million revolving credit line avail for funding investments. The credit line currently has an unfunded balance of approx $20 million.
The bidders don’t want their financial statements and 2008 annual reports for the fund to be made public. They will supply on a confidential basis.
They have three outstanding capital positions in projects under construction now:
ONE Flatrock Square, Englewood, 75% complete, equity investment
Investment amount - $12,350,000.
Lender Commerce/TD Bank North
Construction loan $39 million/ original date Nov 07, 24 mos w/ two 6 mo. extensions is the term
TWO The Renwick, NY
10% complete
Equity investment of $11mn
US Bank
$55,266,972 originally 8/29/07 30 mos, one /6 mo extension
Loan drawn to date Mar 09 $30,124,352.80
THREE –
East Harlem Ensemble NY
15% complete
Mezzanine loan
Investment Am’t $3mn.
Washington Mutual Bank
Construction loan $23 Mn
Orig 6/27/08
24 mos w/ 2, 6/mo extensions
Loan drawn to date mar/09 $2,320,000 apox.
Description of municipal bldg is TBD – they request option to increase density of Building B and C of up to 12 stories, subject to market conditions and other factors.
Schedule for completion:
Phase 1, 18 mo., Phase 2, 18 mo./ design process about 8 mos., Phase 3, 32 mos. For parking and building construction, Phase 4/ 24 mos. Completion date 2015.
NOTE: The proposal calls for the city complex to be demolished and the government to be moved in 2011, although the new complex is listed for completion in December, 2014. Where will the city be relocated to and who will pay for this cost?
Managing Director Ralph S. Raciti, 212-863-9173
Paul Fried – NJ Development Group will act as construction advisor --
Phase 1 – dev of mixed use retail/ residential building A – Bangs Ave and area facing Main St.
Phase 2 – Development of mixed-use Retail/ Main St. building 4 floors of residential over one floor of at grade retail, parking under center courtyard to second floor theme: “logical, multi-stage construction schedule, and supports a continuous flow of development along Main St.
Phase 3 – Build municipal complex/ situated on a 10,000 sq ft parcel along Springwood Av (only to railroad tracks), creating a presence along east/west corridor. They suggest moving the municipal complex to the West of the railroad, or at least the police station.
Phase 4 – Develop transit station and Gateway Plaza
Costs:
Their rough estimate, write the bidders (Acre), is likely to exceed $100,000,000, which includes cost of land, buildings and parking, but excludes the cost of building the municipal complex. The bidders are requesting payment in lieu of taxes for non-government buildings to help spur the new development. City is to work collaboratively throughout the financing process. “To the extent that it is economically feasible, we will consider the possibility of reimbursing a portion of the city’s costs,” the bidders say in the proposal.
Financing is to be funded by a SPE (Special Purpose Entity) –
Phoenix Realty Group is responsible for the financing. Redevelopment Counsel Decotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, llp, Engineering and Traffic Consulate Dresdner Robin, Environment Consultant - Enviro-Sciences Inc.
Public Portion – Council present: Susan H, John Loffredo, Bruno/ Kevin Sanders and Mayor Johnson absent.
T.Reidy before open portion – awards for city employees
Public Comment Portion:
Rita Marano – asked what speed sign is for. Eminent Domain should be revisited, courts siding w/ property owners now. She sited parking lots all over city. TR says “parking lots are a temp use.” “All redevelopment plans are designed to be revisited”
City isn’t spending its money in these court cases, says TR and Bruno.
Hazel Samuels - Director of Housing and Community Dev -AP is a model lead safe city – city been designated. 10AM - 12 this Saturday, workshop on lead poisoning prevention. Inviting owner occupants, investors, tenants. If you own should get information save a child from devastation of lead poisoning, consortium is supplying lite breakfast.
Dawn Von Suskill – thank city council, City Atty Fred Raffetto, Don Sammet for writing mural ordinance.
Additional speaker - A good ordinance for the city, nothing in place now to encourage or control murals. Two very exciting projects ready to pounce.
Bill Resnick –
“Why we can’t get hookers off the street?” Embarrassing to guests, grandchildren, same exact girls for 7 yrs. “If you want to have anything in this City you have to at least start with that.” Wouldn’t last for 3 seconds in other towns along the shore. Also geese, making dogs ill/ “Gas the damn things.”
JL – on the prostitution thing.
TR – police dept has been extremely active in addressing prostitution in the city, arrests of prostitutes and johns. But will pass this on to the chief.
BR – says A&J Produce truck is always addressing the prostitutes from the cab, his wife has been stopped walking to the beach, mistaken as prostitute.
Ava Horvath – done wonderful job w/ west side plans, but supposed to include other developers in these plans. Affordable housing committee didn’t want her, would compete w/ interfaith neighbors. Trenton is asking her to put her app before them so they can fund it/
Lou Parisi – VFW AP/ everyday another public official been caught in a sting…no models for young people to emulate. Pleased to read of a local officials interviewed local paper (Coaster) Paper asked Mayor Johnson, how do u meet the challenges that you face Johnson: “I stay focused and realize there are many avenues to take to overcome various obstacles that we face.” ...here we have in Asbury Park a leadership supported by other council members, dept heads, level of confidence and community service unparalleled sorry mayor Johnson or former mayor sanders not here.
Mayor in latin major means the greater/ these men sitting up in front of us today bringing us a vision of a greater ap, given me and vfw, not only competet svc but consideration… on behalf of our veterans providing us a vision of a greater ap (Vagillo writing about Ed Johnson)
Bonita Williams and child-- all who did summer recreation program for 2009 w/out this program my son wdn’t have had nothing to do this summer.”
Denise Hughes – dir. Of summer recreation program / see kids coming back after grown to wk for summer recreation program, thank u to the council, city cannot grow w/out the children.
End of Public portion
Approved July 15th minutes
Ordinance amending the central biz dist redevelopment plan to alter the parking requirement for newly constructed nonresidential space w/in the redevelopment area.
Resolution passed allowing code books to be updated to 2009, make it possible to access all code information over Internet.
Contract change order – installation sidewalks prospect, washington avenues, drainage…
Creation of A public arts committee –
Use of Asbury Partners’ Affordable Housing dollars for Elevator approved for Boxing Ring access/
City of Asbury Park Council Mtg August 5, 2009–
Scroll down for meeting notes below.
The following are notes on the City Hall / Main St. Redevelopment Plan proposal submitted by the sole bidder, Acre Properties. I made these notes during tonight's meeting. The plan was discussed in Executive - Private - Session tonight, under the Contract Negotiations exemption of the Open Public Meetings Act. Note: Asbury Radio does not agree that this subject was exempt from public discussion, since the public has a right to observe the government's processes in evaluating this proposal, which is publicly available. There is only one hard copy and no electronic copy of the sole proposal. Call Redevelopment Dir. Don Sammet to arrange to review the proposal at city hall. 732-775-2100.
June 21, 2009
Experience of Team – Case Study: The Ludlow
Phoenix Realty Group, thru its Metropolitan Workforce Housing Fund LLC (The Fund), intends to partner with Acre Properties LLC as a source of equity financing. The fund is managed by Phoenix Housing Partners Northeast LLC, a subsidiary of Phoenix Realty Group, LLC.
The Fund is a private equity real estate fund providing equity financing for the development of workforce housing mixed-use and commercial properties in select major metro areas of NY, NJ, Conn. The fund is capitalized with $299.43 million of capital commitments. Source: institutional investors, large pension funds and insurance companies nationwide.
This is what they have on their plate currently.
The fund as of today has unfunded capital commitments of approx. $254 million. In addition, the fund has a $40 million revolving credit line avail for funding investments. The credit line currently has an unfunded balance of approx $20 million.
The bidders don’t want their financial statements and 2008 annual reports for the fund to be made public. They will supply on a confidential basis.
They have three outstanding capital positions in projects under construction now:
ONE Flatrock Square, Englewood, 75% complete, equity investment
Investment amount - $12,350,000.
Lender Commerce/TD Bank North
Construction loan $39 million/ original date Nov 07, 24 mos w/ two 6 mo. extensions is the term
TWO The Renwick, NY
10% complete
Equity investment of $11mn
US Bank
$55,266,972 originally 8/29/07 30 mos, one /6 mo extension
Loan drawn to date Mar 09 $30,124,352.80
THREE –
East Harlem Ensemble NY
15% complete
Mezzanine loan
Investment Am’t $3mn.
Washington Mutual Bank
Construction loan $23 Mn
Orig 6/27/08
24 mos w/ 2, 6/mo extensions
Loan drawn to date mar/09 $2,320,000 apox.
Description of municipal bldg is TBD – they request option to increase density of Building B and C of up to 12 stories, subject to market conditions and other factors.
Schedule for completion:
Phase 1, 18 mo., Phase 2, 18 mo./ design process about 8 mos., Phase 3, 32 mos. For parking and building construction, Phase 4/ 24 mos. Completion date 2015.
NOTE: The proposal calls for the city complex to be demolished and the government to be moved in 2011, although the new complex is listed for completion in December, 2014. Where will the city be relocated to and who will pay for this cost?
Managing Director Ralph S. Raciti, 212-863-9173
Paul Fried – NJ Development Group will act as construction advisor --
Phase 1 – dev of mixed use retail/ residential building A – Bangs Ave and area facing Main St.
Phase 2 – Development of mixed-use Retail/ Main St. building 4 floors of residential over one floor of at grade retail, parking under center courtyard to second floor theme: “logical, multi-stage construction schedule, and supports a continuous flow of development along Main St.
Phase 3 – Build municipal complex/ situated on a 10,000 sq ft parcel along Springwood Av (only to railroad tracks), creating a presence along east/west corridor. They suggest moving the municipal complex to the West of the railroad, or at least the police station.
Phase 4 – Develop transit station and Gateway Plaza
Costs:
Their rough estimate, write the bidders (Acre), is likely to exceed $100,000,000, which includes cost of land, buildings and parking, but excludes the cost of building the municipal complex. The bidders are requesting payment in lieu of taxes for non-government buildings to help spur the new development. City is to work collaboratively throughout the financing process. “To the extent that it is economically feasible, we will consider the possibility of reimbursing a portion of the city’s costs,” the bidders say in the proposal.
Financing is to be funded by a SPE (Special Purpose Entity) –
Phoenix Realty Group is responsible for the financing. Redevelopment Counsel Decotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Wisler, llp, Engineering and Traffic Consulate Dresdner Robin, Environment Consultant - Enviro-Sciences Inc.
Public Portion – Council present: Susan H, John Loffredo, Bruno/ Kevin Sanders and Mayor Johnson absent.
T.Reidy before open portion – awards for city employees
Public Comment Portion:
Rita Marano – asked what speed sign is for. Eminent Domain should be revisited, courts siding w/ property owners now. She sited parking lots all over city. TR says “parking lots are a temp use.” “All redevelopment plans are designed to be revisited”
City isn’t spending its money in these court cases, says TR and Bruno.
Hazel Samuels - Director of Housing and Community Dev -AP is a model lead safe city – city been designated. 10AM - 12 this Saturday, workshop on lead poisoning prevention. Inviting owner occupants, investors, tenants. If you own should get information save a child from devastation of lead poisoning, consortium is supplying lite breakfast.
Dawn Von Suskill – thank city council, City Atty Fred Raffetto, Don Sammet for writing mural ordinance.
Additional speaker - A good ordinance for the city, nothing in place now to encourage or control murals. Two very exciting projects ready to pounce.
Bill Resnick –
“Why we can’t get hookers off the street?” Embarrassing to guests, grandchildren, same exact girls for 7 yrs. “If you want to have anything in this City you have to at least start with that.” Wouldn’t last for 3 seconds in other towns along the shore. Also geese, making dogs ill/ “Gas the damn things.”
JL – on the prostitution thing.
TR – police dept has been extremely active in addressing prostitution in the city, arrests of prostitutes and johns. But will pass this on to the chief.
BR – says A&J Produce truck is always addressing the prostitutes from the cab, his wife has been stopped walking to the beach, mistaken as prostitute.
Ava Horvath – done wonderful job w/ west side plans, but supposed to include other developers in these plans. Affordable housing committee didn’t want her, would compete w/ interfaith neighbors. Trenton is asking her to put her app before them so they can fund it/
Lou Parisi – VFW AP/ everyday another public official been caught in a sting…no models for young people to emulate. Pleased to read of a local officials interviewed local paper (Coaster) Paper asked Mayor Johnson, how do u meet the challenges that you face Johnson: “I stay focused and realize there are many avenues to take to overcome various obstacles that we face.” ...here we have in Asbury Park a leadership supported by other council members, dept heads, level of confidence and community service unparalleled sorry mayor Johnson or former mayor sanders not here.
Mayor in latin major means the greater/ these men sitting up in front of us today bringing us a vision of a greater ap, given me and vfw, not only competet svc but consideration… on behalf of our veterans providing us a vision of a greater ap (Vagillo writing about Ed Johnson)
Bonita Williams and child-- all who did summer recreation program for 2009 w/out this program my son wdn’t have had nothing to do this summer.”
Denise Hughes – dir. Of summer recreation program / see kids coming back after grown to wk for summer recreation program, thank u to the council, city cannot grow w/out the children.
End of Public portion
Approved July 15th minutes
Ordinance amending the central biz dist redevelopment plan to alter the parking requirement for newly constructed nonresidential space w/in the redevelopment area.
Resolution passed allowing code books to be updated to 2009, make it possible to access all code information over Internet.
Contract change order – installation sidewalks prospect, washington avenues, drainage…
Creation of A public arts committee –
Use of Asbury Partners’ Affordable Housing dollars for Elevator approved for Boxing Ring access/
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