I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some water. I'm going to get some, yeah. You may not call it that, you know. Good evening. May 14th, 2025 Council meeting of the Long Branch City Council will now come toward a real call. Mr. Dangler. Here. Mr. Rassos. Here. Mrs. Widis. Here. Dr. Vote. Here. Mr. Vier. I'm here. Let's be stood for federal regions. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America in theory, public for which it stands, one nation under God, invisible, liberty and justice. I will now read the mission statement of the City Council, the Long Branch Mayor, the City Council, and administration are committed to cultivating an environmental, a mutual trust, and respect, our values, the diversity of our community. We will strive to enhance the quality of life for all who live here, by making a long branch, a desirable place in which to live and prosper. We will treat all members of the public with respect and expect the same in return. Certification please. Hi hereby certified that this meeting has been published in the newspaper in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act and posted as required by law. Thank you. I need a motion to prove the minutes of the April 23rd, 2025. So moved. Second. Roe call. Mr. Dangler. Stay. Mr. Rases. Yes. Mrs. Widis. Yes. Dr. Vogue. Yes. Mr. Vier. Yes. Motion passed. The consideration of ordinance public hearing and final consideration. Ordnance 0-06-25. This is the first reading of ordinance 0-06-25 entitled ordinance, designating a handicap parking space at 549 Second Avenue. This ordinance was introduced on April 23, 2025 and designates a handicap parking space at 549 Second Avenue. This ordinance was introduced on April 23rd, 2025, and designates a handicap parking space at 549 Second Avenue. I need a motion to open the public hearing on this ordinance only. Some moved. Second. Pauline Favre. All right. If any member of the public has any comments to make on this ordinance only, please come to the podium. Stay your name and address clearly for for a record You'll have five minutes and may only speak once on ordinance 06 25 See and is none I need a motion to close to move second all in favor This is the second reading of ordinance 06-25. I need a motion to adopt on the second and the final reading. And the event is according to law. Vote call. I need a motion. I'm sorry. The motion. Yes, some moved. Second. Vote call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rasses. Yes. Mrs. Widdes. Yes. Dr. Vose. Yes, Mr. Vier. Yes, motion passed. Thank you. This is the first reading of ordinance 07-25. Entire ordinance amending chapter 111, Plastic Single Use, include limitation of single use condiments and create a new article to control plastic dust and condiments. Council President, Just a note, this is the second reading of the short hits. Not quick. That's on your script, young. I just want to make it for direct. Sorry to interrupt you. I'm sorry. Thank you. This ordinance was introduced on April 23rd, 2025 and is to to amend the supplement chapter 111, plastics, single use to include the ultimateation of single use condiments. This ordinance was also includes a new article to include the regulation of plastic, dust, and condiments. I need a motion to open the public hearing on this ordinance only. So moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. If any member of the public has any comments to make on this one and only, please come to the podium. Stay your name and address clearly for your record. You'll have five minutes and may only speak once on nor an S07-25. Seeing there is none, I need a motion to close so move second all in favor This is the second reading of ordinance 07-25 I need an motion to adopt a second and a final reading and advertise according to law So moved second world call mr. Dengler yes mr. Rassus yes Mrs. Withers,. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second. Second.A, 4-45.14, Summary. This ordinance establishes a cap bank, NJS 40A,4-45.1. ETS sequence provides that all preparation of its annual budget and municipal penalty should limit any increase in the set of budget of 2.5% unless authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous years. Final appropriations subject to certain exceptions. NJSA, 48, 4-45, 158. Provise that a municipality may win authorized be ordinance appropriating a difference between the amount of that's actual final appropriation and the 3.5 percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations. In either of the next two succeeding years, this ordinance allows for appropriation increase above the 2.5%. I need a motion to introduce on the first reading, advertise and post according to law, and set the public hearing from May 28, 2025 to move. Second. Road call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rassus. Yes. Mrs. Widis. Yes. Dr. Yes. Mr. Vierre? Yes. Motion passed. Thank you. I need a motion to open the public portion of the meeting for all comments. So moved. Second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? that has a comment to make, please step to the podium and stay your name and address clearly for the record. You'll have five minutes and may only speak one. Vincent LaPore 33, O'Shantara, so long branch, one minute notification, please. The following is an announcement concerning former City of Long Branch Public Service and Decorated Vietnam Veteran, Lieutenant Colonel Avery Grant, a man who stood up for right in this city at a time when it counted, not when it was fashionable. He fought for those rights and the truest sense of a veteran with honors. A memorial service will take place for every grant at St. Luke's Church, 535 Broadway, roughly across the street from the Board of Education Building. On Saturday, June 28th at 1 p.m., all are welcome to attend. St. Luke's can be contacted at 732-222-1341. Also, the FW post 2140, Long Branch, 255 will away in you. We'll be holding a repast for every grant, Gary Throck Morton, and the VFW's beloved Laura Succliffe. On Saturday, May 17th at 6 p.m., all are welcome to attend for further details contact quarter quartermaster, Dillis Wettermark, 732-245-2140. Council President Viara, for the record tonight, Resolution 92 is being introduced of the 2025 municipal budget. Council President Villera, will the residents of this city be incurring any type of municipal tax increase as a result of this introduced budget tonight? Yes or no? I'll let Mr. Martin answer that for you. Council President Villera, do you have an answer? You introduced it tonight. Do you want to? Do you know if we're having an increase or not, Mr. Villera? Who runs this meeting? I do. I asked the questions, Mr. Villera. Now let's tell you who's going to answer it. Let me tell you, Mr. Villera, you are an elected official have no accountability to the people of this city. Your conduct is a joke. I'll ask Mr. Martin because you've just displayed in competence for another meeting. CFO, Mr. Martin, will the budget bring about a tax increase for the residents of this city? Yes or no? We have even a levy compared to last year, there's no increased levy for the tax fair for the municipal budget. There is no increase in the municipal budget, is that what you stated? No, he said there was no increase in the levy, which means there's no increase in the tax. That's three people. They don't even get it right. Mr. Martin, for the last time time will there be a tax increase for the residents of this city in the municipal budget being introduced tonight? Yes or no? It depends on the assessment. That's correct. It always does. Council President Villera on Thursday April 24th, 2025. The separation of employment incurred with former Director William Broughton from the City of Long Branch. Council President Villera, can you counsel and form the residents of this city as to the reason for the separation of former Director Broughton? I'll let our city attorney enter after you Mr. Report. Mr. Viera. One minute. Do you have an answer or not? Do you want to? Do you want to? Do you want to answer? Do you want to answer? CFO Martin concerning Council President Viera. Please explain on the bill payout tonight the Weiner-Wall Group 2755 Adam Ponzi. Does this concern the litigation involving Council President Villera with the intentional in conflict of a planning board application? Yes or no? I would have to look at the details today anyway. I don't know if I've got my head. Councillor Pratt's interview area still costs an attack payers money. By a conflict of interest upon which I told the planning board attorney to have you removed. I stood in this room to have you removed and I'll stay again tonight. You are incompetent. You are corrupt and you should have been removed from the planning board, and at the time you were removed from the planning board, you should have been removed from this council. Thank you, Mr. LaPort. You'll have minimized. Five minutes. Government. You have a final minutes, sir. Thank you. Anyone else? See, there's no one else. I need a motion to close. Some moved. Second. I'll be in favor. Aye. Opposed? I will now ask my own clerk if there are any changes to the list of color resolutions. No changes have been made. Thank you. I can take the list of resolutions as a consent agenda. So moved. Second. Roll call. Mr. Dangler. Yes. Mr. Rases. Yes. Mrs. Wittes. Yes. Sector vote. Yes. Mr. Vera. Yes. Motion passed. Application is none. Mr. Lennon is for good, for good or the order. Councilman Danger. Yes, as the weather is changing, traffic is about to get heavy here in a long grant if it already has not started. So I just asked that you just drive safely and enjoy the spring and summer that is on the way. God bless you good night. Thank you, Councilman Daniel. Councilman Rases. Thank you, President Vera. I also would like to thank everyone for coming out this evening. Enjoy the beautiful weather that's upon us and stay safe. Thank you, Councilman Rases. Councilwoman Wittes. I'd like to thank everyone who came out this evening. Thank you. Thank you, Councillor Wormenwittis. Councillor Wormenwittis. Thank you, Councillor President. Two things I'd just like to recognize. I think it was yesterday. As a matter of fact, we had a wonderful event that the city was a co-sponsor in which was the Young Women's Empowerment Program that we do a number of us do with Long Branch High School Reverend DeVero. It was one of the leads on it where we had about 30 young women in Long Branch High School tend a half day program on leadership, civic engagement and career guidance. It was extraordinarily successful and mayor, thank you for your participation to kick that off and show the city support for that program. And secondly, just kudos to our city employees who put together magnificent resource fair. Was the first Saturday of the month. Just with so many vendors and service providers for people with all sorts of disabilities was extraordinarily well-run and reflected all the work that was put into putting an event like that together. So kudos to them. I'm sure many of the attendees appreciated it. And with that, thank you for coming and we will see you in two weeks. Thank you. Mayor you. May it belong? Thank you, Council President. I do want to mention the passing of Mr. Avery Grant. He was a real community leader. I've known him most of my adult life. He loved the city. And we're mourning a very good person. We had our differences, but we agreed on a lot more than we had our differences with. And there are two events that Mr. LePore mentioned this week. And again, I just want to, my condolences to Mr. Grant's family and to, I feel as everyone who knew him well, we all feel the same way about him. There's a couple of events I like to mention. Tomorrow night, there's an evening of classic piano to include at the senior center. That's tomorrow night. There's a May 15th at 6 p.m. Join. And tomorrow night there's an evening of classic piano and flute at the senior center. That's tomorrow night. There's a May 15th at 6 p.m. Join us for this free event. I've seen them perform in the rexelent. Long branch will have a free citywide yard sale this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. So no permits are required and this is a free event as well. And finally, you know, with the summer approaching Long Branch, the park is Sunday, May 25th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that's at West End Park at Brighton and West End at Brighton Avenue in Ocean Boulevard. It's sponsored by the Longbranch Arts Council and the City of Longbranch and that's been an annual tradition I believe for over 30 or 40 years so please attend that and have a great week and thank you everyone who's here this evening. Thank you, Eric Palom. And I also want to echo what the councilman Volk said about the resource fair. It was really good. A lot of work went into it. So I want to thank Kudos to the city employees. I did a great job there. And also, Eric, what the mayor Palom says with the condolence to the AV Grand family. AV Grand was a special man. And they did a lot of good for the city here. And with that I want to say a good night and thanks for coming. Motion to close. So move. On the favor. Aye. Opposed. And with that I want to say a good night and thanks for coming. Motion to close. So move. On the favor. Aye. Opposed? Thank you.