City Council Meetings Tomorrow

Friends of Asbury Park:

I am writing to inform you that the Asbury Park City Council will be meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, December 19, 2007. The Executive Session begins at 4pm, however this is not open to the public. The Workshop Session begins at 6pm and the Regular Meeting begins at 7pm, these are both open to the public.

I have included the meeting agendas below and I encourage you to attend.

I hope this finds you well.

Peace,

James W. Keady, Councilman
City of Asbury Park, NJ

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 19, 2007 – 4PM
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

Agenda Items For 4:00PM
- Only Council Membership in Attendance for this session

I. Personnel
a. Professional Appointments
1. Attorneys: City, Redevelopment, Bond, Conflict Redevelopment, Workers Comp, Tax Appeals, Tax Foreclosure, General Conflict, and Special
2. Auditor
3. Appraisal

b. Departmental Reorganization

Agenda Items For 5:00PM

I. Contract Negotiations
a. WRA Subsequent Developers Agreement
b. Senior Housing Facility

II. Litigation
a. Teicher (Sammet)
b. Life Center Academy vs. City of Asbury Park (Raffetto)

III. Land Acquisition
a. 23 Borden Avenue (Raffetto) for Affordable Housing Project

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP SESSION MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 19, 2007 - 6PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

I. Review of Regular Agenda Items

II. Undersized Land Sale Results for 703 Bond Street (Block 138, Lot 15)
- James Famularo, Assistant City Manager

III. Special Event Applications
1. City of Asbury Park
Championship Teams Parade
Starts at Bangs & Dewitt
12/22

IV. Request to use City Date at Convention Hall by Brookdale Community College for speaking presentation to Asbury Park, Long Branch, and Neptune Middle and High School students

V. Request to use City Date at Convention Hall by Hope Academy High School for high school basketball game

VI. Items Presented by Brian Grant, City Engineer
1. Electric Supply for Bradley Park
2. Above Ground Transformer Approvals for Pavilions
3. Revision of Bradley Park Vehicular Turning Movements
4. Meandering Boardwalk (Bocce Courts) Revision
5. Authorization to proceed on Request for Proposals for Parking Meters (Discussion)
6. Notification of upcoming Change Order for 2007 Road Improvement

VII. Laurence Gumina, Asbury Towers/Presbyterian Homes Executive Director
1. Renovation Project submittal to Redevelopment Entity
2. Resolution in Support of Renovation Project Funding Application for Balancing Housing Neighborhood Preservation Program

VIII. Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan
- Donald Sammet, Redevelopment & Planning Director

X. Vacation/Dedication in Waterfront Redevelopment Area (WRA)
- Frederick Raffetto, City Attorney

XI. Matters to be introduced by City Council

XII. Matters to be introduced by City Attorney

XIII. Matters to be introduced by City Manager

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 19, 2007 - 7PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

SILENT PRAYER/MOMENT OF REFLECTION

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR SANDERS – as to compliance with “Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 ,”that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the following manner: The Annual Notice was forwarded to the Asbury Park Press, The Coaster, and Star Ledger on December 27, 2007, and posted on the City bulletin board the same date. All notices are on file with the City Clerk.

1. PUBLIC HEARING – Advertised 12/6/07 in The Coaster- Sewer Rates

2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: RM 12/5/07

4. PAYROLL RESOLUTION:

5. BILL RESOLUTION + Inservco

6. APPLICATIONS/LIQUOR LICENSES:
(a) Bingo Licenses for 2008
Jewish War Veterans Post #125

7. RESOLUTIONS:
(a) Appointments/Re-Appointments
(b) Annual Notice
(c) Apply for NPTA grant - $125,000
(d) Application supporting NPP-Asbury Towers
(e) 2007 Budget Transfers
(f) Approving Adjustments to Sewer Rate Schedule
(g) Awarding Engineering Contract to LGA

8. ORDINANCES: Introduction: Amend STARS Redevelopment Plan

9. DECISION ON BIDS – Received 12/12/07 – Type III Ambulance, 2 RCA Bids – 1215 ½ Monroe Avenue and 40 Ridge Avenue

City Council Meetings Tonight

Friends of Asbury Park:

I am writing to inform you that the Asbury Park City Council will be meeting tonight, Wednesday, December 5, 2007. The Executive Session begins at 5pm, however this is not open to the public. The Workshop Session begins at 6pm and the Regular Meeting begins at 7pm, these are both open to the public.

I have included the meeting agendas below and I encourage you to attend.

I hope this finds you well.

Peace,

James W. Keady, Councilman
City of Asbury Park, NJ

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 5, 2007 – 5PM
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

I. Contract Negotiations
a. WRA Subsequent Developer’s Report
b. Interfaith Neighbors
c. YMCA Building (Mr. Brian Grant)

II. Litigation
a. Metropolitan Hotel

III. Personnel
a. Professional Appointments
1. Attorneys: City, Redevelopment, Bond, Conflict Redevelopment, Workers’ Comp, Tax Appeals, Tax Foreclosure, General Conflict, and Special Auditor
2. Auditor
3. Appraisal
4. Chief Finance Officer

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP SESSION MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 5, 2007 - 6PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
I. Review of Regular Agenda Items

II. Items Presented by Thomas Gilmour, Commerce Director
1. Asbury Works Lease and Relocation Funding
2. Lease Project Amendment to Increase Funding

III. Special Event Applications
Madison Marquette
Holiday Fireworks
3rd and 5th Between Beaches
11/30

IV. Asbury Park Sustainability Committee, Tom Pivinski – Member

V. Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan Recommendations from the Planning Board, Don Sammet, Redevelopment and Planning Director

VI. Matters to be introduced by City Council

VII. Matters to be introduced by City Attorney

VIII. Matters to be introduced by City Manager

IX. Matters to be introduced by Assistant City Manager

ASBURY PARK CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
DECEMBER 5, 2007 - 7PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

SILENT PRAYER/MOMENT OF REFLECTION

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

ANNOUNCEMENT BY MAYOR SANDERS – as to compliance with “Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 ,”that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the following manner: The Annual Notice was forwarded to the Asbury Park Press, The Coaster, and Star Ledger on December 27, 2007, and posted on the City bulletin board the same date. All notices are on file with the City Clerk.

1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
RM 10/17/07 (CM Loffredo and DM Bruno absent)
RM 11/7/07 (Mayor Sanders absent)
RM 11/19/07 (CM Loffredo and Mayor Sanders absent)

3. PAYROLL RESOLUTION:

4. BILL RESOLUTION + Inservco

5. APPLICATIONS/LIQUOR LICENSES:
(a) Raffle License – Little League – RL:15-2007
(b) Liquor Transfer – Red Fusion license

6. RESOLUTIONS:
(a) Appointments/Re-Appointments (Finance Officer)
(b) Items from the Tax Collector
(c) Increase Municipal Court Change Fund
(d) Senior Center Rental Agreement with Seaview Towers
(e) Retain LGA Engineering, Inc. $25K

7. ORDINANCES: Introduction: None
ORDINANCES: Public Hearing: Adv. 11/21/07 – The Coaster
(a) Increase liquor license fees and eliminate retirement fund fee of
$200.00 per year

8. DECISION ON BIDS – 1511 Park Avenue (RCA Project)

Special Workshop Session Tonight

Friends of Asbury Park:

I am writing to inform you that the Mayor and Council of the City of Asbury Park will hold a Special Workshop Session tonight, Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at 7:00 PM at the Asbury Tower Senior Center, 1701 Ocean Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss community issues. There will not be any official business conducted at this meeting.

I encourage you to attend and I hope this finds you well.

Peace, Councilman Jim Keady