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