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Asbury Park council approves routine resolutions; one labor contract tabled, mosquito aerial spraying approved over one dissent
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting, the Asbury Park City Council approved a slate of consent and individual resolutions covering budgets, contracts, infrastructure and board appointments; members tabled a police union contract and approved aerial mosquito control with one council member voting no.
The Asbury Park City Council approved multiple consent and individual resolutions on Jan. 28, 2025, including budget adjustments, contract renewals, infrastructure awards and appointments. The council tabled ratification of a Superior Officers Association contract and approved county aerial mosquito control with one dissenting vote.
Items approved on unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls included: payment of bills; amendments to temporary budget appropriations for 2025; disposition of surplus property; purchase and installation of a play structure for Sunset Park (participatory budget project); purchase and installation of three automated license plate readers for the police department; agreements to continue several mobile parking payment services (Passport, PayByPhone and ParkMobile); extension of the electronic beach badge system through Dec. 31, 2030; annual mobile-data service agreement; change order No. 2 for roof replacements at City Hall, DPW and the transportation center; rejection and rebid authorization for boardwalk restroom bids; awards for First Avenue roadway improvements and traffic control signage; a commitment concerning affordable-housing obligations; release of multiple performance bonds for specified Asbury Park properties; appointments to the planning board; and a resolution celebrating National Black History Month.
Two notable items: the council voted to table Resolution 2025-78, ratifying the Superior Officers Association, Local No. 6 of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association union contract; and it approved Resolution 2025-85, authorizing the County of Monmouth Mosquito Control Division to conduct aerial mosquito control operations within the city, with Council member Yvonne Clayton recorded as the lone "No".
Roll-call votes were recorded for each item; members recorded as voting included Council member Bez Anderson, Council member Chapman, Council member Yvonne Clayton, Deputy Mayor Quinn and Mayor Moore. Where motions were moved and seconded without a named mover in the transcript, the clerk recorded the council's voice votes and roll calls.
Below are key votes and short details from the meeting record.
Votes at a glance - Consent resolutions 2025-70 through 2025-72: approved (collective consent agenda). - Resolution 2025-73, approving payment of bills: approved. - Resolution 2025-74, amending temporary budget appropriations for 2025: approved. - Resolution 2025-75, authorizing disposition of surplus property: approved. - Resolution 2025-76, acquisition and installation of play structure for Sunset Park participatory budget: approved. - Resolution 2025-77, purchase and installation of three automated license plate readers (ALPRs): approved. - Resolution 2025-78, ratifying Superior Officers Association (Local 6) union contract: tabled to next council meeting. - Resolution 2025-79, agreement with Passport for mobile parking payment application: approved. - Resolution 2025-80, agreement with PayByPhone for mobile parking application: approved. - Resolution 2025-81, agreement with ParkMobile LLC: approved. - Resolution 2025-82, extension of electronic beach badge system through 12/31/2030: approved. - Resolution 2025-83 (annual mobile data service agreement): approved. - Resolution 2025-84, approving change order No. 2 for roof replacements: approved. - Resolution 2025-85, authorizing Monmouth County aerial mosquito control: approved (Council member Clayton voted No). - Resolution 2025-86, rejecting bids for boardwalk restrooms and authorizing rebid: approved. - Resolution 2025-87, awarding contract for First Avenue roadway improvements: approved. - Resolution 2025-88, awarding bid for traffic control signage: approved. - Resolution 2025-89, council commitment regarding round 4 present-in-need affordable housing obligations: approved. - Resolution 2025-90 through 2025-92, release of various performance bonds for specific properties: approved. - Resolution 2025-93, appointments to the planning board (including Council member Yvonne Clayton as Class 3 member): approved. - Resolution 2025-94, celebrating February as National Black History Month: approved.
The council also approved minutes from the Jan. 15 executive and reorganization meetings. The tabling of the Superior Officers Association contract means ratification was postponed to a future meeting; no new terms or vote tally were recorded in the transcript.
The meeting record shows motion/second language and roll-call confirmations for each resolution; the clerk captured individual yes/no votes as read into the record.
