Asbury Park zoning board adopts Hope Academy resolution, postpones Emery Street/Cookman hearing

The City of Asbury Park Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 20 adopted a resolution concerning Hope Academy Charter School and postponed a hearing on an application described in the meeting as “5, 300 Emery Street, 531 Cookman,” the board said.

Chairman Abeloni opened the meeting and read a public-meeting notice, saying, “This meeting is being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975,” and noted the meeting was being recorded by APTV.

The board recorded attendance and recusals before taking action. K. Wendy Glassman was recused from consideration of the application; Vice Chair John Scully and member Russell Lewis were absent. In a roll-call vote on the Hope Academy resolution, Daniel Harris, Jill Potter, Natalie Passerini, J.J. Hall and Chairman Abeloni were recorded as voting yes. The transcript did not show any recorded no votes or abstentions. The board announced the motion to adopt the resolution carried.

The board also told attendees that the application for “5, 300 Emery Street, 531 Cookman” would be heard at another date that has not yet been determined. No further substantive details about that application or about the content of the Hope Academy resolution were given on the record during the portion of the meeting provided in the transcript.

After handling those housekeeping items, a member moved to terminate the meeting; the motion was seconded and the board voted to adjourn.

What the board recorded: the meeting opened with a statutory notice, a resolution for Hope Academy Charter School was adopted by roll-call vote, an application hearing was deferred to an unspecified future date, and the meeting was adjourned. The transcript did not include the text of the Hope Academy resolution, the reasons for Glassman’s recusal, or a new hearing date for the deferred application.