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Harvey Cedars commissioners approve contracts, grant first readings on two ordinances and hear park and school funding questions
Summary
At the Oct. 21, 2024 meeting, the Borough of Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners approved several contracts including playground equipment, water-plant controller upgrades and Sunset Park landscaping, introduced two ordinances on capital improvements and beach badge fees, and heard public comments about park work and school funding.
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Harvey Cedars met Oct. 21, 2024, and moved forward on a slate of routine municipal business, adopting contracts for park and utility work, taking first readings on two ordinances and hearing residents’ questions about Sunset Park improvements and school funding.
Mayor John Imperiale called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. The board confirmed that the meeting complied with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act and that required notices were published and posted.
On the agenda, the board introduced Ordinance 2024-26, an ordinance providing for various borough improvements appropriating $250,000 and authorizing the issuance of $237,500 in bonds or notes; Commissioner Paul G. Rice moved the ordinance and Commissioner Joseph F. Gieger seconded. The board also introduced Ordinance 2024-27, an amendment to Chapter 4 of the borough code pertaining to beach badge fees; Commissioner Joseph F. Gieger moved and Commissioner Paul G. Rice seconded. Both ordinances were taken up on first reading with a unanimous roll-call by Mayor Imperiale and Commissioners Gieger and Rice.
The board adopted Resolution 2024-124 to enter into shared-services agreements with Ocean County for the Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement Program (DWIEP) and the Drug Recognition Expert Callout Program (DRECP). The resolution cites NJSA 40A:65-1 et seq. and sets the agreements’ effective dates from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025. Commissioner Paul G. Rice moved and Commissioner Joseph F. Gieger seconded; the roll-call vote was unanimous.
Other adopted resolutions awarded contracts and handled routine financial business: a contract to MRC, Inc. for GameTime playground equipment under ESCNJ Contract 24/25-01 for $29,900.47 (Resolution 2024-126); cancellation of certain unexpended general capital appropriation balances related to Ordinance No. 24-04 (Resolution 2024-127); a contract to ABS Electric, Inc. for VFD controller upgrades at the 80th Street and Salem Avenue water plants for $61,437.00 (Resolution 2024-128); and a contract to Evergreen Consolidated LLC for landscaping at Sunset Park for $54,820.00 (Resolution 2024-129). The board also approved the bills list. All motions were approved by unanimous roll call of the three commissioners present.
During Commissioner reports, Gieger said the borough’s well project is progressing without issues and reported continued updates to Sunset Park. Mayor Imperiale announced a community event, “Harvey Cedars Honors Our Veterans,” scheduled for Nov. 8 at noon in Sunset Park, and said a new police officer will be sworn in at the next meeting.
In the public comment period, Kathleen Ries of 29 Cedars Avenue asked when exercise equipment at Sunset Park would be completed; Commissioner Gieger said the work is expected in six to eight weeks. Ries asked whether Long Beach Township would contribute a share of the $61,437 water-plant upgrade; Mayor Imperiale confirmed that Long Beach Township would pay a percentage. Commissioner Gieger named Evergreen Construction of Galloway, N.J., as the landscaping contractor awarded the Sunset Park contract. Resident Lisa Denero raised concerns about dirt piles behind her home in Sunset Park that blow onto nearby properties; Commissioner Gieger said crews would begin spreading the dirt as early as the following week. Frederic Schragger, identifying himself as a member of the LBI school board, asked whether recent meetings with state officials about school funding had produced results; Commissioner Rice said nothing has come from those meetings yet.
The meeting adjourned at 4:49 p.m. after a motion by Commissioner Paul G. Rice, seconded by Commissioner Joseph F. Gieger.
Votes at a glance: All recorded motions and resolutions on the Oct. 21 agenda were adopted by unanimous roll call of Mayor John Imperiale and Commissioners Joseph F. Gieger and Paul G. Rice.
