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CITY COUNCIL MESSAGE

April 2, 2026

During the March 24 City Council meeting, two ordinances were introduced with First reading…

• Ordinance 1735, which was written to amend the existing ordinance related to Planning and Zoning Fees, thus increasing the fees by developers to ensure that escrow accounts have sufficient funds. 
• Ordinance 1736, which was written to amend the existing Zoning Maps, so they are consistent with Sea Isle City’s Master Plan. 

Ordinances 1735 and 1736 will each have Second Reading and Public Hearing (and possible adoption) during the April 28 City Council meeting. 

Each of the resolutions on the March 24 Consent Agenda was approved, including…

• Resolution 032, which approved the Finance Department’s most recent vouchers. Please note: Vouchers are part of the city’s Purchase Order System, which is how our municipality pays for goods and services. 
• Resolution 034, which authorized the award of a Public Bid Contract to My Beach Mobile, of Haddonfield, NJ, for a Mobile App used for the sale of Beach Tags.
• Resolution 035, which certified Sea Isle City’s annual Audit. Please note: Once again, our audit resulted in “no findings” and “no comments” – which is a very good indication of our sound financial management. 
• Resolution 036, which authorized a Raffle Application for the Women’s Civic Club of Sea Isle City. 
• Resolution 038, which authorized Support of Congressman Van Drew’s H.R. 7459 Coastal Trust Fund Act, which was written to help secure federal funding for the implementation of stable beach replenishment projects that will protect and secure our coastline. 
• Resolution 039, which supports the NJ State Senate’s Concurrent Resolution No. 106, which would determine that the NJPACT REAL Rules are inconsistent with legislative intent (thus urging the State of New Jersey to take an incremental and targeted approach rather than drastically expanding New Jersey’s “Flood Hazard Area”).
• Resolution 040, which authorized Contracts between Sea Isle City’s Division of Recreation and private vendors for various summer programs. 
• Resolution 041, which authorized a local Co-Op Contract in the amount of $34,272, with TGG Floors, of Dayton, NJ, for the installation of tile flooring in the Community Center. The funds used to pay for this contract were previously budgeted as part of the overall Community Center construction project. 

During the “Pending Business” portion of the March 24 meeting, Council President Tighe mentioned the presentation that was made by Municipal Engineer Andy Previti during the March 10 City Council meeting regarding possible options to add shade structures at the JFK Boulevard playground. During the discussion that followed, several council members expressed their opinions (which included concerns over the costs). 

During the “Citizen Comment” portion of the March 24 meeting, several residents stepped to the microphone to share opinions and ask questions on different topics, including…

• Questioning if the city plans to hold the Community Center’s general contractor to their signed contract, specifically regarding the contractor not meeting the construction completion date, at which time Council President Tighe assured the resident that the city will indeed follow the wording in the construction contract.  
• Requesting the city purchase a large parcel of land in downtown Sea Isle City to be used for public parking.
• Requesting a moratorium on the construction of new “side-by-side” homes in Sea Isle City.
• Offering to help water the city’s trees.
• Showing support for the addition of shade structures to Sea Isle City’s playgrounds. 

Best regards from the members of City Council,

Council President Mary Tighe (mtighe@seaislecitynj.us)
Ian Ciseck (iciseck@seaislecitynj.us)
Frank Edwardi (fedwardijr@seaislecitynj.us)   
Michael Jargowsky (mjargowsky@seaislecitynj.us) 
Bill Kehner (wkehner@seaislecitynj.us)