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The city council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 4 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m.

Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the agenda for both the workshop and regular meeting sessions include:

• City Auditor David Kaplan’s review of the UEZ corporation audit.

• A presentation by a team from the Van Allen Institute on a Rebuild by Design competition entry that seeks to improve Asbury Park’s environmental resiliency post-Sandy.

• A presentation by Deputy Mayor Sue Henderson on a Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program.

• A presentation by Tom Gilmour, the city’s director of commerce, on an EZ Ride shuttle bus.

• Several presentations by City Engineer Joe Cunha which include an amendment to a request for proposals seeking bids to rebuild the Sunset Avenue foot bridge, and a request for the city to seek bids for sewer plant roof repairs.

• Discussions on amendments to the city’s mercantile ordinance, police chaplan ordinance, and taxi ordinance.

• A request for directional signage for the inside of the city’s transportation center made by the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce.

• A resolution for a modified drug alliance agreement and a COPS Grant.

In executive session, the council will discuss contract negotiations and potential litigation for a state mandated sprinkler system to be installed in Convention Hall; several personnel appointments including the city manager’s position, a zoning board alternate, deputy clerk position, and a New Jersey Intergovernmental Insurance Fund Commissioner; contract negotiations with Diversified Realty on an empty plot of land at 700 Bangs Ave.; an update on redevelopment agreements with Interfaith Neighbors on the Springwood Avenue Project; and renewal of the city’s agreement with the New Jersey Intergovernmental Insurance Fund. They will also discuss two potential matters of litigation, one in regard to a sewer connection fee for an approved beer garden at 527 Lake Ave., and PILOT payments on the Steinbach building and the 550 Cookman Ave. apartment complex.

The agendas for tonight’s meeting are subject to change. They can be viewed here by clicking the City Council meeting agenda link under the “residents” tab on the left side of the page. 

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