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The Asbury Park City Council will meet Tuesday in Council Chambers, located at 1 Municipal Plaza.

There will be a 4 p.m. closed executive session. The public meetings begin at 6 p.m. with a  workshop session and is followed by the 7 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting.

Items on the agenda include:

• Executive session discussions performance reviews for City Manager Michael Capabianco and Clerk Cindy Dye, and contract negotiations pertaining to amendments to the waterfront redevelopment plan and Sackman Enterprise’s 607 Mattison Avenue developer’s agreement. In December 2016, Sackman unveiled project plans that included an urban farm grocery store, multi level parking garage, and 97 residential units.

The workshop meeting includes a City Manager’s report on issues raised during prior meetings and a review of the night’s agenda.

• Planning and Redevelopment Director Michele Alonso will discuss redevelopment plans for four lots located at 1001 First Ave, and there will be a presentation of the City’s Workforce Development Plan.

The Regular Session meeting will include votes on budgetary matters, and the following:

• A person and place to place liquor license transfer to ABG Liquor Holdings of Neptune and the clearing of past unused grant receivables and appropriation from the budgetary reserves.

• A vote regarding the Springwood Avenue sanitary sewer project contract to Lucas Construction Group for $797,797.

• A Main Street Redevelopment Plan amendment to allow recording studios and to establish permit metered parking and valet parking within the zone. The zone includes the entire length of Main Street within City limits, as well as to the properties that fall within the area to the railroad tracks.

• Establishing guidelines for the Marlton-based Michaels Organization redevelopment project within the Springwood Avenue Redevelopment Plan, which allows for 64 residential units and approximately 1,350 square feet of commercial space.

• Shifting block by block development to lot by lot development within the Waterfront Redevelopment Zone.

• And, there will be an introduction to change the Public Arts Committee to a Commission, thereby establishing seven regular and two alternate member seats; including the City Manager or a designee, a City Council representative, and five seats comprised of members residents or those who are a part of the City’s business community. Two members must be representatives of art, tourism or cultural organizations. Terms will run for 3 years but will stagger initially and alternates shall serve 2 year terms.

Click here to view the full agenda with supplemental materials.

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