LIVE UPDATES: Brick Township Council Meeting

Brick, NJ -- These are live updates from the Brick Township Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

The meeting began at 7 p.m. with presentations, and the council is considering the resolutions on the consent agenda.

Among items on the consent agenda is a resolution amending the lease with Chefs International for the proposed restaurant at Traders Cove Marina and Park. The amendments alter the boat slips that would be available to restaurant patrons, limiting them to only the 26 transient slips that exist at the marina. The amendments also redefine the parking, clarifying that county parking is not available for use by the restaurant, and declaring the paved lot off-limits to parking by restaurant employees. The amendments also include a clause to prioritize local residents and local businesses in sourcing for jobs.

During public comment on the consent agenda, resident George Scott urged the council to reconsider the lease amount of $75,000, because part of that amount will be allocated to property taxes.

7:55 p.m.

The public hearing on the parking ordinance.

Jim Stoever of Duquesne Boulevard addressed comments made during the Sept. 6 meeting, saying the contention that this is not about discriminating against any group.

"If it was Roman Catholic, Mormon ... my neighbors and I would still be seeking relief," Stoever said. He said residents of Birchwood Park sought and received similar relief from students of Brick Township High School a number of years ago.

Stoever said residents have not verbally attacked people parking in front of their homes.

"We have taken the high road by petitioning you," he said to the council.

No one spoke from Tryko, the company that owns the building where parking overflow has been an isue.

The council voted unanimously in favor of the ordinance.

Township Attorney Kevin Starkey said the ordinance takes effect 20 days after it is published in local newspapers, so it will be enforced in about three weeks.