The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday evening, will hold the third and final readings of two amended Ordinance, and act on three Resolutions. They’ll also hold a public hearing on an update to the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Council meeting begins at 5:30-p.m., in their chambers at City Hall. After the third reading of an amended Ordinance setting the speed limit on Sunnyside drive from 2,000-feet south of 10th street to 22nd Street (1,650 feet) at 35-miles per hour, the Council will act on approving the amendment. From 10th Street to 2,000-feet south, the speed limit will remain 25-miles per hour.

The Council will also act on approving, after the third and final reading, an amended Ordinance that repeals and replaces Chapter 151 (pertaining to Trees), with a New Tree Ordinance to be located under the same Chapter 155, “Trees.” The change also reflects the shifting of the City Forester position from Parks and Rec Director to Street Superintendent, and clarifies the authority of the Forester. A Public hearing will be held as well, on the City’s Comprehensive Plan, which was last updated in December, 2002. SWIPCO worked on updating the Plan, which the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed and made suggestions for, to improvement it. The Commission then chose to transmit their recommendation to the full Council. SWIPCO’s Alexis Fleener will be at Wednesday’s meeting to discuss the update process and answer any questions. Afterward the Council will act on a Resolution “Adopting the City of Atlantic Comphrensive Plan.”

And, the Council will act on a Resolution “Adopting [a] Reservation Fee Schedule for City Park Facilities.” The move would not only serve to provide groups with a means to reserve City Park Shelters for their events, and it acts as a “Voluntary revenue enhancement for the General Fund,” according to City Administrator John Lund. The fees would be waived for official City sponsored and partnered events. Under the fee schedule, reservations for the City’s Shelters would be $20 from 8-a.m. To 2-p.m., $20 from 3-p.m. To 9-p.m., or a full-day for $35. Picnic tables will be rented out in the same fashion as shelter reservations. The cost for six tables is $20, 12 tables $35. Tables will be picked up and returned by the renter. Without a reservation, the shelters are available on a first-come first-served basis. The Parks and Rec Board and Personnel and Finance Committee are recommending Council approval of the fee schedule.

The final order of business for the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, is to act on a Resolution “Obligating funds from the Whitney TIF (Tax Increment Financing) Urban Renewal Area Fund for Annual Appropriation Payment.” The matter is with regard to the Council approved TIF agreement with the Whitney Group for improvements to the Whitney Inn in 2016. This will be the first year the City is eligible to capture the taxes paid by the Whitney Group using TIF. Afterward, they will be an annual feature on the Council’s agenda until the $750,000 maximum is paid-off, or 20-years expire – whichever comes first.