Welcome to the regular meeting of the Bonnet City Council meeting on May 26 at 5 30 p.m.

Dr.

Arthur here.

Councilmember English?

Here.

Councilmember Vargas?

Here.

Vice President Gomez?

Here.

President Spinelli, absent.

Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, please.

And to the Republicans.

One nation under God.

Individual.

Public notice of this meeting pursuant to the Open Public Meeting Act has been given by the City Clerk on December 12, 2025 in the following manner.

Post some written notice on the official bowl of the board in the lobby of City Hall.

Providing written notice to the offices of the Daily Journal, Press of Atlantic City, Mineland Voice and publishing electronically on the city's official website and filing written notice in the office of the city clerk of the city of mine.

Chair and Tane's a motion that the pre-meeting conference, regular meeting of May 12th and the work session of May 19, 2026 be approved as submitted.

The move.

Second.

Any discussion?

Seeing

none.

See none.

Dr.

Arthur?

Yes.

Councilmember English?

Yes.

Councilmember Vargas?

Yes.

And Vice President Gomez.

Yes.

Okay.

We would now uh open the public portion of this meeting.

Public port excuse me.

Public comment provides an opportunity for members of the public body to inform the governing body about their views.

The governing body prescribes the city council's bylaws and New Jersey statutes on open public meetings when engaging during public comment.

As such, each individual shall have a three-minute limit to comment, cannot yield time to another individual, and may only approach the podium once during public comment for any one topic.

The city council will not engage in dialogue with the public at this time.

Disruptive conduct by audience members may result in removal following a warning, and all participants are expected to adhere to professional decorum.

The governing body maintains model courtesy and respect and requires the members of the public to do the

same.

Is

there anyone in the audience that needs that wishes to be heard?

Mr.

Vice President, I have Mary Ann Lyelly.

Mary Ann Lyley, come up, please.

Thank you.

Good

evening.

My name is Mary Ann Lyelly, Vineland, New Jersey.

I'd like to start off with a visual.

This area outlined in the dark lines is the area of New Jersey that is fed by the Kirkwood Cahensey Aquifier.

As you could see, or aquifer.

As you can see, it's most of South Jersey.

It's the largest aquifer in New Jersey.

It covers approximately 3,000 square miles and contains 17 trillion gallons of fresh water, enough to cover the state in 10 feet of water.

Most of the wetlands, lakes, streams, and rivers in South Jersey is water that seeps or flows directly from the ground from this aquifer.

It is a relatively shallow aquifer, and shallow aquifers close to the surface are likely to be used for water supply and irrigation.