Planning board authorizes appointment of conflict planner and conflict engineer

Following the public portion of the meeting the Asbury Park Planning Board entered executive session to discuss two nonpublic matters and reconvened to take action authorizing the city to appoint, when needed, a conflict planner and a conflict engineer from firms the city already knows.

A board member moved the appointment authority and the motion was adopted by the board. The recorded discussion indicated the purpose is to have pre‑identified consultants available in the event the board needs an independent planner or engineer in a conflict situation rather than drawing from an unfamiliar pool.

The action does not name specific firms; it authorizes the city to select from consultants with which it is already familiar. The board took the vote in public after returning from executive session and indicated staff will proceed with documentation as necessary.