City of Asbury Park
Business Committee Meeting
Wednesday, 1/20/20 at 10am
Meeting Minutes
Committee Members Attendance: Kathy Kelly (Co-chair); Deputy Mayor Amy Quinn; Assistant City
Manager Michael Manzella; Communications Director Sonia Spina; Robin Elliot-Preston; Reggie Flimlin;
Jenn Hampton; Austin Leopold; Russell Lewis; Ben Ross; Marilyn Schlossbach; Jacki Sharpe; Chris
Zatorski;
Committee Members not in Attendance: Bianca Freda (Co-chair); City Manager Donna M. Vieiro;
Chamber Director Sylvia Sylvia Cioffi; Phyllis Maffucci; James Soto;
Guests in Attendance: None
The meeting held discussions around Covid-19 recovery for the Asbury Park Business Community.
Reminder to Business Committee members to respond to survey regarding 2021 goals.
Discussion around creating subcommittees for Waterfront and Main Street (Downtown covered by
current members) in order to provide City Council with 2-3 ideas each on what the City can do to help
with business recovery. Ideas needed by first week of February.