Ocean City City Council has hired a professional planner to help guide it through the complicated and contentious process of evaluating development options for the former Wonderland Pier amusement park site on the Ocean City Boardwalk. According to OCNJDaily, the governing body gave approval for a no-bid professional services contract with Jennifer L. Heller of Polistina & Associates LLC, a planning and engineering firm headed by state Sen. Vincent Polistina, an Atlantic County Republican. Council had delayed awarding the contract during its Feb. 19 meeting for more discussions about the scope of work that would be performed by Heller on behalf of the city at a rate of $175 an hour, for a maximum amount of $15,000.