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2026-11-12 - Municipal Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda (pages 1-12 of the 1,083-page packet were read; the supporting documents in the packet were not). No minutes or video recorded yet, so outcomes are unknown.

Agenda

  1. Regular meeting: roll call, invocation, salute to the flag, Sunshine Law statement (agenda circulated November 4, 2026)
  2. Reception of bids; consent agenda (Ordinance J-636, supplemented by C-248)
  3. Ordinances, first reading
    • 3.1 Ord. 26-089: rent control exemption period for newly constructed multiple dwellings (see Rent control exemption for new construction (Ord. 26-089))
    • 3.2 Ord. 26-090: remove the prohibition on granting and transferring plenary retail consumption licenses in the Monticello Avenue Corridor (see Monticello Avenue plenary retail liquor license ban (Ord. 26-090))
    • 3.3 Ord. 26-091: reserved disabled parking spaces at various locations
    • 3.4 Ord. 26-092: street-cleaning parking restrictions, clarifying language (Section 332-31)
    • 3.5 Ord. 26-093: street-cleaning parking restrictions on Florence Street
    • 3.6 Ord. 26-094: easement agreement affecting 55 Hudson Street (Block 14505, Lot 1)
    • 3.7 Ord. 26-095: Personnel chapter salary changes (see Salary ordinance Ord. 26-095): amendments to the salary schedule for city positions, on first reading
  4. Ordinance hearings, second reading
  5. Public request for hearing: 62 speakers listed
  6. Petitions and communications: 37 items, mainly state environmental clean-up letters and permits, tax abatement applications for 35 and 55 River Drive South and 30 and 40 Newport Parkway, and Planning Board hearing notices for November 10
  7. Officers communications: 7.1 substantial amendment to the 2026 Annual Action Plan reallocating prior-year CDBG and HOME funds (see Community Development Block Grant spend-down deadline)
  8. Reports of directors: Mayor's letter designating an Acting Corporation Counsel
  9. Claims: meeting claims list
  10. Resolutions (Res. 26-719 to 26-754)
  • Budget: special items of revenue (26-719), appropriation changes (26-720), appropriation transfers (26-744), Exchange Place Alliance assessment roll (26-721) and budget (26-722, see Exchange Place Alliance SID 2026-27 assessment and budget), cancellation of $250,000 in excess authorization for 68-74 Sip Avenue (26-746) and of $52,266,000 in authorizations under Ordinance 18-113 (26-747, see Cancellation of old improvement authorizations (Res. 26-747))
  • Meetings: 2027 caucus and regular meeting dates (26-723); move the November 25 regular meeting to Tuesday, November 24 at 6:00 PM (26-751)
  • Grants: $5,000 from Best Friends Animal Society (26-724), Hudson County municipal alliance (26-726), NJ urban forestry young tree program (26-727), library per capita state aid (26-728), Safe Routes to School (26-729); Hudson Regional Health Commission 2026 assessment (26-725)
  • Land and environment: PSE&G notices in lieu of deed notice for parts of Forrest Street and Halladay Street (26-730, 26-731); litter and debris liens (26-732)
  • Purchasing and contracts: sale of 177 motor vehicles at online auction (26-733), reject sign shop materials bids (26-734), competitive contracting for a utility billing audit (26-735), claim payment for door repair services (26-736), amend Wielkotz accounting and advisory contract (26-742), H2M Associates construction administration for the City Hall roof and skylight replacement (26-743)
  • Legal: amend outside counsel agreements with PEM Law (labor, 26-748) and Whipple Azzarello (litigation, 26-749); public defenders for the Municipal Court (26-750)
  • Municipal Court: reappoint a part-time judge (26-740) and the Chief Judge (26-741)
  • Policy: commemoration of the late Sandra Bolden Cunningham (26-737); support for state bills on reproductive healthcare access at public colleges (26-738); renewing local support for Cannabis Place 420 Corp as a Class 5 retail cannabis business (26-739, see Cannabis Place 420 Corp Labor Peace Dispute); clarify reporting timelines of the Rent Protection Special Investigation Committee (26-745, see Rent Protection Committee Report and Rent History Disclosure); response to a proposed zoning ordinance amendment (26-752); $20,000 to the Museum of Jersey City History for the Apple Tree House (26-753); 2026 Best Practices Inventory Questionnaire (26-754)
  1. Deferred or tabled agenda
  1. Adjournment

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