Okay, everyone. If everyone can find their seats, silence their cell phones, and if we can close the back and side doors, I greatly appreciate it. We're about to get started. Thank you. All right. Good evening everyone. We are on the record. Today is Monday, the 10th
day of November in the year 2025. This is a city council caucus meeting of the Jersey City Municipal Council. We had a scheduled 400 p.m. start. The clock on my cell phone is showing 4:01 p.m. May we have a roll call for the commencement of this caucus. Council
Person Ridley, Council Person Huings, Council Person Bajana, Council Person is not here yet. Council person Solomon here.
>> Council person Gilmore. Council person Deise is not here. Council person Rivera >> and Council President Mortman. Thank you. >> Okay. We have seven council members in attendance at 4:01 p.m. On behalf of
Council President Mourn and the members of the municipal council in accordance with New Jersey public laws of 1975 chapter 231, the Open Public Meetings Act, also known as the Sunshine Law. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the posting on a bulletin board of the first floor of city hall.
the annual notice which is the schedule of meetings and offices of the municipal council for the calendar year 2025 and filed in the office of the city clerk on Friday, November 15th, 2024. In addition, in its time of its preparation, the agenda of this meeting was similarly disseminated on Friday,
November 7th, 2025 at 8:21 p.m. to the mayor, municipal council, business administrator, corporation council, and the local newspapers and posted on the city's website so I can certify as to our total compliance with the Sunshine Law. Council President, before I turn it
over to you, I believe Council Person Bajiano would like to make a statement. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I just uh I just want to talk about the medical zone. I want to thank uh Councilman Solomon for joining me and the people who want to save the
hospital. Thanks can council members for your support and join me and vote and support on Wednesday. We want to make sure that this will stay hospital and we will use any mechanism available to make
that happen. So, uh, I just want to let the people know that no way in heck that Christ Hospital can close. >> Okay, Council President, I'm going to turn it over to you. >> Good evening. First, Director Kes.
>> Good evening, President Waterman, members of the council. I have seven items before you this evening. First one is item 1016, resolution 25684. It's a resolution authorizing the award of contract for the purchase and delivery of ammunition for the Jersey
City Police Department to law man supply under New Jersey State contract. Uh $61,543.50 is the total and the funds are available in the public safety operating account. >> Question. Next. Next item is 102025688.
Resolution will authorize the award of a contract to Millennium Communications Group for the purchase and installation of fiberlink and data cabling at Engine Company 10 located at 283 Holiday Street to public safety headquarters. Total
amount of this contract is $9,647.90 and is available in the capital account. Next item is 1021 resolution 25689. Resolution will authorize the award of a contract to communication specialist incorporated for the purchase and
delivery of portable radios, chargers, and speaker microphones for use by public safety personnel. Total amount of the contract is $163,580.37 and is funded by the 2024 UASI grant. Next item 104625714
resolution will authorize the award of contract to Northeast Auto and Truck Parts LLC for the purchase and delivery of various automotive parts for the city's vehicle fleet. Total amount of this contract is $200,000 and the funds are available in a DPW automotive
services operating account. Next is 104725715. resolution will award a competitively bid contract to Creative Outdoor Advertising of America to provide the city with waste and recycling recepticles citywide at no cost to the
city. In exchange, the city will receive the sum of $100,000 in revenue during the three-year contact period. Next is 1048 25716. The resolution will authorize the award of a contract to Bort and Saul for the
purchase and delivery of rock salt through the cooperative agreement between the city of Jersey City and the county of Hudson. Total amount of this contract is $800,000 and is available in the DPW sanitation operating account.
And the last is 104925717. Resolution will order authorize the award of a contract to Western Industries North LLC for pest pest control citywide. Total amount of the contract is $150,000 and is available in the DPW Buildings and Streets operating
account. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. >> And just for the Marines setting up there, happy $250 anniversary. >> Thank you, director. Go ahead, Baker. >> Hi. Good evening, council president, members of council. I have four
resolutions this evening. First one is item 10.39, resolution 25707. It's a resolution authorizing an award of contract to software house international for Google workspace enterprise plus email system through the
US commodities government purchasing alliance known as Omnia partners or the department of public safety division of communications and technology. Uh the first year cost is $397,6710. This is renewal of our email system for
public safety. both fire and police. Next is 10.40 resolution 25708, a resolution authorizing the award of a contract to Enrado Life and Safety Solutions Corp for the maintenance of the 911 system under New Jersey state
contract for the Department of Public Safety, Division of Communications and Technology. Uh it's in the amount of $79,114.7. This is a partial maintenance agreement for the existing 911 which I will have
completely uh replaced with the new one by the first quarter of uh next year. So that's why this is only only partial. Director um as it relates to the the infrastructure I guess we still have on
Bishop Street. When do we foresee all of that stuff going to the MLK public safety headquarters? >> Well, the center's already at headquarters. Everything has been moved. The only thing at Bishop Street right now is the servers and uh some of the um
the data lines. They're also being moved first quarter. So, we will actually be out of Bishop Street. >> Everything everything will be out of Bishop Street first quarter 26. >> Yes. Located on the on the third floor. And I guess Pete, what what is is Bishop
Street? Is that We don't lease. That's our building. >> Yes. >> What's what's the plan for Bishop Street? >> So we own the building right now until we have everything moved over there. We have to have as a backup. We're determining whether or not we need any redundancy there or if we reappropriate the building for either another police
purpose or something else. You know, senior housing, senior recreation, the the sky's the limit on that one. >> Okay. And next one is 10 pen-41 resolution 25709. A resolution authorizing an award of a
contract to Software House International for the purchase of the annual maintenance of the city of Jersey City Police Division and Fire Division Infoshare Public Safety Project through the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, Bergen County Co-op for the Department of Public Safety,
Communications, and Technology. this um that is in the amount of 1,665,4252. This is the uh renewal of the CAD computer aided dispatch and record management system and also the info share part which allows police and fire
department to upload and download to prosecutor's office and and uh different states. Finally, last 1050 resolution 25718. This is a resolution ratifying an emergency contract award to Millennium
Communication for the replacement and repairs of the fiber cables within the fiber junction box outside of OEM uh Jersey City. And what happened with this is on September 20th, Saturday, 7:00, I received the call that our hazmat uh
firehouse at 595 North lost all communications. They had no phones. They had no computers. And they lost the fire alerting system as well. So after checking out in-house on our equipment, I had Millennium go out to find out if there was a fiber break. Not only did
they find that one, but we also found out that uh damage was done to our citywide 911 system. Those are those blue kiosks that you see through the whole system. So that now would I couldn't let that go an entire weekend because now city's liable on both parts.
So they went out and did the emergency repair and that was to the amount of $20,700. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Kyle. >> Good afternoon, council. I have uh 13 items for the finance department. Um
start with agenda item 10.1 resolution 25669 a resolution for additional grant funds received by the city uh post adoption of the budget. The total of the new grant awards is uh 3,252,000.
Next item 10.2 resolution 25670 authorizing appropriation transfers for various departments in the city. So, additional funding is required to cover some uh unanticipated costs for a variety of reasons. Uh police overtime,
third party contracts, personnel changes. Um and the surplus funding being moved is also generated for a multitude of reasons, employee separations, funded vacancies for the year, uh operational efficiencies where
we save some money, grant offsets, etc. These appropriation transfers uh amount to 4 million which is half a percent of the adopted budget amount. Um and they're required to cover all expenditures made. Uh any over expenditures as the council may know are
deferred charges in the following year budget and also a direct hit to cash surplus. >> Kyle, um two questions. one. For some reason, it looks like um a million dollars from council aid salaries were
listed twice. I don't know if that's a typo or what. Um and then two, if you can speak to the million dollars that's coming from sanitation, what was that money slated for? >> Yep. So, it's not a type of we're just
we're trying to clean it up so each department it's clear where the funding the funding is coming from. So the total for transfer for the council should be 1.5 and that's being spread out amongst th those two areas health and human services and public safety. As for
sanitation the surplus I believe is an excess in is it salary salaries and wages? Thought I had it >> cuz I know the first thing someone going to say is it's filthy out here. Why we taking away a million?
>> Yeah, hang on. I have it for you. We did have a a large uh grant offset this year for sanitation. So that did generate a lot of surplus for us the end of the year to move. It's nothing to I don't I don't believe sanitation has any staffing issues. Again, we had the clean
communities grant which we used to um you know reimburse ourselves. So that'd be the reason there if there's any other questions. Um, >> so to and is is this for police overtime? >> Correct. Yep.
>> We could give a a more detailed breakdown before Wednesday if you want. Uh, >> yes. Just >> budget director will send that over. >> Um, like see where where the money is coming from and where it's going. Like a line item. >> Gotcha.
>> Yeah. And just so the council is aware, all of the positions that were budgeted for this year, there's still adequate funding in place if they were hired through the rest uh through the rest >> rest of the year, >> right? And no and again those stat those positions in the ordinance for the
council will be in the budget again uh presumably next year when we introduce it. So shouldn't impact anything. Uh the next item 10.3 25671. Uh this is cancellation of some capital balances. These are issuing costs put
aside in future year ordinances uh typically reserved for underwriter fees, credit rating agencies. Uh they're no longer needed for those ordinances. So those funds are going to be returned to the fund balance. Item 10.4 25672
cancelling reserve balances for various funds. These were stale checks canceled via resolution 25498 earlier in the year. Um checks were reissued for the same amounts. So these funds are being reserved to fund balance
10.5673 cancelling state and federal reserve balances. So when these grant awards uh were given to the city honestly before I started working with the department the city established uh unique bank accounts
for them. So they've all acred some interest over the last few years but those grant periods have uh have expired. So we don't need to have those funds reserved anymore. We're going to cancel those balances and and regenerate some some fund balance for the city.
10.8 8 resolution 25676 is a payment of a claim in the amount of 312,000 to NW Financial. Uh the city currently has an open RFP for the services. Uh BA's office has assigned a committee and will aim to have an award
uh at the next meeting or whatever the committee uh comes up with. And then item 3.1 is an ordinance 25119 to repurpose 58.4 million uh dollars in the capital fund. This is existing
capital funding that I tried to bring to council a little earlier in the year. Um, essentially what we're looking to do is redistribute authorized uh, capital funding into more generic uses so it can
cover a wide variety of building improvements rather than designating uh, each individual uh, building project and just gives us more flexibility uh, with spending throughout the year. So the new breakdown is included in the
ordinance if there's any questions. Agenda item 10.6 resolution 25674 uh approving the 2024 corrective action plan. This is uh result of the 2024 audit being released. I believe all the council has received that from the city
clerk. Correct. Yep. So if there's any questions as far as the corrective action that is planned, uh I'd be the contact person at this point. >> Hey Cal, quick question. Um so this this is from the action plan from 2024.
>> Yes. So the the the annual audit is due in June of the following year for every municipality. There is a statutory uh deadline that has been pushed back and we were due to have it to the council in September. Got to council in October and
essentially the corrective action plan is to the findings for the prior year. So if there was any uh internal control issues or budgetary issues, we have to provide a response on how we're going to mitigate them in the future moving forward.
>> Yeah, that's that was basically going to be my question is uh what if anything have we learned from the previous years to implement to ensure you know I guess we don't have that hurdle in the following year. >> Right. Yes. So again it's it's a variety
of things. summer compliance issues from, you know, other areas of the city. Um, deposit, it could be the most minor thing where the backup for a deposit didn't match and we have to go back to the department to track it down. Um, so
once we start implementing these things, then in the 20 the 25 audit, the auditor will come back and say if it's still a material weakness for the city, and we hope to have those removed uh the following year. I have four more items. Uh 4.5 ordinance
>> council. Sorry to interrupt Kyle. Just to add to that too, we actually implemented a new budgetary software this year admins that we've talked about before. So that was actually one of the findings too is that having that in there will help the finance department and their team have better control over some of this information and make it more trackable for them
while we're here. >> Thanks, Peter. The next four items are all uh joined together. So 4.5 ordinance 25111 a second reading for special emergency appropriation in the amount of 14
million uh agenda item 10.56 resolution 25724. That is the issuance of notes for that uh emergency appropriation. Item 10.58, resolution 25726,
resolution authorizing emergency appropriation in the amount of 22.5 million for health insurance and or tax appeal settlements. And then agenda item 10.57 25725 issuance and sale notes not to
exceed 36.5 million. So any questions here? These are liabilities for the city that did not make it to the adopted budget. We have to fund them now. Uh we will issue notes, short-term notes. Uh repay the
debt in future budgets and defer out the payments on the principal. >> These wait these these three are late items. These >> they shouldn't they shouldn't have been late. Oh, >> either
>> they weren't on Saturday. >> They're not late items. What happened was there's a technical problem with publishing them. That's why I had Sean send them all to you today. As long as they're published before 48 hours, they're technically not late. That's why I want to get them as soon as possible once we realized they actually weren't on the agenda on Friday when it was
published. But you should, you know, you need a memo or something. We can have them summarized for you, but they were in the time. >> Oh, okay. I I just know that when we went over the agenda with the public, we didn't see them. So, >> I understood. That's why I had Sean set them separately because I didn't want you to be surprised by what happened as
soon as possible. Once we realized the error was there, but they had the approval there signed off on already. It's a technical issue when they published it. They didn't actually hit the publish button, but we're correcting it for the future. >> Yeah, I I do know John Mercer did upload these uh the appropriate time. So, I'm
not sure. I just noticed this morning it wasn't on the agenda when I was coming in. So, but I just want to um make clear that the timing of these resolutions are very important. Um we cannot really afford to withdraw them if the council's concerned about their
late. I will answer any questions you have on them, but you know, we're looking to close on the issuance of these notes uh December 24th. So, it doesn't really give the city much wiggle room as far as, you know, closing on any note sales that we have to do to get the
cash uh on the books. Thank you, >> Council President. Before you move on, I just wanted to mark Council Person present at 4:15 p.m. So, we now have eight council members present. Good afternoon, everyone. I have about
eight items for you today. Um, all right. I'm going to start with item 10.25. That's resolution 25-693. And that's a resolution approving the sale of 145 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City.
Um, authorizing Harborview Urban Renewal LLC to assume the city's note and mortgage encumbering the property. Um the property is a senior housing complex that was currently owned and operated by Volunteers of America. Um they received
CDBG funding from us to fund those about 100 um lowincome senior units and they received um $1,500,000 from the city of Jersey City in 2013. um they have a 20year restricted period
remaining and that property is going to be currently deed restricted until December of 2033. Um DCD we've reviewed the financial condition of the buyer and we do recommend approving the transfer of
title and the property will remain subject to the covenants conditions and the restrictions set forth in the city's legal documents. um 10.26. This is the accompanying resolution to that. So once we get um authorization to
approve the sale, um now we need to authorize the business administrator to execute the subordination of the city's mortgages um so that their new financing can take place. Um the transaction to sell the property is going to be at about $22 million. And again, we have
our 1.5 million um still in that scheme, but uh New Point Real Estate Capital LLC does require the city to subordinate its mortgage. The next item that I have for you is 10.27 and that's a resolution
authorizing the business administrator to execute the discharge encumbering the property at 11 Danforth Avenue in Jersey City. um they received funding under the employee home buyer incentive program in July of 1998.
Um and they have met all the conditions and the city is required to discharge. Okay. The next item that I have for you is 10.28 and that is another um mortgage discharge and that's for the property
located at 141 Terrace Avenue in Jersey City. They received about $6,000 in HORP. That's the homeowner repair program in March of 1999. They had a 5-year restricted period. They have met all the conditions are in compliance and
we're obligated to discharge. The next item that I have for you is 10.29. Um, this is also another mortgage discharge. This is for uh the property located at 45-51
Martin Luther King Avenue. Um and this was a project done by the Greenville Steering Nonprofit Housing Corporation in June of 1995. Um there's a 30-year restricted period on that property. Um they have met the
conditions and we are obligated to discharge. The next item that I have, I just want to make sure. So 10:30 is not mine, but skipping down to 10:31. Um, so this is a resolution authorizing the
city to allow us to award and contract for our community service block grant for the program year of January 1st through December 31st, 2025. Um, what I would like to mention is that this is the state money that comes from the DCA
and we get that money in two tranches. This is you guys accepting the award for us to accept the second trunch of funds. So that is in the amount of $462,736. Okay. The next item that I have for you is
agenda item 10.32 and this is a resolution or authorizing the awarding of program contracts to the Jersey City Housing Authority under our housing opportunities for persons with AIDS grant program that we received from
HUD for the program year of April 1st, 2024 through March 31st of 2025. Okay. and the amount awarded um was $600,865,000 remained in our unallocated funds. So
that's the account line that we're pulling this funds from to fund the JCHA to run this rental assistance program for us. >> Director, where's the money coming from? Was it allocated to some some other organization and then being shifted? >> That was the part that I was just mentioning that it was in our
unallocated bucket. Got it. So unlike the other grants, HOPA is the only grant where we have to identify who's going to get the grant funding at the building at the beginning, otherwise it goes into an unallocated bucket. Um and then just FYI, we do know that um our HOPA funding
is ending. The city of Jersey City will not be receiving 2026 HOPA funds from the federal government. Our funds are currently in transition over to the city of New York for administration for Hudson County. Um, and the last item that I have for
you is 10.36, and that's a resolution that allocates the remaining CSBG funding for program 2024. So, this is the state grant funds um for a new grant account for HHS's
senior nutrition program. Um, so we did have a balance of about $15,914 from the total grant award, but we couldn't administratively process that because on the city's side, the grant was already closed out. So that's the difference of the city working on
yeartoyear and us working on our multi-year. But I was able to collaborate with my friends over at finance and get this worked out. So this is approving us to create a new grant line to put those funds in so that we can award them as originally decided to HHS.
Thank you. Good afternoon, council president, members of the city council. The Jersey City Economic Development Corporation has three resolutions up for consideration, and I'm joined here today with Florence Baron, our director of development. So, first item is item
number 10.33, resolution 25-701, a resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City, authorizing the submission of an application to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority for Enterprise Zone Assistance Funds for the Jersey City UE New Skills at Work
Initiative in the amount not to exceed $300,000. >> Can you just describe the new skills uh work initiative? >> Yep, gladly. So, um, the new skills initiative is going to be a study that the EDC will be conducting. We'll be doing an RFP for one of, um, our partner
stakeholders to, uh, do the report for us. The last time the EDC commissioned a skill study was back in 2015. Over those 10 years, the workforce and work um, places have changed dramatically. Um, this ties into part of our strategic
5-year plan, which is to support workforce development programs. So by commission commissioning a new report, we will be able to understand what the landscape looked like and make sure that we fund the appropriate um skills and jobs for the future of Jersey City residents. The report itself we are
anticipating costing about $250,000. We've set aside $50,000 to hold a summit to publicly share the results of the report with all of the stakeholders that participated in addition to the public in general. Okay. Next is item number 10.34,
resolution 25702, a resolution of the municipal council of the city of Jersey City authorizing the submission of an application to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority for Urban Enterprise Zone Assistance Funds for the Jersey City UE lease subsidy grant program phase 2. And this
is um requesting an amount not to exceed $2,656,920. Any questions? >> Um if the uh the program is approved by the state, uh when would businesses be able to apply for it? >> We are not sure yet. So basically, we're coming to council now on a better
calendar and timeline. um for the EDC's end, it can take us up to three months between our board meeting, the council meeting, and then the state meeting. Um these programs are going down. The Urban Enterprise Zone Authority has new leadership and they're requesting that
any programs that would be funded from fiscal year 24 um allocations be sent to them by the end of December. So, it really just depends on when we get on the state agenda. Once an item is approved by the urban enterprise zone board, it takes about 45 days to get the
final letter and funds. And so once that happens, we can open up the program. So we are anticipating in a perfect world sometime in the early spring. But we will certainly keep you all a breast of the progress as it relates to the state. And I will say that the new um leadership there has been fantastic and
really making sure that programs are moving through at a much better clip. And with this amount of money, we should be able to support about 45 businesses. So, we're very, very excited about that. >> Okay. And the final is um item number
10.35, resolution 25-703, a resolution of the municipal council of the city of Jersey City authorizing the submission of an application to the New Jersey urban enterprise zone authority for enterprise zone assistant funds for the Jersey City UE Small Business
Incubator and Co-work Phase 3 in an amount not to exceed $600,000. for phase three. >> Um, the co-working. Are these the these like the little cubicle areas inside where we were at doing the tour?
>> Yes, that is correct. So, the EDC runs a co-work space. We have different tiered membership levels. We have day pass, open membership, dedicated desk, and offices. Um, there are a number of reasons why we're asking for phase three. This would round out the term of
our lease first and foremost. And then also there's a lot of um exciting initiatives happening coming from the NJEDA and some of our other partners here locally. Um so this way where we're best posed to not only keep the co-working space open but also do a slight pivot into incubator work so we
can get cohorts of um entrepreneurs into a program that will set hopefully set them up for success to move from um co-work. >> Thank you. >> Any questions? Okay. Thank you. >> Hello, Madame President, members of the
Jersey City Council. The Division of Animal Care and Control has one resolution to propose this evening. It is item number 10.38 resolution 25-706. It is a resolution amending a contract
with Dr. Mary Alamare DVM doing business as Alto Veterinary Services LLC to provide veterinarian services at the Animal Shelter for the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Animal Care and Control. We are looking
to amend the contract from $155,000 to $185,000. And this money is available in the operating account 01-201-27-336-312. >> Um, so the amended amount it's I guess it looks like it's an increase of about
30,000. Is this because we have more animals than we had anticipated at first or are we requesting our service for more hours outside of the original or more days outside of the original? >> Uh a a combination, Councilman,
considering we we hadn't operated the facility for 15 years prior, it was all kind of an estimate of what it was going to cost. But what we're encountering is um due to financial hardship and and the current situation with a lot of our residents, a lot of people are
attempting to surrender their animal to us because they can no longer afford to do it. Um some of this is about evictions and poverty and people who can't do it. But a lot of it is just that they can't afford the medical care. So instead of us taking ownership of the
animal where we will then have to do the medical care anyway by law, we're attempting to offer them the medical care and supplement their budget with food and keep the animal in the home it's already in. And that's what's exploded my budget with Dr. Mary.
>> Very good. >> So instead of taking the animal and doing all this and then trying to find it a home, it already has a home. All we need to do is help them keep >> help them get it out. Thanks Mark. >> Thank you very much
>> and Tanya. >> Good evening. Good evening, council president and council members. >> Sophia, if you can just identify yourself for the record. >> Yeah, my name is Sophia Pereira. I'm a senior planner with the Division of City Planning. >> Thank you.
And I'm here for agenda item 3.5, ordinance number 25123. This is an amendment to the land development ordinance to establish bird friendly design standards. It is estimated that a 100 million to a billion birds die each year in the
United States due to collisions with buildings. Birds collide with buildings primarily because of glass windows, either because they perceive reflections from glass as real or because they don't register the glass in front of them when they see something on the other side.
There are however many solutions out there to prevent these collisions from happening, including UV patterned windows, etched glass decals, and even insect screens. The division has worked with the American Bird Conservancy and bird advocates in the city to create bird
friendly design standards to prevent these collisions and therefore better protect the bird population in this region. This effort addresses the sustainability and resiliency goal of the master plan to encourage new development and redevelopment to be compatible with US green building
council principles. This effort also brings us in line with many municipalities across the country which have adopted similar standards including Newark, New Jersey, New York City, Washington DC, Mountain View, California. And this amendment was presented to the
planning board on September 23rd of this year and was recommended to the council with a floor amendment. The amendment adds three new definitions to the land development ordinance in relation to these new standards and adds the new standards to both the residential design standards and
non-residential design standards. They will apply to all new construction rehabilitation and additions throughout the city. These developments will be required to utilize bird friendly materials from the ground level up to 100 ft above grade and on all bird
hazard installations which are defined as structures that pose collision risks to birds. And these are for example railings, pedestrian bridges, uh green roofs adjacent to building facades etc.
And that is all I have for you today. If there are any questions. >> Thank you. >> Are one to two family homes exempt from this or is it a zero to 100 ft? >> It will be for every building new
construction rehabilitation addition from 0 to 100 ft. One and two family homes will not be exempt. And how much do you think that this would impact per um homeowner or per person that's
like what's the cost estimate for this? >> So we do not think that this will be costly for development. Um there are very lowcost, very typical bird friendly solutions including insect screens,
curtains, shades, blinds. Other lowcost material also include decals. When it concerns new construction for bigger buildings, say mid or high-rise buildings, the use of bird friendly materials only adds to a fraction of a
percent of the total cost of construction. I do have a study from the ornithology center of the Muenberg College which states in a case study that the cost was 0.38%
of the total cost of new construction. Can you give me a cost estimate? Like it doesn't have to be now. Obviously, you could come back to us with it, but I I'm not um trying to undermine the nobility of this cause because, you know, sometimes you see their bodies littered
everywhere. Um so is an issue, but also we need to make sure that it's not cost prohibitive as well to one to two family homes. um if we're trying to make affordable housing that it doesn't increase the cost of building that affordable housing. So, I just want to
know what I'm voting on before I vote on it in terms of dollars and cents. >> I do have some Can I send it to him? >> Yeah. >> Please >> send it to the council. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I will.
>> Next. Go ahead, Tanya. >> Thank you. So, I am here for 1011, which is a resolution to open the uh Jackson Hill redevelopment plan. Um, the only kind of change or request that I would make, I know the councilman spoke with Sid
earlier, was that we um refine the resolution to only study the transition uh bon uh the transit bonus um instead of kind of the broad language that we use to just open and study the plan. And this way it helps us focus on the one
property that um is requesting the change. So there is a property that is requesting an amendment to the plan to basically extend the distance that you can utilize the transit bonus which is currently 1,000 ft from the light rail. This would make it to 1,600 ft. Um so
obviously this is just the beginning. This is just the opening for the resolution. The idea would be just to refine it so this way it doesn't become um open season for the entire plan which we at this point are not really ready to dive into.
>> That's why you're the expert on you. >> Okay. Um and I'm here to answer any questions on 3.6 although it is not my item which is the um removal of senior housing use within the medical zone.
But what's your uh opinion on this and um yeah so um the we uh spoken with both council's offices uh the planning board will review it um I can't speak for the planning board the planning board can
only vote and speak for themselves but as the staff planner we will not be recommending the approval and I will be very specific as to why although I understand all of the politics behind it. The master plan itself talks about
the medical zone and it talks about creating an overlay that would allow for residential uses. So, it's outside of the planning board's authority to recommend something that doesn't comport with a master plan. Now, this city
council is the governing body is well within their rights to do so with the majority of the votes. And as long as you put reasons on the record as to why you're creating a zoning ordinance or zoning law that doesn't comport with the master plan, it's if the city planning
recommended that we um recommend your ordinance change and the planning board voted on it, I believe that it would make it even more open to litigation because I do think that that's outside of the planning board's authority to do so. Does that make sense?
No, >> I know that doesn't necessarily answer what you're saying. Um, I'm just trying to give you the mo most professional answer to it that there is. I know this is a very kind of sticky situation. >> So, this this is this what we're what we're what is trying to be created here.
It actually goes against the master plan. >> Yes. So the master plan study was that to study the medical zone and to open basically create an overlay that would
allow that wouldn't stop the medical uses but would allow for residential uses to also be there. Um and it would most likely kind of refine the medical area to more locally to where the hospital is right now. Now we wouldn't
be looking at 10 stories. I'm pretty sure the master plan really wanted us to go back to the community to see what that residential component looked like. Was it the five stories that are currently permitted on palisades right now? There was even language about potentially adding a boardwalk that
would go around uh the palisade to look over at the water. Um so does the master plan say you cannot remove senior housing? No. But can I say removal of a residential use of senior housing
uh comports with the master plan recommendation? No, >> I don't agree with this removing the senior housing. This is Ward D technically and I know um you know that there have been residents that have come
with concerns over the height of planned housing for seniors but that's the only way that this hospital is going to be revenue neutral if not re revenue generating like there's not enough density 25% of the people that go to
Christ hospital are underinsured or not insured at all and they're hemorrhaging money and they're need there needs to be a sustainable plan in that area and I think removing senior housing is a step backwards respectfully. I I know um you
know there are members of the community that disagree but um that's that's how I feel is uh it's W D but I'll give it to everyone else. >> It's not that the neighborhood disagrees. A lot of it's in W C Yousef. It's the fact that nobody comes to this
neighborhood and explains things. And enough of with the development that is ruining this city and people are concerned. And Tanya, I have another question for you. When are we going to meet on Route 139? It's not me delaying it. It's the city. We've been asking for
a meeting and this also involves the area around the uh close to the hospital. People are tired of it. So, the same amount of meetings that we had to discuss the medical zone, which everybody actually seems to be very familiar with, um, is also the same
amount of meetings that we've had for 139. There have been multiple meetings on resoning on 139 for the master plan leading up to now. We did have another meeting. There have been multiple requests to my office as to when were we reszoning 139, when were we reszoning
medical. So, we met I I don't I not me, but Matt met with the um neighborhood association. I think there's confusion between 139, the medical zone, and then the parcel that is currently in the zoning board and that those three things are separate.
>> Yeah, I know they're separate, but you have to sit down with the community, the whole area there, and all this has to be explained because people are getting tired of it. They're tired of, you know, they're tired of the development. They're tired of their neighborhoods being ruined and you know we're asking
for a meeting. We asked for a meeting on 139 and we have to have more meetings on the hospital area because you know we do not want to see this area destroyed uh like the rest of the city has been destroyed with a lot of this development chasing people out of the city. People
can't afford to live here anymore because these developments have raised the prices of everything in this city. Oh, I think let's sit down. Let's have a meeting. Get a hold of the Hilltop. Get a hold of the Sergeant Banthony group and let's have another meeting. We had that meeting at the Hilltop with about
200 people, remember? And people were quite annoyed. >> And that was not about this. >> Yeah. Well, that that issue was brought up and it wasn't answered. Okay. I'm not blaming you, Tanya, but let's sit down and let's meet get the neighborhoods
involved. So, so there's some background this to the other council folks who may or may not understand at least why the removal of senior housing is happening. The medical zone which was written in 2000 um applies to the Christ hospital area into the Greenville hospital area.
The uses are very specific medical um ambulatory assisted living etc. None of that is residential. The only thing that is semi-residentidential is senior housing. The zone itself permits up to 10 stories. It is different down by
Greenville which permits up to five stories. So, an application, a zoning board application did come forward and was able to utilize the 10story senior housing um allowance and that is the conversation right now that the hospital
is having kind of utilizing this permitted use with this permitted height which was more than likely really considered because Christ Hospital itself is about equivalent of 10 stories. Um, so I I will not speak for
the councilman, but my assumption is that this is trying to get rid of that loophole. >> Sure. >> Yeah. If I could just one other thing just to add, I think the concern was that that application uh didn't have a hospital. So it was was a it was a you know bulldozing of the hospital and then
it was it was a wall 10tory wall of housing. So, I think to the councilman's point, I think we're right that like, you know, ultimately we want to see High Christ Hospital succeed and we recognize the financial challenges, but what was so concerning was when when we didn't submit the application, they submitted
an application using this language to call for the demolition of the hospital and this wall of housing. So, I think that's what we're trying to address here, but open to, you know, edits and amendments to try to address everyone's concerns. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, just so I'm clear, cuz I hear senior
housing, then I hear regular housing. >> And the proposal that was submitted, was that senior housing or was it regular housing? >> So, regular the residential housing is not permitted. If you were to propose a regular uh residential mixeduse
building, it wouldn't be permitted. The only thing that's permitted is very specifically senior housing, which in our um zoning ordinance, I'm going to screw this up, is either 55 or 65 and over and is regulated by uh Department of Community Affairs. We don't even
internally kind of regulate that. They're licensed through the state and most of that goes through the state. So right now Christ Hospital and Greenville Hospital um the only residential can go there is senior housing 15 and 110.
>> That's correct. >> Now as it relates to the totality of the project do they like does the hospital have to be there too? >> Nope. Can we tie this to the can we tie the hospital to the housing the senior
housing specifically in this ordinance and say that in order to build this that the hospital has to remain intact. >> It's we can certainly make that recommendation. Um I guess the the question would be the specifics. How
much of a hospital would you want for, you know, they can just do a floor of medical and would that give you the other nine stories of senior housing? Um, I understand where you're coming from. We can certainly tie those things together. Uh, but yeah, and we can we
can as the as the planning board studies this, we can make a number of recommendations to you for sure. And >> just one other thing I just add is the senior housing is not income restricted. So it's it's 55 and over, but you can charge the market rate to the seniors.
>> Oh, so that's Oh, okay. >> And it wouldn't impact assisted living. So assisted living, nursing homes, those are those are things that are still permitted. That wouldn't change. Okay. Oh, Ranch.
No, was >> good afternoon, council. Uh, my name is Brian Rance with the Division of Right to Council. Um, and today we have resolution 25-698, agenda item 10.30. 30. This is an agent resolution of the
municipal council of the city of Jersey City authorizing a professional services contract with the waterfront project incorporated for legal services to income eligible Jersey City tenants as part of the city's right to council program. As you all know, on June 14th,
2023, this municipal council passed the right to council law, uh, which was 23-047. The law was enacted to help address a housing crisis where many tenants are at risk of being homeless or homeless to a lack of knowledge of their rights and/or
a lack of legal services. Um therefore to promote the welfare and safety of the community. Um this council sought to uh create the right to counsel program to provide income eligible tenants with attorneys uh and um and legal matters
that impact their ability to stay in their homes. Um, soon thereafter, uh, resolution 24-845 in November of 2024 was passed, which authorized the city of Jersey City to submit, uh, a request to the Division of
Community Affairs for funding to help kind of jumpstart the program. Um, as you all know, the primary funer of this program is the developer fees, and it's been a long and laborous process to get that approved. Uh luckily in September of this year, two months ago, the courts
approved our spending plan and now we just need to make an application to the trust fund committee to get more funding right to council. But in the meantime, uh we've been operating under a grant from the DCA, which was $400,000. Uh in that DCA grant agreement, $217,000
is going to professional services. Um, pursuant to the agreement, the city was going to contribute $111,000 for professional services. So that equals $328,000. Um, so um, we approached the Waterfront
Project. They're a nonprofit here in Jersey City that represents low and moderate income tenants in a variety of legal matters. They don't receive federal funding, so there's no restrictions on um political lobbying, representing people without um you know,
immigration status. Um so we thought that they would be a great partner in our city. Um and they submitted an application for the $328,000. Um we discussed what type of services they were going to provide and right now they represent um about four people,
four constituents per attorney per week. Um and so that per attorney is about 188 uh cases per year including overtime and um vacation time. And part of that's going to go to three attorneys and then
three intake officers. So, uh, they're expecting within calendar year 2026, they're going to be able to represent 564 Jersey City residents. Um, we're really excited about this partnership and, uh, the effective date will be January 1st, 2026 going through December
31st, 2026. And um once you know the um an RFP is released from the trust fund committee, hopefully we'll be able to supplement this money with additional funding when we make an application to the trust fund committee. Does anyone have any
questions? >> Thank you, Brian. >> Thank you so much. Have a great >> council president. Council, nice to see everybody. Um, I have one resolution 10.22, resolution number 25-690.
It's a resolution authorizing an award and contract to Ben Schaefer Recreation for the purpose of delivery, removal, and installation of the new playground equipment and safety service for Dr. Leaner Edwards uh Park aka Baby Ruggers project through 2025 through Educational
Services Commission of New Jersey, the ESCJ, formerly Middle Sex Regional Educational Service Commission uh for the Department of Recreation, Division of Park Maintenance. It no questions. I'd like to thank uh Councilman Ridley and and Councilman
Solomon and the uh the newly formed um Dr. Lena Edwards Park uh for help moving this forward. So, thank you >> director. I'd like to thank you personally for your help during election night, too. >> What did he do, Sean? So, we all aware.
>> GG. >> No comment. >> Council President, members of the council, uh I'm here on item 4.7. It's uh ordinance number 25-114 up for a second reading this Wednesday.
Uh and we are amending chapter 188 housing accommodations and affordable housing compliance to reflect the recent changes that were made to uh hack uh regulatory frameworks at the state level uh through um Assembly Bill 4 and Senate
Bill 50 last December. Um I was here uh a couple weeks ago. So, I just want to know if you have any follow-up questions before you go into second reading. >> Any questions? Just want to make sure. >> Thanks. >> Okay. Thank you so much,
>> Amanda. Good evening, Council President, council members. I'm here for one agenda item. Uh, agenda item number 1044, resolution 25- uh,712, resolution authorizing the city of
Jersey City to apply for and accept grant funds from NJD for the natural climate solutions grant program to mitigate climate change by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Uh the department of infrastructure is
preparing an application for this program and desires to apply and accept funds for this program. The acceptance of this grant will assist the city's efforts to support on the ground implementation of projects that create,
restore, and enhance New Jersey's natural carbon sinks. And the grant funding request can be up to $5 million. Thank you. >> Good evening, honorable council members of J City. My name is Kelly Nunfield
with uh the division of construction. Uh, I'm here today to update the city's facade and structural inspection standards. >> 3.4 >> 3.4 correct.
Section 5, I mean 254-45. We want to change it from 5 years to double it to 10 years for all construction with the exception of new buildings to eight years. Can we exempt buildings that are one to
five stories? This >> it'll be all buildings from four stories and higher. >> Okay. Does corporation council have any opinion on if we were to make it um
exempting one to five stories? We well we went over this with the construction code official and this was the recommendation but can speak to them about it. >> It's only a different >> these are based on state practices. So I'd be remiss to make a change on the fly. I think we would confer with them
since there's a certain standard at the state and level at the state we have to comply with. I definitely would like um to check on that because I've heard from, you know, people that own buildings that are one to five stories that say this is a very undue hardship
on them. And um people that own condos in the Heights that are five stories and they have to pay a million dollars or $2 million to get their facade redone. Um and it's crazy actually. council, we
will say this one is actually lessening the burden, right? Because we're extending it no longer five years, it's 10 years. So, it will be helpful in that regard, but we can check on the other portion of it, but this extends it a significant amount. >> Okay. Should I email you or should I
email you and um construction code official? Sure, >> you can email us and we'll take a look. >> Okay. Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Afternoon, council. Director K already covered it. It was on this. >> Yes,
>> John. I'd like to thank you, too, for all your help during the election. >> Hi, Council President and Councilman. Uh, this is a I'm Brian Denko from the assessor's office. This is a resolution exempting
uh disabled veterans from taxes for 20 parts of 25. These uh eight veterans have been certified by the uh Department of Veterans Affairs to be 100% service related disabled >> and therefore should be eligible for
being exempt from the time that we they uh apply and are approved. It involves eight properties that I think you have the list of. >> Is that is that 10.14, Brian? >> Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, this is a agenda number 1014 resolution 25682.
Sorry. Yeah, there are eight properties different varying amounts depending. Some are exempt for part of their property, some are exempt for the full property. The total involved is $19,89144. Thank you.
>> Good evening, council president and city council. I am here with item number 1024, a resolution authorizing the acceptance of the 2025 mayor's wellness campaign community health grant from the New Jersey Healthc Care Quality Institute.
Uh it is for $5,000. I am also here with item number 1037, a resolution authorizing the execution of a memorandum of of understanding between the Department of Health and Human
Services Division of Veterans Affairs uh and Computers for People, Inc. for the donation of 25 refurbished laptops for veterans. I'm here doing that for Brooke Hansen who is currently at
setting up for an event for veterans tonight. >> Question. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. Okay, on to our first reading ordinances. Item 3.1 was touched on earlier. Item 3.2, 2.
City Ordinance 25-120 is a franchise ordinance granting permission to 201 Newark Avenue Property LLC successes and assigns to construct private improvements within the sidewalk area of the Jersey Avenue public right
ofway adjacent to lot 5 block 12702 on official tax assessment map of the city of Jersey City. I believe the attorney is here. If there's any questions, Chuck is here to answer them. If >> any questions, >> any council has questions?
>> Yeah. So, Chuck, with this um with this is going to is slated to uh be for a b uh restaurant balcony square footage to the hotel being what what exactly is this here, Charles?
>> Right. So, um for the record, Charles Harrington of Connell Foley on behalf of uh the applicant here and the owner of the property. Little background. It's um it's a project that was approved by the zoning board uh for a hotel, a boutique hotel. Uh and um and there's a
restaurant on the ground floor. So, it's on the corner of North Avenue and Jersey Avenue >> where the bank is now >> where the bank is. So, the the Capital One Bank is going to be incorporated into the hotel. Uh and then the vacant parking lot next door that was the bank
parking lot, that's going to be new construction. There's some new construction above the bank. So, as part of the project, the first floor in the bank is is going to be a restaurant and and the the proposed franchise ordinance
is to to um have a little area 8 ft out from the building um so that you can have outdoor dining, right? Um in connection with with the uh the restaurant. And it kind of like I I see this akin to like the sidewalk cafe. You
know how every everybody has a sidewalk cafe outside like a restaurant where you have appropriate room. But because the the elevation of the interior of the bank is is higher. It's not at grade level. So we're we're um asking for permission to put a a platform there so
that we can have the extended dining um just outside the restaurant area there. And this is it's right at the uh the eastern end of the North Avenue Pedestrian Plaza. So it's it's you know centrally located and that's you know where you know we we presented that to
the zoning board where we really think it's a terrific um spot and you can have eyes on the street and all the activity there. So that's that is yeah it's an extension it's for the hotel for the restaurant use. Thank you.
>> Okay. >> All right. Next, uh, first reading ordinance, item 3.3, city ordinance 25-121, is an ordinance amending chapter 3, article 10 of the Jersey City Municipal Code.
Items 3.4 through 3.6 were touched on earlier. Item 3.7, city ordinance 25-125 is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 260 rent control to address institutional ownership of
units not currently subject to rent control. I believe this one uh replaces >> the second reading that is on that was carried from the trying to look uh from
the October 8th meeting. So, if we do introduce this ordinance, I would need a motion to move to defeat city ordinance 25-107. Okay. And the last second read, excuse me, last first reading, ordinance, item
3.8, 8. City Ordinance 25-126 is an ordinance approving a 30-year tax exemption for a mixeduse project at 30 Newport Parkway and 40 Newport Parkway and authorizing the financial agreement with NC Housing Associates number 200
Urban Renewal Company pursuant to the long-term tax exemption law NJSA 4A 20-1XT. We have our the attorney, esteemed Jim McCann, to answer any questions that the
council may have on this tax abatement. >> So, these are 30-year abatement for two separate towers, one at 30 and one at 40. Um,
so I guess like how do Goodness. So these these are B are these are these properties affordable are there affordable units at each of these towers? >> Yes. So um just for the record my name
is Jim McCann from the law firm of Connell Foley in Jersey City appearing on behalf of NC Housing Associates number 200 Urban Renewal Company. Uh the owner of the property and the applicant tonight. And uh Councilman there are two build there are two towers
on the property. They function as one project and they're they're on the same property. And yes, there's affordable housing units in both buildings. We're 890 units in the entire project.
Um >> 760 of them are market rate and 160 of them are currently um affordable housing units. The project's been there since the early 90s. >> Yes. So say those numbers again. You
said 800 and how many units altogether? >> Altogether there's 890 units. >> Okay. >> Altogether there's 160 affordable units. >> 160 affordable which is a >> And do we know the um affordable rates
like it's at 80 AMI? >> You do. So, so it's a NJ currently it's an NJHMFA project. All of the units are rented at up to 80% of AMI >> or the up to up to 80%.
>> Right. So, the proposal before you tonight is to take 18 market rate units from the project and convert them to affordable housing units. So we would increase the
number of affordable housing units from 160 to 178 >> 178 >> and those units the 178 units would then transition from 80% well the six the 18 units that were taken from the market
rate component would immediately become very lowincome units under city's ordinance chapter 188. So they would immediately become very lowincome units. The other units that are currently
occupied by the HMFA tenants would transition as those tenants moved out to very lowincome, lowincome and moderate income units um at the percentages required by chapter 88 of the Jersey
City ordinance. >> Okay. So, specifically relating to the new 18 units, I would hope these units are vacant already. >> Well, they're not vacant. I don't They're not vacant now. They don't They don't actually need to be because this
agreement goes into effect in 2028. >> Oh, it goes in effect 2028. >> Yeah. Yes. Because Okay. because the HMFA um deed restrictions stay in effect until November 30th of 2020.
>> Oh, so you guys is the term is actually not up yet. You guys are just trying to >> Yes, council >> it didn't have Okay. Now, >> so when that when that term expires, this financial agreement and and an affordable housing agreement entered into with the city would then take
effect. That's that's the plan for Now from a financial standpoint um what is the differential in the amount that the city get if it's if it don't have the abatement versus if it have the abatement.
>> Uh so that's in the report but but so I think just to just focus on one thing. Um, so the the deed restriction and the affordable housing for this project would expire in November 30th of 2028.
And if the project doesn't stay as an affordable housing project and does not get the abatement that we're requesting tonight, it will become an entirely market rate project over time. So those 160 affordable units would expire and be
rerented to market rate tenants. >> Um what I can tell you right now is the affordable housing percentage the the percentage of annual gross revenue that's paid under the HMFA is currently 6%.
And what was negotiated with the folks on behalf of the city is that it would go it would have to go up to keep this tax abatement. It would have to go up to 10% of gross revenue for the first 10 years, 11% for the second 10 years and
12% for the last 10 years. So the percentage that the city would get um under the financial agreement would be significantly more. It would go up immediately from 6% to 10%. Oh, no. I I was trying to get the answer in real
dollars, in real time. Um because I'm gonna be honest with you, is it's going to be hard for me to support a abatement in that part of the city given all of the development that has transpired down
there. I'm not opposed to it, but for me to be on board, I just need to see one, the numbers that the city stands to give up to inherit the um the affordable units, the exact rate of the affordable
units. Well, the the city's not actually giving up I I think anything. I think they're getting more from this because they're currently paying six the developers current currently paying 6% which I think is about 1.8 million and under the
proposal I think the amount that the city's going to get at the 10% of gross revenue is somewhere around 3.5 million. So getting a significant amount significantly more money keeping 160 affordable units and getting 18 more. So
um >> oh wait I'm confused. Maybe I'm confused. You're telling me that if the city don't stand to collect more tax revenue in 2020 at the at the expiration of this
abatement versus if they do get the abatement. I just want to make sure I'm clear on that. So I imagine if the abatement if you if you do not vote in favor of this and the
project eventually in 2020 nine becomes fully market rate. >> Yes. >> The taxes will go up significantly. Yes. Because it'll be over time because the the tenants who are currently in there under the HMFA they they're not going to
be evicted. They're going to stay there according in accordance with the HMFA rules, but eventually when they all move out several years later, the project would probably be fully market rate and it would be taxed at the full market
rate for whatever 2030, let's say. >> So that's >> but again, no more no affordable housing >> in the project. I could get you the specific get the entire council the specific figures. They're they're in a financial report that your expert did. I
just can't seem to find the figures, but I can get them for you by by Wednesday. >> Okay. And Peter, what is what is the administration's position on this? >> Uh generally, with these projects, we don't really technically take a strict stance on the position, but I mean, we're always for more revenue for the
city. So we look for the benefits both with both affordable housing for our residents and if we can get more direct amount of that revenue through the abatement it always benefits us as long as we keep the you know school tax and that kind of stuff in in conjunction with it. >> Okay.
>> Yeah. I think you're you'd be getting more revenue, but also the units would then be eligible to be rented to a whole different group of tenants, very low income, low income, and moderate, which I from the many times I've been here in
the past year, I think that's something that folks have been asking for and folks on the council have been asking for also. Well, specifically, I've been asking for Jersey City residents in particular. >> Well, that would be subject to the affordable housing agreement with the
city of Jersey City. So, that could certainly be part of this, but >> Okay. >> I mean, I think it's it's also probably the most efficient way to preserve your affordable housing stock
um by keeping the affordable housing that's there and even improving it. um by making it eligible to a different group of tenants with a stronger financial need. >> I mean I would I will be in contact because I'm just interested just to see
the numbers configuration. So I mean it's only a first reading now. Um >> I will absolutely get you the the numbers under the proposal the numbers as current and what conventional taxation would be for a fully market rate project. That's what you're looking
for. And if you can uh give me like the actual dollar amount of what the rents are. >> I can give you estimates what >> what they be based upon rents in the future. >> Yes. >> Council just to clarify that usually when we do these projections we have the assessor just take whatever we have currently and they kind of extrapolate
it based on different percentages. So it'll give you a rough idea you know regular taxes versus statement but you know those numbers might change depending on the market condition at the time. >> Right. >> Yes. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Go ahead, Sean. >> Right. Thank you, everybody. >> Okay.
>> Our first second reading ordinance, item 4.1, city ordinance 25-106, is an ordinance of the municipal council of the city of Jersey City, referring and adopting amendments to the Bright Street redevelopment plan allowed accessory use in zone 3, residential
infill. This was carried from our September 24th meeting. Item 4.2, as I explained earlier, city ordinance 25107. If we introduce the ordin uh ordinance 25125,
we'll be making a motion to defeat this ordinance and without holding a public hearing. Item 4.3, city ordinance 25-108, is an ordinance of the municipal council of the city of Jersey City amending chapter
187, inclusionary zoning ordinance. This was carried from our October 22nd meeting. Item 4.4 city ordinance 25-110 is an ordinance authorizing the city of Jersey City to enter into a lease purchase agreement as a lessie with
Jackson Square office LLC as a lesser for 9story office building to be constructed on block 22502 lots 36 through 37 between Orient Avenue and Carney Avenue on Martin Luther King Drive and ancillary improvements
throughout Jackson Square. This was also carried from our October 22nd meeting. >> Yeah. Um Sean, as it relates to this, uh I have I've met with the with the proposed developer. Um and there are some things that we're still trying to
work out. I know. Um we have to get a meeting with the SID with EDC, all of us together. Um, so we're going to look to table this until we just make sure everything is is ironed out and we see, you know, if it's the best fit. Um, we
want to proceed to go. >> So, Councilman, are you looking to table it after the close of the public hearing? We're going to hold the public hearing on it or um, >> do you want to carry it to the November 20 >> well soon to be 25th meeting? >> No, we're going to table we're going to
table it. >> So, you have to conduct a public hearing. Okay. >> And then we can make a motion to table after the close. >> All right. >> Okay. Item 4.5 was touched on earlier.
Item 4.6, city ordinance 25-113 is an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 90 animals to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and pet stores within Jersey City. Item 4.7 was touched on earlier. Item 4.8, 8
city ordinance 25-115 is an ordinance amending chapter 345 of the Jersey City Municipal Code and the zoning map to create the Hackinack River Greenway Overlay District. Item 4.9 city
ordinance 25-116 is an ordinance of the Jersey City Municipal Council to amend the Bates Street Redevelopment Plan. Item 4.10, 10. City Ordinance 25-117 is an ordinance authorizing a settlement agreement to settle the litigation
surrounding the Sixth Street embankment. And last but not least, item 4.11, City Ordinance 25-118, is an ordinance of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City authorizing a tax abatement with the Jersey City Embankment Associates
LLC regarding property located at block 11602, lot one on the tax map of the city of Jersey City. more commonly known as 437 Marin Boulevard pursuant to the long-term tax tax exemption law NJSA4820-1X
and we'll have a public request for a hearing right now we're at 51 speakers any questions or comments on positions communications 6.1 through 6.42 42 hearing. None. Any questions or comments
on officer communication 7.1 through 7.3? Hearing none. Any questions or comments on reported directors 8.1 through 8.7. We have our claims meeting claims. And on to our resolutions. Items 10.1
through 10.6 were touched on earlier. Item 10.7, uh, resolution 25-675 is a resolution of the Jersey City Municipal Council accepting the best practices inventory questionnaire. I believe Kyle Greves actually touched on this earlier. Um, we
scored um 37, which we're going to get complete state full aid, >> correct? So, we scored above the threshold of 32. So, we get 100% of our state aid and federal aid. We qualify for everything. Didn't mean to step on your toes. BA, assistant B,
>> your knowledge. >> And 10.8 was touched on earlier. Item 10.9, resolution 25-677 is a resolution honoring Anita Chada for her contribution, service, and dedication to the city of Jersey City.
Item 10.10, 10 resolution 25-678 is a resolution supplementing the manual of loading zone designations for the city of Jersey City designating the loading zone on Stuben Street. Item 10.11 was touched on earlier. Item 10.12,
resolution 25-681 is a resolution authorizing the traffic engineer to provide regulation for the temporary closing of Preonia Avenue from Eerie Street to Manila Avenue for school use where such closing is necessary for the preservation of public safety, health or
welfare. Item 10.13, city resolution 25-721, is a resolution supplementing the manual of the loading zone designations of the city of Jersey City designating a loading zone at 67 Broadway. Item
10.14 was touched on earlier. Item 10.15, resolution 25-683, is a resolution authorizing the city tax collector enter into a written agreement for a pilot payment in installment plan
for Montgomery Green Urban Renewal LLC, KTE, re retail associates LLC. >> And council members, I sent you a confidential memo today. If anybody has any questions, just let me know. >> Okay.
10.16 was touched on earlier. Item 10.17, city resolution 25-685, is a resolution authorizing the city of Jersey City's division of grant administration to accept the public libraries per capita state aid 2025
award from New Jersey Division of State Library. Item 10.18, resolution 25-686 is a resolution authorizing a lean against the properties listed herein for the cost of removing litter, debris, etc. in
the coordinates with NJSA40 48-2.14 and Jersey City code section 287-4. Item 10.19, resolution 25-687 is a resolution authorizing a lean against the properties listed herein for the
cost of removing litter, debrisze, etc. in accordance with New Jersey NJSA 40 col48-2.14 and Jersey City Code section 287-4. Items 10.20-
22 were touched on earlier. Item 10.23, 23. Resolution 25-691 is a resolution authorizing the city of Jersey City to issue a certificate of insurance to the county of Hudson for the purpose of using their snow mobile for Jersey City Police Department's North District trunk
retreat. Items 10.24 through all the way to 10.41 were touched on earlier. Item 10.42, resolution 25-710 is a resolution authorizing the renewal
of a contract with RD Paresi and Associates for as an extraordinary unspecifiable service to provide the city of Jersey City with insurance consulting services and to be the city's broker of record for obtaining and monitoring the city's health benefits
prescription and stop loss coverage for eligible employees, retirees, and their dependents. Item 10.43, resolution 25-711, is a resolution authorizing the renewal of a contract with Acusure LLC
or as a EU to provide the city of Jersey City with insurance consulting services to be the city's broker of record obtaining and maintaining the city's management and non-management life insurance policies. Items item 10.4 was touched on earlier.
Item 10.45, resolution 25-713 is a resolution appointing Morin K. Heelings as a member of the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority. Um items 10.46 through 1050 were touched
on earlier. Item 10.51, resolution 25-719. You want to take that uh operation council? or this is from HR, but this is outside counsel. That's fine for workers compensation claims. So, we have usually
four outside counsel firms that handle it. >> And 10.52, >> that's us. That's for um this is for professional services agreement with um a law firm that has been handling our um collection and spending the development fees. As Brian mentioned before, we've
been working to get this approved. which has been approved by the court. >> Thank you, clerk. >> Almost done. >> Didn't mean to put you on the spot with the HR one. Item 10.53, resolution 25-721
is a resolution appointing Anesto as a member of the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority. Item 10.54. Resolution 25-722 is a resolution appointing Rockco G. Corviello as a alternate member number two of the Jersey City Municipal
Utilities Authority and 10.55 resolution 25-723 is a resolution changing the date of the November 26 regular meeting to the day before which is the 25th. >> Just cler I have a conflict on the 25th
but if it works better for the rest of the council I mean obviously feel free to move it to the 25th but I just wanted to say I won't be able to make the 25th. And it would be the same time as normal council means. It's just the next day is Thanksgiving. So a lot of council had a conflict. So we're just trying to make
sure maximize attendance of the council. >> Okay. And hold on. And items 10.56 through 10.58 were touched on earlier. This is just a reminder before I ask for the motion that the next meeting will be the last meeting that this municipal council will
be able to issue any first reading ordinances. So I just wanted to throw that reminder out to the municipal council. With that being said, may I have a motion to adjourn at 5:32 p.m. >> Second. >> Motion made by council president
Waterman, seconded by council person. All council members present by acclamation, please say I. >> I. >> We are out of here at 5:32 PM. Thank you so much everyone present and everyone watching at home. Remember, teamwork makes the dreamwork. Have a great rest
of the night and stay safe. >> Thank you.