Regular Meeting - February 11, 2026

An Ordinance authorizing the use of up to three percent of payroll taxes collected to be used on administrative expenses and a waiver for entities subject to an out-of-state payroll tax in accordance with recent changes to New Jersey law.

An Franchise Ordinance granting permission to Avenir West Side Square LLC, for the installation of a Lit Protective Bollard at Lot 30.01 in Block 9301, (Qualifer 1) also known as 1075 West Side Avenue into the right of way.

An Ordinance of the Jersey City Municipal Council amending the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance, Chapter 345 Article I Section 6 Definitions, Chapter 345 Article V Section 62 Residential Design Standards, and Chapter 345 Article V Section 63 Non- Residential Design Standards.

An Ordinance Amending Chapter 3 (Administration of Government) Article XI (Department of Public Safety) Sub-Article I (Division of Police) and Chapter 160 ((Fee Schedule Established) Subsection 7 (Fees for the Department of Public Works) of the Municipal code to Reform the Off-Duty and Public Works Rental for Non-Profit & Cultural Events.

An Ordinance Supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article IX (Parking for the Disabled) of the Jersey City Code designating a reserved parking space at various locations throughout

An Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of Block 11612, Lot 3, more commonly known by the street address of 95 Morgan Street, from 95 Morgan Street Development, LLC.

An Franchise Ordinance granting permission to 20 VANW, LLC by it managing member, Hangyuan Zhang, allowing the installation of concrete stairs that extend into the right of way beyond the boundary lines of Lot 38, Block 12003, and are for the benefit of Lot 38, Block 12003, commonly known as 20 Van Wagenen Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey.

LaVern Webb Washington

Gina Davison

Tina Nalls

Philip Carrington

Lamont A. Wade

Edward Perkins

Dmetriotis Van De Mark

Charlene Burke

Jay Barksdale

Eve Taylor

Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez

Mildred Purdie

Yvonne L Balcer

Ryan Spain

Jack Scura

Sophie Huang

Lauren Morse

Bingjiefu He

Esther Wintner

Judith Feury Rodgers

Kevin Weller

Daniel Feldman

Jessica Rasulo

Jessica Brann

Renata Cestari

Barbara Goldberg

Connor Sears

Marshall Fite

Silvia Helou

Mark Boyles

Suzanne DeFelice

David Wilson

Sonja Kirschner

Danilo Kirschner

Brendan Coughlin

Susan Roca

Joel Rothfus

Shannon Rae

Mel Wilson

John Wilson

Vania Sousa

Suvi Huikuri

Michele Hirsch

William Santiago

Carol McNichol

Rachel Field Emmet

Jennifer Howard Kessler

Rekha Nandwani

Sheryl Armstrnong-Davenport

Carissa Cunningham

Fidel Hernandez

Glenn Trickel

Lorraine Freeney

Letter dated January 29, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Abraham Teitelbaum, Lexington Manor Owner, LP, New York, NY re: Area of Concern: One 2500-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 451 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 4, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Matthew Perlman, Matthew Perlman Living Trust, Jersey City, NJ re: Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 300 Barrow Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 30, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Adel Shabaan, Union City, NJ re: Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 107 Randolph Avenue, Jersey City.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Remedial Action Permitting, Trenton, NJ dated January 5, 2026 to Brooks Cochran, CFO, JSF Communipaw CMPI, LLC, Spartanburg, SC re: 25 & 29 Marcy Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 23, 2026 from Devang R. Patel, LSRP, EnvCare, Environmental & Facility Management to Brooks Cochran, CFO, JSF Communipaw CMPI, LLC., Spartanburg, SC re: Response Action Outcome, Remedial Action Type: Restricted Use with Permit Requirements, Scope of Remediation: AOC1 - Three (3) 22,000 gallon #2 Fuel Oil UST system, one (1) 16,000 gallon #4 Fuel Oil UST system, one (1) 22,000 gallon #6 Fuel Oil UST system, and one (1) 10,0000 gallon #2 Fuel Oil UST system, AOC2 - One (1) 1,500 gallon waste Oil UST System, AOC 3 - Historic Fill, AOC 4 - EPH, Contaminated Soil and no other areas, JSF Communipaw CMPI, LLC, 25 & 29 Marcy Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 27, 2026 from Devang R. Patel, LSRP, EnvCare, Environmental & Facility Management to Sean J. Gallagher, City Clerk re: Response Action Outcome, Remedial Action Type: Unrestricted Use with Permit Requirements, JSF Commiunpaw CMPI< LLC<, 25 & 29 Marcy Avenue, Jersey City.

Public Notice from Hoboken Planning Board meeting scheduled for February 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., City of Hoboken City Hall, 94 Washington Street C re: Application by 38 Jackson LLC.

Letter dated February 2, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Jose Rivera, US Masters Residential Fund, New York, NY re: Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 58 Williams Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 2, 2026 from Nicole Lelievre, Supervisor, Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice to David Blomquist, Editor & Publisher, Evening Journal Assn., 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 430; & Adam Altman, Manager, 30 Journal Square Partners, LLC, Englewood, NJ re: Administrative Remedial Action Permit Application Approval Letter, Soil Remedial Action Permit Application, 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 2, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Karen Gatenby, Jersey City, NJ re: Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 220 Ege Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 3, 2026 from Lynne Mitchell, Assistant Director, Remediation Review Element, Site Remediation and Waste Management to Deanna Ortiz, Senior Counsel, McDonald's USA, LLC, Chicago, IL re: Soil Remedial Action Permit; McDonald's Restaurant #029-0119, 891 Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City.

State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed & Land Management, dated February 3, 2026, re: Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit; and Flood Hazard Area Verification, Spencer Rothwell, 111 Town Square Place, 3rd Fl., Jersey City, NJ, Newport Associates Development Co., Block 6902, Lot 27, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 3, 2026 from Lynne Mitchell, Assistant Director, Remediation Review Element, Site Remediation and Waste Management to Hany Ahmed, Managing Member, 660 Grove St Property Management, LLC, Hoboken, NJ re: Soil Remedial Action Permit; 660 Grove Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 4, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Jose Rivera, US Masters Residential Fund, New York, NY re: Area of Concern: Two 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 45 Audubon Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 29, 2026 from 225 St. Paul's Condominium Association to Tax Collector, re: New property management Towne & Country Management, Inc., effective January 1, 2026.

Letter dated March 7, 2025 from Lynne Mitchell, Assistant Director, Remediation Review Element, Site Remediation and Waste Management to Murray Babb, VP Real Estate, ArcBest Corp, Fort Smith, AZ & Charlene Mortorano, Command Holdings, Inc., Bradley beach, NJ, re: Soil Remedial Action Permit; Former Carolina Freight Truck Terminal, ABF Freight System, Inc; Former Carolina Freight Yard, Command Holdings, 400 Sip Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 30, 2026 from Blake Thompson, LSRP, Kleinfelder, to NJDEP, Bureau of Case assignment & Initial Notice, Former Exxon Facility #32009, 103 Howell Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 30, 2026 from Sarah J. Dyson, LSRP, MidAtlantic to Richard Malangone, Property Manager and Authorized Agent, Hoboken, NJ, re: Response Action Outcome, Area of Concern: AOC-1 Historic Fill Material, 160 Brunswick Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 3, 2026 from Casey Stein, Managing Director - Human Resources, JP Morgan Chase to Steve Fulop, Mayor re: JP Morgan Chase will be laying off 120 workers at the following locations, 480 Washington Blvd, 545 Washington Blvd., & 574 Washington Blvd, Jersey City; 250 Pehle Ave., Saddle Brook, NJ & 1000 Cloud Dr., Totowa, NJ.

Letter dated February 6, 20206 from Claudia Rocca, Licensing Project Manager, PSE&G, So. Plainfield, NJ to City of Jersey City re: Application for a Statewide Utility Blanket Flood Hazard Area (FHA) idividual Permit, Freshwater Wetlands (FWW) General Permits (1, 2, 12, & 21), Waterfront Development Individual Permit (Upland and In- Water), Coastal Wetlands Individual Permit, Coastal Zone Management (CZM) General Permits (19 & 23), and Water Quality Certificate.

Letter dated February 5, 2026 from Kara Carelli, LSRP, Senior Project Manager, Dresdner Robin to City of the Jersey City re: Biennial Certification Form - Soil, Former Getty #95738, 351 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City.

Letter dated January 20, 2026 from James C. McCann, Esq., Connell Foley, LLP, Jersey City, NJ to Sean J. Gallagher, City Clerk re: Financial agreement between the City of Jersey City and Goya 75th Urban Renewal, Co., LLC.

Letter dated February 10, 2026 from Lynne Mitchell, Assistant Director, Remediation Review Element, Site Remediation and Waste Management to Peter Mocco, Partner, 345 Tenth Street LLC, Jersey City, NJ re: Soil Remedial Action Permit; 345 10th Street, Jersey City.

Service Information dated June 10, 2025 from [email protected] to Sean J. Gallagher, City Clerk re: Apply for a Land Use Authorization or Permit - Land Use Authorization or Permit, 386-388 7th Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 10, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Mahe Reddy, 35 Journal Square, #805, Jersey City, NJ re: Area of Concern: One 550- gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 61 Lexington Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated March,2025 from Dresdner Robin, to Sean J. Gallagher, City Clerk re: Public Notice for Flood Hazard Area Verification & Individual Permit, Stormwater Management and Engineer's Report, 386-388 7th Street, Jersey City, NJ; prepared for Ziggy Rozalski, 377 7th Street, Jersey City. (Bulk Box)

Letter dated February 9, 2026 from Denis Cummings, LSRP, Impact Environmental to Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment, NJDEP, Trenton, NJ re: Pacific Court Townhouses, 148 Bramhall Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter date February 11, 2026 from Kevin Weller, President Portside Towers East Tenant Association to Member of the Municipal Council re: Petition regarding Municipal enforcement obligations and support for the rent Protection Special Investigation Committee.

Executive Order# 2025-001 dated December 22, 2025 from Steven Fulop, Mayor of the City of Jersey City re: Affirming nondiscrimination and neutrality in Municipal Public contracting and prohibiting discrimination based on national origin or association with The State of Israel.

Executive Order# 2025-002 dated December 22, 2025 from Steven Fulop, Mayor of the City of Jersey City re: Protecting the rights of citizens to free exchange of religion, freedom of speech, and peaceful assembly.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointing Peter Horton, will serve as Acting Business Administrator.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Brittany Murray, will serve as Acting Corporation Counsel.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: W. Greg Kierce, will serve as Acting Director of Public Works.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Annisia Cialone, will serve as Acting Director of H.E.D.C.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Linda Ivory-Green, will serve as Acting Director of Health and Human Services.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Drew Banghart, will serve as Acting Director of Infrastructure.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Anthony Ambrose, will serve as Acting Director of Public Safety.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Keith Donath, will serve as Acting Director of Recreation and Youth Development.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Kyles Greaves, will serve as Acting Director of Finance.

Letter dated January 26, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: Sarah Levine, will serve as Acting Corporation Counsel.

Letter dated January 15, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to All Department Directors & Members of the Municipal Council re: William Viqueria, will serve as Acting Director of Finance effective as of January 26, 2026.

Letter dated February 4, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointing Keshav Poddar to serve as the Representative of the Mayor's office on the affordable Housing Trust Fund Application review Committee. Mr. Poddar's term will commence on this date and expires on August 8, 2026.

Letter dated February 4, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointing Isaac Smith to serve as the Representative of the Mayor's office on the affordable Housing Trust Fund Application review Committee. Mr. Smith's term will commence on this date and expires on August 8, 2026.

Meeting Claims List 02112026 Council Meeting Claims

Meeting Claims Addendum #1 02112026 Addendum 1

Meeting Claims Addendum #2 02112026 Addendum 2

A Resolution authorizing Calendar Year 2025 Appropriation Reserve Transfers for various Departments.

A Resolution authorizing an Emergency Temporary Appropriation.

A Resolution authorizing members of the City Council of Jersey City to fully staff their offices in accordance with City and State Law.

A Resolution approving the appointment of William Viqueira as Director of the Department of Finance.

A Resolution approving the appointment of Sarah M. Levine as Corporation Counsel and the Director of the Department of Law.

A Resolution authorizing the award of a competitively bid contract with real property Analytics, Inc. to provide appraisal services in support of the Jersey City Tax Assessor in property valuation and in defense of assessments on tax appeals.

A Resolution authorizing the award of a competitively bid contract with Integra Realty Resources-Northern New Jersey, LLC to provide appraisal services in support of the Jersey City Tax Assessor in property valuation and in defense of assessments on tax appeals.

A Resolution honoring the Lincoln Association of Jersey City on the occasion of its 160th Annual Commemoration of President Lincoln’s life and legacy.

A Resolution approving the appointment of William Viqueira as Acting Chief Financial Officer.

A Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire to accept funding from the United States Department of Homeland Security (FEMA) under the FY24 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.

A Resolution authorizing the cancellation of the unexpended budget appropriation balances of the Department of Health and Human Services of the City of Jersey City, State of New Jersey, authorizing the closure and adjustment of grant accounts for the “Summer Foods Summer Program.”

A Resolution authorizing the renewal of an open-end contract with Clarke Moynihan Landscaping and Construction LLC for the 2026 General Maintenance of Pershing Field and Gateway Parks for the Department of Recreation and Youth Development, Division of Park Maintenance.

A Resolution authorizing the City of Jersey City to apply and accept the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs 2026 Local Recreation Improvement Grant Program.

A Resolution authorizing the cancellation of grant receivable balances and/or grant reserve.

A Resolution authorizing the award of a competitively bid contract to NW Financial Group, LLC for Financial Advisory Services.

A Resolution providing local support for BEVRLY, INC. to operate a Class 6 Retail cannabis business.

A Resolution providing local support for Grass House Company to operate a Class 5 Retail cannabis business.

A Resolution authorizing the award of a contract to Adamo Brothers Construction for the Monticello Court Improvement, Project No. 2021- 032 for the Department of Infrastructure, Division of Architecture.

A Resolution authorizing a payment of claim to the Law Office of Tracey S. Cosby for legal services.

A Resolution authorizing a Closed Session of the Municipal Council on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. to discuss issues related to pending litigation.

A Resolution authorizing the City of Jersey City Office of Grant Administration to accept a State of New Jersey Grant in the amount of $125,000 from the State of New Jersey, through the Department of Community Affairs.

A Resolution authorizing a lien against the properties listed herein for the cost of removing litter, debris, etc. in accordance with N.J.S.A.40:48-2.14 and Jersey City code section 287-4.

A Resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City expressing opposition to Federal Immigration Enforcement policies under the current Presidential Administration and calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A Resolution authorizing the City of Jersey City to apply and accept the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs 2026 Local Recreation Improvement Grant Program.

A Resolution establishing the Rent Protection Special Investigation Committee and Superseding Resolution 25‐564.