Regular Meeting - February 25, 2026

An Ordinance amending and supplementing Chapter 160 – Fees and Charges.

An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article II (Traffic Regulations) amending Section 332-5 (One-way Streets) on Franklin Street between Palisade Avenue and Central Avenue.

An Ordinance authorizing the City of Jersey City, as tenant, to extend for a two year a lease with 18 Ash Street Realty, as landlord, for space located at 46 State Street Jersey City.

An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (personnel) Article 11 (fixed salaries) to modify fixed salaries for certain employees.

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. Carried from Feb. 11 Mtg.

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

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.

LaVern Webb Washington

Eric Conner

Jonathan Schwedel

Charlene Burke

Edward Perkins

Gina Davison

Tina Nalls

William Santiago

Sheryl Armstrong Davenport

Eve Taylor

Nick Zurawski

Gus Penaranda

Yvonne L Balcer

Karan Goel

Pavit Thakkar

Mehkai Ocharo

Ann-Marie Nazzaro

Doris "Toni" Ervin

Ryan Spain

Beatriz Bofill

Javier Guedez

David Sankey

Brian Riggio

Karen Nelson

Sal Austin

Emmanuelle Morgen

Danielle Dadamo

Cindy Davis

Jackie Cox

Shannon Gaul

Rosanna Silber

Letter dated February 12, 2026 from Michelle Bouwman, LSRP, Verdantas to City of Jersey City re: Classification Exception Area Warren George, foot of Jersey Avenue, Jersey City.

Public Notice from Jersey City Planning Board meeting scheduled for February 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. City Hall Annex Boardroom (aka: 39 Kearney Avenue), Jersey City re: Application for 792 Communipaw Holdings, LLC, 792 Communipaw Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 12, 2026 from Abdul Rattu, Supervising Engineer, Electrical, Division of Engineering, NJDOT, to Sean J. Gallagher, City Clerk re: Traffic Signal Agreement; Route 1&9T 0 New Road and Saint Pauls Avenue (M.P. 54.46), Jersey City.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment re: Soil Remedial Action Protectiveness/Biennial Certification Form, Ph Urban Renewal, LLC, 25 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 10, 2026 from Joseph P. Novelli, P.E., LSRP, Environmental Consultants (ESA) to Peter Mocco, 345 tenth Street, LLC, 345 10th Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 17, 2026 from Piotr Serwik, LSRP, Principal Geologist to Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice (BCAIN), Site Remediation Program, NJDEP, Trenton, NJ re: Soil Remedial Action Biennial Certification, Halladay Street Former Coal Gas PSE&G/Cr 114, 880, 884 & 900 Garfield Avenue, Block 21501, Lots 18 &19, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 17, 2026 from Piotr Serwik, LSRP, Principal Geologist to Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice (BCAIN), Site Remediation Program, NJDEP, Trenton, NJ re: Soil Remedial Action Biennial Certification, Halladay Street Former Coal Gas PSE&G/Cr 114, 880, 884 & 900 Garfield Avenue, Block 21501, Lot 20, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 18, 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, 53 Condict Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 17, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Joseph & Charlotte Kane, 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, 97 Terhune Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 17, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Victor Amatrudo, Staten Island 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, 824 Grand Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 18, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Peter Kafash, Empire 6245 Kennedy Blvd Corp., Great Neck NY & Anthony Insana, Carlstradt, NJ re: Area of Concern: One 2000-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System, Unrestricted Use - No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, 88-90 Irving Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 17, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Alexandra Nayeri, Rock Hill, SC 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, 70 Reservoir Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 11, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Jose Ortiz, ORT Realty, LLC, Oviedo, FL 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, 19 Clendenny Avenue, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 11, 2026 from Nicole Lelievre, Supervisor, Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice to Anne Garr, Assistant Secretary, HRP Hudson Owner, LLC, Chicago IL & Mark Cucchiaro, Ex., Manager, Technical Support, Division of ROW, NJDOT, Trenton, NJ re: Administrative Remedial Action Permit Application Approval Letter, Soil Remedial Action Permit Application, PSE&G Hudson Generating Station, Duffield & Van Keuren Avenues, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from Bill Hanrahan, Bureau of Environmental Measurement & Site Assessment, NJDEP, Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment to Muhammad Shahid, Data Realty, LLC, Jersey City re: Sub-Slab Soil Gas and Indoor Air Sampling at: 240 Newark Avenue, Jersey City; for Newark Avenue and Coles Street Groundwater Contamination, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 23, 2026 from Eric Christodoulatos, Senior Remediation Manager, Honeywell, Health, Safety, environmental Product Stewardship and Sustainability, Charlotte, NC to Kirstin Pointin-Hahn, Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice NJDEP Site Remediation Program re: Remedial Action Protectiveness /Biennial Certification Form - Soil (2024-2025), Remedial Action Soil Permits, RAP210001, Hudson County Chromate Site 189 - Site 189 Henderson Street, Jersey City. - Soil, Hudson County Chromate Site 196, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from Tara M. Klimowicz, Environmental Specialist 3, Bureau of Surface Water and Pretreatment Permitting, NJDEP, to Josiah Wuestneck, Authorized manager, Jersey City Urby Towers 2 LLC, Hoboken, NJ re: Surface Water GPA NEW, Harborside Financial Center Plazas VI/VII, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 20, 2026 from Michael A. Justiniano, Bureau Chief, Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program to Gilbert Roman, 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, 266 Brunswick Street, Jersey City.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointment of Andy Kaplan of Jersey City, as a Class II Member of the Jersey City Planning Board for a term to expire on December 31, 2026.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Reappointing Dannon Hill of Jersey City, as an Alternate Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board for a term to expire on January 20, 2027.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Reappointing James Ecock of Jersey City, as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board for a term to expire on January 20, 2029.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Reappointing Alexander Hamilton of Jersey City, as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board for a term to expire on January 20, 2029.

Letter dated February 19, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointment of Saundra Robinson Green of Jersey City as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board for a term to expire on January 20, 2027.

Letter dated February 20, 2026 from James Solomon, Mayor to Council President Ridley & Members of the Municipal Council re: Appointing Talita Elizeu of Jersey City, as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board, replacing Marc Isikoff, for a term to expire on January 20, 2029.

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A Resolution recognizing and designating April 2026 as “Native Plant Month”

A Resolution to Commemorate the Life of Mr. Rudolph Pleasant Jr.

A Resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City Commemorating Lunar New Year and Welcoming the Year of the Horse.

A Resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City opposing Ice enforcement tactics and urging the New Jersey Senate, the New Jersey General Assembly, and the Governor of the State of New Jersey to advance and enact Assembly Bills A1743 Aca (1r), A1400, A4300, A4301, and A4302.

A Resolution designating Official Signatories of the City of Jersey City.

A Resolution reappointing Dannon Hill as an Alternate Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board.

A Resolution reappointing James Ecock as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board.

A Resolution appointing Saundra Robinson Green as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board.

A Resolution reappointing Alexander Hamilton as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board.

A Resolution honoring Mary Ann Betz McBride on being named the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Hudson County’s Irishwoman of the Year.

A Resolution honoring Stephen “Steve” Lipski on being named the

A Resolution authorizing the payment of a claim submitted by Cellco Partnership D/B/A Verizon Wireless for providing Mobile Cellular Services for the Department of Public Safety.

A Resolution authorizing to apply and accept a grant award from the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of New Jersey and the Gifford Foundation for the FY 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program.

A Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's 2026 Summer Food Service Program.

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 UEZ Summer Youth Works Program.

A Resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City authorizing one of three renewals of a competitively bid contract with Civitas, LLC to provide technical assistance and consulting services to the Division of Community Development with all aspects of HUD Grant Management and Program Implementation.

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Jersey City directing the Planning Board to prepare an amendment or revision to the Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan.

A Resolution providing local support for Warrior Weed, LLC to operate a Class 5 Retail cannabis business.

A Resolution authorizing the payment of a claim submitted by Millennium Strategies, LLC for providing grant consultant services.

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 shared services agreement for the Board of Education of the School District of Jersey City to obtain fuel at the Department of Public Works Facility and other services from the City of Jersey City.

A Resolution authorizing an award of contract to Atlantic Salt, Inc. for the purchase and delivery of rock salt through the cooperative agreement between the City of Jersey City and Hudson County for the Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation.

A Resolution appointing Talita Elizeu as a Member of the Jersey City Rent Leveling Board.

A Resolution authorizing the award of a competitively bid contract to

Resolution authorizing the award of a competitively bid contract to JOLT Charge to install and operate electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the city of Jersey City.