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12/13Item #Dec. 13, 2023
City Council Meeting Agenda Items		Back Up DataDEPT$$$ Already AllocatedCaucus CommentsCouncil Meeting Notes
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https://cityofjerseycity.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=28400Motion to Carry Ordinance = before public input
Motion to Table Ordinance = after public input
Motion to Withdraw Resolution = before vote
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ORDINANCE - FIRST READING
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11 - 193.1An Ordinance amending and supplementing Chapter 160 – Fees and Charges; Chapter 296 Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Rights-of-Way, Article I – General Provisions; Duties of Property Owners and Occupants, Article II – Closure of the Public Right-of-Way, Article III – Excavations Within the Public Right-of-Way; and Chapter 345 Zoning, Article IV – Fees, Deposits and Inspections.Ord. 23-125 - PdfInfrastructureBike Lane Parking Fine of $175
Title 39 (state statute) does not cover this fine.

Dumpster Fee Increase from $10/day to $25/day.

They would also like to increase fines for vehicles blocking a cross walk or fire hydrant as well.

Ridley: do we have laws on Bikers using the bike lanes when available?
There are regulations that say, when a bikeway is present, people are expected to use it.
Cyclist are allowed to use the car lane if deemed necessary		Gilmore: Fines should be consistent; Bike Lanes fines shouldn't be so much more than other fines of silimiar nature8-0
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20 - 223.2An 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 the City.Ord. 23-126 - PdfDisabled Parking permits8-0
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23 - 263.3An ordinance revising the street names in the Bayfront Redevelopment Site.Ord. 23-127 - PdfRoad 1: Hackensack Avenue Road 2: Lehigh Avenue
Road 3: Society Hill Drive Road 4: Bayfront Avenue
Road 5: Phillbrook Boulevard Road 6: Conlon Boulevard
How are street names selected?
What homage are we paying to historic community activists from Jersey City?		8-0
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ORDINANCE HEARING - SECOND READING
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27 - 494.1An Ordinance of the City of Jersey City, in the County of Hudson, New Jersey, approving the execution of an amended and restated water services franchise and service agreement between the City and the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority to increase the payments to the City.Ord. 23-097 - Pdf"will be carried again until a formal presentation is made to Council"
Solomon: What is the status before the local finance board?
Denis Enright from NW Financial: they have negative findings because they didn't understand it. that doesn't prohibit us from moving fwd with funding. Typically, new bonds will be 30year bonds, we went for 40 so we don't have to do this again in 10years.
Solomon: how is the upfront fee going to be paid
30 million in 2023, and 10 million each year after at 5% interests
minor impact on sewer and water rates
the franchise fee will be covered even as rates increase
the fee could be changed in 10 years, the franchise would have to come back to the city for approval if so.		Gilmore: no7 - 1
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50 - 534.2An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article II (Traffic Regulations) amending Section 332-5 (One-Way Streets) and Section 332-7 (Prohibited Turns at Intersections) and Article III (Parking, Standing and Stopping) Amending Section 332-22 (Parking Prohibited at All Times) to convert Wayne Street into a two-way street between Marin Boulevard and Grove Street.Ord. 23-105 - PdfMemo/Email from Solomon's Office:
: "In light of the concerns raised during our virtual meeting,
the Council will remove this item from the agenda during next week's council meeting.
This will allow our Traffic and Engineering Department sufficient time to address all concerns comprehensively.”

Review: Wayne is a short, narrow street with a high-rise" commercial office building and
attached parking garage on one side and family residences and parked cars opposite.
The building/garage is requesting this change so cars leaving in afternoon rush hour can exit more quickly.

"Motion to Carry Ordinance = before public input
Motion to Table Ordinance = after public input		Solomon: A full review of alternatives will takes place. Traffic and Engineering will return next year with different options.

Motion to Defeat:
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54 - 594.3An Ordinance amending Chapter 90 (Animals) Article III (Dogs and Other Animals), Section 12 (Definitions) and Chapter 160 (Fees and Charges), Section 14 (Permits and Fess), Subsection E (Animals) to add and increase fees for Animal Control and Animal Shelter Services.Ord. 23-118 - Pdf7 - 0 - 1
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60 - 624.4An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article II (Traffic Regulations) Amending Section 332-5 (One-Way Streets) and Section 332-9 (Stop intersections) to convert Bramhall Avenue between Van Horne Street and Pacific Avenue into a one-way street in the westbound direction and convert Bramhall Avenue and Woodward Street into an all-way stop intersection.Ord. 23-119 - PdfPer the office of Traffic and Engineering, the change is to “address the following issues:
1. Eliminate turning movement conflicts at the intersection of Pacific Ave and Bramhall Ave
2. Eastbound cut-through traffic from drivers turning onto Woodward St and Bramhall Ave to avoid the signal at Communipaw Ave and Pacific Ave
3. Several occurrences of parked vehicle sideswipes due to the narrow width along Bramhall Ave.

The ordinance also recommends converting the intersection of Bramhall Ave and Woodward St into an all-way stop intersection.”

LACKS SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/INPUT.
Survey only received 13 responses.: 12 of whom live on or adjacent to Bramhall Avenue.
11 strongly opposed eliminating parking while 11 strongly supported converting Bramhall Avenue to one-way traffic to address safety concerns.
Only 4 respondents indicated some support for leaving the street as is.
9 indicated that Bramhall one-way traffic should be westbound only (towards Berry Lane Park).
This aligns with some of the open-ended responses about drivers using Bramhall as cut-through street to avoid the signals on Communipaw Avenue.
The recommendation from the Department was to convert Bramhall Avenue between Pacific Avenue and Van Horne Street to one-way westbound traffic with no impact to parking.

"Motion to Carry Ordinance = before public input
Motion to Table Ordinance = after public input		tabled
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63 - 654.5An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article II (Traffic Regulations) Amending Section 332-9 (Stop Intersections) to designate the intersections of Dudley Street and Warren Street and Dudley Street and Washington Street into multi-way stop controlled intersections.Ord. 23-120 - Pdf8-0
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66 - 684.6An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article III (Parking, Standing and Stopping) Amending Section 332-22 (Parking prohibited at all times) and Section 332-31 (Parking restrictions for street cleaning purposes) on Bennett Street between Ege Avenue and Clarke Avenue.Ord. 23-121 - Pdf8-0
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69 - 714.7An Ordinance supplementing Chapter 332 (Vehicles and Traffic) Article III (Parking, Standing and Stopping) Amending Section 332-31 (Parking Restrictions for Street Cleaning Purposes) on Central Avenue between Route 139 and Newark Avenue.Ord. 23-122 - Pdf8-0
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72 - 834.8An Franchise Ordinance granting permission to Dhaval Patel and Jayshri Mepani pursuant to Resolution of Planning Board of the City of Jersey City under Case #P22-199; allowing the installation of stoops, bay windows, and planting beds which encroach and extend into the right of way beyond the boundary lines of Lot 33, Block 8502, and are for the benefit of Lot 33, Block 8502, land now or Formerly of Dhaval Patel and Jayshri Mepani and commonly known as 352 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey.Ord. 23-123 - PdfANOTHER FRANCHISE ORDINANCE.6 - 1 - 1
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84 - 1264.9An Ordinance of the Municipal Council of the City of Jersey City adopting amendments to the Newport and Harsimus Cove Station Redevelopment Plans.Ord. 23-124 - Pdf6th st pier, pedestrian mall, path station - minor language changes
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PUBLIC REQUEST FOR HEARING
3 minute time limits
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5.1LaVerne Webb Washington
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5.2Tina NallsGive non-profits a place
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5.3Edward PerkinsCeasefire vote should have passed, CCRB should not have a 120 day waiting period,
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5.4Cary BroderSituation on Clinton Ave between JFK and Westside, a lot of foot traffic causing lots of litter
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5.5Daniel Cruzwayne street traffic is a problem 95 Columbus should be paying to solve
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5.6Evelyn Ibarranot present
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5.7Cara AlbaneseNo to Wayne Street Ordinance
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5.8Natasha BrownNeeds help writing grants for Kutz 4 Kidz
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5.9Mouna JaouadNo to Wayne Street Ordinance
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5.10Ann Harwood95 Columbus monopolizes the street, they need to wait in line like the rest of humanity
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5.11Jim Leggenot present
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5.12Jordy Hernandeznot present
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5.13Gerald McCannnot present
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5.14Philip Carringtonimproper policing, can't call for a ceasefire in Palestine without calling for a ceasefire in the Congo
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5.15Cameron OrrCeasefire
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5.16Tara SmytheFire fighters have to come to 70 Greene on average 30 times a year due to flood damage, etc.
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5.17Kevin WellerRecent letter from the Bureau of Rent Leveling ignores the board mandated back period for calculating funds owed for certain increases that are not allowed under the law. Enforce 260. Justice delayed is justice denied. A camera crew from the top 5 channels will be onsite before the year ends.
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5.18Jessica RasuloEnforce 260
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5.19Gracy JollyPortside Towers East. The Rent Leveling Board says it was Never Except from Rent Control. The landlord is ignoring the vote, he is continuing to raise rents and he has no right. Enforce 260. increases are upwards of 40%.
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5.20Tim ZhaoGot justice at Oct. 29th rent leveling board hearing, but there have been no corrective actions by Equity Residential since.
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5.21Mark BoylesPortside is required to have security patrols, and to close the vehicle lane every night at the south end of washington st., who enforces that07153 section 7, specifies parking in the area, public park owned by ortside towers, whose responcibility is it? how can we gain compliance?
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5.22Silvia MeyerEnforce 260
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5.23Judith Feury RodgersEnforce 260
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5.24Ashley SteinmanEnforce 260
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5.25Suzanne DeFeliceEnforce 260
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5.26Carol ChoEnforce 260
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5.27John WilsonEnforce 260
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5.28Mel WilsonEnforce 260
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5.29Sonja KirschnerEnforce 260
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5.30Danilo KirschnerEnforce 260
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5.31Erin KentEnforce 260
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5.32Joel RothfusEnforce 260
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5.33Shannon RaeEnforce 260
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5.34Michele HirschPlease investigate
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