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Major items acted on included:

- A bond ordinance to fund a new water chiller and heating/cooling improvements at City Hall (appropriation $3,250,000; authorization to issue $3,095,200 in bonds/notes). The ordinance was given final passage after a public hearing and passed on a recorded unanimous vote.

- An amendment to a prior bond ordinance increasing the appropriation for road improvements by $800,000 (total appropriation $3,500,000). Final passage was approved unanimously.

- Final passage of an ordinance approving a redevelopment plan for property at 361\t\u0013 373 Kennedy Boulevard (Block 262, lots 7\t\u0013 9), after planning-board review; council members asked technical questions about upper-floor setbacks and parking during the hearing. The measure passed unanimously.

- Final adoption of a redevelopment-related ordinance designating Bayview JV LLC as redeveloper for certain parcels and amending Title 39 traffic-law enforcement provisions tied to a redeveloper (ordinance passed with unanimous recorded vote).

- A series of municipal-code updates and routine land-use items including amendments to licensing and business registration (Chapter 4), traffic-code changes (Chapter 7), and scattered-sites redevelopment plan amendments. Each ordinance was read by title, opened for public comment (no protests filed on several), and ordered to final passage by unanimous vote.

Council also approved procurement and capital items including: purchase of patrol vehicles, upgrades to municipal HVAC and card-access systems, an emergency generator for City Hall, and other professional services contracts. Procurement items were approved by roll call; where price or vendor changes were noted the council recorded the procurement details.

Several redevelopment-related matters were introduced for future public hearing and final action, including a refundable bond ordinance and redevelopment plans for Avenue C and other parcels; those items were scheduled for public hearing on Feb. 19, 2025. The council also authorized on-call consultant lists for planning, engineering and environmental review services for 2025.

Votes were generally unanimous on all final-passage items. The council president and individual council members described several agenda items as technical or financial and said further follow-up would occur in committee or at later meetings when necessary.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-0122 Bayonne City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its Jan. 22 meeting the Bayonne council voted on a package of ordinances, bond ordinances and procurement resolutions covering City Hall HVAC, road improvement bonds, redevelopment approvals, and multiple planning/code updates; most measures passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Bayonne City, Hudson County, New Jersey","taxId",12589,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682552,"Bayonne tenants urge city action as residents report steep rent increases and displacement risks",0,12423000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9&start=12423&end=12423","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9/thumbnail_12423000.jpg","/articles/6682552/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-tenants-urge-city-action-as-residents-report-steep-rent-increases-and-displacement-risks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682552-7bd8ecfdd378a3f4296fb407e01cf565/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172990&Signature=VfvqMXJQ~h~vAIVJV2ctMfkOCuQCq7KA3Vh6TqPUM3FdHHO7LwtXPQbe3Fw~A-8Yw06~dXukc8hotVPdbFAzlkZlr32uQ5BfzY00RmGS4aS0EMUcEp8yhVRJ~9Zo4nENY3PbPXwefAud5zXSmiIEzjhwuzyBzQhXcorH-DzhOAFd1SKYkUxabvOeOuHc1lgJCdbKMFucF~ryyBvaknBiuBdaasOqjyaxeR5lXBaX99jsouvSDvQwla71gqun3piIkqNvW6vkNtoqYl66hLaFeRxBM2sArEuuGNrPm-e0ItVkSWbx9ALrJEjKROi0d-Io7zeCKqapr1qtML0dQoczTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several Bayonne residents used the public-comment portion of Wednesday's council meeting to raise urgent concerns about rent increases and sales of rental properties that tenants said threaten displacement of seniors, people with disabilities and low-income households.

Dennis Clark, a tenant at 4547 Kelly Parkway, said his building was sold while he was attempting to pay rent and described notices of large rent increases affecting elderly and disabled neighbors. \"They're trying to raise the rent ... up to $2,700,\" Clark said, adding that many tenants now face unaffordable increases.

Other residents described similar experiences and fears of eviction. One speaker said his building's new owner had begun contacting tenants while Clark's flyer efforts to organize neighbors produced limited turnout for the meeting. Council members advised tenants to contact the municipal Rent Control office and the city's Bureau of Economic Opportunities and Fair Housing as immediate steps.

Council members and staff said they will share rent-control contact information with speakers and noted an upcoming agenda item on affordability. Councilman Booker and others encouraged tenants to gather and report details to city staff so the city can assess whether policy changes, outreach, or legal remedies are needed. \"Gather your friends and neighbors, contact me, tell me when to come down there,\" Booker said to a speaker.

Speakers described a mix of concerns: alleged removal of units from rent control following vacancy and renovation rules, inconsistent enforcement and fears that vulnerable residents will be priced out. Council members noted historic ballot efforts to create municipal rent control in 2014 failed and said the city must find ways to support tenants even when municipal authority is limited.

City officials said they would follow up with the complainants, provide rent-control resources and explore options, including connecting tenants to legal aid and existing municipal programs.","At the Jan. 22 meeting, tenants and residents testified about recent rent hikes and sales to new landlords that they say put vulnerable residents at risk; council members encouraged tenants to contact rent-control staff and pledged follow-up.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682557,"Bayonne council accepts state's round-4 rehabilitation obligation; plan process to follow",1864,10161000,12025000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9&start=10161&end=12025","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9/thumbnail_10161000.jpg","/articles/6682557/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-council-accepts-states-round-4-rehabilitation-obligation-plan-process-to-follow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682557-310941cb3a417351e4d44fb7b4c06a68/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172990&Signature=akXWc7DdOm2o0LcBEjEvsU70uIj6EqZr-K3cVwV0pFD7QHMxJ3iehl~ydZcXZhkc3NSLwfLGBs5rv~vYMY4qejjpObxekmzLzeC2mApdtKO3jIjpcLiVQU3MqlDjItxzCLG8uF0gDB98MeejCxWN-hsiG0-h8r~DebRYOuBEX-UAVgeHxmuEoldZr0RO6y~~GvXckB1Qnv6QwnBlujIS~Qp8oexsxrKk2PYHtoTQMvT8y7eta74~Ayg6j2oeBlDHCahopJCX~mAgdT9sUyqIiH7~F3ROmhzQhkYhdxjM50QI~9d9Ac1kVaDy-KElKihbQYxi-qvrt2ujjOB1dT6RVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bayonne Municipal Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution accepting the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) advisory figures for the municipality's round-4 affordable-housing obligation, triggering a required court filing and starting a formal planning process to meet a roughly 10-year rehabilitation target.

Council attorneys and planning consultants briefed the council before the vote, saying the state-provided \"present need\" (rehabilitation) number for Bayonne is 749 units and the city currently has a \"prospective need\" of zero. The action authorizes the city's affordable-housing counsel to file for a declaratory judgment with the Superior Court under the revised Mount Laurel process and to begin preparing the municipal housing plan and spending plan.

\"This is a resolution accepting the DCA numbers so that we meet statutory deadlines,\" said the city consultant who prepared counter-models during 2024. He and the city's affordable-housing counsel advised the council that DCA's methodology is credible and that meeting the statutory deadlines preserves the city's protections from builder-remedy lawsuits.

Council discussion included how rehabilitation credits can be earned. Planning consultants and counsel said rehabilitation work on existing units, approved new affordable units and previously recorded credits (for example, public or housing-authority projects) can all generate credits against the rehabilitation obligation. The consultants noted a mix of approaches is typical: city-run rehabilitation programs, housing-authority capital improvements, and crediting newly constructed affordable units.

Council members pressed for clarity about how trust-fund monies would be used and whether city policy could require inclusionary affordable units in redevelopment projects. Consultants confirmed the state obligation covers low- and moderate-income units (generally up to 80% of area median income) and that local policy choices can encourage or require additional workforce units, but that the Mount Laurel crediting rules and state regulations govern what counts toward the 749-unit rehabilitation figure.

The resolution passed unanimously. Staff said the next steps include filing a declaratory-judgment action within the statutory window, preparing a spending plan for the city's affordable housing trust fund and convening required public meetings and planning-board reviews as part of the housing plan process.

Council members and staff emphasized that the action does not itself spend money or impose a new local requirement; it sets the procedural path for the city to document how it will meet the obligation.","The council voted Jan. 22 to accept the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' advisory round-4 numbers for Bayonne, establishing a 10-year rehabilitation obligation (the present-need number) and setting the process that will produce a formal housing plan and spending program.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682561,"Bayonne seeks Green Acres grants for inclusive North Street playground and Veterans Park shoreline work",2092,7805000,9897000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9&start=7805&end=9897","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9/thumbnail_7805000.jpg","/articles/6682561/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-seeks-Green-Acres-grants-for-inclusive-North-Street-playground-and-Veterans-Park-shoreline-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682561-89ee9928af6455415c8c39690447571d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172990&Signature=SvmMnkzy1NcyIQA6JZAF84n~6EBfzCBq2XJs8q-fH76WU~cwebWaOyFQ5rLMlr6I-qWUgBxRSmoamz851CtPF0cj~AIIy8A3NTdvtwth6RzqqHjHahRd1a1jF128SlJFL2EgV3DwanfhpY5JP4cWDvuOWLBlnWPyTTdtRRye~LX~qKVrARXxQ~~a5KauTKLLr9LTQNgeuDJwVmWtsNbO6ot5C03-iD6O5-7wdz3j25VpomGWyBRU~Nc9vdwm-qeUWnf68D7VCkTRtw~9niVqY-LtbRu1Q3bdTk36XOQAtLr3TlE7pU0pk3t~XKzHHzEJmm6mmI7zcmjQFijdtSCPOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bayonne officials asked the Municipal Council Wednesday to approve two Green Acres grant applications totaling roughly $3.3 million for park improvements along the city's waterfront and neighborhood parks.

Council members adopted two enabling resolutions that will allow the city to apply for: (1) Jake's Law funding for an inclusive playground at the North Street Mini Park in an application totaling about $727,000, with a local match of roughly $172,000 expected from Hudson County Open Space funds; and (2) an Urban Parks Initiative grant of approximately $2,689,000 to fund shoreline stabilization, a reinforced concrete wall, a replacement timber pier and extensions to the waterfront walkway at Veterans Park.

Director of Parks and Recreation staff and the planning team told the council the North Street proposal emphasizes ADA-accessible play structures, ramps, shaded and quiet areas, and new sidewalks. The North Street project budget is structured with Green Acres providing about 75% of the cost and the county match the remaining 25%. Park designers said existing mature trees would be preserved and incorporated into shading.

Regarding Veterans Park, staff described shoreline stabilization and resiliency work intended to protect and extend the waterfront promenade. That project would fund a reinforced concrete wall, new boardwalk sections where needed and solar lighting; the council packet noted the city already has completed prior phases in the same waterfront corridor and has other DEP-funded waterfront projects in design or construction.

Both resolutions passed on unanimous voice votes. Council members and staff said they had performed public outreach; staff noted a public survey had collected comments and the design team had incorporated suggestions such as shade and additional seating.

The applications require separate follow-up agreements if Green Acres approves the awards, and council members said they expect additional design and environmental review steps before construction. Funding commitments from Hudson County for the North Street match were described as forthcoming and would be required before final grant acceptance.

Council members lauded staff for coordinating county, DEP and other partners on waterfront and park projects; at least one council member singled out staff leadership for persistently pursuing the North Street grant after earlier attempts failed to secure a local match.

If approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the projects would add an inclusive play facility and shoreline protections to parts of Bayonne that have seen phased waterfront improvements in recent years.","City officials asked the council to approve Green Acres grant applications covering an inclusive playground at North Street Mini Park and shoreline resilience and walkway work at Veterans Park; both resolutions were adopted Jan. 22 after staff presentations and public comment.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6682565,"Bayonne council designates St. Andrew the Apostle Church historic after heated public hearing",4517,170000,4687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9&start=170&end=4687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2192526-9e4a8c323ddf5db7965b2c67b29070b9/thumbnail_170000.jpg","/articles/6682565/Bayonne-City/Hudson-County/New-Jersey/Bayonne-council-designates-St-Andrew-the-Apostle-Church-historic-after-heated-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6682565-5b8337182cf1c3eb8b459c5a14ea4454/orig.mp4?Expires=1771172990&Signature=LfvKA4dcmhW-T8IbvFFLLmhfXqn5kI-dNip5v-zrV1b8wAjOIMBGcYYXN8RACiewoTBmFHFp01ZzbEttCoKITOvDCGceCcjVjn4bj32~EFrJnJWJjbQoqMAaXVOpwl2wlmaTfzEzDGhWtPKYUB1lBCSF9-TchDVri~7Hr1HmwkJ6FXAc-ORebaIv8yDi53G1uHmJ6zY6a2R3ZlK3eKo-3LTAUV2VgRyTENx3ihj9BKiFgtHyU1y3d2ygDo48S-j5hn~H4vI4YQ1hGfz1t3z~0qGKTLDqqLFFpyk8BtzvdpNw8gbIzqgyVoSfx3QGZCsP4NTJPhq2tbylXWzjHXogGQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bayonne Municipal Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt an ordinance designating St. Andrew the Apostle Church as a historic property, closing a months-long local debate over the fate of the downtown landmark.

The ordinance, described by council staff as an amendment to Chapter 37 (Historic Preservation) of the Bayonne Revised General Ordinances, was the subject of a public hearing that drew more than a dozen speakers. Supporters praised the church's architecture and stained-glass windows; opponents, including parish leaders, warned designation would impose unaffordable costs and prompt litigation.

Adam Faiella, an attorney with the law firm Sils, Comas & Gross representing Blessed Miriam Teresa (BMT) Parish, told the council his client had filed a formal protest and argued the city had not met procedural and substantive requirements for landmarking. \"The historical property report ... was an insufficient attempt to check the boxes for the requirements,\" Faiella said during the hearing. He also warned the measure would \"substantially burden the parish and violate its rights under state, federal and constitutional law.\"

Father Philip Sanders, pastor of Blessed Miriam Teresa Parish, said the parish corporation — not the Archdiocese of Newark — is financially responsible for parish properties and said parish revenues are insufficient to pay both operating costs and the estimated $7.5 million in needed capital repairs across the parish's two churches. \"For the fiscal year ending June 2024 ... the deficit was $12,000. This fiscal year's projected deficit is $45,000,\" he said, adding that facility-condition assessments estimated repairs for St. Andrew would range from $3.5 million to as much as $5.4 million once additional work and cost increases were included.

Parish trustee Patrick Castello told the council designation would not lead to restoration by a third-party developer and predicted protracted and costly litigation if the ordinance passed. \"By adopting this ordinance, the city council picks at the scale of a wound that our parish is trying to heal from,\" he said.

Advocates for preservation countered that the church meets the city's ordinance criteria for architecture, integrity and historical association. Joe Ryan, staff to the Bayonne Historic Preservation Commission, said the commission's recommendation was based on multiple factors beyond the windows, including the building's architecture and its association with the city's history. \"There may be other possibilities for the future of the St. Andrew's church building,\" Ryan said.

Council members closed the hearing by voice vote and then adopted a resolution ordering final passage; recorded votes on the final passage were unanimous in favor. The ordinance text states the designation applies to the church exterior and cites the municipal preservation criteria. The council did not adopt any detailed financial mitigation measures at the meeting.

The measure had been introduced previously and was postponed from a December public hearing. The council president and other members repeatedly said they would \"stick to the facts\" at the hearing and that financial disputes between the parish and the archdiocese were separate from the municipal land-use decision.

Council action does not by itself resolve parish plans for the closed church; parish representatives said canonical appeals and other internal church processes remain underway. Parish counsel said they will consider additional legal steps available to protect parish interests.

The council's action closes the local legislative step to landmark St. Andrew's and will be followed by the administrative and legal processes required under the ordinance and municipal code.","The Bayonne Municipal Council voted unanimously Jan. 22 to adopt a historic-preservation ordinance for St. Andrew the Apostle Church following a public hearing that featured parish leaders, parishioners and the parish's attorney opposing the designation and preservation advocates urging protection.","actionData","errors"]

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