Charlie Prieto, sitting in for the chairperson of the Bayonne Rent Control Board, presided over the board’s Oct. 22 public hearing and led the board in approving a series of tenant-improvement and related applications, most for 32 West Eighteenth Street.

The approvals, taken primarily by roll-call mass vote, covered a major capital improvement (a roof), sidewalk repairs, and multiple initial rental-unit improvements affecting several apartments at 32 West Eighteenth Street. Board members also recorded a correction to the stated useful life of a hot water heater in one application and confirmed corrections to base-rent/CPI figures on others.

Why it matters: The approvals authorize property owners to recover or record costs tied to capital and unit improvements under Bayonne’s rent-control procedures, affecting tenants at the listed addresses and the calculation of allowable rent adjustments.

The board established a quorum with three members present: Salvatore Clapsy (board member), Leticia Tisha Nichols (board member), and Charlie Prieto (sitting in for the chairperson). Camille Burgos and Tina Ciciano were recorded absent. Staff member Jackie (last name not specified on the record) prepared and corrected application paperwork and CPI/base-rent figures that the board reviewed before voting.

Votes and actions

- Application for major capital improvement (roof), affecting one tenant — Approved. The board accepted the application and voted to approve the requested capital-improvement action. Vote: Salvatore Clapsy — yes; Leticia Tisha Nichols — yes; Charlie Prieto — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Sidewalk-repair application for 32 West Eighteenth Street (prorated across apartments) — Approved. The board identified the sidewalk repair as applying to multiple apartments at 32 West Eighteenth Street and approved the application by roll call. Vote: Salvatore Clapsy — yes; Leticia Tisha Nichols — yes; Charlie Prieto — yes. Outcome: approved.

- Initial rental-unit improvement applications for 32 West Eighteenth Street (applications referenced in the packet as 2025-181, 2025-182, 2025-183, 2025-184 and related entries) — Approved. The board moved through approvals of unit-specific applications for Apartment Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 as identified in the meeting packet; each application was approved by roll call. Vote (typical for these items): Salvatore Clapsy — yes; Leticia Tisha Nichols — yes; Charlie Prieto — yes. Outcome: approved. (Specific apartment-to-application mappings were confirmed on the record to match the resolutions the board will sign.)

- Correction recorded for a hot-water-heater useful life on application listed as 01/1981 (payment/lifespan clarification) — The board recorded on the public record that the correct useful life for the hot water heater used in the calculation is 10 years (previously listed as 20 years) and confirmed that the board voted on materials that reflect the corrected 10-year lifespan. Vote: recorded as part of the application approval process; outcome: approved with correction noted.

Board procedure and paperwork notes

Board members confirmed that staff corrected the application paperwork before the vote: CPI/base-rent figures submitted earlier had not been incorporated by the applicant; staff member Jackie amended the packet (crossed out incorrect figures and provided the corrected numbers) and the board voted on the corrected figures. The chair recorded on the record that the documents in the board packet matched the numbers the board approved.

Meeting close

With no public speakers, the board moved to adjourn after the approvals. Roll call on the motion to adjourn recorded the same three members as approving and the meeting was closed.

Provenance: The approvals and the correction to the hot-water-heater lifespan were discussed and voted on during the Oct. 22 public hearing and are reflected in the board’s roll-call statements recorded in the meeting transcript.

(For completeness: the meeting notice was filed with the city clerk and posted on the municipal building bulletin board; a court stenographer was not present and the meeting was recorded.)