Bayonne City Council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions at its Sept. 17 meeting, advancing redevelopment plans for multiple properties, finalizing access and lease agreements, and adopting updates to the municipal traffic code.

The council gave final passage to ordinances including an acquisition for public purposes (introduced earlier and read for second time), a redevelopment plan for 745–747 Broadway, an access agreement with 26 North Avenue Urban Renewal LLC, and a 30‑year lease for the Fire Museum of Bayonne at 10 West 47th Street. Council also considered a package of traffic ordinance amendments (chapter 7) that add and delete restrictive parking zones, create loading zones and establish no‑parking areas on specified streets. No public protests were filed on the ordinance items presented for final passage.

Why it matters: the redevelopment and access agreements aim to clear legal and title impediments so private projects can move forward while the city seeks to ensure public right‑of‑way dimensions and parking needs are addressed. The traffic changes modify curbside rules that affect neighborhood parking, deliveries and enforcement.

Votes and notable outcomes: the Broadway redevelopment ordinance (745–747 Broadway) passed after a public explanation by the redeveloper; Councilman Carroll recorded a lone 'no' on that item, saying parking and phase triggers were insufficiently specified. Other ordinance and consent items were adopted by roll call or voice vote. Council also unanimously adopted CR17 designating the yellow‑crowned night heron as Bayonne's official bird, an honorary resolution advanced by the Bayonne Nature Club.

Fiscal and procedural notes: the council introduced O9, a proposed special emergency appropriation of $3,000,000 for contractually required severance liabilities; that item was set for a public hearing and final passage at the Oct. 15 council meeting. The council authorized submission of an application to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for lead service line replacement financing and authorized advertising for alterations to the Stepping Stone Academy property.

What’s next: several redevelopment designations now direct the planning board to prepare plans or investigations; the public hearing for the $3 million appropriation is scheduled for Oct. 15 in the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers.