Municipal Council Meeting, February 25, 2026
Votes on First reading - permit parking zone 20 near Liberty State Park light rail, 9-0
What happened
The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted ordinance 26-0004, accepting Block 11612 Lot 3 (95 Morgan Street) from 95 Morgan Street Development LLC, unanimously 9-0.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- February 25, 2026
- Decisions
- 16 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 9-0
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsFranchise for lit protective bollard
Approved 9-0First reading - revised bird-friendly design standards
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 16
Acceptance of 95 Morgan Street property from developer
Ordinance 26-0004 authorizing acceptance of Block 11612 Lot 3, known as 95 Morgan Street, from 95 Morgan Street Development LLC for a dollar. Carried from February 11 meeting. Discussion of environmental remediation concerns (historic fill, former car transmission business); administration agreed to write seller remediation responsibility into the contract. Adopted 9-0.
- seller responsibility for any required remediation to be written into contract before signing
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Jersey City Municipal Council adopted ordinance 26-0004, accepting Block 11612 Lot 3 (95 Morgan Street) from 95 Morgan Street Development LLC, unanimously 9-0.
Key Decisions (16)
Acceptance of 95 Morgan Street property from developer
Payroll tax administrative expense ordinance
Franchise for lit protective bollard at 1075 West Side Avenue
Defeat of prior bird-friendly design ordinance
First reading - Franklin Street one-way conversion
First reading - lease extension at 46 State Street
First reading - permit parking zone 20 near Liberty State Park light rail
First reading - revised bird-friendly design standards ordinance
Resolution commemorating Year of the Horse / Lunar New Year
Journal Square redevelopment plan work authorization
Cannabis dispensary at 415 Monmouth Street
Grant consultant payment to Millennium Strategies
Park improvement contract (prevailing wage concern)
Shared services agreement with Board of Education
EV charging vendor RFP recommendation
Transitional aid application for 2026
Development Activity (5)
95 Morgan Street property acceptance
Other
Avenir West Side Square lit bollard installation
Infrastructure
Franklin Street protected bike lane and one-way conversion
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Downtown Jersey City added over 9,000 residential units in a…
Commercial Demand
Downtown has heavy cannabis dispensary saturation, with about 15 smoke…
Infrastructure
The city faces a ~$255 million budget deficit and is…
Who Spoke (62)
On the record: the chair, 11 councilmembers, a board member, the applicant's representative, and 39 members of the public.
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