Municipal Caucus Meeting, May 18, 2026
Votes on Authorize Planning Board to investigate seven properties for area in need of redevelopment with condemnation
What happened
This Jersey City Municipal Council caucus meeting was a pre-vote work session with no final votes on land-use matters; formal votes occur Wednesday.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Date
- May 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 28 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 28
Local support for Other Side Dispensary LLC consumption area at 36 Congress Street
Resolution 26-300 (agenda 10.17) providing local support for The Other Side Dispensary LLC to operate a consumption area using their Class 5 retail cannabis license at 36 Congress Street. Dispensary is currently closed and has not paid the last three quarters of cannabis taxes; council discussed enforcement mechanisms. No vote taken at caucus; moving forward to Wednesday vote.
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
This Jersey City Municipal Council caucus meeting was a pre-vote work session with no final votes on land-use matters; formal votes occur Wednesday.
Key Decisions (28)
Local support for Other Side Dispensary LLC consumption area at 36 Congress Street
Settlement with Liberty Humane Society
Easement for park at 95 Morgan Street with Exchange Place Alliance
Emergency temporary appropriations
Cancellation of grant receivable and reserve balances
Accept sponsorship for Summerfest
GovPilot software subscription contract to York Tell Corporation
CCTV camera and fiber network maintenance contract to Millennium Communication Group
Verizon Wireless services contract for public safety
Authorize Planning Board to investigate seven properties for area in need of redevelopment with condemnation
NJDEP Community Collaborative Initiative partnership
Auditing and monitoring services contract to Gibran and Associates
Fire apparatus parts and repairs open contract via Sourcewell co-op
Apply/accept FEMA BRIC grant for McGovern Park Resilience Project
NJDOT six-month extension for Manhattan Avenue/Franklin Street Bikeways construction award
Apply/accept USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All grant
MOU for Flag Cities event reimbursement
Amend Chapter 122-2 to extend special-event hours during 2026 World Cup
Introduce/approve Central Avenue Special Improvement District budget
Franchise for 24 Bright Street LLC private improvements in Bright Street right-of-way
Amend Rules of Order to establish agenda distribution deadline
Amend Chapter 218 (RUBS utility billing transparency)
Cooperation agreement with Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
Renewal option for RWJ Barnabas ambulance service contract
Codification services contract award
Appointment of Ruby Choi to Insurance Fund Commission
Reappointment of Peter Horton to Insurance Fund Commission
Appointment of William Vicura to Insurance Fund Commission
Development Activity (4)
Park at 95 Morgan Street (Exchange Place Alliance)
Other
McGovern Park Resilience Project
Infrastructure
Manhattan Avenue / Franklin Street Bikeways
Infrastructure
Scatter-site 2026 redevelopment study (seven properties)
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
A downtown cannabis dispensary (Other Side Dispensary LLC at 36…
Infrastructure
Jersey City is pursuing multiple federally/state-funded resilience and safety projects…
Sentiment
The council is actively using redevelopment condemnation authority (scatter-site plan)…
Commercial Demand
The ambulance service market is described as a niche with…
Who Spoke (20)
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