Municipal Caucus Meeting, September 21, 2026
Decided: Canal Crossing PILOT project (Phase 1, 508 units)
What happened
On September 21, 2026, Jersey City acted on Canal Crossing PILOT project (Phase 1, 508 units).
The Jersey City Municipal Council caucus (a pre-meeting work session; no binding votes taken) reviewed multiple items for the upcoming Wednesday agenda.
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City, NJ
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 30 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
Free sample: decision 1 of 30
Corrective Action Plan for CY2025 audit
Discussion of resolution 26-581 approving the corrective action plan for the calendar year ending December 31, 2025. Contains 17 findings, two material weaknesses; most are repeat findings, some dating to 2014. Fixed asset inventory RFP issued, responses due early October. No vote taken at caucus.
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Key Decisions (30)
Corrective Action Plan for CY2025 audit
Amend professional services contract with Wildcats and Company LLC
Discharge of mortgage for 12 Skillman Avenue
Discharge of mortgage for 27 Terhune Avenue
Discharge of mortgage for 79 Orient Avenue
MOU for CDBG acquisition of 128 Glenwood Avenue for community park
Accept 2025 HUD CDBG entitlement grant
Apply for CSBG grant with DCA for 2027
Cancellation of grants receivable and appropriation balances
COPS Safe Outcomes de-escalation training grant application
Body Armor Replacement Fund grant
Amend Project Safe Neighborhoods grant resolution
Bond ordinance reappropriating $2.6M excess bond proceeds
Remove outdated parking regulations on Bergen Avenue (camera-assisted parking)
Establish new residential parking Zone 12 on Clifton Place
Extend Zone 8 parking to include Culver Avenue
Reserve parking for the disabled ordinance
Amend contract with Endpoint Environmental for PPG remediation
Extend Montgomery Street design contract
Pole lease agreements with PSE&G and Verizon for parking cameras
Cavan Point / Pacific Avenue reconstruction grant extension and design contract
Monticello Avenue reconstruction grant extension and design contract
Re-adopt five-year tax abatement program with owner-occupancy and ADU rules
Liens against properties for litter/debris removal
Payment of claim to Baseline Tennis for recreation services
Redevelopment plan amendment at Warren and Morgan (arts/residential tower)
Authorize NJCU redevelopment plan amendment for ShopRite
Canal Crossing PILOT project (Phase 1, 508 units)
Jurisdictional agreement with NJDOT for Route 139 road maintenance
Second amendment to license agreement with NJ Transit and Grand LHN1 Urban Renewal LLC
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Development Activity (4)
Warren and Morgan mixed-use redevelopment (arts tower)
Mixed-Use
128 Glenwood Avenue community park/garden
Other
NJCU redevelopment / ShopRite
Commercial
Canal Crossing PILOT development (Phase 1)
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
Jersey City is pushing an affordable-housing agenda; the Warren/Morgan project…
Sentiment
Multiple council members expressed strong skepticism toward using scarce CDBG…
Commercial Demand
The long-delayed ShopRite at the NJCU redevelopment is advancing from…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 13 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Councilmember, 8 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 6 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair, 1 Witness, 4 Staff.
Speaker sample: Andy Kaplan, Staff.
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Zoning terms (10)
35 recorded timestamps
- approved (9 timestamps)
- environmental review (6 timestamps)
- public hearing (2 timestamps)
- residential (6 timestamps)
- adu (4 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (30)
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