Loyad Booker

Data center ban ordinance

Residents fear higher electric bills — data centers were cited as a driver of New Jersey's 20% utility jumps.

Lead service line replacement, Phase 2

$25 million appropriation, structured as a refinance with no additional cost per staff.

License plate reader purchase and surveillance concerns

$453,354 in UEZ funds (~$883,000 across both phases).

Parks improvements: Veterans Park and 16th Street mini golf

$247,112 plus $831,356 combined in contract awards.

2026 municipal budget introduction

About a 2.3% municipal tax increase, with $100.4 million raised in local taxes for municipal purposes.

Peninsula special improvement district

New assessments on district properties fund Peninsula improvements; Centerpoint says its costs rise without corresponding benefits.

Property tax abatements and exemptions

Projects now paying roughly $1.4 million in combined taxes are projected to pay about $7.2 million once stabilized, per a resident's tally.

E-bike enforcement

Master Plan re-examination and community input

A full Master Plan process will cost money and time but aims to guide where development happens.

Hunger Free Bayonne office closure

Cap bank ordinance (Ordinance No. O-26-64)

Allows the city to appropriate up to the full state cap, avoiding forced budget cuts.

Loading zones and double parking

CY 2026 Municipal Budget amendments and final adoption

Total taxes to be raised dropped slightly, from about $105.889 million to $105.889 million — a change of roughly $665.

Canada goose management and animal shelter funding

$750,000 shelter commitment contingent on an unbuilt development; advocates offered to fund a pilot deterrence program.

Water and sewer utility rates and capacity

Residents face rising minimum utility charges; capacity upgrades for Peninsula development would be significant if required.

Municipal transition to new administration

50-story Peninsula redevelopment plan controversy

A promised community contribution of roughly $3-4 million would fund parks, roads, or schools if the project proceeds.

Avenue F sanitary sewer replacement

$3 million in bonds/notes.

Removal of police officers from non-public schools

Parents say school safety shouldn't be a budget line item; the police budget is reportedly over $52 million.

Metal scrap yard operations and proposed zoning restrictions

None stated.

Adoption of CY2026 Municipal Budget

O-1 Constitution Avenue redevelopment plan withdrawn

O-2 Special Improvement District for Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor

O-3 Water and Sewer Service ordinance

O-4 Redevelopment plan, 80 W. 47th Street and 979-993 Avenue C

O-5, O-6, O-7, O-14 Centre Street and Harbor Station ordinances withdrawn

O-8 Encroachment agreement, J. PAR Realty LLC and PKD LLC

O-9 and O-10 zoning amendments withdrawn

O-11, O-12, O-13 traffic ordinances adopted

Consent agenda — communications and officers' reports (C-1 through C-18, OR-1 through OR-5)

Consent resolutions CR-1 through CR-30

R-6 Lead service line replacement contract

R-7 Ferry terminal parking lot and walkway contract

R-14 Constitution Avenue redeveloper designation withdrawn

ADD-8 Transfer of controlling interest, Bayonne Energy Center Urban Renewal III, LLC

ADD-1 through ADD-11 add-on resolutions

From DANIEL MENA, filing a notice of claim alleging damage to his car resulting from an accident with a city-owned vehicle.

From JEAN-PAUL PERRAULT filing notice of claim alleging damages arising from the City’s unlawful assessment, imposition and collection of “Temporary Continued Certificated of Occupancy fee.

From MICHAEL BARANOK, filing notice of claim alleging damage to his automobile while parked in the City’s underground garage.

From John A. Burke, Esq., filing notice of claim on behalf of ISAIAH QUICK alleging injuries sustained in an accident on Route 440 and Pulaski Street

BE IT RESOLVED, the CY 2026 LOCAL MUNICIPAL BUDGET be given a second reading.

the following resolution for amending

close the hearing

adjourn to Wednesday, June 18, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. for hearing of introduced budget amendments

close the hearing

BE IT RESOLVED, that the foregoing ordinance be given a second reading.

Second reading of CY 2026 Local Municipal Budget

O-1 — Postponement of Constitution Avenue redevelopment plan ordinance

O-9 introduction — LaPelusa abstains

O-1 Constitution Avenue Redevelopment Plan postponed

O-2 $3 million Avenue F sanitary sewer bond ordinance passed

O-3 Kennedy Boulevard financial agreement passed

O-4 Chanti 5 Broadway financial agreement re-approved 4-1

O-5 master plan zoning ordinance withdrawn in favor of new Master Plan process

O-6 East 23rd Street one-way ordinance passed

O-7 parking and stop-intersection sign ordinance passed

O-8 restrictive parking zones ordinance passed

Withdrawal of O-1 zoning amendment (auto import/export facility in I-H zone)

O-2 — Financial agreement, 2834 East 22 Urban Renewal LLC, 28-34 East 22nd Street

O-3 — Financial agreement, Bayonne Partners Urban Renewal LLC (Memorial Boulevard/Peninsula)

O-4 — Redevelopment plan, 1191-1205 Kennedy Boulevard (Luke Oil site)

O-5 — Redevelopment plan, 301 and 300-302 Constitution Avenue

O-6 — Amendment to 1012-1022 Avenue C redevelopment plan

O-7 — Traffic control plan, BHA Oak Street Development, 7 Oak Street West

O-8 — Financial agreement, 21-37 West 25th Street Urban Renewal LLC (Forum site)

O-9 — Financial agreement, M.L. Realty Corp of NJ Urban Renewal LLC, 626-628 Avenue E

O-10 — Financial agreement, 958-968 Broadway Urban Renewal LLC

O-11 — Financial agreement, 485 Avenue C Urban Renewal LLC

O-12 — Financial agreement, 745-747 Broadway Urban Renewal LLC

O-13 — Financial agreement, 653-657 Ave E Urban Renewal LLC

O-14 — Financial agreement, 1945 55 Street Bayonne Urban Renewal LLC, 19-45 West 55th Street

O-15 — Financial agreement, 508 Avenue A Urban Renewal LLC

O-16 — Financial agreement, 173-179 Ave F Urban Renewal LLC

O-17 — Financial agreement, 1191-1205 John F. Kennedy Urban Renewal LLC

O-18 — Financial agreement, 81-87 East 22nd Street Urban Renewal LLC

O-19 — Financial agreement, 120 W. 33rd Street Urban Renewal LLC

O-20 — Financial agreement, 74 Hopkins Ave Urban Renewal LLC, 18-22 East 15th Street

O-22 — Amendment to Peninsula View financial agreement, 75-87 East 31st Street

O-23 — Financial agreement, Duke Realty Bayonne Urban Renewal LLC (former Exxon/Standard Oil site)

O-24 — Financial agreement, 12-22 47th Street Urban Renewal LLC

O-25 — Amendment to Bayview Urban Renewal I-V financial agreement, 159-161 Avenue A

O-26 — Second amendment to Harbor Station North redevelopment plan

O-27 — Public assemblies ordinance (Chapter 4 fee schedule update)

Council Member Booker moved the following resolution for final passage

Council Member Perez motioned to close the hearing

Council President LaPelusa moved the following resolution

Council Member Booker moved the following resolution

Council Member Booker moved the following resolution for final passage

Council Member Perez moved the following resolution for final passage

Council Member Perez motioned to close the hearing