Jersey City Council Preview: Investigation Into SUEZ, Parking

Jersey City NJ

21 September, 2021

2:52 PM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — Jersey City's next City Council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 21 at 6 p.m. and the agenda is full of ordinances, resolutions and letter readings. There are three ordinances on the agenda for a first reading, four for a second reading and 28 resolutions that will be voted on. The Council meeting can be viewed online and is open to the public. Residents can speak during the public speak portion of the meeting, but must sign up before the meeting. A form can be submitted online to sign-up for public speak. First and Second-Reading OrdinancesThe majority of this week's first and second reading ordinances are focused on parking and traffic in Jersey City. For a first reading, ordinance 3.2 extends Border Street parking limits on several streets. Ordinance 3.3 which is a first reading and 4.2, which is a second reading, focus on "Parking For the Disabled." Some Resolutions on the AgendaCouncilman At-Large Rolando Lavarro's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance made it onto this week's agenda after some push and pull at the last council meeting. The resolution revised the city's old IZO to include 20 percent affordable housing in all new developments, with no loopholes or trade-offs for developers. Lavarro and Ward E Councilman James Solomon were the only two council members to vote against the city's original IZO, which was recently struck down in court last month. The resolution is to have the ordinance referred to the planning board for review. Read the full resolution. A late, but notable agenda item is a resolution calling for the formation of an AD HOC Committee to investigate the response to Tropical Storm Ida by SUEZ. City Council President Joyce Watterman and Councilmember James Solomon are introducing the resolution with the support of Councilmembers Denise Ridley, Mira Prinz-Arey, Richard Boggiano, Yousef Saleh, and Rolando Lavarro. The Committee would be responsible for reviewing SUEZ's emergency response to Tropical Storm Ida —For 72 hours, Jersey City residents faced a boil water advisory to ensure their water was safe to drink after Ida. The Council members' pointed criticism comes after SUEZ failed to open water distribution stations across the city. Read the full resolution. The full council meeting agenda along with documents for ordinances and resolutions can be found online.