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Votes at a glance: Princeton council passes ordinances, budget introductions and multiple contracts on March 10
Summary
At its March 10 meeting Princeton's mayor and council introduced bond ordinances, approved the 2025 budget introduction and a series of resolutions including contract awards for street and sewer work, emergency temporary appropriations, and a professional-services agreement for the Stony Brook watershed study.
The Princeton mayor and council conducted a series of formal votes at their March 10 meeting. Below are the meeting's recorded actions, as read on the record and carried by the council.
Ordinances (introductions/public hearing) - Ordinance 2025-03: Public hearing and approval to acquire approximately 24.85 acres at 660 and 680 Cherry Valley Road (Block 102, Lots 10 and 11.01). Motion: Leticia Fraga; Second: Mia Sachs. Outcome: Carried by roll call (all present voted yes). (See separate article on the acquisition.) - Ordinance 2025-04: Ordinance to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits and establish a cap bank (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14). Public hearing scheduled 04/14/2025. Introduced by motion and carried on roll call. - Ordinance 2025-05: Bond ordinance for parking-utility improvements, appropriation $246,000; public hearing 03/24/2025. Introduced and carried on roll call. - Ordinance 2025-06: Bond ordinance for open-space capital improvements, appropriation $615,000 and issuance of $584,250 bonds/notes; public hearing 03/24/2025. Introduced and carried on roll call. - Ordinance 2025-07: Bond ordinance for various capital improvements, appropriation $14,181,175 and issuance of $12,694,770 bonds/notes; public hearing 03/24/2025. Introduced and carried on roll call.
Budget- and finance-related resolutions - Resolution 25-87: Approving local budget examination for the 2025 municipal budget. Outcome: Approved. - Resolution 25-88: Authorizing compliance with EEOC guidance on consideration of arrest and conviction records under Title VII. Outcome: Approved. - Resolution 25-89: Introduction and initial municipal budget for 2025. Outcome: Approved (budget introduced; final adoption scheduled at a subsequent meeting). - Resolutions 25-91, 25-92, 25-93: Emergency temporary appropriations for the 2025 Affordable Housing Utility Fund, Current Fund and Parking Utility Fund budgets respectively. Outcome: Approved.
Contracts, procurement and professional services - Resolution 25-94: Award of professional services agreement (Stony Brook Watershed Management Plan) to 1 Water Consulting LLC; Princeton share not to exceed $110,240 of a $249,300 consultant budget (cost shared with Pennington, Hope and Lawrence). Outcome: Approved. - Award to Lucas Brothers Inc.: Improvements to Alexander Street, Dickinson Street and University Place — contract award $1,715,565 (includes a $724,800 NJDOT municipal-aid grant). Outcome: Approved. - Award to National Water Main Cleaning Company: Mini-system No. 35 maintenance/water main rehabilitation — $870,936. Outcome: Approved. - Award to National Water Main Cleaning Company: Clean and televise sewer trunk lines — $556,410.10. Outcome: Approved. - Resolution authorizing a $40,000 increase to a not-to-exceed legal-services contract with Maraziti Falcon LLP. Outcome: Approved. - Amendment increasing an aerial-scope contract by $4,144 for a new total of $2,190,432 (related to high-reach aerial equipment previously approved). Outcome: Approved.
Licensing and consent items - Resolution (amendment to 25-80): Person-to-person and place-to-place liquor license transfer for Jasna Polana (license 1114-33-026-006). Outcome: Approved. - Multiple consent-agenda items (6 items) were moved and approved in block; council carried the consent agenda.
Votes were recorded either by roll call (for ordinance introductions shown as roll call votes in the meeting record) or by voice vote for many resolutions (where the clerk recorded "aye"). Where the transcript recorded a roll call, the article reflects named yes votes; for other motions the meeting record shows unanimous voice approval or recorded "aye" responses. The meeting minutes and formal resolutions will provide the full roll-call tallies and the signed contracts and purchase orders for public inspection.
