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Princeton council approves multiple professional-service agreements, human services contracts and appointments
Summary
The Mayor and Council of Princeton introduced an easement ordinance for a footbridge and approved multiple contracts and appointments at its Jan. 13 meeting.
The Mayor and Council of Princeton advanced an ordinance and approved a group of resolutions at its Jan. 13 meeting, voting to introduce an easement ordinance for the Mountain Lakes Red Trail footbridge and to award several professional-service and service contracts.
On the ordinance, the council introduced Ordinance 2025-01, "An ordinance of the municipality of Princeton authorizing the acquisition of a public access construction and maintenance easement for the Mountain Lakes Red Trail Footbridge." Layton moved the introduction and Michelle seconded; the council conducted a roll-call introduction vote and set a public hearing for Jan. 27, 2025. Recorded roll-call responses in the meeting were: McDonald (aye), Perron Lambros (yes), Cohen (yes), Sachs (yes), Praga (yes), Newland (yes), and Mayor (recorded present). The ordinance was introduced for public hearing.
The council approved a slate of resolutions by voice vote. Key actions included:
- Resolution 25-32: Appointment of six probationary police officers. Motion by Leticia, second by Michelle; council members voiced unanimous support. Council comments praised diversity in the incoming class.
- Resolution 25-33: Award of a professional services agreement to Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. for design services for the reconstruction of Community Park South for $709,201.50. Motion and second recorded; council members discussed phasing the project, possible grant-seeking and thanked the recreation commission and staff.
- Resolution 25-34: Award of a professional services agreement to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton for behavioral health and community services for $53,494.36. Motion and second recorded; council members praised the change and the services provided.
- Resolution 25-35: Approving transfers in accordance with the referenced statute (transfers totaling about $4,200 discussed). Motion by David, second by Brian.
- Professional services award to Clark, Kate & Hintz for affordable-housing planning, not to exceed $71,000. Motion by Leighton, second by Michelle; packet materials clarified the engagement covers the fair-share plan and new housing element.
- Resolution 25-37: Award for supplemental nursing services (not to exceed $45,000). Motion by Leticia, second by Michelle.
- Resolution 25-38: Award of a contract to SHI International for the OpenGov workflow software platform using the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract CK0424-38 for $66,544. Motion and second recorded.
- Resolution 25-39: Renewal of an extraordinary unspecifiable service contract with the Center for Modern Aging Princeton for up to $171,965. Motion by David, second by Brian.
Council members moved two consent-agenda items together and then adjourned. For most resolutions the council approved the motions by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not read aloud for those items in the transcript.
Why it matters: the awards position the town to begin design of a long-delayed park reconstruction, continue human-services contracts, implement an OpenGov workflow platform, and staff said the police department will add six probationary officers to its ranks.
