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Council approves consent agenda, tables liaison appointments; ABC license renewed
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Trenton City Council approved a consent agenda of resolutions and ordinances, tabled one item on appointments to boards and commissions (25-027), and approved an ABC license renewal earlier during an ABC session. Council voted to advance fee and franchise ordinances.
The Trenton City Council completed a series of procedural and policy votes at its Jan. 28 conference and regular meeting.
ABC license: At a preliminary ABC board session before the council meeting, members approved Resolution 25-001 renewing the plenary retail consumption license for "9099009 Lounge, LLC" for the 2024–2025 licensing period. A motion to approve was made and seconded; roll-call voting recorded “Yes” votes from Councilwoman Edwards, Councilwoman Feliciano, Councilwoman Figueroa Kettenberg, Councilwoman Frisbie, Councilwoman Williams and Council President Gonzales. The motion carried.
Consent agenda and appointments: The council voted to approve a consent agenda of resolutions presented at the meeting. During docket review the council agreed to table Resolution 25-027 (appointments of council member liaisons to boards and commissions) to the next public meeting so members could review assignment details. The clerk recorded a roll-call vote on the consent agenda and the motion carried.
Ordinances and minutes: Councilors moved and passed the first-reading ordinance amending lead-safe inspection fees (ordinance 25-001 introduction). Roll-call votes on certain items recorded one abstention by the council president; otherwise motions carried. The council also approved an ordinance renewing municipal consent for Comcast of Mercer County LLC to operate a cable and communications system in the city (ordinance 25-003). The council approved minutes for prior meetings as noted on the agenda.
Other procedural votes: The council approved routine procurement and capital contract resolutions placed on the consent agenda, authorized street-repair and milling contracts and advanced other budget and procurement items included in the consent agenda. Several council members asked technical and substantive questions about specific resolutions during docket review before the vote.
What was tabled: Resolution 25-027, appointing council liaisons to boards and commissions, was tabled for further review and will return at the council’s next public meeting.
Vote records (selected, as recorded in the transcript): - ABC resolution (25-001) for plenary retail consumption license: recorded yes votes from Councilwoman Edwards, Councilwoman Feliciano, Councilwoman Figueroa Kettenberg, Councilwoman Frisbie, Councilwoman Williams and Council President Gonzales. Outcome: approved. - Table 25-027 (appointments to boards and commissions): motion to table adopted by roll call; outcome: tabled. - Consent agenda (multiple resolutions): motion carried by roll call; outcome: approved. - Ordinance 25-001 (lead-safe inspection fee changes) motion carried; Council President recorded an abstention on final call. - Ordinance 25-003 (Comcast municipal consent) motion carried.
No motions recorded in the transcript changed policy on Trenton Water Works; the council asked the administration to return with more detail on DEP’s reports and to consider forming a council subcommittee.
