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Votes at a glance: Plainfield council advances ordinances, designations and appointments
Summary
Summary of key formal actions taken or placed on the voting meeting: several ordinance adoptions on second reading, designations for housing projects, appointments, and first readings of redevelopment ordinances were recorded; a proposed rent-stabilization ordinance was tabled for further community input.
At the Plainfield City Council meeting the governing body recorded several roll-call votes, advanced designations for housing projects and conducted ordinance votes. Key outcomes and vote tallies from the meeting follow.
- Motion to TABLE ordinance MC2025-01 (rent stabilization study): Motion to table approved unanimously. Council President Hockaday and all council members voted yes; the administration said the item was tabled to allow more community engagement and additional review.
- Ordinances adopted on second reading and final passage: - MC2025-02 (four-way stop at Berkman Street and East Third Street): adopted unanimously on roll call. - MC2025-03 (twelfth amendment to the scattered sites redevelopment plan): adopted unanimously on roll call. - MC2025-04 (digital submissions to planning and zoning boards): adopted unanimously on roll call. - MC2025-06 (amendments to accessory dwelling units; allows primary structure plus one ADU, ADU cap 800 sq ft and max height 24 ft): adopted 6-1; one council member voted no. - MC2025-07 (amendment to scattered city-owned parking lots redevelopment plan): adopted unanimously on roll call.
- First readings (ordinances introduced and passed on first reading): MC2025-08 (Garden State C-PACE opt-in) adopted on first reading (unanimous); MC2025-09 (Myrtle Avenue redevelopment plan) adopted on first reading (vote recorded: 2 opposed); MC2025-10 (tax exemption/financial agreement for 1314 West Front Street) adopted on first reading (6-1); MC2025-11 (amendments to TOD South redevelopment plan) adopted on first reading (unanimous); MC2025-12 (vendor fees for the Lenny Cathcart House Music Festival) adopted on first reading (4 in favor, 3 opposed).
- Resolutions and designations recorded on the consent agenda or by roll call: - R117-25 (appointment of Vince Bono as tax collector): passed with 6 in favor, 1 abstention recorded during roll call. - R139-25 (designation of Equamax Development Company for 520—732 South Ave townhomes and creation of at least $230,000 down-payment assistance fund): adopted 6-1. - R140-25 (designation of Plainfield Homes LLC for multiple city-owned lots): adopted 6-1. - Multiple routine consent items (reappointments, contracts for claims administrator, court interpreter renewal, fireworks agreement, tax refunds, etc.) were approved by consensus and roll call under the consent agenda.
- Appointment and oath: Carl L. Marshall was sworn in as Chief Municipal Court Judge during the meeting in a ceremonial oath administered by Superior Court Judge James P. Wilson.
Ending: The meeting closed after general public comments and several public commenters urged the council to strengthen historic-preservation protections and clarified community concerns about the removal of the Grace Episcopal Church carillon bells.
