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Passaic Council Approves Parking‑Deck Fees, Traffic and Parking Ordinances; Mayor Reports Multiple Grants
Summary
On Sept. 16 the Passaic City Council adopted several ordinances including parking‑deck fees, new stop signage, angle parking and disabled parking designations; the mayor also detailed multiple grant awards and applications reported at the meeting.
The Passaic City Council on Sept. 16 adopted a series of ordinances affecting parking and traffic and accepted routine communications and resolutions. The measures approved on second and final reading included a new State Street Municipal Parking Deck fee schedule, the addition of a stop sign at Monroe Street and Hope Avenue, new angle‑parking designations, and restricted parking spaces for disabled persons. Roll‑call votes recorded unanimous approvals for each ordinance.
Council members took a short recess and reconvened to hear and vote on ordinances. Proposed ordinance 24‑95‑25 (State Street Municipal Parking Deck Fees) was opened to public hearing and adopted after the hearing closed. Proposed ordinance 24‑96‑25 (adding a stop sign at the Monroe/ Hope intersection), proposed ordinance 24‑97‑25 (angle parking changes), and proposed ordinance 24‑98‑25 (designation of restricted disabled parking) were likewise opened, given opportunity for comment or noted as having no speakers, and adopted by roll calls recorded in the meeting.
During the same segment of the meeting, the administration summarized grants and capital projects reported for the council’s consideration. Items noted on Sept. 16 (as reported during the meeting) included:
- Lead exposure prevention funding: "over $700,000" from the state for childhood lead exposure prevention (reported by staff). - DEP award: roughly $985,000 referenced for Memorial Park repairs and related field reconstruction. - NJ Water Bank: $2,000,000 for sewer and stormwater reuse (municipal grant). - Federal grant application: a $15,000,000 application submitted for a downtown parking deck (staff said Congress turned it down previously and the city is reapplying). - Safe streets / Safe Routes to School: about $700,000 for pedestrian and school safety projects. - FEMA/state/cooperative funds: ongoing flood‑mitigation work on McDonough Brook and a $5,000,000 award referenced for mitigation near Passaic Avenue.
Council accepted items listed as consent/routine matters, approved payment of bills and heard a brief administrative report on improving internal notifications of promotions. The meeting adjourned by unanimous motion.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 1870; topfinish SEG 2452.
