Council approves a slate of ordinances and resolutions, including parking, budget cap adjustments and multiple property sales

Trenton City Council completed routine and substantive business that included adoption of minutes, approval of communications, passage of several ordinances on second reading and the introduction of numerous property conveyance ordinances.

Key outcomes at a glance: - Minutes (01/06/2026) and communications/petitions were approved by roll call. - Ordinance 26‑003 (amending Chapter 14 — traffic/parking restrictions for vans/trucks in residential areas) passed on second reading after council discussion of business vehicle impacts. - Ordinance 26‑013 (establishing a municipal appropriations cap bank under state guidance) passed; administration clarified it is a procedural budgetary mechanism and does not itself increase taxes or transfer Trenton Water Works surplus. - Ordinance 26‑016 (adding long‑term vacancy/stalled redevelopment surcharges) and Ordinance 26‑017 (prohibiting parking of certain large vehicles on city streets) were discussed and passed after clarifying language about vehicle sizes (19‑foot threshold) and an on‑the‑dais amendment to explicitly include some heavy vehicles if desired. - Council introduced and approved multiple ordinances authorizing the sale or conveyance of city‑owned properties under NJSA 48:12‑13 (examples include 340 Rutherford Ave — $12,500; 408 & 440 Walnut Ave — $23,650; 444–446 West Hanover — $2,000). Several council members abstained on specific property transactions as noted in the roll call record. - Ordinance 26‑019 rescinded a previously authorized sale after staff found an 'imminent hazard' at a property (2271 Tider Street); interim HED leadership said the proposed purchaser declined required remediation and the city will secure and repair the site before future conveyance.

Council also approved a consent agenda covering many resolutions and noted the administration will return to the council with clarifications or amendments as requested. Several votes recorded abstentions where members cited prior committee discussions or ongoing subcommittee work.