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Princeton council approves routine contracts, tables podcast sponsorship
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Summary
At the meeting the council approved multiple resolutions including purchases for firefighter gear ($63,285.98), engineering and watershed contracts, Crown Castle site license agreements, and a change order for pedestrian bridges; it committed matching funds for a Preserve New Jersey grant and tabled a $7,800 podcast sponsorship.
The Princeton Mayor and Council approved a series of routine resolutions and a consent agenda, and tabled one sponsorship item for later consideration.
Among the approvals, the council authorized the purchase of firefighter protective gear and equipment from MES for $63,285.98 under New Jersey State contracts (Resolution 26 1 19). It also approved an increase of $6,500 to the professional‑services agreement with PSNS LLC for the Jerhune Road pedestrian improvements project (Resolution 26 1 20), bringing that professional‑services cap to $185,000.
The council awarded a watershed assessment professional‑services agreement to 1 Water Consulting LLC for an amount not to exceed $29,700 (Resolution 26 1 21), and authorized site license agreements with Crown Castle Fiber LLC for three locations (288 Witherspoon Street, 1288 Stewart Road and 1267 Great Road) under Resolution 26 1 22.
Councilmembers also approved change order number 1 with Colinelli Brothers Inc. for $314,670 for rehabilitation/replacement of two pedestrian footbridges in Mountain Lakes Preserve, increasing the construction agreement total to $1,261,870 (Resolution 26 1 23). The body authorized submission of a Preserve New Jersey capital level 2 grant application for rehabilitation of a historic stone arch bridge at Mountain Lakes Preserve and committed $157,335 in municipal matching funds (Resolution 26 1 24).
A proposed resolution authorizing a $7,800 award to HG Media for a 2026 Princeton podcast sponsorship (Resolution 26 1 25) was moved, seconded and then tabled by the council for later discussion.
The council also moved and approved a four‑item consent agenda covering payment of bills, a health services agreement, a BCC appointment and a banner approval. Most resolutions were approved by voice vote; the record shows aye votes but no roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript.
