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Council introduces two ordinances, approves consent agenda including sewer project contracts and vehicle purchases
Summary
On first reading the council introduced two ordinances (handicapped parking changes and a bond amendment) set for final passage Feb. 3; the consent agenda passed unanimously and included Boswell Engineering contracts for the Clay Street sewer separation project, multiple vehicle purchases and other routine awards.
The Hackensack City Council held first readings Jan. 20 for two ordinances and approved a large consent agenda that included infrastructure contracts, vehicle purchases and municipal service agreements.
Ordinance 01-2026, which would amend chapter 170 (vehicles and traffic) to add or remove handicapped parking spaces in section 49.2, was introduced and passed on first reading. The council unanimously approved introduction by roll call vote; the ordinance is scheduled for final consideration Feb. 3, 2026. Ordinance 02-2026, a bond ordinance amending bond ordinance 21-2025 (adopted June 3, 2025), was also introduced on first reading and set for final passage on the same February date.
The consent agenda — described by the clerk as routine items to be enacted in one motion — included a long list of resolutions and contract awards. Notable items in the consent package were: authorization for the Police Department to participate in the Defense Logistics Agency 1033 program; an interlocal agreement for mutual aid and rapid deployment within Bergen County; multiple vehicle purchases (2026 F350, F550 and F750 pickup trucks with snowplows and salters; a 2025 Transit 250 cargo van; two 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe police SUVs); a contract award to Alimo Engineering for City Hall parking area improvements; and two separate awards to Boswell Engineering for construction management of the Clay Street combined sewer overflow (CSO) separation project and engineering services supporting CSO maintenance and cleaning.
During a presentation before the consent vote, a Boswell representative explained that the Clay Street sewer separation project is funded through the Infrastructure Bank and requires the city to engage a full-time construction inspection contract before bidding. The I-Bank allows an inspection allowance of up to 12% of construction cost; the project’s construction cost was described as $8 million, and the presenter said the city does not anticipate using the full allowance.
Council members moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda by roll call (Deputy Mayor Tumi, Councilwoman Clark Collins, Councilman Carol, Mayor Cassin Gaines), with the vote recorded as yes by those four members and Councilman Diaz absent. Several of the consent items are contract awards that will proceed to procurement and execution per normal municipal procedures.
The introductions of the two ordinances and the consent agenda approvals do not themselves finalize spending authorizations tied to the bond ordinance or the contracts; ordinances return for a final vote on Feb. 3 and awarded contracts proceed through their normal execution and certification of funds.
