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Pleasantville council adopts parks ordinance and approves slate of grants, contracts and vehicle purchases
Summary
The Pleasantville City Council adopted Ordinance No. 4 (parks and playgrounds) and approved a package of grant applications, engineering agreements, a redevelopment memorandum, police vehicle lease purchases and other contracts at its May 4 meeting. Most actions passed by roll call; one bill item drew an abstention.
The Pleasantville City Council on May 4 adopted Ordinance No. 4, amending the city code chapter on parks and playgrounds, and approved a series of resolutions authorizing grant applications, contracts and purchases.
At the start of tonight’s regular session the clerk reviewed the agenda and read Ordinance No. 4 for second reading and noted the public hearing requirement; no members of the public spoke for or against the ordinance and the council closed the hearing before adopting the measure by roll call.
The council also approved multiple resolutions authorizing the city to apply for and, if awarded, execute grant agreements: urban enterprise zone assistance funds for a loan program (Resolution 83), a signage study (Resolution 84), supplemental funding for Main Street demolition (Resolution 85), and a series of New Jersey Department of Transportation grant applications for bikeways, municipal aid, Safe Streets to Transit and the Transit Village program (Resolutions 86–89). The council approved a resolution authorizing a five-year contract for police department tasers (Resolution 90) and a Department of Environmental Protection planning and design grant application (Resolution 91).
Council members also approved engineering services agreements for sewer projects (Resolutions 92 and 93), a memorandum of understanding with New Jersey American Water Company to complete a redevelopment plan for Block 165 Lot 5 (Resolution 94), the lease-purchase of five 2026 police interceptor utility all‑wheel‑drive vehicles (Resolution 95), and a tax refund on a specified property (Resolution 96). The council adopted proclamations designating May 7, 2026 as National Day of Prayer and designating a month as Veterans Appreciation Month, and approved a raffle license and the bill list with one item (invoice 03020 H127) noted as an abstention.
Votes at a glance (outcome and amounts as read into the record): - Ordinance No. 4, Parks and Playgrounds — adopted by roll call (no public opposition during hearing). - Res. 83 — apply for Urban Enterprise Zone assistance funds (loan program), amount read as $130,000 (as noted in the agenda reading); approved by roll call. - Res. 84 — apply for Urban Enterprise Zone assistance for signage study, amount $130,000; approved by roll call. - Res. 85 — apply for Urban Enterprise Zone funding for Main Street demolition, amount not to exceed $68,000; approved by roll call. - Res. 86 — NJDOT bikeway grant application; approved by roll call. - Res. 87 — municipal aid grant application to NJDOT; approved by roll call. - Res. 88 — Safe Streets to Transit NJDOT grant application; approved by roll call. - Res. 89 — Transit Village grant application to NJDOT; approved by roll call. - Res. 90 — 5‑year contract for police tasers/equipment (vendor read as "Exxon Enterprises"); approved by roll call. - Res. 91 — NJDEP planning and design grant application; approved by roll call. - Res. 92 & 93 — engineering services agreements for sewer projects (M Watson’s Associates; CME Associates); approved by roll call. - Res. 94 — MOU with New Jersey American Water Company for redevelopment plan (Block 165 Lot 5); approved by roll call. - Res. 95 — lease-purchase of five 2026 police interceptor utility vehicles; approved by roll call. - Res. 96 — tax refund authorization for a specified property; approved by roll call. - Res. 97 — proclamation: May 7, 2026 National Day of Prayer; approved by roll call. - Res. 98 — designation of Veterans Appreciation Month; approved by roll call.
Several items were described as grant‑funded or supported by outside funding sources in the clerk’s reading; the council took no substantive debate on these measures during the meeting and voted them by roll call. The bill list was approved with one abstention recorded against invoice item 03020 H127; the clerk identified that abstention during the vote.
The council then moved into executive session to discuss potential pre‑litigation and adjourned afterward.
Minutes show roll‑call voting for each item in the official record. Questions on specific funding breakdowns, grant conditions, or implementation timelines were not discussed in detail at the meeting and will require follow‑up with the appropriate city department or in subsequent council materials.
