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At-a-glance: Tenafly council actions and introductions Jan. 13, 2026
Summary
Council introduced Ordinances 26-01 (affordable-housing overlay), 26-02 (special emergency appropriation for a tax map) and 26-03 (open-space appropriation of $15,000), approved consent agenda items including a resolution honoring Deborah Davidson (R26-60), and voted to enter closed session on potential litigation (R26-61).
At its Jan. 13 meeting, the council completed several procedural and consent items and scheduled further hearings and actions.
Key actions and introductions: - Ordinance 26-01: Introduced on first reading to establish an affordable-housing overlay district; hearing set for Jan. 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. (mover: addressed as Jenny).
- Ordinance 26-02: Introduced as a special emergency appropriation (NJSA 40A:4-53) to authorize a tax-map appropriation; motion made and roll call conducted.
- Ordinance 26-03: Introduced on first reading to appropriate $15,000 from the open-space trust fund for remedial actions at the nature center; staff to discuss details in closed session.
- Consent agenda and resolutions: The council moved the consent agenda (R26-55 through R26-59) and pulled R26-60 for separate reading. Councilwoman Dayton read R26-60 honoring Deborah Davidson with the Harold Feinberg Conservation Award; the resolution was approved by roll call.
- Closed session: Council read and approved Resolution R26-61 to go into closed executive session under NJSA 10:4-12 to discuss potential litigation; minutes will be released when the matter is resolved.
Where recorded motions or roll calls occurred, the clerk read titles and performed roll calls; specific vote tallies for ordinance introductions and consent votes are recorded in the council's official minutes packet but were not transcribed in detail in the audio transcript provided.
