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COUNCIL WORK SESSION - February 23, 2026 Monday, February 23, 2026 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Kassler-Taub; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

III.Open Public Meetings Statement

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times, and Trentonian and was posted on the bulletin board at Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street and on the Borough website according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

IV.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

V.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Requirements for Sidewalk Repair Ordinance - GP

  2. 2.Award of Contract - Abey Drive, Mallard Place, Queens Lane

  3. 3.Award of Contract - Lead Service Lines

  4. 4.Appoint Borough Engineer 

  5. 5.PILOT Project Statement - (Nadine)

Work Session Presentations:

VI.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Ordinance 2026-4 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article VII "Zone Regulations" to Include New Section 215-78.3 Entitled "AH-1 Affordable Housing Zone"

  2. 2.Ordinance 2026-5 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article VII "Zone Regulations" to Include New Section 215-78.4 Entitled "AH-2 Affordable Housing Zone"

  3. 3.Ordinance 2026-6 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article VII "Zone Regulations" to Include New Section 215-78.5 Entitled "AH-3 Affordable Housing Zone"

  4. 4.Ordinance 2026-7 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article VII "Zone Regulations" to Include New Section 215-78.6 Entitled "AH-4 Affordable Housing Zone"

  5. 5.Ordinance 2026-8 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article VII "Zone Regulations" to Include New Section 215-78.7 Entitled "AH-5 Affordable Housing Zone"

  6. 6.Ordinance 2026-9 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215, Article VII of the Borough Code, Entitled "Zone Regulations," by Replacing in its Entirety the Text of Section 215-78.2 "HMU Highway Mixed Use Zone"

     

  7. 7.Ordinance 2026-10 - An Ordinance Amending Borough Code, Chapter 215 "Zoning," Article VII "Zone Regulations" by Repealing and Replacing the Existing Text of Section 215-78 Entitled "MU Mixed Use Zone"

  8. 8.Ordinance 2026-11 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 215 "Zoning", Article II "General Regulations" to Include New Section 215-9.1 Entitled "Mandatory Setaside of Affordable Housing Units" 

  9. 9.Ordinance 2026-12 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 58 of the Borough Code, Entitled "Affordable Housing," by Substituting a New Chapter of the Same Title 

  10. 10.Ordinance 2026-13 - An Ordinance Amending Chapter 98, Article I of the Borough Code, Entitled "Affordable Housing Development Fees, by Replacing the Text of That Article in its Entirety 

  11. 11.Ordinance 2026-14 - An Ordinance Adopting a Revised Zoning Map and Amending Article VII, Section 216-64 of the Borough Code Entitled "Zoning Map" 

  12. 12.Ordinance 2026-15 - An Ordinance Adopting a Revised Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Regulations, and Amending Article VII, Section 216-66 of the Borough Code

  13. 13.Opportunity for Public Input on Affordable Housing Ordinances 

  14. 14.Resolution 2026-3.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refunds 

  15. 15.Resolution 2026-3.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

  16. 16.Resolution 2026-3.3 - Resolution Authorizing Amendments to the Temporary Budget 

  17. 17.Resolution 2026-3.4 - Resolution Amending Resolution 2026-2.4, Budget Transfers 

  18. 18.Resolution 2026-3.5 - Shared Services Agreement - Senior Services Coordinator 

  19. 19.Resolution - Amendments to the Personnel Manual 

  20. 20.Resolution - Raffle License - Trenton Cyrus 

  21. 21.Resolution - Raffle License - St. Alphonsus Church 

  22. 22.Resolution  - Bingo Application - St. Alphonsus Church

VII.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

VIII.CLOSED SESSION

AT, PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

  1. Legal Matter - 15-17 N. Main Street 

  2. Contract Negotiations - EMS 

  3. Contract Negotiations - Wells Fargo Property

IX.Return to Open Session

X.Adjournment