Plannng Board

City of Trenton Planning Board Public Hearing Thursday, April 24, 2025 City Hall Members in Attendance: Randy Baum, Vice Chair Caty Dominguez Joseph Harrison Jeff Halpern Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed Anthony Santora Members Not in Attendance: Charles Romanow, Chair Jonathan Conner Markus Green Diana Walker Staff in Attendance: Brian Weakliem, Program Analyst Michael Herbert, Planning Board Attorney Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary PUBLIC HEARING Current Planning Board Membership (as of 4/24/25) Class Term Ending Date Board Member I (Mayor’s Representative) Mayor’s Term Markus Green II (City Employee) 12/31/25 Anthony Santora III (City Council 12/31/25 Joseph Harrison Representative) IV (City Resident) 12/31/26 Patricia Ni’ma- Mohammed IV (City Resident) 12/31/28 Randy Baum IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jeff Halpern IV (City Resident) 12/31/27 Caty Dominguez IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jonathan Conner IV (City Resident) 12/31/26 Charles Romanow ALTERNATES IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Diana Walker IV (City Resident) 12/31/26 VACANT 1 The meeting was called to order at 7:07 PM by Mr. Baum. The Open Public Meetings Act was announced and a quorum was verified. Approve meeting minutes of March 27, 2025 Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Randy Baum X Caty Dominguez X Joseph Harrison X X Jeff Halpern X X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X Approve meeting minutes of April 10, 2025 Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Randy Baum X Caty Dominguez X Joseph Harrison X Jeff Halpern X X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X X Mr. James Maley, the City of Trenton’s Redevelopment Attorney, introduced the matter tonight, and the purpose of having a City designation of ‘Area in Need of Rehabilitation’. He noted that because te City now has this designation,on it is now time to adopt a plan for this designation. The plan proposed is to have all of the existing Zoning Ordinances to stand as the plan for the City’s Rehabilitation Area. He presented examples to the Board of what projects can be done more simply and in an easier manner with this designation and plan in place. He described the difference in testimony that will need to be done when cases are heard. The Board needs to assess if this plan is consistent with the Master Plan and to make a recommendation to the governing body on adopting the plan described this evening. Mr. Baum asked if there was anyone from the Public who wanted to speak to the plan under review this evening. With no answer from the gallery the following vote was set forth: The Planning Board recommends to the City Council that they adopt a Resolution that the submitted plan for the Rehabilitation of the City is consistent with the Master Plan 2  Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Randy Baum X Caty Dominguez X Joseph Harrison X Jeff Halpern X X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X X Mr. Herbert announced that the matter of 312 Church Street will be heard at 7PM on May 22, 2025 and new notice will be required. Adjourned 7:21PM Respectfully submitted Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary 3