By Anne Levin

At a meeting Monday evening, Princeton Council voted in favor of several resolutions, introduced two ordinances, and approved three others including one allowing the municipality to establish a “CAP Bank.”

Interim administrator Bob Bruschi said the CAP Bank does not affect this year’s budget, but would allow Council flexibility next year in case there is a major budget issue that needs to be addressed.

With one of the resolutions, the governing body officially approved the temporary employment of Bruschi, who was administrator of the former Princeton Borough and consolidated Princeton until his retirement in 2014. He has been back in the post since mid-March, replacing retiring administrator Marc Dashield while the search for a permanent administrator was finalized with the hiring of Bernard Hvozdovic Jr., who will take over early next month. Council also passed a resolution to make that hiring official.

Council members delivered updates on various issues. Councilwoman Eve Niedergang reported that a sewer manager has been hired to help address problems and vacancies in that department. Councilman David Cohen said that the Vision Zero Task Force, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities, held a kickoff meeting and established five subcommittees. Any members of the public who would like to serve on any of those committees should get in touch with him through the municipal website (princetonnj.gov).

Councilwoman Mia Sacks reported that she, Cohen, and Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros have been meeting with the town’s Planning Department, the Fair Share Housing Center, and attorneys regarding recent revelations that a 20 percent set aside of affordable housing units was not part of a development planned for the former Griggs Corner site.

“We have been working on it and we now have a draft of what we hope will not only close whatever loopholes were not covered, but hopefully will be even stronger than the ordinance that existed previously,” she said, adding that it is now being reviewed by the Affordable Housing Board and will be hopefully introduced within the month.

Councilman Dwaine Williamson spoke about a petition that was recently circulated proposing the former Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad (PFARS) site as the location for a new community center. “The former PFARS site may not necessarily be the best place to house it,” he said, adding that he, Sacks, and Lambros have met regarding the issue and want to determine exactly what services are needed.

“The bottom line is there are some human services issues we think we could do a better job addressing. And we want to figure out what to do with the former PFARS site. So we are listening to the community, but as it stands right now, it appears the former PFARS site would not be the best place to consolidate those services. The conversation is continuing.”

Sacks said she wasn’t aware a decision had been made about the site. She also wanted to correct some misconceptions that some residents of the neighborhood had about the site, believing the town had decided to sell the building and adjacent two houses that are part of the parcel. It has not been decided.

Bruschi reported that discussions are underway about reopening the municipal building to the public. He also said there are efforts to allow Council and other municipal groups to meet in person once again. But bringing the public back to those meetings is not yet being considered.

Council read a proclamation in honor of Judge Morton Greenberg, who lived in Princeton and died January 28. Greenberg was a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He served as a judge for more than five decades.

Council meets next on April 26.