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The Vineland City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:30 PM, with Council President Paul Spinelli presiding. All five council members were present (Dr. Arthur, English, Vargas, Gomez, Spinelli). Councilmembers offered congratulations to retiree Laura Michael and recognized the Memorial Middle School Safety Patrol. The meeting featured strong public opposition to the proposed AI data center, adoption of multiple ordinances and resolutions, and authorization for a closed session and potential litigation.
The Council unanimously approved a consent agenda containing 19 routine resolutions. Key authorizations included grant applications to the Cumberland County Cultural and Heritage Commission, the NJEDA Retrofit NJ program, the Vineland Municipal Alliance, and the UEZ for Landis Theater renovations (up to $2,250,000). The agenda also awarded a broadband consulting contract to Bonfire Fiber, LLC (not to exceed $263,610.37), adopted an Affirmative Marketing Plan and an Affordability Assistance Program Manual, authorized temporary emergency appropriations and budget transfers for 2026, issued taxicab licenses for 2026, and extended contracts for animal shelter payments and delinquent fee collections. A resolution for a War on Terror Memorial was removed from the agenda prior to the meeting.
Councilmember English? Here. Councilmember Vargas? Here. Vice President Gomez? Here. President Spinelli. Here. Today we'll have uh Memorial School Safety Patrol doing the Pledge of Allegiance. It's Jordan Nichols, Avidina Pisani, the Telbasi, Issa Holguin, Daniel, Heidi, Quinila, Ramirez, Cameron Flores Vasquez, Emily Cruz Matias, Vienny, Leon Matias, Natalie Ramos Cortez, Andrew Ridgeway, and Rush Raquelli Acasio. Come on up. Shorter. Oh no. Thank you. Yeah. Like to thank the parents and the kids and the teachers and the school for having their kids come up and help us with the pledge. Public notice, this meeting open to the pursuant to the open public meeting act has been given by the city clerk on December 12th, 2025 in the following manner. Person written notice on the official bulletin board of the lobby of City Hall, providing written notice to the offices of the Daily Journal, Press of Atlantic City in the Byland Voice, and filing written notice in the office of the city clerk of the city of Bylan. Chairtains a motion to pre-meeting conference and regular meeting of February 24th and a work session of March 3rd, 2026 be prudent submitted. So move. Second. Discussion by council. Seeing none. Dr. Arthur? Yes. Councilmember English? Yes. Councilmember Vargas? Yes. Vice President Gomez? Yes. President Spinelli. Yes. Mr. President, I present resolution number 2026-86 of resolution recognizing Laura Michael upon retiring from public service. Effective March 1, 2026. Chair entertain the motion of resolution number 2026-86 be adopted according to law. So move. Second. Discussion by Council.