The council also approved another ordinance, number 2024-21, appropriating $850,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for park improvements across the city. Additionally, the council addressed the supplementing of funds for park improvements at Burt Mill Pond and the design of a historic footbridge with ordinance number 2024-22, appropriating $450,000 for the project.

Highlighting community achievements, the council passed resolution number 2024-25, commending Mario Antonio Romero, a Vineland native who has served as a Navy SEAL and is currently involved with NASA as an astronaut trainer. Romero has contributed to the first U.S. lunar landing since 1972 and is recognized for his “educational and Vocational accomplishments that are truly out of this world.”

The council also navigated through a range of administrative actions, such as rejecting bids for the purchase of various properties, awarding contracts for technical engineering support and locating underground electric facilities, and making temporary emergency appropriations for the 2024 budget.

Public works were praised for their efforts in minimizing flooding during recent heavy rains.