Nonprofit representative requests permanent Fell Street site; council later approves a lease item

During the agenda‑item public comment period, Unaija Payne Popa spoke as a representative of a nonprofit that has served African immigrant families in Trenton for roughly 30 years and requested council support for a permanent building at Fell Street to host mentorship, back‑to‑school and youth programs.

"We just need a building that we're able to enable us to carry on our organization because we are part of Trenton... our kids are growing up... we want to bring them into our society," the speaker said, noting programmatic work and long service in the community (Unaija Payne Popa).

Later in the meeting the council approved Ordinance 26‑085, which the clerk read as an ordinance authorizing the lease of city‑owned property located at 27 Fell Street to the Trenton Professional Alzheimer's Association pursuant to the cited statute. The council moved and the item passed by roll call. The transcript does not explicitly connect the public speaker’s organization name to the lease recipient as read in the ordinance; council members and the clerk did not state on the record that the speaker’s organization is the same entity receiving the lease.

Because the speaker’s self‑identified group name during public comment differs from the name read in the lease ordinance, the record leaves unclear whether the Fell Street approval reflects the speaker’s request or a separate transaction. Council staff indicated several agenda amendments and walk‑on items occurred during the meeting; administration later pulled or clarified some items in the consent agenda.