Results of the 26th meeting of Jena City Council

All the voting results from the 26th City Council meeting on 11 November 2026 can be found in the City of Jena’s council system

3. Approval of the minutes of the follow-up meeting to the 23rd City Council meeting on 2 July 2026 – public session –

– approved unanimously –

4. Approval of the minutes of the 24th City Council meeting held on 2 September 2026 – public session –

– approved unanimously –

5. Residents’ Question Time

6. Question Time

7. Motion tabled by the FDP parliamentary group – Reappointments to committees (Motion No. 26/1125-BV)

– approved by a majority –

8. Motion by the CDU parliamentary group – Reappointments to the Urban Development and Environment Committee and the Finance Committee (Motion: 26/1144-BV)

– approved by a majority –

9. Motion by the CDU, SPD, FDP and BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN parliamentary groups, as well as Oliver Majuntke, Mayor of the Isserstedt district – Prioritisation of the sports pitch in the Isserstedt sports facility refurbishment project (resubmitted from 1–2 July 2026, Agenda Item 32) (Proposal: 26/0999-BV)

– removed from the agenda –

10. – not applicable –

11. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Repeal of Resolution No. 23/2025-BV ‘Information and access to files pursuant to Section 22(3), fourth sentence, of the Thuringian Local Government Code’ (Document: 26/1100-BV)

– referred to committees –

12. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Purchase of shares in Technologie- und Innovationspark Jena GmbH (Document: 26/1112-BV)

– removed from the agenda –

13. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Tariff adjustment for Jena’s swimming pools in 2027 (Document: 26/1110-BV)

– approved by a majority –

14. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – 2025 annual accounts of the Jena Culture and Marketing Municipal Enterprise (JenaKultur) / Appointment of the auditor for 2026 (Document: 26/0988-BV)

– approved unanimously –

15. – Not applicable –

16. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Setting the boundaries of the Isserstedt local authority area; preparations for the transfer of a section of Federal Road 7 and further sections of State Road 1060 to the responsibility of the City of Jena for road maintenance (Document: 26/1047-BV)

– unanimously approved –

17. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Decision on the assessment of the project-specific development plan VBB-J47 ‘Solarquartier – Residential development on Saalbahnhofstraße, Jena’ (Document: 26/1104-BV)

– approved by a majority –

18. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Implementation agreement for the project-specific development plan VBB-J47 “Solar Quarter – Residential development on Saalbahnhofstraße, Jena” (Document No. 26/1105-BV)

– approved by a majority –

19. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Statutory resolution on the project-specific development plan VBB-J47 “Solar Quarter – Residential development on Saalbahnhofstraße, Jena” (Document: 26/1106-BV)

– approved by a majority –

20. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Decision on the balancing of interests regarding the project-specific development plan VBB-J41 “Quartier 22” (Document: 26/1107-BV)

– approved unanimously –

21. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Implementation agreement for the project-specific development plan VBB-J41 “Quartier 22” (Document: 26/1108-BV)

– unanimously approved –

22. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Resolution on the by-laws for the project-specific development plan VBB-J41 “Quartier 22” (Document No. 26/1109-BV)

– unanimously approved –

23. Draft resolution by the Lord Mayor – Extension of the guidelines on municipal cultural funding for the City of Jena – Part C ‘Investment and Start-up Funding’ (Document No. 26/0942-BV)

– approved by a majority –

24. Draft resolution by the FDP parliamentary group – Lommerweg to be reserved for pedestrian traffic (Document: 26/1103-BV)

– referred to committees –

25. Draft resolution by the District Mayor of Wenigenjena, Bastian Stein, and Felix Osterloh – Repurposing of the POM Arena and adjacent areas as part of the education campus (Document: 26/1145-BV)

– referred to committees –

26. Draft resolution by the BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN parliamentary group – Safe and fast cycle routes through the city centre (Document: 26/1147-BV)

– referred to committees –

27. Draft resolution by Bastian Stein, Mayor of the Wenigenjena district – Temporary public transport link to Schlegelsberg (Document: 26/1146-BV)

– referred to committees –

28. Report by the Lord Mayor – Review of resolutions for the first half of 2026 (Document: 26/1066-BE)

– noted –

29. Report submitted by the Lord Mayor – Findings of the review into the regulation of fireworks and firecrackers in Jena (Document: 26/1126-BE)

– noted –

30. Report submitted by the Lord Mayor – Central Management Report as at 31 August 2026 (Quarterly Report 2/2026) (Document: 26/1124-BE)

– noted –

31. Report submitted by the Lord Mayor – Findings of the audit into the pilot project for ‘after-work parking’ (Document: 26/1057-BE)

– noted –

32. Report submitted by the Lord Mayor – Follow-up investment costs for the ‘New Winzerla Community Centre’ (Document No. 26/1062-BE)

– noted –