Municipal Council

City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Agenda - Final SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, November 26, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chamber Municipal Council President Mildred C. Crump Council Member Augusto Amador Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez Council Member John Sharpe James Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. Council Member LaMonica R. McIver Council Member Eddie Osborne Council Member Luis A. Quintana Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. Kenneth Louis, City Clerk Kathleen Marchetti, Deputy City Clerk Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 CALL TO ORDER STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R9-a on December 5, 2018. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on November 22, 2019 at the time of preparation. ROLL CALL 6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage 6PSF-a(s) 18-1867 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 306 MLK BLVD URBAN RENEWAL COMPANY, LLC, 45 ACADEMY STREET, SUITE 503, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102, FOR A PROJECT TO PRESERVE AND REHABILITATE A VACANT HISTORIC STRUCTURE INTO TWENTY-ONE (21) MARKET RATE AND FOUR (4) DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS AND 47,358 SQUARE FEET OF NON-PROFIT OFFICE AND PROGRAM SPACE LOCATED AT 292-306 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 42, LOT 44.01. (CENTRAL WARD) Deferred 6PSF-d 111819 City of Newark Page 2 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 6PSF-b(s) 19-0491 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO MNP MANAGEMENT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 27 MALVERN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A FIVE (5) STORY BUILDING CONSISTING OF NINETY-TWO (92) MARKET RATE SENIOR HOUSING (55 AND OLDER) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, APPROXIMATELY 10,641 SQUARE FEET OF FIRST FLOOR RETAIL SPACE, PARKING AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, LOCATED AT 273-283 EAST KINNEY STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 957, LOT 12. (EAST WARD) Deferred 6PSF-e 111819 City of Newark Page 3 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT 1 Administration 2 Economic and Housing Development 3 Engineering 4 Finance 5 Health and Community Wellness 6 Law 7 Mayor's Office 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 9 Public Safety 10 Public Works 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services 12 Water Sewer Utility City of Newark Page 4 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 RESOLUTIONS 7R6 Law 7R6-a(s) 19-1666 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim C.P. No.: 2016-24150 Claimant: Julio Rivera Claimant's Attorney: Leonard J. Tarantino, Esq. Attorney's Address: 2 University Plaza, Suite 101, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 Settlement Amount: $56,194.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Comments: 7R6-b(s) 19-1572 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim Docket No.: N/A Claimant: F. Basso, Jr. Rubbish Removal, Inc., 55-93 South 20th Street Irvington, New Jersey 07111 Claimant's Attorney: N/A Attorney's Address: N/A Settlement Amount: $947,600.00 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation Additional Comments: This resolution and settlement agreement resolves all outstanding invoices for the costs associated with F. Basso, Jr. Rubbish Removal, Inc. providing Truck Rental and Rubbish Removal Services with driver to the Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation rendered during the period of May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. City of Newark Page 5 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 7R8-a(s) 19-1880 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Urging/Supporting Purpose: Call for Wells Fargo Bank to reform its business practices regarding foreclosures on homes in the City of Newark, New Jersey Sponsor: Council President, Mildred C. Crump Additional Information: 7R12 Water Sewer Utility 7R12-a(s) 19-0523 Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As-Needed Basis. Entity Name: Kleinfelder, Inc., wholly owned by The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. Entity Address: Research Park, 321 Wall Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of Municipal Council approval Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: RFQ’s Distributed: Sixteen (16) Qualification Statements Received: Twelve (12) 7. ADDED STARTER RESOLUTIONS 7R1 Administration City of Newark Page 6 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 7R1a(s/as 19-1846 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Consent to Assignment of a Contract Purpose: To assign right of payment under the vendor contract to Municipal Asset Management, Inc. Entity Name: Municipal Asset Management, Inc. Entity Address: 25288 Foothills Drive North, Golden, Colorado 80401 Contract Amount: $3,613,215.08 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-71940-B2019 Contract Period: December 3, 2019 through December 2, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a Additional Information: Original Resolution/Contract 7R1-a(S) adopted on May 21, 2019, to Appolonia Incorporated d/b/a Air Brake and Equipment, seeks to assign its right to payment under the Vendor Contract to Municipal Asset Management, Inc. City of Newark Page 7 Printed on 11/26/2019 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final November 26, 2019 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 7R8b(s/as 19-1879 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Children’s Christmas Light Parade and Celebration Entity Name(s)/ Addresses: 1. Flamboyan Manor (outside/inside), 147 Verona Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 2. The North Ward Center, 346 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Date(s): Friday, December 6, 2019 Event Time: The Flamboyan Manor - 4:30 P.M. until 5:30 P.M. and The North Ward Center - 6:30 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Members, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos, Jr. and Carlos M. Gonzalez ADJOURNMENT KENNETH LOUIS CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 8 Printed on 11/26/2019