Municipal Council

City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Agenda SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, March 9, 2021 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 March 9, 2021 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 7R8-a (s) on December 29, 2020 and amended by Resolution 7R8-d on January 21, 2021. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on March 5, 2021 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark. ROLL CALL COMMUNICATIONS Received from the Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Mayor 8.-a (s) 21-0304 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Newark Municipal Court Judge Name of Appointee: Gisel J. Ortiz Appointment Term: Completing the unexpired term thru August 7, 2021 with a three (3) year term to commence on August 8, 2021 Sponsor: Additional Information: Ms. Ortiz will be replacing Ms. Emilia Perez. 8.-b (s) 21-0305 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Newark Municipal Court Judge Name of Appointee: Yeneisha Renee Warrick, Esq. Appointment Term: Three (3) year term to commence upon Municipal Council confirmation on or about March 9, 2021 Sponsor: Additional Information: Ms. Warrick will be replacing Mr. Marvin Adames. City of Newark Page 2 Printed on 3/9/2021 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda March 9, 2021 ADDED STARTER - COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Received from Business Administrator Eric S. Pennington 8.-c 21-0261 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIX ENTITLED “STREETS (as) AND SIDEWALKS” OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO CREATE A NEW CHAPTER TO ESTABLISH A PERMIT PROCESS FOR THE OPERATION OF SHARED DOCKLESS VEHICLES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. 8.-d 21-0290 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF (as) ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR PROCESS AND OPERATIONAL UPGRADES AT THE PEQUANNOCK WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY AND APPROPRIATING $23,000,000.00 AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $23,000,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME. City of Newark Page 3 Printed on 3/9/2021 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda March 9, 2021 COMMUNICATIONS Received from the Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Mayor 8.-e 21-0354 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, (as) CHAPTER TWO, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, PART TWO BOARDS, AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, SECTION 2:2-64 MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 2000, BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPAL JUDGES. ADDED STARTER - RESOLUTION Finance 7R4-a 21-0291 Dept/ Agency: Finance (as) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Application to the Local Finance Board for approval of a bond ordinance. Name of Project(s): Pequannock Water Treatment Project Amount to be Financed: $23,000,000.00 Funding Source: NJIB Bonds Local Finance Board meeting date(s): March 10, 2021 and April 14, 2021 Project Information: (Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE MAKING OF APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 58:11B-9(a), 40A:3-4 AND 40A:2-26(e) IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY’S PROCESS AND OPERATIONAL UPGRADES AT THE PEQUANNOCK WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT AND APPROVING THE SUBMISSION THEREOF. Additional Information: ADJOURNMENT KENNETH LOUIS CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 4 Printed on 3/9/2021