Municipal Council

City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Agenda - Final SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday, February 23, 2022 12:30 PM Virtual Meeting Municipal Council Council Member Augusto Amador Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 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 Anibal Ramos, Jr. President Luis A. Quintana Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 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 on December 15, 2021 and amended by Resolution 7R8-a (s) on January 4, 2022. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on February 22, 2022 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark. ROLL CALL City of Newark Page 2 Printed on 3/1/2022 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 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 3 Printed on 3/1/2022 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 7. RESOLUTIONS 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 7R8-a (s) 21-1784 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(x) Purpose: To provide supplementation, maintenance, and publishing of the codification of the General and Permanent Ordinances for the City of Newark. Entity Name: General Code, LLC Entity Address: 781 Elmgrove Road, Rochester, New York 14624 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $180,000.00 Funding Source: 2021 and 2022 Budgets/Office of the City Clerk/NW011-020-0201-7128-B2021 Contract Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount $90,000.00. This is a two (2) year contract. 7R8-b (s) 22-0142 Dept./ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(L)) permits award of a contract for goods and services necessary or required to prepare and conduct an election without public bidding Purpose: To provide printing and mailing services for the May 2022 Municipal Election and any necessary Municipal Run-Off Election. Entity Name: Reliance Graphics, Inc. Entity Address: 80 Pompton Avenue, Verona, New Jersey 07044 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $292,200.00 Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Office of the City Clerk/ NW011, Dept. 020, Div./Proj. 0201, Account #9612, B2022 Contract Period: January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: City of Newark Page 4 Printed on 3/1/2022 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 8. COMMUNICATIONS Received from Business Administrator Eric S. Pennington. 8.-a (s) 21-1882 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 720 BERGEN STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2707, LOT 54.02. (SOUTH WARD) Public Hearing to be held at the Special Meeting on March 8, 2022 8.-b (s) 21-1927 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO 188 CUSTER AVE., LLC, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 188 CUSTER AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 3604, LOT 60. (SOUTH WARD) Public Hearing to be held at the Special Meeting on March 8, 2022 8.-c (s) 21-1929 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A THREE-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 476 SOUTH 14TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 330, LOT 33. (WEST WARD) Public Hearing to be held at the Special Meeting on March 8, 2022 City of Newark Page 5 Printed on 3/1/2022 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 8.-d (s) 21-1901 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY YEAR (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 930 MCCARTER URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 120 ALBANY STREET, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08901, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW (25) STORY MIXED-USE TOWER WITH (333) RESIDENTIAL UNITS, TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF WHICH SHALL BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, 3,750 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY (240) PARKING STALLS LOCATED ON PROPERTY KNOWN AS 930 MCCARTER HIGHWAY, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1, LOT 46.02 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA BONDS (NON-RECOURSE TO THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE CITY), AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA BONDS IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,000,000.00, AND DETERMINING VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS ORDINANCE SECURES BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE “REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOND FINANCING LAW” AND THE LIEN HEREOF IN FAVOR OF THE OWNERS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IS A MUNICIPAL LIEN SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER NON-MUNICIPAL LIENS HEREINAFTER RECORDED. 8.-e (s) 21-1933 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 38 EVERGREEN AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 3752, LOT 1. (SOUTH WARD) Public Hearing to be held at the Special Meeting on March 8, 2022 City of Newark Page 6 Printed on 3/1/2022 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 23, 2022 8.-f (s) 22-0182 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2.2, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND AGENCIES, ARTICLE 5, BOARDS, COMMISSION AND AGENCIES OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 103, CREATING THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO PROVIDE VIABLE OPTIONS FOR PERSONS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, WHO ARE HOMELESS, AND MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS AND STIGMAS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, AND TO END HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF NEWARK. ADJOURNMENT _______________________________________ LUIS A. QUINTANA PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KENNETH LOUIS CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 7 Printed on 3/1/2022