Municipal Council
Regular MeetingNewark, OH · January 10, 2024
Agenda
City of Newark
City Hall
920 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Meeting Agenda - Final
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
12:30 PM
Council Chamber
Municipal Council
Council Member Patrick O. Council
Council Member C. Lawrence Crump
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
Council Member Luis A. Quintana
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
Council Member Michael J. Silva
President LaMonica R. McIver
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk
Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final January 10, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
INVOCATION
3. STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
STATEMENT OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETING 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 6, 2023. In addition, the agenda for this
meeting was disseminated on January 5, 2024 at the time of preparation
and posted on the website of the City of Newark.
4. ROLL CALL
City of Newark
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5. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND
COMMISSIONS
5-a 23-1961 Central Planning Board, Minutes, October and November 2023.
5-b 23-1969 Zoning Board of Adjustment, Meeting Minutes, July through September
2023.
5-c 24-0009 North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, November 15,
2023.
5-d 24-0010 Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, Minutes, October 19, 2023 .
5-e 24-0015 Commission on the Status of Women, Minutes, October 19, 2023,
November 15, 2023 and December 14, 2023.
5-f 24-0027 North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, 2024 Wanaque
North/South Project Final Budget.
6. ORDINANCES
6F First Reading
6F-a 23-1651 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE X, FINANCE AND TAXATION,
CHAPTER 23, FIVE-YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AND ABATEMENT, OF
THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND
SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING MULTIPLE SECTIONS AND
REINSTATING THE GRANTING OF FIVE YEAR TAX EXEMPTIONS
AND ABATEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, COMMERCIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES.
No Action Taken 6F-c 111323
Deferred 6F-c 112123
Deferred 6F-a 120623
Deferred 6F-a 122023
The Ordinances adopted today on First Reading will be advertised in
accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at a regular meeting
on January 24, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council
Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
City of Newark
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6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage
6PSF-a 23-1247 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX
ABATEMENT TO WASHINGTON 303 URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 207
WEST 25TH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
10001, FOR A PROJECT TO RENOVATE A FIVE-STORY
COMMERCIAL BUILDING INTO A TEN-STORY MIXED-USE
BUILDING CONSISTING OF (74) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL
RENTAL UNITS, (18) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS,
OF WHICH (4) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT
40% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (5) UNITS SHALL
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI AND (9) UNITS
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, AND 11,406
SQUARE FEET OF AMENITIES AND STORAGE SPACE LOCATED
AT 303-309 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY
OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 73, LOT 71 (CENTRAL WARD).
No Action Taken 6F-b 111323
Deferred 6PSF-b 120623
Deferred 6PSF-a 122023
6PSF-b 23-1814 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION,
CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 2, CITY OF NEWARK MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OF THE
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO
INCREASE THE GRANT AMOUNT FROM $10,000.00 TO
$20,000.00.
6PSF-c 23-1558 AN ORDINANCE CREATING TITLE XXI, ELECTIONS, CHAPTER 1,
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS.
Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver
City of Newark
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6PSF-d 23-1811 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH
STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND
SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING ABINGTON AVENUE W AND
NORTH 11th STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN
INTERSECTION (NORTH WARD).
6PSF-e 23-1805 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH
STREETS, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND
SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING AVON AVENUE AND SOUTH
20th STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION
(SOUTH WARD).
6PSF-f 23-1872 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VII, STATE UNIFORM
CONSTRUCTION CODE ENFORCING AGENCY, CHAPTER 5
ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES; EMERGENCIES,
SECTION 4, PENALTIES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO INCREASE FINES AND
PENALTIES FOR THOSE IN VIOLATION OF STOP WORK
ORDERS.
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council
6PSF-g 23-1873 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VII, STATE UNIFORM
CONSTRUCTION CODE ENFORCING AGENCY, CHAPTER 5
ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES; EMERGENCIES,
SECTION 8, VIOLATION NOTICES AND ORDERS, OF THE
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO
PLACE A LIS PENDENS ON THOSE FOUND VIOLATING INITIAL
STOP WORK ORDERS.
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council
City of Newark
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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
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7. RESOLUTIONS
7R1 Administration
7R1-a 24-0005 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution of Support
Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for Legacy Leaf, LLC to
operate a Cannabis Retail Microbusiness within the City of Newark.
Additional Information:
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-5.1(g) and/or pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7.2(4); nothing in this Resolution prohibits the City of Newark
to revoke its support and rescind the conditional license .
7R1-b 24-0011 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution of Support
Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for Station 973, LLC to
operate a Microbusiness Cannabis Retail within the City of Newark.
Additional Information:
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-5.1(g) and/or pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7.2(4); nothing in this Resolution prohibits the City of Newark
to revoke its support and rescind the conditional license.
7R1-c 24-0012 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution of Support
Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for White Lily, LLC to
operate a Microbusiness Cannabis Cultivator within the City of Newark.
Additional Information:
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-5.1(g) and/or pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7.2(4); nothing in this Resolution prohibits the City of Newark
to revoke its support and rescind the conditional license.
7R1-d 24-0037 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Appointment
Purpose: Appointment of an Interim Qualified Purchasing Agent
Name of Appointee(s): Phyllis Glanton
Appointment Term: Commencing on December 31, 2023 for a period
up to one (1) year during which time period the Appointee shall meet all
criteria of required training courses set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:11-9.
Additional Information:
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7R1-e 23-1881 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: To provide maintenance and repair services for the elevators.
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Big Apple Elevator Service and
Consulting, LLC, 244 5th Avenue, L222, New York, New York 10001
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,500,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of
Public Buildings/NW-011-060-0604-71660-B2023
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four
(24) consecutive months
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This bid contract provides for the maintenance and repair service for the
elevators in the City of Newark buildings for the Department of Public
Works, Division of Public Buildings.
Advertisement Date: October 31, 2023
Bids Downloaded: Fourteen (14)
Bids Received: One (1)
City of Newark
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7R1-f 23-1924 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: To provide maintenance and repair of street sweepers.
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):
1) Northeast Sweepers and Rentals, Inc., 20 Montesano Road, Fairfield,
New Jersey 07004; and
2) Trius, Inc., 5049 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $900,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of
Sanitation/NW-011-060-0605-71950
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four
(24) consecutive months commencing upon Municipal Council approval
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This bid contract provides for maintenance and repair service for the City ’s
street sweepers for the Department of Public Works, Division of
Sanitation.
Advertisement Date: October 31, 2023
Number of Bids Downloaded: Nine (9)
Number of Bids Received: Three (3)
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7R1-g 23-1971 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amend Resolution #7R1-h adopted on November 2,
2022
Purpose: To utilize State Contract #19-FOOD-01100 to purchase
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and Biodiesel Fuel to include the Department of
Water and Sewer Utilities and increase the contract amount.
Entity Name: National Fuel Oil, Inc.
Entity Address: 75 Orange Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $810,000.00
Funding Source: 2022, 2023 and 2024 Budgets/Department of Public
Works/NW011-060-0602-83520-B2022/Department of Water and Sewer
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83520-B2023; Department of Water and Sewer
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83520-B2024
Contract Period: April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2025, inclusive of any
subsequent extensions granted by the State
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Resolution 7R1-h adopted on November 2, 2022, authorized the use of a
State Contract, #T1845 Master Blanket PO #19-FOOD-01100 Ultra Low
Sulfur Diesel and Biodiesel Fuel, at a contract amount not to exceed
$800,000.00, for a period of April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2025,
inclusive of any extension by the State.
This Resolution will provide for the purchase of Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and
Biodiesel Fuel for the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities increasing
the contract amount by $10,000.00, for an increased total contract amount
not to exceed $810,000.00 for the period of April 1, 2020, through March
31, 2025, inclusive of any extension by the State.
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7R2 Economic and Housing Development
7R2-a 23-0055 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To build a two-family residential home.
Entity Name: Solace Realty Concepts, LLC
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07112
Sale Amount: $21,200.00
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $31,500.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
488 South12th Street/Block 287/Lot 42/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,650 X $8.00 = $21,200.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
Deferred 7R2-c 110123
No Action Taken 7R2-b 111323
Deferred 7R2-b 112123
Deferred 7R2-a 120623
Deferred 7R2-a 122023
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7R2-b 23-1249 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To provide development of a five-story midrise multi-family
building with (64) units, (13) affordable housing units, amenities, and
community building.
Entity Name: Supreme Home Developers, LLC
Entity Address: 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey
08820
Sale Amount: $182,353.41
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $220,400.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
575 South 10th Street/Block 313/Lot 56/Central Ward
594 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 21/Central Ward
592 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 22/Central Ward
590 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 23/Central Ward
588 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 24/Central Ward
586 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 25/Central Ward
596-610 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 13/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 20,261.49 X $9.00 =
$182,353.41.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
No Action Taken 7R2-d 111323
Deferred 7R2-d 112123
Deferred 7R2-b 120623
Deferred 7R2-b 122023
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7R2-c 23-1462 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To provide for new construction of two (2) three (3) family
dwellings with a common driveway to sell at market rate.
Entity Name: CML Real Estate Development Group, LLC
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07112
Sale Amount: $53,600.00
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $80,500.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
80-84 19th Avenue/Block 356/Lot 27/South Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 6,700 X $8.00 = $53,600.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
Deferred 7R2-o 122023
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7R2-d 23-1816 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To provide for new construction of an affordable (40%, 60%,
and 80% AMI) (24) unit apartment building with (20) parking spaces, and a
commercial space.
Entity Name: ODMH GP, LLC
Entity Address: 74 Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07104
Sale Amount: $60,800.00
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $413,000.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
61-69 Orchard Street/ Block 883/ Lot 11/Central Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 7,600 X $8.00 = $60,800.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties
Deferred 7R2-s 122023
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7R2-e 23-1177 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To create an urban farm and holistic school, with a permanent
ADA-compliant bathroom, and chicken coup to enhance production and
enrich the soil.
Entity Name: Rabbit Hole Farm Newark, Inc.
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07108
Sale Amount: $41,400.00
Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $56,400.00
Appraised Amount: $0.0
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
36 Rose Terrace/Block 2625/Lot 49/ South Ward
38 Rose Terrace/Block 2625/Lot 50/South Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 6,900 X $6.00 = 41,400.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
City of Newark
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7R2-f 23-1200 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To construct a new two-family home and sell at market rate.
Entity Name: Strategic Capital Group, LLC
Entity Address: Warren, New Jersey, 07059
Sale Amount: $23,625.00
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $55,000.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
640 Bergen Street/ Block 2685/Lot 40/South Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,625 X $9.00 = $23,625.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
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7R2-g 23-1336 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To provide for a newly constructed vocational training facility
with classrooms and new construction of a mixed-use development
consisting of (18) affordable housing residential units, (24) onsite parking
spaces, and commercial and community space.
Entity Name: YouthBuild Newark, Inc.
Entity Address: 571 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107
Sale Amount: $81,120.00
Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A (X) Other
Assessed Amount: $107,300.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
144-146 South 13th Street/Block 1859/Lot 40/West Ward
134 South 11th Street/ Block 1857/Lot 41/West Ward
130-132 South 11th Street/ Block 1857/Lot 42/West Ward
128 South 11th Street/ Block 1857/Lot 44/West Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X $6.00 = $81,120.00.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
City of Newark
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7R2-h 23-1673 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To develop new construction of a (29) unit affordable apartment
building for seniors with a parking lot.
Entity Name: Springfield Blossom, LLC
Entity Address: 1212 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111
Sale Amount: $110,015.55
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $207,400.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be
completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
626-638 Springfield Avenue/ Block 363/ Lot 8.02/South Ward
Additional Information:
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 12,223.95 X $9.00 =
$110,015.55.
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.
City of Newark
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7R2-i 23-1788 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development/One Stop Career
Center - NewarkWORKS
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To authorize payment of State approved list of Eligible Training
Provider List (ETPL), who train customers for the workforce via Individual
Training Accounts (ITA).
Entity Name: Various Eligible Training Providers
Entity Address: Various Eligible Training Providers
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,254,647.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce
Development, Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R2-j adopted on September 7, 2023.
Funds inserted by Resolution 7R1-a adopted on November 1, 2023.
List of State approved Eligible Training Providers attached.
Payments to be fully expended by June 30, 2025.
City of Newark
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7R3 Engineering
7R3-a 23-1477 Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Authorizing the use of competitive contracting, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(j) and authorizing contract awards
Purpose: To authorize the use of competitive contracting for the
procurement of dockless vehicles for use in the City’s public right-of-way.
Entity Name(s): Bird Rides, Inc. and Veoride, Inc.
Entity Address(s):
1) Bird Rides, Inc., 8605 Santa Monica Boulevard #20388, West
Hollywood, California 90069; and
2) Veoride, Inc., 1334 Third Street Promenade, Suite #300, Santa Monica,
California 90401
Contract Amount: Revenue Contract (no expenditures for the City of
Newark)
Funding Source: No municipal funds required
Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of a formal written Notice to
Proceed
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the use of competitive contracting
for the procurement of dockless vehicles under the City of Newark ’s
Dockless Vehicle Share System Program, and further authorizes contract
awards to Bird Rides, Inc. and Veoride, Inc. to provide dockless vehicles.
Each vendor is required to pay $125,000.00 for a two (2) year permit and a
$0.25 per trip fee to the City of Newark to operate their dockless vehicles
in the City’s right-of-ways, in accordance with the Dockless Vehicle
Provider Share System Program Rules and Regulations.
Deferred 7R3-a 110123
No Action Taken 7R3-a 111323
Deferred 7R3-a 112123
Deferred 7R3-a 120623
Deferred 7R3-a 122023
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7R3-b 23-1827 Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract
Purpose: To provide for the Local Freight Impact Fund-2022 - McClellan
Street - Port Newark Connect - 00025.
Entity Name: J.A. Alexander, Inc.
Entity Address: 130-158 John F. Kennedy Drive North, Bloomfield, New
Jersey 07003
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,138,838.90
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/NW051, G23, E23M0, A, 71930, B2023
& NW045, 23A, 23A02, A, 94710, B2023
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the
issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Bids Solicited: July 19, 2023 and August 2, 2023
Bids Received: One (1)
7R4 Finance
7R4-a 23-1960 Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide Financial Advisory Services.
Entity Name: Public Resources Advisory Group, Inc.
Entity Address: 39 Broadway, Suite 1210, New York, New York,
10006-1714
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $350,000.00
Funding Source: Bond Proceeds
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Vendor to be paid from Bond Proceeds.
No Certification of Funds required.
The contract will not exceed $350,000.00 between two (2) vendors.
City of Newark
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7R4-b 23-1973 Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To provide to Financial Advisory Services.
Entity Name: NW Financial Group, LLC
Entity Address: 2 Hudson Place, Suite 800, Hoboken, New Jersey
07030
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $350,000.00
Funding Source: Bond Proceeds
Contract Period: July 10, 2023 through July 9, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Vendor to be paid from Bond Proceeds.
No Certification of Funds required.
Not to exceed $350,000.00 among two (2) vendors.
7R4-c 24-0026 Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Redemption Amusement License
Purpose: To provide for the issuance of a Redemption Amusement
License.
Entity Name: OTG Management EWR, LLC
Entity Address: 1501 Lower State Road, Suite 102, North Wales,
Pennsylvania 19454
Contract Amount: Not Applicable
Funding Source: Not Applicable
Contract Period: Commencing upon the date of adoption of this
authorizing Resolution and expiring December 31, 2024
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:
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7R5 Health and Community Wellness
7R5-a 23-1691 Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To support the training and deployment of Community Health
Workers in response to various needs within the community.
Entity Name: Acenda, Inc.
Entity Address: 42 Delsea Drive South, Delran, New Jersey 08028
Grant Amount: $66,667.00
Funding Source: Acenda, Inc.
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
7R6 Law
7R6-a 23-1746 Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: ESX-L-7657-18
Claimant: Victor Manata, Sergio Pereira, Angel Sanchez, and Jose
Figueroa
Claimant's Attorney: The Toscano Law Firm, LLC, 80 Bloomfield
Avenue, Suite 101, Caldwell, New Jersey 07006
Settlement Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R6-a 112123
Deferred 7R6-a 120623
Deferred 7R6-a 122023
City of Newark
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7R6-b 23-1441 Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide Real Estate Appraisal Services for Litigation Tax
Matters.
Entity Name: Appraisal Consultants Corp.
Entity Address: 293 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 180, Livingston, New
Jersey 07039
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R6-u 122023
7R6-c 23-1869 Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim
Docket No.: Not Applicable
Claimant: Antonelli Kantor, P.C., 354 Eisenhower Parkway, #1000,
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Settlement Amount: $133,875.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments:
7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
7R8-a 24-0038 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring Intent
Purpose: Resolution in Support of naming a terminal as Terminal 21
Roberto Clemente of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in
honor of Roberto Clemente.
Date: January 1, 2024
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
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7R8-b 23-1417 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Constable Appointment
Purpose: To serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses,
subpoenas, complaints, repossessions, lockouts, legal documents, small
claims and writs of execution.
Name of Appointee: Abdias Artiles
Appointment Term: For a term of three (3) years from the date of
appointment until the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs
first
Sponsor: Council Member, Carlos M. Gonzalez
Additional Information:
Appointee shall submit Constable Bond.
7R8-c 23-2014 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 $220,000.00
Funding Source: 2024 and 2025 Budgets/Office of the City
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-7128
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025
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:
There is a Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $50,000.00.
7R8-d 24-0030 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supplemental Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment
Purpose: Appointment as a Regular Member
Name of Appointee: Jacqueline Coombs-Hollis
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending
January 10, 2025
Additional Information:
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7R8-e 24-0032 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supplemental Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment
Purpose: Appointment as a Regular Member
Name of Appointee: Amina Bey
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending
January 10, 2025
Additional Information:
7R8-f 24-0033 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supplemental Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment
Purpose: Appointment as a Regular Member
Name of Appointee: Quamid Childs
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending
January 10, 2025
Additional Information:
7R8-g 24-0034 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supplemental Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment
Purpose: Appointment as a Regular Member
Name of Appointee: Wilson Arismendy Pichardo
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending
January 10, 2025
Additional Information:
7R8-h 24-0035 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Supplemental Zoning Board of Adjustment Appointment
Purpose: Appointment as a Regular Member
Name of Appointee: Mario Sobreiro
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending
January 10, 2025
Sponsor:
Additional Information:
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7R8-i 24-0003
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
1. Reverend Dr. Lester W. Taylor, Jr., Senior Pastor, of Community Baptist
Church, honored during “A Joyful Celebration”, held on Saturday, January
6, 2024
2. Bishop Cornelius H. Evans, on his 80th Birthday Celebration
3. NJPAC Kwanzaa Family Festival & Marketplace, held on Saturday,
December 23, 2023
4. Individuals honored during “The Change Agent” Book Launch, held on
Saturday, December 23, 2023
5. First Lady Dessie Mae Campbell, on her 90th Birthday Celebration
6. Veronica E. Ray, in her Retirement Celebration, after forty-two (42)
years of service with The Leaguers, Inc.
7. Installation Service of Officers, during the Baptist Minister’s Conference
of Newark and Vicinity, at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, to be held on
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.
8. Mario Teixeira, Jr.
9. Luso-Americano
10. Richard Gomes
11. Andros Diner
12. Jaime Pardo
City of Newark
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7R8-j 24-0002
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council
1. Valerie Darlene Austin
2. Sarah J. Murray
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
3. Louise Layton
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
4. Brenda Scott
5. Jacqueline Foster
6. Detective Toye Muhammad
7. Julio A. Quiñones
8. Modesta Roman Alicea
9. Robert “Rabin” Thomas
10. Reverend Dr. Steven B. Davis
11. Mother Dora Johnson
12. Imam Hassan Sharif
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva
13. Jose Fernando Gaona
City of Newark
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7R9 Public Safety
7R9-a 23-1922 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide a system of emergency preparedness for the
protection of life and property with the Emergency Management Agency
Assistance Sub-award Program Grant for FY2023.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety,
Office of the Attorney General
Entity Address: Post Office Box, 7068, West Trenton, New Jersey
08628
Grant Amount: $10,000.00
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
7R9-b 22-1546 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - specific exception
Purpose: To provide Emergency Medical Services.
Entity Name: University Hospital/UH-EMS
Entity Address: 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $4,450,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Administration/Bus. Unit
NW011, Div./Proj. 2001, Account #96080, Budget 2023
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
City of Newark
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7R9-c 23-1824 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Turnout Gear for Firefighters.
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of
Local Government Services
Entity Address: 101 S. Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $70,500.00
Total Project Cost: $70,500.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period:
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
City of Newark
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7R12 Water Sewer Utility
7R12-a 23-1865 Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Amendment #1 to the Agreement to provide Professional
Engineering Services for the Rehabilitation of Pequannock Aqueducts and
Construction Inspection.
Entity Name: Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Entity Address: 96 U.S. Highway 206, Suite 101, Flanders, New Jersey
07836
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $965,807.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer
Utilities/NW041-23W-23W00-94710-B2023
Contract Period: Commencing upon the issuance of a written Notice to
Proceed, until the completion of Project Construction, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40A: 11-15(9)
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:
Resolution 7R12-a adopted on August 2, 2017, awarded a contract in an
amount not to exceed $486,580.00, upon the issuance of a written Notice
to Proceed, until the completion of Project Construction, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-15(9).
This Amendment #1 will increase the contract amount by $479,227.00 for a
new total contract amount not to exceed $965,807.00.
8. COMMUNICATIONS
8-a 23-1919 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Appointment
Purpose: Appointment to Newark Municipal Court Judge
Name of Appointee: Karla Y. Garcia
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on
December 20, 2026
Additional Information:
City of Newark
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8-b 23-1921 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Appointment
Purpose: Appointment to the Status on Women Commission
Name of Appointee: Viva White
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on
December 20, 2025
Additional Information:
8-c 24-0020 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Appointment
Purpose: Appointment to Newark Municipal Court Judge
Name of Appointee: Rachel Y. Marshall
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on
January 10, 2027
Additional Information:
Ms. Marshall will be replacing the Honorable Roslyn Holmes Grant.
9. PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA
9-a 23-1946 Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Appointment
Purpose: Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of
Commission
Name of Appointee: Dr. Saul J. Bautista
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on
December 20, 2026
Sponsor:
Additional Information:
Deferred 8-c 122023
City of Newark
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Added Starter Resolutions
Administration
7R1-h 24-0043 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
(as) Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Removal of Newark Landmarks and Historic
Preservation Commission Member
Purpose: To request a Hearing to remove Richard Partyka from the
Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission.
Name of Appointee: Richard Partyka
Appointment Term: Re-Appointed in 2022 for a term ending on January
9, 2025
Sponsor:
Additional Information:
City of Newark
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Economic and Housing Development
7R2-j (as) 23-2032 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Execute Affordable Housing Agreement for HOME
Funds
Purpose: To authorize the execution of an Affordable Housing Agreement
with Southside View, LLC to construct a new multi-family residential and
affordable housing development consisting of (40) affordable housing
rental units.
Entity Name: Southside View, LLC
Entity Address: 1212 Springfield Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111
Grant Amount: $1,050,000.00
Funding Source: Federal HOME Program Funds
Contract Period: HOME Program Funds must be expended within
forty-eight (48) months from the date of adoption
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
654-668 South Street (Block 2617, Lots 75, 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 87, 69, 86,
88 and 85 (South Ward)
Additional Information:
This Project will provide a new multi-family residential and affordable
housing development consisting of (40) affordable housing rental units (7
HOME subsidized by the City), upon property located at 654-668 South
Street (Block 2617, Lots 75, 74, 73, 72, 71, 70, 87, 69, 86, 88 and 85
(South Ward) of the Tax Map of the City of Newark, County of Essex, State
of New Jersey.
7R8-k 24-0050 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
(as) Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Declaring Intent
Purpose: Resolution declaring the month of January as Muslim Heritage
Month
Date: January 1, 2024
Sponsor: Council Member, Patrick O. Council
Additional Information:
11. HEARING OF CITIZENS
24-0016 1. RYAN HAYGOOD
City of Newark
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2. LAWRENCE HAMM
3. PASTOR TIM-ADKINS-JONES
4. BILAL WALKER
5. AMANDA EBOKOSIA
6. NATHANIEL ESUBONTENG
7. BREANNA CAMPBELL
8. HENAL PATEL
9. MICAURI VARGAS
10. RAISA RUBIN-STANKIEWICZ
11. WILFRED CHIRINOS
12. ALEJANDRA SORTO
13. ANJALI KRISHNAMURTI
14. YENJAY HU
15. CHARITY HAYGOOD
16. SIRRON NORRIS
17. TREVON NORRIS
18. JOHNATHON ALSTON
19. DEBORAH SMITH GREGORY
20. KALEENA BERRYMAN
21. RASHAWN DAVIS
22. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON
23. LISA MITCHELSON PARKER
24. YAEL BROMBERG
25. ANTOINETTE MILES
City of Newark
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MOTIONS
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12. ADJOURNMENT
________________________________________
KECIA DANIELS
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
City of Newark
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