Municipal Council

City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Agenda - Final REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, February 19, 2025 6:30 PM Council Chamber Municipal Council Council Member Patrick O. Council 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 C. Lawrence Crump Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 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 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 4, 2024. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on February 14, 2025 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark. 4. ROLL CALL City of Newark Page 2 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 HEARING OF CITIZENS 25-0225 1. ALIF MUHAMMAD 2. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER 3. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON 4. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER 5. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI 6. JOSIE GONSALVES 7. ELIYAH MORDANO 8. MARYAM BEY 9. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR. 10. NADIRAH BROWN 11. OPAL R. WRIGHT 12. DARNELLA LEE 13. HAROLD LEWIS 14. EMILY AIKENS 15. DEBRA SALTERS 16. CHÉ COLTER 17. CASSANDRA DOCK 18. BARRY BROWN 19. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER 20. JAMES R. KERN III 21. FREDDIE HORN City of Newark Page 3 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 5. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS 5-a 25-0193 JSF Broad Street EX Urban Renewal, LLC, Financial Statements, December 31, 2024. 5-b 25-0230 Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, Minutes and Resolutions, September 2024 through November 2024. 5-c 25-0231 Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, Annual Financial Report, December 31, 2022. 6. ORDINANCES 6F First Reading 6F-a 25-0029 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO PGH & ASSOCIATES URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 315 KEER AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07112, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5)-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH TWENTY (20) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS CONSISTING OF SIXTEEN (16) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, FOUR (4) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS OF WHICH ONE (1) UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), ONE (1) UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, AND TWO (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, 200 SQUARE FOOT DAYCARE CENTER OF RETAIL SPACE ON THE FIRST AND PART OF THE SECOND FLOOR, ACCESSIBLE THROUGH AN ENCLOSED STAIRCASE AND ELEVATOR FROM THE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY AREA, AND A THREE HUNDRED NINETY (390) SQUARE FOOT ACTIVITY ROOM, A KITCHEN, RESTROOM ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE BUILDING, AND A SECOND FOUR HUNDRED THREE (403) SQUARE FOOT ACTIVITY ROOM LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE FLOOR, A GARAGE WITH SEVEN (7) PARKING STALLS, INCLUDING ONE (1) ADA-COMPLIANT STALL, FOUR (4) ACTIVITY ROOMS, AN EXERCISE ROOM, AN 845 SQUARE FOOT RECREATION ROOM AND BATHROOMS, LOCATED AT 768-772 BERGEN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 2707, LOT 30 (FORMERLY LOTS 30, 31, & 32)(SOUTH WARD). City of Newark Page 4 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 6F-b 25-0116 AN ORDINANCE (1) AMENDING ORDINANCE 6PSF-C, ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 1, 2023, AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE OF LAND AND REDEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF NEWARK PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY OF NEWARK TAX MAP AS BLOCK 318, LOTS 1, 4 AND 8. 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 March 5, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey. 6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage 6PSF-a 25-0098 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. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY YEAR (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 20 BRANFORD URBAN RENEWAL LLC, C/O PARAMOUNT ASSETS, LLC, 45 ACADEMY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT EIGHTY-ONE (81) RESIDENTIAL UNITS, WHICH SHALL BE COMPRISED OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS (THE “MARKET RATE RENTAL UNITS”) AND SIXTEEN (16) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS (THE “AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS” AND TOGETHER WITH THE MARKET RATE RENTAL UNITS, THE “RENTAL UNITS”), OF WHICH TWO (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), THREE (3) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI AND ELEVEN (11) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, 3,974 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE (THE “RETAIL”) AND SIGNIFICANT BELOW GRADE AND ABOVE GRADE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED ON PROPERTY KNOWN AS 20-24 BRANFORD PLACE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 57, LOT 161 (CENTRAL WARD) 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 $500,000 AND DETERMINING VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH City of Newark Page 5 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 6PSF-b 25-0096 AN ORDINANCE (1) AMENDING ORDINANCE 6PSF-E, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 19, 2020; (2) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWARK AND 41 19TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 61 DEANS LANE, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY 08852, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHTEEN (18) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 364, LOT 1.04 ON THE CITY’S OFFICIAL TAX MAP AND HAVING THE FOLLOWING STREET ADDRESS 712-722 SOUTH 17TH STREET, WHICH IS A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIXTY (60) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 704-708 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 701-707 SOUTH 16TH STREET, 709-717 SOUTH 16TH STREET, AND 712-722 SOUTH 17TH STREET AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 364, LOTS 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, AND 1.04 ON THE CITY’S OFFICIAL TAX MAP.; AND (3) CONSENTING TO THE ASSIGNMENT OF A PORTION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF FORTY-TWO (42) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND CERTAIN PROPERTY WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED UPON LOCATED AT 704-708 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 701-707 SOUTH 16TH STREET, 709-717 SOUTH AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 364, LOTS 1.01, 1.02, AND 1.03 ON THE CITY’S OFFICIAL TAX MAP, FROM 41 19TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC TO RISE REO URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 61 DEANS LANE, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY 08852 City of Newark Page 6 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 6PSF-c 24-0895 AN ORDINANCE (1) AMENDING ORDINANCE 6PSF-E, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 19, 2020; (2) ASSIGNING THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT FOR A PORTION OF THE PROJECT BETWEEN THE CITY AND 41 19TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC TO RISE REO URBAN RENEWAL, LLC; AND (3) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A NEW FINANCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND RISE REO URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 61 DEANS LANE, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NEW JERSEY 08852 IN CONNECTION WITH A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONSISTING OF FORTY-TWO (42) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND CERTAIN PROPERTY WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED UPON LOCATED AT 704-708 SOUTH 17TH STREET, 701-707 SOUTH 16TH STREET, 709-717 SOUTH AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 364, LOTS 1.01, 1.02, 1.03 ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP, WHICH REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS A PORTION OF A OF A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY 41 19TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC 6PSF-d 25-0079 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION OF $6,000,000.00 FOR THE PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF A COMPLETE PROGRAM OF REVALUATION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE USE OF THE LOCAL ASSESSOR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF N.J.S.A. 40A:4-53(b). City of Newark Page 7 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 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 8 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7. RESOLUTIONS 7R1 Administration 7R1-a 25-0178 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To submit a progress report and accept additional grant funding from HRSA for the Health Center Program Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Appropriation Amount: $4,076,227.00 Budget Year: 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on February 5, 2025. Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness Two-Thirds vote of full membership required. 7R1-b 25-0198 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To provide a temporary emergency appropriation for the 2024 Local Recreational Improvement Grant funding will be used for the repair and installation of a new roof at Hayes Park West Recreation Center in the City of Newark. Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Appropriation Amount: $75,000.00 Budget Year: 2025 Contract Period: April 25, 2024 through April 30, 2026 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: Funds accepted by Resolution # 7R1-l adopted on April 10, 2024. Operating Agency: Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Senior Services Two-Thirds vote of full membership required. City of Newark Page 9 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-c 24-1732 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1) (dd) Purpose: To provide support and maintenance of proprietary computer software and hardware Entity Name: Microsoft, through their authorized reseller GovConnection, Inc Entity Address: 732 Milford Road, Merrimack, NH 03054 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $775,000.00 Funding Source: Fund 011 Department 030 Agency 0306 Account 71450 Contract Period: March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 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: 7R1-d 25-0043 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution # 7R1-e 021523, to increase the contract amount. Purpose: Electrical power, maintenance, installation and repair Entity Name: Sonny Electric, Inc. Entity Address: 25 Boyd Street, Kearny, New Jersey, 07032 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $ 2,073,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget Department of Health and Community Wellness/ NW051-051-G23-H23G0-A-71280-B2023 NW051-051-G23-H230F-A-71280-B2023 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R1-e adopted on February 15, 2023 awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000.00, for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months This Amending Resolution authorizes an amendment to the award made to Sonny Electric, Inc. pursuant to Resolution 7R1-e, adopted on February 15, 2023, to provide Maintenance and Repair: Electrical Power, Maintenance, Installation and Repair, to include the Department of Health and Community Wellness and increase the contract amount by $973,068.00, for new a total contract amount not to exceed $2,073,068.00. City of Newark Page 10 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-e 24-1580 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Road Maintenance, Salt Bags Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1. Continental Trading and Hardware, 400 Delancey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105 2. National Highway Products Inc., 301 Riverside Drive, Millville, New Jersey 08332 3. Circle Janitorial Supplies Inc., 5 East 12th Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07524 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $160,000.00 Funding Source: Department of Public Works/Public Buildings NW011-060-0604-83710-B2024 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed contract 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 contract will provide Road Maintenance, Salt Bags for the Department of Public Works/Division of Public Buildings. Advertisement Date: July 17, 2024 Bids Downloaded: Sixteen (16) Bids Submitted: Four (4) Bids Rejected: One (1) City of Newark Page 11 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-f 24-1611 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: To provide Curb and Valve Boxes and Accessories Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Ferguson Enterprises LLC d/b/a Ferguson Water Works, 507 Oak Glen Road, Howell, New Jersey 07731 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000 Funding Source: 2024 Budget Fund Water and Sewer Utilities NW037-750-7502-83730-B2024 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed contract 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 contract will provide Curb and Valve Boxes and Accessories for the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. Advertisement Date: September 18, 2024 Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Six (26) Bids Submitted: Three (3) Bids Rejected: Zero (0) City of Newark Page 12 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-g 25-0152 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the 2025 Local Recreational Improvement Grant Purpose: To submit an application and enter into agreements with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources for the 2025 Local Recreational Improvement Grant. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0811 Total Grant Amount: $150,000.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Grant Period: July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, until funds are fully expended 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: The grant funds will be used for the renovation of the inoperable locker rooms and bathrooms at the Sharpe James/Kenneth A. Gibson Recreation Center, also known as Ironbound Recreational Center, located at 226 Rome Street in the City’s East Ward. City of Newark Page 13 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-h 25-0171 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the 2025 Police and Fire Capital Improvements Grant Purpose: To submit an application and enter into agreements with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources for the 2025 Police and Fire Capital Improvements Grant Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0811 Total Grant Amount: $750,000.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Grant Period: July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, until funds are fully expended 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: The grant funds will be utilized for structural repairs to correct PEOSH violations at three (3) Newark Firehouses located at 395 Avon Avenue, 65 Congress Street, and 469 Ferry Street . City of Newark Page 14 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R1-i 25-0174 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application and Agreements Purpose: Application/Acceptance of the 2025 Anti-Violence Out-of-School Grant with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0811 Total Grant Amount: $2,000,000.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources Grant Period: October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, until funds are fully expended Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Monitoring Dept./Agency: Not Applicable Additional Information: This Grant will provide funding for the Newark Youth Academy targeting One-Hundred and Five (105) out-of-school juveniles, who have not succeeded in a traditional academic environment. 7R1-j 25-0226 Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution for Support Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for The Budease NJ, LLC to operate a Class V Cannabis Retail Micro Business 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. City of Newark Page 15 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2 Economic and Housing Development 7R2-a 24-0915 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide new construction of a two-family dwelling to sell at market rate Entity Name: GEJJ Urban Development LLC Entity Address: 400 Harrison Avenue, Suite 204, Harrison, New Jersey 07029 Sale Amount: $26,250.00 Cost Basis: (X) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other Assessed Amount: $55,000.00 Appraised Amount: N/A 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) 596 Bergen Street/Block 2660/Lot 40/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,625 X $10.00 = $26,250.00. 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-a 020525 City of Newark Page 16 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2-b 24-1399 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: New Construction of (1) Two-family home and (1) Three family home to provide five total affordable rental units Entity Name: Concrete Property L.L.C. Entity Address: 22 Mapes Terrace, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Sale Amount: $63,672.20 Cost Basis: ( X ) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $67,800.00 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) 340 South 20th Street/Block 1794/ Lot 35/ West Ward 54 Fabyan Place/Block 3076/Lot 5/ South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 6,367.22 X $10.00 = $63,672.20. 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 Page 17 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2-c 24-1443 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: New construction of a 5 story mixed use senior housing development with 44 residential units, an outpatient clinic, and a commercial kitchen Entity Name: Yolanda Alonzo’s Love, Inc. Entity Address: 372 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Sale Amount: $100,000.00 Cost Basis: ( X ) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $237,900.00 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) 398-406 Chancellor Avenue/ Block 3735/ Lot 1/ South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 10,000 X $10.00 = $100,000.00. 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 Page 18 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2-d 25-0179 Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 514 Mulberry Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.01/East Ward 510-512 Mulberry Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.02/East Ward 506-508 Mulberry Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.03/East Ward 504 Mulberry Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.04/East Ward 502 Mulberry Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.05/East Ward 169 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.06/East Ward 171 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.07/East Ward 173 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.08/East Ward 175 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.09/East Ward 177 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.10/East Ward 179-181 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.11/East Ward 183-185 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.12/East Ward 187 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.13/East Ward 189-191 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.14/East Ward 193 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.15/East Ward 195-197 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.16/East Ward 199-201 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.17/East Ward 203-205 Murray Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.18/East Ward 48-50 Goble Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.19/East Ward 52 Goble Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.20/East Ward 54-56 Goble Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.21/East Ward 58 Goble Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.22/East Ward 219 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.23/East Ward 217 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.24/East Ward 215 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.25/East Ward 211-213 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.26/East Ward 207-209 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.27/East Ward 203-205 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.28/East Ward 201 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.29/East Ward 197-199 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.30/East Ward 193-195 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.31/East Ward 191 Astor Street/Block 1182/Lot 2.32/East Ward Additional Information: City of Newark Page 19 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2-e 25-0191 Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Funding Agreement Purpose: To authorize the execution of 1) a Funding Agreement between the City of Newark and Invest Newark under which the City will provide funding to Invest Newark for economic development and redevelopment related activities from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027; and 2) to authorize the execution of a Use And Occupancy Agreement, attached to the Funding Agreement as Exhibit B, for Invest Newark’s use and occupancy of the City-owned property located at 111 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey as its primary place of business from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. Entity Name: Invest Newark, a NJ Non-Profit Corporation Entity Address: 111 Mulberry Street, Lower Level, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Funding Amount: Not to exceed $3,500,000.00 for 2025; $3,000,000.00 for 2026 and 2027 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027 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: City of Newark Page 20 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R2-f 25-0201 Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: To provide Municipal Council support for the submission of an application by Developer to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Affordable Housing Trust Fund-Municipal Settlement Fund Entity Name: TMA General Contracting, Limited Liability Company Entity Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 301, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $0.00 Total Project Cost: $972,087.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale () Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a List of Property (Address/Block/Lot/Ward 43 Jacob Street/Block 303/Lot 1/Central Ward Additional Information: 7R2-g 25-0107 Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-NewarkWorks Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim Docket No.: Not Applicable Claimant: Berkeley College, 536 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Settlement Amount: $171,000.00 Funding Source: Mayor’s Office of Employment and Training Additional Information: City of Newark Page 21 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R3 Engineering 7R3-a 25-0155 Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Central Avenue Bridge over NJ Transit City Subway - Preliminary Design Phase Project - Change Order #2, Contract Amendment for Extension of Time Entity Name: Michael Baker International, Inc . Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 2330, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,422,445.34 Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/ New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Contract Period: March 22, 2025 through October 1, 2025 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Addition Information: Resolution 7R3-a adopted on March 15, 2023 authorized the City of Newark to enter into Contract #2022-12PS with Michael Baker International, Inc. for the Central Avenue Bridge over NJ Transit City Subway, Local Preliminary Design Project. Resolution 7R3-a adopted on February 21, 2024 extended the contract term by nine (9) additional months, from June 22, 2024 through March 22, 2025, at no additional cost to the City of Newark. This Amending Resolution will extend the term of the contract by seven (7) additional months, from March 2025 to October 1, 2025, at no additional cost to the City of Newark. City of Newark Page 22 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R4 Finance 7R4-a 25-0196 Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval of bond ordinance Name of Project(s): Rehabilitation PATH Home Units Amount to be Financed: $6,000,000.00 Funding Source: Bond/Notes Local Finance Board meeting date(s): March 12, 2025 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. 40A:3-4 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY’S REHABILITATION OF HOUSING UNITS MANAGED BY THE NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY AND APPROVING THE SUBMISSION THEREOF Additional Information: 7R5 Health and Community Wellness 7R5-a 25-0205 Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Grant Amount: $1,076,917.00 Funding Source: Federal Government Contract Period: March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026 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: This award represents a partial award based on last year’s budget. The final award for FY2025 will be presented once appropriations are completed by the funder. This Resolution represents a partial award for FY2025, year one (1) of the Ending the HIV Epidemic 5-year initiative. City of Newark Page 23 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6 Law 7R6-a 25-0016 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services concerning Labor and Employment Matters Entity Name: John J. Zidziunas and Associates, LLC Entity Address: 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1250, Livingston, New Jersey 07039 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00 Additional Contract Amount: $55,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department 011 040 0401 71260 Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R6-i adopted on June 05, 2024, awarded a contract for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 for a contract amount not to exceed $50,000.00. This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $55,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $105,000.00. City of Newark Page 24 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-b 25-0089 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters Entity Name: Wisniewski & Associates, LLC Entity Address: 17 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $10,000.00. 7R6-c 25-0100 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters. Entity Name: Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 991, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $10,000.00. City of Newark Page 25 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-d 25-0147 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters Entity Name: Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC Entity Address: 955 State Highway 34, Suite 200, Matawan, New Jersey 07747 Contract Amount: Not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($50,000.00) Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. 7R6-e 25-0148 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters Entity Name: Florio Kenny Raval, LLP Entity Address: 125 Chubb Avenue, Suite 310-N, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. City of Newark Page 26 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-f 25-0149 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters. Entity Name: Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC Entity Address: 570 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd., Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. 7R6-g 25-0150 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters Entity Name: Jalloh & Jalloh, LLC Entity Address: 21 W Blancke Street, Linden, New Jersey 07036 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. City of Newark Page 27 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-h 25-0151 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters Entity Name: Law Offices of Yvette Gibbons, LLC Entity Address: 4 South Orange Avenue, No. 139, South Orange, New Jersey 07079 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. 7R6-i 25-0184 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment Matters Entity Name: Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $75,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00. City of Newark Page 28 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-j 25-0190 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Special Taxes Litigation Matters Entity Name: DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblin, LLP Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $350,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Finance Department- NW045, Department 18G, Account 94710, Project 18B00, Budget 2025 and/or 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $100,000.00. 7R6-k 25-0192 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Matters Entity Name: Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, PC Entity Address: 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025 Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 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: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $10,000.00. City of Newark Page 29 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R6-l 25-0097 Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: ESX-L-9345-21 Claimant: Jahyde Love Claimant's Attorney: Jeffrey Salomon, Esq. Attorney's Address: Davis, Saperstein and Salomon, P.C., 375 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Settlement Amount: $55,000.00 Funding Source: General Liability Additional Comments: Invitation: Corporation Counsel 7R7 Mayor's Office 7R7-a 25-0189 Dept/ Agency: Offices of the Mayor Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Southward Tax Re-Evaluation Town Hall Meeting Entity Name: Newark Public Schools Entity Address: 765 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd., Newark, New Jersey 07102 Event Location: George Washington Carver Elementary School, 333 Clinton Place, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Event Date(s): Tuesday, January 28, 2025 Event Time: 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Sponsor: Additional Information: City of Newark Page 30 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 7R8-a 25-0176 Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Annual Mass dedicated to Roberto Clemente Entity Name: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Entity Address: 89 Ridge Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Location: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Date(s): Saturday, March 1, 2025 Event Time: 11:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana 7R8-b 25-0223 RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 1. Marlene Da Costa White, 90th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 2. Individuals honored during the 6th Annual Love Your Block Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 3. Mrs. Carmen Flora Rivera, 90th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 4. Anais Soto, Softball Commitment to Long Island University Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 5. Noelle Lorraine Williams 6. Lucille Danzey, 90th Birthday Celebration 7. Al-Khalique Keith Kee Hamilton 70th Birthday Celebration 8. Pastor Patrick O. Council, 14th Pastoral Anniversary 9. Minister Donnie L. Harper Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 10. Gabrielle Espinoza 11. Claudia Ferreira 12. Kristina Aguirre 13. Daren Crespo 14. Henry Umana City of Newark Page 31 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R8-c 25-0222 EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 1. Anthony S. White Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 2. Mr. Roberto Madan Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 3. Yasin Morrison 4. Kenneth Michael Williams 5. Cory McGill 6. Josephine Priscilla Williams Barbee 7. Anette O. Harris 8. Raleigh Carlton 7R9 Public Safety 7R9-a 24-1426 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide Body Armor Replacement for Police Officers. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Entity Address: 140 East Front Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 Grant Amount: $62,811.99 Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice/Body Armor Replacement Fund Program Total Project Cost: $62,811.99 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable Contract Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 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: City of Newark Page 32 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R9-b 24-1427 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide Body Armor Replacement for Police Officers. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Entity Address: 140 East Front Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 Grant Amount: $74,726.22 Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice/Body Armor Replacement Fund Program Total Project Cost: $74,726.22 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable Contract Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 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-c 24-1694 Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd) Purpose: To provide support and maintenance of proprietary software and hardware. Entity Name: Clearview Data Systems, Inc. Entity Address: 728 N. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville, South Carolina 29607-1623 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $121,654.58 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Division of Police/Business Unit NW011; Dept. 190; Div./Proj. 1902; Account #72220; Budget Ref. B2025 Contract Period: April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor () Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A Exception to Public Bidding Additional Information: City of Newark Page 33 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 7R12 Water Sewer Utility 7R12-a 25-0221 Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution # Resolution 7R12-a adopted on February 5, 2025 Purpose: Change Order #4 increasing contract amount and contract period for CSO Solids/Floatables Control Measures Netting Facilities at Peddie Ditch, Site 025 Contract #07-WS2016. Entity Name: Coppola Services, Inc. Entity Address: 28 Executive Parkway, Ringwood, New Jersey 07456 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,730,538.02 Funding Source: Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/Business Unit: NW038, Dept. 800, Div./Proj. 8007, Account #71970, Budget Ref. B2025 Contract Period: 795 calendar days to final completion from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R12-c (as) adopted on November 2, 2022, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $3,169,890.00, for a period of 180 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. Resolution 7R12-a adopted on November 1, 2023, authorized Change Order #1, which increased the contract amount by $14,840.22 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $3,184,730.22, with no extension on final completion from the date of the issuance of the Notice to Proceed . Resolution 7R12-a adopted on May 22, 2024, authorized Change Order #2, which increased the contract amount by $53,781.24 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $3,238,511.46, extended the contract period by 222 calendar days for a new completion Period of 402 Calendar days from the date of Notice to Proceed to final completion . Resolution 7R12-a adopted on February 5, 2025 authorized Change Order # 3, which increased the contract amount by $121,352.42 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $3,359,863.88, extended the contract period by 337 calendar days for a new contract completion period of 739 calendar days from the date of Notice to Proceed to final completion . Change Order #4 will increase the contract amount by $370,674.14 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $3,730,538.02, and increase the contract period by 56 calendar days for a new contract period of 795 calendar days to final completion from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. City of Newark Page 34 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 8. COMMUNICATIONS 8-a 25-0045 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING, IN ITS ENTIRETY, ORDINANCE 6PSF-B ADOPTED ON MARCH 16, 2022, CODIFIED AS TITLE 2, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2.2, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND AGENCIES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, SECTION 103, AN OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO PROVIDE VIABLE OPTIONS FOR PERSONS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS 8-b 25-0086 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2.13, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY BY ESTABLISHING ARTICLE 10 OFFICE OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND PROVIDE VIABLE OPTIONS FOR PERSON AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS, MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS AND STIGMAS ASSOCIATED WITH HOMELESSNESS, AND TO END HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF NEWARK. 8-c 25-0102 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 7TH AVENUE WEST AND 2ND STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION. (CENTRAL WARD) 8-d 25-0195 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR REHABILITATION OF HOUSING UNITS MANAGED BY THE NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY AND APPROPRIATING $6,000,000.00 THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $6,000,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME. City of Newark Page 35 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 8-e 25-0197 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 6SF-B 121819 OF THE CITY ADOPTED DECEMBER 18, 2019, PROVIDING FOR THE CITY’S GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE SEWER SYSTEM PROJECT AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK AND APPROPRIATING $800,000.00 THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $800,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK TO FINANCE THE SAME. 8-f 25-0118 ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SENIOR SERVICES, TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH, A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR THE PREMISES LOCATED AT 275 WEST MARKET STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103, BLOCK 00428, LOT 00002, MORE SPECIFICALLY SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM, FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($30,000.00), PAYABLE IN TWELVE (12) EQUAL MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,500.00), FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2024 AND TERMINATING ON DECEMBER 31, 2024, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) YEAR, AT THE SAME ANNUAL RENT AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEASE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO NEWARK SENIOR CITIZENS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SEASONAL ACTIVITIES, MEALS, ATHLETICS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CULTURAL ACITIVITIES. (CENTRAL WARD) 10. MISCELLANEOUS 25-0236 RAFFLE LICENSES 1. Covenant House New Jersey Inc./RL-1 2. Saint Vincent Academy, Inc./RL-2 3. Alumnae Association St. Vincent Academy/RL-3 4. Vocationist Sisters/RL-4 City of Newark Page 36 Printed on 2/14/2025 Municipal Council Meeting Agenda - Final February 19, 2025 MOTIONS 12. ADJOURNMENT KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 37 Printed on 2/14/2025