Title
Dept./Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: To Waive 20-day period for Ordinance to become effective
Purpose: Resolution authorizing an emergency to be declared and further authorizing Ordinance 6F-g adopted on May 19, 2021, a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space at the former Miller Street School, located at 47-71 Miller Street, 61-75 Frelinghuysen Avenue and 47-61 Vanderpool Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 (South Ward,) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5.
Ordinance No(s).: Ordinance 6F-g, adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on May 19, 2021
Additional Information:
Ordinance 6F-g was advanced and adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on May 19, 2021.
Ordinance 6PSF-g is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on June 2, 2021.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the “City”), like many large urban areas throughout the country, is experiencing a homeless crisis as one of the most pressing and urgent issues concerning public health and safety and is in need of quality living space to aid in the temporary housing assistance of Newark’s homeless individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2021, the Municipal Council approved Ordinance 6F-g, which authorizes entry into a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2021, Ordinance 6F-g was advanced and adopted on first reading by the Municipal Council and is scheduled for a public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City has located a suitable location consisting of approximately 24,749 square feet of gross rentable square feet of space (the “Premises”) in the former Miller Street School located at 47-71 Miller Street (also known as 61-75 Frelinghuysen Avenue and 47-61 Vanderpool Street), Newark, New Jersey, also shown on the Official Tax Map as Block 2794, Lots 1 and 26 (the “Building”); and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to acquire property by lease pursuant to the Local Lands and Buildings Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5, upon passage of an ordinance; and
WHEREAS, there is an exigent need to enter into a lease agreement with the Landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space; and
WHEREAS, the delay in the implementation of this ordinance could mean an influx of homeless individuals and families living on streets and other places not meant for human habitation as a result of the COVID pandemic and the end of the eviction moratorium; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-181(b) authorizes a Governing Body to adopt a resolution declaring an emergency and authorizing that an Ordinance take immediate effect so long as at least two-thirds of all the members of the Governing Body vote in favor of such resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council recognizes the exigent need for this Ordinance 6PSF-g to be adopted on June 2, 2021, to take immediate effect so that there is no influx of homeless individuals and families living on the streets and other places not meant for human habitation; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council has determined that it is therefore necessary and appropriate to adopt this resolution pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-181(b) declaring an emergency and determining that Ordinance 6PSF-g is adopted on June 2, 2021, shall take immediate effect upon the Mayor’s signature and publication.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. As a result of the reasons set forth herein and the important public policies enunciated, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and Ordinance 6PSF-g to be adopted on June 2, 2021, authorizing a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space at the former Miller Street School, to become effective, once adopted by the Municipal Council after second reading and final passage and signature of the Mayor and publication, in accordance with N.J.S.A.40:69A-181(b) due to the exigent need to enter into a lease agreement with the Landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space in order that the influx of persons affected by the COVID pandemic and the end of the eviction moratorium do not end up on the streets or other places not meant for human habitation.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes an emergency to be declared, and further authorizes Ordinance 6PSF-g to be adopted on June 2, 2021, authorizing a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space at the former Miller Street School, to become effective, once adopted by the Municipal Council after second reading and final passage and signature of the Mayor and publication, in accordance with N.J.S.A.40:69A-181(b) due to the exigent need to enter into a lease agreement with the Landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space in order that the influx of persons affected by the COVID pandemic and the end of the eviction moratorium do not end up on the streets or other places not meant for human habitation.