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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide for NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing - Newark City Districts Paving Improvement Project
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, Local Aid and Economic Development
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $1,370,792.00
Total Project Cost: $
City Contribution: $
Other Funding Source/Amount: $
Grant Period: Start and end dates
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: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to apply for grant funding in the amount of $1,370,792.00 and to accept any greater or lesser amount from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing, with no municipal funds required.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") wishes to improve its streets for the traveling public and its residents alike; and
WHEREAS, the Local Transportation Projects Fund is a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Program, which provides funds to governmental entities so they may substantially improve the safety and usability of local transportation infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") needs to improve the following various roads that include drainage, ADA ramps, resurfacing, crosswalks and pavement markings throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing - City Districts Paving Improvement Project within the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering will submit an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,370,792.00) from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing within the City of Newark, identified as application City Districts Paving Improvement Project for the City of Newark with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to submit a Resolution from the Municipal Council authorizing submission of the grant application; and
WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering desires to accept the grant award and execute a Grant Agreement governing said award; and
WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application City Districts Paving Improvement Project for the City of Newark, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the Grant Agreement to the City Clerk, Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to submit an electronic grant application identified as City Districts Paving Improvement Project on behalf of the City of Newark, to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,370,792.00) from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing - City Districts Paving Improvement Project (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark recognizes and accepts that the Department may offer a lesser or greater amount and therefore, upon receipt of the grant agreement from the New Jersey Department of Transportation, does further authorize the execution of any such grant agreement upon review, approval and signature by the City's Mayor and Corporation Counsel; and also, upon receipt of the fully executed agreement from the Department, does further authorize the acceptance of the grant funds and the expenditure of the funds pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
3. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
4. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with NJDOT to receive and expend the grant award from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing - City Districts Paving Improvement Project.
5. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a complete copy of the Grant Agreement and any associated documents to the City Clerk, Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Acting Director of the Department of Engineering shall file a fully executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, and grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to submit an electronic grant application for, accept, and enter into an agreement for grant funding in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,370,792.00) from the NJDOT Local Transportation Projects Fund for Street Resurfacing Newark City Districts Paving Improvement Project. No municipal funds are required