Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $3,495,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation, NJDOT
Total Project Cost: $0.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract 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)
VARIOUS STREET-2018 (17 LOCATIONS) MA-18 NEWARK PROJECT
No./Ward/Dist./Street Name/FROM/TO
1/C/28/2nd Street (S-2)/W. Market Street/Gould Place
2/C/29/Bergen Street (S-2)/South Orange Avenue/Avon Avenue
3/C/29/14th Avenue (S-1)/Jones Street/Bergen Street
4/E/27/Avenue “C” */Parkhurst Street/Dead End *
5/E/27/Chestnut Street (S-1) */Pacific Street/Broad Street
6/E/27/Tichenor Street/Dawson Street/Broad Street
7/N/28/3rd Street (S-2)/ S/S/O Bloomfield Avenue/Dead End
8/N/28/Abington Avenue (S-2)/North 7th Street/3rd Street
9/N/28/Verona Avenue (S-1)/Mt. Prospect Avenue/ McCarter Hwy
10/N/28/Ridge Street (S-1)/Elwood Avenue/Ballantine Pkwy
11/S/29/Clinton Place (S-2) */Nye Avenue/Lyons Avenue
12/S/29/Leslie Street (S-1)/Lyons Avenue/Chancellor Avenue
13/S/29/Maple Avenue (S-1)/Grumman Avenue/Lyons Avenue
14/W/28/South 7th Street (S-1)/14th Avenue/11th Avenue
15/W/28/Dickerson Street (S-1)/W. Market Street/3rd Street
16/W/28/Abinger Place/Sandford Avenue/Sunset Street
17/W/18/Oakland Terr./Varsity Road/South Orange Avenue
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (“NJDOT”) State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2018 Municipal Aid Program (“NJDOT Municipal Aid Program”) provides grant funding for the improvement and construction of local, municipal, and county road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark needs to improve various roads that include drainage, ADA ramps, resurfacing, decorative crosswalks and pavement markings throughout the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018 - Newark (17 locations, MA-18) within the City of Newark;
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VARIOUS STREETS-2018 (17 LOCATIONS) MA-18 NEWARK PROJECT |
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NO. |
WARD |
Dist. |
STREET NAME |
FROM |
TO |
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1 |
C |
28 |
2nd St (S-2) |
W. Market St |
Gould Pl |
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2 |
C |
29 |
Bergen St (S-2) |
So. Orange Ave |
Avon Ave |
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3 |
C |
29 |
14th Ave (S-1) |
Jones St |
Bergen St |
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4 |
E |
27 |
Avenue "C" * |
Parkhurst St |
Dead End * |
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5 |
E |
27 |
Chestnut St (S-1) * |
Pacific St |
Broad St |
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6 |
E |
27 |
Tichenor St |
Dawson St |
Broad St |
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7 |
N |
28 |
3rd St (S-2) |
S/S/O Bloomfield Ave |
Dead End |
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8 |
N |
28 |
Abington Ave (S-2) |
No. 7th St |
3rd St |
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9 |
N |
28 |
Verona Ave (S-1) |
Mt. Prospect Ave |
McCarter Hwy |
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10 |
N |
28 |
Ridge St (S-1) |
Elwood Ave |
Ballantine Pkwy |
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11 |
S |
29 |
Clinton Pl (S-2) * |
Nye Ave |
Lyons Ave |
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12 |
S |
29 |
Leslie St (S-1) |
Lyons Ave |
Chancellor Ave |
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13 |
S |
29 |
Maple Ave (S-1) |
Grumman Ave |
Lyons Ave |
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14 |
W |
28 |
So. 7th St (S-1) |
14th Ave |
11th Ave |
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15 |
W |
28 |
Dickerson St (S-1) |
W. Market St |
3rd St |
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16 |
W |
28 |
Abinger Pl |
Sandford Ave |
Sunset St |
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17 |
W |
28 |
Oakland Terr |
Varsity Rd |
So. Orange Ave |
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WHEREAS, on October 2, 2017, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to the NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,495,000.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018 - Newark (17 locations, MA-18) within the City of Newark, identified as application MA-2018-VARIOUS STREETS-2018 (17 LOCATIONS) -00579 for 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 Newark 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 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 MA-2018-VARIOUS STREETS-2018 (17 LOCATIONS)-00579 for City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the grant agreement to the City Clerk, Acting Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark formally approves the grant application for the above-stated project.
2. The Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering are hereby authorized to submit an electronic grant application, identified as MA-2018-VARIOUS STREETS-2018 (17 LOCATIONS)-00579 to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, on behalf of the City of Newark, requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,495,000.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018 - Newark (17 locations, MA-18), within the City of Newark with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
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 grant is hereby accepted.
5. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering and the City Clerk, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the NJDOT to receive and expend the grant award for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018 - Newark (17 locations, MA-18) within the City of Newark.
6. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a complete copy of the grant agreement and any associated documents to the City Clerk, Acting Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
7. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
8. The Director of the Department of Engineering shall file a fully-executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering and the City Clerk, to submit an electronic grant application identified as MA-2018-VARIOUS STREETS-2018 (17 LOCATIONS) -00579 to the New Jersey Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Newark requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,495,000.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2018 - Newark (17 locations, MA-18) within the City of Newark with no municipal funds required.