Title
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Lease Agreement
Purpose: To authorize the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), between the City of Newark and Newark Performing Arts Corporation for the properties commonly known as 12-28 Chestnut Street, 10 Chestnut Street, 1032 Broad Street, 1030 Broad Street, 1020-1026 Broad Street, and 1016-1018 Broad Street identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 883, Lots 32, 33, 36, 38, 41, and 46, for the purpose of removing the provisions in the Lease Agreement obligating the City to pay to Newark Performing Arts Corporation their annual operating costs and salaries for staff and executive director in the amount of $650,000.00.
Entity Name: Newark Performing Arts Corporation
Entity Address: 1030 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Lease Amount: $1.00 per year
Lease Period: Eighteen (18) years commencing on May 1, 2008 and terminating on April 30, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A
Location of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
1016-1018 Broad Street/Block 883/Lot 46/Central Ward
1020-1026 Broad Street/Block 883/Lot 41/Central Ward
1030 Broad Street/Block 883/Lot 38/Central Ward
1032 Broad Street/Block 883/Lot 36/Central Ward
10 Chestnut Street/Block 883/Lot 33/Central Ward
12-28 Chestnut Street/Block 883/Lot 32/Central Ward
Additional Information:
The initial Lease Agreement was approved by Resolution 7Re(S-2) adopted on July 17, 2007.
The First Amended Lease Agreement was approved by Resolution 7R3-e(AS) adopted on February 18, 2009.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq., as amended and supplemented (the “Redevelopment Law”), provides a process for municipalities to undertake the redevelopment and improvement of areas in need of rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, a municipality is duly authorized and empowered under the Redevelopment Law to lease real property to any other party, without public bidding, at such prices and upon such terms as it deems reasonable, where said conveyance is made in conjunction with a redevelopment plan in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g) and other applicable statutes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7Rdo(AS), adopted on June 15, 2005, the Municipal Council, upon the recommendation of the City of Newark Central Planning Board, designated the City of Newark (the “City”) in its entirety as an Area in Need of Rehabilitation, in accordance with the Local redevelopment Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-14; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council thereafter adopted Ordinance 6S&Fe on September 21, 2005, adopting the First Amendment to the East Ward Redevelopment Plan governing the redevelopment of City-owned property located within the East Ward; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark owns the properties commonly known as 12-28 Chestnut Street, 10 Chestnut Street, 1032 Broad Street, 1030 Broad Street, 1020-1026 Broad Street, and 1016-1018 Broad Street identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 883, Lots 32, 33, 36, 38, 41, and 46 (the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7Re(S-2), adopted on July 17, 2007, the Municipal Council authorized the then Acting Director of Economic and Housing Development to enter into and execute a Lease Agreement leasing the Property to Newark Performing Arts Corporation, a non-profit corporation, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), for a period of one (1) year commencing on May 1, 2007 and terminating on April 30, 2008; and
WHEREAS, on February 18, 2009 the Municipal Council adopted Resolution 7R3-e(AS), ratifying and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Newark, and/or his designee, to enter into and execute a First Amended Lease Agreement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), between the City of Newark and Newark Performing Arts Corporation for the Property for the purpose of extending the term of the Lease Agreement for a period of eighteen (18) years commencing on May 1, 2008 and terminating on April 30, 2026 and adding additional required lease provisions; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into and execute a Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement between the parties removing the provisions in the Lease Agreement obligating the City to pay to Newark Performing Arts Corporation their annual operating costs and salaries for staff and Executive Director in the amount of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($650,000.00) pursuant to the terms of the Lease Agreement, as amended.
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 Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a Second Amended Lease Agreement in the form attached hereto, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), between the City of Newark and Newark Performing Arts Corporation for the properties commonly known as 12-28 Chestnut Street, 10 Chestnut Street, 1032 Broad Street, 1030 Broad Street, 1020-1026 Broad Street, and 1016-1018 Broad Street identified on the Official tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 883, Lots 32, 33, 36, 38, 41, and 46 (the “Property”) for the purpose of removing the provisions in the Lease Agreement obligating the City to pay to Newark Performing Arts Corporation their annual operating costs and salaries for staff and Executive Director in the amount of Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($650,000.00).
2. The Second Amended Lease Agreement is ratified from May 1, 2008 until the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. The Lessee shall submit an annual report to the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development detailing the activities it has undertaken in furtherance of its public purpose to cultivate, promote, foster, sponsor and develop among the general public appreciation, understanding, taste and love of the performing arts.
4. The Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development shall be responsible for the enforcement of the conditions of the Lease Agreement, First Amended Lease Agreement, and as further amended by this Second Amended to the lease Agreement.
5. A copy of the First Amended Lease Agreement and this Resolution shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.
6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the execution of a Second Amendment Lease Agreement, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8(g), between the City of Newark and Newark Performing Arts Corporation for the properties commonly known as 12-28 Chestnut Street, 10 Chestnut Street, 1032 Broad Street, 1030 Broad Street, 1020-1026 Broad Street, and 1016-1018 Broad Street identified on the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 883, Lots 32, 33, 36, 38, 41, and 46, for the purpose of removing the provisions in the Lease Agreement obligating the City to pay to Newark Performing Arts Corporation their annual operating costs and salaries for staff and Executive Director in the amount of $650,000.00.