Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide for NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Newark City Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets - 2025.
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: Not Applicable
Total Project Cost: $2,708,755.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: Not Applicable
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 $2,708,755.00 and to accept any greater or lesser amount from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing, with no municipal funds required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2025 Municipal Aid Program (the "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 (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 Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2025 Newark, MA-25 Project within the City as set forth in detail in the list below; and
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
FIVE WARD PAVING IMPROVEMENT - VARIOUS STREETS - 2025 NEWARK MA-25 PROJECT
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C
28
BELGIUM ST
S 11th St
S 10th St|1010|C
47
CAMDEN ST
12th Ave
15th Ave|1010|C
34
N 6TH ST
Park Ave
7th Ave W|1010|C
40
GOVERNOR ST
Marion Pl
Washington St
|1010|E|10 10|BACKUS ST
Wheeler Pt
Delancy St|1010|E
19
FERRY ST
McWhorter St
Madison St|1010|E|1010|MAGAZINE ST
Ferry St
Avenue L
|1010|N
27
1ST AVE
N 7th ST
N 3rd St|10 10|N
15
DELAVAN AVE
Woodside Ave
Seabury St
10
N
13
ELLIOTT ST
Summer Ave
Broadway
11
S
49
EVERGREEN AVE
Dayton St
End
12
S|1010|HILLSIDE AVE
W Bigelow St
Johnson Ave
13
S|1010|JOHNSON AVE
W Runyon St
End
14
S
49
LUDLOW ST
Evergreen Ave
City Border Line
15
S
47
E RUNYON ST
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave
16
W
24
GRAND AVE
So Orange Ave
E.O. City Line
17
W|10 10|N 5TH ST
Sussex Ave
Central Ave
18
W
48
S 17TH ST
So. Orange Ave
18th Ave
19
W
48
S 18TH ST
So. Orange Ave
16th Ave
20
W
48
S 19TH ST
So. Orange Ave
16th Ave
ALTERNATIVE STREETS|1010|C
23
S 7TH ST
14th Ave
Springfield Ave|1010|C
35
VICTORIA AVE
Stone St
End|1010|E
18
JACKSON ST
Market St
Lafayette St|1010|N|1010|MONTCLAIR AVE
Branch Brook Pl
Manchester Pl|1010|N|1010|MONTCLAIR AVE
Degraw Ave
Highland Ave|1010|S
24
SHAW AVE
Wainwright Ave
Willoughby St|1010|W
24
N MUNN AVE
E.O. City Limits
So Orange Ave|1010|W
23
S MUNN AVE
So Orange Ave
Irvington City Limits|10 10|W
38
CLIFF ST
Oakland Terr
Montrose St
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2024, on behalf of the City, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,708,755.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing within the City, identified as application MA-2025 Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2025 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 MA-2025 Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2025 for the City, 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 MA-2025 Five Ward Paving Improvement on behalf of the City of Newark to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting grant funding in the amount of Two Million Seven Hundred Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,708,755.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2024 Newark, MA-25 (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 Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2025 Newark, MA-25 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 Two Million Seven Hundred Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,708,755.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing Newark City Five Ward Paving Improvement - Various Streets 2025 Newark, MA-25 project. No municipal funds are required.