Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide funds for the Firefighters Memorial Park Climate-Resilient Community Space Grant.
Funding Source: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
Appropriation Amount: $500,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: June 1, 2026 Through May 31, 2029
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution Legistar #26-0706 under separate cover.
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Fire Division
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE #33
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00) from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) and no provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by Legistar 26-0706, the City of Newark will accept the Firefighters Memorial Park Climate-Resilient Community Space Grant in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00) to fund and redevelop Hennessey Street Park into a climate-resilient community space in a Ironbound neighborhood, adding cooling infrastructure, trees and emergency cooling amenities; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides that the Governing Body by a two-thirds vote may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2026 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total…………………$318,151,703.56.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification.
Program Amount
Firefighters Memorial Park Climate-Resilient
Community Space Grant $500,000.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This legislation establishes the temporary emergency appropriation for the Firefighters Memorial Park Climate-Resilient Community Space Grant in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($500,000.00). The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) awarded the funds. The project period is June 1, 2026 Through May 31, 2029.