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 - Various Streets - 2024.
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: $4,302,978.00
Total Project Cost: $4,302,978.00
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 $4,302,978.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing within the City of Newark, 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 FY2024 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, decorative 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 - Various Streets 2024 Newark, MA-24 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
VARIOUS STREETS - 2024 NEWARK MA-24 PROJECT
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C
28
BLUM ST
Springfield Ave
S 10th St|1010|C
23
FAIRMOUNT AVE
14th Ave
Springfield Ave|1010|C
23
LIVINGSTON AVE
Springfield Ave
W Kinney St|1010|C
32
MORRIS AVE
Dickerson St
Hartford St|1010|C
42
MORRIS AVE
So Orange Ave
Springfield Ave
|1010|E
29
BRUNSWICK ST
Pennsylvania Ave
Miller St|1010|E
11
CLIFFORD ST
Wheeler Pt. Rd.
Jefferson St|1010|E
11
DELANCY ST
Wheeler Pt. Rd.
Pacific St|10 10|E|1010|DELANCY ST
Avenue I
Route 1 & 9 Off-Ramp
10
E
10
NICHOLS ST
Van Buren St
Pulaski St
11
N
27
2ND AVE
N 13th St
Roseville Ave
12
N
18
2ND AVE
Lake St
Broadway
13
N
12
CHESTER AVE
Summer Ave
Riverside Ave
14
N
29
N 13TH ST
2nd Ave
Springdale Ave
15
N
10
SYLVAN ST
Summer Ave
Broadway
16
S|1010|S 15TH ST
18th Ave
Springfield Ave
17
S|1010|S 17TH ST
18th Ave
Clinton Ave
18
S
47
SHERMAN AVE
E Peddie St
Pennsylvania Ave
29
S
44
SCHLEY ST
Chancellor Ave
Hillside City Line
20
S
44
WAINWRIGHT ST
Chancellor Ave
Hillside City Line
21
W
47
LITTLETON AVE
Springfield Ave
12th Ave
22
W
43
N 13TH ST
4th Ave
N 12th St
ALTERNATIVE STREETS|1010|C
34
N 6TH ST
Park Ave
7th Ave W|1010|C
23
S 7TH ST
14th Ave
Springfield Ave|1010|E|1010|MAGAZINE ST
Ferry St
Avenue L|1010|N
14
WOODSIDE AVE
Delavan Ave E
Heller Pkwy|1010|S|1010|MILFORD AVE
Clinton Ave
W Alpine St|1010|S
47
E RUNYON ST
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave|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
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2023, 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 Four Million Three Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,302,978.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing within the City, identified as application MA-2024 - Various Streets 2024 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-2024 - Various Streets 2024 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.
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-2024 - Various Streets 2024 on behalf of the City of Newark to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting grant funding in the amount of Four Million Three Hundred Two Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($4,302,978.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets 2024 Newark, MA-24 (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof), with no City funds required.
2. 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.
3. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the grant is hereby accepted.
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 the NJDOT to receive and expend the grant award from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets 2024 Newark, MA-24.
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, accept grant funding, and enter into and execute an agreement for grant funding in the amount of $4,302,978.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets 2024 Newark, MA-24. No municipal funds are required.