Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) 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 - 2023.
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: $5,903,764.00
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:
No municipal funds are required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2023 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 2023 Newark, MA-23 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 - 2023 NEWARK MA-23 PROJECT
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C
32
1ST ST
Sussex Ave
Central Ave|1010|C
23
15TH AVE
S 13th St
Springfield Ave|1010|C
23
16TH AVE
S 13th St
Springfield Ave|1010|C
28
GOLD ST
Blum St
S Jacob St|1010|C
32
HECKER ST
Dickerson St
Sussex Ave|1010|C
32
JAY ST
Dickerson St
Orange St|1010|C
49
SCOTT ST
Orchard St
Mulberry St|1010|C
30
SOUTH ST
Broad St
McCarter Hwy
|10 10|E
49
PENNINGTON
Broad St
McCarter Hwy
10
E|10 10|STOCKTON ST/SOUTH ST
Delancy St
Pulaski St
11
E
10
VAN BUREN ST
New York Ave
Chestnut St
12
E
10
WARWICK ST
Pulaski St
Lang St
13
N
29
N 12TH ST
Park Ave
Springdale Ave
14
N
29
N 13TH ST
Bloomfield Ave
Springdale Ave
15
N|1010|N 6TH ST
Heller Pkwy
Bloomfield Ave
16
N
28
N 6TH ST
Bloomfield Ave
3rd Ave W
17
S|1010|19TH AVE
Springfield Ave
City Border Line
18
S
11
AVON AVE
Hunterdon St
Seymour St
19
S|1010|BADGER AVE
Avon Ave
End
20
S|1010|W ALPINE ST
Milford St
Elizabeth Ave
21
S|1010|W ALPINE ST
Clinton Ave
Hillside Ave
22
S
47
E PEDDIE ST
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave
23
S
27
ELIZABETH AVE
E Bigelow St
Meeker Ave
24
S
48
EMPIRE ST
Frelinghuysen Ave
Meeker Ave
25
S
23
WILLOUGHBY ST
Bragaw Ave
Lyons Ave
26
W
19
14TH AVE
S 14th St
S 10th St
27
W
47
14TH AVE
S 10th St
Bergen St
28
W
49
15TH AVE
S 15th St
S 13th St
29
W|10 10|N 7TH ST
W Market St
7th Ave
30
W
44
N 9TH ST
Springdale Ave
7th Ave
31
W
43
N 12TH ST
6th Ave
7th Ave
32
W
43
N 13TH ST
E.O. City Line
7th Ave
33
W|1010|S 9TH ST
Central Ave
So Orange Ave
34
W
49
S 14TH ST
So. Orange Ave
16th Ave
35
W
20
S 20TH ST
So. Orange Ave
E.O. City Line
WHEREAS, on June 25, 2022, 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 Five Million Nine Hundred Three Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,903,764.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing within the City, identified as application MA-2023 - Various Streets 2023 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-2023 - Various Streets 2023 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 Municipal Council formally approves the grant application for MA-2023 - Various Streets 2023 for the City of Newark with no City funds required.
2. 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-2023 - Various Streets 2023 on behalf of the City of Newark to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting grant funding in the amount of Five Million Nine Hundred Three Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($5,903,764.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets 2023 Newark, MA-23 (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 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 2023 Newark, MA-23.
6. 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.
7. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
8. 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 5,903,764.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets 2023 Newark, MA-23. No municipal funds are required.