Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Site Access Agreement
Purpose: To permit entity to perform site assessment, site investigation and environmental and engineering studies and tests.
Entity Name: Igbo Catholic Community Church, Inc.
Entity Address: 15 Van Ness Place, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Contract Period: Forty Five (45) days
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:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
192-198 Sixteenth Avenue/309.01/24/Central Ward
184-190 Sixteenth Avenue/309.01/30/Central Ward
519 South Eleventh Street/309.01/34/Central Ward
521-523 South Eleventh Street/309.01/35/Central Ward
Additional Information:
NAEVA Geophysics Inc., 225 N Route 303 Suite 102, Congers New York, 10920 will conduct the environmental site assessment and investigation.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark owns the property commonly known as 192-198 Sixteenth Avenue, 184-190 Sixteenth Avenue, 519 South Eleventh Street, and 521-523 South Eleventh Street, Block 309.01, Lots 24, 30, 34, and 35 (Central Ward) on the Official Tax Maps and Tax Duplicate (year 2012) of the City of Newark, New Jersey (hereinafter referred to as the "Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property was formerly the site of an abandoned gas station; and
WHEREAS, Igbo Catholic Community Church, Inc. (Igbo), 15 Van Ness Place, Newark, New Jersey 07108, has expressed an interest in purchasing the Property from the City to development them as a parking facility to support Igbo's cultural center adjacent to the lots and has requested that the City grant it access to the Property for a period of not more than forty five (45) days so that it may have its contractor NAEVA Geophysics Inc., 225 N Route 303 Suite 102, Congers New York, 10920, conduct site assessment, site investigation and environmental and engineering studies and tests; and
WHEREAS, the City has agreed to grant Igbo access to the Property to perform such work, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a Site Access Agreement attached hereto and made a part of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Economic & Housing Development, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute an Access Agreement in the form attached hereto with Igbo Catholic Community Church Inc., 15 Van Ness Place, Newark, New Jersey 07108, so that it may have its contractor, , NAEVA Geophysics Inc., 225 N Route 303 Suite 102, Congers New York, 10920, conduct site assessment, site investigation and environmental and engineering studies and tests on the above-referenced City Property (Block 309.01; Lots 24, 30, 34 and 35) according to the terms and conditions of said agreement.
2. No Municipal funds shall be expended or are required under this resolution.
3. The Department of Economic & Housing Development shall be responsible for the enforcement of the conditions of the Environmental Right of Entry Agreement.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
5. A copy of the Environmental Right of Entry Agreement and this Resolution shall be placed on filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Director of the Department of Economic & Housing Development.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Economic & Housing Development, to enter into and execute an Site Access Agreement in the form attached hereto with Igbo Catholic Community Church Inc. so that it may have its contractor, , NAEVA Geophysics Inc. conduct site assessment, site investigation and environmental and engineering studies and tests on the above-referenced City Property (Block 309.01; Lots 24, 30, 34, and 35) according to the terms and conditions of said agreement.