Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: The Sustainable Jersey Grant Program will support Urban Heat Island mitigation efforts through the installation of a micro forest and the application of cool roof reflective paint to reduce extreme heat impacts in vulnerable neighborhoods
Funding Source: Sustainable Jersey-PSE&G
Appropriation Amount: $ 20,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: The project period is June 15, 2026 to December 31, 2027
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 7R1-s Adopted August 5, 2026
Operating Agency: Department of Administration
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE # 53
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00) for support of local initiatives that reduce environmental impacts, improve public health, and strengthen neighborhoods through innovative and community-driven strategies; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the same; and
WHEREAS, by a Notice of Award dated June 15, 2026, Sustainable Jersey-Grant Program awarded the City of Newark a PSE&G Energy Efficiency Partnership Program Grant in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00) to support urban heat island mitigation efforts through micro forest installations and cool roof paint application; 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 appropriations adopted in 2026 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20, including this Resolution, total………… $474,074,345.61.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Governing Body by two thirds vote of its full membership hereby amends it temporary budget by making the following temporary emergency appropriation:
Program Amount
The Sustainable Jersey $20,000.00
Grant
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.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes a temporary emergency appropriation for the Sustainable Jersey Grant in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($20,000.00). Sustainable Jersey awarded the City of Newark said Grant for the project period commencing June 15, 2026 to December 31, 2027.