Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Delancy Street Roadway Improvements Project
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,900,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Total Project Cost: N/A
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, through a federally funded Local Scoping process has determined that Delancy Street which is located in Newark's East Ward, is in need of complete reconstruction between Avenue I and Rutherford Street; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering's preferred alternative, referred to as Alternative 4 in the Delancy Street Local Scoping Project Alternative Analysis Report (a copy of the Local Scoping Project Alternative Analysis Report is attached hereto and made a part hereof), requires a right of way acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark requires funds for the right of way acquisition and easements for Delancy Street between Avenue I and Rutherford Street; and
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2015, the City of Newark received a letter (a copy of the authorization letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof) from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) advising that New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) funds are available in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents) for the right of way acquisition required for Delancy Street Roadway Improvements between Avenue I and Rutherford Street Project, with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Engineering desires to apply and accept the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the grant agreement to the Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval and signature.
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 Engineering, are hereby authorized to apply to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents) for the right of way acquisition required for Delancy Street Roadway Improvements Project, 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. The grant award in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents) from the New Jersey Department of Transportation, is hereby accepted (a copy of the authorization letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the New Jersey Department of Transportation to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents) for the right of way acquisition required for Delancy Street Roadway Improvements Project.
5. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
6. The Director of the Department of Engineering shall file a fully-executed copy of the grant application, the grant award letter and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to apply and accept grant funds in the amount of $1,900,000.00 (One Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars and No Cents), from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for the right of way acquisition required for Delancy Street Roadway Improvements Project. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.