Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Newark Pedestrianization Program
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $6,500,000.00
Total Project Cost: $6,500,000.00
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
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to apply for a grant in the amount of $6,500,000.00 from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program, with no municipal funds required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs ("NJDCA") Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund provides grant funding for municipalities for various projects; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program; and
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2023, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application, identified as COVID-Fund Newark Pedestrianization Program, to NJDCA requesting grant funding in the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,500,000.00) from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program; 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, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the Grant Agreement to the City Clerk, 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 of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to submit a grant application, identified as COVID-Fund Newark Pedestrianization Program, to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, on behalf of the City of Newark, requesting grant funding in the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,500,000.00) from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program in the City of Newark. No City funds are required for this project.
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 Municipal Council of the City of Newark recognizes and accepts that the Department may offer a lesser or greater amount. Therefore, upon receipt of the grant agreement from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the Mayor and Corporation Counsel are authorized to review, approve, and sign any such grant agreement. Furthermore, upon receipt of the fully executed agreement from the Department, the City is authorized to accept the grant funds and expend them pursuant to the terms of the agreement between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
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 New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to receive and expend the grant award from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program in the City of Newark.
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 for, accept, and enter into an agreement for grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, in the amount of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,500,000.00) from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization Program in the City of Newark. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award