Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds for the NJDOT 2017 Municipal Aid Program
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $1,879,000.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Transportation
Total Project Cost: $1,879,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: N/A
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:
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") FY2017 Municipal Aid Program ("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 seeks to obtain funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program to improve various roads that include drainage, ADA ramps, resurfacing, decorative crosswalks and pavement markings throughout the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for the following Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2017 - Newark (15 locations, MA-17) within the City of Newark; and
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
VARIOUS STREETS-2017 (15 LOCATIONS) MA-17 NEWARK PROJECT
NO.
WARD
STREET NAME
FROM
TO|1010|C
South10th St (S-2)
South Orange Ave
Springfield Ave|1010|C
Rowland St
Crittenden St
Bloomfield Ave|1010|C
Webster St
Bloomfield Ave
7th Ave|1010|E
Emmet St (S-1)
McCarter Hwy
Avenue "C"|1010|E
E. Kinney St (S-1)
Adams St
McCarter Hwy|1010|E
Horatio St
Manufacturer Pl
Hawkins St|1010|N
Abington Ave (S-1)
Bloomfield Ave
City Line|1010|N
Woodside Ave (S-3)
Delavan Ave
Heller Pkwy|10 10|N
4th St (S-1)
150' S/O Berkeley Ave
3rd Ave W
10
S
Farley Ave
Clinton Ave
Avon Ave
11
S
Ingraham Pl
Millington Ave
Clinton Ave
12
S
Schuyler Ave
Lyons Ave
Nye Ave
13
W
Cleveland Ave
Sandford Ave
Bayard Pl
14
W
Cameron Rd
Richelieu Terr
Dover St
15
W
Bayard Pl
Schofield St
Ivy St
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2017, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,879,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program to carry out the above Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2017 - Newark (15 locations, MA-17) within 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 Newark 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 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 Director of Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the grant agreement to the City Clerk, 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 submit an electronic grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Newark, requesting grant funding in the amount of $1,879,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - 15 Various Streets - 2017 - Newark (15 locations, MA-17), with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
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. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the grant is hereby accepted in the amount applied for and/or any increase or decrease thereto.
4. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, is hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the New Jersey Department of Transportation to receive and expend the grant award from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for the following Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2017 - Newark (15 locations, MA-17) within the City of Newark:
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
VARIOUS STREETS-2017 (15 LOCATIONS)
MA-17 NEWARK PROJECT
NO.
WARD
STREET NAME
FROM
TO|1010|C
South10th St (S-2)
So. Orange Ave
Springfield Ave|1010|C
Rowland St
Crittenden St
Bloomfield Ave|1010|C
Webster St
Bloomfield Ave
7th Ave|1010|E
Emmet St (S-1)
McCarter Hwy
Avenue "C"|1010|E
E. Kinney St (S-1)
Adams St
McCarter Hwy|1010|E
Horatio St
Manufacturer Pl
Hawkins St|1010|N
Abington Ave (S-1)
Bloomfield Ave
City Line|1010|N
Woodside Ave (S-3)
Delavan Ave
Heller Pkwy|10 10|N
4th St (S-1)
150' S/O Berkeley Ave
3rd Ave W
10
S
Farley Ave
Clinton Ave
Avon Ave
11
S
Ingraham Pl
Millington Ave
Clinton Ave
12
S
Schuyler Ave
Lyons Ave
Nye Ave
13
W
Cleveland Ave
Sanford Ave
Bayard Pl
14
W
Cameron Rd
Richelieu Terr
Dover St
15
W
Bayard Pl
Schofield St
Ivy St
5. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the 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 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 and/or his designee, the 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 Transportation, in the amount of $1,879,000.00 (One Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents) from the FY2017 Municipal Aid Program. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.