File #: 12-0886    Version: 1 Name: Amending Resolution #7R4-A100511 - NJDOT Municipal Aid Program (MA-2012) (10 Locations)
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
File created: 4/3/2012 In control: Engineering
On agenda: 5/2/2012 Final action: 5/2/2012
Title: Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Resolution #7R4-a adopted on October 5, 2011 , accepting grant Purpose: Grant Acceptance - Amended Grant Amount Entity Name: City of Newark Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102 Grant Amount: $1,358,400.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation (‘NJDOT’) Total Project Cost: $1,358,400.00 City Contribution: $0 Other Funding Source/Amount: None 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 List of Property: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As) Additional Information:
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Dept/ Agency:  Engineering
Action:  (   ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution #7R4-a adopted on October 5, 2011 , accepting grant
Purpose: Grant Acceptance - Amended Grant Amount
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Grant Amount: $1,358,400.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation ('NJDOT')
Total Project Cost: $1,358,400.00            
City Contribution: $0              
Other Funding Source/Amount: None
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    
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)
                                     
Additional Information:
                   
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ('NJDOT') State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2012 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, on September 14, 2011, 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 $1,752,000.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program, for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark, identified as application MA-2012-Newark City-00405 with no Municipal funds required; and
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R4-a, adopted on October 5, 2011, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark ratified and authorized the actions taken by the Director of the Department of Engineering to submit an application for grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), for the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark; and
 
 
WHEREAS, the City of Newark received notice on March 26, 2012 (a copy of the NJDOT executed Agreement approval letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof), that it has been awarded a grant in the amount of $1,358,400.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark, with no Municipal funds required; and
 
      WHEREAS, the Department of Engineering wants to amend Resolution 7R4-a, adopted on October 5, 2011, to authorize the execution of an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amended amount of $1,358,400.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark.
 
 
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 accept the grant award in the amount of $1,358,400.00 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (a copy of the NJDOT grant award approval letter is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
    1. 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 $1,358,400.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark.
    1. No Municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
    1. The Director of Engineering shall file a fully-executed copy of the grant application, the grant award letter, the final authorization letter, and the grant/project agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
    2. Resolution 7R4-a, adopted on October 5, 2011 is hereby amended accordingly.
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATEMENT
 
This resolution amends Resolution 7R4-a, adopted on October 5, 2011, which ratified and authorized the actions taken by the Director of the Department of Engineering to submit an application for grant funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for improvements to various streets (10 locations) within the City of Newark, and furthermore, this resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to enter into and execute an agreement with and accept grant funds in the amended amount of $1,358,400.00. No Municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.