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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution
Purpose: Amending Blue Acres Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to participate in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Superstorm Sandy Blue Acres Acquisition Program (Blue Acres) to acquire properties along the Passaic River for flood control purposes
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Entity Address: Mail Code: 501-01, PO Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Contract Amount: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: Upon authorization by the Newark Municipal Council
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Amending Resolution 7R1-a (s), adopted December 9, 2014
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WHEREAS, the Sandy Blue Acres Program is a voluntary acquisition program administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Green Acres Program, whose goal is to acquire flood prone residential properties from willing sellers to protect/restore flood plains as open space and to remove people from harm's way; and
WHEREAS, such acquisitions and the removal of structures situated on properties acquired for flood control purposes will result in the alleviation of adverse social and economic impacts on the residents in this area during periodic flooding and also will result in lessening the intensity of the periodic flooding by increasing the area of absorption of flood waters; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R1-a (s), adopted on December 9, 2014, the City of Newark Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and/or his designee, the Assis...
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