Title
Dept./Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: To Waive 20-day period for Ordinance to become effective
Purpose: Resolution authorizing an emergency to be declared and further authorizing Ordinance 6F-g adopted on May 19, 2021, a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space at the former Miller Street School, located at 47-71 Miller Street, 61-75 Frelinghuysen Avenue and 47-61 Vanderpool Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 (South Ward,) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5.
Ordinance No(s).: Ordinance 6F-g, adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on May 19, 2021
Additional Information:
Ordinance 6F-g was advanced and adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on May 19, 2021.
Ordinance 6PSF-g is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on June 2, 2021.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City"), like many large urban areas throughout the country, is experiencing a homeless crisis as one of the most pressing and urgent issues concerning public health and safety and is in need of quality living space to aid in the temporary housing assistance of Newark's homeless individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2021, the Municipal Council approved Ordinance 6F-g, which authorizes entry into a lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2021, Ordinance 6F-g was advanced and adopted on first reading by the Municipal Council and is scheduled for a public hearing, second reading and final passage on June 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City has located a suitable location consisting of approximately 24,749 square feet of gross rentable square feet of space (the "Premises") in the former Miller Street School located at 47-71...
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