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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Gift Donation
Gift: 2022 Ford Transit
Purpose: To provide funding to purchase a 2022 Ford Transit to support the City's Office of Homeless Services' Street Outreach Efforts
Entity Name: Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC in collaboration with Invest Newark
Entity Address: 241 Calcutta Street, Port Newark, New Jersey 07114 and 111 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Gift Value: $26,840.00
City Contribution: No Municipal Funds Required
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: Not Applicable
Additional Information:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29
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WHEREAS, Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC (hereinafter "PNCT") located at 241 Calcutta Street, Port Newark, New Jersey 07114, in collaboration with Invest Newark, 111 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, wishes to provide a gift sponsorship to the City of Newark's Department of Health and Community Wellness ("DCHW"), Office of Homelessness to defray costs; and
WHEREAS, on or about November 18, 2025 PNCT in collaboration with Invest Newark donated a used 2022 Ford Transit Connect Passenger Wagon Vehicle ("Vehicle") with a value of Twenty-Six Thousand and Eight Hundred Forty Dollars and Zero Cents ($26,840.00) to support the City's Office of Homeless Services' Street Outreach Efforts at no cost to the City (a Gift Letter and Buyer's Order are attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29, a local unit is authorized and empowered to accept bequests, legacies, and gifts made to it and is empowered to utilize such bequests, legacies, and gifts in the manner set forth in the conditions of the bequest, legacy, and gift provided, however, that such bequest, legacy, or gift shall not be put to any use, which is inconsistent with the laws of the State of New Jersey and the United States of America;...
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