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Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Pass Through Agreement
Purpose: To enter into Second Amendment between the City and the Trust for Public Land to remediate and redevelop the area known as Newark Riverfront Park.
Entity Name: The Trust for Public Land
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 901, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $3,515,000.00
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Total Project Cost: $3,515,000.00
City Contribution: No City funds required
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: June 26, 2016 through December 31, 2020
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)
Additional Information:
The total remaining in the grant to drawdown is $3,271,256.70:
NJDEP Green Acres Grant: A19D0 - $1,471,256.70;
NJDEP Green Acres Grant: D1560 - $1,500,000.00; and
NJDEP ONRR Grant: D1570 - $300,000.00
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WHEREAS, The Trust for Public Land ("TPL"), a national non-profit organization dedicated to conserving land for recreation and open space purposes, through its Parks for People Newark program, is partnered with the City of Newark (the "City") to design, remediate and redevelop the area known as Newark Riverfront Park, which consists of a 7.8 acre portion of the Passaic River waterfront in Newark ("Newark Riverfront Park" or "Project") on a portion of the area formerly known as Joseph G. Minish Passaic Riverfront Park and Historic Area; and
WHEREAS, the City is developing Newark Riverfront Park in multiple phases and has partnered with the TPL on the design and construction of two (2)...
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