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Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Pass Through Agreement
Purpose: To authorize a Second Amended (Pass-Through) Agreement with The Trust for Public Land for the continued rehabilitation of Jesse Allen Park.
Entity Name: The Trust for Public Land
Entity Address: 20 Community Place, Suite 7, Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Pass-Through Grant Amount: $1,350,000.00 ($500,000.00 from the State's Green Acres and $750,000.00 from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund, managed by the State Green Acres Program)
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program and Office of the Natural Resource Restoration
Total Project Cost: $3,800,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: May 20, 2009 through December 31, 2022, or at the completion of work, including without limitation, the proper documentation and drawdown of NJDEP Green Acres Program, whichever is earlier
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: Jesse Allen Park
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
41-55 Avon Avenue/Block 2583/Lot 44/Central Ward
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, The Trust for Public Land (TPL), 20 Community Place, Suite 7, Morristown, New Jersey 07960, 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 to redevelop the area known as Jesse Allen Park, a City-owned park located in the Central Ward ("Jesse Allen Park" or "Project") in three (3) phases; and
WHEREAS, TPL completed Phase I of the park in Septe...
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