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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWARK TO ACCEPT DONATION OF LAND FROM THE NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY (BLOCK 1, LOT 24 & BLOCK 130, LOT 29) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEWARK RIVERFRONT PARK.
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WHEREAS, the construction of the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront Park Flood Control Project (the "Project") in the City of Newark was authorized by the United States Congress in Section 101(a)(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990; and
WHEREAS, in April 1999, the United States Department of Army ("Army") and the State of New Jersey (the "State") entered into a Project Cooperation Agreement, Phase I (the "PCA"), which states in part that the State, through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Engineering and Construction ("NJDEP") will furnish to the Army "all land, easements, rights-of-way, relocation of utilities, funding for the construction of the Project and the operation and maintenance of the Project upon its completion"; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7RBI adopted on August 4, 1999, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark then authorized the City to enter into a State Aid Agreement with NJDEP, which agreement provided that the City would acquire lands along the Passaic River necessary for the construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the construction of the Project, pursuant to Resolution 00-1-3, adopted on February 16, 2000, the Housing Authority of the City of Newark ("NHA") Board of Commissioners resolved to donate to the City of Newark certain lands described as "portions of tax block 1, lots 1, 3, 24, and 30, and portion of tax block 130, lot 41"; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 6S&FI, adopted on March 1, 2000, the Newark Municipal Council authorized the acceptance of the donated lands from NHA; and
WHEREAS, a major subdivision by the City involving Block 128, Lot 1.01, Block 129, Lot 1 (on the one part) and Block 1, Lot 24, Block 130, Lots 29, 41 ...
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