Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Newark's River: Municipal Public Access Plan
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $10,000.00
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Municipal Public Access Planning Grants Program
Total Project Cost: $10,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: Twelve (12) months from the date of acceptance of the grant
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: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Chester Avenue to Doremus Avenue
Additional Information:
To ensure the inclusion of public access to, along, and onto the river in all redevelopment projects, the City of Newark will implement the Public Trust Doctrine and prepare a full Municipal Public Access Plan consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Rules with the acceptance of NJDEP MPAP grant.
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Coastal and Land Use Planning, ("NJDEP"), provides small grants through its Municipal Public Access Planning Grant Program on a competitive basis to financially assist municipalities to develop a Municipal Public Access Plan that ensures public access is being provided to tidal waterways in a manner that is consistent with local planning objectives, the Coastal Zone Management ("CZM") rules, and in a way that minimizes a municipalities risk to coastal hazards; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has a need for said grant funding for its Newark's River: ...
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