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Dept/ Agency:  Public Safety/Division of Police
Action:  (X) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending
Type of Service:  Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Funding to provide expansion of the Police Division's Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR-12-21) Network.
Entity Name:  State of New Jersey, Div. of Administration, Dept. of Law and Public Safety, Office of Attorney General
Entity Address:  P.O. Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081
Grant Amount:  $595,000.00
Funding Source: American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act - Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, FY 2021
Total Project Cost: $595,000.00
City Contribution:  $0.00 
Other Funding Source/Amount:   N/A 
Contract Period:  December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2024 
Contract Basis: (   ) Bid   (   ) State Vendor   (   ) Prof.  Ser.   (   ) EUS   
(   ) Fair & Open   (   ) No Reportable Contributions   (   ) RFP   (   ) RFQ 
(   ) Private Sale   (X) Grant   (   ) Sub-recipient   (   ) n/a
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      WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Public Safety Director submitted an application to the State of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General, requesting funding in the amount of Seven Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($745, 000.00), to fund the expansion of the Newark Police Division's Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR-12-21) Network in order to reduce gun violence and other violent crime, with no City funds required; and      
      WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to submit a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council authorizing submission of the grant application; and       
      WHEREAS, on June 15, 2023, the City of Newark received notification of receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, in the amount of Five Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($59...
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