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Dept/ Agency: Public Works/Division of Motors
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide funds to supplement an existing Litter Reduction Program and removal and abatement of graffiti with in the City of Newark.
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, NJ Clean Communities Council
Entity Address: 222 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608
Grant Amount: $430,940.60
Total Project Cost: $430,940.60
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This resolution further ratifies and authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Works to submit a letter to the NJDEP requesting an extension of time to expend the above grant funds from the NJDEP until December 31, 2022.
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WHEREAS, the Clean Communities Program Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-213, et seq. (the "Act"), established a Clean Communities Program Fund administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP"), from which grants may be made to municipalities in order to encourage increased anti-litter campaigns; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") is eligible, without application, to receive an annual grant under the Act to create or to supplement an existing litter reduction program within the Municipality; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the Clean Communities Program Fund with the intent of the Act to use the grants to develop new Municipal anti-litter programs and to continue and expand existing programs; and
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