Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance for Grant Funds
Purpose: To accept Grant funds to Plant 1,000 new street trees and create 1,000 tree pits
Entity Name: Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA)
Entity Address: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Grant Amount: $3,325,000.00
Total Project Cost: $3,325,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2029
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 accepts a Grant in the amount of Three Million Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($3,325,000.00) from the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority ("TBTA") for mitigation activities.
body
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Newark (the “City”) and the Municipal Council are dedicated to promoting a healthy urban forest within the City; and
WHEREAS, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, a public benefit corporation of the State of New York, 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004 (“TBTA”), the New York State Department of Transportation (“NYSDOT”), and the New York City Department of Transportation (“NYCDOT”) (collectively the “Project Sponsors”), with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (“FHWA”) as the lead federal agency, conducted an environmental assessment in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) to analyze the potential impacts of implementing the Central Business District Tolling Program (“Program”); and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Plan was prepared identifying the City as a community in need of place-based mitigation for (i) air filtration units in public schools near highways, (ii) impro...
Click here for full text