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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement
Claimant: Office of Homelessness Service Providers
Claimant's Attorney: Not Applicable
Settlement Amount: $2,279,574.09
Funding Source: 2025 Unclassified Budget Fund NW011 Department 200 Division 2001 Account 97550 Ref: B2026; 2025 DCA Budget Fund NW 051 Department G25 Division M25T0 Account 71280 Ref: B2025; 2024 DCA Budget Fund NW 051 Department G25 Division M2420 Account 71280 Ref: B2024; 2025 DCA NW 051 Department G25 Division H250S Account 71280 Ref: B2025
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WHEREAS, on or about February 1, 2026, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs DCA, Office of Homelessness Prevention provided financial and procurement assistance to contract with all of the Homeless Shelters throughout Greater Newark area for the period of February 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark on or about January 2026, went out to bid for shelter services with a return date of February 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey and other states have suffered one of the worst winters with long ongoing Code Blue, which has impacted shelters ability to respond with necessary paperwork for contracting; and
WHEREAS, an Emergency Declaration E2026-07-Temporary Housing Services was declared on May 5, 2026, covering the months of December 2025 and January of 2026 ("Emergency Declaration Period"), and;
WHEREAS, fiscal and budgetary constraints also impeded the contractual process pursuant to the bid; and
WHEREAS, Office of Homelessness Services is actively processing resolutions and contracts to be presented, for homeless shelters, to the Newark Municipal Council for approval, for the period of April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the various vendors continued to provide homelessness outreach services after the Emergency Declaration period, from Fe...
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