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Dept/ Agency: Neighborhood & Recreational Services
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Boylan Street Mini Sports Complex Renovation Project
Entity Name: City Of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $100,000.00
Funding Source: Public Service Enterprise Group Foundation ("PSE&G") via Local Initiative Support Corporation ("LISC")
Total Project Cost: $100,000.00
City Contribution: 0
Other Funding Source/Amount: /$
Contract Period: September 1, 2014 to August 31, 2015
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:
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WHEREAS, Public Service Electric & Gas ("PSE&G"), in furtherance of its corporate commitment to the communities which it serves, does, from time-to-time, make certain grant funds available to support projects that it deems to be in alignment with its focus areas; and
WHEREAS, one of PSE&G's focus areas is "Sustainable Neighborhoods," which seeks to support programs that help to build safe, healthy and sustainable communities by supporting community centers to help strengthen family units; and
WHEREAS, PSE&G utilizes the services of community development intermediaries, including the Greater Newark Local Initiative Support Corporation ("LISC"), in order to help identify appropriate community projects in need of financial assistance, and also to manage and oversee any such community projects that may be undertaken; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark's Boylan Street Recreation Center, located at 916 South Orange Avenue, is in need of substantial renovation, as more specifically described in the project description attached hereto and made...
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