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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator
Action: ( x ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( x ) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution #7R1-D 090811 , contract with Sub-recipient
Purpose: Urban Agriculture/Tree Planting Services - contract period is being extended so that vendor may provide further services of the same nature and type.
Entity Name: Branch Brook Park Alliance, Inc.
Entity Address: 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104
Grant Amount: $150,000.00
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds
Contract Period: Initial contract period of January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, is being extended through December 31, 2012
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( x ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( x ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( x ) Grant ( x ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (Not Applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
Additional Information:
Funds accepted by Resolution #7R1-A 090110 .
7R1-D 090811
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 7R1-A, adopted on September 1, 2010, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark authorized the Mayor and the Business Administrator to enter into an agreement to receive and expend Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $20,569,064.00; and
WHEREAS, due to the importance of the services and programs funded in whole or in part by CDBG funds awarded to the City of Newark and performed or operated by local sub-recipients for the benefit of the public, as well as the importance of utilizing HUD funding in a timely manner, the Mayor and Business Administrator believe it is in the best interest of the City of Newark and the public who benefit from the services and progra...
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