Title
Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R11-b(S) adopted on July 14, 2021, requesting additional Green Acres supplemental funding grant for the Broadway Park Project
Purpose: To complete application and acceptance authorization for all grant funding, including supplemental funding for the Broadway Park Project.
Entity Name: City of Newark, Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Entity Name: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Green Acres Program and Urban Parks Grant
Entity Address: Mail Code 401-07B, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Grant Amount: $5,660,000.00, supplementing underfunded portion of the project cost, previously estimated at $2,000,000.00 as per Resolution 7R11-b(S) adopted on July 14, 2021
Total Project Cost: $7,360,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: Urban Parks Grant/$500,000.00
Grant Period: Terminating two (2) years from the date the amended Green Acres Project Agreement is executed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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:
Resolution 7R11-b(S) adopted on July 14, 2021 rescinded Resolution 7R11-b(S/A) adopted on June 22, 2022, due to an inadvertent failure to provide proper public notice as per State requirements for resolutions authorizing application and acceptance of State grant funds.
Additionally, Resolution 7R11-b(S) adopted on July 14, 2021, also authorized application/acceptance of grant funds to develop Broadway Park.
This amending Resolution will increase the grant funding by $5,660,000.00, supplementing underfunded portion of...
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