Title
Dept./Agency: Office of the Mayor
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Waiving 20 day period for an ordinance to take effect
Purpose: This resolution seeks to authorize an emergency be declared to exist, for Ordinance 6F-y adopted on August 4, 2021 on First Reading, which is an amendment to the lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord extending target completion date and date on which the City of Newark may terminate, if premises are not completed and ready for occupancy related to the residential homeless shelter and associated office space under construction at the former Miller Street School, located at 47-71 Miller Street, 61-75 Frelinghuysen Avenue and 47-61 Vanderpool Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 (South Ward,) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5.
Ordinance No(s):
Ordinance 6F-y, adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on August 4, 2021.
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City"), like many large urban areas throughout the country, is experiencing a homeless crisis as one of the most pressing and urgent issues concerning public health and safety and is in need of quality living space to aid in the temporary housing assistance of Newark's homeless individuals and families; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2021, the Municipal Council approved Ordinance 6F-y, which authorizes the amendment to lease agreement with Miller Street Development Urban Renewal, LLC as landlord for a residential homeless shelter and associated office space; and
WHEREAS, on August 4, 2021, Ordinance 6F-y was advanced and adopted on first reading by the Municipal Council and is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on August 17, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City has located a suitable location consisting of approximately 24,749 square feet of gross rentable square feet of space (the "Premises...
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