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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 296 FERRY STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY (BLOCK 2010, LOT 28) FROM EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER CORPORATION TO MANTENA GLOBAL CARE, INC., A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND REAFFIRMING THE PUBLIC USE RESTRICTION PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL LANDS AND BUILDINGS LAW, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1 ET SEQ., INCLUDING N.J.S.A. 40A:12-21(k)
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WHEREAS, the Local Lands and Buildings Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1 et seq., including N.J.S.A. 40A:12-21(k), authorizes a municipality to convey real property to a nonprofit corporation for a specified public purpose, and provides that any conditions or restrictions imposed as part of that authorization shall run with the land unless and until released or modified by ordinance of the governing body; and
WHEREAS, by prior ordinance, the Municipal Council of the City of Newark (the "City") conveyed the property located at 296 Ferry Street, Newark, New Jersey, designated on the official tax assessment map as Block 2010, Lot 28 (the "Property"), to East Side Community Center Corporation ("ESCCC") for the nominal consideration of one dollar ($1.00), pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-21(k); and
WHEREAS, as a condition of that conveyance, ESCCC accepted a restriction that runs with the land, requiring that the Property "be used and operated as a senior citizen and youth recreational center and not for commercial use, trade, business or manufacture," and imposing conditions concerning successor ownership; and
WHEREAS, ESCCC and Mantena Global Care, Inc. ("Mantena"), a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, have entered into an Agreement of Sale dated July 11, 2025, for the transfer of the Property; and
WHEREAS, Projeto Mantena Ajuda, Corp., is a New Jersey nonprofit corporation authorized by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury to conduct business under the approved alternate name "Mantena Global Care," is the operating entity through which Mantena provides its community-based p...
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