File #: 12-1930    Version: 1 Name: FT2013 Bikeways State Aide Grant Application
Type: Resolution Status: Filed
File created: 10/3/2012 In control: Engineering
On agenda: 10/17/2012 Final action: 11/8/2012
Title: Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds Purpose: Bike Lanes on Elizabeth Avenue Entity Name: City of Newark/Department of Engineering Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $534,650.00t Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation Total Project Cost: $534,650.00 City Contribution: $0 Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A Contract Period: N/A Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Additional Information: Deferred 7R4-e 10/17/12
Title
Dept/ Agency:  Engineering
Action:  (   ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending
Type of Service:  Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: Bike Lanes on Elizabeth Avenue
Entity Name:  City of Newark/Department of Engineering
Entity Address:  920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $534,650.00t
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Total Project Cost: $534,650.00
City Contribution:  $0              
Other Funding Source/Amount:               N/A            
Contract Period:  N/A
Contract Basis: (   ) Bid   (   ) State Vendor   (   ) Prof.  Ser.   (   ) EUS   
(   ) Fair & Open   (   ) No Reportable Contributions   (   ) RFP   (   ) RFQ
(   ) Private Sale   (  X ) Grant   (   ) Sub-recipient   (   ) n/a    
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
                         
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R4-e 10/17/12
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2013 Bikeways State Aid Program provides grant funding for bicycle lane projects; and
 
WHEREAS, the City of Newark needs to complete the Greenway Bike Route along Elizabeth Avenue, which once completed will link Branch Brook Park with Weequahic Park in the City of Newark; and
 
      WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDOT FY 2013 Bikeways State Aid Program for construction of a bike lane along Elizabeth Avenue in the City of Newark; and
 
      WHEREAS, on September 5, 2012, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $534,650.00 from the NJDOT FY 2013 Bikeways State Aid Program, for construction of a bike lane along Elizabeth Avenue in the City of Newark, identified as application BIKE-2013-Newark City-00021, with no City funds required; and
 
      WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to submit a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council authorizing submission of the grant application; and
 
      WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Director of the Department of Engineering desires to accept the grant award and execute a grant agreement governing said award; and
 
      WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application BIKE-2013-Newark City-00021, the Director of Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the grant agreement to the Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
    1. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark formally approves the grant application for the above-stated project.
    3. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, are hereby authorized to submit an electronic grant application identified as BIKE-2013-Newark City-00021, to the New Jersey Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Newark requesting grant funding in the amount of $534,650.00 from the NJDOT FY 2013 Bikeways State Aid Program for construction of a bike lane along Elizabeth Avenue in the City of Newark, with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
    5. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
    7. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the grant is hereby accepted.
    1. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering and the City Clerk, are hereby authorized to sign the grant agreement on behalf of the City of Newark and their signature constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions of the grant agreement and approves the execution of the grant agreement.
    1. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a complete copy of the grant agreement and any associated documents to both the Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
    3. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
    1. The Director of Department of Engineering shall file a fully-executed copy of the grant application, grant award letter, and grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
 
STATEMENT
 
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering and the City Clerk, to submit an electronic grant application identified as BIKE-2013-Newark City-00021 to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, on behalf of the City of Newark requesting grant funding in the amount of $534,650.00 from the NJDOT FY 2013 Bikeways State Aid Program, for construction of a bike lane along Elizabeth Avenue in the City of Newark, with no City funds required.