Title
Dept/ Agency: Police
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide Safe Corridor Equipment
Entity Name: Newark Police Department
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108
Grant Amount: $3,199.70
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation
Total Project Cost: $3,199.70
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013
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:
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has designated certain roadways in New Jersey as Safe Corridors based upon accident rates, fatalities, traffic volume and other criteria; and
WHEREAS, a portion of Route 22 in the City of Newark has been designated as a Safe Corridor by the State Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the NJDOT has appropriated funds under the FY 2012 Highway Safety Fund Grant Program to local law enforcement efforts by municipalities responsible for these Safe Corridors; and
WHEREAS, the NJDOT has identified the City of Newark, New Jersey’s Police Department to be an eligible recipient of up to $3,199.70 in FY 2012 Highway Safety Fund Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2012, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Police Director submitted an application to the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,199.70 from the FY 2012 Highway Safety Fund Grant Program for reimbursement funding for two (2) Stalker II Stationary radar units used for traffic enforcement in the City’s Safe Corridor Zone with no municipal funds ...
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