Title
Dept/ Agency: Neighborhood & Recreational Services
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Programs of litter pickup and removal as well as the abatement of graffiti.
Entity Name: Department of Neighborhood & Recreational Services
Entity Address: 62 Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
Grant Amount: $327,986.78
Funding Source: State of New Jersey 2011 Clean Communities Entitlement Program
Total Project Cost: $327,986.78
City Contribution: $ No Municipal Funds Required
Other Funding Source/Amount:
Contract Period: January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011
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:
Invitation: Director of Neighborhood & Recreational Services, February 5, 2013
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T. Karim Arnold, Director
Neighborhood and Recreational Services
WHEREAS, the Clean Communities Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-217 et seq. (“Act”), established a grant fund, entitled the “Clean Communities Entitlement Program” and administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”), from which grants may be made to municipalities in order to encourage increased anti-litter campaigns; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark is eligible, without application, to receive an annual grant under the Act to create or to supplement an existing litter reduction program within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the Act is to use the grants to develop new municipal anti-litter programs and to continue and expand existing programs; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive Clean Communities Entitlement Program funds, municipalities are required to plan and implement a program which combines the elements of litter clean-up and removal, enforcement of litter ...
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