Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: CDBG's Budget Appropriation
Purpose: CDBG Fortieth Year (CDBG XL), funds to sub-grantees
Entity Name: City of Newark
Entity Address: 920 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Total Grant Amount: $6,569,453.00
Grant Period: September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
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:
Application by Resolution #: 7R1-K 010715
Grant Acceptance by Resolution #: 7R1-K 010715
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WHEREAS, on January 7, 2015 through Resolution 7R1-K, the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and Business Administrator to file a new consolidated plan with HUD, which contains a request for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount $6,569,453.00, HOME funds in the amount $1,853,743.00, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of $6,473,182.00 (on behalf of Newark and the "Eligible Metropolitan Area"), and Emergency Solutions Grants funds in the amount of $548,578.00, in compliance with Federal statutes and regulations governing the four aid grant programs; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, 2015 through Resolution 7R1-K, the Municipal Council authorized the Mayor and Business Administrator to enter into four separate agreements with HUD to receive and expend FY 2013 Community Development Block Grant funds in the amount of $6,569,453.00, HOME funds in the amount $1,853,743.00, Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) in the amount of $6,473,182.00 (on behalf of Newark and the "Eligible Metropolitan Area"), and Emergency Solutions Grants funds in the amount of $548,578.00; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to establish the block grant program and appropriate the funds to the various sub-grantees (ALL WARDS).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The following amounts be appropriated for Block Grant Fortieth Year Program
Community Development Block Grant XL Year (ALL WARDS)
ADMINISTRATION AMOUNT
Administration - Business Administrator's Office
Salaries and Wage 331,946
Other Expenses 111,227
Administration - Office of Management and Budget
Salaries and Wages 290,250
Other Expenses -0-
Economic and Housing Development - Director's Office
Salaries and Wages 268,043
Other Expenses -0-
Finance - Grant Accounting
Salaries and Wages 312,425
Other Expenses -0-
PROJECT
HOMEOWNER EMERGENCY REPAIR
Homeowner Emergency Repair
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 50,000
DEMOLITION
Demolition
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 1,000,000
BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION ACTIVITY
Brownfield Remediation Activity
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 285,900
RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION
Acquisition of Private Property
Salaries and Wages 87,461
Other Expenses -0-
Private Property Rehabilitation
Salaries and Wages 327,887
Other Expenses -0-
PROJECT AMOUNT
RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION-Cont'd
Housing
Salaries and Wages 405,197
Other Expenses -0-
FQHC DENTAL FACILITY UPGRADE AND WIC FACILITY RENOVATION
FQHC Dental Facility Upgrade and WIC Facility Renovation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 657,496
PUBLIC FACILITY DEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION
Public Facility Development/Rehabilitation
Salaries and Wages 277,731
Other Expenses -0-
Boys' Park
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 200,000
St. Peter's Recreational Facility
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 300,000
Sub-Recipients Public Facility Development/Rehabilitation
FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,900
International Youth Organization
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 33,000
La Casa De Don Pedro, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
St. James Social Service Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 28,460
PROJECT AMOUNT
URBAN AGRICULTURE/TREE PLANTING
Sub-Recipients Urban Agriculture/Tree Planting
Clean Water Fund
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Greater Newark Conservancy, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 117,412
Ironbound Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 67,450
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 50,000
PUBLIC SERVICES
Department of Child and Family Well-Being
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Salaries and Wages 253,699
Other Expenses -0-
Health Education and Control of Communicable Diseases
Salaries and Wages 269,266
Other Expenses -0-
Lead Free Safe House
Salaries and Wages 107,703
Other Expenses -0-
Sub-Recipients Child Care Services
Clinton Hill Community and Early Childhood Center, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
St. Ann's Community Day Care Center, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
PROJECT AMOUNT
Sub-Recipients Child Care Services-Cont'd
The North Ward Center, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 12,500
Tri-City Peoples Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Sub-Recipients Employment Training Services
ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 15,000
Covenant House New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 15,000
International Youth Organization
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 18,000
It Takes a Village
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 70,000
New Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 25,000
Sub-Recipients General Services
ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Communidad Unida Para Rehabilitacion de Adictos
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 12,500
PROJECT AMOUNT
Sub-Recipients General Services-Cont'd
Covenant House New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Essex County Family Justice Center
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Liberation in Truth Social Justice Center
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
New Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 25,000
St. James Social Service Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
The Arc of Essex County, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Sub-Recipients Health Services
Covenant House New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Essex County Family Justice Center
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Ironbound Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
New Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 28,000
PROJECT AMOUNT
Sub-Recipients Health Services-Cont'd
Youth Development Clinic of Newark, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 15,000
Sub-Recipients Senior Services
FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Ironbound Community Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Unified Vailsburg Services Organization
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Sub-Recipients Youth Services
Above the Rim Inc. of Newark
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
ASPIRA, Inc. of New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson & Union Counties
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Newark
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
City Without Walls, An Urban Artist Collective
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 15,000
C.O.M.B.A.T.T. Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
PROJECT AMOUNT
Sub-Recipients Youth Services-Cont'd
CASA for Children of Essex County
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Covenant House New Jersey
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Jackie Robinson Newark South Ward Instructional Baseball League
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Leaders for Life, Inc.
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 20,000
Newark Boys Chorus School
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
Rutgers University
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 40,000
St. James Social Service Corporation
Salaries and Wages -0-
Other Expenses 10,000
TOTAL CDBG XL YEAR ENTITLEMENT $6,569,453
STATEMENT
The City of Newark has been awarded $6,569,453.00 for the Community Development Block Grant Fortieth Year. Funding has been provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (ALL WARDS)