Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management & Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Program, 123-129 Riverside Avenue (North Ward)
Funding Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Appropriation Amount: $200,000.00
Budget Year: 2016
Contract Period: October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2017
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:
In-Kind Match in the amount of $40,000.00 provided by the Community Development Block Grant
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R3-b 020316
Operating Agency: Department of Economic and Housing Development
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation in the amount of $200,000.00 for the FY 2016 Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Program and no provision has been made in the 2016 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose; and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose aforementioned; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R3-b dated February 3, 2016, the City of Newark accepted the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Grant in the amount of $200,000.00 to conduct Preliminary Assessment (P/A), Site Investigation (R/I) work at the City owned property located at 123 - 129 Riverside Avenue, Block 725, Lot 12 (North Ward). There is an In-Kind Match of $40,000.00 provided by the Community Development Block Grant for a project total of $240,000.00 for the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Program, commencing on October 1, 2014 and terminating September 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides that the Governing Body by a two-thirds vote may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriation adopted in 2016 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 including this resolution total...$2,020,121.00
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
Hazardous Discharge Site $200,000.00
Remediation Program
123 - 129 Riverside Avenue
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2016 budget.
3. A copy of this resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk of the City of Newark.
STATEMENT
This resolution establishes the temporary emergency appropriation in the amount of $200,000.00 for the FY 2016 Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Program. No Municipal funds need to be expended for this agreement except an In-Kind Match in the amount of $40,000.00 provided by Community Development Block Grant for a Project total of $240,000.00. The contract period commences on October 1, 2014 and terminating September 30, 2017. Funding has been provided by the United States Environment Protection (USEPA) and an In-Kind Match Funds provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (North Ward).