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ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (“NJSDA”) TO THE CITY OF NEWARK FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN NJSDA-OWNED PROPERTIES IN THE WEST WARD FOR THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR AND ZERO CENTS ($1.00) AND SATISFACTION OF ADDITIONAL CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS.
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WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et seq., as amended and supplemented (referred to herein as the "Act"), provides a process for municipalities to participate in the redevelopment and improvement of areas in need of rehabilitation and redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council previously adopted Resolution 7Rdo(AS) on June 15, 2005, designating the entire City as an “area in need of rehabilitation” under the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council thereafter adopted Ordinance 6S&Fc(S) on August 17, 2005, adopting the Second Amendment to the West Ward Redevelopment Plan (the “Plan”) governing the redevelopment of City-owned properties located within the West Ward; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires that a portion of the real property within the Plan Area be redeveloped as shown on Exhibit 5, (entitled “Project Area”) to the Conveyance Agreement, which is annexed herein as Schedule ‘A’; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-4, the City may contract with any other public body to carry out a redevelopment project within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-8, upon adoption of the redevelopment plan, the City may proceed to carry out and effectuate the purposed of the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, including to acquire land for a redevelopment project; to contract with public agencies to undertake any project; lease or convey property without public bidding where the price and upon terms it deems reasonable, conduct such investigations as are necessary; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-22(o), the City may enter into any agreements necessary to perform the duties granted to it by the Redevelopment and Housing Law; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (NJSDA) is the owner of the following parcels of real property located in the West Ward Redevelopment Plan Area within the City of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey:
Address Block Lot Ward Size Sq. Feet
339-341 S. 11th Street 1784 10 West 30x100 3,000
345 S. 11th Street 1784 13 West 30x100 3,000
375 S. 11th Street 1784 28 West 30x100 3,000
381-395 South Orange Ave 1784 35 West 20,089
376 S. 12th Street 1784 44 West 30x77 2,310
372-374 S. 12th Street 1784 45 West 30x100 3,000
354 S. 12th Street 1784 55 West 43.5x100 4,350
350-352 S. 12th Street 1784 57 West 43.5x100 4,350
348 S. 12th Street 1784 58 West 25x100 2,500
338 S.12th Street 1784 63 West 28x100 2,800
317-319 S. 12th Street 1785 1 West 42.7x100 4,270
321-323 S. 12th Street 1785 2 West 56x100 5,600
325 S. 12th Street 1785 4 West 28x100 2,800
327 S. 12th Street 1785 5 West 28x100 2,800
329 S. 12th Street 1785 6 West 28x100 2,800
331-333 S. 12th Street 1785 7 West 28x100 2,800
335 S. 12th Street 1785 8 West 28x100 2,800
343-345 S. 12th Street 1785 11,12 West 53.6x100 5,360
347 S. 12th Street 1785 13 West 25x100 2,500
349 S. 12th Street 1785 14 West 28x98.11 289,811
351 S.12th Street 1785 15 West 28x97.4 2,727.2
353 S. 12th Street 1785 16 West 28x95.11 2,663.08
355 S. 12th Street 1785 17 West 28x94.4 2,643.2
357-359 S. 12th Street 1785 18 West 28x92.10 2,578.8
361 S. 12th Street 1785 20 West 28x91.4 2,559.2
363 S. 12th Street 1785 21 West 28x90 2,520
365 S. 12th Street 1785 22 West 28x88.6 2,424.8
367 S.12th Street 1785 23 West 28x86.9 2,433.2
369 S. 12th Street 1785 24 West 31x84.3 2,613.3
399-401 S. 12th Street 1785 47 West 50.4x95 4,788
397 South Orange Avenue 1785 62 West 25.3x101 2,555.3
375-377 S. 12th Street 1785 63 West 40x81 3,240
371-373 S. 12th Street 1785 64 West 47x83.1 3,905.7
(407,591.78 Total Sq. Ft)
(the “NJSDA Property”); and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to acquire the NJSDA Property for the purpose of redevelopment, including the construction of a 5,000 sq. ft. Early Childhood Center (“ECC”), at a cost of no less than One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00), to be located on that part of the NJSDA Property identified as Block 1784, Lots 13 and 10 (the “ECC Property”), as marked on Exhibit 2 to Schedule ‘A’, entitled “West Side ECC”; and
WHEREAS, the City contemplates entering into agreements with redevelopers, (referenced on Schedule ‘A’ as “Development Agreements”) as authorized by the Act, for the construction of the ECC, and the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the remainder of the NJSDA Property (the “Conveyance Property”), together with adjacent City-owned parcels; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5(a), the City is authorized to acquire real property by Ordinance “[s]ubject to lawful conditions, restrictions or limitations as to its use by the county or municipality, provided the Governing Body accepts such lawful conditions, restrictions or limitations“; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:18A-238, NJSDA has the power “To sell, convey or lease to any person all or any portion of its properties, for such consideration and upon such terms as the development authority may determine to be reasonable”; and
WHEREAS, through negotiations with the NJSDA, the City has determined that it is in the best interest of each for the City to purchase the NJSDA properties for the sum of One Dollar and Zero Cents ($1.00), and other good and valuable consideration set forth herein below, and subject to the City’s compliance with certain terms and conditions, as outlined herein; and
WHEREAS, the Conveyance Agreement requires that the City:
1. Take a fee simple determinable title to the NJSDA Properties in its current condition, “as is/where is, with all faults”; and
2. Shall have a period of sixty (60) days in which to conduct due diligence, including a review of the status of title, environmental conditions, and other facts or matters relating to the NJSDA properties which the City shall deem appropriate, at the City’s sole cost and expensed, during which time the City shall have the right to terminate its purchase of the NJSDA Properties; and
3. Release and indemnify NJSDA with regard to the environmental condition of the NJDSA Properties; and
4. Submit the plans and specifications for the construction of the ECC approved by the District and the NJSDA, to the New Jersey Department of Education within two (2) years of closing; and
5. Demolish all existing improvements on the NJSDA Properties within three (3) years from closing; and
6. Be responsible for the construction of the ECC, at a cost of not less than One Million Dollars and Zero Cents and to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for the ECC within five years of closing; and
7. Agree that the ECC Properties shall be used only as an early childhood center for the benefit of the City of Newark Public School District for a period of fifty (50) years from the date of closing; and
8. Agree that if the ECC facility comprises a larger mixed use building, other uses in such building will be compatible with the educational use of the ECC as determined by the New Jersey Department of Education; and
9. Agree to provide a long-term lease of no less than fifty (50) years, at a rental rate of $1.00 per year, or to convey in fee simple, at a nominal rate, the ECC to the Newark Public School District; and
10. Agree to, with the consent of NJSDA, enter into Development Agreement(s) for the purposes of rehabilitating, redeveloping, and improving the ECC Property, and the Conveyance Property, together with adjacent City properties, which agreements shall incorporate the provisions outlined in the Conveyance Agreement, and all exhibits thereto; and
11. Agree to share, as more specifically set forth in Exhibit C,
to the Conveyance Agreement, entitled “Recapture of Profits on Transfer,” certain profits from the sale or lease of any part of the NJSDA Property; and
12. Agree that, if it is unable to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy for the ECC within five years of closing, the NJSDA Property will revert to NJSDA as more specifically set forth in Exhibit A to the Conveyance Agreement, entitled “Covenant to Build”, or, at the election of NJSDA, the City will pay to NJSDA the sum of One Million Dollars and Zero Cents, plus interest, compounded annually.
NOW, THERFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor, and/or his designee, the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development is hereby authorized to: (i) execute an Agreement for Conveyance of Real Properties for the purchase price of One Dollars and Zero Cents ($1.00); (ii) to accept and record a deed in the form annexed hereto as Schedule ’B’ conveying title of the NJSDA property to the City; and (iii) to effectuate any other terms and conditions contained in the Conveyance Agreement and Exhibits annexed hereto. Such authorized officers are hereby further authorized to take such additional actions as may be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Conveyance Agreement.
Properties to be conveyed to the City by the NJSDA:
339-341 S. 11th Street 1784 10 West 30x100 3,000
345 S. 11th Street 1784 13 West 30x100 3,000
375 S. 11th Street 1784 28 West 30x100 3,000
381-395 South Orange Ave 1784 35 West 20,089
376 S. 12th Street 1784 44 West 30x77 2,310
372-374 S. 12th Street 1784 45 West 30x100 3,000
354 S. 12th Street 1784 55 West 43.5x100 4,350
350-352 S. 12th Street 1784 57 West 43.5x100 4,350
348 S. 12th Street 1784 58 West 25x100 2,500
338 S.12th Street 1784 63 West 28x100 2,800
317-319 S. 12th Street 1785 1 West 42.7x100 4,270
321-323 S. 12th Street 1785 2 West 56x100 5,600
325 S. 12th Street 1785 4 West 28x100 2,800
327 S. 12th Street 1785 5 West 28x100 2,800
329 S. 12th Street 1785 6 West 28x100 2,800
331-333 S. 12th Street 1785 7 West 28x100 2,800
335 S. 12th Street 1785 8 West 28x100 2,800
343-345 S. 12th Street 1785 11,12 West 53.6x100 5,360
347 S. 12th Street 1785 13 West 25x100 2,500
349 S. 12th Street 1785 14 West 28x98.11 289,811
351 S.12th Street 1785 15 West 28x97.4 2,727.2
353 S. 12th Street 1785 16 West 28x95.11 2,663.08
355 S. 12th Street 1785 17 West 28x94.4 2,643.2
357-359 S. 12th Street 1785 18 West 28x92.10 2,578.8
361 S. 12th Street 1785 20 West 28x91.4 2,559.2
363 S. 12th Street 1785 21 West 28x90 2,520
365 S. 12th Street 1785 22 West 28x88.6 2,424.8
367 S.12th Street 1785 23 West 28x86.9 2,433.2
369 S. 12th Street 1785 24 West 31x84.3 2,613.3
399-401 S. 12th Street 1785 47 West 50.4x95 4,788
397 South Orange Avenue 1785 62 West 25.3x101 2,555.3
375-377 S. 12th Street 1785 63 West 40x81 3,240
371-373 S. 12th Street 1785 64 West 47x83.1 3,905.7
2. A copy of the fully executed Agreement for Conveyance of Real Property, with all exhibits thereto, shall be placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk by the Deputy Mayor/Director of the Department of Economic and Housing Development.
3. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.
STATEMENT
Passage of this Ordinance shall authorize the City of Newark to execute an Agreement for Conveyance of Real Property for the purchase sale of certain properties owned by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority identified as:
339-341 S. 11th Avenue Street 1784 10 West 30x100 3,000
345 S. 11th Street 1784 13 West 30x100 3,000
375 S. 11th Street 1784 28 West 30x100 3,000
381-395 South Orange Ave 1784 35 West 20,089
376 S. 12th Street 1784 44 West 30x77 2,310
372-374 S. 12th Street 1784 45 West 30x100 3,000
354 S. 12th Street 1784 55 West 43.5x100 4,350
350-352 S. 12th Street 1784 57 West 43.5x100 4,350
348 S. 12th Street 1784 58 West 25x100 2,500
338 S.12th Street 1784 63 West 28x100 2,800
317-319 S. 12th Street 1785 1 West 42.7x100 4,270
321-323 S. 12th Street 1785 2 West 56x100 5,600
325 S. 12th Street 1785 4 West 28x100 2,800
327 S. 12th Street 1785 5 West 28x100 2,800
329 S. 12th Street 1785 6 West 28x100 2,800
331-333 S. 12th Street 1785 7 West 28x100 2,800
335 S. 12th Street 1785 8 West 28x100 2,800
343-345 S. 12th Street 1785 11,12 West 53.6x100 5,360
347 S. 12th Street 1785 13 West 25x100 2,500
349 S. 12th Street 1785 14 West 28x98.11 289,811
351 S.12th Street 1785 15 West 28x97.4 2,727.2
353 S. 12th Street 1785 16 West 28x95.11 2,663.08
355 S. 12th Street 1785 17 West 28x94.4 2,643.2
357-359 S. 12th Street 1785 18 West 28x92.10 2,578.8
361 S. 12th Street 1785 20 West 28x91.4 2,559.2
363 S. 12th Street 1785 21 West 28x90 2,520
365 S. 12th Street 1785 22 West 28x88.6 2,424.8
367 S.12th Street 1785 23 West 28x86.9 2,433.2
369 S. 12th Street 1785 24 West 31x84.3 2,613.3
399-401 S. 12th Street 1785 47 West 50.4x95 4,788
397 South Orange Avenue 1785 62 West 25.3x101 2,555.3
375-377 S. 12th Street 1785 63 West 40x81 3,240
371-373 S. 12th Street 1785 64 West 47x83.1 3,905.7
For the sum of One Dollar and Zero Cents ($1.00), and other good and valuable consideration set forth herein.