Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, Local Aid and Economic Development
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $3,667,382.00
Total Project Cost: $3,667,382.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period:
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:
No Municipal Funds are required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2019 Municipal Aid Program ("NJDOT Municipal Aid Program") provides grant funding for the improvement and construction of local, municipal, and county road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark needs to improve various roads that include drainage, ADA ramps, resurfacing, decorative crosswalks and pavement markings throughout the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019 - Newark (35 locations, MA-19) within the City of Newark; and
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
VARIOUS STREETS-2019 (35 LOCATIONS) MA-19 NEWARK PROJECT
NO.
WARD
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C
Passaic St
Clay St
3rd Ave|1010|C
No. 7th (S-1)
7th Ave
Park Ave|1010|C
Academy St
Broad St
University Ave|1010|C
Halsey St (S-1)
Washington Pl
New St|1010|C
Halsey St (S-2)
Raymond Blvd
Hill St|1010|C
Boyd St
17th Ave
W. Kinney St|1010|C
Bleeker St
Summit St
Halsey St
|1010|E
Vanderpool St (S-1)
NJ RR Ave
Avenue B|10 10|E
Miller St. (S-1)
McCarter Hwy
Dead End
10
E
Johnson St
Pacific St
N.J. R.R Ave
11
E
Wright St (S-1)
Avenue C
N.J. R.R Ave
12
E
St. Francis St
Ferry St
Kossuth St
13
E
Mulberry St (S-1)
South St
Emmet St
14
E
Pennington (S-1)
McCarter Hwy
Pacific St
15
N/W
Springdale Ave
Roseville Ave
E.Orange City Line
16
N
Ridge St (S-1)
Elwood Ave
Ballentine Pkwy
17
N
Passaic St
Oriental St
4th Ave E
18
N
Grafton Av (S-2)
Lake St
Summer Av
19
N
No. 8th St (S-1)
Bloomfield Ave
Berkeley Ave
20
N
No. 5th (S-3)
3rd Ave
Davenport Ave
21
S
Hunterdon St
Clinton Ave
W Runyon St
22
S
Poineer St
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuyson Ave
23
S
Stanton St
Sherman Ave
Dead End
24
S
E Bigalow
Elizabeth Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave
25
S
Earl St
Elizabeth Ave
Sherman Ave
26
S
Baldwin Av
Clinton Ave
Avon Ave
27
S
Dewey St (S-1)
Hawthorne Ave
Route 78
28
S
Dewey St (S-2)
Route 78
Lyons Ave
29
W
So. 7th St (S-1)
So. Orange Av
11th Ave
30
W
So. 13th St (S-1)
Springfield Ave
14th Ave
31
W
Richelieu Terr
Ivy St
Cameron Rd
32
W
So. 12th St
Central Ave
14th Ave
33
W
Eastern Pkwy (S-1)
Cameron Rd
Mt. Vernon Pl
34
W
No. 5th St (S-2)
Park Ave
3rd Ave
35
W
Montrose St
Varsity Rd
So Orange City Line
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2018, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an electronic application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,667,382.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019 - Newark (35 locations, MA-19) within the City of Newark, identified as application MA-2019-VARIOUS STREETS-2019 (35 LOCATIONS) - 00688 for City of Newark with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City of Newark is required to submit a resolution from the Newark Municipal Council authorizing submission of the grant application; and
WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Director of the Department of Engineering desires to accept the grant award and execute a grant agreement governing said award; and
WHEREAS, upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application MA-2019-VARIOUS STREETS-2019 (35 LOCATIONS) -00688 for City of Newark, the Director of Department of Engineering shall submit a copy of the grant agreement to the City Clerk, Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering are hereby authorized to submit an electronic application, identified as MA-2019-VARIOUS STREETS-2019 (35 LOCATIONS) - 00688 for City of Newark to the New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT"), on behalf of the City of Newark requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,667,382.00 from the State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2019 Municipal Aid Program ("NJDOT Municipal Aid Program") for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019 - Newark (35 locations, MA-19) within the City of Newark with no City funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the grant is hereby accepted.
4. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering and the City Clerk, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute grant documents with the NJDOT to receive and expend the grant award for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019 - Newark (35 locations, MA-19) within the City of Newark.
5. Upon notification of the receipt of a grant award in connection with this application, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a complete copy of the grant agreement and any associated documents to both the Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
6. No municipal funds are required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.
7. The Director of Department of Engineering shall file a fully-executed copy of the grant application, the grant award letter, and the grant agreement in the Office of City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designees, the Director of the Department of Engineering to submit an electronic application, identified as MA-2019-VARIOUS STREETS-2019 (35 LOCATIONS) -00688 for City of Newark, to the New Jersey Department of Transportation ("NJDOT") on behalf of the City of Newark requesting grant funding in the amount of $3,667,382.00 from the State Aid to Counties and Municipalities FY2019 Municipal Aid Program ("NJDOT Municipal Aid Program") for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2019 - Newark (35 locations, MA-19) within the City of Newark with no City funds required.