Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: FY 2020 Subregional Transportation Planning Program for the City of Newark
Entity Name: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc.
Entity Address: One Newark Center, 17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $134,208.75
Total Project Cost: $134,208.75
City Contribution: $23,841.75 (In-Kind Match)
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: July 1, 2019 and termination June 30, 2020
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:
The Total Project Cost and Grant Amounts of $134,208.75 is Federal Funding in the amount of $95,367.00, Supplemental Support Funding in the amount of $15,000.00, and a Local In-Kind Match of $23,841.75.
body
WHEREAS, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc. (NJTPA), One Newark Center, 17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102, provides grant funds for various transportation related projects from the FY2020 Subregional Transportation Planning (STP) Program to support transportation planning work that identifies and addresses regional-level transportation needs for local communities located within their planning area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has a need for said funding for the FY2020 STP Program; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2019, on behalf of the City of Newark, the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, submitted a work program application to the NJTPA requesting grant funding for the FY2020 STP Program for the City of Newark (a copy of the May 7, 2019 work program application is attached hereto and made a part hereof); and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2019, the NJTPA issued a letter authorizing the City of Newark to incur costs for the FY 2020 Unified Planning Work Program for the NJTPA at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), for an amount not to exceed $134,208.75 (Federal Funding of $95,367.00, Supplemental Support Funding $15,000.00, and Local In-Kind Match of $23,841.75) for FY2020, the period commencing on July 1, 2019 and terminating June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark must execute a subcontract agreement with NJTPA and NJIT in order to obtain the STP Program grant award.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Engineering, are hereby authorized to submit a work program application to the North Jersey Planning Authority, Inc. (NJTPA), in conjunction with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), requesting grant funding for the FY2020 Subregional Transportation Planning Program, for the City of Newark with $23,841.75 local in-kind funds required (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of the work program application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
3. The grant award in the amount of $110,367.00 from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc., is hereby accepted (a copy of the award letter dated June 21, 2019 is attached hereto and made a part thereof).
4. The Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of Engineering, are hereby authorized to enter into and execute a subcontract agreement with the NJTPA and NJIT to receive and expend the grant award in the amount of $110,367.00 for the FY 2020 Subregional Transportation Planning Program for the City of Newark, for the period commending on July 1, 2019 and terminating on June 30, 2020.
5. The subcontract agreement between the City of Newark, NJTPA and NJIT is hereby ratified from July 1, 2019 to the date of adoption of this authorizing resolution.
6. Upon receipt of the subcontract agreement, the Director of the Department of Engineering shall submit a complete copy of the subcontract agreement and any associated documents as well as a copy of the Certification of Funds for any required matching funds to both the Corporation Counsel and the Business Administrator for review, approval, and signature.
7. Matching funds for this grant in the amount of $23,841.75 shall be in the form of In-Kind Services, provided by the personnel from the Division of Traffic and Signals, Department of Engineering, as clearly detailed in the application to the NJTPA.
8. The Director of the Department of Engineering and/or his designee, shall file a fully executed copy of the work application, the grant award letter, and the grant agreement in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This resolution ratifies and authorizes the action taken by the Director of the Department of Engineering to submit a work program application for grant funding from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc., and New Jersey Institute of Technology, for the project, “FY 2020 Subregional Transportation Planning Program for the City of Newark”. This resolution furthermore ratifies and authorizes the Mayor and/or his designee, the Director of the Department of Engineering, to enter into and execute a subcontract agreement with NJTPA and NJIT to accept grant funds in the amount of $110,367.00 from NJTPA and NJIT, for the period commencing July 1, 2019 and terminating on June 30, 2020. No municipal funds need to be expended for this agreement except In-Kind Services in the amount of $23,841.75 to be provided by city personnel.