Meeting Name: Municipal Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/23/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual Meeting
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21-1682 17R6-a ResolutionDept./ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Waiving 20-day period for an ordinance to take effect Purpose: This Resolution seeks to authorize an emergency be declared to exist for the Ordinance, which amends Title XIV Cannabis to the revised general ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented. Ordinance No(s).: Ordinance 6F-b was adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on November 4, 2021. Ordinance 6PSF-c was deferred on November 15, 2021 to the November 23, 2021 Special Meeting. Ordinance 6PSF-a is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on November 23, 2021. Additional Information:Pass Video Video
21-1522 16PSF-a (s) OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING, TITLE XIV, CANNABIS, TO THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PERMIT AND REGULATE ADULT-USE AND LICENSE CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 23, 2021 Deferred 6PSF-c 111521Pass Video Video
21-1682 17R6-a (s) ResolutionDept./ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Waiving 20-day period for an ordinance to take effect Purpose: This Resolution seeks to authorize an emergency be declared to exist for the Ordinance, which amends Title XIV Cannabis to the revised general ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented. Ordinance No(s).: Ordinance 6F-b was adopted on First Reading by the Municipal Council on November 4, 2021. Ordinance 6PSF-c was deferred on November 15, 2021 to the November 23, 2021 Special Meeting. Ordinance 6PSF-a is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage on November 23, 2021. Additional Information:  Video Video
21-1518 17R8-a (s)Resolution: Constable Appointment - Anthony Garcia (LQ)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Constable Appointment Purpose: To serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses, complaints, repossessions and lockout. Name of Appointee: Anthony Garcia Appointment Term: For a period of three (3) years from the date of appointment or until the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first. Sponsor: Council President, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information: Appointee shall submit Constable Bond.Pass Video Video
21-1702 17R8-b (s)Resolution: Ceremonial Street Designation - James Edward Womack, II Way (CLC)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: James Edward Womack, ll Date(s): TBD Official Street Name(s): Intersection of South 10th Street and 14th Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: “James Edward Womack, ll Way” Sponsor: Council Member, C. Lawrence Crump Additional Information:Pass Video Video
21-1707 17R8-c (s)Resolution: Sister Cities Agreement - Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy (LQ)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Establishing Sister Cities Relationship Purpose: Benefit from cultural and economic exchanges Event Date: December 2, 2021 City/State/Country: Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy Sponsor(s): Council President, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information:Pass Video Video
21-1609 17R2-a (s/as)Resolution: Lewis Consulting Group, Inc.ResolutionDept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide On-Call Environmental Consulting/Management Services. Entity Name: Lewis Consulting Group Entity Address: 2604 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 600, Wall, New Jersey 07719 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: Community Economic and Development Trust Fund Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of issuance of a written Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:Pass Video Video
21-0392 18-a (s)Ordinance: Stadium Rose Apartments Urban Renewal, LLC - PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO STADIUM ROSE APARTMENTS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 421 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07107, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5) STORY MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FOUR (24) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, ELEVEN (11) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE 6PSF-B, ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 4, 2017, AND THIRTY (30) PARKING SPACES, LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 484-488 ROSEVILLE AVENUE AND 490-494 ROSEVILLE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07107 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1966, LOTS 14 AND 11. (NORTH WARD) DEFERRED 6PSF-k 120121Pass Video Video
21-1325 18-b (s)Ordinance: Oak Towers Urban Renewal Entity, LLC - PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO OAK TOWERS URBAN RENEWAL ENTITY, LLC, 150 EAST 52ND STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022, FOR A PROJECT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REHABILITATE TWO (2) EXISTING BUILDINGS CONTAINING SEVENTY-SIX (76) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2-30 STRATFORD PLACE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2668, LOTS 1, 9, AND 12-15. (SOUTH WARD) DEFERRED 6PSF-l 120121Pass Video Video
21-1613 18-c (s)Ordinance creating a Consolidated Business Licensing ProcessOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE CREATING UNDER TITLE VIII, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 36, CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS LICENSES OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING A CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS LICENSING PROCESS FOR BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWARK. DEFERRED 6PSF-m 120121Pass Video Video
21-1613 18-c (s)Ordinance creating a Consolidated Business Licensing ProcessOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE CREATING UNDER TITLE VIII, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 36, CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS LICENSES OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING A CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS LICENSING PROCESS FOR BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWARK. DEFERRED 6PSF-m 120121Pass Video Video
21-1667 18-d (s)Ordinance Altering Fee SchedulesOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS TITLES OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ADJUSTING THE LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD AND FEE TO MATCH THE NEW BIENNIAL LICENSING SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS, THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF NEWARK. DEFERRED 6PSF-n 120121 DEFERRED 6PSF-b 121521Pass Video Video
21-1681 18-e (s)Ordinance - New License Requirement for Convenience StoresOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE CREATING TITLE VIII, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 37, CONVENIENCE STORES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING A LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWARK. DEFERRED 6PSF-o 120121Pass Video Video
21-0434 19.-a (s)Ordinance: Twenty (20) Tax Abatement - JSF Broad Street EX Urban Renewal, LLC - PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO JSF BROAD STREET EX URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 100 DUNBAR STREET, #400, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29306, FOR A PROJECT TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A NEW APPROXIMATELY 172,276 GROSS SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 30,610 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF WAREHOUSE SPACE AND APPROXIMATELY 141,666 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF LEASABLE SELF-STORAGE SPACE, PLUS 18 PARKING SPACES AND 11 LOADING SPACES LOCATED AT 1239-1253 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2789, LOT 1. (SOUTH WARD) Deferred 8-b (s) 110921 Deferred 9-a 111521 Deferred 9-a (s) 112321 Failed 6PSF-o 121521Pass Video Video
21-0434 19.-a (s)Ordinance: Twenty (20) Tax Abatement - JSF Broad Street EX Urban Renewal, LLC - PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO JSF BROAD STREET EX URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 100 DUNBAR STREET, #400, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29306, FOR A PROJECT TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A NEW APPROXIMATELY 172,276 GROSS SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 30,610 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF WAREHOUSE SPACE AND APPROXIMATELY 141,666 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF LEASABLE SELF-STORAGE SPACE, PLUS 18 PARKING SPACES AND 11 LOADING SPACES LOCATED AT 1239-1253 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2789, LOT 1. (SOUTH WARD) Deferred 8-b (s) 110921 Deferred 9-a 111521 Deferred 9-a (s) 112321 Failed 6PSF-o 121521Pass Video Video
21-0434 19.-a (s)Ordinance: Twenty (20) Tax Abatement - JSF Broad Street EX Urban Renewal, LLC - PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO JSF BROAD STREET EX URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 100 DUNBAR STREET, #400, SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA 29306, FOR A PROJECT TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING DILAPIDATED BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A NEW APPROXIMATELY 172,276 GROSS SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 30,610 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF WAREHOUSE SPACE AND APPROXIMATELY 141,666 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF LEASABLE SELF-STORAGE SPACE, PLUS 18 PARKING SPACES AND 11 LOADING SPACES LOCATED AT 1239-1253 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2789, LOT 1. (SOUTH WARD) Deferred 8-b (s) 110921 Deferred 9-a 111521 Deferred 9-a (s) 112321 Failed 6PSF-o 121521Pass Video Video