21-1724
| 1 | 6PSF-a | Ordinance: Twenty (20) Year Tax Abatement - KS 502 Market Street Urban RenewaL, LLC - PILOT | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO KS 502 MARKET STREET URBAN RENEWAL, LP, 556 MARKET STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (29) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS LOCATED AT 502 MARKET STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2001, LOT 1. (EAST WARD)
Deferred 6PSF-a 122122 | Pass |
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22-1765
| 1 | 6PSF-b | | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2:24, PERSONNEL PRACTICES AND POLICIES, SECTION 2:24-1.2, CLASSIFICATION OF APPLICANTS FOR FIREFIGHTER OR POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS, OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO REQUIRE CONTINUOUS RESIDENCY IN THE CITY OF NEWARK FOR AT LEAST (2) YEARS OR PROOF OF PREVIOUS RESIDENCY IN THE CITY OF NEWARK FOR (5) YEARS PRIOR TO APPLICATION OR APPOINTMENT.
Deferred 6PSF-c 122122
Public Hearing to be held on January 5, 2023. | Pass |
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22-1424
| 1 | 6PSF-c | | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR, TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A RENEWAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH INVEST NEWARK, A NEW JERSEY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, 111 MULBERRY STREET, SUITE 1, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 (“LESSEE”), FOR THE USE OF (24) UNUSED PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK’S DATA NETWORK (“DARK FIBER”), FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART CITY INITIATIVES AND GIGABIT CONNECTIVITY, FOR THE PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2026, FOR THE NOMINAL CONSIDERATION OF ($5.00). | Pass |
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22-1585
| 1 | 6PSF-d | | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, SECTION 23:15-2, MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND MURRAY STREET AS A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION. (EAST WARD) | Pass |
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22-1795
| 1 | 6PSF-e | Ordinance: Amending Title 2, Administration, Chapter 10, creating Section 9 Affordable Housing Deed Restriction | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, BY CREATING SECTION 9, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEED RESTRICTION, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, REQUIRING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEED RESTRICTION TO BE RECORDED UPON THE SALE OF UP TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CITY’S PROPERTY STOCK, ALSO ALLOWING CERTIFIED NON-PROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO PURCHASE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. | Pass |
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22-1795
| 1 | 6PSF-e | Ordinance: Amending Title 2, Administration, Chapter 10, creating Section 9 Affordable Housing Deed Restriction | Ordinance | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, BY CREATING SECTION 9, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEED RESTRICTION, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, REQUIRING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEED RESTRICTION TO BE RECORDED UPON THE SALE OF UP TO FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CITY’S PROPERTY STOCK, ALSO ALLOWING CERTIFIED NON-PROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL TO PURCHASE CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. | Pass |
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22-1872
| 1 | 7R1-a | Resolution: Temporary Emergency Appropriation #TE 1 - Municipal Buildings Elevators Repairs | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: To provide funds for the repair of elevators for all Municipal Buildings until the adoption of the 2023 Operating Budget for the City of Newark.
Funding Source: 2023 Budget
Appropriation Amount: $2,500,000.00
Budget Year: 2023
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
Operating Agency: All Departments
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required. | Pass |
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22-0898
| 1 | 7R2-a | Level 6ix, LLC and Tritop Realty, LLC | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment
Purpose: To develop the property into three (3) three-story units, including elevator accessibility and a parking garage.
Entity Name: Level 6ix, LLC and Tritop Realty, LLC
Entity Address: 226 Issac Court, Building 76, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861
Sale Amount: $81,855.00
Cost Basis: (X) $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:
Assessed Amount: $29,500.00
Appraised Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
51-55 Cypress Street/Block 3079/Lot 61/South Ward
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22-1725
| 1 | 7R2-b | Resolution: West Ward SID - 2022 Budget Introduction | Resolution | Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: 2022 Annual Budget for Partnership West, Inc.
Purpose: Introducing the 2022 Annual Budget for the West Ward Special Improvement District known as Partnership West, Inc.
Amount: $500,000.00
Budget Period: January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
Additional Information:
Ordinance 6PSF-a adopted on December 21, 2016, authorized the creation of the West Ward Special Improvement District in the West Ward. | Pass |
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22-1763
| 1 | 7R6-a | 2023 Resolution SSW Law-Souder, Shabazz, & Woolridge Professional Services Counsel | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Worker’s Compensation Matters.
Entity Name: Souder, Shabazz and Woolridge Law Group, LLP
Entity Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 1200, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R6-l 122122
Deferred 7R6-a 010523
Deferred 7R6-a 011823
Deferred 7R6-a 020123 | Pass |
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22-1808
| 1 | 7R6-b | 2023 Resolution Antonelli Kantor, P.C Litigation Professional Services Counsel | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters.
Entity Name: Antonelli Kantor, P.C.
Entity Address: 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1000, Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Deferred 7R6-s 122122
Deferred 7R6-b 010523
Deferred 7R6-b 011823
Deferred 7Rb-b 020123 | Pass |
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22-1791
| 1 | 7R6-c | Resolution: Settlement of Civil Litigation - New United Corp. | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation
Docket No.: Tax Court Matter: 001521-2014 and Appellate Division: A-000088-21
Claimant: New United Corp.
Claimant's Attorney: Heinze Law, P.A., 383 Main Street, Suite 101, Chatham, New Jersey 07928
Settlement Amount: $1,300,000.00
Funding Source: Law Department/Business Unit 025; Dept. ID 25T; Division/Project 5T25; Account # 96320
Additional Comments:
A Resolution authorizing a Settlement Agreement resolving a tax appeal. | Pass |
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22-1828
| 1 | 7R6-d | Resolution: Settlement of Workers' Compensation - Louis Mainero | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation
C.P. No.: 2013-22141
Claimant: Louis Mainero
Claimant's Attorney: Feeley and LaRocca, 76 South Orange Avenue, Suite 211, South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Settlement Amount: $79,528.00
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund
Additional Comments: | Pass |
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22-1864
| 1 | 7R8-a | Resolution: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement - Annual Newark Three Kings Children's Celebration (LQ) | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement
Purpose: Annual Newark Three Kings Children’s Celebration
Entity Name: Essex County College
Entity Address: 177 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Event Location: Essex County College (Gymnasium), 177 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Event Date(s): Friday, January 6, 2023
Event Time: 3:30 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. (Includes Set-up at 10:00 A.M. and Clean-up/Breakdown ending at 8:00 P.M.)
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
Rain/Snow Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023. | Pass |
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22-1874
| 1 | 7R8-b | Resolution: Establishing a Sister Cities Relationship - United States of Kailasa (LQ) | Resolution | Dept/ 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.
City/State/Country: United States of Kailasa
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
Signing Ceremony to be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, in City Hall, Council Chamber. | Pass |
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22-1870
| 1 | 7R8-c | Resolution: Recognizing and Commending (1/5/23) | Resolution | RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver
1. Individuals honored for their work in the Haitian community
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana
2. Individuals honored during Grito de Mujer
3. Marjorie Sanchez, Investment Specialist, on her retirement from the City’s Department of Finance, Division of Special Taxes and Tax Abatements | Pass |
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22-1871
| 1 | 7R8-d | Resolution: Expressing Profound Sorrow and Regret (1/5/23) | Resolution | EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver
1. Mary Weeks
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump
2. Lovette Esther Anderson Eubank
3. Diane Findley
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
4. Robert S. Carter
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
5. Walter Genuario, Vice Principal, Mount Vernon School
6. Mark Gabriel Winstead
7. Pastor James Donnell Simmons
8. Edna Middleton-Hunt | Pass |
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22-1871
| 1 | 7R8-d | Resolution: Expressing Profound Sorrow and Regret (1/5/23) | Resolution | EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver
1. Mary Weeks
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump
2. Lovette Esther Anderson Eubank
3. Diane Findley
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly
4. Robert S. Carter
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree
5. Walter Genuario, Vice Principal, Mount Vernon School
6. Mark Gabriel Winstead
7. Pastor James Donnell Simmons
8. Edna Middleton-Hunt | Pass |
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22-1818
| 1 | 7R9-a | Shared Services with NHA 2023-2025 | Resolution | Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Shared Services Agreement
Purpose: To establish a program to enhance quality of life statutes and ordinances through a partnership of collaborative policing with the Department of Public Safety, Police Division (DPS) and the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) on NHA properties.
Entity Name: Newark Housing Authority
Entity Address: 500 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $4,000,000 per year and an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000,000
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
Newark Housing Authority will pay the City of Newark the total amount of the Shared Service Agreement not to exceed $4,000,000.00 | Pass |
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22-1880
| 1 | | | Hearing of Citizens | 1. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER
Appearing.
2. DEBRA MAPSON
Appearing.
3. OPAL R. WRIGHT
Appearing.
4. COLLEEN FIELDS
Not Appearing.
5. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI
Appearing.
6. DEBRA SALTERS
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23-0278
| 1 | 7Ma | | Motion | A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Ms. Diane Findley, longtime City of Newark employee and Department of Economic and Housing Development retiree. | Pass |
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23-0297
| 1 | 7Mb | | Motion | A motion recognizing and commending the City of Buffalo for the proud display of its collective fortitude and resiliency, in the face of the recent tragedies and calamities that have befallen the city over the past year, including the terrifying incident during the Monday Night Football Game, featuring the Buffalo Bills versus the Cincinnati Bengals. | Pass |
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23-0303
| 1 | 7Mc | | Motion | A motion recognizing and commending Mr. Arnie Pinnix, on his recent retirement from the City of Newark Department of Sanitation after many years of meritorious service. | Pass |
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23-0304
| 1 | 7Md | | Motion | A motion recognizing and commending Ms. Michele Taylor on her recent retirement from the City of Newark Municipal Courts after many years of meritorious service. | Pass |
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23-0305
| 1 | 7Me | | Resolution | A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, provide an update to a previous traffic study assessment request, to determine if four-way stop signs are warranted at the intersections of 13th Avenue and 8th Street and 11th Avenue and 7th Street. | Pass |
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23-0306
| 1 | 7Mf | | Motion | A motion requesting that the Business Administrator and the Acting Director of Public Works provide the vendor contracted for the City’s recycling collections a 2023 calendar listing of Municipal holidays, to eliminate alleged confusion on the days preceding a Municipal holiday. | Pass |
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23-0307
| 1 | 7Mg | | Motion | A motion reiterating Council President LaMonica R. Mciver’s request that the Department of Engineering, Division of Code Enforcement and Inspections and the Municipal Courts, are invited to a future special meeting to discuss the process to address housing code violators and the issuance of fines, penalties and collections. | Pass |
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