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Meeting Name: Municipal Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/29/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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25-0511 17R2-a (s)Sheila Oliver RDA First AmendmentResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land to CO Enterprises, LLC, to change the Entity Name and amend the scope of the Project. Entity Name: Sheila Y Oliver Senior Housing Community, LLC Entity Address: 28 Valley Road Suite 1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Sale Amount: $185,580.00 Cost Basis: (X) $9.00PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $332,300.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) months from the transfer of ownership by the City 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) 117 Aldine Street/ Block 3051/ Lot 21/South   Not available
25-0559 17R2-b (s) ResolutionDept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment/Subordination Agreement Purpose: An Agreement to subordinate the City’s Reverter Rights by entering into a First Amendment to the Agreement for Sale and Redevelopment of Land and a Subordination Agreement in order to permit financing necessary for the redevelopment of rental or for-sale owner-occupied housing Entity Name: Ascension Capital Partners I, LLC Entity Address: 59 Lincoln Park, Suite 200, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Sale Amount: $116,099.20 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated (X) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $0.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: Not Applicable Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 529 Springfield Avenue/Block 2614/Lot 1/South Ward 527 Spri  Not available
25-0537 17R2-c (s)760 Clinton Ave Shoho First Amended RDAResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying ( x ) Authorizing ( x ) Amending Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement Purpose: Authorize Execution of First Amendment of the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land between the City of Newark and 760 Clinton Ave Shoho, LLC Entity Name: 760 Clinton Ave Shoho, LLC Entity Address: 1037 Route 46 East, Suite 101, Clifton, New Jersey 07013 Contract Amount: N/A Funding Source: Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 760-766 Clinton Avenue/Block 3042/Lot 1/Additional Lot 5/South Ward Additional Information:  Not available
25-0534 17R2-d (s)Shelia Oliver Senior Housing Resolution of NeedResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Need for Housing Project Purpose: To determine whether the proposed Project will meet(s) an existing housing need within the City of Newark, pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines. Entity Name: Sheila Y Oliver Senior Housing Community, LLC Entity Address: 28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) Total Project Cost: $17,785,352.00 City Contribution: 0 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 117 Aldine Street/Block 3051/Lot 21/South Ward 119-121 Aldine Street/Block 3051/Lot 22/Additional Lot 23/South Ward 295 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 24/South Ward 297-299 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 25/Additional Lot 2  Not available
25-0550 17R2-e (s)Green Acres Application (McCarter Highway)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Filing of Final Green Acres Application by the Department of Economic and Housing Development. Purpose: Resolution Supporting the Department of Economic and Housing Development’s State House Commission Final Application to NJDEP’s Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration for a Major Diversion of Portion of Minish Park. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 932-948 McCarter Highway/Block 1/Lot 60/Central Ward 950-964 McCarter Highway/Block 2/Lot 29/Central Ward Additional Information:  Not available
25-0555 17R8-a (s)Street Designation-Gloria Gaynor Way-Howard and Court Streets-(LSR)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Gloria Gaynor Date(s): TBD Official Street Name(s): Howard Street and Court Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Gloria Gaynor Way” Sponsor: Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree Additional Information: Ceremony will be determined for a later date.  Not available
25-0557 17R8-b (s)Special Event and Waiving Permit/Application FeesResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees Purpose: Mother’s Day Festival Date(s): Saturday, May 17, 2025 Sponsor(s): Council Member Luis A. Quintana - At-Large Additional Information: Mother’s Day Festival and Street Fair to celebrate the Mothers in the Community, and will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the intersection of North 5th Street between Abington Street and Bloomfield Avenue, from the hours of 1:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.  Not available
24-0471 18-a (s)317 Mulberry Street Urban Renewal Co., LLC- PILOTOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 317 MULBERRY STREET URBAN RENEWAL CO., LLC, 27 AUSTIN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT TWENTY-FOUR (24) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, 770 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND 15 GROUND FLOOR PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 317-323 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 881, LOT 28 (EAST WARD).  Not available