Meeting Name: Municipal Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/10/2020 12:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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20-0643 15.-a ReportGarden Spires Urban Renewal, LP, Financial Statements, December 2019Pass Video Video
20-0644 15.-b ReportSpruce Spires Urban Renewal, LP, Financial Statements, December 2019Pass Video Video
20-0645 15.-c ReportCity of Newark Center for Court Innovation, Newark Community Solutions and Newark Youth Court, Quarterly Progress Report, January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020Pass Video Video
20-0646 15.-d ReportNewark Police Division Consent Decree, Eleventh and Twelfth Quarterly ReportsPass Video Video
20-0666 15.-e ReportNewark Marine and Air Terminals Annual Statement, December 31, 2019Pass Video Video
20-0520 16F-aNJDOT Route 46 - Easement OrdinanceOrdinanceORDINANCE APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PERMANENT EASEMENT OVER CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AS INDICATED ON THE AGREEMENT AND MAP ENTITLED “PARCEL E121” TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 40A:12-13(b)(1) FOR THE SUM OF $1,000.00 AT THE INTERSECTION OF NOTCH ROAD AND ROUTE 46 (EASTBOUND SIDE), TOWNSHIP OF LITTLE FALLS, PASSAIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, BLOCK 184.03, LOT 14.01.Pass Video Video
20-0193 26PSF-aFidelco Lease Mini PrecinctOrdinanceORDINANCE AMENDING AND AUTHORIZING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BROAD STREET FIDELCO, LLC, LANDLORD, AND THE CITY OF NEWARK, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, TENANT, TO LEASE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 494 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 (BLOCK 25, LOT 1), FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS COMMENCING ON JULY 1, 2016 AND TERMINATING ON JUNE 30, 2019 WITH A ONE (1) TWO (2) YEAR OPTION TO RENEW, FOR THE SUM OF $3.00 ($1.00 PER YEAR), FOR USE AS A POLICE SUBSTATION MINI PRECINCT. (CENTRAL WARD)Pass Video Video
20-0526 16PSF-bAmending Ordinance - Pequannock Water TreatmentOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, AMENDING ORDINANCE 6PSF-b ADOPTED AUGUST 3, 2011, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 6PSF-e ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 8, 2016, PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PEQUANNOCK WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK AND APPROPRIATING $13,650,000.00 THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $13,650,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK TO FINANCE THE SAME.Pass Video Video
20-0484 17R1-aNJ Victim Assistance Grant (Central Ward)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: The New Jersey Victim Assistance Grant will provide empowerment and support to individuals and families who have been impacted by violent crimes and will initiate helping victims to restore dignity and safety within the City of Newark and surrounding area(s). (Central Ward Project) Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety Appropriation Amount: $400,000.00 Budget Year: 2020 Contract Period: September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021 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: Apply and Accept Resolution will be submitted under separate cove as Legistar File #20-0296. Funds accepted by Resolution N/A Operating AgenPass Video Video
20-0488 17R1-bNJ Victim Assistance Grant (North Ward)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: The New Jersey Victim Assistance Grant will provide empowerment and support to individuals and families who have been impacted by violent crimes and will initiate helping victims to restore dignity and safety within the City of Newark and surrounding area(s). (North Ward Project) Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety Appropriation Amount: $400,000.00 Budget Year: 2020 Contract Period: September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021 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: Apply and Accept Resolution will be submitted under separate cover as Legistar # 20-0295. Funds accepted by Resolution N/A Operating Agency: DePass Video Video
20-0532 17R1-cHomeless Health Care Project - Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) GrantResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: Homeless Health Care Project - Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) Grant to improve access to Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Appropriation Amount: $261,639.00 Budget Year: 2020 Contract Period: April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 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: Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-e adopted on May 20, 2020. Funds accepted by Resolution N/A Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.Pass Video Video
20-0552 17R1-d20-0552 TE#25 2020 Anti-Violence for Out of School Youth ProjectResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: The 2020 Anti-Violence for Out of School Youth Project for the Newark Street Academy, which will support sixty (60) out of school youth, who have either dropped out of school or are in serious risk of dropping out and have not succeeded in a traditional academic environment. (All Wards) Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Appropriation Amount: $1,333,334.00 Budget Year: 2020 Contract Period: June 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 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: Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R1-a adopted on May 20, 2020 Operating Agency: Department of Administration Operating Pass Video Video
20-0503 17R1-eSuNuP Food Service Program (2019 - 2020)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: The SuNuP Food Service Program will provide free, nutritious meals, and snacks to children who live in areas in which at least 50% of said population qualify free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program within the City of Newark. Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food and Nutrition, Summer Food Program Appropriation Amount: $1,518,881.54 Budget Year: 2020 Contract Period: October 1, 2019 through September 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: Apply and Accept Resolution 7R11-a adopted on May 20, 2020. Funds accepted by Resolution Operating Agency: Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services Two-ThirdsPass Video Video
19-1971 17R1-fE-Ticketing Solution for Issuance of Motor Vehicle SummonsesResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd), the support and/or maintenance of proprietary hardware and software Purpose: To provide support and maintenance of E-Ticketing Devices. Entity Name: Gold Type Business Machines, Inc. (GTBM) Entity Address: 351 Patterson Avenue, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $720,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Public Safety/NW011-200-2001-A-7225-B2020 Contract Period: April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Recurring Cost Savings and Collections from the payment of traffic fines. The original contract was awarded for two (2) years with two (2) one (1) year options to rePass Video Video
19-1298 17R2-aGateway Property Developement LLCResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide Property Rehabilitation with affordable housing units. Entity Name: Gateway Property Development, LLC Entity Address: 411 South 14th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Sale Amount: $19,500.00 Cost Basis: (X) $4.00/$6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other Assessed Amount: $152,200.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To be commenced within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) 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) 457 South 19th Street/Block 323/Lot 34/West Ward 85 Whitney Street/Block 4003/Lot 27/West Ward Additional InformaPass Video Video
19-1300 17R2-bHeadway LLCResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To construct a fifty (50) unit multi-function residential complex and a six (6) unit permanent housing building for market rate rental housing. Entity Name: Headway, LLC Entity Address: 127 Delacy Avenue, North Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 Sale Amount: $159,200.00 Cost Basis: (X) $12.00/$7.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other Assessed Amount: $258,100.00 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) 398-406 Chancellor Avenue/Block 3735/Lot 1/South Ward 556-558 SanPass Video Video
19-1550 17R2-cColumbia Ave Transitions LLCResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To rehabilitate the existing structures and construct two (2) two (2) family residential homes on the vacant lot to create affordable rental or For-Sale housing. Entity Name: Columbia Ave Transitions, LLC Entity Address: 769 South 20th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Sale Amount: $85,100.00 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 - $10.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $224,400.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) 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) 77-79 Columbia AvePass Video Video
19-1833 17R2-dBuilders Enterprise, LLCResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To develop five (5) three (3) family homes and three (3) two (2) family homes for sale. Entity Name: Enterprise Builders, LLC Entity Address: 544 Park Avenue, Suite 316, Brooklyn, New York 11206 Sale Amount: $164,290.50 Cost Basis: (X ) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $431,200.00 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 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) 268-270 Hawthorne Avenue/Block 3598/Lot 8/South Ward 272 Hawthorne Avenue/Block 3598/LoPass Video Video
20-0095 17R2-eRising Plains LLC - Grant AgreementResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: To grant financial assistance for the construction of four (4) two (2) family homes for a total of eight (8) units known as the Homes@ Parkwest located in the Neighborhood Development Program area. Entity Name: Rising Plains, LLC Entity Address: 1515 Morris Place, Hillside, New Jersey 07205-1626 Grant Amount: $285,749.00 Funding Source: Community and Redevelopment Dedicated Trust Account/Business Unit: NW026; Dept: BS; Div/Proj.:N/A; Activity: N/A; Account: #32100; Budget Ref.: B2019 Total Project Cost: $1,564,540.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: L&S Equities - $1,000,000.00/Other -$278,791.00 Grant Period: Commencing upon full execution of the Grant Agreement and expires within twenty-four (24) months of commencement of construction Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFPass Video Video
20-0131 17R2-fTPL Pass Through Second AmendmentResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Pass Through Agreement Purpose: To enter into Second Amendment between the City and the Trust for Public Land to remediate and redevelop the area known as Newark Riverfront Park. Entity Name: The Trust for Public Land Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 901, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $3,515,000.00 Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Total Project Cost: $3,515,000.00 City Contribution: No City funds required Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: June 26, 2016 through December 31, 2020 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Additional Information: The total remaining in thePass Video Video
20-0345 17R2-gEssex County Legal Aid Association Professional Services ContractResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Legal Defense Services for Low-Income Tenants. Entity Name: Essex County Legal Aid Association Entity Address: 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Room 118, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/Community and Economic Development Trust/Business Unit NW026; Dept. BS; Account # 32100; Budget Ref. B2020 Contract Period: For one (1) year to commence upon issuance of a Notice to Proceed 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:Pass Video Video
20-0534 17R4-aStipulation of Settlement for Tax Appeals May 2020 CreditsResolutionDept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Stipulation of Settlements for Tax Appeals List of Property: (Tax Payer/Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Assmnt./Year/Refund Amount) Diversified Capital-Newark, LLC/145/19/24-30 Commerce Street/Central/$12,985,900/2014/-$31,447.24 Diversified Capital-Newark, LLC/145/19/24-30 Commerce Street/Central/$12,985,900/2015/-$33,556.57 Diversified Capital-Newark, LLC/145/19/24-30 Commerce Street/Central/$11,985,900/2016/-$69,285.04 Diversified Capital-Newark, LLC/145/19/24-30 Commerce Street/Central/$10,985,900/2017/-$501.96 Diversified Capital-Newark, LLC/145/19/24-30 Commerce Street/Central/$10,485,900/2018/-$520.71 IPT Newark DC, LLC/3791/115/640-644 Frelinghuysen Avenue/South/$5,399,600/2018/-$0.00 IPT Newark DC, LLC/3791/115/640-644 Frelinghuysen Avenue/South/$1,999,600/2019/-$127,874.00 Centre Market Building, LLC/150/4/1088-1132 Raymond Boulevard/East/$49,080,300/2016/-$0.00 Centre Market Building, LLC/150/4/1088-1132 Raymond Boulevard/East/$49,080,300/2017/-$0.00 Centre Market Building, LLC/150/4/1088Pass Video Video
20-0576 17R4-bResolution making Application to LFB - Lead Service Line ReplacementResolutionDept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval of bond ordinance Name of Project(s): Lead Service Line Replacement Program Amount to be Financed: $40,000,000.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Infrastructure Bank Local Finance Board meeting date(s): June 10, 2020 Project Information: (Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE MAKING OF APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 58:11B-9(a), 40A:3-4 AND 40A:2-26(e) IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF $40,000,000.00 OF THE CITY’S BONDS AS QUALIFIED BONDS FOR THE NJIB LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. Additional Information:Pass Video Video
20-0295 17R5-aVOCA-NorthWard[Apply&Accept]ResolutionDept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds Purpose: To provide support and empower individuals and families who have been impacted by a crime. (North Ward Project) Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety/NJ Victim Assistance Grant Entity Address: P.O. Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081 Grant Amount: $400,000.00 Total Project Cost: City Contribution: $108,224.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021 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: A match of municipal funds $108,224.00 or its equivalent of in-kind City resources is required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.Pass Video Video
20-0296 17R5-bVOCA-CentralWard[Apply&Accept]ResolutionDept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds Purpose: To provide support and empower individuals and families who have been impacted by a crime. (Central Ward Project) Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety/NJ Victim Assistance Grant Entity Address: P.O. Box 081, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0081 Grant Amount: $400,000.00 Total Project Cost: City Contribution: $108,224.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2021 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: A match of municipal funds $108,224.00 or its equivalent of in-kind City resources is required for receipt or acceptance of this grant award.Pass Video Video
20-0519 17R5-c150 Homemade Masks DonationResolutionDept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Gift Donation Gift: (150) Homemade Masks to supplement Personal Protective Equipment Purpose: To provide approximately one hundred fifty (150) Homemade Masks to supplement Personal Protective Equipment to the Department of Health and Community Wellness. Entity Name: Kevin Lee Allen Design, Inc., d/b/a KLAD, facilitating the conveyance of a gift from Sew The Curve Flat Entity Address: 1225 Raymond Boulevard, #403, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Gift Value: $450.00 City Contribution: No municipal funds required Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: N/A Additional Information: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-29Pass Video Video
20-0441 17R6-aBeveridge & Diamond First Amendment to Professional Services ContractResolutionDept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services as Special Defense Counsel to increase the contract amount by $600,000.00. Entity Name: Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Entity Address: 1350 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005-3311 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $850,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/Business Unit NW037, Dept. ID 750, Div./Proj. 7502, Activity A, Account#71260, Budget Ref.: 2020 Contract Period: August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Original Resolution 7R6-a adopted on November 18, 2019 awarded the contract in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00. The First Amendment increases the contract amount by $600,000.00 for a tPass Video Video
20-0466 17R6-bScarinci & Hollenbeck Professional Services Contract in the Parker matterResolutionDept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel. Entity Name: Scarinci & Hollenbeck Entity Address: 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, New Jersey 07071 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Law Contract Period: February 29, 2020 through March 1, 2021 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:Pass Video Video
20-0655 17R6-cResolution Supporting NPLResolutionDept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Confirming Intent Purpose: Resolution supporting the Newark Public Library’s application to the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act Grant Program and declaring intent to provide matching funds. Additional Information: Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Matching funds required ($8,000,000.00 Newark Municipal Capital Bond) to support at least fifty percent (50%) of the cost ($16,000,000.00) of the Project(s). Invitation: Corporation CounselPass Video Video
20-0662 17R8-aResolution: Amending the 2020 Annual Municipal Calendar of Public Meetings - June 23, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference to June 24, 2020 at 12:30P.M.ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Amending the Annual Meeting Calendar for the Newark Municipal Council for the year 2020 Purpose: Removing and Adding scheduled meetings and changing the times for a Pre-Meetings, Regular Meetings and Special Meetings/Conferences Additional Information: To amend the Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Pre-Meeting to Tuesday, July 7, 2020, the July 1, 2020 Regular Meeting to Wednesday, July 8, 2020, amend the Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference, to a Pre-Meeting, adding a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 12:30 P.M., and amend the Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference, to a Pre-Meeting, adding a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 12:30 P.M. to accommodate pertinent City business, as a result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19). Open Public Meetings Act Notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.Pass Video Video
20-0311 17R9-aLamb and Maddux L.L.CResolutionDept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Service Contract Purpose: To provide Clinical and Forensic Psychological and Consulting Services. Entity Name: Lamb and Maddux, LLC Entity Address: 90 Main Street, Suite 101-1, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Divisions of Police/ Business Unit 011, Dept. 190, Div. 1902, Account 71210 Budget Ref B2020 Contract Period: April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:Pass Video Video
20-0540 17R9-bResolution: Accepting Donation from Axon CorporationResolutionDept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Accepting a Donation Gift: Funds to provide Free Meals for Police Officers during COVID-19 Crisis Entity Name: Axon Corporation Entity Address: 17800 North 85th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 Gift Value: $2,381.00 City Contribution: No municipal funds are required Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A Contract Period: N/A Additional Information: This is a gift/donation in partnership with Major Cities Chiefs Association. Axon Corporation in partnership with the Major Cities Chiefs Association fully understands and agrees that it is not entitled to receive any direct benefit from the City of Newark in exchange for the gift.Pass Video Video
20-0076 17R1-g (as)Purchase of Two (2) Tymco 500x Air SweepersResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Purpose: To purchase two (2) Tymco Model 600 Regenerative Air Sweepers for the Department of Public Works. Entity Name: Tymco, Inc. Entity Address: 225 East Industrial Boulevard, Waco, Texas 76705 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $549,665.00 Contract Period: Commencing upon Municipal Council approval of this resolution until the date of complete delivery 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: Cooperative Purchasing Contract #SW04-20. The purchase will result in a cost savings to the City.Pass Video Video
20-0670 27R1-h (as) ResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/ Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Accepting a Donation Gift: Maintenance to Mulberry Commons and Military Park Purpose: To provide maintenance to Mulberry Commons and Military Park: collect litter and trash during an eight (8) hour shift, wipe down trash receptacle and remove trash daily, lavatories will be stocked with toiletries and clean periodically during the shift, and will be providing horticultural services, etc. Entity Name: Newark Downtown District Management, Corp. Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 2100, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Gift Value: $140,000.00 to $166,000.00 City Contribution: No municipal funds required Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: June 15, 2020 through December 31, 2020 Additional Information:Pass Video Video
20-0663 17R2-h (as)Referral of Container Fee Ordinance to CPBResolutionDept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Ordinance to the Central Planning Board for Formal Review Purpose: Resolution referring a Proposed Ordinance amending Title 41 of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as Amended and Supplemented, entitled “Newark Zoning and Land Use Regulations”, by including a new Chapter 22, entitled “Shipping Containers” to establish a license requirement for the storage of Shipping Containers in the City of Newark and impose fines and assessments against property owners storing Shipping Containers without said license to the Newark Central Planning Board for review and recommendation as required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-64. Additional Information: A copy of the Proposed Ordinance is attached to the file.Pass Not available
20-0680 17R8-b (as)Resolution: Ceremonial Street Designation - Brother Osman Sharif Way (MC)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Mr. Osman Sharif Date(s): Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Spruce Street and Irving Turner Boulevard Ceremonial Intersection Name: Brother Osman Sharif Way Sponsor: Council President, Mildred C. Crump Additional Information:Pass Not available
19-1920 18.-aOrdinance designating Invest Newark as the Zone Development Corporation for the UEZ programOrdinanceORDINANCE DESIGNATING INVEST NEWARK AS THE ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK AND ENABLE A SUBMISSION TO AMEND THE URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AND TO OPERATE, ADMINISTER, AND MANAGE, THE CITY’S URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM (UEZ), UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK’S URBAN ENTERPRISE DESIGNATION ON DECMBER 31, 2023, IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60, ET SEQ. AND ENABLE INVEST NEWARK TO ADMINISTER, ALLOCATE, AND APPROVE THE USE OF UEZ LOAN FUNDS UNDER ITS CONTROL, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 52:27H-60, ET SEQ.Pass Video Video
20-0336 18.-bOrdinance: Street Name Change (Kenneth A Gibson, Blvd.)OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CHANGE OF THE NAME OF BROAD STREET, IN ITS ENTIRETY TO MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON BOULEVARD, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A: 67-1(k).Pass Video Video
20-0371 18.-cUH Lease Agreement-140 Bergen [Mar 2019-Feb 2020]OrdinanceAN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS, TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, 150 BERGEN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07101 (LANDLORD), FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 140 BERGEN STREET, BLOCK 211, LOT 1, PORTION OF LEVEL E, (CENTRAL WARD) FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING ON MARCH 1, 2019, AND TERMINATING ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF $147,325.92, FOR USE AS AN AMBULATORY CARE FACILITY.Pass Video Video
20-0665 18.-d OrdinanceORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 5, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, BY ADDING ARTICLE 12, CREATING AN OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION TO HELP ELIMINATE AND COMBAT HATE CRIMES, RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, POLICE BRUTALITY AND VIOLENCE OF ALL KINDS IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.Pass Video Video
20-0667 18.-e20-0667 CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARDAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Civilian Complaint Review Board Name of Appointee: Imam Aqeel Mateen Address: 115 South King Man Road, South Orange, New Jersey 07079 Appointment Term: Three (3) year term commencing upon confirmation Sponsor: Additional Information: Replacing Pablo Pizzaro, Jr. as Representative of the ClergyPass Video Video
20-0668 18.-f20-0668 CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARDAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Civilian Complaint Review Board Name of Appointee: Chigozie U. Onyema Address: 208 Eastern Parkway, Newark, New Jersey 07106 Appointment Term: Three (3) year term commencing upon confirmation Sponsor: Additional Information: Replacing Victor Monterrosa, Jr. as Representative of the Ironbound Community Corporation Deferred 8-f 061020Pass Video Video
20-0669 18.-g20-0669 CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARDAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Civilian Complaint Review Board Name of Appointee: Richard H. Robinson Address: 1049 Lorraine Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083 Appointment Term: Three (3) year term commencing upon confirmation Sponsor: Additional Information: Representative of the NAACPPass Video Video
19-1176 18.-h (as)40 Clinton Tax AbatementOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 40 CLINTON URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, C/O PARAMOUNT ASSETS, LLC, 45 ACADEMY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102, FOR A PROJECT TO REHABILITATE AN EXISTING BUILDING AND CREATE TWENTY-SEVEN (27) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS LOCATED AT 36-40 CLINTON STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 145, LOT 62. (EAST WARD)Pass Video Video
20-0649 18.-i (as)30 Clinton Tax AbatementOrdinanceORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 30 CLINTON URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, C/O PARAMOUNT ASSETS, LLC, 45 ACADEMY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102, FOR A PROJECT TO REHABILITATE AN EXISTING SIX (6) STORY BUILDING AND CREATE TWENTY (20) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS AND 4,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, LOCATED AT 30-32 CLINTON STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S OFFICIAL TAX MAP AS BLOCK 145, LOT 68 (CENTRAL WARD).Pass Video Video
21-0156 17Ma MotionA motion supporting the contract renewal of Mr. Victor Cirilo, current Newark Housing Authority Executive Director, commending him for being proactive in his outstanding efforts in containing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis at Newark Housing Authority senior buildings and complexes, by providing testing and support for its vulnerable residents; in addition to recognizing and commending the strong leadership Mr. Cirilo has provided during his four-year tenure, stabilizing the operations of the Authority and considerably improving the Authority’s substandard rating with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.Pass Not available
21-0157 17Mb MotionA motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Department of Engineering, Division of Code enforcement, to investigate the property located at 321 Orange Street for illegally storing dumping materials outside municipalities.Pass Not available
21-0158 17Mc MotionA motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Department of Engineering, Division of Code Enforcement, to vigorously enforce the City ordinance that prohibits the placement of clothing bins on public sidewalks and City-owned properties.Pass Not available
21-0159 17Md MotionA motion recognizing and commending Mayor Ras J. Baraka for initiating the free COVID-19 testing program for Newark residents, in addition to Mr. Raul Malave, Assistant Public Safety Director, for his outstanding management and administration of the COVID-19 testing program, which has reduced the prevalence and spread of the deadly virus within the City of Newark.Pass Not available
21-0160 17Me MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic an Signals, revisit the strategic placement of the color-coded signage placed throughout the City’s major corridors and business districts, informing the public on the prevalence of the Corona 19 virus within that particular area.Pass Not available
21-0161 17Mf MotionA motion requesting that a letter be sent to Department of Public Works for their swift responsiveness to complaints from residents regarding the failure of the recycling vendor to adequately perform their contracted services, furthermore, requesting that the vendor is put on notice that their performance is substandard.Pass Not available
21-0163 17Mg MotionA motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Mayor and the Business Administrator requesting that the Departments of Sanitation and Public Safety are excluded from the City’s proposed furlough process.Pass Not available
21-0164 17Mh MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Code Enforcement, and the Department of Health and Community Wellness investigate Darling Ingredients as the source of the strange and possibly toxic odors that periodically permeate throughout East Ward neighborhoods.Pass Not available
21-0165 17Mi MotionA motion requesting that until the COVID-19 crisis has subsided, the Newark Parking Authority suspend the issuance of parking tickets to residents who have expired residential parking permits.Pass Not available
21-0166 17Mj MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Code Enforcement, investigate and cite, if warranted, the Dollar Tree store located on Springfield Avenue Newark the Shoprite supermarket, for failure to properly clean and maintain its property; furthermore, requesting that the Division submit to the Municipal Council, through the City Clerk’s Office, the process and policy used by the City to close establishments that are chronic abusers of the City cleaning ordinance.Pass Not available
21-0167 17Mk MotionA motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Newark Housing Authority requesting that they provide to the Municipal Council, through the City Clerk’s Office, the Housing Authority’s security plan for properties located in the Central Ward.Pass Not available
21-0168 17Ml MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Code Enforcement, investigate the parking lot located at 85-101 Jackson Street, and if warranted, cite the owner of the property for failure to properly maintain the premises.Pass Not available