City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, August 2, 2023  
12:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President LaMonica R. McIver  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk  
Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the  
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty  
and justice for all.  
3.  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT  
STATEMENT OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT  
In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5,  
adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger,  
the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time  
and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board  
in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of  
regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as  
adopted as 7R8-a on December 7, 2022. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on July 28, 2023 at the time of preparation  
and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
5.  
ROLL CALL  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
23-1043  
5-a  
Annual Audit Report for the Year 2021  
6.  
6F  
ORDINANCES  
First Reading  
23-0773  
6F-a  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
14, PARKING BY PERMIT, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL AREAS,  
TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING BLOOMFIELD  
AVENUE,  
EAST  
SIDES,  
BETWEEN  
LAKE  
STREET  
AND  
OF  
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DRIVE. (NORTH WARD)  
23-0929  
6F-b  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY  
NEWARK AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
DEPUTY  
HOUSING  
DEVELOPMENT,  
DEEDS FOR  
IN THE SETTLEMENT  
THE  
TO  
ACCEPT  
AND  
RECORD  
THE  
QUITCLAIM  
SPECIFIED  
AMENDMENT  
THE  
“REVERTED”  
AGREEMENT  
PROPERTIES  
AND  
FIRST  
WITH  
TO  
REDEVELOPMENT  
AGREEMENT  
A.P., LLC, 10 MECHANIC STREET, SUITE 130, RED BANK, NEW  
JERSEY 07701, AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION  
7R2-C(S), ADOPTED ON APRIL 12, 2022.  
The Ordinances adopted today on First Reading will be advertised in  
accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at a regular meeting  
on September 7, 2023, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council  
Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
23-0298  
6PSF-a  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR  
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION OF $4,000,000.00,  
PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OF COMPLETE PROGRAM  
OF REVALUATION OF REAL PROPERY FOR THE USE OF THE  
LOCAL ASSESSOR, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  
N.J.S.A. 40A:4-53(b).  
A
SPECIAL  
FOR THE  
A
23-0622  
6PSF-b  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DEPUTY  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE  
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF CITY  
PROPERTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 38-60 BLANCHARD  
A
STREET AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 5001, LOT 16, PURSUANT TO AN  
AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND WITH  
38-60 BLANCHARD, LLC.  
23-0581  
6PSF-c  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXVII, PARKS, TREES AND  
PLANTS, CHAPTER 1, TREES AND SHRUBERRY, SECTION 5,  
PERMIT  
TO  
REMOVE  
OR  
DESTROY  
TREES  
OR  
PLANTS  
REQUIRED, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
REQUIRING  
PUBLIC WORKS AND  
REMOVE, DESTROY  
BY  
CREATING  
A
NEW  
SUBSECTION  
(C)  
A
WRITTEN PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF  
A
REQUIRED FEE FOR REQUESTS TO  
CUT DOWN TREES LOCATED ON  
OR  
PRIVATE PROPERTY.  
Deferred 8-a 041923  
Deferred 9-a 050323  
Deferred 9-a 052423  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
23-0638  
6PSF-d  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
XXXIV,  
TRANSPORTATION,  
CHAPTER  
34, TAXICABS, ARTICLE 8, FARES, METERS AND  
RATES, SECTION 25, FARE RATES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING VARIOUS  
SUBSECTIONS  
TO  
ADJUST  
THE  
CURRENT  
TAXICAB  
RATES  
AND ASSOCIATED ZONES.  
Deferred 8-e 052423.  
22-1857  
6PSF-e  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL  
TO  
LLC,  
289-301 WASHINGTON  
1950 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY  
STREET  
URBAN  
III,  
BOULEVARD,  
#102, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701, FOR  
CONSTRUCT RESIDENTIAL TOWER  
A
PROJECT TO  
A
CONSISTING  
OF  
(234)  
MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (58) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (15) UNITS SHALL BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME  
(“AMI”), (14) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT  
60% AMI AND (29) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT  
80%  
AMI  
LOCATED  
JERSEY  
AT  
295-297 WASHINGTON  
IDENTIFIED  
STREET,  
ON THE  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
07102 AND  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 73,  
LOT 92.02, ALONG WITH (171) ALLOCABLE PARKING SPACES  
OF THE (375) TOTAL PARKING SPACES TO BE CONSTRUCTED  
ON  
A
SEPARATE PODIUM PARKING STRUCTURE AS PART OF  
THE LARGER HALO DEVELOPMENT (CENTRAL WARD).  
23-0763  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIX ENTITLED “STREETS  
AND SIDEWALKS” OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES  
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED  
AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE CHAPTER 29,  
PERMITS FOR SHARED DOCKLESS VEHICLES IN THE PUBLIC  
RIGHT-OF-WAY.  
23-0882  
6PSF-g  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
THE  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING TITLE XLI,  
“NEWARK ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS” CHAPTER  
21, “INCLUSIONARY ZONING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING”.  
23-1049  
6PSF-h  
AN  
CHAPTER  
DEVELOPMENT,  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
DEPARTMENT  
SECTION  
TITLE  
OF ECONOMIC  
10, UNCONSCIONABLE  
II,  
ADMINISTRATION,  
10,  
AND  
HOUSING  
RENT  
INCREASE, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
UNCONSIONABLE  
BY  
AMENDING  
THE  
ADDING  
THIS  
DEFINITION  
PROVISIONS  
ORDINANCE  
OF  
TO  
RENT  
AND  
DETERMINE  
PENALTITES.  
VIOLATIONS  
OF  
AND  
23-1048  
6PSF-i  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
XIX,  
RENT  
CONTROL,  
CHAPTER 19, RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS; RENT CONTROL  
BOARD,  
SECTION  
19:2-2,  
OF  
DEFINITIONS,  
THE CITY  
OF  
OF  
THE  
REVISED  
NEW  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
NEWARK,  
JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO AMEND  
THE DEFINITION OF EXEMPTIONS AND MULTIPLE DWELLING  
AND TO ADD SUBSECTION 19:2-2.1, APPLICABILITY.  
23-0827  
6PSF-j  
AN  
CHAPTER  
THE REVISED  
NEWARK, NEW  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
FOR WINDOW GUARDS BY LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
XVIII,  
OWNERS/OPERATORS,  
OF THE CITY  
AS AMENDED  
NOTICE  
HOUSING  
CODE,  
3,  
RESPONSIBILITIES  
OF  
OF  
OF  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
JERSEY,  
AND  
BY  
ESTABLISHING  
REQUIREMENTS  
23-1031  
6PSF-k  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION  
OF  
OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY AND  
APPROPRIATING $22,000,000.00 THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING  
A
PORTION  
OF  
THE  
PEQUANNOCK  
AQUEDUCTS  
AND  
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $22,000,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF  
THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME.  
AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT  
1
Administration  
2
Economic and Housing Development  
Engineering  
3
4
Finance  
5
Health and Community Wellness  
Law  
6
7
Mayor's Office  
8
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
Public Safety  
9
10  
11  
12  
Public Works  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Water Sewer Utility  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R1  
7R1-a  
Administration  
23-1109  
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 operating expenses until the adoption of  
the 2023 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of  
Water and Sewer Utilities.  
Funding Source: 2023 Operating Budget  
Appropriation Amount: $59,363,643.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: August 1, 2023 through August 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.  
23-1021  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Maintenance and Repair: Collision Body Work, Heavy-Duty  
Vehicles and Trucks Over One (1) Ton Capacity  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Lusamer Auto Body Corp., 27 Austin  
Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $400,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of  
Motors/NW011-060-0602-71860-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months commencing upon contract execution  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Entity Name/Address:  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide Maintenance and Repair for Collision Body Work  
of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Trucks Over One (1) Ton Capacity for the City  
of Newark.  
Advertisement: May 16, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Six (6)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
23-0902  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Maintenance and Repair: Artificial Turf  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): The LandTek Group, Inc., 105  
Sweeneydale Avenue, Bay Shore, New York 11706  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs and Senior Services/NW-026-32720-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months commencing upon contract execution  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide maintenance and repair of artificial turf at various  
locations for the City’s Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and  
Senior Services.  
Advertisement: May 12, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Eleven (11)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
23-1099  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Flashlights and Batteries  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1) Continental Trading and Hardware, 400 Delancey Street, Newark, New  
Jersey 07105  
2) Plastic Express, Inc., 667 Lehigh Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083  
3) Star Data Co., P.O. Box 12, Hewlett, New York 11557  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $138,400.00  
Funding Source:  
Purchasing/NW011-030-0303-94220-B2023,  
Prevention and Trauma Recovery/NW011-030-0312-718-B2023,  
Department of Administration: Economic Housing Development/  
NW011-150-1504-83360-B2023; Department of Engineering: Director’s  
Office/ NW011-110-1101-83130-B2023, Department of Engineering:  
Departments of Administration: Division of Central  
Office of Violence  
&
Division of Traffic & Signals/ NW011-110-1107-B2023; Department of  
Health and Community Wellness: Division of Environmental Health/  
NW011-120-1203-83030-B2023, Department of Health and Community  
Wellness: Division of Immunization/ NW-051-G22-2H22H-8387-B2022,  
Department of Health and Community Wellness: Office of Health Education  
and  
Community  
Engagement  
NW051-G22-2H22M-8387-B2023,  
Department of Health and Community Wellness: Division of Childhood  
Lead/ NW051-622-2H22K-83010-B2022, Department of Health and  
C o m m u n i t y  
W e l l n e s s :  
D i v i s i o n  
o f  
L e a d  
Abatement/NW051-620-H20Q0-83010-B2020, Department of Health and  
Community Wellness: Division of Surveillance & Protection, Division of  
M e d i c a l  
C a r e  
S e r v i c e s /  
N W 0 2 6 - 4 6 5 4 5 - B 2 0 2 3 ,  
NW051-G21-H21Q0-83010-B2021, Department of Public Safety: Division  
of Fire/ NW011-190-1903-94510-B2023, Department of Public Safety:  
Division of Police/ NW011-190-1902-83850-B2023, Department of Public  
S a f e t y :  
O f f i c e  
o f  
E m e r g e n c y  
M a n a g e m e n t /  
NW011-190-1904-8380-B2023; Department of Public Works: Division of  
Public Buildings NW011-060-8387-B2023, Department of Public Safety:  
Division of Motors/ NW011-060-0602-8301-B2023, Department of Public  
Safety: Division of Sanitation/ NW011-606-0605-83870-B202, Office of  
City Clerk and Municipal Council/ NW011-020-0201-83870-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide for the purchase of Flashlights and Batteries for  
the Departments of Administration, Economics and Housing Development,  
Engineering, Health and Community Wellness, Public Safety, Public  
Works, Water and Sewer Utilities, and the Office of the City Clerk and  
Municipal Council.  
Advertisement Date: June 16, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Nineteen (19)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
23-0872  
7R1-e  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T0103 Master Blanket PO  
#16-FLEET-00130  
Purpose: To Build a New Playground at First Street/Garden Spires  
located at 201-207 1st Street  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): General Recreation, Inc. 25 Reese Avenue  
Newton Square, PA 19073  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $68,250.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs and Senior Services NW026 32720-B2023 Open Space Trust  
Account  
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council, through May  
30, 2024, inclusive of any extensions by the State  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution will provide a new playground with new playground  
equipment and rubber safety surfacing at First Street/Garden Spires  
located at 201-207 1st Street for the Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs and Senior Services.  
23-0997  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T1529 Master Blanket POs  
#40307, #40308, #40310 and #40312  
Purpose: To purchase Traffic Signals, Poles, Controls, Electrical  
Equipment, And Led Devices  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1. Flag Pole Inc., P.O Box 833, East  
Setauket, New York 11733  
2. Flemington Aluminum & Brass Inc., 24 Junction Road, Flemington, New  
Jersey 08822  
3. G.K. Yedibalian Inc., dba GKY Industries, 379-383 Eighth Street, P.O.  
Box 448, Jersey City, New Jersey 07303  
4. Greg Anixter, 21541 North 78th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $400,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department Engineering/Division of  
Traffic and Signals/NW011-110-1107-83750-B2023  
Contract Period: : Upon approval by the Municipal Council through  
March 14, 2025, inclusive of any extensions granted by the State  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This resolution will provide Traffic Signals, Poles, Controls, Electrical  
Equipment, And Led Devices for the Department of Engineering, Division  
of Traffic & Signal.  
23-1050  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Rescind Resolution 7R1-e, adopted on November 2,  
2022  
Purpose: To Provide Tandem Dump Truck and Front End Bucket  
Loaders with Drivers  
Entity Name: Asphalt and Milling Services, LLC  
Entity Address: 96 Midland Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032  
Contract Amount: $350,000.00  
Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of  
Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-71940-B2022  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months  
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R1-e adopted on November 2, 2022.  
This Resolution will rescind the contract due to American Asphalt and  
Milling Services, LLC failure to execute the contract.  
23-0910  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Rescind Resolution #7R1-d, adopted on February 15,  
2023  
Purpose: To rescind the award for the Maintenance and Repair: Street  
Sweepers  
Entity Name: Northeast Sweepers and Rentals, Inc.  
Entity Address: 20 Montesano Road, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $900,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/ Department of Public Works, Division  
of Sanitation/ NW011-060-0605-71950-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months  
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R1-d adopted on February 15, 2023, authorizing an  
award with Northeast Sweepers and Rentals, Inc., 20 Montesano Road,  
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004, to provide Maintenance and Repair: Street  
Sweepers for an amount not to exceed $900,000.00, for a period not to  
exceed twenty-four consecutive months.  
23-0964  
7R1-i  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Competitive Contracting  
Purpose: To provide Miller Street Pathways to Housing Center Shelter  
Operations Management  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of  
Newark, 590 North 7th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $2,500,000.00  
Funding Source: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
NW051-G22-ARP2C-71280-B2022  
Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval to be established for  
twelve (12) consecutive months with one (1) one-year option to renew  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Advertised Date: March 2, 2023  
Addendum Date: March 17, 2023  
Bids Received: Five (5)  
23-1071  
7R1-j  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X ) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2022-13  
Purpose: To extend the Emergency Contract to provide the services of  
negotiating and setting up payment plans and providing the software  
platform for payment processing for water and sewer account holders with  
outstanding debts above five hundred dollars.  
Entity Name: Promise Network Inc.  
Entity Address: 436 14th Street, Suite 920, Oakland, California 94612  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $203,500.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7501-71280-B2023  
Contract Period: Extended from December 27, 2022 until September  
25, 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:  
23-1062  
7R1-k  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Information Technology  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T0167 Master Blanket POs  
#21- FOOD-01747, #21- FOOD-01748, #21-FOOD-01749  
Purpose: To purchase Electrical Equipment and Supplies  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1. Pemberton Electrical Supply Company  
LLC, 140 Mount Holly Bypass, Unit 7, Lumberton, New Jersey 08048  
2 .Keer Electrical Supply Co. Inc., 287 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Newark, New  
Jersey 07104  
3. Jewel Electric, LLC, 455 Third Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities  
NW037-750-7502-83380-B2023 and NW037-750-7502-83730-B2023  
Contract Period: Upon approval of Municipal Council through  
September 30, 2024, inclusive of extensions by the State.  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
The Department of Water and Sewer Utilities will purchase Electrical  
Equipment and Supplies on an as-needed basis from these state  
contracts.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
23-0058  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide new construction of a five (5) story multi-family  
residential apartment building, including residential parking and a fitness  
center.  
Entity Name: Yes Newark 616, LLC  
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Sale Amount: $41,760.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $61,000.00  
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)  
614 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd/Block 103/Lot 54/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,220 X $8.00 = $41,760.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
Deferred 7R2-c 052423  
Deferred 7R2-a 060723  
Deferred 7R2-a 071923  
23-0344  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide a new construction of three (3) two-family homes to  
provide homeownership opportunities at current market value.  
Entity Name: Brick One, LLC  
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Sale Amount: $67,120.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $71,100.00  
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)  
158 Renner Avenue/Block 3666/Lot 9/ South Ward  
128 Seymour Avenue/Block 3019/Lot 17/South Ward  
127 Seymour Avenue/Block 3024/Lot 86/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Total Price: Square Footage X PSF = 8,390 X $8.00 = $67,120.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
23-0446  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To rehabilitate and redesign into a modern sales facility for  
pre-owned motor vehicles.  
Entity Name: Madison Investors, LLC  
Entity Address: Union, New Jersey 07083  
Sale Amount: $146,460.00  
Cost Basis: ( ) $  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A (X ) Other: 30% of  
assessed amount  
Assessed Amount: $488,200.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twelve (12) 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)  
343-351 South Street/5088/Lot 1/ East Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: 30% of Assessed Value, $488,200.00 X .30 = $146,460.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
23-1075  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Agreement with Government Entity  
Purpose: Authorizing Execution of a Second Amendment to the Riverside  
Avenue Site Tolling Agreement for the Benefit of the United States  
Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), Which Would Toll the Statute  
of Limitations Period for Certain Cost Recovery Claims Incurred by the  
USEPA Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,  
Compensation and Liability Act.  
Entity Name: United States Environmental Protection Agency  
Entity Address: U.S. Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement  
Section, P.O. Box 7611, Washington D.C. 20044  
Contract Period: Tolling Statute of Limitations Uninterrupted From  
August 21, 2017 through February 22, 2024  
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:  
23-0644  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2023 Annual Budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue  
Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation (MPANID)  
Purpose: Introduction of the 2023 Annual Budget for the Mt. Prospect  
Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District.  
Amount: $505,000.00  
Budget Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6S&Ff adopted on June 20, 2007 created the Mt. Prospect  
Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District.  
23-1077  
7R2-f  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Execute Deed Notice for Block 614, Lot 67  
Purpose: Authorizing Execution and Recordation of Deed Notice in  
Connection with Certain Remediation Conducted by Honeywell at  
City-Owned Property in the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund Site  
Location of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
1682-1690 McCarter Highway/Block 614/Lot 67/North Ward  
Additional Information:  
7R3  
Engineering  
23-0356  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: Installation of Pavement Markings on Various Streets in the City  
of Newark, New Jersey  
Entity Name: Dan Swayze and Son Incorporated  
Entity Address: 2351 Waldheim Avenue, Scotch Plains, New Jersey  
07076  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $266,500.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of  
Engineering/NW011-110-1107-71980-B2023  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the  
issuance of a Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Advertisement: January 20 and 27, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Four (4)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
23-0829  
7R3-b  
Dept./ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: To provide for the renovation of Chamblee Park Square  
Entity Name: Zenith Construction Services, Inc.  
Entity Address: 365 Thomas Boulevard, Orange, New Jersey 07050  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,973,280.00  
Funding Source: One Space Trust]  
Funding Account Codes: 026-32720-B2023  
Contract Period: 180 consecutive calendar days from the date of a  
written Notice to Proceed issued by the Acting Director of Engineering  
and/or her designee  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Non-Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Addition Information:  
Advertisement: February 3, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Five (5)  
Bids Received: Four (4)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
23-0955  
7R3-c  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: All Wards Traffic Calming Program and Pothole Repairs on  
Various Streets in the City of Newark  
Entity Name: J.A. Alexander, Inc.  
Entity Address: 130-158 John F. Kennedy Drive North, Bloomfield, New  
Jersey 07003  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,340,641.70  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of  
Engineering/NW011-110-1107-71930-B2023  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the  
issuance of a Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Advertisement: April 18 and 25, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Two (2)  
Bids Received: Two (2)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
23-0751  
7R3-d  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: Central Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard  
Intersection project  
Entity Name: J.A. Alexander, Inc.  
Entity Address: 130-158 John F. Kennedy Drive North, Bloomfield, New  
Jersey 07003  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $877,015.64  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of  
Engineering/NW051-G23- E23C0-A-71280-B2023; Business Unit  
NW038-800-8007-A-71970-B2023  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the  
issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $300,000.00.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $20,000.00.  
Advertisement: March 28, 2023 and April 4, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Three (3)  
Bids Received: Two (2)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
23-1063  
7R3-e  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Newark Pedestrianization Program  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $6,500,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $6,500,000.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: Not Applicable  
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:  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to apply for a grant in the  
amount of $6,500,000.00 from the NJDCA Coronavirus State Fiscal  
Recovery Fund for the implementation of the Newark Pedestrianization  
Program, with no municipal funds required.  
23-0864  
7R3-f  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services for the Newark  
Bike Plan Project.  
Entity Name: Michael Baker International, Inc.  
Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 1601, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00  
Funding Source: Federal/NJTPA - 051-G23-E23E0-71280-B2023  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the  
issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Addition Information:  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to enter into a Professional  
Engineering Services Contract #2023-07 PS with Michael Baker  
International, Inc., for the planning and development of the Newark Bike  
Plan Project.  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
23-0696  
7R5-a  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide HIV/AIDS related health and support services to the  
Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Apostles’ House  
Entity Address: 24 Grant Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $128,380.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-c adopted on  
February 1, 2023.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and appropriation  
annually of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $46,200.00 is attached.  
23-0727  
7R5-b  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide HIV/AIDS related health and support services to the  
Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc.  
Entity Address: 76 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07114  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $245,508.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-c adopted on  
February 1, 2023.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and annual  
appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $51,988.00 is attached.  
23-0876  
7R5-c  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Inc.  
Entity Address: 317 George Street, New Brunswick, Suite 201, New  
Jersey 08901  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $342,139.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds were accepted by Resolution 7R1-c  
adopted on April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $32,879.00 is attached.  
23-0728  
7R5-d  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide HIV/AIDS related health and support services to the  
Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Neighborhood Health Services Corporation  
Entity Address: 1700 Myrtle Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07063  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $618,523.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-c adopted on  
February 1, 2023.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and appropriation  
annually of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $166,765.00 is attached.  
23-0906  
7R5-e  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Future Bridge Business Solutions, Inc.  
Entity Address: 16 Old Church Road, Randolph, New Jersey 07869  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $467,280.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on  
April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $90,000.00 is attached.  
23-0941  
7R5-f  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center  
Entity Address: 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $100,527.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds were accepted by Resolution 7R1-c  
adopted on April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $15,079.00 is attached.  
23-0942  
7R5-g  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Public Strategies, Inc.  
Entity Address: 290 Ferry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $80,100.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on  
April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $35,250.00 is attached.  
23-0943  
7R5-h  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey - Infectious  
Diseases Practice  
Entity Address: 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $330,278.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution #7R1-c adopted  
on April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $14,232.00 is attached.  
23-0944  
7R5-i  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Team Management 2000, Inc.  
Entity Address: 84 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $155,359.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on  
April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $4,836.00 is attached.  
23-0945  
7R5-j  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Trinitas Regional Medical Center  
Entity Address: 655 East Jersey Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $45,219.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on  
April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $6,783.00 is attached.  
23-0946  
7R5-k  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Entity Name: Urban Renewal Corporation  
Entity Address: 224 Sussex Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $48,181.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA  
Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Ending the HIV Epidemic funds were accepted by Resolution 7R1-c  
adopted on April 5, 2023.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $7,227.00 is attached.  
7R6  
Law  
23-0594  
7R6-a  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation  
C.P. No.: 2014-13955  
Claimant: Dionisio Ramos  
Claimant's Attorney: Mindas and Morris; 150 Morris Avenue, Suite 201,  
Springfield, New Jersey 07081  
Settlement Amount: $57,333.24  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department/Business Unit: NW024  
Dept.: 24T Div/Proj: 5T24 Account # 96310  
Additional Comments:  
23-0979  
7R6-b  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: ESX-L-002947-19  
Claimant: Edna Marriaga  
Claimant's Attorney: Kenneth Elwood, Esq., One Main Street, Chatham,  
New Jersey 07928  
Settlement Amount: $190,000.00  
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund  
Additional Comments:  
7R7  
Mayor's Office  
23-0678  
7R7-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide housing assistance and supportive services to  
persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical  
Area (NEMSA).  
Entity Name: County of Essex  
Entity Address: 50 South Clinton Street, Suite 3201, East Orange, New  
Jersey 07018  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $500,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS  
(HOPWA)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23E0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget insertion by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0679  
7R7-b  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/ Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide housing assistance and supportive services to  
persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical  
Area (NEMSA).  
Entity Name: Catholic Family and Community Services-Hope House  
Entity Address: 101-103 Bassett Highway, Dover, New Jersey 07801  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $450,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS  
(HOPWA)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23E0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget insertion by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0684  
7R7-c  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide housing assistance and supportive services to  
persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical  
Area (NEMSA).  
Entity Name: New Jersey AIDS Services, Inc. d/b/a Edge, Inc.  
Entity Address: 3 Executive Drive, Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $764,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS  
(HOPWA)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23E0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget insertion by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0685  
7R7-d  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/ Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide housing assistance and supportive services to  
persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Statistical  
Area (NEMSA).  
Entity Name: Township of Irvington d/b/a Irvington Neighborhood  
Improvement Corporation  
Entity Address: 346 16th Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $335,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS  
(HOPWA)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23E0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget insertion by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0742  
7R7-e  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Grant Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide emergency shelter services, homelessness  
prevention, and/or Rapid Rehousing assistance in the City of Newark.  
Entity Name: The Salvation Army  
Entity Address: 45 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $20,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23D0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-b adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0743  
7R7-f  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor/Office of Homeless Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Grant Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide emergency shelter services, homelessness  
prevention, and/or Rapid Rehousing assistance in the City of Newark.  
Entity Name: St. James Social Service Corporation  
Entity Address: 604 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $20,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: NW051; Dept. ID G23; Project M23D0; Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-h adopted on March 1, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-b adopted on April 19, 2023.  
23-0623  
7R7-g  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract  
Purpose: To provide a list of Visiting Judges to preside over Court  
sessions in the event of the unavailability of the Newark Municipal Court’s  
full-time judges.  
Entity Name:  
1) Honorable Sherwin G. Campbell, J.M.C.  
2) Honorable Michael A. Hackett, J.M.C.  
3) Honorable Chandra L. Rainey Cole, J.M.C.  
4) Honorable Wilfredo Benitez, J.M.C.  
5) Honorable Marvin Thomas Braker, J.M.C.  
6) Honorable Lindal Louise Scott Foster, J.M.C.  
7) Honorable Steven Brister, J.M.C.  
8) Honorable Rashidah N. Hasan, J.M.C.  
9) Honorable Samantha Mendenhall, J.M.C.  
10) Honorable Cassandra Corbett, J.M.C.  
Entity Address: See Exhibit A Attached (Redacted)  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $175,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of the Mayor/Municipal Court/  
NW011-010-0107-71280-2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
As authorized by Cross-Assignment Order of the New Jersey Superior  
Court Assignment Judge for Essex County Vicinage.  
The Professional Services Contract will not to exceed $17,500.00 per  
Judge in an aggregate total contract amount not to exceed $175,000.00  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
23-1080  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services, consultation and representation of the  
Municipal Council and the City Clerk, including Production of Records  
and/or Documents for Federal and/or State Agencies.  
Entity Name: Arleo & Donohue, LLC  
Entity Address: 622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey  
07052  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of the City  
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-96110-B2023  
Contract Period: June 22, 2023 through June 21, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open (X) Non Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( )  
RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00.  
23-1213  
7R8-b  
Dept/ 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 lockouts.  
Name of Appointee: Lawrence Derrick Sealey  
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 Member, C. Lawrence Crump  
Additional Information:  
Appointee shall submit Constable Bond.  
23-1214  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Attestation of Review of City Audit  
Purpose: Comply with Local Finance Board Regulations  
City Audit Year: 2021  
Additional Information:  
A certified copy of this Resolution and Municipal Council’s Affidavit will be  
submitted to the Local Finance Board.  
23-1229  
7R8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Fees  
Purpose: Keer Avenue Summer Block Party  
Date(s): Saturday, August 5, 2024  
Event Time(s): 2:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council  
Additional Information:  
The Keer Avenue Summer Block Party will be held on Keer Avenue  
between Hobson Street and Leslie Street (South Ward), from 2:00 P.M.  
until 7:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($50.00) for  
street closure will be waived.  
23-1203  
7R8-e  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. James E. “Kaboobie” Sedgwick, Jr., Ceremonial Street Dedication  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
2. Individuals honored during the Peruvian Civic Committee of Newark  
14th Annual Flag Raising, held on Friday, July 28, 2023  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
3. Mary L. Carter, on her 100th Birthday Celebration  
4. St. Paul’s Methodist Church, on its 55th Anniversary, on Sunday, July  
16, 2023  
5. Individuals honored during the Colombian Flag Raising Ceremony, held  
on Friday, July 21, 2023  
6. Francisco Vasquez, on his book “El Valor de las Adversidades” during  
the Brave and Powerful Women First Face-to-Face Conference, held on  
Wednesday, July 26, 2023  
7. Greater Essex Counseling Services, LLC, on its Grand Opening  
Celebration, to be held on Monday, August 14, 2023  
8. Yolanda Murillo, on her 65th Birthday Celebration  
9. Hector Rodriguez, on his 40th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
10. Casa Del Tabaco, on its 1st Anniversary Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
11. Betty Davis, on her 80th Birthday Celebration, on Tuesday, July 11,  
2023  
12. Lil’ Jay and The Spiritual Boys, honored during the Black and Gold  
Affair Summer Sizzle, held on Saturday, July 15, 2023  
13. Individuals honored during the 2023 Kairos Scholarship Awards, held  
on Saturday, July 22, 2023  
14. Pastor Ellen E. Hagwood, on her 48th Pastoral Anniversary, on Sunda,  
Sunday, July 23, 2023  
15. Ann Horn, on her 90th Birthday Celebration  
16. Berta Perry, on her 97th Birthday Celebration  
17. Individuals honored during the Lincoln Park Music Festival - Gospel in  
the Park, “A Celebration of Spirit”, held on Wednesday, July 26, 2023  
23-1202  
7R8-f  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. Ophia Mapp  
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
2. Jacqueline Elaine Bostic-Calder, former employee of the City of  
Newark  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
3. Nancy Rodriguez  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
4. Alterrick R. Amons, Sr.  
5. Dillard Murray, Supervising Equipment Operator, of the City’s  
Department of Water & Sewer Utilities  
6. Deacon Eugene Vick, Sr.  
7. Bernestines Holloway  
8. Viola B. Robinson  
23-1240  
7R8-g  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: City of Newark 2023 Municipal Budget  
Purpose: Authorizing the reading of the City of Newark 2023 Municipal  
Budget by title only.  
Budget Year: 2023  
Public Hearing Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 4:00 P.M.  
Additional Information:  
A certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of  
Local Government Services.  
7R9  
Public Safety  
23-0215  
7R9-a  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To fund police initiatives to address violent crime, through the  
purchase of Automatic License Plate Readers.  
Entity Name: The Rosamond Gifford Charitable Corp.  
Entity Address: 126 N. Salina Street, 3rd Fl., Syracuse, NY 13202  
Grant Amount: $220,333.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance  
Total Project Cost: $220,330.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 (or until  
all grant funds are expended)  
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:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8.  
Received from Honorable Ras J. Baraka, Mayor.  
23-1224  
8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Derwin Beckles  
Appointment Term: Four (4) year term commencing upon Municipal  
Council confirmation and ending August 2, 2027  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
Mr. Beckles will be filling a vacancy, replacing Mr. Abdul Swaray.  
23-1222  
8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Innocent Okems Okemenzie  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending March 20, 2027  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
23-1223  
8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Anthony Afolo  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending March 20, 2027  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
23-1178  
8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment to serve as a Newark Municipal Court Judge  
Name of Appointee: Sybil M. Elias, Esq.  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending July 22, 2026  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
Received from Business Administrator Eric S. Pennington.  
23-0435  
8-e  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
TWENTY  
(20)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO 14 MERCHANT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 124  
POLK STREET, SUITE 2, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, FOR A  
PROJECT  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
A
NEW  
(5)  
STORY  
BUILDING  
RENTAL  
CONSISTING  
OF  
(26) MARKET  
RATE  
RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS, (2) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS RESTRICTED  
TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI AND (16) OFF-STREET PARKING  
SPACES  
LOCATED  
AT  
14-16 MERCHANT  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY 07105 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX  
MAP OF THE CITTY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1994, LOTS 42 AND  
43.  
23-1047  
8-f  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,  
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH  
S T R E E T S ,  
S E C T I O N  
2 3 : 1 5 - 2 ,  
M U L T I - W A Y  
S T O P  
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING SOUTH STREET AND VAN  
BUREN STREET AS  
(EAST WARD).  
A
MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION  
23-1069  
8-g  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,  
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH  
S T R E E T S ,  
S E C T I O N  
2 3 : 1 5 - 2 ,  
M U L T I - W A Y  
S T O P  
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
BY  
DESIGNATING  
VERMONT  
AVENUE  
AND  
GROVE TERRACE AS  
(WEST WARD).  
A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION  
9.  
9-a  
PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA  
23-1059  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Temitope Kudirat Adeshina  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
July 19, 2027.  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
23-1233  
1. KIM GADDY  
2. ASADA RASHIDI  
3. LISA PARKER  
4. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
5. COLLEEN FIELDS  
6. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
7. DEBRA SALTERS  
8. GEE CURETON  
9. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
10. CHRISTOPHER BARRET  
11. EMILY AIKENS  
12. DONNA JACKSON  
13. JACQUELINE PEOPLES  
14. ASHLEY PATEL  
15. CHÉ COLTER  
16. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER  
17. RICARDO GONZALEZ  
18. TALLAUCHA HUNTER  
19. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
20. ELI KWAWUKUME  
21. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
22. RAMON LUIS RODRIGUEZ  
23. NATALIA VILLANUEVA  
MOTIONS  
____________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY