City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, August 13, 2024  
10:00 AM  
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.  
3.  
CALL TO ORDER  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS 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 6, 2023. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on August 9, 2024 at the time of preparation  
and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
24-0541  
6PSF-a(s)  
AN  
CHAPTER  
DEVELOPMENT, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, TO DEFINE  
VACANT LOT, CLARIFY VARIOUS DEFINITIONS, AND ESTABLISH  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
AMEND  
TITLE  
II,  
ADMINISTRATION,  
10,  
DEPARTMENT  
OF  
ECONOMIC  
AND HOUSING  
REGISTRATION  
VACANT LOT(S).  
REQUIREMENTS  
AND  
FEE  
SCHEDULES  
FOR  
Deferred 6PSF-c 080724  
23-1427  
6PSF-b(s  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX  
ABATEMENT TO ADL 605-607 BROAD URBAN RENEWAL, LLC,  
218 HAMILTON AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11231, FOR  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (84) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS  
CONSISTING OF (71) MARKET-RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL  
A
UNITS, (13) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH  
(4) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF  
AREA  
MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
(4)  
UNITS  
SHALL  
BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI AND (5) UNITS SHALL  
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, AND 20,000  
SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE LOCATED AT 605-607  
BROAD  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07102 AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 18, LOTS 27, 28, AND 77 (CENTRAL  
WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-d 080724  
23-1335  
6PSF-c(s)  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
LLC,  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT  
WTJV URBAN  
RENEWAL,  
444 MOUNT  
PROSPECT AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07104, FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO  
SIGNIFICANTLY  
APARTMENT  
REHABILITATE  
BUILDING  
AN  
EXISTING  
OF  
SEVENTEEN-STORY  
CONSISTING  
(279)  
AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
RENTAL  
UNITS  
FOR  
SENIOR  
CITIZENS  
NEWARK,  
LOCATED  
NEW  
AT  
434-462 MOUNT  
07104 AND  
PROSPECT  
IDENTIFIED  
AVENUE,  
JERSEY  
ON  
THE  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 629,  
LOT 7 (NORTH WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-f 080724  
24-0443  
6PSF-d(s  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF THE REVISED  
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING  
THE WEST SIDE OF FABYAN PLACE BETWEEN NYE AVENUE  
AND LYONS AVENUE, AND THE EAST SIDE OF FABYAN PLACE  
BETWEEN  
WARD).  
SHAW  
AVENUE  
AND  
LYONS  
AVENUE  
(SOUTH  
Deferred 6PSF-k 080724  
24-0782  
6PSF-e(s)  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, 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 14TH AVENUE AND SOUTH  
6TH  
(WEST WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-l 080724  
STREET  
AS  
A
MULTI-WAY  
STOP  
SIGN  
INTERSECTION  
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  
Administration  
24-1119  
7R1-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ) Amending  
(
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the use of Sourcewell Cooperative Contract  
#011723-JDC to purchase of one (1) 2024 John Deere 544 P Wheel  
Loader at $278,860.00 and enter into a five (5) year lease for four (4) 2024  
John Deere 544 P Wheel Loader with a $1.00 buyout at the end of the  
lease for the Citywide cleanup and snow detail.  
Entity Name(s)/Entity Address(s):  
Jesco, Inc., 18 St Nicholas Avenue, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080;  
and Deere Credit, Inc. d/b/a John Deere Financial Lease, 6400 NW 86th  
Street, Johnston, Iowa 50131  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,533,992.60  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW038-800-8007-94340-2024/Capital Outlay  
Contract Period: Commencing upon a date to be established for a  
one-time purchase of one (1) Loader and five (5) year lease for four (4)  
Loaders  
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:  
Resolution 7R1-c(AS), adopted on April 20, 2022, the Municipal Council  
authorized membership in the Sourcewell Cooperative.  
This Cooperative Purchasing Agreement will purchase wheel loaders for  
all City Departments.  
24-1048  
7R1-b(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ) Amending  
(
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the use of the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing  
Alliance #CK04 to purchase computer equipment and peripherals, as well  
as continued use of software (GovQA) to streamline the Open Public  
Records Act (OPRA) function for the City of Newark.  
Entity Name: SHI International Corporation  
Entity Address: 290 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey, 08873  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $8,205,000.00  
Funding Source: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Budgets/Department of  
Administration, Office of Information  
Technology/NW011-030-0306-71450-B2024/Office of the City  
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-71280-B2024, and Department of Public  
Safety/NW011-190-1902-72220-B2024,  
NW051-G22-P22D0-71280-B2022 (FY22 UASI Grant),  
NW051-G23-P23K0-B2023 (FY23 UASI Grant),  
NW051-G23-P23E0-94550-B2023 (Gunshot Detection System Grant),  
NW051-G20-P20A0-71280-B2020 (JAGG Grant)  
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through June  
5, 2026, inclusive of any extensions granted by NJCPA #CK04  
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:  
This Cooperative Purchasing Agreement will provide for the use of  
software, computer equipment and peripherals for the Department of  
Administration, Office of Information Technology, the Department of Public  
Safety and the Office of the City Clerk.  
24-1069  
7R1-c(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application and Agreements for NJ Forest Service  
Funds  
Purpose: Application/Acceptance with NJ Forest Service Leafing Out  
Grant (Program Year 2024-2028)  
Entity Name: The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental  
Protection/NJ Forest Service  
Entity Address: 501 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey  
08625-0420  
Total Grant Amount: $862,500.00  
Funding Source: The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental  
Protection/NJ Forest Service  
Grant Period: May 1, 2024 through April 26, 2028  
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:  
Detailed allocation:  
Leafing Out Management Grant ($850,000.00)  
Leafing Out Education Grant ($12,500.00)  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-1090  
7R2-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Land Bank  
Purpose: To authorize Invest Newark,  
a
New Jersey Non-profit  
Corporation, to acquire, maintain, and dispose of certain city-owned  
blighted, vacant and abandoned properties not needed for public use,  
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-74, et seq.  
Entity Name: Invest Newark, a New Jersey Non-profit Corporation  
Entity Address: 111 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: $0.00  
Funding Source: Not Applicable  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
See attached “Schedule A”.  
Addition Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-g adopted on October 16, 2019, established the Land  
Bank for the City of Newark.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a adopted on April 7, 2020, designated Invest Newark as  
the Land Bank Entity for the City of Newark and authorized the execution of  
the Land Bank Agreement with Invest Newark.  
Resolution 7R2-a adopted on October 19, 2022, authorized the first  
transfer of land to Invest Newark for the Land Bank.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
24-1133  
7R8-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: Tillinghast Block Party  
Location: Tillinghast Street between Osborne Terrace and Clinton Place  
Date(s): Saturday, August 31, 2024  
Event Time: 11:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.  
Co-Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council  
Additional Information:  
The event will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 11:00 A.M. until  
9:00 P.M. Rain Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024  
The City’s Special Event Application Permit Fees of $100.00 will be  
waived.  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-1125  
8-a(s)  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
ADOPTING  
PUBLIC  
THE  
SIXTH  
AND  
AMENDMENT  
TO  
NEWARK’S  
PLAN.  
RIVER:  
ACCESS  
REDEVELOPMENT  
24-1129  
8-b(s)  
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 AN  
AGREEMENT WITH BY GOMES, LLC FOR THE SALE AND  
REDEVELOPMENT  
OF  
CITY  
PROPERTY  
IDENTIFIED  
ON  
THE  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2838,  
LOTS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 AND 19 (ADDITIONAL  
LOTS 20 AND 21) FOR THE AMOUNT OF $4,077,777.77.  
24-1131  
8-c(s)  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XLI, ZONING AND LAND USE  
REGULATIONS,  
SECTION  
4,  
PERMITTED  
USES  
BY  
DISTRICT,  
SECTION 5, BUILDING BULK AND DESIGN STANDARDS, AND  
SECTION 7, OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING, OF THE  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY  
ADDING SECTION 17, STORM DRAINAGE AND SECTION 23,  
STREET DESIGNATION.  
24-1140  
8-d(s)  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED TO  
OAK TOWERS URBAN RENEWAL ENTITY, LLC, 641 LEXINGTON  
AVENUE,  
13TH  
FLOOR,  
NEW  
YORK,  
NEW  
YORK  
10022,  
PURSUANT TO THE LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW TO  
EXTEND THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE  
CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND TO REVISE AND ADD  
ADDITIONAL  
CONSISTING  
BUILDINGS  
NECESSARY  
OF THE  
CONTAINING  
PROVISIONS  
FOR  
OF  
THE  
(2)  
PROJECT  
EXISTING  
HOUSING  
REHABILITATION  
(76)  
AFFORDABLE  
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY  
COMMONLY KNOWN AS, 2-30 STRATFORD PLACE, NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY 07108 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX  
MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2668, LOTS 1, 9,  
12-15.  
24-1005  
8-e(s)  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
14, PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL  
AREAS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY  
OF  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
2000,  
AS  
AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY CHANGING THE PERMIT PARKING HOURS  
ON VARIOUS STREETS IN THE EAST WARD.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
24-1006  
8-f(s)  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 7,  
PARKING  
METER  
REGULATIONS,  
GENERALLY,  
SECTION  
3,  
PARKING METER ZONE 3, TIME LIMITS, OF THE REVISED  
GENERAL  
JERSEY,  
ORDINANCES  
2000, AS  
OF  
THE  
CITY  
AND  
OF  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
BY  
AMENDED  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
CHANGING THE METER PARKING HOURS ON FERRY STREET  
(EAST WARD).  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
MOTIONS  
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12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY