City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, December 6, 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.  
INVOCATION  
Rev. Michael Alvarado  
Community Garden Church  
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 December 1, 2023 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5.  
5-a  
and October 25, 2023.  
5-b  
5-c  
5-d  
2023.  
July 26, 2023 and September 27, 2023.  
September 21, 2023 and the Annual User Charge Apportionment Report,  
Year 2022.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
First Reading  
6F  
6F-a  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE X, FINANCE AND TAXATION,  
CHAPTER 23, FIVE-YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AND ABATEMENT, OF  
THE  
NEWARK,  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
OF  
AS  
THE  
CITY  
OF  
AND  
AND  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
AMENDED  
SECTIONS  
BY  
AMENDING  
MULTIPLE  
REINSTATING THE GRANTING OF FIVE YEAR TAX EXEMPTIONS  
AND ABATEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, COMMERCIAL  
AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES.  
No Action Taken 6F-c 111323  
Deferred 6F-c 112123  
6F-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  
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE  
A
REDEVELOPMENT  
BETWEEN THE  
AND  
CITY  
PROPERTY  
CONVEYANCE  
AGREEMENT  
OF NEWARK  
AND 152 RUTHERFORD  
STREET URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF  
CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 152-164 RUTHERFORD  
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, AS IDENTIFIED ON THE  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 5056,  
LOT 20 (EAST WARD).  
No Action Taken 8-b 111323  
6F-c  
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 THE  
FIRST  
AMENDED  
AGREEMENT  
FOR  
THE  
SALE  
AND  
REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF  
NEWARK AND DAVIDSON ABRAHAM AND ASSOCIATES, LLC  
AND  
MOUNT  
HOPE  
OF  
HOUSING  
COMPANY,  
LOCATED  
INC.,  
AT  
FOR  
THE  
PRIVATE  
TURNER  
SALE  
PROPERTY  
209-211 IRVINE  
BOULEVARD,  
BOULEVARD,  
213-217 IRVINE  
TURNER  
AND 219 IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
07108, AS IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY  
OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2567, LOTS 35,  
(CENTRAL WARD).  
31, 32, 33 AND 30  
No Action Taken 8-c 111323  
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 December 20, 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  
6PSF-a  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED TO  
NEW CENTER CITY APARTMENTS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 122  
EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 4900, NEW YORK, NEW YORK  
10168, PURSUANT TO THE LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW  
TO EXTEND THE TIMEFRAME TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT  
CONSISTING  
CONTAINING  
WITHOUT  
OF  
THE  
AFFORDABLE  
INSTALLATION  
BOILERS, HOT  
ELEVATORS, LOCATED AT 76-80 COURT STREET AND 40-44 W.  
KINNEY STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND  
REHABILITATION  
HOUSING  
OF  
OF  
(2)  
BUILDINGS  
INCLUDING,  
KITCHENS,  
(49)  
UNITS,  
NEW  
LIMITATION,  
RADIATORS,  
BATHS,  
WATER  
HEATERS  
AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 100, LOT 14 AND BLOCK 116, LOT 18 AND  
20 (CENTRAL WARD).  
No Action Taken 6F-a 111323  
6PSF-b  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX  
ABATEMENT TO WASHINGTON 303 URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 207  
WEST 25TH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK  
10001,  
FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO  
RENOVATE  
A
FIVE-STORY  
MIXED-USE  
COMMERCIAL  
BUILDING INTO  
A
TEN-STORY  
BUILDING CONSISTING OF (74) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL  
RENTAL UNITS, (18) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS,  
OF WHICH (4) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT  
40% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (5) UNITS SHALL  
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI AND (9) UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, AND 11,406  
SQUARE FEET OF AMENITIES AND STORAGE SPACE LOCATED  
AT  
303-309 WASHINGTON  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY  
OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 73, LOT 71 (CENTRAL WARD).  
No Action Taken 6F-b 111323  
6PSF-c  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
AUTHORIZING  
THE NEW  
THE  
CITY  
OF  
NEWARK,  
AND  
PURSUANT  
JERSEY  
LOCAL  
LANDS  
BUILDINGS LAW, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-4(a), TO ENTER INTO AND  
EXECUTE  
AN  
AMENDED  
EASEMENT  
AGREEMENT  
TO  
ACQUIRE  
A
PERMANENT  
FROM CENTERPOINT  
RUTHERFORD  
URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, FOR THE SUM OF $10.00 FOR THE  
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND PERMANENT ACCESS UPON  
AND ACROSS  
A
PORTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 49  
RUTHERFORD STREET AND DESIGNATED AS BLOCK 5050.1,  
LOT 15 AND BLOCK 5056, LOTS 26 AND 89 IN NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY, AS DEPICTED IN  
A
MAP ENTITLED “PERMANENT  
DRAINAGE EASEMENT PORTIONS OF BLOCK 5050.01, LOT 15”  
TO  
CONSTRUCT,  
REPLACE,  
RECONSTRUCT,  
USE,  
GRADE,  
AND  
CLEAN,  
REPAIR,  
INSPECT, OPERATE  
OTHERWISE  
MAINTAIN IN AN UNOBSTRUCTED CONDITION  
STORM DRAINAGE PIPE LINES.  
A
SYSTEM OF  
No Action Taken 6F-d 111323  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED TO  
579 BROAD URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 2100 ORETHA C. HALEY  
BOULEVARD,  
TO THE LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1, ET SEQ., FOR PROJECT  
NEW  
ORLEANS,  
LOUISIANA  
70113,  
PURSUANT  
A
LOCATED AT 579-581 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY  
OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 18, LOT 11 WITH ADDITIONAL LOT 10,  
(LOTS  
12,  
14 AND  
15 MERGED  
INTO  
LOT  
BY  
11)  
(CENTRAL  
THE  
WARD),TO  
CHANGE  
THE PROJECT  
REDUCING  
NUMBER OF MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS FROM  
(48) TO (40) UNITS AND ALLOWING PORTION OF THOSE  
RENTAL UNITS TO BE SHORT TERM RENTAL UNITS, REDUCING  
A
THE  
GROUND  
FLOOR  
FEET,  
COMMERCIAL  
ALONG WITH  
OF THE  
SPACE  
FROM  
5,712 TO  
CHANGES,  
SERVICE  
4,424 SQUARE  
OTHER  
INCLUDING  
CHARGE.  
THE  
CALCULATION  
ANNUAL  
No Action Taken 6F-e 111323  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED TO  
NEW IRVINE TURNER APARTMENTS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC,  
122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 4900, NEW YORK, NEW YORK  
10168, PURSUANT TO THE LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW  
TO EXTEND THE TIMEFRAME TO CONSTRUCT THE PROJECT  
CONSISTING  
CONTAINING  
WITHOUT  
OF  
THE  
AFFORDABLE  
INSTALLATION  
REHABILITATION  
HOUSING  
OF  
OF  
(4)  
BUILDINGS  
INCLUDING,  
KITCHENS,  
HEATERS,  
(94)  
UNITS,  
NEW  
LIMITATION,  
RADIATORS,  
AND CONSTRUCTION  
ON ONE OF THE  
BATHS,  
BOILERS,  
HOT  
OF  
WATER  
NEW  
ELEVATORS  
BUILDINGS  
A
COMMUNITY  
EXISTING  
PARKING  
LOTS,  
LOCATED AT 385-391, 393-395, 396-402, 397-403, AND 416-432  
IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108  
AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2675, LOTS 40, 41, AND 44, BLOCK 2678,  
LOT 16 AND BLOCK 2693, LOT 7 (SOUTH WARD).  
No Action Taken 6F-f 111323  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 3,  
PROHIBITED TURNS, SECTION 23:3-5, NO TURNS ON RED, OF  
THE  
REVISED  
NEW  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
OF  
AS  
THE  
CITY  
OF  
NEWARK,  
JERSEY,  
AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY PROHIBITING RIGHT TURNS ON RED AT  
THE INTERSECTION OF FRELINGHUYSEN AVENUE AND EAST  
PEDDIE STREET (SOUTH WARD).  
No Action Taken 8-a 111323  
6PSF-g  
ORDINANCE  
APPROVING  
EASEMENT OVER  
ON  
THE  
CONVEYANCE  
OF NEWARK  
WAY AND UNDER  
OF  
A
PERMANENT  
CITY  
PUBLIC  
THE  
RIGHT-OF-WAY  
INTERNATIONAL  
HAYNES AVENUE BRIDGE AS INDICATED IN THE “ACQUISITION  
MAP” AS PARCEL 5.2 TO THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK  
AND  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
PURSUANT  
TO  
N.J.S.A.  
40A:12-13(b)(4),  
FOR THE SUM OF $1.00.  
No Action Taken 8-d 111323  
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  
Dept./ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient  
Purpose: To provide Community Violence Prevention through Youth  
Menoring Program.  
Entity Name: Weequahic Park Association, Inc.  
Entity Address: 92 Thomas Carmichael Drive, Newark, New Jersey  
07112  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $124,500.00  
Funding Source: 2021 and 2022 Budgets/American Rescue Plan Act of  
2021 - Department of Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal  
Recovery/Funds/Business Unit: NW051, Dept. G21, Div./Proj. ARPN0,  
Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref. B2021/Dept. G22, Div./Proj.  
ARP2H, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref. B2022  
Grant Period: Grant funds to be expended, no later than November 30,  
2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Deferred 7R1-z 110123  
No Action Taken 7R1-a 111323  
Deferred 7R1-a 112123  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To amend the 2022 NJDEP Volkswagen Mitigation Grant  
Project, Equipment Modernization Program award application and  
allocation amounts.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Environmental  
Protection (NJDEP), Volkswagen Mitigation Grant Project, Equipment  
Modernization Program  
Appropriation Amount: $4,851,375.22  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R10-a, adopted on August 3, 2022.  
This Resolution will amend the 2022 NJDEP Volkswagen Mitigation Grant  
Project, Equipment Modernization Program award allocation amount to  
read $4,851,375.22 from $1,065,108.00, and increasing the number of  
electric chassis refuse trucks to be funded from two (2) to a total of eight  
(8), with a City contribution of $537,854.66 for the Project.  
The City of Newark will provide a cash match contribution in the amount of  
$537,854.66 in the 2024 Operating Budget under Special Appropriation  
Line Item 011 230 2301.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Works  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To support Covid testing, vaccination and therapeutics.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services/Health Resources and Services Administration  
Appropriation Amount: $63,701.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 to be accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution, which will be  
submitted under separate cover as Legistar File ID #23-1694.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To fund the enhancement of the City of Newark and the Urban  
Area Security Initiative (UASI) region’s ability to build, maintain, and  
sustain national preparedness capabilities for approved project proposals  
and annexes.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and  
Preparedness  
Appropriation Amount: $1,694,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R9-c, adopted on November 21, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency  
Management  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-e  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To authorize budget insertion for Second Amended  
(Pass-Through) Agreement with The Trust for Public Land for the continued  
rehabilitation of Jesse Allen Park.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental  
Protection, Green Acres Program and Office of the Natural Resource  
Restoration  
Appropriation Amount: $3,800,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R11-a, adopted May 5, 2021.  
Operating Agency: Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior  
Services  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To authorize budget insertion to provide upgrades to the  
Department of Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) 911 System.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Information Technology,  
Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services  
Appropriation Amount: $1,156,073.43  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R9-a, adopted on September 20, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To authorize budget insertion to open a School Base Clinic at  
Park Elementary School. The funding is from Support Community Project  
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Resources Health, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Appropriation Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R5-b, adopted on November 21, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To authorize budget insertion to extend the grant period and  
increase the award amount for COVID-19 vaccination capacity,  
confidence, and ensure equitable distribution across the jurisdiction,  
including among high-risk and underserved populations.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Appropriation Amount: $27,500.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
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 Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on March 15, 2023,  
accepted a grant award in the amount of $121,315.00.  
The Budget Resolution 7R1-b was adopted on April 5, 2023.  
Funds to be accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution for additional  
funding in the amount of $27,500.00 will be submitted under separate  
cover as Legistar File ID 23-1638.  
Operating Agency: Department Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-i  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: External Transfer of Funds  
Purpose: To transfer funds within Water Utility to provide sufficient funding  
until year end (City-wide).  
Amount Transferred: $257,776.00  
Transferred From: Water Utility  
Transferred To: Water Utility  
Additional Information:  
The Schedule of the 2023 External Transfers of Funds ET#W1 is attached.  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-j  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application and Agreements with HUD for One-Year  
Action Plan  
Purpose: Application/Acceptance with HUD for the 2023 One Year Action  
Plan (Program Year 2023-2024)  
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Entity Address: One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260  
Total Grant Amount: $16,472,151.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD) Programs: Community Development Block Grant  
(CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment  
Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS  
(HOPWA) Program  
Grant Period: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024  
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:  
CDBG/$6,851,649.00  
ESG/$608,612.00  
HOME/$3,183,450.00  
HOPWA/$5,828,440.00  
7R1-k  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application and Agreements with NJDEP for the 2022  
Natural Climate Solutions Grants  
Purpose: Application/Acceptance with NJDEP for the 2022 Natural  
Climate Solutions Grants  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  
(NJDEP)  
Entity Address: 401 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0402  
Total Grant Amount: $1,228,148.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  
(NJDEP)  
Grant Period: Thirty-Six (36) months from the date of the execution of the  
NJDEP contract  
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:  
7R1-l  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T0106 Master Blanket PO  
17-FLEET-00732  
Purpose: To purchase Law Enforcement Firearms Equipment and  
Supplies.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Atlantic Tactical, Inc., 763 Corporate  
Circle, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $69,323.40  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public  
Safety/NW026-46120-B2023  
Contract Period: Upon approval of Municipal Council through May 13,  
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:  
This State Contract #17-FLEET-00732 will provide for the purchase of law  
enforcement firearms equipment and supplies for the City’s Department of  
Public Safety.  
7R1-m  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T2776S, T2776, T2007,  
T0099, T2100, T2006  
Purpose: To provide for open-ended authorization to enter into  
Agreements with eight (8) State-Approved vendors to purchase automotive  
vehicles for various City Departments.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1) Nielsen of Morristown, Inc., 172 Ridgedale Avenue, Morristown, New  
Jersey 07960;  
2) Gentilini Chevrolet, LLC, 500 John S. Penn Boulevard, Woodbine, New  
Jersey 08270;  
3) Hertrich Fleet Services, Inc., 1427 Bay Road, Milford, Delaware 19963  
4) Chas S. Winner, Inc., 250 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, New  
Jersey 08034;  
5) Hudson Motors Partnership, 585 Route 440, Jersey City, New Jersey  
07305;  
6) Mall Chevrolet, 75 Haddonfield Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002;  
7) Ciocca FMFL, Inc., 8 Minneakoning Road, Flemington, New Jersey  
08822; and  
8) Foulke Management, 75 Haddonfield Road, Fleet Sales, Cherry Hill,  
New Jersey, 08002  
Contract Amount: No contract amount shall be chargeable or certified  
until such time as the goods or services are ordered and acknowledged  
with a certified Purchase Order or a Certification of Availability of Funds is  
made by the Chief Finance Officer, open-ended amount shall not exceed  
$600,000.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget  
Contract Period: Upon approval and authorization of the Municipal  
Council until December 31, 2024, or upon expiration of the respective  
State contracts, inclusive of any extensions granted by the State of New  
Jersey, whichever occurs earlier  
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 State Contract #T2776S, T2776, T2007, T0099, T2100, and T2006  
will provide for an open-ended authorization to enter into contracts with  
eight (8) State-Approved vendors for the purchase of vehicles for various  
City Departments for the calendar year 2024.  
7R1-n  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #M0483 Master Blanket PO  
19-TELE-00656  
Purpose: To purchase computer equipment, peripherals and related  
services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Dell Marketing L.P., One Dell Way, Round  
Rock, Texas 78682  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Administration/Office of  
Information Technology/NW011-030-0306-71450/4210  
Contract Period: Upon approval of Municipal Council through January  
31, 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:  
This State Contract #M0483 will provide for the purchase of computer  
equipment, peripherals and related services for the City’s Department of  
Administration, Office of Information Technology.  
7R1-o  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T3067 Master Blanket PO#  
19-PROSV-00699  
Purpose: To provide for Advertising and Public Relations Services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Princeton Partners, LLC, 189 Wall Street,  
Princeton, New Jersey 08540  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $2,671,212.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Health and Community  
Wellness/Grants/NW051-G23-H23G0-71280/NW051-G51-H21Q0-7209,  
and NW051-G23-2H23B-72250  
Contract Period: Upon approval of Municipal Council through April 3,  
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:  
This State Contract #T3067 provides for advertising and public relations  
services for the City’s Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center.  
7R1-p  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Opioid Response Team.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences,  
65 Bergen Street, Suite 538, Newark, New Jersey 07107  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public  
Safety/NW-051-G20-P20C0  
Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval to be established for  
twelve (12) consecutive months  
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:  
This Bid Contract will provide for an Opioid Response Team for the City’s  
Department of Public Safety.  
First Advertisement: February 14, 2023  
Second Advertisement: July 5, 2023  
Proposals Received: Three (3)  
7R1-q  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Liquid Calcium Chloride (Brine) Snow and Ice  
Removal.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Peckham Materials Corp., 172 Prospect  
Hill Road, Brewster, New York 10509  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $130,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of  
Sanitation/NW-011-060-0605-83710-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed  
contract  
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 Bid Contract provides for Liquid Calcium Chloride (Brine) For Snow  
and Ice Removal for the City’s Department of Public Works, Division of  
Sanitation.  
Advertisement Date: September 13, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Five (5)  
Bids Received: One (1)  
7R1-r  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Maintenance and Repair Services: Delta DSC 2000  
Barriers.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Complete Hydraulic Works, Inc., 140  
Greenwood Avenue, Midland Park, New Jersey 07432  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $90,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Division of  
Police/NW011-190-1902-72140-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 Bid Contract will provide for Maintenance and Repair Services: Delta  
DSC 2000 Barriers for the City’s Department of Public Safety.  
Advertisement Date: September 27, 2023  
Bids Solicited: Eleven (11)  
Bids Received: One (1)  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To build a two-family residential home.  
Entity Name: Solace Realty Concepts, LLC  
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Sale Amount: $21,200.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $31,500.00  
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)  
488 South12th Street/Block 287/Lot 42/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,650 X $8.00 = $21,200.00.  
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 110123  
No Action Taken 7R2-b 111323  
Deferred 7R2-b 112123  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide development of a five-story midrise multi-family  
building with (64) units, (13) affordable housing units, amenities, and  
community building.  
Entity Name: Supreme Home Developers, LLC  
Entity Address: 1115 Inman Avenue, Suite 179, Edison, New Jersey  
08820  
Sale Amount: $182,353.41  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $220,400.00  
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)  
575 South 10th Street/Block 313/Lot 56/Central Ward  
594 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 21/Central Ward  
592 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 22/Central Ward  
590 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 23/Central Ward  
588 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 24/Central Ward  
586 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 25/Central Ward  
596-610 South 11th Street/Block 313/Lot 13/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 20,261.49 X $9.00 =  
$182,353.41.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
No Action Taken 7R2-d 111323  
Deferred 7R2-d 112123  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide for the excavation of the property down and  
rebuilding the entire house.  
Entity Name: Stephanie N. Baker  
Entity Address: Newark, Jersey 07107  
Sale Amount: $20,000.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $8.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A Other  
Assessed Amount: $101,800.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed with 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)  
77 South 14th Street/Block 1865/Lot 22/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X $8.00 = 2,500 X $8.00 = $20.000.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
7R2-d  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Architectural Services for Mulberry Commons  
Pedestrian Bridge  
Purpose: To provide for a contract amendment to add additional services  
Entity Name: Sage and Coombe Architects, LLP  
Entity Address: 12-16 Vestry Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York  
10013  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,457,090.48.  
Funding Source: Bond Proceeds  
Contract Period: Until completion in accordance with N.J.S.A.  
40A:11-15(9)  
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:  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Remediation Agreement and Related Documents  
Purpose: To allow PSE&G to access portions of Raymond Boulevard,  
Market Street, Prospect Street, and Congress Street to address  
manufactured Gas Plant Related Contaminants in soils in connection with  
PSE&G’s remediation of former Market Street Gas Works Operation Area  
in Newark, New Jersey.  
Entity Name: PSE&G  
Entity Address: 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: $0.00  
Funding Source: Not Applicable  
Contract Period: Until completion of remedial activities as determined by  
the NJDEP or PSE&G’s Licensed Site Remediation Professionals.  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a  
Location of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Approximately 2.55 acres consisting of portions of Raymond Boulevard,  
Market Street, Prospect Street and Congress Street /East Ward  
Additional Information:  
7R2-f  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment  
Purpose: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
23-37 University Avenue/Block 47/Lot 40/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-l(S), adopted on August 19, 2021, authorized and directed  
the Central  
Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation to  
determine if the area is in need of redevelopment.  
7R3  
Engineering  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Authorizing the use of competitive contracting, pursuant  
to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(j) and authorizing contract awards  
Purpose: To authorize the use of competitive contracting for the  
procurement of dockless vehicles for use in the City’s public right-of-way.  
Entity Name(s): Bird Rides, Inc. and Veoride, Inc.  
Entity Address(s):  
1) Bird Rides, Inc., 8605 Santa Monica Boulevard #20388, West  
Hollywood, California 90069; and  
2) Veoride, Inc., 1334 Third Street Promenade, Suite #300, Santa Monica,  
California 90401  
Contract Amount: Revenue Contract (no expenditures for the City of  
Newark)  
Funding Source: No municipal funds required  
Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of a formal written Notice to  
Proceed  
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:  
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the use of competitive contracting  
for the procurement of dockless vehicles under the City of Newarks  
Dockless Vehicle Share System Program, and further authorizes contract  
awards to Bird Rides, Inc. and Veoride, Inc. to provide dockless vehicles.  
Each vendor is required to pay $125,000.00 for a two (2) year permit and a  
$0.25 per trip fee to the City of Newark to operate their dockless vehicles  
in the City’s right-of-ways, in accordance with the Dockless Vehicle  
Provider Share System Program Rules and Regulations.  
Deferred 7R3-a 110123  
No Action Taken 7R3-a 111323  
Deferred 7R3-a 112123  
7R3-b  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Grant Agreement  
Purpose:To accept grant funding and enter into a Federal Aid Cost  
Reimbursement Agreement with NJDOT for the Newark Ironbound  
Roundabout Project, Federal Project Number, D00S(738).  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $1,721,729.63  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: From the date of the Grant Agreement execution to August  
25, 2028  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property: (if applicable)  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to accept grant funding in the  
amount  
of  
$1,721,729.63 ($1,456,374.50 for  
construction  
and  
$265,355.13 for construction inspection and management services) for the  
Newark Ironbound Roundabout Program.  
This Resolution further authorizes the City of Newark to enter into and  
execute a Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the New  
Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Local Aid and Economic  
Development for the Newark Ironbound Roundabout Project.  
7R3-c  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R3-a(S/AS)091118  
Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R3-a(S/AS) adopted on September 11,  
2018 and accept funding from New Jersey Department of Transportation  
(NJDOT) for the 2018 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
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:  
Resolution 7R3-a(S/AS), adopted on September 11, 2018, authorized the  
City of Newark to apply for and accept grant funding in the amount of  
$1,200,000.00 from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s  
(NJDOT) 2018 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program, which provides  
grant funding for improvements that enable and encourage walking and  
bicycling to school.  
This Resolution will amend Resolution 7R3-a(S/AS), adopted on  
September 11, 2018, to accept $1,000,000.00 in grant funding.  
7R3-d  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R4-b061516  
Purpose: Ferry Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements Federal  
Project Number HSP-1844(301)  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $5,663,005.13  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: From the date of contract execution till August 2, 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:  
This Resolution will amend Resolution 7R4-b, adopted on June 15, 2016,  
by increasing the grant funding from $2,703,000.00 to $5,663,005.13  
($4,656,011.57 for  
construction  
and  
$1,006,993.56 for  
construction  
inspection and management services).  
This Resolution will also authorize the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or  
his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to  
enter into and execute Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement  
#2023-DT-BLA-206 with the New Jersey Department of Transportation,  
Division of Local Aid and Economic Development.  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
7R5-a  
Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To extend the grant period and increase the award amount for  
COVID-19 vaccination  
capacity,  
confidence,  
and  
ensure  
equitable  
distribution across the jurisdiction, including among high-risk and  
underserved populations.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services,  
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857  
Grant Amount: $27,500.00  
Funding Source: HRSA  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023  
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:  
The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on March 15,  
2023, accepted a grant award in the amount of $121,315.00.  
The Budget Resolution 7R1-b was adopted on April 5, 2023.  
7R5-b  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Apply/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide for a Budget revision with updated line items and no  
cost extension of time to expend funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-b  
adopted on September 1, 2021.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services,  
Office of Minority Health (OMH)  
Entity Address: Tower Oaks Building, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite  
100, Rockville, Maryland 20852  
Grant Amount: $0.00  
Funding Source: OMH  
Total Project Cost: $4,112,359.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024  
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:  
The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-b, adopted on September  
1, 2021 accepted a grant award in the amount of $3,875,000.00, for the  
period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023, which was contingent on  
Municipal funds or in-kind services in the amount of $237,359.00.  
7R5-c  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Lead Hazard and Healthy Homes Reduction Program  
Entity Name: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  
(HUD), Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes  
Entity Address: 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 8236, Washington, DC  
20410  
Grant Amount: $5,600,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Total Project Cost: $6,386,353.00  
City Contribution: Municipal funds or in-kind services in the amount of  
$786,353.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: January 2, 2020 through July 1, 2024  
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:  
The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-a adopted on March 4,  
2020 accepted a grant award in the amount of $ 5,600,000.00, for the  
period of January 2, 2020 through June 30, 2023, which was contingent on  
Municipal funds or in-kind services in the amount of $786,353.00.  
7R5-d  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To support Covid testing, vaccination and therapeutics.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services,  
Health  
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857  
Grant Amount: $63,701.00  
Funding Source: HRSA  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
7R6  
Law  
7R6-a  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: ESX-L-7657-18  
Claimant: Victor Manata, Sergio Pereira, Angel Sanchez, and Jose  
Figueroa  
Claimant's Attorney: The Toscano Law Firm, LLC, 80 Bloomfield  
Avenue, Suite 101, Caldwell, New Jersey 07006  
Settlement Amount: $150,000.00  
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund  
Additional Information:  
Deferred 7R6-a 112123  
7R6-b  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: Not Applicable  
Claimant: APS Designs, Inc., 433 West 34th Street, Unit 2G, New York,  
New York 10001  
Claimant's Attorney: Not Applicable  
Settlement Amount: $81,375.00  
Funding Source: 2007 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing  
Development/NW045, Dept. 007, Div/Proj 07A00, Activity: A, Account  
#94710, Budget Ref: B2007  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution and Settlement Agreement resolves all outstanding  
invoices for the costs associated with APS Designs, Inc., providing design  
services associated with a three dimensional art sculpture at Mulberry  
Commons Park during the period of November 1, 2022 through April 18,  
2023.  
7R6-c  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide tax appraisal services concerning Tax Appeal  
Matters.  
Entity Name: Hendricks Appraisal Co., LLC  
Entity Address: West Orange, New Jersey 07052  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $156,000.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
7R6-d  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Library and Educational  
Goods and Services  
Purpose: To provide online legal research for law and law related  
materials and services.  
Entity Name: West Publishing Corporation, d/b/a West, a Thomson  
Reuters business  
Entity Address: 610 Opperman Drive, Eagan, Minnesota 55123  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $197,512.68  
Funding Source: 2024, 2025, and 2026 Budgets/Law Department  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026  
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:  
Exception to public bidding N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(q).  
7R7  
Mayor's Office  
7R7-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To acquire, develop, and operate a Community Resource  
Center to offer housing, health and economic services to Newark  
residents.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $6,732,267.00  
Total Project Cost: $$6,732,267.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: March 15, 2021 through December 31, 2026  
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:  
The Community Resource Center will provide Newark residents with  
housing, health, and economic services.  
The center will be open to the public, but will have a focus on unsheltered  
Newark residents, especially those experiencing chronic homelessness.  
This population is among the most vulnerable in our community. They  
experience prolonged homelessness and often have a disabling condition  
such as a serious mental illness, substance use disorder, or physical  
disability.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing Municipal Council Meeting Dates  
Purpose To establish 2024 Pre-Meetings, Regular Meetings, Special  
Meetings, and Conference Dates.  
Additional Information:  
Open Public Meetings Act Notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.  
7R8-b  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing the 2024 Municipal Holiday Schedule  
Purpose: 2024 Municipal Paid Holidays  
Additional Information:  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: Newark Holiday Festival Kick-Off  
Date(s): Saturday, November 25, 2023  
Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver  
Additional Information:  
The Newark Holiday Festival Kick-Off was held on Halsey Street between  
New Street and Bleeker Street, from 11:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($550.00) for  
the street festival will be waived.  
7R8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Annual Newark Three Kings Children’s Celebration  
Entity Name: Essex County College  
Entity Address: 177 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Event Location: Essex County College (Gymnasium), 177 West Market  
Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Event Date(s): Friday, January 5, 2024  
Event Time: 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. (Includes Set-up at 9:00 A.M. and  
Clean-up/Breakdown ending at 8:00 P.M.)  
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Rain/Snow Date: Friday, January 12, 2024.  
7R8-e  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i)  
and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(l)  
Purpose: To provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in  
connection with Election Matters.  
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 and 2024 Budgets/Office of the City  
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-96110-B2023  
Contract Period: One (1) year commencing November 27, 2023 through  
November 26, 2024  
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:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $8,333.34.  
7R8-f  
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Clarence Maney, Jr., on his 83rd Birthday Celebration  
2. Brian K. Logan honored during the Zakee Bowser Enrichment  
Foundation 2023 Awards Gala  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
3. Sergeant Pedro Rivera, honored during the Roberto Clemente Newark  
League, Inc., 2023 Gala “Unsung Heroes”, held on Friday, December 1,  
2023  
4. Chris Bernardo, honored during the Roberto Clemente Newark League,  
Inc., 2023 Gala “Unsung Heroes”, held on Friday, December 1, 2023  
5. Individuals honored during the “En Peligro De Extincion” of Human  
Rights  
6. Elizabeth “Liz” Del Tufo, on her 90th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
7. Pastors and Bishops honored during the Ambassador Ministries First  
Church Anniversary, held during the month of November  
8. Individuals honored during the South Ward Interfaith Clergy Alliance,  
Thanksgiving Service “It’s a Family Affair”, at Mt Vernon Baptist Church,  
held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023  
9. Individuals honored during the Mentor U Connect Annual Award and  
Scholarship Gala, held on Saturday, December 2, 2023  
10. Ark City Church, on Four (4) Years of Ministry, held on Sunday,  
December 3, 2023  
11. Bishop-Designate Jonathan A. McClaren, on Four (4) Years of  
Ministry, at Ark City Church, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023  
12. Bishop Herber M. Brown II, on his 23rd Pastoral Anniversary, at  
Brown’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, held on Sunday, December 3,  
2023  
13. Brown’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, on its 62nd Church  
Anniversary, held on Sunday, December 3, 2023  
14. Oasim Amin Nathari, honored for “Thirty (30) years of Activism,  
Scholarship and Leadership through Service”, a Dinner, at Monsignor  
William J. Lindor Plaza, to be held on Friday, December 29, 2023  
15. Michelle Gonzalez, on her retirement after thirty-four (34) years of  
service at PSE&G  
16. Harold “Butch” Edwards, on his 75th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.  
17. The Portuguese Sporting Club of Perth Amboy  
18. Carlos Amaral, Board President of Bombeiros Voluntarios Vale  
Besteiros, of Vale Besteiros, Tondela  
7R8-g  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. Leonard Moore  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
2. Karriem Roulette  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
3. Marshall Cooper  
4. Earl Weldon McKoy  
5. Dorothy M. Govan  
6. Harry Kwame Afriyie  
7. Saladeen Bashir Robinson  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services for the Montclair  
Rechlorination Station Rehabilitation - Alternative Analysis.  
Entity Name: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.  
Entity Address: 412 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Downtown Building - 1st Floor,  
Morristown, New Jersey 07960  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $71,600.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-71280  
Contract Period: One (1) year from the date of the issuance of a Notice  
to Proceed  
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:  
7R12-b  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: BRIC 2021 Newark Ironbound Resiliency HUB-Phase I  
Entity Name: FEMA - (Federal Emergency Management Agency)  
Entity Address: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0002  
Grant Amount: $997,809.00 (Federal Share) plus $66,520.60 (100%  
Federal Share for management costs)  
Total Project Cost: $1,396,932.60 (Phase I)  
City Contribution: $332,603.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 (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:  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Rent Control Board  
Name of Appointee: Eugenia Hamlett  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
November 21, 2025  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
Ms. Hamlett will be replacing Ms. Brenda Wilson as a Landlord  
Representative on the Rent Control Board.  
8-b  
8-c  
ORDINANCE  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
TRANSFER  
OF  
CERTAIN  
CITY OF NEWARK OWNED PROPERTIES TO INVEST NEWARK,  
PURSUANT  
PROGRAM  
RESIDENTS.  
TO  
TO  
THE  
HOMEOWNERSHIP  
REVITIALIZATION  
BY NEWARK  
BE  
DEVELOPED AND OWNED  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO GATEWAY LOFTS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, OF  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
A
JERSEY  
07105,  
FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSISTING OF (27)  
MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (31) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (6) UNITS SHALL BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 30% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME  
(“AMI”) AND (25) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT 60% AMI, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY ORDINANCE  
6PSF-B, DULY ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 4, 2017, AS AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
NEWARK, NEW  
LOCATED  
JERSEY  
AT  
84-92 PARKHURST  
IDENTIFIED ON  
STREET,  
07114 AND  
THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK  
899, LOT 38 (EAST WARD).  
8-d  
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 SPRINGDALE AVENUE AND  
NORTH  
12TH  
STREET  
AS  
A
MULTI-WAY  
STOP  
SIGN  
INTERSECTION (NORTH WARD).  
8-e  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
SHORT-TERM  
TITLE  
XVIII  
HOUSING  
THE  
CODE,  
CHAPTER  
GENERAL  
JERSEY,  
XIV,  
ORDINANCES  
2000, AS  
RENTALS,  
OF  
OF  
REVISED  
OF  
THE  
CITY  
AND  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
BY  
AMENDED  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
AMENDING SUBSECTIONS OF CHAPTER 14.  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
10-a  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Saint Vincent Academy, Inc./RL-1  
2. Alumnae Assn. Saint Vincent Academy, Inc./RL- 2  
3. Vocational Sisters/RL-3  
4. St. Michael's Seton Library Guild/RL-4  
5. St. Michael's Seton Library Guild/RL-5  
6. Covenant House of New Jersey/RL-6  
7. Devils Care Foundation, Inc./RL-16 Amended year 2022  
8. St. Lucy's Catholic Church/RL-7  
9. St. Patrick's Church/RL-8  
10. Geater Essex Comm. Uplift Foundation/RL-9  
11. St. Lucy's R.C. Church/RL-10  
12. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church/RL-11  
13. New Jersey Performing Arts Center/RL-12  
14. Parent & Guardians Guild St. Vincent Academy /RL-13  
15. Clean Water Fund/RL-14  
16. Clean Water Fund/RL-15  
17. New Jersey Symphony/RL-16  
18. Ourl Lady Of Mount Cramel Church/RL-17  
19. Devils Care Foundation/RL-18  
20. Newark Mentoring Movement, Inc./RL-19  
21. St. Lucy's Catholic Church/RL-20  
22. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church/RL-21  
23. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church/RL-22  
24. St. Lucy's R.C. Church/RL-23  
25. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church/RL-24  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
1. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER  
2. YUSUF SHABAZZ  
3. DEBRA SALTERS  
4. MARK MUGARERO  
5. DEBRA MAPSON  
6. TALLAUCHA HUNTER  
7. GEE CURETON  
8. ELI KWAWUKUME  
9. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
10. JACQUELINE PEOPLES  
11. COREY HARRIS  
12. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
13. GEORGE TILLMAN JR.  
14. ZJANTE I. RAMGEET  
15. REV. QUEEN MOTHER IMAKHA  
16. DR. THERESA ALLEN-JOHNSON  
17. ANGELA WILLIAMSTON  
MOTIONS  
____________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________  
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12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY