City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Thursday, November 6, 2025  
12:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
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 C. Lawrence Crump  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Regular meeting of the Municipal Council was called to order on the above  
date in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, at  
12:34 P.M.  
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  
3.  
4.  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT  
Apostle Antoine Obery  
United Deliverance Tabernacle  
202 Hawthorne Avenue  
Newark, New Jersey 07112  
ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present:  
Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., and  
C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
Gonzalez arrived at 12:44 P.M.  
Silva arrived at 12:52 P.M.  
Rountree arrived at 1:01 P.M.  
8 -  
Present:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
5.  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5-a  
25-1346  
Commission on the Status of Women, Minutes, March 18, 2025, April 22,  
2025 and September 30, 2025  
Accept  
5-b  
5-c  
25-1360  
Newark Workforce Development Board, Minutes, March 13, 2025 and  
June 26, 2025  
Accept  
25-1361  
Office of the City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau, Financial Reports,  
January through June 2025  
Accept  
5-d  
5-e  
25-1387  
2025 Best Practices Inventory  
Accept  
25-1424  
Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission, Minutes,  
September and October 2025  
Accept  
5-f  
25-1434  
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Minutes, June 2025  
Accept  
5-g  
25-1447  
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, September 24,  
2025.  
Accept  
Approval of the Consent Reports and Recommendations  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Accept the Consent Reports  
and Recommendations of City Officers, Boards and Commissions. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr.,  
and C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
6PSF-a  
25-0712  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT UNDER THE HMFA LAW TO NEW COMMUNITY  
HOMES DEVELOPMENT, LP, HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE  
AT 233 WEST MARKET STREET, NEW JERSEY 07103 FOR  
A
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT NEW FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING  
A
COMPRISING  
AFFORDABLE  
OF  
ONE  
HUNDRED  
PARKING,  
AND  
AND  
TWENTY  
TENANT  
(120)  
UNITS,  
AMENITY  
SPACE.  
PARKING  
ROOM, UTILITY ROOM, AND ELEVATORS AND STAIRCASES.  
SPECIFICALLY, THE BASEMENT SHALL CONSIST OF  
A
GARAGE, TRASH COMPACTOR/RECYCLING  
THE  
GROUND  
FLOOR  
SHALL  
CONSIST  
OF  
4,045 SQUARE  
RESIDENTIAL  
FOOT  
LOBBY,  
COMMUNITY  
ROOM/COMMUNITY  
ROOM,  
CENTER,  
A
MAIL/PACKAGE  
MANAGEMENT  
AND TENANT  
OFFICE,  
AMENITY  
CONTAIN  
ELEVATORS  
AND STAIRWELLS,  
GROUND  
SPACE.  
THE  
FLOOR  
SHALL  
UNITS  
12 TWO-BEDROOM  
ALSO  
TWENTY-SEVEN  
(27)  
RESIDENTIAL  
COMPRISED  
OF  
NINE  
(9)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS,  
UNITS,  
AND SIX (6) THREE-BEDROOM UNITS. EACH OF THE UPPER  
THREE  
LEVELS  
(20)  
INCLUDE  
FIVE  
(5)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
AND SIX  
UNITS,  
(6)  
TWENTY  
TWO-BEDROOM  
UNITS,  
THREE-BEDROOM UNITS. IN SUM, THE BUILDING WILL HAVE  
TWENTY-FOUR (24) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, SEVENTY-TWO  
(72) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND TWENTY FOUR (24) THREE  
BEDROOM UNITS OF WHICH SIXTY (60) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING RENTAL UNITS SHALL BE RENTED TO TENANTS AT  
60% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”) OR LESS, FORTY-FOUR  
(44) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS TO BE RENTED  
TO TENANTS AT 50% AMI OR LESS, AND SIXTEEN (16)  
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS TO BE RENTED TO  
TENANTS  
AT  
30%  
(128)  
TOTAL  
AMI  
OR  
PARKING  
PROJECT  
LESS,  
AND  
ONE  
FOR  
OF $76,623,794.00,  
HUNDRED  
TWENTY-EIGHT  
APPROXIMATE  
SPACES,  
THE  
COST  
LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 202  
SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 242, LOT 1.  
(CENTRAL WARD)  
Deferred 6PSF-d 102225  
Allison Ladd, Director Department of Economic and Housing Development,  
Richard Cameron, Chairman New Community Development Network and  
Simone Gardner, President and CEO New Community commented.  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Lisa Parker, Debra Salters,  
Atisha Davis, Zymeir Twitty, Diedna Scott, Gwendolyn Roberts, George Tillman,  
Jr. and Munirah El-Bomani.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Close on Public  
Hearing and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
6PSF-b  
25-1194  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
TERM TAX ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL, LLC,  
JERSEY 07103 FOR  
A
TWENTY-TWO (22) YEAR LONG  
TO  
GOMES  
GENERATION  
NEWARK,  
URBAN  
NEW  
34-40 HUDSON  
STREET,  
A
PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL  
WARD AT 34 HUDSON STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103  
AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 2850, LOT 36 ON THE TAX MAP OF  
THE CITY (THE “PROPERTY”), TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5)  
STORY BUILDING WITH FIFTY-FIVE (55) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL  
UNITS  
CONSISTING  
OF  
FORTY-FOUR  
UNITS  
(44)  
MARKET  
RATE  
(37)  
RESIDENTIAL  
RENTAL  
(THIRTY-SEVEN  
ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, SIX (6) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND  
ONE (1) THREE-BEDROOM UNIT), (THE “MARKET RATE  
UNITS”), ELEVEN (11) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS  
OF WHICH TWO (2) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE (1)  
TWO-BEDROOM UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT  
40%  
OF  
AREA  
MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
TWO  
(2)  
ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, AND  
FIVE (5) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO  
TENANTS  
UNITS”), 1,002 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE ON THE  
GROUND FLOOR (THE “RETAIL”), AND TWENTY-FOUR (24)  
AT  
80%  
OF  
AMI  
(THE  
“INCOME  
RESTRICTED  
RENTAL PARKING SPACES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”)  
(CENTRAL WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-e 102225  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Lisa Parker, Debra Salters,  
Alif Muhammad, Atisha Davis and George Tillman, Jr.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Close on Public Hearing  
and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
6PSF-c  
25-1223  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE 8,  
BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 25, VENDOR  
LICENSES FOR THE SALE OF FOOD AND MERCHANDISE AT  
PUBLIC FESTIVALS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES  
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED  
AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO ESTABLISH  
ENDORSEMENT FOR MOBILE VENDORS.  
A
SEASONAL FESTIVAL  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Lisa Parker, Louis Shockley  
and Debra Salters.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Close on Public Hearing  
and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
6PSF-d  
25-1274  
AN ORDINANCE TO EXTINGUISH THE RIGHT OF REVERTER IN  
THE DEED FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 613  
SOUTH 18TH STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, BLOCK 351,  
LOT  
59 AND  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
EXECUTION  
OF  
A
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWARK  
AND 613 SOUTH 18TH LLC.  
Allison Ladd, Director Department of Economic and Housing Development  
commented.  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Lisa Parker, Debra Salters  
and Alif Muhammad.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Close on Public Hearing  
and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
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  
7R1-a  
25-1339  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: CDBG Budget Appropriation  
Purpose: To appropriate the Fifty-First (51st) Year Community  
Development Block Grant (CDBG LI) funds to sub-grantees.  
Entity Name: City of Newark  
Entity Address: 920 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Total Grant Amount: $6,743,865.00  
Grant Period: September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development  
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:  
Application and Acceptance by Resolution 7R1-n adopted on November  
6, 2025.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-b  
25-1133  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Professional Services Contract-  
Psychological Evaluations for fitness for Duty Exams, Pre-employment  
exams and Post-Critical Incident Interventions.  
Entity Name: Keystone Psychological Services, LLC  
Entity Address: 39 Matrick Court, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844  
Contract Amount: not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: NW011-190-1902-71210-B2025 (various accounts  
and budget years) All allowable and approved Public Safety Grants and  
Capital appropriations  
Contract Period: April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026  
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:  
Resolution 7R9-a adopted on February 5, 2025, authorized the  
Department of Public Safety to utilize Keystone Psychological Services,  
LLC under a Professional Services agreement for psychological  
services concerning consultation and evaluation of fitness for duty,  
pre-employment exams, and Post-Critical Incident Interventions for  
employees of the Department of Public Safety, Police and Fire Divisions,  
at an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero  
Cents ($100,000.00) during the period of April 1, 2025 through March 31,  
2026.  
This First Amendment will increase the Contract Amount by $100,000.00,  
for a new total Contract Amount not to exceed $200,000.00. All other  
provisions of the Contract shall remain the same.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-c  
25-0897  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service:  
Poles, Controls, Electrical Equipment, Signal Indications and Warning  
Devices- NJDOT and Statewide T1529 Traffic Signals, Poles,  
Controls, Electrical Equipment and Signal Indications and Warning  
Use of State Contract(s)  
T1529 Traffic Signals,  
&
Devices-NJDOT  
24-COMG-93441,  
and  
Statewide-REBID  
24-COMG-93442,  
#24-COMG-93440,  
25-COMG-110478 ,  
25-COMG-110479, including awarded vendors authorized distributors  
Purpose: Resolution Authorizing Award of State Contracts for Traffic  
Signals, Poles, Controls, Electrical Equipment, Signal Indications and  
Warning Devices  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Signal Control Products, 199 Evans Way Branchburg, NJ 08876  
2. Intelligent Traffic Supply Products LLC, 3005 Hadley Road Suite 5,  
South Plainfield, NJ 07080  
3. General Traffic Equipment Corp., 259 Broadway, Newburgh, NY  
12550  
4. Flagpoles INC., 95 Gnarled Hollow Road E., Setauket NY, 11733  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $400,000.00 on an annual basis  
Funding Source:  
2025 Budget/Department of Engineering, Division of  
Traffic and Signals NW011-110-1107-83750-B2025  
Contract Period:  
1. REBID  
#24-COMG-93440,  
24-COMG-93441,  
24-COMG-93442:  
Upon Council approval through November 14, 2027, inclusive of any  
extensions granted by the State;  
2. REBID  
#25-COMG-110478,  
25-COMG-110479:  
Upon  
Council  
approval through June 10, 2028, 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:  
These State Contracts will provide traffic signals, poles, controls,  
electrical equipment, signal indications and warning devices to the City  
Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-d  
25-1297  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) T1473 Traffic Signal  
Controllers and Camera Image Detection Systems- DOT and Statewide  
# 25-COMG-108570, 25-COMG-108571, and 25-COMG-108572  
Purpose: Provide traffic signals controllers, cabinets and other related  
supplies to the Department of Engineering Division of Traffic and Signals  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Intelligent Traffic Supply Products LLC- 3005 Hadley Road Suite 5,  
South Plainfield, NJ 07080  
2. Signal Control Products LLC- 199 Evans Way, Branchburg, NJ 08876  
3. ITS Plus, INC.- 6220 Trailwood Drive, Plano, TX 75024  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $303,000.00 annually  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Engineering, Division  
of Traffic and Signals NW011-110-1107-83750-B2025  
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through May  
14, 2029, inclusive of any extension 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 authorize the City of Newark Department of  
Engineering Division of Traffic and Signals to acquire traffic signals  
controllers, cabinets, and other related supplies from state approved and  
authorized vendor under contract T1473 Traffic Signals Controllers and  
Camera Image Detection Systems.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-e  
25-1337  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-07  
Purpose: To extend Contract #E2025-07 for the declaration of  
emergency for Reconstruction Bay Floor-Engine 5  
Entity Name: Power Concrete Co., Inc.  
Entity Address: 497 Raymond Boulevard Newark, NJ 07105  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $525,100.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public  
Safety/NW051-G25-F25D0-72090-B2025  
Contract Period: Extended an additional ninety (90) days from October  
01, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
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:  
An Emergency Contract #E2025-07 for the period of March 31, 2025  
through June 30, 2025 was awarded in an amount not to exceed  
$525,100.00 for the Department of Public Safety.  
An extension was adopted on August 06, 2025 for the period of July 01,  
2025 through September 30, 2025 to rectify the original resolution to  
extend the duration of the contract with no further or additional changes  
required.  
This extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-07 corrects the prior  
resolution to extend the contract and will be in effect until October 01,  
2025 for an additional (90) days, through December 31, 2025.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-f  
25-1239  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-06  
Purpose: To extend the Emergency Contract to remove used tires and  
rubbish  
Entity Name: Tire Waste Management  
Entity Address: 109 Meeker Avenue Newark, New Jersey 07114  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $80,000.00  
Funding Source: Budget/Department of Public Works/  
NW011-060-0605-71580-B2025 & NW011-065-0653-71580-B2024  
Contract Period: Extend an additional ninety (90) days from June 18,  
2025 through September 17, 2025  
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 resolution will authorize extension for an additional (90) days of  
Emergency Contract #E2025-06, issued for the period March 17, 2025  
through June 17, 2025, awarded to Tire Waste Management 109 Meeker  
Avenue Newark, NJ 07114, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.00.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-g  
25-1141  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ) Amending  
(
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the use of HGACBUY Cooperative Contract  
Ambulances, EMS, and Other Special Vehicles #AM10-23 To purchase  
a Police Drone Van  
Entity Name: First Priority Emergency Vehicles, Inc.  
Entity Address: 2444 Ridgeway Blvd Bldg 500, Manchester NJ 08759  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $173,773.13  
Funding Source: 2021 Capital budget (Marked Van)  
045-21A-21A14-94710-B2021  
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through  
September 30, 2027, inclusive of any extensions granted by HGACBUY  
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 resolution authorizes the City’s Department of Public Safety, Police  
Division to utilize the HGACBUY National Cooperative Contract  
#AM10-23- Ambulances, EMS, and Other Special Vehicles - for the  
purchase of a Drone Van  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-h  
25-1155  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing (Bergen County  
Cooperative Contract No. BC-BID-24-38)  
Purpose: Amend Resolution 7R1-c adopted 6/4/2025, To provide  
computer equipment and peripherals  
Entity Name: Johnson Communications  
Entity Address: 36 Commerce Street Springfield, NJ 07081  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $902,356,88  
Funding Source: NW011-190-1902/various Public Safety Grants and  
Capital existing appropriations  
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through June  
5, 2026  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R1-c adopted on 6/4/2025, authorized the Department of  
Public Safety to utilize Bergen County Cooperative Contract  
#BC-BID-24-38. This amending resolution (1) changes the funding  
source, (2)increases contract amount by $270,000.00. All other terms  
shall remain the same  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-i  
25-1432  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: () Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Donation of Public Works Equipment Not Need for  
Public Use  
Purpose: Coordination with a Sister City  
City/State/Country: Saint Thomas Parish, Morant Bay, Jamaica  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The purpose of this Resolution is to donate one (1) sanitation truck to a  
sister city  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Silva to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-j  
25-1158  
Dept/Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Armed Security Guards  
Entity Name: Unique Security & Consulting Services, LLC.  
Address: 500 Paterson Plank Road, Union City, New Jersey 07087  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $9,814,560.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget / Department of Public Safety, Division  
of Police / NW011-200-2001-71630-B2025 / Department of Surveillance  
and Prevention WIC NW051-G24-H240D-71630-B2024  
Contract Period: For a period not to exceed twenty-four (24)  
consecutive months commencing upon contract execution  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Professional Services ( ) EUS( )  
Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide surveillance and protection of the interior and  
exterior of authorized City locations.  
Melvin Waldrop, Chief of Staff Office Department of Administration  
commented.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Abstain:  
7R1-k  
24-1731  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Pest Control in City Buildings - Exterminating  
Services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Emergency Pest Control, Inc., 714 Scotland Road, Orange, NJ 07050;  
2. E & G Exterminators, Inc., 122 N. Broadway, South Amboy, NJ 08879  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Works, Public  
Buildings NW011-060-0604-71770 B2025  
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 contract will provide the City of Newark’s Department of Public  
Works, Division of Public Buildings with Pest Control in City  
Buildings-Exterminating Service.  
Advertisement: August 21, 2024  
Bid Downloaded: Sixteen (16)  
Bid Received: Two (2)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-l  
25-1219  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Flashlights and Batteries  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Star Products d/b/a Star Data Products Corp, 1245Hewlett Plaza,  
Postal Office Box 12, Hewlett, New York 11557  
2. Cartagena Group LLC d/b/a Batteries Plus #430, 271 US Highway  
22, Suite 1, Springfield, New Jersey 07081  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $62,200.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Office of the City Clerk; Municipal  
Courts - NW-011-020-0201-83120-B2025/Engineering; Traffic and  
Signals - NW011-110-1107-83750-B2025/Public Works; Motors -  
NW011-060-0602-83010-B2025/Sanitation -  
NW011-060-0605-83870-B2025/ Public Buildings -  
NW011-060-0604-83380-B2025/ Public Safety; Fire -  
NW011-190-1903-83830-B2025/ NW011-190-1903-94510-B2025/  
Police - NW011-190-1902-83880-B2025/Office of Emergency  
Management - NW011-190-1904-83850-B2025/Department of Health  
and Community Wellness; Environmental Health -  
NW011-120-1203-83030-B2025/Immunizations -  
NW051-G25-5H5K0-83870-B2025/Childhood Lead/Lead Abatement -  
NW051-G23-H2390-94210-B2023/NW051-G23-H230A-83870-B2023/O  
ffice of Education & Surveillance & Prevention -  
011-120-1208-83870-B2025  
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 Resolution authorizes the execution of a contract that will provide  
Flashlights and Batteries for the various Departments of the City of  
Newark.  
Advertisement Date: April 23, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Forty-One (41)  
Bids Submitted: Two (2)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-m  
25-1221  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Drugs and Pharmaceutical Supplies  
Entity Name: Bound Tree Medical, LLC  
Address: 5000 Tuttle Crossing Boulevard, Dublin, Ohio 43016  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $700,000.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Trust Account/Health and Community  
Wellness/Medical Care Services - NW026-46540-B2024  
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  
(X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Contract will provide Drugs and Pharmaceutical Supplies for the  
Department of Health and Community Wellness Division of Medical Care  
Services.  
Advertisement Date: February 5, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Nine (29)  
Bids Submitted: One (1)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-n  
25-1318  
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 and acceptance of funding from the U.S.  
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the City of  
Newark’s 2025 One-Year Action Plan (Program Year 2025-2026) and  
Five-Year Consolidated Plan (2025-2029)  
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Entity Address: One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260  
Total Grant Amount: $15,840,738.98  
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, 2025 through August 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:  
Detailed allocation:  
CDBG/$6,743,865.00  
ESG/$606,703.00  
HOME/$2,728,622.98  
HOPWA/$5,761,548.00  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R1-o  
25-1345  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Labor Agreement  
Purpose: Collective Bargaining Agreement  
Entity Name: Fraternal Order of Police Newark Lodge No. 12  
Entity Address: 51 Rector Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Project Fiscal Impact: $7,264,303.38  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027  
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:  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Crump to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-a  
25-0740  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a mixed-use building with a grocery store.  
Entity Name: The Manor Restaurant LLC  
Entity Address: 795 Sanford Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07106  
Sale Amount: $100,000.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $20.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $133,100.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
92-94 Stuyvesant Avenue/Block 4067/ Lot 3 and additional lot 4/ West  
Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,000 X $20.00 =  
$100,000.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties  
Deferred 7R2-f 100125  
Deferred 7R2-b 102225  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Return to Administration.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-b  
25-1104  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 3-family home to sell at market rate on  
403 South 11th Street and three (3) Single family homes to sell at market  
rate on 487-489 Hawthorne Avenue.  
Entity Name: BDG Development LLC  
Entity Address: 34 Woodland Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103  
Sale Amount: $169,998.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $20.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $451,800.00  
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)  
487-489 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3041/ Lot 1/ South Ward  
403 South 11th Street/ Block 265/ Lot 17/ West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 8,499.9 X $20.00 =  
$169,998.00.  
Sale prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties  
Deferred 7R2-h 100125  
Deferred 7R2-c 102225  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Abstain:  
7R2-c  
25-0509  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 2-family home to sell at market rate  
Entity Name: Ortech Renovation and Construction Limited Liability  
Company  
Entity Address: 255 Lehigh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Sale Amount: $39,650.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $12,200.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
18 Seymour Avenue/Block 2657/Lot 49/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 3,050 X $13.00 =  
$39,650.00.  
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-f 102225  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-d  
25-0522  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 2-family home to sell at market rate.  
Entity Name: Map Contracting Corp  
Entity Address: 92 Mountain Avenue, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927  
Sale Amount: $53,102.40  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $36,700.00  
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)  
570 South 11th Street/ Block 313/ Lot 33/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 4,084.8 X $13.00 =  
$53,102.40.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned property  
Deferred 7R2-g 102225  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-e  
25-0313  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 6-story building including a courtyard  
and 77 parking spaces on the ground floor. Create72 residential rental  
units (studios, one, two- and three-bedroom units) which will be 100%  
affordable (at 40% - 80% Area Median Income levels). In addition, CHNJ  
will operate various programmatic uses such as an intake center,  
administrative spaces, a dining hall, communal programs, and  
educational spaces all to be used by the temporary housing residents. 76  
temporary single bedroom units and common spaces will be provided to  
service single youth along with 20 single bedroom units and common  
spaces to service mothers and their children.  
Entity Name: Covenant House New Jersey, Inc.  
Entity Address: 330 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Sale Amount: $500,000.00  
Cost Basis: ( ) PSF (X) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $1,288,100.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
283-285 Halsey Street/Block 96 / Lot 8/Central Ward  
287 Halsey Street/Block 96 /Lot 10/Central Ward  
342-346 Washington Street/ Block 96/Lot 33/Central Ward  
348 Washington Street/Block 96/Lot 32/Central Ward  
350 Washington Street/Block 96/Lot 31/Central Ward  
352 Washington Street/Block 96/Lot 30/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Negotiated = $500,000.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Abstain:  
7R2-f  
25-0754  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 2-family home to sell at market rate.  
Entity Name: VS Property Builders LLC  
Entity Address: 79-81 Shanley Avenue, Newark New Jersey 07108  
Sale Amount: $29,393.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $10,500.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
818 South 15th Street/Block 2647/Lot 36/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,261 X $13.00 =  
$29,393.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Defer. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-g  
25-0784  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To rehabilitate property and sell to an owner-occupant  
homeowner at 80% Area Median Income or less  
Entity Name: Community Asset Preservation Corporation  
Entity Address: 100 Albany Street, Suite 250, New Brunswick, New  
Jersey 08901  
Sale Amount: $20,741.63  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $83,100.00  
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)  
90 Garside Street/Block 490/Lot 23/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 1,595.51 X $13.00 =  
$20,741.63.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-h  
25-1389  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement to  
provide, services as Planning Consultants  
Entity Name: Nishuane Group, LLC  
Entity Address: 105 Grove Street, Suite #1, Montclair, New Jersey  
07042  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $60,000.00  
Funding Source: Community and Economic Development Trust Fund  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
The Original Resolution 7R2-k adopted on January 8, 2025, awarded a  
contract in an amount not to exceed $125,000.00.  
This First Amendment increases the Contract Amount by $60,000.00 for  
a new total Contract Amount not to exceed $185,000.00. All other  
provisions of the Contract shall remain the same.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R2-i  
25-1367  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Department  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( x ) Authorizing ( x ) Amending  
Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement  
Purpose: Authorize Execution of an Agreement for the Redevelopment  
of Land Between the City of Newark and Thomas-Carter Village Urban  
Renewal, LLC and a Termination of Use Restriction/Restatement of  
Reverter Agreement between the City of Newark, the New Jersey  
Department of Transportation, and Thomas-Carter Village Urban  
Renewal, LLC  
Entity Name: Thomas-Carter Village Urban Renewal, LLC  
Entity Address: 60 Bergen Avenue, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666  
Contract Amount: N/A  
Funding Source:  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
103-109 Sussex Avenue/Block 2853/Lot 1.02/Central Ward  
111-119 Sussex Avenue/Block 2853/Lot 69/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R3  
Engineering  
7R3-a  
25-1311  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R3-b adopted on October 23,  
2024, Extension Request, accepting grant  
Purpose: To request an extension from New Jersey Department of  
Transportation (NJDOT) to allow the City of Newark to award a contract  
for construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 by October 21,  
2025  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $2,886,447.00  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: Not Applicable  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Grant Period: Fiscal Year 2022  
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/Site Known As)  
Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
No City funds required.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on September 1, 2021, authorized the  
acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $3,896,666.00 for the  
Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2022 -  
Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-c adopted on November 1, 2023, authorized the  
extension of the period in which to award a contract for construction by  
April 21, 2024, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on April 10, 2024, authorized the extension of  
the period in which to award a contract for construction by October 21,  
2024, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various  
Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on October 23, 2024, authorized the extension  
of the period in which to award a contract for construction by April 21,  
2025, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various  
Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark, Department of  
Engineering, to request an extension from NJDOT to award a contract for  
construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 by October 21,  
2025, with no City funds required.  
Dolores Martinez Wooden, Director Department of Engineering commented.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R3-b  
25-1312  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution Extension Request, accepting  
grant  
Purpose: To request an extension from New Jersey Department of  
Transportation (NJDOT) to allow the City of Newark to award a contract  
for construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 by April 21, 2026  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $2,886,447.00  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: Not Applicable  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Grant Period: Fiscal Year 2022  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property: (if applicable)  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)  
Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
No City funds required.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on September 1, 2021, authorized the  
acceptance of grant funds in the amount of $3,896,666.00 for the  
Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2022 -  
Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-c adopted on November 1, 2023, authorized the  
extension of the period in which to award a contract for construction by  
April 21, 2024, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on April 10, 2024, authorized the extension of  
the period in which to award a contract for construction by October 21,  
2024, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various  
Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
Resolution 7R3-b adopted on October 23, 2024, authorized the extension  
of the period in which to award a contract for construction by April 21,  
2025, for the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various  
Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22.  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark, Department of  
Engineering, to request an extension from NJDOT to award a contract for  
construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 by April 21, 2026,  
with no City funds required.  
Dolores Martinez Wooden, Director Department of Engineering commented.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R3-c  
25-1314  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution Extension Request, accepting  
grant  
Purpose: To request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of  
Newark to award a contract for construction of the Municipal Aid Program  
for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024 by April 30, 2026.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey  
Grant Amount: $3,006,433.00  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: Not Applicable  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Grant Period: Fiscal Year 2024  
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/Site Known As)  
Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R3-a (s) adopted on July 11, 2023 authorized the application  
for grant funds in the amount of $4,302,978.00 for the Municipal Aid  
Program for Street Resurfacing - MA-2024. The City of Newark was  
awarded $3,006,433.00.  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to request an extension of  
time (until April 30, 2026) from NJDOT to award a contract for  
construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing -  
MA-2024, with no City funds required.  
Dolores Martinez Wooden, Director Department of Engineering commented.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R3-d  
25-1269  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Designating a Bus Stop  
Location: Designated along West Market Street, eastbound on the  
southerly side thereof between Central Avenue and Littleton Avenue  
midblock location. Beginning 90 feet east of the westerly curb line of  
Central Avenue and extending 135 feet easterly therefrom. Deleted along  
Central Avenue, eastbound on the southerly side thereof at West Market  
Street at the near side location. Beginning at the westerly curb line of  
Central Avenue and extending 100 feet westerly therefrom. (Central  
Ward)  
Additional Information:  
Relocating a Bus Stop from Central Avenue to West Market Street  
(Central Ward)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R3-e  
25-1328  
Dept./ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: To provide improvements to Harriet Tubman Square Park,  
including walking paths, play structures, restrooms, and an event area  
Entity Name: Zenith Construction Services, Inc.  
Entity Address: 365 Thomas Boulevard, Orange, New Jersey 07050  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,225,146.00  
Funding Source: Open Space, DCA Grant, CDBG  
Funding Account Codes: 026 - 32720 - 2024 ($2,200,000.00), 051 -  
G23 - 2023 - A23J0 - 71280: ($2,000,000.00) and CDBG for the  
remaining  
Contract Period: 365 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  
Additional Information:  
This Bid Contract #2025-02R will provide renovations to Harriet Tubman  
Square Park, located at 501-551 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard,  
Newark, New Jersey, including walking paths, play structures, restrooms,  
and an event area.  
Advertisement: July 2, 2025  
Bids Solicited: Five (5)  
Bids Received: Two (2)  
Bids Rejected: Zero (0)  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R4  
Finance  
7R4-a  
25-1352  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Preliminary/Official Statement and Disclosure  
Agreement for Issuance of Notes  
Purpose: Approving official statement and disclosure agreement for  
sale  
of bond anticipation notes and special emergency notes  
Amount to be Financed: $35,940,000.00  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION  
DETERMINING  
WITH THE SALE  
AMOUNT  
CERTAIN  
OF NOT  
OF BOND  
MATTERS  
TO EXCEED  
ANTICIPATION  
IN  
CONNECTION  
$35,940,000.00 PRINCIPAL  
NOTES, SERIES 2025F AND 2025G OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R4-b  
25-1435  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Application to the Department of Community Affairs for  
Funding  
Name of Project(s): Shuttle Bus Service Project - Extension  
Amount to be Financed: $1,600,000.00 not to exceed the total UEZ  
requested amount  
Funding Source: UEZ Funds  
Local Finance Board meeting date(s): Not Applicable  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION  
AUTHORIZING  
APPLICATION  
OF  
THE  
TO THE  
THE  
SUBMISSION/ACCEPTANCE  
NEW JERSEY URBAN  
NEWARK  
MUNICIPAL  
COUNCIL  
OF  
AN  
ENTERPRISE  
ZONE AUTHORITY FOR NEWARK UEZ SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE  
PROJECT  
Additional Information:  
Invest Newark will act as the City’s Zone Development Corporation.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R6  
Law  
7R6-a  
25-1443  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim  
Claimant: Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.  
Court Plaza South, 21 Main Street, Suite 200, Hackensack, NJ 07601  
Settlement Amount: $146,317.06  
Funding Source: Fund 025, DeptID 25T, Division 5T25, Account  
96320, Bud Ref B2025  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Anibal Ramos Jr.,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
2 - Luis A. Quintana, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Abstain:  
7R6-b  
25-1444  
Dept/ Agency:ꢀ Lawꢀ  
Action:ꢀ (ꢀꢀ ) Ratifyingꢀꢀꢀꢀ (X) Authorizingꢀꢀꢀꢀ (ꢀꢀ ) Amendingꢀ  
Purpose:ꢀ Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claimꢀ  
Claimant: Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP; 100 Mulberry Street,  
Newark, NJ 07102  
Settlement Amount: $138,537.18  
Funding Source: Fund 025, Dept ID 25T, Division 5T25, Account  
96320, Bud Ref B2025ꢀ  
Additional Information:ꢀꢀꢀ ꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀꢀ  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a  
25-1446  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Anne Little  
Date(s): November 14, 2025  
Time: To be determined  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of 13th Avenue and South 19th  
Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Anne Little Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member-at Large, Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R8-b  
25-1398  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Individuals honored for Outstanding Community Service to the City of  
Newark  
2. Blonnie Watson, Street Dedication  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
3. Gary Williams, 60th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
4. Monica Sanchez, UN Ambassador  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
5. Individuals honored during the Second Anniversary Fundraising Gala  
of the Valuable and Powerful Women  
6. K-Tleya Banda and René Paladines  
7. Individuals honored during the 58th Anniversary of FOCUS  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
8. Blonnie Watson, President, High Park Gardens Cooperative  
Corporation  
9. Bishop William and Apostle Dr. Roxanne Barnes, Unified International  
Association- Sneaker Ball  
10. Reverend Dr. Suzanne Johnson Cook & The R.E.A.L. BWIM &  
Women on the WorldStage (W.O.W.) Inc. - 10th Anniversary -  
Trailblazers & Unsung Sheroes Awards Gala  
11. Wilma “Penny” Edwards, 75th Birthday Celebration  
12. Imam Mustafa El-Amin, Street Dedication  
13. Individuals honored during the Marion P. Thomas Charter School -  
The Village Awards: 25th Anniversary Gala  
14. Paradise Baptist Church, 81st Church Anniversary  
15. Individuals honored during the Joanne Heavenly Arms - Mask Off  
Affirmation of Self-Healing Brunch Part II  
16. Sherronda Wormley, Retirement Celebration  
17. Galante Family, Street Dedication  
18. Bishop Gregory Woods, 27th Pastoral Anniversary  
19. Focus for Health Founder, Barry Segal, Posthumously  
20. The Restoration Center Church, First Church Anniversary  
21. Pastor Dr. Gerald L. Dickson, 30th Pastoral Anniversary  
22. Individuals honored during the Hear My Cries, Broken Crayons Still  
Color, Fourth Annual Symposium  
23. Individuals honored during the Nassan's Place -Annual Community  
Appreciation Gala  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
24. Gail Williams  
25. Nicole Floyd  
26. Monique Hawkins  
27. Antonio J. Cirne  
28. Antonio Ilidio Martins, Retirement Celebration  
29. Benjamin Moore  
30. Beneficência Algarvia  
31. Nancy Zak  
32. Arnold Cohen  
33. Agostinho da Rocha Cardoso  
34. Daniel Bastos  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R8-c  
25-1400  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Joseph David Reed  
2. Walter St. Bryant  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
3. Peggy Joann Gaskins Spencer  
4. Ms. Lisa Walton  
5. Latesha Jessamy  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
6. Mr. Radames Cespedes  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
7. Crystal Monique Price  
8. Larry J. Grice  
9. Imam Mustafa El-Amin  
10. Carrol Hamilton  
11. Rita Johnson  
12. Helen Davis  
13. Patricia Montgomery Wilkinson  
14. Marilyn Y. Crawford  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Amend.  
Amendment: To Include Latesha Jessamy, Sponsored by Councilmen Patrick  
O. Council and Walter St. Bryant sponsored by Council President C. Lawrence  
Crump.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt as Amended. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R9  
Public Safety  
7R9-a  
25-0666  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Police Division  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide funds to assist in hiring 15 Police Officers under  
the 2024 COPS Hiring Program.  
Entity Name: The United States Department of Justice, Office of  
Community Oriented Policing Services  
Entity Address: 145 N Street NE, Washington, DC 20530  
Grant Amount: $1,875,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, COPS Office  
Total Project Cost: $5,067,729.00  
City Contribution: $ 3,192,735.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2029 (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:  
This Grant will provide for the hiring of fifteen (15) full-time police officers.  
The local cash match in the amount of $3,192,735.00 will be provided  
from Special Appropriation Line: Fund 011, Department 230 Division  
Code 2301.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Council to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R9-b  
25-1063  
Dept/ Agency: Department of Public Safety/ Division of Fire  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Disposition of a Fire Truck Not Needed for Public  
Use  
Purpose: Promotion of Sister City Relationship  
City/State/Country: Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica  
Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Donate one (1) Fire Truck  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Council to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R10  
Public Works  
7R10-a  
25-1366  
Dept/ Agency: Public Works/Division of Sanitation  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Acceptance of Donation  
Purpose: To provide a donation to the Department of Public Works,  
Clean Communities Slam Dunk the Junk event on October 9, 2025.  
Type of Donation: Monetary donation.  
Entity Name: ShopRite/Glass Gardens, Incorporated  
Entity Address: 244 West Passaic Street, Rochelle Park, New Jersey,  
07668  
Donation Value: $1,000.00  
Funding Source: Shoprite/glass Gardens, Incorporated  
City Contribution: $ N/A  
Contract Period: N/A  
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:  
Pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:5-29  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R11  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
7R11-a  
25-1255  
Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Bloomfield  
Avenue/Lower Broadway Alliance (“BALBA”)  
Purpose: Revitalization, improvement and maintenance of Salvatore  
Bontempo Park  
Entity Name: Bloomfield Avenue Lower Broadway Management  
Corporation/Bloomfield Avenue/Lower Broadway Alliance (“BALBA”)  
Entity Address: 228 North 15th Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey  
07003-0700  
Project Location: 368-378 Bloomfield Avenue  
Reimbursement Amount: Actual cost estimated as $0  
Contract Period: Five (5) years to commence upon adoption of this  
Resolution and full execution of the MOU  
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:  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8-a  
25-1405  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Newark Housing Authority Board  
Name of Appointee: Mr. Ashraf Latif  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on November 6, 2028.  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by Gonzalez, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Confirm. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8-b  
25-1406  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board  
Name of Appointee: Dr. Fondrea L. Lewis  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on November 6, 2028  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Kelly to Confirm. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8-c  
25-1414  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Newark Public Library Board as a Trustee  
Name of Appointee: Ms. Kimberly C. Clark  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation and ending on the unexpired  
term, January 31, 2030.  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer on Communications.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8-d  
25-1436  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-appointment  
Purpose: Re-appointment to the Newark Public Library Board as a  
Trustee.  
Name of Appointee: Miguel Rodriguez  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on August 26, 2030.  
Additional Information:  
Pursuant to 2024 revised New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 40:54-9 was  
revised, requiring appointments to the board of trustees in cities be  
made with the consent of the governing body.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Motion to Amend on  
Communications.  
Amendment: To correct the spelling of the last name from Rodrigues to  
Rodriguez  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
A motion was made by Crump, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Confirm as  
Amended. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8-e  
25-1313  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE XXIX  
(STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) CHAPTER 5 (CONSTRUCTION  
AND STREET WORK ACTIVITIES; DISTURBANCES OF STREET  
SURFACES)  
SECTION3 (REPLACEMENT  
OF  
OF  
AS  
SURFACES)  
THE CITY  
AMENDED  
OF  
OF  
THE  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
JERSEY,  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR  
MILLING AND PAVING REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET SURFACE  
DISTURBANCE AND TRENCH RESTORATION.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Advance to First Reading.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8-f  
25-1354  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING,  
STOPPING  
PARKING OR  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY,  
IN  
SECTION  
CERTAIN  
23:5-7,  
STANDING  
PROHIBITED  
AREAS AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR STREET CLEANING, OF THE  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO  
REMOVE  
TREADWELL  
STREET,  
ON  
THE  
NORTH  
SIDE,  
BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE;  
AND INCLUDE TREADWELL STREET, ON THE SOUTH SIDE,  
BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE  
(NORTH WARD).  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Advance to First Reading.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
1 - C. Lawrence Crump  
Abstain:  
8-g  
25-1355  
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,  
TO  
PROHIBIT PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON TREADWELL STREET,  
SOLELY ON THE NORTH SIDE, BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND  
MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE (NORTH WARD).  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Advance to First Reading.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
1 - C. Lawrence Crump  
Abstain:  
9.  
PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA  
9-a  
25-1281  
AN ORDINANCE OPTING INTO THE GARDEN STATE C-PACE  
PROGRAM  
PROJECTS  
TO  
FACILITATE  
THE  
FINANCING  
OF  
C-PACE  
Deferred 8-e 100125  
Deferred 9-a 102225  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer on Pending. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
10-a  
25-1454  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Parents & Guardians of Saint Vincent Academy/RL-23  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Approve. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
ADDED STARTERS  
7R1  
Administration  
7R1-p (as) 25-1453  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Donation of Water and Sewer Utilities Equipment  
Purpose: Coordinate with Sister City  
City/State/Country: St. Thomas Parish, City of Morant Bay, Jamaica  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Donate one (1) backhoe  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
7R6  
Law  
7R6-c (as) 25-1457  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services  
concerning Litigation Matters.  
Entity Name: Schenck Price Smith & King, LLP  
Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 991, Florham Park, New  
Jersey 07932  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $225,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R6-c adopted on Febuary 19, 2025, awarded a contract for  
the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, for a contract  
amount not to exceed $100,000.00.  
This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $125,000.00,  
for a new total contract amount not to exceed $225,000.00.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R6-d (as) 25-1458  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Agreement with  
Governmental Entity  
Purpose: Authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding  
(MOU) between the City of Newark and the New Jersey Department of  
Transportation for the resurfacing of portions of South Street and Delancy  
Street  
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Transportation  
(NJDOT)  
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Contract Amount: 0  
Funding Source: NJDOT providing funds  
Contract Period: As provided for in MOU  
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:  
NJDOT will perform the resurfacing at no cost to the City of Newark.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-1445  
1. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
Appearing.  
2. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
Not appearing.  
3. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
Appearing.  
4. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
Appearing.  
5. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
Not appearing.  
6. DONNA JACKSON  
Not appearing.  
7. CASSANDRA DOCK  
Not appearing.  
8. DEBRA SALTERS  
Appearing.  
9. DARNELLA LEE  
Appearing.  
10. LOUIS SHOCKLEY  
Appearing.  
11. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
Appearing.  
12. CIERA FLEMING  
Not appearing.  
13. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
Appearing.  
14. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
Not appearing.  
MOTIONS  
7Ma  
25-1477  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Diana  
Lopez, longtime Newark resident.  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J.  
Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
7Mb  
25-1478  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Gary  
Albert Simmons, a longtime Newark resident.  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J.  
Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
7Mc  
25-1479  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of  
Bernice Dow, mother of Sherlock Down, a longtime Newark resident.  
A motion was made by Crump, seconded by Council to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J.  
Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
3:22 P.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
5 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J.  
Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
3 - Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
Absent:  
________________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY