City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, October 22, 2025  
6:30 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  
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  
Pastor Lawren Monroe  
Chosen Generation Ministries  
145 Hudson Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07103  
3.  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT  
In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5,  
adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger,  
the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time  
and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board  
in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of  
regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as  
adopted as 7R8-a on December 4, 2024. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on October 17, 2025 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-1343  
1. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
2. GAYLE CHANEYFIELD-JENKINS  
3. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
4. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
5. JHAMAR YOUNGBLOOD  
6. NADIRAH BROWN  
7. MILES AUSTIN, JR.  
8. LOUCIOUS JONES  
9. EDISSON BARROS  
10. DEBRA SALTERS  
11. DARNELLA LEE  
12. CHÉ COLTER  
13. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
14. DONALD JACKSON  
15. ATISHA DAVIS  
16. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
17. DONNA JACKSON  
18. CYNTHIA DESOUZA  
19. DENISE DAVIS  
20. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
21. CASSANDRA DOCK  
22. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
23. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
24. LOUIS SHOCKLEY  
25. ANTHONY CIARLA  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5.  
25-1323  
5-a  
NJIT Warren Lots 2 through 11 Urban Renewal LLC, Financial Statements,  
June 30, 2025.  
25-1359  
5-b  
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, August 27,  
2025.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
25-1223  
6F-a  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AND  
AMENDING  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTING  
CHAPTER 25,  
TITLE  
8,  
BUSINESSES  
OCCUPATIONS,  
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  
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 November 6, 2025, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council  
Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.  
6PSF  
6PSF-a  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
25-1213  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
AND  
OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, CHAPTER 39, SMOKE SHOPS, BY AMENDING  
RULES AND REGULATIONS.  
Deferred 6PSF-d 100125  
25-1252  
6PSF-b  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
AMEND  
TITLE  
15,  
CHAPTER  
12,  
NEWARK  
MANDATORY RECYCLING REGULATIONS, SECTION 7, TIME OF  
PLACEMENT, OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED  
TO REVISE THE HOURS OF PLACEMENT ON THE CURB OF  
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS PRIOR TO COLLECTION  
25-0592  
6PSF-c  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
TAX ABATEMENT TO S.A.T. URBAN RENEWAL ENTITY LLC, 156  
ELIZABETH AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108, FOR  
A
FIFTEEN (15) YEAR LONG TERM  
A
PROJECT,  
LOCATED  
AVENUE,  
IN  
THE  
SOUTH  
NEW  
WARD  
AT  
142-144  
ELIZABETH  
NEWARK,  
JERSEY  
07108 AND  
IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 2776, LOT 8 (FORMERLY LOTS 8 & 9) ON  
THE  
CONSTRUCT  
WITH  
CONSISTING  
TAX  
MAP  
A
OF  
THE  
CITY  
(THE  
“PROPERTY”),  
TO  
NEW FIVE (5)-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING  
TWENTY  
OF  
(20)  
RESIDENTIAL  
(16) MARKET  
DWELLING  
UNITS  
SIXTEEN  
RATE RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS WITH TWO (2) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND FOURTEEN  
(14) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, FOUR (4) AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
RESIDENTIAL  
DWELLING  
RENTAL  
UNITS  
BE  
WITH  
ONE  
(1)  
TWO-BEDROOM  
UNIT WHICH  
SHALL  
RESTRICTED  
TO  
TENANTS UP TO 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), TWO  
(2) UNITS CONSISTING OF ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM UNIT AND  
ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNIT BOTH OF WHICH SHALL BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 60% OF AMI, AND ONE (1)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
TENANTS UP  
UNIT  
TO  
WHICH  
80%  
SHALL  
OF AMI,  
ON THE  
COMMUNITY ROOM,  
BE  
RESTRICTED  
AND FOUR  
GROUND  
TO  
(4)  
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL  
UNITS  
FLOOR  
A HALF  
CONSISTING OF 386 SQ. FT.,  
A
BATHROOM,  
A
MAIL  
ROOM,  
A
PACKAGE  
ROOM,  
A
MECHANICAL/TRASH  
ROOM,  
AND BIKE  
STORAGE  
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”) (SOUTH WARD).  
25-0712  
6PSF-d  
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  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT  
COMPRISING OF ONE  
AFFORDABLE UNITS, PARKING, AND TENANT AMENITY SPACE.  
SPECIFICALLY, THE BASEMENT SHALL CONSIST OF  
GARAGE, TRASH COMPACTOR/RECYCLING  
ROOM, AND ELEVATORS  
FLOOR SHALL CONSIST  
ROOM/COMMUNITY  
MAIL/PACKAGE ROOM,  
MARKET  
STREET,  
NEW  
NEW FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING  
HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120)  
JERSEY  
07103 FOR  
A
A
A
PARKING  
UTILITY  
ROOM,  
THE  
AND  
STAIRCASES.  
4,045 SQUARE  
GROUND  
OF  
FOOT  
COMMUNITY  
LOBBY,  
CENTER,  
RESIDENTIAL  
A
MANAGEMENT OFFICE,  
ELEVATORS AND STAIRWELLS, AND TENANT AMENITY SPACE.  
THE GROUND FLOOR SHALL ALSO CONTAIN TWENTY-SEVEN  
(27)  
ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, 12 TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND SIX (6)  
THREE-BEDROOM UNITS. EACH OF THE UPPER THREE  
RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS  
COMPRISED  
OF  
NINE  
(9)  
LEVELS INCLUDE FIVE (5) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, TWENTY (20)  
TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND SIX (6) 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% AMI OR  
LESS, AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT (128) PARKING  
SPACES, FOR THE APPROXIMATE TOTAL PROJECT COST OF  
$76,623,794.00,  
KNOWN AS  
LOCATED  
ON  
REAL  
PROPERTY  
COMMONLY  
NEW  
202 SOUTH  
ORANGE  
AVENUE, NEWARK,  
JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK  
242, LOT 1. (CENTRAL WARD)  
25-1194  
6PSF-e  
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  
ONE-BEDROOM  
RENTAL  
(THIRTY-SEVEN  
UNITS,  
UNITS,  
SIX  
(6)  
TWO-BEDROOM  
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  
UNITS  
MEDIAN  
AND ONE  
INCOME  
(1)  
(“AMI”),  
TWO  
(2)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
TWO-BEDROOM  
UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, AND FIVE  
(5) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT 80% OF AMI (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”), 1,002  
SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR  
(THE  
“RETAIL”),  
AND  
TWENTY-FOUR  
(24)  
RENTAL  
PARKING  
SPACES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”) (CENTRAL WARD).  
25-1283  
6PSF-f  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
34,  
TAXICABS,  
OF  
THE  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO  
ADD  
A
PENALTY PROVISION FOR VIOLATIONS OF RESTRICTIVE  
ENDORSEMENTS  
AIRPORT  
AT  
NEWARK  
LIBERTY  
INTERNATIONAL  
25-1199  
6PSF-g  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED TO  
KSPG 39 MADISON URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 486 MARKET  
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, PURSUANT TO THE  
LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW FOR PROJECT LOCATED  
ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 41 MADISON  
A
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102, AND TO BE IDENTIFIED  
ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 173, LOT 60 TO REVISE  
CERTAIN  
TERMS  
OF  
THE  
FINANCIAL  
AGREEMENT  
FOR  
PURPOSE OF DEVELOPER SEEKING TO OBTAIN  
A
CERTAIN  
MORTGAGE LOAN TO REFINANCE THEIR EXISTING DEBT ON  
THE PROPERTY.  
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  
25-1268  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for  
Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible  
Metropolitan Area (NEMA).  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Appropriation Amount: $1,393,382.00  
Budget Year: 2025  
Contract Period: March 01, 2025 through February 28, 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:  
Apply and Accept Resolution #7R5-a adopted on February 19, 2025,  
which approved a Grant Amount of $1,076,917.00 from the United States  
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and  
Services Administration (HRSA). On HRSA An additional funding of  
$1,393,382.00 has since been awarded for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS  
Program Part ETE, bringing the total Grant Amount to $2,470,299.00.  
Funds accepted by Resolution #7R5-a adopted and amended on February  
19, 2025  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
25-1165  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T0103 Master Blanket PO  
#16-FLEET-00131  
Purpose: Removal and Replacement of rubberized safety surface at  
Hayes West Playground, 179 Boyd Street, Newark New Jersey  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Rubber Cycle, LLC,1985 Rutgers  
University Boulevard, Lakewood, New Jersey 08701  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $109,060.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs, and Senior Services NW026-32720-B2025 Open Space  
Recreation Trust Account  
Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval through May 30,  
2026, inclusive of any extensions by the State  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution will authorize the utilization of State Contract to provide for  
the removal and replacement of rubberized safety surface at Hayes West  
Playground, 179 Boyd Street Newark, New Jersey for the City of Newark,  
Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs, and Senior Services.  
25-1185  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: () Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract T0200 Mailroom Equipment,  
Accessories, Supplies and Maintenance Services and all applicable  
vendors  
Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R1-d adopted on November 1, 2017, to  
increase contract amount  
Entity Names/Addresses:  
1. Garden State Office Services Systems & Equipment- 115 Campus  
Drive, Edison NJ 08837  
2. Jersey Office Systems, LLC dba/Jersey Mail Systems- 205 US Hwy 9N  
Suite 38, Freehold, NJ 07728  
3. Pitney Bowes INC.- 27 Waterview Drive, Mail Station MSC 27-1C,  
Shelton, CT 06484  
4. RR Donnelley- 130 Lesha Drive, Yardley, PA 19067  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00  
Funding Source: City Budget Department of Administration/Division of  
Office Services NW011 030 0308 72130 B2025  
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through April  
14, 2026, 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:  
Resolution 7R1-d adopted on November 1, 2017 (Resolution 7R1-d)  
authorized Central Purchasing to utilize State Contract T0200 - Mailroom  
Equipment and Maintenance Various State Agencies (“State Contract  
T0200”) for purchases of mailroom equipment, accessories, supplies and  
maintenance. The Resolution’s not-to-exceed amount was One Hundred  
Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) for the period May 1,  
to April 14, 2019, inclusive of extensions by the state.  
This Resolution increases the contract amount of Resolution 7R1-d by One  
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($150,000.00) to Three  
Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($300,000.00). It also amends  
the authorized vendors listed in that Resolution so as to remove any  
vendors which are no longer authorized vendors under State Contract  
T0200.  
25-1172  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract#25-TELE-101661, Change  
Order #1 M0483 Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related Services  
Purpose: Obtain computer equipment, peripherals, and related services  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Howard Technology Solutions, 36 Howard  
Drive, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $2,000,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Office of Information  
Technology NW011-030-0306-71450  
Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through June  
30, 2026, inclusive of any extensions by the State  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution will authorize the use of State Contract #25-TELE-101661,  
Change Order #1 M0483 Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related  
Services to purchase computer equipment, peripherals, and related  
services for the City of Newark’s, Department of Administration, Office of  
Information Technology.  
25-1240  
7R1-e  
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 & Address: Tire Waste Management 109 Meeker Avenue  
Newark, NJ 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 September  
18, 2025 through December 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.  
25-1177  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-05  
Purpose: To extend Emergency Contract for immediate repairs to the  
Oak Ridge Reservoir Dam wall, grout foundation and 20 inches outlet  
values numbers one and four steel pipes in West Milford Township  
Entity Names/Addresses:  
1. Hutton Construction, LLC 41 Village Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ  
07009  
2. Pipeliners of NY, Inc. dba Mechanical Epoxy Solutions 75 N. Central  
Ave. Suite 203, Elmsford, NY 10523  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $729, 061.18  
1. Hutton Construction, LLC  
$647,763.00 (Increase of $27,098.18)  
2. Pipeliners of NY, Inc. $54,200.00 (No Increase)  
Funding Source: Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/  
NW041 13W 94710 B2013  
Contract Period: Extend Emergency from June 4, 2025 through  
September 03, 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 of Emergency Contract #E2025-05,  
issued for the period March 3, 2025 through June 3, 2025, awarded to  
Hutton Construction LLC (“Hutton”), in an amount not to exceed  
$647,763.00 and to Pipeliners of NY, Inc., dba Mechanical Epoxy Solutions  
in the amount of $54,200.00. The extension also encompasses an  
increase of $27,098.18 for Hutton.  
25-1129  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the use of Keystone Purchasing Network  
Cooperative (KPN) Contract #KPN 202401-01, Outdoor Athletic Surfaces,  
for the removal and replacement of artificial turf sports field at Nat Turner  
Park,251 18th Avenue, Newark New Jersey.  
Entity Name: FieldTurf USA, Inc.  
Entity Address: 175 North Industrial Boulevard, North East Calhoun,  
Georgia 30701  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $713,975.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs, and Senior Services NW026-32720-B2025 Open Space  
Recreation Trust Account  
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through  
December 31, 2025, inclusive of any extensions authorized by the City’s  
membership with Keystone Purchasing Network Cooperative  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R1-i(AS), adopted on April 24, 2018, authorized membership  
in the Keystone Purchasing Network Cooperative.  
The Cooperative Purchasing Contract #KPN 202401-01 Outdoor Athletic  
Surfaces through the City’s membership with the Keystone Purchasing  
Network Cooperative will provide for the removal and replacement of  
artificial turf sports field at Nat Turner Park for the City’s Department of  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
The Purchase Order is the contract.  
25-1180  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the use of Bergen County Cooperative Contract  
Cars, Crossovers, Class 1-3 Pickup Trucks, Chassis, SUVs and Vans-  
COOP #BC-BID-24-43 to purchase police vehicles, such as Ford  
Expedition, Explorer and Transit  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): All American Ford of Paramus 375 Route  
17 Paramus, NJ 07652  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $1,400,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Safety  
NW011-190-1902-71280 and NW026-190-46155 (Future years funds  
incumbent upon availability of appropriations from the Municipal Budget,  
Capital and Grant funds)  
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through June  
18, 2026, inclusive of any contract extensions granted by Bergen County  
Cooperative  
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 to utilize  
the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (“Bergen County  
Cooperative”) Contract #BC-BID-24-43 Cars, Crossovers, Class 1-3  
Pickup Trucks, Chassis, SUVs and Vans-COOP to purchase police  
vehicles for the Police Department.  
25-0870  
7R1-i  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Lead and Healthy Homes Hazardous Inspection  
(Consultants)  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Mandell Lead Inspectors, Inc., 409  
Minnisink Road, Suite 102, Totowa, New Jersey 07512  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Health and Community Wellness- NW  
051-623-H230A-72090-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  
( x ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Contract will provide Lead and Healthy Homes Hazardous Inspection  
Services (Consultants) for the Department of Health and Community  
Wellness.  
Advertisement Date: January 29, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Two (22)  
Bids Submitted: One (1)  
25-1215  
7R1-j  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Hospital Surgical, and Related Medical Accessories  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Joint Force Contracting; 78 Strobe Court, Saint Augustine, Florida  
32095  
2. Apex Supply USA; 51 Bradhurst Avenue, Lakewood, New Jersey  
08701  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $16,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Health and Community Wellness/  
NW011-120-1208-83240-B2025; NW057-G25-5H5KO-83240-B2025  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon contract execution  
Contract Basis: (X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide Hospital Surgical, and Related Medical  
Accessories for the Department of Health and Community Wellness.  
Advertisement Date: April 9, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Four (24)  
Bids Submitted: Three (3)  
25-1217  
7R1-k  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Swimming Pool  
Disinfectant)  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Miracle Chemical Company, Inc.; 1151 B,  
Highway 33, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $300,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/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  
(X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This contract will provide Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Swimming Pool  
Disinfectant) for the Department of Public Works; Public Buildings.  
Advertisement Date: April 16, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Fifteen (15)  
Bids Submitted: One (1)  
25-1266  
7R1-l  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Telephone Answering Service  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
Advance Communications Inc., 10 Melrose Dr., Farmington, CT 06032  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $132,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023-2024 Budget/ Department of Health and  
Community Wellness/ Division of Medical Services; Division of  
Environmental Health NW-026-46545-B2024/  
NW-051-624-2H246-72090-B2024/ NW-051-623-H23PO-71280-B2023/  
NW-026-46545-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 Telephone Answering Services to The  
Department of Health and Community Wellness/ Division of Medical Care  
Services.  
Advertisement Date: October 9, 2024  
Number of Bids Downloaded: Thirty-Six (36)  
Number of Bids Received: Two (2)  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
25-0738  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To construct a parking lot for the adjacent owned church.  
Entity Name: Calvary Touch of God Ministry, Inc.  
Entity Address: 636-638 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07108  
Sale Amount: $79,200.00  
Cost Basis: ( X ) $15.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $154,000.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
630-634 Bergen Street/ Block 2685/Lot 43/ South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,280 X $15.00 = $79,200.00.  
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-e 100125  
25-0740  
7R2-b  
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  
25-1104  
7R2-c  
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  
25-1119  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement for the Sale and  
Redevelopment of Land to MB Development & Management, LLP, to  
change the Entity Name  
Entity Name: MB Development & Management, LLC  
Entity Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 301, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Sale Amount: $50,000.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $10.00PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $85,000.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twenty-four (24) months from the transfer of ownership by  
the City  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
509 Avon Avenue/ Block 2640/Lot 29/South Ward  
511 Avon Avenue/Block 2640/Lot 30/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-c adopted on December 18, 2024, authorized the Private  
Sale/Redevelopment pursuant to the Agreement for the Sale and  
Redevelopment of Land.  
This Resolution authorizes a First Amendment to the Agreement for the  
Sale and Redevelopment of Land to change the Entity Name.  
25-1275  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement for the Sale and  
Redevelopment of Land to Genesis Capital Investments, LLC to change  
the Entity Name and Replace one of the Properties  
Entity Name: Genesis Capital 2, LLC  
Entity Address: 100 Charles Ewing Boulevard, Suite 16, Ewing, New  
Jersey 08628  
Sale Amount: $61,794.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $84,400.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (18) months from the transfer of ownership by  
the City  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
142 South 13th Street/Block 1859/Lot 41/West Ward  
126 South 13th Street/Block 1859/Lot 49/West Ward  
105 South 13th Street/Block 1860/Lot 9/ West Ward  
40 Gladstone Avenue/Block 4003/Lot 32/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-c, adopted on December 20, 2023, authorized the Private  
Sale/Redevelopment pursuant to the Agreement for the Sale and  
Redevelopment of Land.  
This Resolution authorizes a First Amendment to the Agreement for the  
Sale and Redevelopment of Land to change the Entity Name and Replace  
one of the Properties.  
25-0509  
7R2-f  
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) moths 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.  
25-0522  
7R2-g  
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  
25-1298  
7R2-h  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2025 Annual Budget of Newark Alliance, Inc.  
Purpose: Reading and Adopting the 2025 Annual Budget of Newark  
Alliance, Inc.  
Amount: $2,312,850.00  
Budget Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Additional Information:  
Budget Introduction authorized by Resolution 7R2-e adopted on  
September 4, 2025.  
7R4  
Finance  
25-1362  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Cancellation of unprocessed checks  
Purpose: Cancellation of outstanding checks not presented for  
processing  
Amount to be Reimbursed: $2,346,077.79  
Source of Appropriation: N/A  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
Cancellation of outstanding checks  
Additional Information:  
See attached exhibit for listing of checks and amounts  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
25-1208  
7R5-a  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/ Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To reduce and eliminate the incidence of vaccine-preventable  
diseases affecting children, adolescents, and adults through immunization  
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of  
Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 369, Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: $388,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $388,000.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: July 1, 2025 through June 30, 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:  
No municipal funds required for acceptance of grant award.  
Goal: The Department of Health and Community Wellness will offer a  
variety of immunization services to community residents’ ages 0 through 18  
years.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
25-1349  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Blonnie R. Watson  
Date(s): Friday, October 31, 2025  
Official Street Name(s): Spruce Street and Quitman Streett  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Blonnie R. Watson Plaza  
Sponsor: Council President C. Lawrence Crump  
Additional Information:  
It is requested the signage be place on the southeast corner.  
25-1382  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Newark Police Captain John Scott-Bey  
Date(s): TBD  
Official Street Name(s): Shepherd Avenue and Bergen Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: John Scott-Bey Way  
Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
25-1383  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Imam Mustafa El-Amin  
Date(s): TBD  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Chancellor Avenue and  
Wainwright Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Imam Mustafa El-Amin Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
25-1363  
7R8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Supporting a Special Event  
Purpose: Flag Raising for the 46th Anniversary Celebration of the Faith of  
Children  
Date(s): Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The 46th Anniversary Celebration - Faith of Children Flag Raising, Green  
Street, Newark from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  
25-1308  
7R8-e  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Individuals honored during the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration  
2. Individuals honored during the Hispanic Heritage Flag Raising  
3. Detective Mark Olmeda, Retirement  
4. Dolly Thalia Chaparro  
5. Sandra Garcia  
6. Claudia Usma  
7. Geovanna Villacres  
8. Individuals honored during the Eyes Like Mine Inc. 2025 Miss Blind  
Diva Empowerment Pageant  
9. Ms. Gloria Roely Reyes Gomez  
10. Day of the Girl, Honoring Outstanding Young Women Leaders  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
11. Individuals honored for receiving their Professorships from the World  
Gospel Music Association  
12. Brenda Anderson, Honoring Her Life and Legacy  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
13. Individuals honored during the Newark Latino Film Festival  
14. Individuals honored during the Fourth Annual Domestic Violence Walk  
15. Individual Pastors honored from Temple Rock Community Church  
16. Individuals honored during the First Annual Newark Diwali 2025  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
17. Blanca “Kookie” Lopez, 60th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
18. Honoring the 60th Anniversary of High Park Gardens Cooperative  
Corporation  
19. Individuals honored during the Anniversary of Sister Cities between  
Chunchi, Ecuador and Newark, New Jersey  
20. Andrés Wilmer González Sanchez, Lawyer Councilman of Jipijapa  
Canton Province of Manabí, Republic of Ecuador  
21. Individuals honored during Acclamation Day, September 28, 2025  
22. Individuals honored from Yolanda’s Love during Domestic Violence  
Awareness Month  
23. Individuals honored during a Youth Program in recognition of domestic  
Violence Awareness Month  
24. Individuals honored during the Children of Faith Parade and  
Multicultural Festival 2025  
25. Manuel Alejandro Cardenas Espinoza  
26. Individuals honored during Hispanic Heritage Month and the Homenaje  
a la Prensa Internacional  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
27. Individuals honored during the Yale Debate Association’s 33rd Annual  
Yale Invitational High School Tournament  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
28. Individuals honored during the Shani Baraka Women’s Resource  
Center Annual Domestic Violence Conference  
29. Individuals honored during the Urban League of Union County - 81st  
Anniversary Dinner and Gala  
30. Bishop Kenneth and Pastor Deborah Davall, 70th Birthday Celebration  
31. Pamela Grier-Hines, Ribbon Cutting for PGH Luxury Apartments and  
24-Hour Daycare  
32. Orange United Methodist Church, Celebrating 195 Years of Faith  
33. Reverend Raymond Grier, Street Dedication  
34. Individuals honored during the Newark Interfaith Alliance 12th Annual  
Prayer Breakfast  
35. Reverend John and Lady Laura White, 25th Pastoral and 39th Marriage  
Anniversary  
36. Reverend Raymond Grier, Street Dedication  
37. Dolores L. A. Curtis, 88th Birthday Celebration  
38. Individuals honored during the Muslim League of Voters, “Keeping  
Citizenship Active”, Celebrating 40 Years of Service  
39. Darnell Richardson  
40. Individuals honored during the Universoul Circus, “Faith Leaders  
United” Under the Big Top  
41. Willie B. Holman, 90th Birthday Celebration  
42. Individuals honored during the Ninth Annual Hispanic Heritage Month  
Celebration  
43. Trinity Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church's 103rd Anniversary  
44. Individuals honored during the Interfaith Appreciation Luncheon  
45. Pastor Dr. Liwanda Williams Birthday Celebration  
46. Individuals honored during the 10th Anniversary Trailblazers & Unsung  
Sheroes Awards Gala  
47. Good Neighbor Baptist Church 54th Church Anniversary  
48. Dr. Semaj Vanzant, Sr., First Annual Address at the General Baptist  
Convention of New Jersey, Inc. - 121 Annual Session  
49. Individuals honored during the Good Neighbor Baptist Church 54th  
Church Anniversary  
50. Reverend Rahmin E. Wynn, 11th Pastoral Anniversary  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
51. Regina Oliveira  
52. Rádio Corações de Portugal  
53. PALCUS  
54. Jack Barreira  
25-1309  
7R8-f  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Joseph A. Scrimmager  
2. Raymond Khalif  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
3. Carole Brown Jackson  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
4. Mr. Luis Frank Diaz-Perez  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
5. Maggie Leonia Williams Monk  
6. Dewyane Jones  
7. John Scott-Bey  
8. Prophetess Sheila James  
9. Sam Burgess  
10. Reverend Dr. Robert L. Curry  
11. The Honorable Crystal Monique Price  
12. Beryl "Dell" Kentish  
7R11  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
25-1270  
7R11-a  
Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Visual Arts  
Center of New Jersey  
Purpose: To provide bi-weekly Art Therapy sessions for families of  
individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated  
Entity Name: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey  
Entity Address: 68 Elm St., Summit, NJ 07901  
Project Location: Temple of Hip Hop (formerly known as the Training  
Recreation Education Center), 55 Ludlow St., Newark, NJ 07114  
Contract Period: October 2025 through June 2026  
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:  
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation  
located at 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ 07901 would like to give the City of  
Newark, Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services the  
benefits of its services by providing bi-weekly art therapy sessions to  
families of people who are currently or were formerly incarcerated. The  
sessions will occur at The Temple of Hip Hop (formerly known as the  
Training Recreation Education Center), 55 Ludlow Street, Newark, NJ  
07114, and will commence in October 2025 and end in June 2026. The  
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will provide at no cost to the City all art  
material needed, a license art therapist to facilitate the program,  
transportation for those who need it and light snacks and refreshments for  
each session. The value of the service is approximately $7,200.00.  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
25-1196  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution # 7R12-c, adopted  
on October 2, 2024  
Purpose: To execute Contract Close out Change Order #2 Repair of  
Water Mains, Service Leaks and Disconnection of Water Service -  
Contract #04-WS2022  
Entity Name: Montana Construction Corp., Inc.  
Entity Address: 80 Contant Avenue, Lodi, New Jersey 07644  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,965,166.75  
Funding Source: Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities Utilities/NW037-750-7505-71960-B2025  
Contract Period: 730 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a  
written Notice to Proceed until final completion  
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:  
Resolution 7R12-c adopted on December 21, 2022, awarded a contract in  
an amount not to exceed $4,185,960.00 for a period of 730 calendar days  
from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed until final  
completion.  
Resolution 7R12-c adopted October 2, 2024 authorized an increase to the  
contract amount by $837,192.00 for a new total contract amount not to  
exceed $5,023,152.00, with no extension to the contract period.  
Closeout Change Order #2 increases the contract amount by $942,014.75  
for a new total contract amount not to exceed $5,965,166.75, with no  
extension to the contract period  
25-1353  
7R12-b  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract for Sale of Water  
Purpose: Sale of Water from the City of Newark’s Pequannock Water  
Supply System to Township of Pequannock  
Entity Name: Township of Pequannock  
Entity Address: 530 Newark-Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, New  
Jersey 07444  
Contract Amount: $3,421.82 per million gallons from January 1, 2025  
through December 31, 2025, which rate may be modified from year to year  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2034  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a  
Property Location:  
(Acre(s)/Block/Lot/City/State)  
Additional Information:  
25-1183  
7R12-c  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: Reconstruction of Sal Bontempo Park- Contract 14-WS2025  
(Re-Bid)  
Entity Name: A-Tech Concrete Company Inc.  
Entity Address: 11 Taylor Road, Edison, New Jersey 08817  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,312,000.00  
Funding Source: Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/ NW038-800-8007-71970-B2025  
Contract Period: 455 calendar days from the date of the written Notice  
to Proceed  
Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services Fund 027,  
Dept: A23, Proj: EC3Q0, B2023 and NW-026-32720-B2025  
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:  
1st Advertisement: May 5, 2025  
2nd Advertisement: July 31, 2025  
Bid Packages Distributed: Seven (7)  
Bids Received: One (1)  
25-1342  
7R12-d  
Dept./ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Maintenance and Repair of Integrator Services for  
Newark’s Water & Wastewater System - Contract# 16-WS2025  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. PCS Pump and Process, 41 Plymouth Street, Fairfield, New Jersey,  
071104  
2. Pumping Services, Inc., 201 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, New Jersey,  
08846  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-A-71770-B2025 and NW038-800-8003-71770  
B2025  
Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of the issuance of a written  
Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Bids Solicited: Four (4)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
25-1274  
8-a  
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.  
9.  
PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA  
25-1281  
9-a  
AN ORDINANCE OPTING INTO THE GARDEN STATE C-PACE  
PROGRAM  
PROJECTS  
TO  
FACILITATE  
THE  
FINANCING  
OF  
C-PACE  
Deferred 8-e 100125  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
25-1375  
10-a  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Saint Lucy's Church/RL-20  
2. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church/RL-22  
MOTIONS  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY