City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - 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  
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  
6:30 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  
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  
5 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Louise  
Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Present:  
3 - Patrick O. Council, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
Council arrived at 6:54 P.M.  
Silva arrived at 7:01 P.M.  
Ramos arrived at 7:26 P.M.  
8 - Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Present:  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-1343  
1. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
Appearing.  
2. GAYLE CHANEYFIELD-JENKINS  
Appearing.  
3. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
Appearing.  
4. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
Appearing.  
5. JHAMAR YOUNGBLOOD  
Appearing.  
6. NADIRAH BROWN  
Appearing.  
7. MILES AUSTIN, JR.  
Appearing.  
8. LOUCIOUS JONES  
Not appearing.  
9. EDISSON BARROS  
Not appearing.  
10. DEBRA SALTERS  
Appearing.  
11. DARNELLA LEE  
Appearing.  
12. CHÉ COLTER  
Not appearing.  
13. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
Appearing.  
14. DONALD JACKSON  
Appearing.  
15. ATISHA DAVIS  
Appearing.  
16. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
Appearing.  
17. DONNA JACKSON  
Appearing.  
18. CYNTHIA DESOUZA  
Appearing.  
19. DENISE DAVIS  
Appearing.  
20. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
Appearing.  
21. CASSANDRA DOCK  
Appearing.  
22. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
Not appearing.  
23. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
Appearing.  
24. LOUIS SHOCKLEY  
Appearing.  
25. ANTHONY CIARLA  
Not appearing.  
5.  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS,  
AND COMMISSIONS  
5-a  
25-1323  
NJIT Warren Lots 2 through 11 Urban Renewal LLC, Financial  
Statements, June 30, 2025.  
Accept  
5-b  
25-1359  
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, August 27,  
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:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
6F-a  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt on First Reading. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
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  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
6PSF-a  
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  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Cassandra Dock, Debra  
Salters, Donna Jackson and Munirah El-Bomani.  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Gonzalez to Close on Public  
Hearing and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-b  
25-1252  
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  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Donna Jackson, Nadirah  
Brown, Munirah El-Bomani 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 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-c  
25-0592  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIFTEEN (15) YEAR LONG TERM  
TAX ABATEMENT TO S.A.T. URBAN RENEWAL ENTITY LLC, 156  
ELIZABETH AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108, FOR  
A
PROJECT,  
ELIZABETH  
LOCATED  
AVENUE,  
IN  
THE  
SOUTH  
NEW  
WARD  
JERSEY  
AT  
142-144  
07108 AND  
NEWARK,  
IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 2776, LOT 8 (FORMERLY LOTS 8 & 9) ON  
THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY (THE “PROPERTY”), TO CONSTRUCT  
A NEW FIVE (5)-STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH TWENTY (20)  
RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS CONSISTING OF SIXTEEN (16)  
MARKET  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS, FOUR  
RATE  
RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS  
FOURTEEN  
AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
WITH  
TWO  
(2)  
UNITS  
(4)  
AND  
(14)  
TWO-BEDROOM  
RESIDENTIAL  
DWELLING RENTAL UNITS WITH ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNIT  
WHICH SHALL BE 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 UNIT WHICH SHALL  
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 80% OF AMI, AND FOUR (4)  
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL  
CONSISTING OF 386 SQ. FT.,  
UNITS  
ON  
THE  
GROUND  
FLOOR  
A HALF  
A
COMMUNITY ROOM,  
BATHROOM,  
MECHANICAL/TRASH  
A
MAIL  
ROOM,  
ROOM,  
A
AND  
PACKAGE  
BIKE  
ROOM,  
STORAGE  
A
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”) (SOUTH WARD).  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Alif Muhammad, Cassandra  
Dock, Debra Salters, Nadirah Brown 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 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-d  
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  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT  
COMPRISING OF ONE  
MARKET  
STREET,  
NEW  
NEW FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING  
HUNDRED AND TWENTY (120)  
JERSEY  
07103 FOR  
A
A
AFFORDABLE UNITS, PARKING, AND TENANT AMENITY SPACE.  
SPECIFICALLY, THE BASEMENT SHALL CONSIST OF A PARKING  
GARAGE,  
ROOM,  
TRASH  
AND ELEVATORS  
COMPACTOR/RECYCLING  
AND STAIRCASES.  
ROOM,  
THE  
UTILITY  
GROUND  
FLOOR SHALL CONSIST OF 4,045 SQUARE FOOT COMMUNITY  
ROOM/COMMUNITY CENTER, RESIDENTIAL LOBBY,  
MAIL/PACKAGE ROOM, MANAGEMENT OFFICE, ELEVATORS  
AND STAIRWELLS, AND TENANT AMENITY SPACE. THE GROUND  
FLOOR SHALL ALSO CONTAIN TWENTY-SEVEN (27)  
A
RESIDENTIAL UNITS COMPRISED OF NINE (9) ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS, 12 TWO-BEDROOM UNITS, AND SIX (6) THREE-BEDROOM  
UNITS. EACH OF THE UPPER THREE LEVELS INCLUDE FIVE (5)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
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)  
UNITS,  
TWENTY  
(20)  
TWO-BEDROOM  
UNITS,  
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  
TWENTY-EIGHT  
APPROXIMATE  
AT  
30%  
(128)  
TOTAL  
AMI  
OR  
PARKING  
PROJECT  
LESS,  
AND  
SPACES,  
ONE  
FOR  
OF $76,623,794.00,  
HUNDRED  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-e  
25-1194  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
TERM TAX ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL, LLC,  
JERSEY 07103 FOR  
A
TO  
TWENTY-TWO (22) YEAR LONG  
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  
RESIDENTIAL  
CONSISTING  
OF  
FORTY-FOUR  
UNITS  
(44)  
MARKET  
RATE  
(37)  
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 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).  
Deferred 6PSF-e 102225  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-f  
25-1283  
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  
Kenyatta Stewart, Corporation Counsel Law Department commented.  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Donna Jackson, Munirah  
El-Bomani, Nadirah Brown, Debra Salters and John Reverendo.  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Council to Close on Public  
Hearing and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
6PSF-g  
25-1199  
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 A PROJECT LOCATED  
ON  
REAL  
PROPERTY  
COMMONLY  
KNOWN  
AS  
41 MADISON  
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.  
Allison Ladd, Director Department of Economic and Housing Development  
commented.  
Public Hearing opened. Comments were made by Alif Muhammad, Munirah  
El-Bomani, John Reverendo, Cassandra Dock and Donna Jackson.  
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 - 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  
Yes:  
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  
25-1268  
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  
$2,470,299.00.  
to  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-b  
25-1165  
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.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Crump to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-c  
25-1185  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-d  
25-1172  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-e  
25-1240  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-f  
25-1177  
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  
$27,098.18)  
$647,763.00 (Increase of  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-g  
25-1129  
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.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-h  
25-1180  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-i  
25-0870  
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)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-j  
25-1215  
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)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-k  
25-1217  
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)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R1-l  
25-1266  
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)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-a  
25-0738  
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  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 - Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr.,  
Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Abstain:  
7R2-b  
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 Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-c  
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 Council, seconded by Kelly to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-d  
25-1119  
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.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-e  
25-1275  
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.  
A motion was made by Kelly, seconded by Crump to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-f  
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) 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.  
Deferred 7R2-f 102225  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-g  
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 Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R2-h  
25-1298  
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.  
Public Hearing opened. No one appearing.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Close the Public Hearing  
and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R4  
Finance  
7R4-a  
25-1362  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
7R5-a  
25-1208  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a  
25-1349  
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.  
A motion was made by Crump, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R8-b  
25-1382  
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:  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Council to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R8-c  
7R8-d  
7R8-e  
25-1383  
25-1363  
25-1308  
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:  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Council to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
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.  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R8-f  
25-1309  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R11  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
7R11-a  
25-1270  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
7R12-a  
25-1196  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R12-b  
25-1353  
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:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R12-c  
25-1183  
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)  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
7R12-d  
25-1342  
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)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8-a  
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.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Advance and Adopt on  
First Reading as 6F-b. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
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.  
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:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
10-a  
25-1375  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Saint Lucy's Church/RL-20  
2. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Church/RL-22  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Approve. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - 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  
Yes:  
ADDED STARTERS  
Administration  
7R1  
7R1-m(as) 25-1111  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: This contract is for the Street Maintenance: Snow and Ice  
Removal, Salt-Sand Spreading Light-Duty Vehicles.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): TNV’s & Associates LLC 463-469 Lyons  
Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112 and Encalada Trucking LLC, 435  
N 2nd Street, East Newark, New Jersey 07029  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $900,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division  
of Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-7192-B2025  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
Thirty-Six (36) 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 is to provide Street Maintenance: Snow and Ice Removal,  
Salt-Sand Spreading Light- Duty Vehicles  
Advertisement Date: December 4, 2024  
Due Date: December 19, 2024  
Downloaders; 19  
Submission:4  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 - Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos  
Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
7R12-e(as)25-1374  
Dept. / Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Execute Deed Notice for Block, 570 Lot 1  
Purpose: Authorizing Execution and Recordation of Deed Notice in  
connection with certain remediation conducted by Spinello Companies  
at City Owned property at 1650 Green Pond Road, Newfoundland  
Location of Property: (1650 Green Pond Road, Newfoundland /Block  
570/Lot 1/Morris County/ Newark Watershed)  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 - Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos  
Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7R12-f(as) 25-1378  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: Lead Service Line restoration and Utility Pavement- Contract  
02-WS2025  
Entity Name: Rockborn Trucking and Excavation, Inc.  
Entity Address: 12 Taylor Road, Wharton, New Jersey 07885  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $6,497,816.25  
Funding Source: 2025 - 2027 Budget/Department of Water and  
Sewer Utilities/ NW037-750-7505-71960 and NW038-800-8007-71970  
Contract Period: 730 calendar days from the date 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:  
Bid Packages Distributed: Seven (7)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
Kareem Adeem, Director Department of Water & Sewer Utilities commented.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 - Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos  
Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
MOTIONS  
7Ma  
25-1415  
A motion requesting that the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities  
provide to the Governing Body a list of streets scheduled to be  
remediated and repaved curb-to-curb in 2025.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7Mb  
25-1416  
A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering provide to the  
Governing Body an update on the repairs and renovations at the  
Congress Street Firehouse and also the bathrooms at the Sharpe  
James/Kenneth A. Gibson Aquatic Center.  
A motion was made by Silva, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7Mc  
25-1417  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of  
Larry Grice, longtime Newark resident.  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Crump to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7Md  
25-1418  
A motion expressing a Happy Birthday greeting to the High Park  
Gardens housing complex on the joyful occasion of their 40th Birthday  
Celebration and Gala.  
A motion was made by Crump, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
7Me  
25-1419  
A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering provide to the  
Governing Body an update on the repairs taking place on the roof at  
the JFK swimming pool.  
A motion was made by Crump, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
10:10 P.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
6 - Patrick O. Council, Luis A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise  
Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence Crump  
Yes:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Dupré L. Kelly  
Absent:  
________________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY