City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, September 18, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President LaMonica R. McIver  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk  
Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the  
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty  
and justice for all.  
INVOCATION  
Pastor Paul Valerius  
City Hope Church  
92 South 6th Street  
Newark, NJ 07107  
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 6, 2023. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on September 13, 2024 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
24-1233  
1. ARRASHEED COLES  
2. LISA PARKER  
3. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
4. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER  
5. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
6. THEO REICK  
7. NADIRAH BROWN  
8. DARNELLA LEE  
9. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
10. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
11. LYNDON BROWN  
12. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
13. ZELLESTINE GREEN  
14. CYNTHIA DE SOUZA  
15. DONNA JACKSON  
16. MARYAM BEY  
17. CASSANDRA DOCK  
18. EMILY AIKENS  
19. DEBRA SALTERS  
20. SHAKIR MCDOUGALD  
21. LISA SMITH  
22. YUSUF SHABAZZ  
23. LAVITA JOHNSON  
24. QUADEER PORTER  
25. DR. JAMILLAH DAVIS  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5.  
24-1220  
5-a  
North Jersey Water Supply Commission, Minutes, June 26, 2024.  
24-1245  
5-b  
5-c  
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Minutes, April and May 2024.  
24-1266  
Newark Housing Authority, Minutes, August 1, 2024.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
24-1011  
6PSF-a  
AN  
CHAPTER  
DEVELOPMENT,  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
DEPARTMENT  
SECTION  
TITLE  
II,  
ADMINISTRATION,  
AND HOUSING  
IMPROVEMENT  
10,  
OF  
ECONOMIC  
FAÇADE  
7.3,  
PROGRAM, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
BY  
AMENDING  
AND  
SECTION  
7.3(A)(14),  
7.3(A)(5),  
ELIGIBLE  
OR  
FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS  
FORGIVENESS  
REPAYMENT OF THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT LOAN.  
24-1012  
6PSF-b  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
10,  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
II,  
ADMINISTRATION,  
AND HOUSING  
CHAPTER  
DEPARTMENT  
OF ECONOMIC  
DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 7.2, CLOSING COSTS PROGRAM, OF  
THE  
NEWARK,  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
OF  
AS  
THE  
CITY  
OF  
AND  
TO  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
AMENDED  
7.2(A)(7),  
BY  
AMENDING  
OF THE  
SECTION  
LOAN  
INCREASE  
DECREASE  
AMOUNT  
THE  
THE  
FOR  
TERM  
AND  
ACCORDINGLY  
FOREGIVENESS  
PERCENTAGE  
EACH FULL  
OF  
THE  
CONSECUTIVE  
YEAR  
AFTER  
CLOSING IN WHICH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY  
RESIDENCE OF THE BORROWER UNTIL THE CLOSING COSTS  
LOAN IS FULLY SATISFIED.  
24-0022  
6PSF-c  
AN  
ABATEMENT TO 369-378 18TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC,  
1 ORIENT WAY, SUITE #240, RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY  
07070, FOR PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (11) MARKET RATE  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
TWENTY  
(20)  
YEAR  
TAX  
F
A
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS WITH (1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
RENTAL UNIT WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT  
60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), AND (6) ASSOCIATED  
PARKING  
NEWARK,  
SPACES,  
LOCATED  
AT  
369-379 18TH  
IDENTIFIED  
AVENUE,  
ON THE  
NEW JERSEY  
07108 AND  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2609,  
LOT 1.12 (CENTRAL WARD).  
24-0470  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
ABATEMENT TO RIVERFRONT  
LLC, 30 PRINCETON ROAD, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY 07036, FOR  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (64) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS  
CONSISTING OF (51) MARKET-RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX  
QUARTERS URBAN RENEWAL,  
A
UNITS, (13) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH  
(3) UNITS SHALL RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF THE  
AREA  
MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
(3)  
UNITS  
SHALL  
BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI, AND (7) UNITS SHALL  
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, ALONG WITH  
RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES, INCLUDING  
A
FITNESS ROOM,  
A
997  
SQUARE  
WHICH  
FOOT  
LOUNGE,  
ROOFTOP  
AREAS,  
DECK  
AND  
AMENITY  
A
AREA,  
INCLUDES  
SEATING  
ROOFTOP  
PERGOLA, AND 8,712 SQUARE FEET OF COVERED PARKING  
LOCATED AT 638-646 RAYMOND BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY 07105, AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2020, LOT 4 (EAST WARD).  
24-1013  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING,  
CHAPTER  
5,  
PARKING,  
STOPPING  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY, SECTION 23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL  
TIMES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY  
OF  
SUPPLEMENTED, TO PROHIBIT PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON  
BEECHER STREET, ON THE EAST SIDE, BETWEEN WEST  
KINNEY STREET AND HALSEY STREET (CENTRAL WARD).  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
2000,  
AS  
AMENDED  
AND  
24-1076  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING,  
CHAPTER  
5,  
PARKING,  
SECTION 23:5-7,  
CERTAIN AREAS  
STOPPING  
PARKING  
AT CERTAIN  
AND  
STANDING,  
STANDING  
GENERALLY,  
PROHIBITED  
OR  
IN  
TIMES  
FOR  
STREET CLEANING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES  
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
TO  
PROHIBIT  
PARKING  
AT  
CERTAIN  
TIMES ON BEECHER STREET, ON THE WEST SIDE, BETWEEN  
WEST  
KINNEY  
STREET  
AND  
HALSEY  
STREET  
(CENTRAL  
WARD).  
24-0339  
6PSF-g  
6PSF-h  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING, TITLE XIV,  
CANNABIS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, TO PERMIT AND REGULATE ADULT USE AND  
LICENSE CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS.  
24-1129  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK,  
AND/OR  
HIS  
DESIGNEE,  
THE  
DEPUTY  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE AN  
AGREEMENT WITH BY GOMES, LLC FOR THE SALE AND  
REDEVELOPMENT  
AS, 57 NEWARK  
NEWARK STREET,  
OF  
CITY  
PROPERTY  
59 NEWARK  
STREET,  
COMMONLY  
STREET,  
KNOWN  
61-61 ½  
STREET,  
STREET,  
63 NEWARK  
65 NEWARK  
67 NEWARK  
STREET,  
73-75 NEWARK  
STREET, AND  
69 NEWARK  
STREET,  
STREET,  
71 NEWARK  
STREET,  
77 NEWARK  
STREET,  
79  
NEWARK  
81-85 NEWARK  
STREET,  
IDENTIFIED  
ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS  
BLOCK 2838, LOTS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 AND 19  
(ADDITIONAL  
$4,077,777.77.  
LOTS  
20 AND  
21)  
FOR  
THE  
AMOUNT  
OF  
24-1160  
6PSF-i  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 6PSF-I ADOPTED ON AUGUST 2,  
2023, TITLE XIX, RENT CONTROL, CHAPTER 2, RENT CONTROL  
REGULATIONS;  
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, 2000, AS  
AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY MAKING VARIOUS  
CORRECTIONS.  
RENT  
CONTROL  
BOARD,  
OF  
THE  
REVISED  
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  
24-1176  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide a temporary emergency appropriation for the  
FY2025 Sub Regional Transportation Planning Program for the City of  
Newark.  
Funding Source: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc.  
(NJTPA)  
Appropriation Amount: $134,208.75  
Budget Year: 2024  
Contract Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R3-c adopted on August 7, 2024.  
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
24-1243  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Return of a Gift  
Gift: Statue of Mother Cabrini  
Purpose: To provide for the return of the Mother Cabrini statue.  
Entity Name: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church  
Entity Address: 259 Oliver Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105  
Gift Value: Undetermined  
Amount: Not Applicable  
Contract Period: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-0883  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To create a side yard for the adjacent owned property at  
140-142 Leslie Street.  
Entity Name: ABE Gezint, LLC  
Entity Address: Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208  
Sale Amount: $23,400.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $28,500.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
138 Leslie Street/Block 3065/Lot 5/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,600 X $9.00 = $23,400.00.  
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-o 071024  
Deferred 7R2-c 080724  
Deferred 7R2-a 090524  
24-0665  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To use existing lot to provide parking to adjacent property  
owned by Akram and Associates Holdings, LLC, located at 593  
Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103 (Block 2620, Lot 7).  
Entity Name: ARA Construction, LLC  
Entity Address: 317 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07103  
Sale Amount: $15,997.50  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $52,200.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
589 Springfield Avenue/Block 2620/Lot 9/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 1,777.5 X $9.00 = $15,997.50.  
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 080724  
Deferred 7R2-c 090524  
24-0873  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide for new construction of a two-family home and  
rehabilitation of a three-family home to sell at market rate to City of Newark  
employees.  
Entity Name: Community Collaborations, LLC  
Entity Address: 187 Livingston Street, Newark, New Jersey 07108  
Sale Amount: $47,250.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $119,800.00  
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)  
780 Bergen Street/Block 2712/Lot 39/South Ward  
763 South 20th Street/ Block 368/Lot 12/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,250 X $9.00 = $47,250.00.  
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-i 090524  
24-1190  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Acceptance of grant funds from the United States Department  
of Housing and Urban Development for the production and preservation of  
affordable housing.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD), CPD Congressional Grants Division  
Entity Address: 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 7146, Washington, DC  
20410  
Grant Amount: $8,000,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: Not Applicable  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property: (if applicable)  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Additional Information:  
The Grant Agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD) and the City of Newark is made pursuant to the  
authority of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law  
117-103); and the Explanatory Statement for Division L of that Act, which  
was printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on March 9,  
2022 (Explanatory Statement); and superseding provisions of the  
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328).  
24-1221  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application and Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To apply and accept of grant funds from the United States  
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the identification and  
removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Entity Address: 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410  
Grant Amount: $4,000,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: August 23, 2024 through September 30, 2029  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) supports  
communities who are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable  
housing, such as:  
·
·
·
·
·
·
Barriers caused by outdated zoning, land use policies, or regulations;  
Inefficient procedures;  
Gaps in available resources for development;  
Deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure;  
Lack of neighborhood amenities; or  
Challenges to preserving existing housing stock such as increasing  
threats from natural hazards, redevelopment pressures, or expiration of  
affordability requirements.  
24-1259  
7R2-f  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Execute Community Benefits Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the execution of a Community Benefits Agreement.  
Entity Name: 81-93 Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC  
Entity Address: 8162 Pinehurst Harbor Way, Pasadena, Maryland  
21122  
Funding Source: Aspire Program Act, N.J.S.A. 34:1B-322 et seq.  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
24-38 University Avenue (a/k/a 81-93 Orange Street)/Block 31/Lot  
27/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
The Community Benefits Agreement between the City of Newark, 81-93  
Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC, and the New Jersey Economic  
Development Authority, as a condition of receiving tax credits incentives  
under the Aspire Program Act, N.J.S.A. 34:1B-322 et seq., by 81-93  
Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC towards the construction of an  
approximately fourteen-story residential building, consisting of a total of  
400,000 square feet, inclusive of (350) apartment units, 8,500 square feet  
of retail space, and a structured parking garage located at 81-93 Orange  
Street (Block 31, Lot 27).  
7R3  
Engineering  
24-0810  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide construction management and inspection services  
for the Ironbound Roundabout Safety Improvements Federal Project.  
Entity Name: Colliers Engineering and Design, Inc.  
Entity Address: 331 Newman Spring Road, Suite 203, Red Bank, New  
Jersey 07701  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $265,355.13  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Engineering/NW051, G24,  
E24H0, A, 71280, B2024  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the issuance of a  
formal Notice to Proceed by the Acting Director of the Department of  
Engineering  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Addition Information:  
Federal Highway Administration funds are procured and administered by  
the City of Newark in accordance with 49 CFR Part 18 - Uniform  
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to  
State and Local Government.  
The City of Newark follows the competitive negotiation/qualification  
requirements defined by the Brooks Act, 40 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
24-1191  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: City of Newark 2024 Municipal Budget  
Purpose: Authorizing the reading of the City of Newark 2024 Municipal  
Budget by title only.  
Budget Year: 2024  
Public Hearing Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 12:30 P.M.  
Additional Information:  
A certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of  
Local Government Services.  
The Public Hearing on the 2024 Municipal Budget was held on  
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 12:30 P.M. in City Hall, Council  
Chamber.  
Deferred 7R8-a 090524  
24-1218  
7R8-b  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. Oro Solido, honored for their contributions to the Latino music industry  
2. Knock-Out Productions, honored for their dedication to the City through  
sports and entertainment  
3. Sr. Bishop Collie Edwers, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on  
Friday, September 20, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
4. Individuals honored during the 2nd Annual El Salvador Flag Raising,  
held on Thursday, September 5, 2024  
5. Individuals honored during the 14th Annual Battle of the Badges 2024  
Softball Tournament, held on Saturday, September 14, 2024  
6. Individuals honored during the 63rd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade of  
Newark, New Jersey, held on Sunday, September 15, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
7. Individuals honored during the Honduras 203rd Independence Flag  
Raising, held on Friday, September 13, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
8. Chuck McFadden, Honorary Co-Chair of the 33rd Annual Celebration of  
Labor of the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL-CIO, held on Friday,  
September 6, 2024  
9. Individuals honored during the Annual Day of Prayer (Acclamation Day),  
held on Sunday, September 8, 2024  
10. Individuals honored during the Senior Golden Queen Event, held on  
Thursday, September 9, 2024  
11. Individuals honored during the Mexican Flag Raising, held on Monday,  
September 16, 2024  
12. Deidre Green, honored as the “Seniors of the Golden Club” for her  
contributions to the City’s senior community  
13. Esperanza Ceballos, honored as the “Seniors of the Golden Club” for  
her contributions to the City’s senior community  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
14. Third Presbyterian Church of Newark, on its 200th Anniversary  
Celebration, to be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
15. Senator George Helmy, honored for his appointment to the U.S.  
Senate  
16. Ana Doris Velez, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday,  
September 14, 2024  
17. Individuals honored during the First Cup Clemente Tournament, of the  
Roberto Clemente Newark League and Pony Baseball and Softball, held  
Wednesday, September 11th - 14th, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
18. Pastor Lewis Collier, on his 70th Birthday Celebration, at Macedonia  
Pentecostal Church of Newark, on Friday, September 6, 2024  
19. Pastor Lewis Collier and Evangelist Dr. Sabrina Collier, on their 13th  
Wedding Anniversary, at Macedonia Pentecostal Church of Newark, on  
Friday, September 6, 2024  
20. Bishop Hilton Rawls, Sr., on his 75th Birthday Celebration and 44th  
Pastoral Anniversary, held on Sunday, September 8, 2024  
21. Reverend Dr. Jonnel R. Green, on his Pastoral Anniversary, at  
Bethesda Baptist Church, held on Sunday, September 8, 2024  
22. Pastor Terry D. Gadson, Sr., on his Apostolic Affirmation for the  
Sacred Office of Apostle, at Shiloh Pentecostal Church, held on Saturday,  
September 14, 2025  
23. Reverend Oliver Coleman, L.A.C.A. International Chairman, honored  
during the L.A.C.A. State of New York and International 23rd Graduation  
Banquet, held on Saturday, September 14, 2024  
24. Bishop Gregory Woods, on his 60th Birthday Celebration, at Revival  
Temple Center of Deliverance, on Sunday, September 15, 2024  
25. Angelo Ellerbee, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on  
Thursday, September 19, 2024  
26. Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr., on being the 125th Elected and  
Consecrated Presiding Prelate for the First Episcopal District of the  
African Methodist Episcopal Church, at the Mount Zion AME Church, to be  
held on Saturday, September 21, 2024  
27. Pastor Oliver and First Lady Deadra Coleman, on their 5th Pastoral  
Anniversary, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, to be held on Sunday, October  
26, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.  
28. Individuals honored during the 215 Years of Independence of the  
Republic of Ecuador, held on Friday, September 13, 2024  
29. Prime Minister Luĺs Montenegro  
30. Jose Cesario, Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas  
31. Embaixador Duarte Lopes  
24-1219  
7R8-c  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
1. Thelma J. Taylor  
2. Kevin Elliott Taylor  
3. Tyrone Tyrell Ellis  
4. Joyce Moody  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-1257  
8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment as Newark Municipal Court Judge (Part-Time)  
Name of Appointee: Samantha J. Mendenhall  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
September 18, 2027  
Additional Information:  
24-1258  
8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to Newark Parking Authority  
Name of Appointee: Vanessa A. Davis  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
September 18, 2029  
Additional Information:  
24-1254  
8-c  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 6PSF-C ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER  
9, 2020, A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EL SID PROPERTIES, LLC,  
FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING AND AMENDING RECITALS  
AND DEFINED TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL LEASE AGREEMENT,  
SETTING FAIR MARKET RENT, SETTLING PAST DUE BASE  
RENT  
AND  
REIMBURSEMENT  
OF  
OTHER  
CHARGES,  
AND  
SETTING FORTH BASIC RENT FOR YEARS (5) THROUGH (20)  
AND OTHER COMMON TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  
24-1211  
8-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING,  
STOPPING  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY,  
SECTION  
14, PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL  
AREAS,  
SUBSECTION  
OF THE  
23:5-14(E),  
REVISED  
PERMIT  
PARKING;  
AREAS  
OF  
DESIGNATED,  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING ADAMS STREET BETWEEN  
OLIVER STREET AND WALNUT STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF  
ADAMS STREET, DAILY, FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 6:00 A.M. (EAST  
WARD).  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
MOTIONS  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY