City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, June 25, 2024  
10:00 AM  
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  
CALL TO ORDER  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT  
STATEMENT OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ACT  
In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5,  
adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger,  
the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time  
and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board  
in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of  
regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as  
adopted as 7R8-a on December 6, 2023. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on June 21, 2024 at the time of preparation  
and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
6PSF-b  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
24-0101  
THIS ORDINANCE SECURES BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS  
ISSUED  
IN  
ACCORDANCE  
WITH  
BOND  
THE  
PROVISIONS  
LAW”  
OF  
THE  
THE  
“REDEVELOPMENT AREA  
FINANCING  
AND  
LIEN HEREOF IN FAVOR OF THE OWNERS OF SUCH BONDS  
OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IS MUNICIPAL LIEN SUPERIOR TO  
ALL OTHER NON-MUNICIPAL LIENS HEREINAFTER RECORDED.  
A
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
A
TWENTY-FIVE YEAR (25) YEAR  
TAX ABATEMENT TO NMA OWNERS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC,  
1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 203, LARCHMONT, NEW YORK  
10538, FOR  
A
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY (200)  
MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (50) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
FEET OF  
RESIDENTIAL  
GROUND  
UNITS,  
FLOOR  
APPROXIMATELY  
RETAIL SPACE,  
2,598 SQUARE  
AND AN  
APPROXIMATELY 4,216 SQUARE FOOT GALLERY THAT WILL BE  
LEASED AND OPERATED BY THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART  
LOCATED  
AVENUE,  
STREET,  
AT  
61-63 WASHINGTON  
67 WASHINGTON STREET,  
61 CENTRAL  
AVENUE, 69 CENTRAL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
146 UNIVERSITY  
AVENUE,  
75-83 CENTRAL  
STREET,  
65 WASHINGTON  
69 WASHINGTON  
AVENUE,  
STREET,  
71 WASHINGTON  
STREET,  
AVENUE,  
63 CENTRAL  
AVENUE,  
65 CENTRAL  
AVENUE  
AND  
71-73 CENTRAL  
07102 AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 34, LOTS 1 AND 47 AND BLOCK 35, LOTS  
21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34 AND 35 AND  
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF  
AGREEMENT AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS RELATED  
TO THE ISSUANCE OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA BONDS  
A
FINANCIAL  
(NON-RECOURSE TO THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE  
CITY), AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT  
AREA BONDS IN  
A
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED  
VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS IN  
$500,000.00 AND DETERMINING  
CONNECTION THEREWITH (CENTRAL WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-c 032024  
Tabled 6PSF-b 041024  
Untabled 060524  
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  
24-0841  
7R1-a (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2023-08  
Purpose: To extend Emergency Contract #E2023-08 for Temporary  
Housing/Shelter Services at homeless shelters located throughout Essex  
County.  
Entity Name(s):  
1) Newly Destined, Inc., of Newark, New Jersey 07114;  
2) 169 Clinton Development Urban Renewal, LLC, of Jersey City, New  
Jersey 07305;  
3) Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, 590 North 7th Street,  
Newark, New Jersey 07107;  
4) Real House, Inc., of Montclair, New Jersey 07042;ꢀ  
5) United Community Corporation, 332 South 8th Street, Newark, New  
Jersey 07103;  
6) YMCA of Newark and Vicinity, 600 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey  
07102; and  
7) Helping the Homeless, Inc., 12 Moryan Road, Edison, New Jersey  
08817  
Entity Address(es): See above  
Increase to Contract Amount: Not to exceed $2,719,035.00  
Total Contract Amount: Not to exceed $12,644,635.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Bus Unit: 011, Department: 200,  
Division: 2001, Account #: 97550, Budget Year: B2024  
Contract Period: Extended an additional ninety (90) days from May 31,  
2024 through August 29, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a  
Additional Information:  
An Emergency Contract #E2023-08 was awarded to nine (9) vendors in a  
contract amount not to exceed $2,674,840.00 for the period of June 5,  
2023 through September 3, 2023, for the Office of Homeless Services.  
The 1st extension and amendment of Emergency Contract #E2023-08  
provided an extension to the contract period through December 31, 2023,  
or until new contract(s) were awarded, whichever occurred first, and  
increased the contract by $2,719,035.00, for a new total contract amount  
not to exceed $5,393,875.00.  
The 2nd extension and amendment of Emergency Contract #E2023-08  
provided an extension to the contract period through May 31, 2024, or until  
new contract(s) were awarded, whichever occurred first, and increased the  
contract by $4,531,725.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed  
$9,925,600.00.  
This Resolution provides for  
a
3rd extension and amendment of  
Emergency Contract #E2023-08, extending the contract period through  
August 29, 2024, or until new contract(s) are awarded, whichever occurs  
first, and increases the contract by $2,719,035.00, for a new total contract  
amount not to exceed $12,644,635.00.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-0880  
7R2-a (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Sixth Amendment to the Newark’s  
River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan to the Newark Central  
Planning Board  
Purpose: Requesting that the Newark Central Planning Board consider a  
proposed Ordinance making a Sixth Amendment to the Newark’s River:  
Public Access and Redevelopment Plan, pursuant to N.J.S.A.  
40A:12A-7(e).  
Name of Plan: Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Plan Area is bounded on the north at Delavan Avenue, on the west by  
McCarter Highway, on the south by Raymond Boulevard, on the east by  
Chapel Street, and on the east by the Passaic River (East Ward and North  
Ward)  
Additional Information:  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan (“Redevelopment  
Plan”) adopted by Ordinance 6PSF-i on August 7, 2013.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) of October 11, 2017 adopted the First Amendment  
to Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) of February 27, 2018 adopted the Second  
Amendment to Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a of April 3, 2019 adopted the Third Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-b of April 7, 2021 adopted the Fourth Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-b of November 4, 2021 adopted the Fifth Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Resolution 7R2-i of May 22, 2024, designated Block 175, Lot 1 and Block  
175, Lot 80 a non-condemnation area in need of redevelopment.  
This Amending Ordinance is a proposed Sixth Amendment to Newark’s  
River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
24-0866  
7R2-b (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment  
Purpose: Designating an area in need of redevelopment.  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
42-50 Park Place/Block 125/Lot 15/Central Ward  
13-33 Mulberry Street/Block 125/Lot 15.01/Central Ward  
33-37 Kitchell Street/Block 125/Lots 58 and 60/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-a(S), adopted on August 8, 2023, authorized and directed  
the Newark Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
24-0871  
7R8-a (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment to Joint Meeting Maintenance  
Purpose: Re-Appointment of Council Representative  
Name of Appointee: Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
June 30, 2025  
Additional Information:  
24-0872  
7R8-b (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment to Second River Joint Meeting  
Purpose: Re-Appointment of Council Representative  
Name of Appointee: Council Member, Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
June 30, 2025  
Additional Information:  
24-0897  
7R8-c (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2024 Annual Municipal Budget for the City of Newark,  
New Jersey  
Purpose: Introduction  
Amount: $914,467,501.56  
Budget Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Additional Information:  
The Public Hearing will be held after July 23, 2024.  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-0475  
8-a (s)  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
LLC,  
TAX  
45  
ABATEMENT  
TO  
297 CLINTON  
URBAN  
RENEWAL,  
ACADEMY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102,  
FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO  
CONSTRICT  
A
NEW  
FOUR-STORY  
BUILDING  
MULTI-FAMILY  
SENIOR-CITIZEN  
AGE-RESTRICTED  
CONSISTING OF (64) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS  
(THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”) RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT  
SUPERINTENDENT UNIT AND (38) ON-SITE PARKING SPACES  
LOCATED AT 297-309 CLINTON AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW  
60%  
OF  
AREA  
MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
(1)  
JERSEY 07108, AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2667, LOT 12 (SOUTH  
WARD).  
24-0901  
8-b (s)  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK,  
AND/OR  
HIS  
DESIGNEE,  
THE  
DEPUTY  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE THE  
SALE AND TRANSFER OF CITY PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE  
OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1830,  
LOT 1.01, PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND  
REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY