City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, December 3, 2025  
12:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Amina Bey  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President C. Lawrence Crump  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Regular meeting of the Municipal Council was called to order on the above  
date in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, at  
12:31 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 Jalil Marrow  
New Psalmist Worship Center  
401 Avon Avenue  
Newark, New Jersey 07108  
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 December 1, 2025 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of  
the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
8 -  
Present:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
6F-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  
Deferred 9-a 110625  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt on First Reading.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6F-b  
25-1390  
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWARK TO ACCEPT  
DONATION OF LAND FROM THE NEWARK HOUSING  
AUTHORITY (BLOCK 1, LOT 24 & BLOCK 130, LOT 29) FOR  
THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF NEWARK  
RIVERFRONT PARK.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt on First Reading.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
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  
December 17, 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  
25-1313  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE XXIX  
(STREETS AND SIDEWALKS) CHAPTER 5 (CONSTRUCTION  
AND STREET WORK ACTIVITIES; DISTURBANCES OF STREET  
SURFACES)  
SECTION  
REVISED GENERAL  
JERSEY,  
3 (REPLACEMENT  
OF  
OF  
SURFACES)  
THE CITY  
AMENDED  
OF  
OF  
THE  
ORDINANCES  
2000,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
AS  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR  
MILLING AND PAVING REQUIREMENTS FOR STREET SURFACE  
DISTURBANCE AND TRENCH RESTORATION.  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-b  
25-1354  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING,  
STOPPING  
PARKING OR  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY,  
IN  
SECTION  
CERTAIN  
23:5-7,  
STANDING  
PROHIBITED  
AREAS AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR STREET CLEANING, OF THE  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO  
REMOVE  
TREADWELL  
STREET,  
ON  
THE  
NORTH  
SIDE,  
BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE;  
AND INCLUDE TREADWELL STREET, ON THE SOUTH SIDE,  
BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE  
(NORTH WARD).  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-c  
25-1355  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF THE REVISED  
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY,  
2000,  
AS  
AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
TO  
PROHIBIT PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON TREADWELL STREET,  
SOLELY ON THE NORTH SIDE, BETWEEN RIDGE STREET AND  
MOUNT PROSPECT AVENUE (NORTH WARD).  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-d  
24-1359  
AN  
ABATEMENT TO CROWN VILLAGE URBAN RENEWAL, INC., 27  
PRINCE STREET, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07208, FOR  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT TWO RESIDENTIAL AFFORDABLE  
H O U S I N G B U I L D I N G S  
ONE-HUNDRED-EIGHTY-FIVE (185)  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
A
C O N S I S T I N G  
RESIDENTIAL  
O F  
RENTAL  
UNITS, WHEREIN THE FIRST BUILDING SHALL CONSIST OF  
ONE-HUNDRED-EIGHT (108) SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
UNITS, OF WHICH TWENTY (20) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED  
TO TENANTS AT 50% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”) AND  
EIGHTY-EIGHT  
(88)  
UNITS  
SHALL  
BE  
RESTRICTED  
TO  
TENANTS AT 60% AMI (THE “BUILDING 1 INCOME RESTRICTED  
UNITS”), AND THE SECOND BUILDING SHALL CONSIST OF  
SEVENTY-SEVEN  
(77)  
NON-SENIOR  
AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
UNITS, OF WHICH FOUR (4) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO  
TENANTS AT 50% AMI AND SEVENTY-THREE (73) UNITS SHALL  
BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI (THE “BUILDING 2  
INCOME  
RESTRICTED  
UNITS”),  
AND  
APPROXIMATELY  
9,115  
SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE AND APPROXIMATELY  
86% OF ON-SITE PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 552 AND  
554-566 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE AND 412, 414, 416, AND 418  
GROVE STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON  
THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 4001, LOTS 1, 2, 19, 20, 21,  
AND 32. (WEST WARD)  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by Kelly, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Defer. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-e  
24-1360  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO SOUTH ORANGE AVE. 1 URBAN RENEWAL,  
INC.,  
27 PRINCE  
A
STREET,  
ELIZABETH,  
T O  
( 1 4 4 )  
RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS SHALL  
MEDIAN  
(132)  
AT 60%  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07208,  
F O R  
P R O J E C T  
C O N S T R U C T  
N O N - S E N I O R  
O N E - H U N D R E D - F O R T Y - F O U R  
AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
(12)  
RENTAL  
UNITS,  
WHEREIN  
TENANTS  
TWELVE  
BE  
RESTICTED  
TO  
AND  
BE  
AT  
50%  
AREA  
INCOME  
UNITS  
AMI  
(“AMI”)  
SHALL  
ONE-HUNDRED-THIRTY-TWO  
RESTRICTED  
RESTRICTED  
TO  
TENANTS  
AND  
(THE  
“INCOME  
UNITS”)  
APPROXIMATELY  
8,149 SQUARE  
FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE AND APPROXIMATELY 33% OF  
ON-SITE  
ORANGE  
STREET,  
PARKING  
AVENUE,  
SPACES  
80-82 WHITNEY  
STREET,  
LOCATED  
AT  
STREET,  
AND  
572-588 SOUTH  
84 WHITNEY  
86-88 WHITNEY  
391-419 GROVE  
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE  
CITY’S MAP AS BLOCK 4002, LOTS 1, 18, 19, 20, AND 30.  
(WEST WARD)  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by Kelly, seconded by Gonzalez to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-f  
25-0142  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
TERM TAX ABATEMENT TO CASA MIA APARTMENTS URBAN  
RENEWAL, LLC, C/O CAPITAL REALTY GROUP, INC., 86  
ROUTE 59 EAST SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK 10977, FOR  
PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE NORTH WARD AT 502-504  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR LONG  
A
SUMMER AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED  
ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 625, LOT 46 (THE  
“PROPERTY”), TO REHABILITATE  
100% AFFORDABLE SENIOR-LIVING  
BUILDING WITH TOTAL OF NINETY-ONE (91) RESIDENTIAL  
A
SIX (6) STORY ELEVATOR  
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL  
A
UNITS, CONSISTING OF NINE (9) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS  
WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 60% OF  
AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”) (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED  
UNITS”), AND ONE (1) NON-INCOME SUPERINTENDENT UNIT  
(NORTH WARD).  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Gonzalez to Defer. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
6PSF-g  
25-1195  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
TERM TAX ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL, LLC,  
JACKSON, NEW JERSEY 08527 FOR  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR LONG  
1213-1221 ON BROAD URBAN  
COLUMBUS BOULEVARD,  
PROJECT, LOCATED IN  
TO  
36 CHRISTOPHER  
A
THE EAST WARD AT 1213 MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON BLVD.,  
1215-21 MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON BLVD., AND 124 MILLER  
ST., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK  
2797, LOTS 4, 5, AND 9 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY (THE  
“PROPERTY”),  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
A
NEW  
5 STORY  
BUILDING  
WITH SIXTY (60) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS CONSISTING OF  
FORTY-EIGHT  
UNITS (SIX  
(48)  
(6)  
MARKET  
STUDIO  
RATE  
UNITS,  
RESIDENTIAL  
FORTY-ONE  
RENTAL  
(41)  
ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS),  
(THE “MARKET RATE UNITS”), AND TWELVE (12)  
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH THREE (3)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA  
MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), CONSISTING OF TWO (2) STUDIO  
UNITS AND ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM UNIT, THREE (3) UNITS  
SHALL  
BE  
RESTRICTED  
TO  
TENANTS  
AT  
60%  
OF  
AMI,  
CONSISTING OF THREE (3) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, AND SIX (6)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI,  
CONSISTING  
OF  
THREE  
(3)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS,  
AND  
THREE (3) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED  
UNITS”),  
SPACES,  
FORTY-TWO  
(42)  
MONTHLY  
RENTAL  
PARKING  
A
GYM, AND ONE (1) ELEVATOR (COLLECTIVELY,  
THE “PROJECT”) (EAST WARD)  
Public Hearing will be held on December 17, 2025 due to advertising.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
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  
25-1537  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: To provide grant funding to the City of Newark, the Brick City  
Peace Collective (BCPC) Grant to foster initiatives, programs and  
opportunities to reduce violence and strengthen relationships between  
law enforcement and Newark communities  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Appropriation Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Budget Year: 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 # Apply and Accept submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar ID #25-1508  
Operating Agency: Department of Administration  
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 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-b  
25-1540  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: The 2026 Anti-Violence for Out-of-School Youth Project for the  
Newark Street Academy, which will support One hundred five (105) out of  
school youth, who have either dropped out of school or are in serious risk  
of dropping out and have not succeeded in a traditional academic  
environment (All Wards)  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Appropriation Amount: $2,000,000.00  
Budget Year: 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 Apply and Accept submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar ID #25-1509  
Operating Agency: Department of Administration  
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 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-c  
25-1541  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Budget Insertion  
Purpose: The purpose of enhancing the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  
Boulevard corridor through improved urban tree canopy, expanded public  
green space, public art installations, litter and debris removal.  
Funding Source: Keep America Beautiful  
Appropriation Amount: $20,000.00  
Budget Year: 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 Apply and Accept Legistar ID #25-0984  
Operating Agency: Department of Administration  
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 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-d  
25-1465  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds  
Purpose: To Apply for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)  
Community Energy Planning Grant to develop Newark’s Community  
Energy Plan in alignment with New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)  
Entity Address: 44 South Clinton Avenue, 1st Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625  
Grant Amount: $25,000.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount:$ 0.00  
Grant Period: January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Community Energy Planning  
Grant program supports municipalities in developing local community  
energy plans that align with the State’s Energy Master Plan: Pathway to  
2050. The program enables municipalities to assess local energy use,  
plan for renewable energy integration, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,  
and engage residents in developing equitable clean energy strategies.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-e  
25-1508  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the 2026 Brick City Peace  
Collective (BCPC) Grant  
Purpose: To submit an Application and enter into Agreements with the  
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and  
Community Resources for the 2026 Brick City Peace Collective (BCPC)  
Grant.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of  
Housing and Community Resources  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey  
08625-0811  
Total Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Grant Period: July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, until funds are  
fully expended  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Monitoring Dept/Agency: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
To foster initiatives, programs, and opportunities to reduce violence and  
strengthen relationships between law enforcement and Newark  
communities.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-f  
25-1509  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application and Agreements  
Purpose: Application/Acceptance of the 2026 Anti-Violence  
Out-of-School Grant with the New Jersey Department of Community  
Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of  
Housing and Community Resources  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey  
08625-0811  
Total Grant Amount: $2,000,000.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Grant Period: October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, until funds  
are fully expended  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Monitoring Dept./Agency: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
This Grant will provide funding for the Newark Youth Academy targeting  
One Hundred and Five (105) out-of-school juveniles, who have not  
succeeded in a traditional academic environment.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-g  
25-1529  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the Arts & Education  
District 2026 Grant  
Purpose: To submit an Application and enter into Agreements with the  
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and  
Community Resources for the Arts & Education District 2026 Grant.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of  
Housing and Community Resources  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey  
08625-0811  
Total Grant Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Grant Period: July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, until funds are  
fully expended  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Monitoring Dept/Agency: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
To support year-round activations including festivals, concerts, art walks,  
pop-ups, family nights, film screenings, seasonal markets, and  
partnerships with local venues; and contribute to beautification of the arts  
and cultural district  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-a  
25-0509  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 2-family home to sell at market rate  
Entity Name: Ortech Renovation and Construction Limited Liability  
Company  
Entity Address: 255 Lehigh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Sale Amount: $39,650.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $12,200.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
18 Seymour Avenue/Block 2657/Lot 49/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 3,050 X $13.00 =  
$39,650.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
Deferred 7R2-f 102225  
Deferred 7R2-c 110625  
Deferred 7R2-a 112525  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Kelly to Return to Administration.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R2-b  
25-0784  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To rehabilitate property and sell to an owner-occupant  
homeowner at 80% Area Median Income or less  
Entity Name: Community Asset Preservation Corporation  
Entity Address: 100 Albany Street, Suite 250, New Brunswick, New  
Jersey 08901  
Sale Amount: $20,741.63  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $83,100.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
90 Garside Street/Block 490/Lot 23/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 1,595.51 X $13.00 =  
$20,741.63.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties  
Deferred 7R2-g 110625  
Deferred 7R2-c 112525  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
6 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana, Louise  
Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
2 - Carlos M. Gonzalez, and Anibal Ramos Jr.  
7R2-c  
25-0811  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: On 555 South Orange Ave., new construction of a mix-used  
building with a resource center on the ground floor and 4 residential  
apartments above. On 25-27 Martin Luther King Boulevard will be new  
construction of a 4-family home to sell to a first-time homebuyer at market  
rate.  
Entity Name: Transcend Outreach Center, Inc.  
Entity Address: 971 Clinton Avenue, Irvington, New Jersey 07111  
Sale Amount: $90,238.20  
Cost Basis: (X) $15.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $90,900.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twenty-four (24) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
555 South Orange Avenue /Block 1789/Lot 30/ West Ward  
25 Martin Luther King Boulevard /Block 486/Lot 12/ Central Ward  
27 Martin Luther King Boulevard /Block 486/Lot 13/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 6,015. 88 X $15.00 =  
$90,238.20  
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-d 112525  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Amina Bey, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R2-d  
25-0990  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide new construction of two (2) two-family homes, one  
being sold at market rate and the other at 60% of AMI or lower  
Entity Name: Road to Prosperity LLC  
Entity Address: 511 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey  
07103  
Sale Amount: $78,400.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $14.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $20,200.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
556-558 Sandford Avenue/Block 4109/Lot 16/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,600 X $14.00 =  
$78,400.00.  
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-f 112525  
A motion was made by Kelly, seconded by Gonzalez to Amend.  
Amendment: To Adjust the Affordability Rate to 60% or Lower  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
A motion was made by Kelly, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt as Amended.  
The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R2-e  
25-1176  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: On 522 ½ Central Avenue the property will be rehabilitated to  
create a new office headquarters and 508 15th Avenue will be developed  
into a new construction of a 2-family home which will provide affordable  
housing for Newark residents at 60-80% AMI.  
Entity Name: S.G. Global Enterprise LLC  
Entity Address: 212 Dayton Street, Apt 2, Ridgewood, New Jersey  
07450  
Sale Amount: $60,345.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $15.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $65,400.00  
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)  
522 ½ Central Avenue/Block 1828 /Lot 64/ West Ward  
508 15th Avenue/ Block 284/ Lot 1/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 4,023 X $15.00 = $60,345.00  
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-h 112525  
Allison Ladd, Director Department of Economic and Housing Development  
commented.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R2-f  
25-1409  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Resolution of Support  
Purpose: To provide Municipal Council support for the submission of an  
application by Developer for funding from the New Jersey Department of  
Community Affairs, New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Funds  
Entity Name: A-7 West End Development Associates, LLC  
Entity Address: 211 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103  
Grant Amount: $0.00  
Total Project Cost: $3,366,890.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount:  
Grant Period:  
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  
87 West End Avenue/Block 4052/Lot 43/West Ward  
53 Pine Grove Terrace/Block 4053/Lot 26/West Ward  
55-57 Pine Grove Terrace/Block 4053/Lot 28/West Ward  
59 Pine Grove Terrace/Block 4053/Lot 29/West Ward  
61-63 Pine Grove Terrace/Block 4053/Lot 30/West Ward  
67-69 Pine Grove Terrace/Block 4053/Lot 33/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Deferred 7R2-k 112525  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a  
25-1547  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing Municipal Council Meeting Dates  
Purpose: To establish 2026 Pre-Meetings, Regular Meetings, Special  
Meetings, and Conference Dates.  
Additional Information:  
Open Public Meetings Act notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-b  
25-1546  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing the 2026 Municipal Holiday Schedule  
Purpose: 2026 Municipal Paid Holidays  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-c  
25-1472  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Annual Holiday Parade of Lights  
Entity Name: Essex County Department of Public Works, Division of  
Roads and Bridges  
Entity Address: 99 W Bradford Ave, Cedar Grove, New Jersey 07009  
Event Location: Mount Prospect Avenue (beginning on Elwood  
Avenue, between Summer Avenue and Mount Prospect Avenue and  
concluding on Second Avenue and Mount Prospect Avenue), Newark,  
New Jersey 07104  
Event Date(s): Friday, December 12, 2025  
Event Time: 5:30 PM until 9:00 PM  
Additional Information:  
Sponsor: Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Quintana to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-d  
25-1473  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)  
(i) and N.J.S.A. 40A: 11-(5)(1)(a)(i)(l)  
Purpose: To provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in  
connection with Election Matters  
Entity Name: Anselmi & Carvelli, LLP.  
Entity Address: 56 Headquarters Plaza, West Tower 5th Fl.,  
Morristown, New Jersey 07960  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00  
Funding Source: Office of the City Clerk  
NW011-020-0201-96110-B2025 and B2026  
Contract Period: One (1) year commencing November 27, 2025  
through November 26, 2026  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $1,000.00.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-e  
25-1538  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)  
(L)) permits award of a contract for goods and services necessary or  
required to prepare and conduct an election without public bidding  
Purpose: To provide printing and mailing services for the May 2026  
Municipal Election and any necessary Municipal Run-Off Election  
Entity Name: Reliance Graphics Inc.  
Entity Address: 80 Pompton Avenue, Verona, New Jersey 07044  
Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $358,000.00  
Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Office of the City Clerk  
Contract Period: January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-f  
25-1544  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. Individuals honored during the International Girls Academy UJIMA  
Business Program  
2. Irvin B. Poochie Hill  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
3. Individuals honored during the New Jersey Health Care District 1199j  
Training and Development Fund Graduation  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
4. Individuals honored during the East Orange Hall of Fame Induction  
Ceremony  
5. Individuals honored during the Bishop Joseph A. Francis Annual  
Scholarship Brunch  
6. Reverend Dr. Andre Speight and Lady Shanique Speight, Second  
Pastoral Anniversary  
7. Individuals honored during the Newark Public Library 125th  
Anniversary Gala  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
8. Raymond Montalvo  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-g  
25-1545  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
1. Fannie Mae Gordon  
2. Benjamin Adolphus Kofi Tay  
3. Professor James Rufflin  
4. Masi Ibn Ahmeed Rogers  
5. Pedro R. Merlo  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
7R12-a  
25-1396  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: Cedar Grove Reservoir Stormwater Improvements- Ridge  
Road- Contract 24-WS2025  
Entity Name: CMS Construction Inc  
Entity Address: 521 North Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07060  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $261,400.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/ NW038-800-8007-71970  
Contract Period: Forty-five (45) 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: Twelve (12)  
Bids Received: Five (5)  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
9.  
PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA  
9-a  
25-1414  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Newark Public Library Board as a Trustee  
Name of Appointee: Ms. Kimberly C. Clark  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation and ending on the unexpired  
term, January 31, 2030.  
Additional Information:  
Deferred 8-c110625  
Deferred 9-b 112525  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Crump to Confirm. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
9-b  
25-1510  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 41, ZONING AND LAND USE  
REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 20, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND  
CUMULATIVE  
IMPACTS  
OF  
THE  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PROHIBIT ANY NEW  
OR EXPANDED FOSSIL FUEL FACILITY, INCLUDING FOSSIL  
FUEL POWER GENERATION  
Deferred 8-f 112525  
A motion was made by Council of the Whole to Defer on Pending. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
9-c  
25-1511  
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE X, FINANCE AND TAXATION OF  
THE  
NEWARK,  
SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDING  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
OF  
AS  
THE  
CITY  
OF  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
2000,  
AMENDED  
AND  
A
NEW SECTION CHAPTER 34,  
PROHIBITION ON USE OF CITY FUNDS FOR FOSSIL FUEL  
INCLUDING FOSSIL FUEL POWER GENERATION.  
Deferred 8-g 112525  
A motion was made by Council of the Whole to Defer on Pending. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-1553  
1. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
Appearing.  
2. JOHN GOLDSTEIN  
Appearing.  
3. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
Not appearing.  
4. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
Not appearing.  
5. CASSANDRA DOCK  
Not appearing.  
6. DONNA JACKSON  
Not appearing.  
7. LOUIS SHOCKLEY  
Not appearing.  
8. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
Not appearing.  
9. DEBRA SALTERS  
Appearing.  
10. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
Not appearing.  
11. DARNELLA LEE  
Not appearing.  
MOTIONS  
7Ma  
25-1561  
A motion requesting that the Department of Public Safety, Police  
Division, vigorously enforce the City’s ban on overnight parking by  
commercial vehicles and illegal parking in bus stop areas.  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7Mb  
25-1562  
A motion requesting that the Administration strongly consider an  
ordinance prohibiting the parking of vehicles on front lawns.  
A motion was made by Ramos, Jr., seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7Mc  
25-1563  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Jeffery  
Rivers.  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7Md  
25-1564  
A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of  
Reverend Joseph A. Carter, long-time Pastor of Newark New Hope  
Baptist Church.  
A motion was made by Scott-Rountree, seconded by Kelly to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
1:28 P.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
________________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY