City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, September 17, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President C. Lawrence Crump  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the  
Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty  
and justice for all.  
INVOCATION  
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 September 12, 2025 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-1224  
1. GAYLE CHANEYFIELD-JENKINS  
2. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
3. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
4. DEBRA SALTERS  
5. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
6. AMIN BRADBURY  
7. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
8. NADIRAH BROWN  
9. MARYAM BEY  
10. DARNELLA LEE  
11. DEBRA MAPSON  
12. REGINALD TURNER  
13. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
14. FARRAKHAN SAWAB  
15. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
16. CASSANDRA DOCK  
17. DONNA JACKSON  
18. CZEZRE ADAMS  
19. LORENZO HALL  
20. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
21. KRYSTLE ALLEN WHITTEN  
22. CYNTHIA DESOUSA  
23. RAYLOR ADAMES  
24. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5.  
25-1118  
5-a  
Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission, Minutes, July  
2, 2025  
25-1232  
5-b  
Springfield Urban Renewal, LLC, Financial Statements, January 1, 2025  
through May 29, 2025  
25-1233  
5-c  
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, July 23, 2025  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
25-1066  
6F-a  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
REPEALING  
AND  
REPLACING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO CREATE CHAPTER 41,  
INTERMODAL  
CONTAINER  
LOT  
LICENSE,  
AND  
ESTABLISH  
RULES AND REGULATIONS.  
Deferred 6F-d 090425  
25-0948  
6F-b  
ORDINANCE  
DESIGNEE,  
DEPARTMENT  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR  
AND HOUSING  
MAYOR,  
AND/OR  
HIS  
THE  
OF  
DEPUTY  
ECONOMIC  
OF  
THE  
DEVELOPMENT  
TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TIGER 31V, LLC TO  
EXCHANGE LAND LOCATED AT 167 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE  
FOR CERTAIN CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 54  
WRIGHT STREET AND 56 WRIGHT STREET LOCATED IN THE  
SOUTH WARD.  
25-0415  
6F-c  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
DEVELOPMENT  
STREET, SUITE  
FOR PROJECT  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
URBAN  
403,  
ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL  
TO  
LLC,  
NEW  
1007-1009 BROAD  
20 WASHINGTON  
CRESSKILL,  
CONSTRUCT  
JERSEY  
07626,  
A
TO  
A
NEW SIX (6) STORY BUILDING CONSISTING OF  
FORTY-EIGHT (48) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS,  
EIGHT (8) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH  
ONE (1) UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF  
AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), TWO (2) UNITS SHALL BE  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI AND FIVE (5) UNITS  
SHALL  
BE  
RESTRICTED  
TO  
TENANTS  
AT  
80%  
OF  
AMI,  
AND  
TWENTY-SEVEN  
(27) OFF-STREET  
PARKING  
SPACES,  
1,905 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE LOCATED AT 1007-1009  
MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK  
118, LOT 1 (CENTRAL WARD).  
24-0630  
6F-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE 28,  
SOIL  
DEFINITIONS SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS AND CHAPTER 5: FEES  
SECTION 1 APPLICATION FEES TO THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
EROSION  
AND  
SEDIMENT  
CONTROL,  
CHAPTER  
2:  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING CHAPTER  
AND CHAPTER 5.  
2
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 October 1, 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  
25-0714  
6PSF-a  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION  
OF THE RESILIENT HOPE PROJECT IN AND FOR THE CITY AND  
APPROPRIATING  
$4,500,000.00 THEREFOR,  
AND  
PROVIDING  
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $4,210,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF  
THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME  
Deferred 6PSF-e 060425  
Deferred 6PSF-b 070225  
Deferred 6PSF-a 080625  
Deferred 6PSF-a 090425  
25-0716  
6PSF-b  
A
BOND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE  
COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS  
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROPRIATING $33,400,000.00  
THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF  
$31,730,000.00 IN GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OR  
NOTES OF THE CITY FINANCE PART OF THE COSTS THEREOF  
Deferred 6PSF-f 060425  
Deferred 6PSF-c 070225  
Deferred 6PSF-b 080625  
Deferred 6PSF-b 090425  
25-1074  
6PSF-c  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 6PSF-h  
12/18/2024 OF  
THE  
CITY  
ADOPTED  
DECEMBER  
18,  
2024,  
PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL FILTERS AT THE PEQUANNOCK  
WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES  
IN AND FOR THE CITY AND APPROPRIATING $15,000,000.00  
THEREFOR,  
AND  
PROVIDING  
FOR  
THE  
ISSUANCE  
OF  
$15,000,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE  
THE SAME.  
25-1082  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE GREEN PARKS  
PROJECTS AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE  
CITY  
AND  
APPROPRIATING  
$4,050,000.00 THEREFOR,  
AND  
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $4,050,000.00 IN BONDS OR  
NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME  
25-1060  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,  
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH  
S T R E E T S ,  
S E C T I O N  
2 3 : 1 5 - 2 ,  
M U L T I - W A Y  
S T O P  
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING 2ND AVENUE WEST AND  
NORTH  
7TH  
STREET  
AS  
A
MULTI-WAY  
STOP  
SIGN  
INTERSECTION (NORTH WARD).  
25-0141  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
A
TWENTY (20) YEAR LONG TERM  
TAX ABATEMENT TO GOMES GREEN URBAN RENEWAL, LLC,  
91 KOSSUTH STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105 FOR  
PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE EAST WARD AT 64-68 EMMET  
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 AND IDENTIFIED AS  
BLOCK 2807, LOT 9.02 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY (THE  
A
“PROPERTY”),  
RESIDENTIAL  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
TWENTY-EIGHT  
CONSISTING OF TWENTY-TWO  
RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL  
(28)  
RENTAL  
UNITS  
(22)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
MARKET  
UNITS, (THE “MARKET RATE UNITS”) AND SIX (6) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING RENTAL UNITS OF WHICH ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM  
UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA  
MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
TWO  
(2)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, AND  
THREE (3) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO  
TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”)  
AND EIGHTEEN (18) PARKING SPACES (COLLECTIVELY, THE  
“PROJECT”) (EAST WARD).  
25-1146  
6PSF-g  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX,  
PROJECTS AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE  
CITY AND APPROPRIATING $6,500,000.00 THEREFOR, AND  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
PROVIDING  
FOR  
THE  
GREENSTREET  
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $6,500,000.00 IN BONDS OR  
NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME.  
AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT  
1
Administration  
2
Economic and Housing Development  
Engineering  
3
4
Finance  
5
Health and Community Wellness  
Law  
6
7
Mayor's Office  
8
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
Public Safety  
9
10  
11  
12  
Public Works  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Water Sewer Utility  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R1  
7R1-a  
Administration  
25-1095  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04  
Purpose: To extend emergency contract #E2025-04/Furnishing of the  
Path Home Renovation Project for Unhoused Families Transitioning into  
Homes  
Entity Name and Address:  
1.) Cort, A Berkshire Hathaway Company 5 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck  
Heights, NJ 07604  
2.) Home Décor Furniture Newark 469 Springfield Avenue Newark, NJ  
07103  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,00.00 cumulative total (inclusive  
of original award and extension)  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Office of Administration/ NW026  
Account 3035 B2025  
Contract Period: Extended an additional ninety (90) days from May 28,  
2025, through August 26, 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:  
Emergency Contract #E2025-04 covering the period March 31, 2025  
through June 30, 2025 was awarded for the Department of Public Safety,  
in an amount not to exceed $525,100.00.  
This extension of Emergency Contract #E2025-04 will be for an additional  
(90) days, in effect until August 26, 2026.  
25-1131  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T-0200  
Purpose: Mailroom Equipment, Accessories, Supplies and Maintenance  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Pitney Bowes Inc., 3001 Summer St.  
Stamford, Ct 06926  
Contract Amount: $100,000.00  
Funding Source: 011-190-1902 (various accounts and budget years)  
All allowable and approved Public Safety Grants and Capital  
Contract Period: April 15, 2025 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:  
This resolution will authorize the City Department of Public Safety to  
acquire mailroom equipment, accessories, supplies and maintenance from  
Pitney Bowes, Inc a vendor authorized under State Contract T0200,  
sub-contract #41258  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
25-0802  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: () Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract  
Purpose: To provide professional Architecture, Civil, Mechanical,  
Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection and Structural Engineering Design  
services, as well as Construction Management services for the new  
mixed-use Kawaida Towers residential development to be located at  
17-21 Halsey Street  
Entity Name: OCA Architects, Inc.  
Entity Address: 211 Warren Street, Suite 216 - 218, Newark, New  
Jersey 07103  
Contract Amount: An amount not to exceed $297,000.00  
Funding Source: NW026-32100-B2025  
Contract Period: One (1) year from the Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( X) Non-Fair & Open ( X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Failed 7R2-g 070225  
Failed 7R2-a 080625  
Deferred 7R2-a 090425  
24-1618  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of five (5) 2-family homes to sell at market  
rate.  
Entity Name: Global Houz LLC  
Entity Address: 124 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, New Jersey  
07079  
Sale Amount: $182,562.24  
Cost Basis: ( X ) $14.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $173,700.00  
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)  
736 South 20th Street/ Block 367/Lot 59/ South Ward  
738 South 20th Street/ Block 367/Lot 58/ South Ward  
486 Avon Avenue/ Block 2643/Lot 2/ South Ward  
743-745 South 11th Street/ Block 2631/Lot 15,16/ South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 13,040.16 X $14.00 =  
$182,562.24  
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-c 080625  
Deferred 7R2-b 090425  
25-0965  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To newly construct a parking lot for the adjacent owned school.  
Entity Name: The Friends of Team Charter Schools, Inc.  
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 802, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Sale Amount: $24,180.00  
Cost Basis: ( X ) $12.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $39,100.00  
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)  
98 1st Street/Block 1879/ Lot 5/ Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,015 X $12.00 = $24,180.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
25-1202  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying ( x ) Authorizing ( x ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 4-story building with 25 affordable  
residential units and 14 parking spaces  
Entity Name: 757 Sanford Management, LLC  
Entity Address: 124 Polk Street, Box #S-2, Newark, New Jersey 07105  
Sale Amount: $150,000.00  
Cost Basis: ( X ) $15.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $279,300.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
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)  
757-763 Sandford Avenue/ Block 4131/ Lot 5,6,7,8/ West Ward  
Additional Information:  
25-0995  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending  
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Amendment to Title 41 of the  
Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning and Land Use Regulations)  
to Central Planning Board  
Purpose: Requesting the Central Planning Board to consider an  
amendment to Title 41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning  
and Land Use Regulations) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26 and N.J.S.A.  
40:55D-64  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-c of November 1, 2023 amending and replacing Title 41  
of the Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning and Land Use  
Regulations)  
Ordinance 6PSF-e of September 5, 2024 amending Title 41 of the  
Municipal Code of the City of Newark (Zoning and Land Use Regulations)  
25-1186  
7R2-f  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment  
Purpose: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment.  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
17-25 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 4/Central Ward  
27 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 9/Central Ward  
29-31 Academy Street/Block 53/Lot 11/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-m, adopted on January 8, 2025, authorized and directed  
the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation  
25-1203  
7R2-g  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment  
Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a  
preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of  
redevelopment.  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
18 Ropes Place/Block 750.01/Lot 61/North Ward  
12-16 Ropes Place/Block 750.01/Lot 62 and 63/North Ward  
20 Ropes Place/Block 750.01/Lot 65/North Ward  
Additional Information:  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
25-0869  
7R5-a  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Acceptance of Gifts and Issuance of Hold Harmless  
and Indemnification Agreement  
Gift: Acceptance of “Essential Baby Gear,” including strollers, diapers,  
baby carriers, and clothing  
Purpose: To accept  
a
donation of Essential Baby Gear gifts and  
authorize execution of a Release and Indemnification Agreement  
Entity Name: Baby2Baby  
Entity Address: 5830 W. Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016  
Gift Value: Not to exceed $10,000.00  
City Contribution: No City Contributions  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: Upon Acceptance  
Additional Information:  
Additional authorization of a Release and Indemnification Agreement with  
Baby2Baby. No municipal funds will be expended for the acceptance of  
this gift.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
25-1246  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Support  
Purpose: Resolution Supporting The Immigrant Trust Act to Protect  
Immigrant Communities in the State of New Jersey  
Date: September 4, 2025  
Sponsor(s): Council President, C. Lawrence Crump  
Additional Information:  
25-1248  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Supporting a Special Event  
Purpose: Annual Day of Prayer - Acclamation Day  
Date(s): Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 920 Mayor Kenneth Gibson  
Blvd., from the hours of 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana, Councilman-At-Large  
Additional Information:  
There are no related applications or invoices for this application.  
25-1254  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Reverend Raymond Grier  
Date(s): Friday, October 3, 2025  
Official Street Name(s): Bergen Street and West Runyon Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Reverend Raymond Grier Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
Ceremonial designation is scheduled for Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at 1:00  
p.m.  
25-1247  
7R8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Declaring Intent  
Purpose: Resolution Declaring the Month of September as Suicide  
Awareness Month  
Date: September 1, 2025  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large, Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
25-1225  
7R8-e  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: Jazz in the Street Festival  
Date(s): Thursday, September 25, 2025 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM  
Sponsor(s): Council Member Patrick O. Council, South Ward  
Additional Information:  
The Jazz in the Street Festival will be held at 450 Clinton Avenue, on the  
open Green Space (South Ward), from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fees ($800.00) for  
application, permit and street closure will be waived.  
25-1204  
7R8-f  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Mr. Emory L. Lee  
2. Doryann Patricia Allen, 60th Birthday Celebration  
3. A’Dorian Murray Thomas  
4. Ms. Geraldine Hawkins, 75th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
5. Marvine Kilpatrick, 78th Birthday Celebration  
6. Individuals honored as the Kaboobie Roundball Classic Summer 2025  
Champions  
7. Dr. Sherrell Benders on receiving her Doctorate degree  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
8. Individuals honored for participation in the Mid New Jersey Youth  
Soccer Association  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
9. Individuals honored as Instructors of Next Gen Lens  
10. Individuals honored as Members of Next Gen Lens Collective  
11. Individuals honored during the Sixth Annual Honduran Flag Raising  
Ceremony  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
12. Isabel Mendez, Business Development Center Grand Opening  
13. Centroamericano Bakery, Grand Opening  
14. Mrs. Susan M. Cleary, Former District 1199J President, Street  
Designation  
15. Individuals honored during the 2025 Golden Queen Event  
16. Individuals crowned during the 2025 Golden Queen Event  
17. Individuals honored as participants in the Second Annual Cup  
Clemente  
18. Individuals honored during the 64th Puerto Rican Day Parade  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
19. Bishop C.H. Evans, 39th Pastoral Anniversary  
20. Bishop Kevin E. Taylor, Birthday Celebration  
21. Monumental Baptist Church, Celebrating 125 Years of Service  
22. Emanuel Missionary Baptist Church, 55th Church Anniversary\  
23. Eric M. Walker, Book Signing  
24. Brad J. Howard, Retirement Celebration  
25. Pastor Nana Ossei Owusu, Retirement Celebration  
26. Harold Rollins, Sr., 100th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
27. Ana Paula Rodrigues  
28. Father Danny Rodrigues  
29. Ayla Goore  
25-1205  
7R8-g  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Joyce Crew-Reed  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
2. Gail Yvonne Kemp  
3. Ms. Mary Miller  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
4. Roy Williams  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
5. Michelle Mills  
6. Victor Kai Brown Coley  
7. Janice McCallum  
8. Sandra "Sandy" Taylor-Walker  
9. Elizabeth Chambers  
10. Shawn Dawkins  
11. Bernice Mayes  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
25-1244  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: A Contract as required by State of New Jersey  
Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Water Allocation  
Purpose: Services contracted  
Entity Name: US Geological Survey New Jersey Water Science Center  
Entity Address: 3450 Princeton Pike, Suite 110, Lawrenceville, New  
Jersey 08648  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $206,720.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities  
Budget /NW037-750-7502-72250-B2025  
Contract Period: November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2029  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This is a resolution ratifying and authorizing the Director of the Department  
of Water and Sewer Utilities to enter into and execute contract as required  
by the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection  
Bureau of Water Allocation - Water Allocation Permit # WAP140001  
25-1184  
7R12-b  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with the Newark Board  
of Education  
Purpose: An educational program entitled “Newark Watershed Science  
and Leadership Academy”, which consists of Educational Experiences of  
the Pequannock Water Treatment Facility and Newark’s Watershed, and a  
STEM-based Summer Curriculum.  
Entity Name: Newark Board of Education  
Entity Address: 765 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, Newark, New  
Jersey 07102  
Project Location(s): Newark Watershed and Central High School  
Reimbursement Amount: Cost estimated as $190,000.00  
Contract Period: October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027  
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:  
8.  
8-a  
COMMUNICATIONS  
25-1238  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Affirmative Action Review Council  
Name of Appointee: Deputy Mayor Rahman Muhammad  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
September 17, 2028.  
Additional Information:  
25-1230  
8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Newark Housing Authority Board  
Name of Appointee: Marques-Aquil Lewis  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on  
April 20, 2028.  
Additional Information:  
25-1252  
8-c  
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  
MOTIONS  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY