City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, October 7, 2025  
10:00 AM  
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  
CALL TO ORDER  
Special 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  
10:00 A.M.  
STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT  
In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate  
notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey  
Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this  
meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing  
with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and  
conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R8-a on  
December 4, 2024. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated  
on October 3, 2025 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the  
City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Silva arrived at 10:05 A.M.  
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  
8 -  
Present:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
EXECUTIVE SESSION  
During the Special Meeting on this date, a motion was made by the Council of  
the Whole to enter Executive Session at 10:01 A.M.  
7CRA  
25-1348  
Dept/Agency: Offices of Municipal Council and City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Executive Session  
Purpose: To exclude public from portion of meeting to discuss  
attorney-client privileged matters.  
Meeting: Special Meeting  
Date:  
Time:  
October 7, 2025  
Commencing at 10:01 A.M. and ending at 10:48 A.M.  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
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  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a(s) 25-1303  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: City of Newark 2025 Municipal Budget  
Purpose: Authorizing reading the City of Newark 2025 Municipal Budget  
by title only.  
Budget Period: 2025  
Date: October 1, 2025  
Additional Information: N/A  
Deferred 7R8-f 100125  
The Public Hearing on the 2025 Municipal Budget was held on  
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 12:30 P.M. in the City Hall,  
Council Chamber.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Defer. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
7R8-b(s) 25-1327  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Support  
Purpose: Resolution Supporting Remediation of the Diamond Alkali  
Superfund Site  
Date: October 1, 2025  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Crump to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8-a(s)  
25-1199  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED  
TO KSPG 39 MADISON URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 486 MARKET  
STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, PURSUANT TO THE  
LONG TERM TAX EXEMPTION LAW FOR A PROJECT LOCATED  
ON  
REAL  
PROPERTY  
COMMONLY  
NEW JERSEY  
KNOWN  
07102,  
AS  
AND  
41 MADISON  
TO BE  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 173, LOT 60  
TO REVISE CERTAIN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT  
FOR  
PURPOSE  
OF  
DEVELOPER  
SEEKING  
TO  
OBTAIN  
A
CERTAIN MORTGAGE LOAN TO REFINANCE THEIR EXISTING  
DEBT ON THE PROPERTY.  
Brandi Daniel, Legislative Administrator Department Economic and Housing  
Development commented.  
A motion was made by Council, seconded by Scott-Rountree to Advance and  
Adopt on First Reading as 6F-a(s). The motion was adopted by the following  
votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
The ordinances adopted today on First Reading today will be advertised in  
accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at the regular meeting  
on October 22, 2025 or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council  
Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.  
ADDED STARTER  
25-1340  
7R8-c  
(s/as)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: Annual TrikeMasters Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run  
Date(s): Sunday, October 12, 2025 from the hours of 8:00 A.M. until  
5:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member-at-Large Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The Annual TrikeMasters Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run route will begin  
at NorthEnd Bar, 873 Broadway, on to Rt. 21, transitioning onto Interstate  
280, and continuing onto Interstate 80, finally making a U-turn at exit 37  
heading back to the NorthEnd Bar where the run began. (North Ward),  
Street Closure from Verona Avenue and 873 Broadway. The City of  
Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fees ($600.00) for street  
closure will be waived.  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Gonzalez to Adopt. The motion  
was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
City Clerk Kecia Daniels announced the 30 Minute Public Comment portion of  
this meeting where each speaker has three minutes to address the Council.  
Comments were made by Donna Jackson, Edisson Barros, Ariel Lefkowitz and  
Donald Jackson.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
11:18 A.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
_______________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY