City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, August 8, 2023  
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 7, 2022. In addition, the agenda for this  
meeting was disseminated on August 4, 2023 at the time of preparation  
and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
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  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R1  
Administration  
23-0898  
7R1-a (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding t for Health Insurance  
Brokerage Services  
Purpose: To provide Health Insurance Brokerage Services for  
Prescription and Dental - Active and Retiree Population.  
Entity Name: Alamo Insurance Group, Inc.  
Entity Address: 53 Flanagan Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of the Business  
Administrator/NW011-200-2001-A-60210-B2023  
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 with two  
(2) one (1) year options to extend the contract not to exceed three (3) years  
in aggregate  
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:  
Exception to Public Bidding: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(m) Insurance, which  
includes brokerage services.  
23-0909  
7R1-b (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding for Health Insurance  
Brokerage Services  
Purpose: To provide Health Insurance Brokerage Services for  
Prescription (Active and Retiree) and Magnacare.  
Entity Name: Group Health Experts  
Entity Address: 111 Old Forge Road, P.O. Box 341, Millington, New  
Jersey 07946  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of the Business  
Administrator/NW011-200-2001-A-60210-B2023  
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 with two  
(2) one (1) year options to extend the contract not to exceed three (3) years  
in aggregate  
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:  
Exception to Public Bidding: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(m) Insurance, which  
includes brokerage services.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
23-1089  
7R2-a (s)  
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)  
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/Additional Lot 60/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
23-1115  
7R2-b (s)  
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)  
247-249 Stuyvesant Avenue/Block 4100/Lot 75/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
23-1120  
7R2-c (s)  
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)  
689 5th Street/Block 663/Lot 14/North Ward  
692-700 4th Street/Block 663/Lot 32.01/North Ward  
684-690 4th Street/Block 663/Lot 32.02/North Ward  
865-869 Franklin Avenue/Block 750.01/Lot 41/North Ward  
161 Bellair Place/Block 858/Lot 1/North Ward  
Additional Information:  
23-1227  
7R2-d (s)  
Dept./Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service:  
Motor Vehicle Bond Allocation Grant Funds/Private  
Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: Authorizing the waiver of certain defaults, extension of time for  
substantial completion of the Project and the execution of a: (i) Second  
Amendment to the Amended and Restated Grant Agreement with Bergen  
Street Redevelopment Urban Renewal, LLC; and (ii) Third Amendment to  
Redevelopment Agreement with Redeveloper, in connection with the  
construction of a mixed used project called Tucker View Apartments  
consisting of two (2) buildings along Bergen Street in the South Ward:  
Building A - five (5) stories, 32 residential units, over commercial space,  
and fourteen (14) parking spaces, and Building B - consisting of four (4)  
stories, ten (10) residential units, and a community center on the ground  
floor on the property commonly known as 1037-1047 Bergen Street and  
1057-1059 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey and identified on the  
Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, as Block 3661, Lots 3, 5 and 8, and  
Block 3660, Lot 11.  
Entity Name: Bergen Street Redevelopment Urban Renewal, LLC  
Entity Address: 953 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Grant Amount: $1,900,000.00  
Sale Amount: $70,988.20  
Cost Basis: (X) $4.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other :  
Assessed Amount: $896,400.00  
Funding Source: Motor Vehicle Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2015  
Contract Period: From Project completion date to January 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property: (if applicable)  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
1057-1059 Bergen Street/Block 3660/Lot 11/South  
1037-1047 Bergen Street/Block 3661/Lot 3, 5 and 8/South  
Additional Information:  
23-1000  
7R2-e (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement  
Purpose: Amending Exhibit B to Ordinance 6PSF-d(S) authorizing  
execution of Redevelopment Agreement with The Newark Museum  
Association.  
Entity Name: The Newark Museum Association  
Entity Address: 49 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: $125,410.00  
Funding Source: The Newark Museum Association  
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)  
47-55 Washington Street/Block 34/Lot 9/Central  
47-55 Washington Street/Block 34/Lot 10/Central  
47-55 Washington Street/Block 34/Lot 11/Central  
47-55 Washington Street/Block 34/Lot 12/Central  
65 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 29/Central  
47-55 Washington Street /Block 35/Lot 30/Central  
Addition Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-d(S) adopted on August 30, 2022.  
23-1279  
7R2-f (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Resolution endorsing referral to the Newark Central  
Planning Board, as required by law  
Purpose:  
Resolution directing the Newark Central Planning Board to  
review an Ordinance amending and replacing, Title 41 of the Municipal  
Code of the City of Newark “Zoning and Land-Use Regulations”.  
Additional Information:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
23-1277  
7R8-a (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: Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending June 30, 2024  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
23-1286  
7R8-b (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Fees  
Purpose: Jacob Street Block Party  
Date(s): Saturday, August 12, 2023  
Event Time(s): 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver  
Additional Information:  
The Jacob Street Block Party will be held on 7th Street and Holland  
Avenue (Central Ward), from 12:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($50.00) for  
street closure will be waived.  
Rain Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023  
23-1254  
7R8-c (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Reverend Jose R. Fernandez  
Date(s): Saturday, September 9, 2023  
Event Time: 2:00 P.M.  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Mt. Prospect Avenue and  
Grafton Avenue  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Rev. Jose R. Fernandez Way  
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Saturday, September 9,  
2023, at 2:00 P.M.  
23-1287  
7R8-d (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Sakia Gunn  
Date(s): To Be Determined  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Academy Street and Halsey  
Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Sakia Gunn Way”  
Sponsor: Council President, LaMonica R. McIver  
Additional Information:  
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on a date and time to be  
determined.  
23-1291  
7R8-e (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Melba Moore  
Date(s): Friday, September 8, 2023  
Event Time: 11:00 A.M.  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Mercer Street and Dr. Martin  
Luther King, Jr., Blvd.  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Melba Moore Plaza”  
Sponsor: Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree  
Additional Information:  
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Friday, September 8,  
2023, at 11:00 A.M.  
23-1288  
7R8-f (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Adopting the City of Newark 2023 Budget  
Purpose: Final Approval of the 2023 Municipal Budget  
Budget Year: 2023  
Public Hearing Date: August 2, 2023  
Amendment Published on: Not Applicable  
Amount: $823,914,910.73  
Budget Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Additional Information:  
Certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local  
Government Services.  
23-1290  
7R8-g (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing Municipal Council Meeting Dates  
Purpose: To amend the date of the 2023 Pre-Meetings, Regular  
Meetings, Special Meetings, and Conference Dates; to cancel the  
September 26, 2023 Special Meeting/Conference and the October 24,  
2023 Special Meeting/Conference, not to be re-scheduled.  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R8-a adopted on December 7, 2022.  
Amending Resolution 7R8-d adopted on March 15, 2023.  
Open Public Meetings Act Notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.  
7R9  
Public Safety  
23-0456  
7R9-a (s)  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide funding to address gun crimes.  
Entity Name: Public Safety, Division of Police  
Entity Address: 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07108  
Grant Amount: $700,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance  
Total Project Cost: $700,000.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Contract Period: October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025 (or until  
all grant funds are expended)  
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:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
23-1278  
7R12-a  
(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide Environmental Services for the Remediation of  
Underground Storage Tanks located at the Little Falls Office.  
Entity Name: Dresdner Robin Environmental Management, Inc.  
Entity Address: 1 Evertrust Plaza, Suite 901, Jersey City, New Jersey  
07302  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $186,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-71280 and NW038-800-8003-A-71240  
Contract Period: From the date of the issuance of a formal Notice to  
Proceed until completion of remediation construction, pursuant to N.J.S.A.  
40A:11-15(9)  
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:  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8
Received from Business Administrator Eric S. Pennington  
23-1241  
8-a (s)  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO FOREST HILL HOUSE PRESERVATION URBAN  
RENEWAL, LLC, 650 5TH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,  
NEW YORK 10019, FOR  
A
PROJECT TO REHABILITATE  
A
TEN  
(10) STORY, (100) UNIT, 100% SENIOR-OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE  
ELEVATOR BUILDING CONSISTING OF (100) HOUSING RENTAL  
UNITS  
COMPRISED  
OF  
(18)  
STUDIOS,  
(81)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS, AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM SUPERINTENDENT UNIT,  
ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60%  
OF AMI,  
A
PARTIAL BASEMENT, MULTIPLE COMMON SPACES  
ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND (25) ON-SITE PARKING SPACES  
RESERVED FOR BUILDING RESIDENTS LOCATED AT 501-507  
MOUNT  
PROSPECT  
AVENUE,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07104  
AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 628, LOT 13 (NORTH WARD).  
23-1218  
8-b (s)  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
AMENDING  
BERGEN  
AN  
ORIGINAL  
TAX  
ABATEMENT  
URBAN  
GRANTED  
STREET  
REDEVELOPMENT  
RENEWAL, LLC, 935 BERGEN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
07112, pursuant to the Long Term Tax Exemption Law to provide  
for  
AN  
EXTENSION  
OF  
TIME  
TO  
ACHIEVE  
SUBSTANTIAL  
COMPLETION OF TWO (2) NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS, THE  
FIRST CONTAINING (32) AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS OVER  
COMMERCIAL SPACE AND THE SECOND CONTAINING TEN (10)  
AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
1037-1047 BERGEN  
Newark, New Jersey  
UNITS  
OVER  
COMMERCIAL  
AND 1057-1059 BERGEN  
07112 and identified on the  
SPACE  
located  
at  
STREET  
STREET,  
OFFICIAL tax map OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, as Block 3661,  
LOTS 3, 5 AND 8, AND BLOCK 3660, LOT 11 (SOUTH WARD).  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY