City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, December 9, 2025  
10:00 AM  
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  
CALL TO ORDER  
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 5, 2025 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  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R1  
Administration  
25-1512  
7R1-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ) Amending  
(
Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
Purpose: To purchase vehicles (cars, trucks, and vans) for various City of  
Newark Departments.  
Entity Address: Educational Services Commission of New Jersey  
(“ESCNJ”), 1660 Stelton Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854  
Contract Amount: $1,000,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 and 2026 Budgets  
Contract Period: Upon approval and authorization of the Municipal  
Council for calendar year 2025 and 2026  
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:  
This resolution authorizes the use of a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement  
to acquire vehicles for various Departments of the City for the remainder of  
calendar year 2025 and fiscal year 2026.  
25-1528  
7R1-b(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To supplement existing vendors and add additional trucks to  
increase capacity for Street Maintenance: Snow and Ice Removal and  
Salt-Sand Spreading Services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1. Shauger Property Services, Inc., 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ  
07017  
2. Camarato Trucking Co., 17 Avenue C, Newark, NJ 07114  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $6,750,000.00 (combined)  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of  
Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-71920-B2025  
Contract Period: Not to exceed Thirty-Six (36) consecutive months from  
the date of full contract execution.  
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:  
This contract supplements prior awards due to limited vendor capacity.  
The total budget appropriation and 36-month term remain unchanged.  
Advertisement Date: October 16, 2025  
Due Date: October 30, 2025  
Downloads; 13  
Submissions: 3  
25-1530  
7R1-c(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the Capital Equipment 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 Capital Equipment 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: $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, 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 purchase trucks for Bulk Waste  
Management, Leaf Collection and Residential Waste Collection.  
25-1531  
7R1-d(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the Community Policing  
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 Community Policing 2026 Grant to Provide  
Noise Control.  
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: $1,500,000.00  
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 provide overtime costs for services the Department of Public Safety  
provides related to events/festivals and noise mitigation.  
7R3  
Engineering  
25-1486  
7R3-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending  
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution #1  
Purpose: To provide an amendment to Resolution 7R3-e 09/05/2024 and  
to Contract #2023-10, Newark Ironbound Roundabout Safety  
Improvements Federal Project.  
Entity Name: Berto Construction, Inc.  
Entity Address: 625 Leesville Avenue, Rahway, New Jersey, 07065  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,343,772.65  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of  
Engineering/NW011-110-1107-A-71930 - B2025 (which is a new funding  
source) and NW051-G24-E24H0-A-71930-B2024. The original funding  
source NW011-110-1107-A-71930-B2024 was cancelled.  
Contract Period: Original contract period June 16, 2025 to October 05,  
2025 extended 117 consecutive calendar days to January 31, 2026  
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:  
Original Resolution 7R3-e adopted on September 5, 2024.  
The Grant Award was $1,456,374.50.  
The initial contract amount was $1,298,268.17. The amended contract  
amount is $1,343,772.65 ($1,246,120.97 for construction covered by  
grant) and $97,651.68 (2025 Budget/Department of Engineering, Division  
of Traffic and Signals NW011-110-1107-A-71930 - B2025, a new funding  
source for “Traffic Director, Police”, non- participating item).  
The $210,253.53 is being reserved for Change Orders  
This Change Order #1/Amendment will extend the contract period date for  
final completion of the contract for construction, increase the not-to-exceed  
contract amount, make full payment to Berto Construction Inc., and  
close-out with NJDOT/FHWA a new final completion date January 31,  
2026  
MOTIONS  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY