City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - 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  
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  
10:01 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 December 5, 2025 at  
the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
7 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., and C. Lawrence Crump  
Present:  
2 - Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
Rountree arrived at 10:06 A.M.  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Present:  
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  
Administration  
7R1  
7R1-a(s) 25-1512  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ) Amending  
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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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-b(s) 25-1528  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-c(s) 25-1530  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R1-d(s) 25-1531  
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.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R3  
Engineering  
7R3-a(s) 25-1486  
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  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
ADDED STARTER  
Administration  
7R1  
7R1-e(s/as25-1506  
)
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: RFP/Competitive Contracting  
Purpose: To provide a Career Service Provider for Newark Residents  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): NewarkWORKS, 375 McCarter Highway,  
3rd floor, (990 Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Blvd.,) Newark, New Jersey  
07114  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,088,611.00  
Funding Source: Newark Workforce Development Board (NWDB)  
2026 Budget  
Contract Period: Twelve (12) consecutive months with two (2)  
one-year options to renew  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution authorizes a contract to a Career Service Provider for  
the Newark Workforce Development Board to work with Newark  
residents on career offerings for adults or dislocated workers.  
Advertisement Date: October 8, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Thirty-Seven (35)  
Bids Submitted: Two (2)  
Karen S. Gaylord, Executive Director Newark Workforce commented.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
8 - Amina Bey, Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis  
A. Quintana, Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
Yes:  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
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 Debra Salters and Louis Shockley.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
10:26 A.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
________________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY