City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, October 4, 2023  
12:30 PM  
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  
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  
Pastor Leslie A. Ramos  
La Hermosa Christian Church  
1107 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07114  
3.  
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 September 29, 2023 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
5.  
23-1494  
5-a  
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, Minutes, January 19, 2023 to  
May 18, 2023.  
23-1495  
5-b  
5-c  
5-d  
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, Annual Financial Report,  
December 31, 2021.  
23-1496  
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, Annual Operational Report  
2022.  
23-1550  
Board of Taxicab Commissioners Meeting Minutes, August 17, 2023 and  
September 7, 2023.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
23-0617  
6F-a  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
648-652 RAYMOND  
449 EAST 18TH STREET,  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT  
CONSISTING OF (96) MARKET  
RENTAL UNITS, (24) AFFORDABLE  
A
THIRTY  
BOULEVARD  
PATERSON,  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
URBAN  
NEW  
ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL,  
TO  
LLC,  
JERSEY 07524, FOR  
STORY BUILDING  
RESIDENTIAL  
A
A
NEW (5)  
RATE  
HOUSING  
RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (6) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED  
TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (6)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI AND  
(12) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI,  
2,800 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE AND  
(89)  
ON-SITE  
PARKING  
SPACES  
LOCATED  
AT  
648-652  
RAYMOND  
BOULEVARD,  
NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY  
07105 AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2020, LOT 1 (EAST WARD).  
23-1309  
6F-b  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DEPUTY  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE THE  
SALE AND TRANSFER OF THE CITY OF NEWARK PROPERTIES,  
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 237 SOUTH STREET, NEWARK, NEW  
JERSEY 07114, IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE  
CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1146, LOT 17 AND SUBDIVISION  
OF LOT 17 INTO LOTS 17.01 AND 17.02, PURSUANT TO AN  
AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND.  
23-1438  
6F-c  
AN  
OCCUPATIONS,  
GENERAL ORDINANCES  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
19,  
OF  
TITLE  
WRECKERS,  
THE CITY  
8,  
BUSINESS  
OF THE  
OF  
AND  
CHAPTER  
REVISED  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO AMEND  
SECTIONS 8:19-1, DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 8:19-6, SERVICE  
RATES TO UPDATE SERVICE RATES PENALTIES AND CLARIFY  
BOOT/IMMOBILIZATION REGULATIONS.  
23-1473  
6F-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPLACING TITLE 41 OF THE  
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK ZONING AND LAND  
USE REGULATIONS.  
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 18, 2023, 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  
23-1218  
6PSF-a  
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  
BUILDINGS,  
COMPLETION  
THE FIRST  
OF  
TWO  
(2)  
NEW  
(32)  
APARTMENT  
CONTAINING  
AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING UNITS OVER COMMERCIAL SPACE AND THE SECOND  
CONTAINING TEN (10) AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS OVER  
COMMERCIAL SPACE LOCATED AT 1037-1047 BERGEN STREET  
AND 1057-1059 BERGEN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
07112 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 (SOUTH WARD).  
Failed 8-b(S)080823  
22-0193  
6PSF-b  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE  
LEASE AGREEMENT WITH UNIFIED VAILSBURG SERVICES  
ORGANIZATION, NON-PROFIT COMPANY OF THE STATE OF  
NEW JERSEY, 1044 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR,  
AND/OR  
HIS  
DESIGNEE,  
THE  
DEPUTY  
A
A
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07106, FOR SATELLITE OFFICE SPACE,  
FOR THE CITY OF NEWARK’S OFFICE OF TENANT LEGAL  
SERVICES,  
TO  
BE  
LOCATED  
AT  
42-44 RICHELIEU  
TERRACE,  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07106 (WEST WARD,) PURSUANT TO  
N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5, FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR FROM  
THE ISSUANCE OF  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR  
A
NOTICE TO PROCEED BY THE DEPUTY  
OF  
DEPARTMENT  
FOR  
OF  
ECONOMIC  
AMOUNT  
AND  
OF  
HOUSING  
DEVELOPMENT,  
A
TOTAL  
$78,281.50, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF BASE RENT IN THE  
AMOUNT OF $29,810.00, SECURITY DEPOSIT OF $4,471.50, AND  
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $44,000.00.  
23-0770  
6PSF-c  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
DEVELOPMENT  
STREET, SUITE  
FOR PROJECT  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
URBAN  
403,  
ABATEMENT  
RENEWAL,  
CRESSKILL,  
CONSTRUCT  
TO  
442-448 WASHINGTON  
20 WASHINGTON  
LLC,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07626,  
A
TO  
A
NEW SIX (6) STORY BUILDING CONSISTING OF  
RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (10)  
(53)  
MARKET  
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (2) UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% AREA MEDIAN  
INCOME  
(“AMI”),  
AT 60%  
(3)  
UNITS  
OF AMI  
SHALL  
AND  
BE  
(5)  
RESTRICTED  
UNITS SHALL  
TO  
BE  
TENANTS  
RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, (35) PARKING  
SPACES, AND 707 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE LOCATED  
AT  
442-448 WASHINGTON  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY  
OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 116, LOT 71 (CENTRAL WARD).  
23-1170  
23-1402  
6PSF-d  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF THE  
LICENSE  
AGREEMENT  
BETWEEN  
THE  
CITY  
AND  
PUBLIC  
SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY.  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
18,  
HOUSING  
CODE,  
CHAPTER  
SECTION  
3,  
RESPONSIBILITIES  
OF  
OWNERS/OPERATORS,  
1,  
DWELLINGS:  
RESPONSIBILITY  
OF THE  
OF  
OWNER  
AND  
OPERATOR  
FOR GENERAL,  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING SECTION  
1.101(a)(5) REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY BACK UP GENERATOR  
FOR APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR HOUSING UNITS WITH (40) OR  
MORE UNITS.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council  
23-1456  
6PSF-f  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
CHAPTER 3,  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
OF  
AND  
THE  
OCCUPATIONS,  
BARBER  
SHOPS,  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY  
ADDING  
PERSONAL  
SERVICE  
ESTABLISHMENT,  
DEFINITIONS  
AND HOURS OF OPERATION.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
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  
23-1420  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Health Education Materials.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Business Promo Solutions, LLC d/b/a  
Promo Advertising, 1174 West Chestnut Street, Union, New Jersey 07083  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Health and Community  
Wellness/NW026-46545-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed  
contract  
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 will provide Health Education Materials and Promotional  
Items for the Department of Health and Community Wellness.  
Advertisement Date: July 19, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Thirty-three (33)  
Bids Received: Two (2)  
23-1442  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To purchase Road Maintenance Salt, Bulk.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1) Morton Salt, Inc., 444 West Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606  
2) Atlantic Salt, Inc., 134 Middle Street, Suite 210, Lowell, Massachusetts  
01852  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $500,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83710-B2023/Department of Public Works,  
Division of Sanitation/ NW011-060-0605-83710-B2023  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed  
twenty-four (24) consecutive months commencing upon the fully executed  
contract  
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:  
To provide Road Maintenance Salt, Bulk for the Department of Public  
Works, Division of Sanitation and the Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities.  
Advertisement Date: August 2, 2023  
Addendum #1 Advertisement Date: August 9, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Thirteen (13)  
Bid opening Date: August 24, 2023  
Bids Received: Seven (7)  
23-1449  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T2458 Auditing Services:  
Financial Auditing Firms  
Purpose: To provide accounting and advisory services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, 20  
Commerce Drive, Suite 301, Cranford, New Jersey 07016  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of  
Finance/NW011-050-0501-71280-B2023  
Contract Period: Upon approval of the Municipal Council through August  
31, 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:  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
23-0608  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To build a three-family contemporary townhome and build two  
(2) townhomes.  
Entity Name: Seymour and Lyons, LLC  
Entity Address: East Orange, New Jersey 07107  
Sale Amount: $59,400.00  
Cost Basis: ( ) $  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A (X) Other:  
$59,400.00  
Assessed Amount: $59,400.00  
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)  
367-369 Seymour Avenue/Block 3603/Lot 7/South Ward  
253-255 Lyons Avenue/Block 3631/Lot 12/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Assessed Amount = $59,400.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
23-1476  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Waverly Yards Redevelopment  
Plan Amendment to the Central Planning Board  
Name of the Plan: Waverly Yards Redevelopment Plan  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6S&Fa(S-1) adopted on March 10, 1989.  
Ordinance 6S&Fd adopted on May 17, 1989.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) adopted on January 24, 2012.  
Ordinance 6PSF-c adopted on February 4, 2015.  
Resolution 7R3-h(AS), adopted on September 8, 2016.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a adopted on October 5, 2016.  
7R3  
Engineering  
23-0694  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: To provide Street Paving and Pedestrian Improvements - Local  
Freight Impact Fund-19, Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect.  
Entity Name: Rockborn Trucking and Excavation, Inc.  
Entity Address: 12 Taylor Road, Wharton, New Jersey, 07885  
Contract Amount: $4,247,945.00  
Funding Source: 2019, 2021, and 2023 Budgets/Department of  
Engineering /NW051, G23, E23B0, A, 71930, B2023/NW027, A21,  
EC1Z0, A, 71280, B2021/NW027, A19, EC9F0, A, 71280,  
B2019/NW045, 23A, 23A02, A, 94710, B2023  
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the date of the  
issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed  
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:  
Bids Solicited: December 20, 2022 and January 4, 2023  
Bids Received: Seven (7)  
Bids Rejected: One (1)  
7R4  
Finance  
23-1472  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Stipulation of Settlements for Tax Appeals  
List of Property:  
(Tax Payer/Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Assmnt./Year/Refund  
Amount)  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/618-650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2013/$12,960,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/618-650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2014/$12,960,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/618-650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2015/$12,960,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/618-650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2016/$12,960,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/618-650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/Property was sub-divided 2016 into C1101 & C1102 for  
2017/2017/$0/-$461,376.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1101/650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2017/$10,358,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1101/650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2018/$9,352,000/-$37,151.58  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1101/650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2019/$9,352,000/-$37,835.66  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1101/650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2020/$9,352,000/-$38,228.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1101/650 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2021/$7,500,000/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2013/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2014/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2015/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2016/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2017/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2018/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2019/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2020/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B01/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2021/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2013/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2014/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2015/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2016/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2017/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2018/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2019/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2020/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/B02/618-650 Haynes  
Avenue/South/2021/$241,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1102/620 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2017/$3,128,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1102/620 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2018/$3,128,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1102/620 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2019/$3,128,500/-$0.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1102/620 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2020/$7,820,000/-$156,940.00  
Shriji Hospitality, LLC/5088.01/76.04/C1102/620 US Highway Route  
1&9/South/2021/$7,000,000/-$0.00  
Additional Information:  
Total credits: -$731,531.24  
7R7  
Mayor's Office  
23-1363  
7R7-a  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R7-a adopted on June 7, 2023  
to accept additional grant funds  
Purpose: To amend and execute a grant agreement to accept additional  
funds for the Truancy Alternative Program (TAP).  
Entity Name: Essex County Youth Services Commission  
Entity Address: 50 South Clinton Street, 3rd Floor, East Orange, New  
Jersey 07017  
Grant Amount: $87,441.00  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: No Municipal funds required  
Other Funding Source/Amount: State/Community Partnership  
Program  
Grant Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
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:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
23-1551  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R8-c092023 Waiving Special  
Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: To amend the details of the event, parade route and event  
date/time.  
Event: Children’s Halloween Parade and Car Show  
Date(s): Saturday, October 28, 2023  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Amending Original Resolution 7R8-c, adopted on September 20, 2023.  
The Children’s Halloween Parade and Car Show will begin at Verona  
Avenue and end at Delavan Avenue with festivities between Heller  
Parkway and Elwood Avenue (North Ward), from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($550.00) for  
street festival and street closure will be waived.  
Rain Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 2:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.  
23-1568  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees  
Purpose: The Newark Downtown District (NDD) Night Market  
Date(s): Friday, October 13, 2023  
Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver  
Additional Information:  
The Newark Downtown District (NDD) Night Market will be held on Treat  
Place, between Halsey Street and William Street, from 5:30 P.M. until 9:30  
P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($100.00) for  
street closure will be waived.  
23-1517  
7R8-c  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver  
1. Mamadou Kone  
2. Individuals honored during the Newark Hispanic Heritage Month  
Celebration, to be held on Wednesday, October 11, 2023  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
3. Newark Police Officer Alfred “Al” Squartino, Ceremonial Street  
Dedication, held on Friday, September 15, 2023  
4. Newark Police Lieutenant Luis Osorio, Ceremonial Street Dedication,  
to be held on Friday, October 6, 2023  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
5. Distinguished Reverends of the Hispanic community honored during the  
Annual Day of Prayer, held on Sunday, September 10, 2023  
6. Individuals honored during the Dominican Dinner Gala, Cena de Gala  
Del Centro Dominico-Americano de NJ, held on Thursday, September 28,  
2023  
7. Hector Gregorio Rios, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on  
Saturday, October 14, 2023  
8. Jerry Gottesman, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on Thursday,  
October 26, 2023  
9. Detective Ariel Cortez, on his retirement after twenty-seven (27) years of  
public service with the City’s Department of Public Safety, Police Division  
10. Jose “Cheito” Ortiz, on his Birthday Celebration  
11. Individuals honored of the Caresparc Community Connections, Inc.,  
during the Annual Sustainable Health and Wellness Village Statewide  
Festival  
12. Individuals from Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic Baseball and  
Softball Teams honored during the Roberto Clemente Newark League  
Games  
13. Individuals honored from the Ecuadorian American Chamber of  
Commerce  
14. Individuals honored during the Annual Children of Faith Flag Raising  
and Proclamation Ceremony  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
15. Keith Washington, Nationally Acclaimed R&B Singer and Actor,  
honored during “Newark Fashion Forward and Unity Week” - Black Tie  
Opening Reception Kick-Off, held on Sunday, September 17, 2023  
16. Reverend Dr. Frances Snelling Teabout, on her 2nd Pastoral  
Anniversary, at St. John’s Baptist Church, held on Sunday, September 24,  
2023  
17. Reverend Paul M. Graves, Sr., Incoming Moderator at the New Hope  
Missionary Baptist Association, Inc., Installation of Officers for the Parent  
Body and Auxiliaries, held on Sunday, September 24, 2023  
18. Individuals honored during the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.,  
Greater Elizabeth Section, on its 17th Annual Harambee Breakfast 2023,  
held on Saturday, September 30, 2023  
19. Roger León, NBOE Superintendent, honored during the Guild’s 24th  
Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Brunch, held on Saturday, September 30,  
2023  
20. Individuals honored during the NAACP Newark, NJ Branch, 109th  
Freedom Fund Gala Awards, held on Saturday, September 30, 2023  
21. Dr. Danielle L. Brown, on her 2nd Pastoral Anniversary, to be held on  
Sunday, October 1, 2023  
22. Bernice O. Grant, on her 88th Birthday Celebration  
23. Leading Lady Elder Ruth Cooper, on her Birthday Celebration  
24. Bishop Alvin J. Crone, on his 69th Birthday Celebration  
25. Ronnie Carney, honored for over twenty-three (23) years of service to  
the Newark Arts Community  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.  
26. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic  
27. Maria João Ruela, Communication Advisor to the President of the  
Portuguese Republic  
28. Maria Amélia Maio de Paiva, Consultant for International Relations at  
the Civil House of the President of the Portuguese Republic  
29. Dr. José Ulisses Correia e Silva  
30. Enzo Marasco, Mayor of Spilinga, Italy  
23-1542  
7R8-d  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Joyce “Rasheda” White  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupre’ K. Kelly  
2. Clyde Clifton Stanley  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
3. Alphonso Crawford  
4. Daisy L. Hargraves-Johnson  
5. Joyce E. Small  
6. Diane Arlotta  
7R11  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
23-1350  
7R11-a  
Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Memorandum of Agreement with Bloomfield  
Avenue/Lower Broadway Alliance (“BALBA”)  
Purpose: To revitalize the City-owned park, Salvatore Bontempo  
Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Bloomfield Avenue and First  
Avenue (Block 598, Lot 1).  
Entity Name: Bloomfield Avenue/Lower Broadway Alliance (“BALBA”)  
Entity Address: 228 North 15th Street, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003  
Project Location: 368-378 Bloomfield Avenue (corner of Bloomfield  
Avenue and First Avenue), Newark, New Jersey 07107 (Block 598, Lot 1)  
Contract Amount: $657,977.00 (Preliminary Total Park Estimate); City’s  
total contribution for the Park not to exceed $300,000.00  
Contract Period: Upon execution, not to exceed five (5) consecutive  
years, unless extended upon mutual agreement and subject to adoption by  
the Municipal Council  
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:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
23-1475  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: Amendment to the Agreement to provide Professional  
Engineering Services on an as needed basis.  
Entity Name: Fastech Consulting, LLC d/b/a Fastech Consulting  
Engineers  
Entity Address: 235 Moore Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $129,590.00  
Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502-71280-B2022  
Contract Period: August 29, 2022 through August 28, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R12-a adopted on March 3, 2022 awarded a contract  
in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for the period of August 29, 2022  
through August 28, 2023.  
This Amendment will increase the contract amount by $29,590.00 for a  
new total contract amount not to exceed $129,590.00.  
10.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
23-1563  
1. SANTIAGO PANIAGUA  
2. FAHKERIA BRADLEY  
3. LISA PARKER  
4. OZEILIA REYNOLDS  
5. JACQUELINE PEOPLES  
6. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
7. DEBRA MAPSON  
8. GEE CURETON  
9. TALLAUCHA HUNTER  
10. ELI KWAWUKUME  
11. JOHN GOLDSTEIN  
12. KIM GADDY  
13. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
14. DARNELLA LEE  
15. HAKEEM ROSEBERRY  
16. CATHERINE ROBINSON  
17. BETTY OWENS  
18. LATOYA JACKSON  
19. JANISE AFOLO  
20. LEV ZILBERMITES  
21. DONNA JACKSON  
22. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
23. NICAURI VARGAS  
24. RYAN HAYGOOD  
25. MUTA ELMIN  
11.  
12.  
MOTIONS  
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ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY