City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, May 21, 2025  
6:30 PM  
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  
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 Michael Ogunleye  
Graceland Gospel Church  
1175 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07114  
3.  
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 May 16, 2025 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
25-0698  
1. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
2. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
3. LISA PARKER  
4. ELIJAH MORGANO  
5. DEBRA SALTERS  
6. SARA CRISPIN  
7. EMILY AIKENS  
8. MARYAM BEY  
9. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
10. SHAKUR TILLMAN  
11. SHAKIR REDDICK  
12. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
13. DARNELLA LEE  
14. JHAMAR YOUNGBLOOD  
15. REGINALD TURNER  
16. GEE CURETON  
17. MARY ROUSE  
18. CARMEN FIGUEROA  
19. ELI KWAWUKUME  
20. DONNA JACKSON  
21. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
22. RAMON LUIS RODRIGUEZ  
23. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
24. CHÉ COLTER  
25. CASSANDRA DOCK  
5.  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS,  
AND COMMISSIONS  
25-0157  
5-a  
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Minutes, June 2024 through December  
2024.  
25-0663  
5-b  
5-c  
5-d  
5-e  
Two Riverfront Urban Renewal LLC and TRF Urban Renewal Property  
Corp., Financial Statements, December 31, 2024  
25-0686  
Newark Environmental Commission, Minutes, January 2024 through  
January 2025  
25-0689  
Newark Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission, Minutes,  
February 2025 through April 2025  
25-0694  
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Minutes, January 2025 through March  
2025  
25-0732  
5-f  
Newark Housing Authority, Minutes, January 2025 through April 2025  
25-0752  
5-g  
Spring Street Urban Renewal LLC, Financial Statements, December 31,  
2024  
25-0753  
5-h  
Commission of the Status of Women, Minutes, March and April 2024  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
24-0471  
6PSF-a  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT  
TO 317 MULBERRY STREET URBAN RENEWAL CO., LLC, 27  
AUSTIN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO CONSTRUCT TWENTY-FOUR (24) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL  
RENTAL UNITS, 770 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND  
15 GROUND FLOOR PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 317-323  
MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON  
THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 881, LOT 28 (CENTRAL WARD).  
Deferred 6PSF-e 050725  
25-0384  
6PSF-b  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
SEVENTEEN  
(17)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO SPG 100 FRONTAGE RD URBAN RENEWAL LLC,  
C/O SEAGIS PROPERTY GROUP, ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA,  
SUITE 800, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 07073, FOR  
A
PROJECT  
WAREHOUSE/DISTRIBUTION  
APPROXIMATELY 41 LOADING  
PARKING,  
UTILITIES, AND  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
A
224,900 SQUARE  
BUILDING CONSISTING  
DOCKS,  
FOOT  
OF  
APPURTENANT  
DRIVEWAYS,  
CAR  
LANDSCAPING,  
STORMWATER  
LIGHTING,  
MANAGEMENT  
UNDERGROUND  
LOCATED AT 58-108 FRONTAGE ROAD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 5088, LOT  
156.01 (EAST WARD).  
25-0278  
6PSF-c  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
TO  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
XVI,  
CHAPTER  
16.3  
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISIONING ARTICLE 7. RENTAL DWELLING  
LEAD SAFE CERTIFICATION §16:3-20, LEAD SAFE CERTIFICATION  
REQUIRED FOR RENTAL UNIT TO ESTABLISH “LEAD-BASED  
PAINT INSPECTIONS” 2000 AS SUPPLEMENTED TO REPEAL AND  
REPLACE  
CERTIFICATION”  
RESIDENTIAL  
HAZARDS  
DWELLINGS  
ARTICLE  
7,  
CREATE  
DWELLINGS  
“RENTAL  
DWELLING  
INSPECTION  
LEAD  
OF  
SAFE  
CERTAIN  
PAINT  
TO  
RENTAL  
§16:3-20 SINGLE  
BUILD PRIOR  
THE  
FOR  
AND  
1978 BE  
LEAD-BASED  
MULTIPLE  
FAMILY,  
TO  
UNITS  
FOR  
INSPECTED  
LEAD-BASED PAINT.  
25-0187  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT  
TO ROBERT TREAT HOTEL URBAN RENEWAL INC., 50 PARK  
PLACE,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07102,  
FOR  
A
PROJECT  
LOCATED AT 42-50 PARK PLACE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 125, LOT 15  
(CENTRAL WARD) (THE “PROPERTY”) TO UNDERGO MAJOR  
RENOVATIONS TO ALL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE 108-YEAR OLD  
HOTEL,  
FRONT AND REAR ENTRY DOORS TO THE HOTEL; 169 GUEST  
ROOM BATHROOMS AND FLOOR COVERINGS; THE FLOOR  
COVERING IS BEING REPLACED AND CEMENT SLAB REPAIRED  
WHERE NECESSARY IN THE 12,000 SQUARE FT. LARGE  
BALLROOM; THE 5,000 SQUARE FT. SMALL BALLROOM AND THE  
INCLUSIVE  
OF  
RENOVATIONS  
TO  
THE  
FOLLOWING:  
SIX  
(6)  
600 SQUARE  
FT.  
MEETING  
ROOMS;  
RESTAURANT  
ROOMS  
DISHWASHING  
EQUIPMENT;  
GUEST  
LOUNGE/AMENITY  
INCLUDING CREATION OF AN AIRPORT LOUNGE, A BUSINESS/IT  
CENTER,  
LAUNDRY;  
WALLS  
AND  
ELEVATOR  
AND FLOOR  
FITNESS  
ROOM;  
LOBBIES  
COVERINGS;  
ENTIRE  
INCLUDING  
EXISTING  
ELEVATOR  
NEW  
LIFE  
SYSTEM;  
CEILINGS,  
SAFETY  
SYSTEM; THE RELINING OF THE DOMESTIC WATER TANK TO  
IMPROVE WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE HOTEL; AND THE  
EXTERIOR  
BRICK  
FAÇADE,  
(COLLECTIVELY,  
THE  
“PROJECT”)  
(CENTRAL WARD).  
24-0488  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT  
TO 449 WASHINGTON STREET URBAN RENEWAL CO., LLC, 27  
AUSTIN STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114, FOR A PROJECT  
TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5) STORY BUILDING WITH A TOTAL  
OF TWENTY (20) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH TEN  
(10) WILL BE MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS AND  
TEN (10) WILL BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS WHICH  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANT’S AT 60% OF AREA MEDIAN  
INCOME (“AMI”), AND  
PARKING SPACES, LOCATED  
A
GROUND LOBBY WITH NO ON-SITE  
AT 449 WASHINGTON STREET,  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S  
TAX MAP AS BLOCK 115, LOT 15 (CENTRAL WARD).  
Public Hearing will be held June 4, 2025.  
6SF  
Second Reading and Final Passage  
25-0408  
6SF-a  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF  
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWARK (TENANT) AND  
169 CLINTON DEVELOPMENT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, NEW  
A
LEASE  
A
JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY HAVING AN ADDRESS AT  
246 DANFORTH AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305  
(LANDLORD), PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12-3, 5, AND 15 TO  
LEASE THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING AS SHOWN ON THE  
FLOOR PLANS ATTACHED TO THE LEASE AGREEMENT AS  
EXHIBIT B, LOCATED AT 169 CLINTON AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF  
NEWARK,  
ESSEX  
COUNTY,  
NEW  
JERSEY,  
KNOWN  
AND  
DESIGNATED ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AS  
BLOCK 2588, LOT 20, TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY’S PUBLIC  
PURPOSE  
HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE CITY OF NEWARK TO ENSURE  
THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLNESS, FOR PERIOD OF  
OF  
PROVIDING  
HOUSING  
FOR  
A
SIGNIFICANT  
A
FIFTEEN (15) YEARS COMMENCING ON MARCH 1, 2025, WITH  
TWO (2) OPTIONAL RENEWAL TERMS, THE FIRST RENEWAL  
TERM SHALL BE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF TEN (10)  
YEARS AND  
A
SECOND OPTIONAL RENEWAL TERM SHALL BE  
FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) YEARS, AS PER THE  
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, AT AN  
APPROXIMATE ANNUAL RENTAL NOT TO EXCEED $0.00 FOR THE  
FIRST TWO (2) YEARS AND ESCALATING TO AN APPROXIMATE  
ANNUAL RENTAL NOT TO EXCEED $3,992,130.48 IN YEAR TEN  
(10).  
Failed 6PSF-f 040225  
Deferred 6SF-a 041625  
Deferred 6SF-a 050725  
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  
25-0678  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funds for the operating expenses until the  
adoption of the 2025 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and  
Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.  
Funding Source: 2025 Municipal Budget  
Appropriation Amount: $64,474,255.00  
Budget Year: 2025  
Contract Period: July 1, 2025 through July 31, 2025  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution N/A  
Operating Agency: All Departments  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required  
25-0691  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Grant  
(SAMHSA).  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration  
(SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services  
Appropriation Amount: $724,087.00  
Budget Year: 2025  
Contract Period: September 30, 2024, through September 29, 2025  
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:  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution will be submitted under  
separate cover as File ID #25-0673  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required  
25-0556  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Competitive Contracting  
Purpose: To provide the Payroll Services to the Newark Youth  
Employment Programs  
Entity Name: Precise Payroll I LLC  
Address(s): 103 N. Buffalo Avenue, Ventnor City, New Jersey 08406  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/ NW011-010-0109-72090-B2025  
Contract Period: Twelve (12) consecutive months with two (2)  
one-year options to renew  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
This Resolution authorizes a contract to provide payroll services for the  
youth of the City of Newark for the Newark Youth Employment  
Programs.  
Advertisement Date: March 7, 2025  
Bids Downloaded: Thirty-Seven (37)  
Bids Submitted: One (1)  
25-0296  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2024-05  
Purpose: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2024-05, and change  
amount not to exceed  
Entity Name: Caravella Demolition Inc.  
Entity Address: 40 Deforest Avenue East Hanover, New Jersey  
07936  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,331,350.00  
Funding Source: Department of Economic and Housing Development  
budgetary line items NW027-A23-EC3P0-71910-B2023 and  
NW027-A23-EC23B-71910-B2023  
Contract Period: Extended an additional ninety (90) days from January  
27, 2025, through April 26, 2025  
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:  
On request of the Department of Economic and Housing Development,  
Emergency Contract #E2024-05 was awarded to Caravella Demolition  
Inc. for the period from July 19, 2024 through October 27, 2024 in an  
amount not to exceed $515,000.00.  
Resolution 7R1-j adopted on November 26, 2024 authorized a ninety  
(90) day extension from October 27, 2024 through January 27, 2025  
and an increase in the original emergency contract’s not-to-exceed  
amount by $210,250.00. The increase resulted in a new not-to-exceed  
contract amount of $725,250.00.  
The Department of Economic and Housing Development, is requesting  
ratification of a second, ninety-day extension of Emergency Contract  
#E2024-05 for the period from January 27, 2025 through April 26, 2025.  
The need for such extension was due to delays in the process caused  
by  
unforeseen  
issues  
related  
to  
asbestos.  
It  
increases  
the  
not-to-exceed contract amount to $1,331,350.00.  
25-0629  
7R1-e  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Competitive Contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15  
Purpose: To provide Governmental Consulting and Legislative Services  
Entity Name: Krivit and Krivit, P.C.  
Entity Address: 1000 Potomac Street, N.W., Suite 250, Washington,  
D.C. 20007  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $240,000.00  
Funding Source: Municipal Budget/ Partial Certification of Funds from:  
Department of Administration/Fund NW051, Dept. ID G22, Project  
A22J0, Activity A, Account #96210, Budget Ref: B2022  
Contract Period: two years from the date of adoption of Resolution,  
with an optional one-year extension.  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. () EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
A partial certification of funds in the amount of $50,000 is included with  
this resolution. The funding source for the partial certification is 2022  
Budget/Department of Administration/Fund NW051, Dept. ID G22,  
Project A22J0, Activity A, Account #96210, Budget Ref: B2022  
This contract will provide Governmental Consulting and Legislative  
Services for the City of Newark, more specifically, to assist the Office of  
the Business Administrator to maximize Federal grant acquisition  
opportunities through new and expanded funding programs.  
25-0660  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Competitive Contract pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15  
Purpose: To provide Governmental Consulting and Legislative Services  
Entity Name: Winning Strategies Washington  
Entity Address: 409 7th Street NW Suite 450 Washington, DC 20004  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $360,000.00  
Funding Source: Municipal Budget/ Partial Certification of Funds from:  
Department of Administration/Fund NW051, Dept. ID G22, Project  
A22J0, Activity A, Account #96210, Budget Ref: B2022  
Contract Period: Two years from the date of adoption of Resolution,  
with an additional one-year extension  
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 contract will provide Governmental Consulting and Legislative  
Services for the City of Newark, more specifically, to assist the Office of  
the Business Administrator to maximize Federal grant acquisition  
opportunities through new and expanded funding programs.  
25-0570  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Sustainability  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance for Sustainable  
Jersey-PSE&G Energy Efficiency Partnership Residential Energy  
Efficiency Outreach Campaign Grant Funds  
Purpose: To encourage Newark residents to participate in PSE&G  
energy efficiency incentive  
Entity Name: Sustainable Jersey  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 6855, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648  
Grant Amount: $2,500.00  
City Contribution: $0  
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A  
Grant Period: April 14, 2025 to April 31, 2026  
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:  
Sustainable Jersey-PSE&G Energy Efficiency Partnership Residential  
Energy Efficiency Outreach Campaign Sustainable Jersey-PSE&G  
Residential Energy Efficiency Partnership Program, was created to  
assist municipalities in encouraging their residents utilize residential  
energy efficiency incentives to help save money and improve the energy  
efficiency homes.  
25-0673  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Acceptance of the Cooperative Agreements for Innovative  
Community Crisis Response Partnerships Grant.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services  
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration  
Entity Address: 5600 Fisher Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857  
Grant Amount: $724,087.00  
Total Project Cost: $2,906,654.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025  
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:  
The proposed Project is a collaboration between Newark’s government  
and law enforcement agencies, as well as community-based  
organizations, aimed to improve the City’s crisis response system by  
enhancing existing co-responder teams to effectively provide  
trauma-informed comprehensive community-based behavioral health  
crisis services to individuals experiencing mental health emergencies,  
including those who are homeless.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-1188  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of a 3-family home to rent out at market rate  
Entity Name: Na Tak Realty Associates LLC  
Entity Address: 308 Kings Court, Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095  
Sale Amount: $50,000.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $10.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $157,700.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
86-88 South 10th Street/ Block 1856/ Lot 49/ West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,000 X $10.00 =  
$50,000.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&FH, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
Deferred 7R2-b 050725  
24-1684  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New construction of two (2) 3-family homes to sell at market  
rate  
Entity Name: 55-59 Pershing Ave, LLC  
Entity Address: 310 Chestnut Street, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204  
Sale Amount: $93,379.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $13.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $94,000.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
55-59 Pershing Avenue/Block 5092.03/Lot 100/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Total Price: Square Footage X PSF = 7,183 X $13.00 =$93,379.00,  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned Properties.  
Deferred 7R2-d 050725  
25-0159  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: New Construction of a 3-family home to rent at market rate.  
Entity Name: Roma Development LLC  
Entity Address: 102 Pancake Drive, Wayne, New Jersey, 07470  
Sale Amount: $33,600.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $12.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $20,500.00  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
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)  
152-154 Ridge Street/ Block 508/ Lot 10/ North Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,800 X $12.00 =  
$33,600.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
25-0672  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2025 Annual Budget for the Partnership West, Inc.,  
(West Ward Business Improvement District)  
Purpose: Reading and Adopting 2025 Annual Budget of the Partnership  
West, Inc. Business Improvement District  
Amount: $500,000.00  
Budget Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Additional Information:  
Budget Introduction authorized by Resolution 7R2-f adopted on April 16,  
2025.  
Public Hearing to be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6:30 P.M.  
in the Council Chamber.  
25-0719  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment  
Purpose: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
828-832 Summer Avenue/Block 815/Lot 12/North Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-I, adopted on January 8, 2025, authorized and directed  
the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation  
7R3  
Engineering  
25-0549  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: Newark Riverfront Pedestrian and Bicycle Access-Concept  
Development Study Change Order No. 2  
Entity Name: Michael Baker International, Inc.  
Entity Address: One Gateway Center, Suite 2330, Newark, New  
Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $498,000.00  
Funding Source: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/ New  
Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)  
Contract Period: May 11, 2025 through November 11, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( x ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R3-a adopted on March 1, 2023, awarded a contract in an  
amount not to exceed $498,000.00 for a contract period of (365) days  
from the effective date of the written Notice to Proceed or May 11, 2023  
through May 11, 2024.  
Contract #2021-02PS, for Newark Riverfront Pedestrian and Bicycle  
Access, Concept Development Study Project requires additional time to  
complete Concept Development Phase.  
Resolution 7R3-b Adopted March 20, 2024, extended the term of the  
contract by one (1) additional year, from May 11, 2024 through May 11,  
2025, at no additional cost to the City of Newark.  
This Amending Resolution will extend the term of the contract by six (6)  
additional month, from May 11, 2025 through November 11, 2025, at no  
additional cost to the City of Newark.  
25-0639  
7R3-b  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Grant Acceptance Resolution  
Purpose: To request an extension from New Jersey Department of  
Transportation(NJDOT) to allow the City of Newark additional time to  
award a contract for construction of LA-2023 TV Newark City Newark  
Morris Canal Bikeway Project  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 600 Trenton, New Jersey 08625  
Grant Amount: ($470,000.00)  
Total Project Cost: N/A  
City Contribution: $ 0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A  
Grant Period: December 12, 2022 through December 11, 2024, with  
an extension granted through June 12, 2025, requesting an extension to  
December 12, 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: (N/A)  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)  
Additional Information:  
Resolution #7R3-a adopted on September 5, 2024. This Resolution  
authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the  
Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to request a time  
extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to  
award a contract for construction of the LA-2023 TV Newark City  
Newark Morris Canal Bikeway project, thereby extending the deadline  
from June 12, 2025 to December 12, 2025. No municipal funds are  
required  
7R4  
Finance  
25-0715  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval  
of bond ordinance - Resilient Hope Project  
Name of Project(s): Resilient Hope  
Amount to be Financed: $4,500,000.00  
Funding Source: Bonds/Notes  
Local Finance Board meeting date(s): June 11, 2025  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX,  
APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO  
N.J.S.A. 40A:3-4 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY’S BOND  
NEW  
JERSEY  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
MAKING  
OF  
ORDINANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESILIENT HOPE  
PROJECT AND APPROVING THE SUBMISSION THEREOF  
Additional Information:  
25-0717  
7R4-b  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval  
of bond ordinance  
Name of Project(s): Various Capital Improvements  
Amount to be Financed: $33,400,000.00  
Funding Source: Bond/Notes  
Local Finance Board meeting date(s): June 11, 2025  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX,  
APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO  
N.J.S.A. 40A:3-4 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY’S BOND  
ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS  
AND APPROPRIATING $33,400,000.00 THEREFOR, AND  
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $31,730,000.00 IN GENERAL  
NEW  
JERSEY  
AUTHORIZING  
THE  
MAKING  
OF  
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OR NOTES AND APPROVING  
THE SUBMISSION THEREOF  
Additional Information:  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
25-0160  
7R5-a  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Grant Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide emergency shelter services, homelessness  
prevention, and/or Rapid Rehousing assistance in the City of Newark  
Entity Name: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center  
Entity Address: 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07112  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $149,800.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2025 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G25; Project M25S0; Activity A;  
Account# 72030; Budget Ref. B2025  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A  
Additional Information:  
Certification of Funds for 149,800.00 attached.  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-g adopted on January 8, 2025 (ESG  
Grant E24MC340111).  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-b(s) adopted on January 14, 2025.  
25-0388  
7R5-b  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide HIV/AIDS-related health and support services to  
the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area  
Entity Name: Puerto Rican Organization for Community Education and  
Economic Development, Inc.  
Entity Address: 1126 Dickinson Street Elizabeth New Jersey 07201  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $319,507.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( X ) Grant ( X ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $142,768.00 is attached.  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-c adopted on  
January 8, 2025.  
Contract years two (FY2026) and three (FY2027) are subject to the  
availability and the annual appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the  
extended obligation.  
7R6  
Law  
25-0749  
7R6-a  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: Not Applicable  
Claimant: 169 Clinton Development Urban Renewal, LLC  
Claimant's Attorney: Not Applicable  
Settlement Amount: $273,200.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Unclassified - Fund: NW011; Department: 200;  
Div./Proj.: 2001; Account #: 97550; Ref.:B2025  
Additional Information:  
25-0252  
7R6-b  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Workers’ Compensation  
Matters  
Entity Name: Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin, Plaza & Reed, PC  
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW024, Fund 024  
Department 24T, Division 5T24, Account 96310, Ref: B2025  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $25,000.00.  
25-0398  
7R6-c  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services as Special Counsel.  
Entity Name: Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley  
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, 16th floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget Department of Law  
Unit NW011 Dept. 040 Div./Proj. 0401 Acct. 71260 B2025  
Contract Period: January 01, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Non-Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
25-0679  
7R6-d  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment  
Matters  
Entity Name: Chasan Lamparello Mallon & Cappuzzo, PC  
Entity Address: 300 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $130,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011,  
Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $50,000.00.  
25-0680  
7R6-e  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Labor & Employment  
Matters  
Entity Name: Antonelli Kantor Rivera, PC  
Entity Address: 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1000, Livingston, New  
Jersey 07039  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Law Department - NW011,  
Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2025  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $50,000.00.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
25-0667  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment as a member of the Board of Adjustment  
Name of Appointee: Julius S. Montford  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending January 31, 2027  
Sponsor: Council Member, Patrick Council  
Additional Information:  
25-0745  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Paulette Jones  
Date(s): Friday, June 6, 2025  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Ridgewood Avenue and West  
Bigelow Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Paulette Jones Legacy Lane”  
Sponsor: Patrick O. Council, Council-Member, South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held 5:00 P.M. Friday, June 6,  
2025, at the corner of Ridgewood Avenue and West Bigelow Street  
25-0674  
7R8-c  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. John Hope Bryant  
2. Individuals Honored During the South Ward Easter Celebrations  
3. Ernestine Bembry Retirement Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
4. Individuals Honored During the Newark Vocational High School End  
of Year Culinary Banquet Luncheon  
5. Individuals Honored During the Newark Vocational High School End  
of Year Hospitality and Tourism Banquet Luncheon  
6. Individuals Honored During the HLES 30 Years of Service  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
7. Mario Garcia  
8. Sergeant Carlos L. Quintana  
9. Sergeant Mark Rocha  
10. Individuals Honored During the Annual Mother’s Day Festival,  
Ecuadorian and Latino Entrepreneurs of Newark, New Jersey  
11. Individuals Honored During the 11th Annual Mother’s Day Tribute  
from Mujeres de Ayer Hoy y Siempre  
12. Benavente Family Street Dedication  
13. Individuals Honored During the International Mother’s Day Organized  
by the Hispanic Commission of the City of Newark  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
14. Christine C. Gilfillan, Co-Chair of the MCJ Amelior Foundation and  
Member of the Women@NJPAC Board of Trustees  
15. Miss Verna Gray, Founder, Executive Director and Principal, The  
Gray Charter School, Retirement Celebration  
16. Individuals Honored During the Unsung Hero’s Event  
17. St. John’s Baptist Church, 116th Church Anniversary  
18. Individuals Honored During the McDonald’s Gospel Fest 2025  
-Women Who Worship “Mother’s Day Weekend on Broadway”  
19. Individuals Honored During the 27th Annual Albert Shanker Award  
Dinner  
20. Individuals Honored During the Essex County College Wolverines  
Athletics, Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony  
21. Individuals Honored During the University High School Phoenix  
P.E.A.R.L.S. Presents “Girls on Fire”, a Celebration of Women and  
Mothers  
22. Individuals Honored During the Art Ball 2025  
23. Individuals Honored During the KIPP New Jersey’s Be the Change  
Celebration  
24. Individuals Honored During the Youth Spirit Club Incorporation  
Fundraising Gala/Inauguration Service  
25. Individuals Honored During the Akbar Pray Foundation for Change  
First Annual Spring Gala and Fundraiser Black Tie Affair “A Night of  
Class Elegance and Sophistication with Akbar Pray”  
26. Carolyn Benton, 90th Birthday Celebration  
27. Reverend Kisha Cohen, Pastoral Installation  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
28. Andre Resendes  
29. Ruben Godinho  
30. Goncalo Teixeira  
31. Diogo Valente  
32. Chef Gil Fernandes  
33. Claudia da Silva Mataloto  
34. Bernardo Correa  
35. Best of the Best East Side High School  
36. Best of the Best Ann Street School  
37. Best of the Best Lafayette Street School  
25-0669  
7R8-d  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Elizabeth Caesar  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
2. Lois Jeanette Scott  
3. Brenda Anderson  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
4. The Honorable Mayor Sharpe James  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
5. Jagnarian Charitar  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
6. Clara Clark-Jenkins  
7. Pauline Curtis  
8. Catherine F. Willis  
9. Evangelist Naydean McGhee  
10. Lora “Lorne” Lewis  
11. Randy Barrino  
12. George Washington Artis Jr.  
13. Keion Alson  
7R9  
Public Safety  
25-0502  
7R9-a  
Dept./ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Appointment of Special Police Officers  
Type of Service: Appointment of One (1) Special Police  
Officer-Newark Resident.  
List of Police Officers:  
(Name/Address)  
See Appendix A of the Certification of the Chief of Police (attached)  
Term of Appointment: March 31, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Additional Information:  
One (1) Newark resident for Appointment as a Special Police Officer  
25-0599  
7R9-b  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety / Office of Emergency Management  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2025 Essex County Hazard Mitigation Plan  
Purpose: Resolution authorizing the City of Newark to adopt Essex  
County All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025  
Entity Name: Essex County Sheriff’s Office (Office of Emergency  
Management)  
Entity Address: 560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey  
07052  
Contract Amount: No municipal funds required  
Funding Source: N/A  
Contract Period: N/A  
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:  
25-0414  
7R9-c  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide a system of emergency preparedness for the  
protection of life and property with the Emergency Management Agency  
Assistance Subaward Program Grant for FY2024.  
Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public  
Safety, Office of the Attorney General  
Entity Address: Post Office Box, 7068, West Trenton, New Jersey  
08628  
Grant Amount: $10,000.00  
Total Project Cost: $10,000.00  
City Contribution: $0  
Other Funding Source/Amount: 0  
Grant Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025  
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:  
23-0934  
7R9-d  
Dept/Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Funding for overtime to address violent crime.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance  
Entity Address: 810 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20531  
Grant Amount: $395,879.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of  
Justice Assistance, FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance  
Grant (JAG) Program  
Total Project Cost: $395,879.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024 (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:  
23-0935  
7R9-e  
Dept/Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Funding for overtime to address violent crime.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance  
Entity Address: 810 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20531  
Grant Amount: $363,241.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of  
Justice Assistance, FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance  
Grant (JAG) Program  
Total Project Cost: $363,241.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: October 1, 2021 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:  
7R11  
7R11-a  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
25-0565  
Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide meals to Newark children through SuNuP Summer  
Food Program.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food  
and Nutrition  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 334, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0334  
Grant Amount: $2,372,495.04  
Total Project Cost: N/A  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Grant Period: October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025  
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:  
Agreement #13200041.  
No municipal funds are required.  
25-0591  
7R11-b  
Dept/Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Visual Arts  
Center of New Jersey  
Purpose: To provide bi-weekly Art Therapy sessions for families of  
individuals who are currently or formerly incarcerated  
Entity Name: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey  
Entity Address: 68 Elm St., Summit, NJ 07901  
Project Location: Temple of Hip Hop (formerly known as the Training  
Recreation Education Center), 55 Ludlow St., Newark, NJ 07114  
Reimbursement Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: May 2025 through July 2025  
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:  
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation  
located at 68 Elm Street, Summit, NJ 07901 would like to give the City  
of Newark, Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services  
the benefits of its services by providing bi-weekly art therapy sessions to  
families of who are currently or were formerly incarcerated. The  
sessions will occur at The Temple of Hip Hop (formerly known as the  
Training Recreation Education Center), 55 Ludlow Street, Newark, NJ  
07114, and will commence in May 2025 and end in July 2025. The  
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey will provide all art material needed, a  
license art therapist to facilitate the program, transportation for those  
who need it and light snacks and refreshments for each session. The  
value of the service is approximately $2,400.00.  
8.  
8-a  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-1510  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX  
ABATEMENT TO THE UNITY 12TH ST DEVELOPMENT URBAN  
RENEWAL, LLC, 429 CHESTNUT STREET, ROSELLE PARK, NEW  
JERSEY 07204, FOR  
A
PROJECT LOCATED AT 666-676 SOUTH  
12TH STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE  
CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 2618, LOT 56 (SOUTH WARD) (THE  
“PROPERTY”) FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY BY  
CONSTRUCTING  
BUILDING CONSISTING  
THEREON  
OF  
A
FOUR-STORY  
TWENTY-FOUR  
RESIDENTIAL  
(24) AFFORDABLE  
UNIT  
HOUSING RESIDENTIAL UNITS, OF WHICH AT LEAST THREE (3)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 40% OF AREA  
MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”) AND NO MORE THAN TWENTY-ONE (21)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 60% OF AMI  
(COLLECTIVELY,  
TWENTY-FOUR  
“PROJECT”).  
THE  
(24)  
“INCOME  
PARKING  
RESTRICTED  
SPACES, (COLLECTIVELY,  
UNITS”),  
AND  
THE  
25-0514  
25-0714  
25-0716  
8-b  
8-c  
8-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:2-1, ONE-WAY STREETS,  
OF TITLE 23, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS  
AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
BY  
DESIGNATIING  
EAST  
RUNYON STREET BETWEEN ELIZABETH AVENUE AND SHERMAN  
AVENUE AS A ONE-WAY STREET.  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF  
THE RESILIENT HOPE PROJECT IN AND FOR THE CITY AND  
APPROPRIATING  
$4,500,000.00 THEREFOR,  
AND  
PROVIDING  
FOR  
THE ISSUANCE OF $4,210,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE  
CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME  
A BOND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY  
OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL  
IMPROVEMENTS  
AND  
APPROPRIATING  
$33,400,000.00  
THEREFOR, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $31,730,000.00  
IN GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS OR NOTES OF THE  
CITY FINANCE PART OF THE COSTS THEREOF  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
25-0750  
10-a  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church/RL-09  
2. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church/RL-10  
3. Saint Lucy's R. C. Church/RL-11  
4. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark/RL-12  
MOTIONS  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY