City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
10:00 AM  
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  
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  
10:00 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 September 5, 2025 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of  
the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., and C. Lawrence Crump  
2 - Louise Scott-Rountree, and Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
Scott-Rountree arrived at 10:02 A.M.  
Silva arrived at 10:05 A.M.  
8 -  
Present:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C. Lawrence  
Crump  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
6PSF-a(s) 25-1159  
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING  
EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION PURSUANT  
A
SPECIAL  
THE  
TO  
PROVISIONS OF N.J.S.A. 40A:4-53 TO FUND CONTRACTUALLY  
REQUIRED SEVERANCE LIABILITIES.  
Deferred 6PSF-j 090425  
Public Hearing will be held on September 9, 2025.  
Public Hearing opened. No one appearing.  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Close on Public Hearing  
and Adopt. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence Crump  
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  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a(s) 25-1198  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Golden Queen Event  
Entity Name: Newark Symphony Hall  
Entity Address: 1020 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Event Location: Newark Symphony Hall, 1020 Broad Street, Newark,  
New Jersey 07102  
Event Date(s): Wednesday, September 10, 2025  
Event Time: 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM  
Additional Information:  
Sponsor: Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
A motion was made by Quintana, seconded by Ramos, Jr. to Adopt. The  
motion was adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence Crump  
1 - Michael J. Silva  
Absent:  
7R8-b(s) 25-1207  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)  
(dd)  
Purpose: To provide for the award of a contract for proprietary computer  
system as an exception to Public Bidding because the provision or  
performance of goods and services is for the support and maintenance of  
proprietary computer hardware and software - hosting, support,  
upgrades, maintenance and managed services of computer hardware  
and software for processing Marriage Applications and Open Records  
Act Requests.  
Entity Name: Property Pilot LLC dba GovPilot  
Entity Address: 204 E. Main Street, Manasquan, NJ 08736  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $91,560.00  
Funding Source: 2025, 2026 and 2027 Budgets/Office of the City  
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-07128  
Contract Period: September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( X ) Non Fair & Open (X ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adopt. The motion was  
adopted by the following votes:  
7 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, and C. Lawrence Crump  
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 David B. Amerikaner and Debra Salters.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at  
10:15 A.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:  
8 -  
Yes:  
Patrick O. Council, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Dupré L. Kelly, Luis A. Quintana,  
Anibal Ramos Jr., Louise Scott-Rountree, Michael J. Silva, and C.  
Lawrence Crump  
________________________________________  
C. LAWRENCE CRUMP  
PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY