City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, February 25, 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  
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 February 21, 2025 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT  
1
Administration  
2
Economic and Housing Development  
Engineering  
3
4
Finance  
5
Health and Community Wellness  
Law  
6
7
Mayor's Office  
8
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
Public Safety  
9
10  
11  
12  
Public Works  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Water Sewer Utility  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R1  
Administration  
24-1671  
7R1-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide videotaping, training, and technical assistance to  
the Municipal Council and the City Clerk’s Office  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Interfaith Television Ministries, Inc., One  
Gateway Center, Suite 2600, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: $300,000.00  
Funding Source: 011-020-0201-71280 B2025 / 011-020-0201-71280-  
B2026  
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty -  
four (24) consecutive months.  
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:  
Advertisement: August 28, 2024  
Bid Downloaded: Forty Three (43)  
Bid Received: Nine (9)  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
25-0214  
7R2-a(s)  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: An Agreement to Subordinate the City of Newark’s Reverter  
Rights by entering into a First Amendment to the Agreement for Sale and  
Redevelopment of Land and a Subordination Agreement in order to permit  
the Redeveloper to obtain financing, necessary for the rehabilitation of  
property to build a three-family house for sale  
Entity Name: Wiosna, Limited Liability Company  
Entity Address: 65 Chapin Street, Unit 24, Pine Brook, New Jersey  
07058  
Sale Amount: $23,625.00  
Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated (X) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: N/A  
Appraised Amount: N/A  
Contract Period: Not Applicable  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
274 Chadwick Avenue/Block 2711/Lot 58/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-a (s) adopted on March 10, 2020, designating Wiosna,  
Limited Liability Company as the Redeveloper and authorized the  
Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
25-0085  
7R8-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amend Resolution 7R8-a adopted on December 18,  
2024, to increase the contract amount.  
Purpose: To provide 2025 Statutory Auditor Services and the Single  
Audit, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-4, for calendar year ending December  
31, 2025, review of the 2025 Annual Debt Statement, the 2025 Annual  
Unaudited Financial Statement, and Advisory Services for the 2025  
Municipal Budget and other related accounting services.  
Entity Name: Samuel Klein and Company, LLP, CPA’s  
Entity Address: 550 Broad Street, 11th Floor, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $729,625.00  
Funding Source: 2025 Budget/ Office of the City Clerk  
(NW011-020-2021-71250) & Department of Public Safety  
(NW011-190-1902A-72250-B2025)  
Contract Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R8-a adopted on December 18, 2024 awarded a contract in  
the amount not to exceed $529,625.00.  
This Amending Resolution authorizes an amendment to the contract  
including the Department of Public Safety and increase the contract  
amount by $200,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed  
$729,625.00.  
25-0270  
7R8-b(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Resolution of Support  
Purpose: Resolution to Support Publishing Legal Notices on Official  
Government Websites  
Date: February 25, 2025  
Sponsor(s):  
Additional Information:  
MOTIONS  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY