City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Thursday, September 7, 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 Samir Mustafa  
Reviver Church  
Newark, New Jersey  
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 1, 2023 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
5.  
ROLL CALL  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND  
COMMISSIONS  
23-1423  
5-a  
Newark Landmarks and Historical Preservation Commission, Meeting  
Minutes, February, March, April, May, June and July 2023.  
23-1424  
5-b  
5-c  
Zoning Board of Adjustment, Meeting Minutes, June 2023.  
23-1426  
Central Planning Board, Minutes, February, March, April, May, June and  
July 2023.  
23-1440  
5-d  
Office of the City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau, Financial Reports,  
January through June 2023.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6PSF  
6PSF-a  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
23-1031  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION  
OF  
OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN AND FOR THE CITY AND  
APPROPRIATING $22,000,000.00 THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING  
A
PORTION  
OF  
THE  
PEQUANNOCK  
AQUEDUCTS  
AND  
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $22,000,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF  
THE CITY TO FINANCE THE SAME.  
Deferred 6PSF-k080223  
23-0773  
6PSF-b  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING,  
14, PARKING BY PERMIT, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL AREAS,  
TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
STOPPING  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY,  
SECTION  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING BLOOMFIELD  
AVENUE,  
EAST  
SIDES,  
BETWEEN  
LAKE  
STREET  
AND  
OF  
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DRIVE (NORTH WARD).  
23-0929  
6PSF-c  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY  
NEWARK AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE  
MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND  
DEPUTY  
HOUSING  
DEVELOPMENT,  
DEEDS FOR  
IN THE SETTLEMENT  
THE  
TO  
ACCEPT  
AND  
RECORD  
THE  
QUITCLAIM  
SPECIFIED  
AMENDMENT  
THE  
“REVERTED”  
AGREEMENT  
PROPERTIES  
AND  
FIRST  
WITH  
TO  
REDEVELOPMENT  
AGREEMENT  
A.P., LLC, 10 MECHANIC STREET, SUITE 130, RED BANK, NEW  
JERSEY 07701, AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION  
7R2-C(S), ADOPTED ON APRIL 12, 2022.  
23-0435  
6PSF-d  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
TWENTY  
(20)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO 14 MERCHANT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 124  
POLK STREET, SUITE 2, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, FOR A  
PROJECT  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
A
NEW  
(5)  
STORY  
BUILDING  
RENTAL  
CONSISTING  
OF  
(26) MARKET  
RATE  
RESIDENTIAL  
UNITS, (2) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS RESTRICTED  
TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI AND (16) OFF-STREET PARKING  
SPACES  
LOCATED  
AT  
14-16 MERCHANT  
STREET,  
NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY 07105 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX  
MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1994, LOTS 42 AND  
43.  
23-1047  
6PSF-e  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,  
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH  
S T R E E T S ,  
S E C T I O N  
2 3 : 1 5 - 2 ,  
M U L T I - W A Y  
S T O P  
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY DESIGNATING SOUTH STREET AND VAN  
BUREN STREET AS  
(EAST WARD).  
A
MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION  
23-1069  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 15,  
STOP INTERSECTIONS, YIELD INTERSECTIONS AND THROUGH  
S T R E E T S ,  
S E C T I O N  
2 3 : 1 5 - 2 ,  
M U L T I - W A Y  
S T O P  
INTERSECTIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
BY  
DESIGNATING  
VERMONT  
AVENUE  
AND  
GROVE TERRACE AS  
(WEST WARD).  
A MULTI-WAY STOP SIGN INTERSECTION  
23-1241  
6PSF-g  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
GRANTING  
A
THIRTY  
(30)  
YEAR  
TAX  
ABATEMENT TO FOREST HILL HOUSE PRESERVATION URBAN  
RENEWAL, LLC, 650 5TH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK,  
NEW YORK 10019, FOR  
A
PROJECT TO REHABILITATE  
A
TEN  
(10) STORY, (100) UNIT, 100% SENIOR-OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE  
ELEVATOR BUILDING CONSISTING OF (100) HOUSING RENTAL  
UNITS  
COMPRISED  
OF  
(18)  
STUDIOS,  
(81)  
ONE-BEDROOM  
UNITS, AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM SUPERINTENDENT UNIT,  
ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60%  
OF AMI,  
A
PARTIAL BASEMENT, MULTIPLE COMMON SPACES  
ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND (25) ON-SITE PARKING SPACES  
RESERVED FOR BUILDING RESIDENTS LOCATED AT 501-507  
MOUNT  
PROSPECT  
AVENUE,  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY  
07104  
AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 628, LOT 13 (NORTH WARD).  
23-1294  
6PSF-h  
AN  
AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES, CHAPTER 14, MANDATE TO HIRE  
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000,  
AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO REQUIRE ARMED  
SECURITY GUARDS IN LIEU OF SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
5,  
AMUSEMENT  
AND  
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  
23-0930  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: FY2023 Clean Communities Program: To provide funds to  
supplement an existing litter reduction program and removal, as well as the  
abatement of graffiti within the municipality (Citywide).  
Funding Source: N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Agency  
Appropriation Amount: $508,911.46  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
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 submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-0870.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Works  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1008  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To address a variety of high-priority environmental health and  
safety hazards.  
Funding Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  
(HUD), Healthy Homes Production Grant Program  
Appropriation Amount: $2,000,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: May 15, 2023 through November 15, 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:  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-1007.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1186  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To maintain and enhance by upgrading the City of Newark’s  
public health emergency preparedness and response capabilities.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of  
Public Health Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness  
(PHILEP)  
Appropriation Amount: $383,752.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
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 submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-1097.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1187  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Immunization Grant 2024  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Health-Vaccine  
Preventable Disease Program, Immunization 2024  
Appropriation Amount: $603,647.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
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 submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-1098.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1201  
7R1-e  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: 2023 Newark Homeless Housing Grant (Citywide)  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division  
of Housing and Community Resources  
Appropriation Amount: $3,000,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: October 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024  
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 7R1-a(S) adopted on  
July 11, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Other Agencies, Office of  
Homeless Services  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1208  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2023 - Newark (35  
locations, MA-23) within the City of Newark  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Transportation  
Appropriation Amount: $3,102,131.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: Upon completion  
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 7R3-c adopted on  
August 3, 2022.  
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1230  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide primary health care.  
Funding Source: Integrity, Inc.  
Appropriation Amount: $60,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024  
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 submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-1192.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1217  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide continued COVID-19 integration of vaccination,  
educational outreach and expand and ensure equitable distribution across  
the jurisdiction, including among high-risk and underserved populations.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Department of Health and Human  
Services  
Appropriation Amount: $90,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
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 Original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-b adopted on December 1,  
2021 accepted a grant award in the amount of $250,000.00.  
The amended Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-a adopted on October 19,  
2022 accepted an additional grant award in the amount of $250,000.00.  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar File #23-0866.  
Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1231  
7R1-i  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Workforce Learning Link Grant 2022-2023 - Additional Funds  
(Citywide)  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce  
Development  
Appropriation Amount: $111,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 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:  
Original Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R2- i adopted  
on August 3, 2022 in the grant award amount of $74,000.00.  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R2-f adopted on July  
19, 2023 in the grant award amount of $111,000.00.  
Operating Agency: Mayor’s Office and Agencies, Mayor’s Office of  
Employment and Training  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1243  
7R1-j  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To conduct Preliminary Assessment (PA), Site Investigation  
(SI), and Remedial Investigation (RI) work for the remediation of sites  
contaminated, or suspected of being contaminated with hazardous waste  
at 192-198 16th Avenue, and 184-190 16th Avenue, Newark, New Jersey  
07103 for the proposed Heritage Center - Hazardous Discharge Site  
Remediation Fund.  
Funding Source: New Jersey Economic Development Authority  
(NJEDA)  
Appropriation Amount: $213,999.50  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: The date the grant is disbursed from NJEDA and will  
expire five (5) years after disbursement  
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:  
Project: A proposed Heritage Center.  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
192-198 16th Avenue/Block 309.01/Lot 24/Central Ward  
184-190 16th Avenue/Block 309.01/Lot 30/Central Ward  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R2-r adopted on April  
19, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Economic and Housing Development  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1260  
7R1-k  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF)-2023 Foundry Street  
Resurfacing Improvements Grant  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)  
Appropriation Amount: $2,096,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: Upon completion  
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 7R3-a adopted on May  
24, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1304  
7R1-l  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funding for the purchase of tablets for the Arson Unit  
and Bureau.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Homeland Security  
Appropriation Amount: $78,905.54  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: April 11, 2023 through April 10, 2024  
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:  
Total project cost $82,850.82.  
Grant: $78,905.54.  
City contribution: $3,945.28.  
City contribution will be provided in the 2023 Operating Budget for the  
Department of Public Safety, Fire Division.  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R9-a adopted on July  
19, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1306  
7R1-m  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funding for the expansion of the Gunshot Detection  
System.  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey Division of Administration,  
Department of Law and Public Safety  
Appropriation Amount: $1,019,417.93  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2024  
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 7R9-b adopted on July  
19, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Division of Police  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1307  
7R1-n  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funding for the expansion of the Automatic License  
Plate Reader (ALPR) Network.  
Funding Source: The State of New Jersey Division of Administration,  
Department of Law and Public Safety  
Appropriation Amount: $595,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2024  
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 7R9-c adopted on July  
19, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Division of Police  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1378  
7R1-o  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funding to address gun crimes.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice  
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance  
Appropriation Amount: $700,000.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: October 1, 2022 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:  
Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 7R9-a(S) adopted on  
August 8, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Division of Police  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1312  
7R1-p  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funds for operating expenses until the adoption of  
the 2023 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of  
Water and Sewer Utilities.  
Funding Source: 2023 Operating Budget  
Appropriation Amount: $51,829,447.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023  
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:  
Operating Agency: All Departments  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
23-1379  
7R1-q  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: To provide funding for the FY2021 Project Safe Neighborhood  
Grant.  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice  
Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance  
Appropriation Amount: $220,333.00  
Budget Year: 2023  
Contract Period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024  
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 7R9-a adopted on  
August 2, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Division of Police  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
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7R1-r  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #T1776; T1297; T1316 and  
M4006  
Purpose: To provide Telecommunications Equipment and Wireless  
Services for use by various City Departments.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1) Verizon Business Network Services, LLC, 1 Verizon Way, Basking  
Ridge, New Jersey 07920;  
2) Verizon Wireless, 10170 Junction Drive, Suite 200, Annapolis Junction,  
Maryland 20701;  
3) AT&T Mobility, One AT&T Way, Room 2C224E, Bedminster, New  
Jersey 07921; and  
4) T-Mobile, One Park Avenue, Suite 1412, New York, New York 10016  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $6,410,105.77  
Funding Source: 2023 and 2024 Budgets  
Contract Period: Upon approval and authorization of the Municipal  
Council until December 31, 2024, or upon expiration of the respective  
State contracts, and extensions granted by the State of New Jersey,  
whichever occurs earlier  
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:  
This State Contract will authorize use of the state contracts for  
Telecommunications Equipment and Services and, Wireless Voice, Data  
and Accessories for various City Departments.  
No contract amount shall be chargeable or certified until such time as  
goods or services are ordered and acknowledged with  
a
certified  
Purchase Order or a Certification of Availability of Funds is made by the  
Chief Finance Officer.  
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7R1-s  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Work Clothes and Accessories.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):  
1) JLMP Sporting Goods Corp., 36 Butler Street, Suite 2K, Elizabeth, New  
Jersey 07206; and  
2) Smart Stitch, LLC, 129 Walters Avenue, Ewing, New Jersey 08638  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,525,200.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Safety, OEM/  
NW011-190-1904-83810-B2023/Division of  
Police/NW011-190-1902-83810-B2023/Division of  
Fire/NW011-190-1903-72240-B2023/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs and Senior Services/NW011-160-1601-71280-B2023,  
NW011-160-1606-83810, 83810, 83840-B2023, and  
NW011-160-1609-71280, 83810, 83840-B2023/Department of  
Administration, Division of Central  
Purchasing/NW011-030-0303-71280-B1012/Office of Violence Prevention  
and Trauma Recovery NW011-030-0312-71280-B2023/Department of  
Public Works, Division of Public  
Buildings/NW011-060-0604-83810-B2023/Division of  
Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-83810-B2023/Division of  
Motors/NW011-060-0602-83810-B2023/ Department of Health and  
Community Wellness/NW011-120-1203-83810-B2023 Medical Care  
Services/NW026-46540/Surveillance and  
Prevention/NW011-120-1208-83810-B2023/S&P/OHECE  
NW051-G21-521Q0-83810-B2021/Department of  
Engineering/NW011-110-1107-83810-B2023/Department of Water and  
Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83810-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 Bid Contract will provide work clothes and accessories for various  
City Departments.  
Advertisement Date: May 12, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Thirteen (13)  
Bids Received: Four (4)  
Bids Rejected: One (1)  
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7R1-t  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Newark Hope Village Operators  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): United Community Corporation, 332 South  
8th Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07103  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $700,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Health and Community  
Wellness NW011-200-2001-97550-B2023  
Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval to be established for  
twelve (12) consecutive months with one (1) one-year option 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 Bid Contract will provide Newark Hope Village Operators for the  
City’s Office of Homeless Services.  
Advertised Date: March 2, 2023  
Addendum Date: March 17, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Twenty-three (23)  
Bids Received: Two (2)  
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7R1-u  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Relocation Sheltering Services.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): YMCA of Newark and Vicinity, 600 Broad  
Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00  
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Health and Community  
Wellness/ NW-051-G21-ARPT0-71280-B2021  
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 Bid Contract will provide Relocation Sheltering Services for  
individuals/families, who must be relocated when their dwellings have been  
declared unfit for habitation by appropriate City agencies.  
Advertisement Date: June 28, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Fifteen (15)  
Bids Submitted: One (1)  
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7R1-v  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: To provide Rental of Parking Spaces in a Lot or Garage.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): J&L Parking Corporation, 9 Kensington  
Place, Roseland, New Jersey 07068  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $156,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of City  
Clerk/NW-011-020-0201-71280-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 Bid Contract will provide parking spaces in a lot or garage for the  
Office of the City Clerk.  
Advertisement Date: June 13, 2023  
Bids Downloaded: Three (3)  
Bids Submitted: Three (3)  
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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)  
Purpose: Amend Resolution 7R1-e050422, for Paint, Painting Tools and  
Supplies.  
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): The Sherwin-Williams Company, 226  
Talmadge Road, Edison, New Jersey 08817  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $494,400.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Office of the Mayor, Municipal  
Court/NW011-010-0107-83010-B2023/Department of Recreation, Cultural  
Affairs and Senior Services/NW026-160-1606-83840-B2023  
Contract Period: January 15, 2023 through June 14, 2025  
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:  
Resolution 7R1-e adopted on May 4, 2022 awarded a contract in an  
amount to exceed 284,000.00 for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24)  
consecutive months.  
This Resolution authorizes the Office of the Mayor/Municipal Court and the  
Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services to utilize  
the contract for Paint, Painting Tools and Supplies and to increase the not  
to exceed contract amount by $210,400.00 for a total contract amount to  
exceed $494,400.00.  
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7R1-x  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amend Resolution 7R1-c021523  
Purpose: To rescind contract award to IEH Auto Parts, LLC.  
Entity Name: IEH Auto Parts, LLC  
Entity Address: 901 N. Lenola Road, Moorestown, New Jersey 08052  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $440,000.00  
Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Division of  
Fire NW011-190-1903-83830-B2022/Department of Public Works,  
Division of Motors NW011-060-0602-83860-B2022/Department of Public  
Works, Division of  
Sanitation/NW011-060-0605-83420-B2022/Department of Water and  
Sewer Utilities/ NW037-750-7502-B2022  
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:  
Original Resolution 7R1-c adopted on February 15, 2023.  
This Resolution will amend the original Resolution by rescinding the  
contract awarded to IEH Auto Parts, LLC due to their inability to honor the  
contract award, as a result of internal company restructuring.  
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7R1-y  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amend Resolution 7R1-n090822 to exercise the first  
option to renew  
Purpose: The operation, management, and administration of services for  
the Government Access Television Studio.  
Entity Name: Edward Joseph Cologna Productions, Inc.  
Entity Address: Passaic, New Jersey 07055  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $575,000.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Administration/Bus. Unit  
NW011, Dept. 200, Div./Proj. 2001, Activity A, Acct. 96770, Budget Ref.  
B2023  
Contract Period: September 8, 2023 through September 7, 2024, with  
three (3) one (1) year options remaining, with the approval and  
authorization of the Municipal Council  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP