City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, March 20, 2024  
6:30 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  
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 6, 2023. In addition, the agenda for  
this meeting was disseminated on March 15, 2024 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
1. EMILY AIKENS  
2. DEBRA SALTERS  
3. LISA MITCHELSON PARKER  
4. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
5. NADIRAH BROWN  
6. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
7. DENISE CRAWFORD  
8. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
9. GLENN HAMILTON  
10. FAHKEIRA BRADLEY  
11. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
12. CHÉ COLTER  
13. YUSUF SHABAZZ  
14. DEBRA MAPSON  
15. DONNA JACKSON  
16. LATOYA JACKSON  
17. GEE CURETON  
18. KEVIN CENAC  
19. GLORIA MILLS  
20. SARENA WATSON  
21. RICKY BRAEN  
22. LONNIE HALL  
23. CASSANDRA DOCK  
5.  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS,  
AND COMMISSIONS  
5-a  
26, 2024.  
5-b  
5-c  
5-d  
2024.  
2023.  
December 31, 2022.  
6.  
ORDINANCES  
6F  
First Reading  
6F-a  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
AND  
OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY TO CREATE CHAPTER 39, SMOKE SHOPS,  
AND ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS.  
Deferred 8-a 022124  
6F-b  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
AND  
OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
MOTOR VEHICLE  
TO  
PARKING  
CREATE  
LOT  
CHAPTER  
LICENSE,  
40,  
AND  
COMMERCIAL  
ESTABLISH  
RULES AND REGULATIONS.  
Deferred 8-c 022124  
The Ordinances adopted today on First Reading will be advertised in  
accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at a regular meeting  
on April 10, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber,  
Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.  
6PSF  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
6PSF-a  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
CODE ENFORCING  
TITLE  
VII,  
AGENCY,  
STATE  
UNIFORM  
2,  
CONSTRUCTION  
CHAPTER  
PERMITS AND FEES, SECTION 3, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT, OF  
THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO ADD  
PROVISION EXEMPTING CITY-OCCUPIED PROPERTIES.  
6PSF-b  
6PSF-c  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
AND  
OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
CONTAINER  
REGULATIONS.  
TO  
CREATE  
CHAPTER  
AND ESTABLISH  
41,  
INTERMODAL  
RULES AND  
LOT LICENSE,  
THIS ORDINANCE SECURES BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS  
ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE  
“REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOND FINANCING LAW” AND THE LIEN  
HEREOF IN FAVOR OF THE OWNERS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER  
OBLIGATIONS IS  
A
MUNICIPAL LIEN SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER  
NON-MUNICIPAL LIENS HEREINAFTER RECORDED.  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE YEAR (25) YEAR TAX  
ABATEMENT TO NMA OWNERS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 1865  
PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 203, LARCHMONT, NEW YORK 10538,  
FOR  
A
PROJECT  
TO  
CONSTRUCT  
APPROXIMATELY  
(200)  
MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (50) AFFORDABLE  
HOUSING  
FEET OF  
RESIDENTIAL  
GROUND  
UNITS,  
FLOOR  
APPROXIMATELY  
RETAIL SPACE,  
2,598 SQUARE  
AND AN  
APPROXIMATELY 4,216 SQUARE FOOT GALLERY THAT WILL BE  
LEASED AND OPERATED BY THE NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART  
LOCATED AT 146 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, 75-83 CENTRAL AVENUE,  
61-63 WASHINGTON  
WASHINGTON  
WASHINGTON  
STREET,  
STREET,  
STREET,  
AVENUE, 65 CENTRAL AVENUE, 69 CENTRAL AVENUE AND 71-73  
CENTRAL AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND  
65 WASHINGTON  
69 WASHINGTON  
STREET,  
STREET,  
67  
71  
61 CENTRAL  
AVENUE,  
63 CENTRAL  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 34, LOTS 1 AND 47 AND BLOCK 35, LOTS 21,  
22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34 AND 35 AND AUTHORIZING THE  
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF  
A
FINANCIAL AGREEMENT AND  
OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE  
OF REDEVELOPMENT AREA BONDS (NON-RECOURSE TO THE  
FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE CITY), AUTHORIZING THE  
ISSUANCE  
PRINCIPAL  
OF  
AMOUNT  
THE  
REDEVELOPMENT  
AREA  
BONDS  
$500,000.00 AND  
IN  
A
NOT TO EXCEED  
DETERMINING  
VARIOUS  
OTHER  
MATTERS  
IN  
CONNECTION  
THEREWITH (CENTRAL WARD).  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 6PSF-C, ADOPTED ON JANUARY 5,  
2017, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE  
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO  
ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE  
AGREEMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY WITH  
THE NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY  
A
THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE  
MODIFYING CERTAIN MILESTONES SET FORTH IN THE SECOND  
AMENDED AGREEMENT OF SALE AND RECORDED AMENDED  
DEED OF CONVEYANCE.  
6PSF-e  
6PSF-f  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK PROVIDING FOR A “CAP” ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE  
MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH  
A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14).  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE X, FINANCE AND TAXATION,  
CHAPTER 23, FIVE-YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AND ABATEMENT, OF  
THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY  
AMENDING  
GRANTING OF FIVE YEAR TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ABATEMENTS  
FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL  
STRUCTURES.  
MULTIPLE  
SECTIONS  
AND  
REINSTATING  
THE  
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  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: City Hall Sky Light Grant - Cash Match (East Ward)  
Funding Source: City of Newark  
Appropriation Amount: $750,000.00  
Budget Year: 2024  
Contract Period: Upon completion  
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 #7R3-b adopted on April 27, 2021.  
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
Deferred 7R1-a 030624  
7R1-b  
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 2024 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and  
Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget  
Appropriation Amount: $62,326,905.00  
Budget Year: 2024  
Contract Period: April 1, 2024 through April 30, 2024  
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.  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Emergency Solutions Grant - CARES Act (ESG-CV)  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Appropriation Amount: $1,894,414.19  
Budget Year: 2024  
Contract Period: September 1, 2019 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 Resolution 7R1-d adopted on February 21, 2024.  
Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Other Agencies, Office of  
Homeless Services  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-d  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: Newark Pedestrianization Program  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs -  
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund  
Appropriation Amount: $6,500,000.00  
Budget Year: 2024  
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 Resolution 7R3-e adopted on August 2, 2023.  
Operating Agency: Department of Engineering  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
7R1-e  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - specific exception  
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(dd)  
Purpose: To provide support and maintenance of proprietary computer  
software and hardware.  
Entity Name: Microsoft, through their authorized reseller  
GovConnection, Inc.  
Entity Address: 732 Milford Road, Merrimack, New Hampshire 03054  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $775,000.00  
Funding Source: Fund 011; Department 030; Agency 0306; Account  
71450  
Contract Period: For a period not to exceed twelve (12) months,  
commencing on March 1, 2024 through February 28, 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:  
7R1-f  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2023-14  
Purpose: To extend the Emergency Contract #E2023-14 to provide  
removal and replacement of (3) elevators located at 110 William Street,  
94 William Street, and 394 University Avenue for the next (9) months.  
Entity Name: Liberty Elevator Corporation  
Entity Address: 62 East 24th Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07514  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,019,536.00  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Health and Community  
Wellness/NW051-G23-H230F-71280-B2023  
Contract Period: Extended an additional nine (9) months, from March  
6, 2024 through December 5, 2024  
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:  
Contract #E2023-14, was awarded to Liberty Elevator Corporation, in an  
amount not to exceed $1,019,536.00 for the period of December 6,  
2023, through March 5, 2024.  
This Resolution shall extend the Emergency Contract #E2023-14 to an  
end date through December 5, 2024.  
All other terms of the original Emergency Declaration will remain the  
same.  
7R1-g  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: The Apostles’ House  
Entity Address: 24 Grant Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $15,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Activity A;  
Account#: 72030; Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-h  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: YMCA of Newark and Vicinity  
Entity Address: 600 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $167,456.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Activity A;  
Account# 72030; Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-i  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: St. James Social Service Corporation  
Entity Address: 604 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Newark,  
New Jersey 07102  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $20,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Account# 72030;  
Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-j  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: HBP RAIN Foundation  
Entity Address: 168 Park Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07017  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $60,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Account# 72030;  
Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-k  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: Bridges Outreach, Inc.  
Entity Address: 35 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $40,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Activity A;  
Account # 72030; Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-l  
Dept/ Agency: Administration / Office of the Business Administrator  
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: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark  
Entity Address: 590 North 7th Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07107  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $186,511.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/Department of  
Administration/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project M24C0; Activity A;  
Account# 72030; Budget Ref. B2024  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023.  
Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-i adopted on February 7, 2024.  
7R1-m  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of the 2024 Brick City Peace  
Collective (BCPC) Grant  
Purpose: To submit an Application and enter into Agreements with the  
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and  
Community Resources for the 2024 Brick City Peace Collective (BCPC)  
Grant.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of  
Housing and Community Resources  
Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, Trenton, New  
Jersey 08625-0811  
Total Grant Amount: $5,000,000.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs,  
Division of Housing and Community Resources  
Grant Period: July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, until funds are  
fully expended  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Monitoring Dept/Agency: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
To foster initiatives, programs, and opportunities to reduce violence and  
strengthen relationships between law enforcement and Newark  
communities.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-a  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide for new construction of a four-story, ten (10) unit  
building with market rate rentals and two (2) affordable rentals with a  
parking lot.  
Entity Name: 110 Dewey, LLC  
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Sale Amount: $54,280.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $10.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $141,100.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twenty-four (24) 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)  
110-116 Dewey Street/Block 3053.01/Lot 1 and 2/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,428 X $10.00 =  
$54,280.00.  
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-c 030624  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide for new construction of a twenty-six (26) unit,  
senior affordable housing building.  
Entity Name: Washington Bay Group 1, LLC  
Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07108  
Sale Amount: $50,400.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $6.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $93,200.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property  
ownership from the City to the Redeveloper  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
(X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
699 South 11th Street/Block 2618/Lot 36/South Ward  
701 South 11th Street/Block 2618/Lot 37/South Ward  
697 South 11th Street/Block 2618/Lot 73/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 8,400 X $6.00 = $50,400.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
Deferred 7R2-d 030624  
7R2-c  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To provide for a new construction of senior housing with (67)  
affordable units at 60% AMI.  
Entity Name: CO Enterprises, LLC  
Entity Address: 28 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey 07042  
Sale Amount: $185,580.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $332,300.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within eighteen (24) 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)  
295 Lyons Avenue/ Block 3051/ Lot 24/South Ward  
297-299 Lyons Avenue/ Block 3051/ Lot 25 and 26/South Ward  
301Lyons Avenue/ Block 3051/ Lot 27/South Ward  
303 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 28/South Ward  
117 Aldine Street/ Block 3051/ Lot 21/South Ward  
119-121 Aldine Street/ Block 3051/ Lot 22 and 23/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 20,620 X $9.00 =  
$185,580.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Need for Housing Project  
Purpose: To determine whether the proposed Project will meet(s) an  
existing housing need within the City of Newark, pursuant to the  
provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency  
Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules  
promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable  
guidelines.  
Entity Name: CO Enterprises, LLC  
Entity Address: 28 Valley Road, Suite 1, Montclair, New Jersey 07042  
Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency  
Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit)  
Total Project Cost: $17,582,951.00  
City Contribution: TBD  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
List of Properties:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
117 Aldine Street/Block 3051/Lot 21/South Ward  
119-121 Aldine Street/Block 3051/Lot 22/Additional Lot 23/South Ward  
295 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 24/South Ward  
297-299 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 25/Additional Lot 26/South Ward  
301 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 27/South Ward  
303 Lyons Avenue/Block 3051/Lot 28/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2024 Annual Budget for the Ironbound Business  
Improvement District (IBID)  
Purpose: Introducing the 2024 Annual Budget of the Ironbound  
Business Improvement District  
Amount: $1,255,000.00  
Budget Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-b adopted on March 6, 2013, repealed Ordinances  
6S&Fn adopted on November 13, 2000, and Ordinance 6S&Fc adopted  
on May 7, 2003, and created an expanded the Ironbound Business  
Improvement District and changed regulations for the operation of the  
Ironbound Business Improvement District.  
7R2-f  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Resolution of Support  
Purpose: To provide support for the submission of an application for tax  
credits sought by the Redeveloper from the New Jersey Economic  
Development Authority, Brownfields Redevelopment Incentive Program.  
Entity Name: International Federal of Chaplains, Inc. d/b/a International  
Federation of Chaplains, Inc.  
Entity Address: 825-827 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount:  
Grant Period:  
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  
861-869 Clinton Avenue/Block 3016/Lot 25/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
7R3  
Engineering  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Authority to establish a Dedication by Rider Trust  
Purpose: Requesting approval of Local Finance Board for a Dedicated  
Trust by Rider for the Permits for Shared Dockless Vehicles application  
and Revenue Fees and to appropriate the revenue for the purpose to  
which said revenue is dedicated.  
Trust Account Name: Shared Dockless Vehicles Trust  
Account Number: Not Applicable  
Funding Source: Dockless Vehicles Permit and Per Ride Fees  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-f adopted on August 2, 2023, established the Shared  
Dockless Vehicle Program within the City of Newark.  
Fees collected from this Program are to be utilized to cover the  
monitoring database on a yearly basis and residual funds on a yearly  
basis will be utilized for street improvement projects.  
7R3-b  
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 Project  
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, 2024 through May 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.  
This Amending Resolution will extend 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.  
7R4  
Finance  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Approving loan and escrow agreements for Pequannock  
Water Treatment Plant Project.  
Amount to be Financed: $23,000,000.00  
Source of Appropriation: New Jersey Infrastructure Bank  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF  
NOT  
EXCEEDING  
$23,000,000.00 QUALIFIED  
GENERAL  
OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY  
OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR SALE TO  
THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK AND THE STATE OF  
NEW JERSEY, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF  
ENVIRONMENTAL  
FISCAL YEAR  
PROGRAM FOR  
PROTECTION,  
2024 NEW  
FUNDING  
PURSUANT  
WATER  
PROCESS  
TO  
BANK  
AND  
THE  
FINANCING  
OPERATIONAL  
STATE  
JERSEY  
UPGRADES AT THE PEQUANNOCK WATER TREATMENT PLANT.  
Additional Information:  
7R4-b  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Approving loan and escrow agreements for Pequannock  
Water Treatment Project.  
Amount to be Financed: $23,000,000.00  
Source of Appropriation: New Jersey Infrastructure Bank  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF  
LOAN AGREEMENTS TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY AND EACH OF THE  
NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK AND THE STATE OF NEW  
JERSEY, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF  
ENVIRONMENTAL  
PROTECTION,  
AND  
FURTHER  
AUTHORIZING  
THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF AN ESCROW AGREEMENT,  
ALL PURSUANT TO THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 2024 WATER BANK  
FINANCING  
OPERATIONAL  
PROGRAM  
UPGRADES  
FOR  
AT  
FUNDING  
THE PEQUANNOCK  
PROCESS  
AND  
WATER  
TREATMENT PLANT.  
Additional Information:  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
7R5-a  
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: Trinitas Regional Medical Center - Early Intervention  
Program  
Entity Address: 655 Livingston Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $974,031.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 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:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on  
January 24, 2024.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and annual  
appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $441,280.00.  
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: Isaiah House, Inc.  
Entity Address: 283 N. Munn Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey 07017  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $408,981.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 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:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on  
January 24, 2024.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and annual  
appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $204,491.00.  
7R5-c  
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: Community Health Law Project  
Entity Address: 650 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $251,864.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 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:  
Ryan White funds were accepted by Resolution 7R5-b adopted on  
January 24, 2024.  
Contract year three (FY2024) is subject to the availability and annual  
appropriation of sufficient funds to meet the extended obligation.  
Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $125,932.00.  
7R6  
Law  
7R6-a  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation  
C.P. No.: 2015-129  
Claimant: Alterique Whitley  
Claimant's Attorney: John Feeley, Esq., of the Law Offices of Feeley  
and LaRocca, LLC, 25 ½ Wavecrest Avenue, Winfield Park, New Jersey  
07036  
Settlement Amount: $76,074.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department/Business Unit: NW024  
Dept.: 24T, Div/Proj: 5T24, Account # 96310  
Additional Information:  
7R6-b  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: ESX-L-4655-23  
Claimant: Center City Apartments Associates Urban Renewal, LLC,  
691 Elizabeth Avenue, #2, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Claimant's Attorney: Zipp and Tannenbaum, LLC, 280 Raritan Center  
Parkway, Edison, New Jersey 08837  
Settlement Amount: $0.00  
Funding Source: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
The Settlement will provide for an adjustment to the billing of Payments  
in Lieu of Taxes of Claimant, pursuant to an existing Financial  
Agreement between the Plaintiff and the City of Newark.  
7R6-c  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: Not Applicable  
Claimant: Jerome Wakefield  
Claimant's Attorney: Anthony J. Fredella, Esq., Trif and Modugno,  
LLC, 89 Headquarters Plaza, North Tower, Suite 1201, Morristown, New  
Jersey 07960  
Settlement Amount: $170,000.00  
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund  
Additional Information:  
7R6-d  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving 20-day period for an Ordinance to take effect  
Purpose: To authorize an emergency be declared to exist for Ordinance  
6F-b, which amends the City of Newark’s various titles of the Revised  
General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as  
amended and supplemented, by creating Chapter 41, Intermodal  
Container Lot License.  
Ordinance No(s):  
Ordinance 6F-b was adopted as amended on First Reading by the  
Municipal Council on March 6, 2024  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-b is scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second Reading  
and Final Passage on March 20, 2024.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Bert R. Berry  
Date(s): Thursday, May 16, 2024  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of 13th Avenue and South 8th  
Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Bert R. Berry Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member, Dupre L. Kelly  
Additional Information:  
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Thursday, May 16,  
2024 at 1:00 P.M.  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Ceremonial Street Designation adopted as  
Resolution 7R8-m(AS) on August 2, 2017  
Honoree: Theordore and Blanche Judkins  
Date(s): TBD  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Tuxedo Parkway and Ivy Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Theordore and Blanche Judkins  
Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member, Dupré L. Kelly  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R8-m(AS) adopted on August 2, 2017, authorized a  
ceremonial street designation for Mrs. Blanche Judkins.  
Due to the recent passing of Mr. Theordore Judkins, this amendment  
will modify the ceremonial street designation to rename the intersection  
Theordore and Blanche Judkins Way.  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Reverend Anthony F. Granato  
Date(s): Friday, May 24, 2024  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Clifton Avenue and Park  
Avenue  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Rev. Anthony F. Granato Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Friday, May 24, 2024  
at 1:00 P.M.  
7R8-d  
7R8-e  
7R8-f  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Resolution of Support  
Purpose: Supporting the installation of a statute by the Dominican  
community honoring the Founding Father of the Dominican Republic,  
Juan Pablo Duarté.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The statue will be erected at the intersection of Park Avenue and Lake  
Street, at no cost to the City of Newark.  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: A. Philip Randolph  
Date(s): Monday, April 15, 2024  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection on Market Street and Raymond  
Plaza  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: A. Philip Randolph Plaza  
Sponsor: Council Member, C. Lawrence Crump  
Additional Information:  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Annual Mass dedicated to Roberto Clemente  
Entity Name: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart  
Entity Address: 89 Ridge Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Location: Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge  
Street, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Date(s): Saturday, April 20, 2024  
Event Time: 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M.  
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
7R8-g  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Annual Easter Egg Hunt  
Entity Name: Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and  
Cultural Affairs  
Entity Address: 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Location: Branch Brook Park, Cherry Blossom Welcome Center,  
Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Date(s): Saturday, March 30, 2024  
Event Time: 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. (Includes Set-up at 8:00 A.M.  
and Clean-up/Breakdown ending at 5:00 P.M.)  
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Rain Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024.  
7R8-h  
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver  
1. Judge Constance Baker Motley, on her dedication and efforts during  
the Civil Rights Movement  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
2. Individuals honored for their contributions to the Mayor’s Commission  
on the Status of Women (MCSW)  
3. Hafiz Farid, on his contributions to Men Talk Sundays  
4. Tamika Riley-McReynolds  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
5. Individuals honored during the 81st Anniversary Dinner-Dance of  
Friends of Brian Boru, Inc.  
6. Individuals honored during the 14th Annual Tribute-International  
Women’s Day  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
7. Theodore Stephens III, on his appointment as Essex County  
Prosecutor  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
8. Pastor Steffie and First Lady Harriet Bartley, on their 22nd Pastoral  
Anniversary Service, at The Hope Church, held on Sunday, March 10,  
2024  
9. Individuals honored during the Senator Britnee N. Timberlake, 5th  
Annual Community Empowerment Awards Reception, held on  
Thursday, March 14, 2024  
10. Pastor Perry L. Gillespie, Sr. and First Lady Catherine Gillespie, on  
their 10th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration, at Emmanuel Church of  
Christ, held on Saturday, March 16, 2024  
11. Dr. Loucille Hollis, Dmin, Host of It’s Kairos Time, Inc.’s 10th  
Anniversary Concert, held on Saturday, March 16, 2024  
12. Pastor J. Vincent Grove, on his 4th Pastoral Anniversary, at New  
Ephesus Baptist Church, held on Sunday, March 17, 2024  
13. Pastor Joshua G. Younger, on his 6th Pastoral Anniversary, at  
Greater Friendship Baptist Church Int’l Ministries, held on Sunday,  
March 17, 2024  
14. Eddie Barber, on his 78th Birthday Celebration  
15. Dwight Eugene Gooden, Baseball Great, former player of the New  
York Mets  
16. University High School Phoenix Girls Basketball Team - Our 5 Peat  
State Championship  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr.  
17. Henry Fabĺan Kronfle Kozhaya, President of the National Assembly  
of Ecuador  
18. Ironbound Irish-American Association  
19. Rancho Folclórico Camponeses do Minho, folk group of Sports  
Club Portuguese  
20. Vieira’s Bakery  
21. Captain Augusto “Augie” Acabou, Firefighter of the City of Newark’s  
Department of Public Safety, posthumously  
7R8-i  
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver  
1. Vanessa Arlene Thomason  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
2. Vanessa Thomason-Graves  
3. Sylvia Brown Dailey  
4. Phillip Shockley  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide for Amendment #2 and Amendment #3 to  
professional  
engineering  
services  
for  
Process/Operational  
Improvements at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant.  
Entity Name: Kleinfelder, Inc.  
Entity Address: 550 West C Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, California  
92101  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,626,960.00  
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW041-21W-21W00-94710-B2021  
Contract Period: Until Project Completion, pursuant to N.J.S.A.  
40A:11-15(9)  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R12-a(S/AS) adopted on October 8, 2019, awarded  
the contract in an amount not to exceed $1,212,050.00 for a period until  
Project Completion, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9).  
Amendment #1 adopted as Resolution 7R12-a(AS) on March 17, 2021,  
increased the contract amount by $99,660.00 for a new total contract  
amount not to exceed $1,311,710.00.  
Amendment #2 will increase the contract amount by $219,750.00 for a  
new total contract amount not to exceed $1,531,460.00.  
Amendment #3 will increase the contract amount by $95,500.00 for a  
new total contract amount not to exceed $1,626,960.00.  
7R12-b  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract 10-WS2020, Process and Operational  
Upgrades at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant: Closeout Change  
Order #3  
Purpose: To execute Close-out Change Order #3 Process and  
Operational Upgrades at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant -  
Contract 10-WS2020.  
Entity Name: Spectraserv, Inc.  
Entity Address: 75 Jacobus Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $20,543,284.08  
Funding Source: 2021Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities Utilities/NW041-21W-21W00-94710-B2021  
Contract Period: 928 calendar days to final completion from the date  
of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed  
Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Original Resolution 7R12-a(S) adopted on July 20, 2021, awarded a  
contract in an amount not to exceed $19,789,000.00, for a period of 560  
calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to  
Proceed.  
Resolution 7R12-a(S) adopted on December 13, 2022, authorized  
Change Order #1, which increased the contract amount by $357,075.07  
for a total contract amount not to exceed $20,146,075.07 and increased  
the contract period by 130 calendar days for new completion contract  
period of 690 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written  
Notice to Proceed.  
Resolution 7R12-a adopted on September 7, 2023, authorized Change  
Order #2, which increased increase the contract amount by $397,209.01  
for a new total contract amount not to exceed $20,543,284.08, and  
increased the contract period by 137 calendar days for a new contract  
period of 827 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written  
Notice to Proceed.  
Contract Close-out Change Order #3 will close the Project with no  
change in the contract amount of $20,543,284.08, but will increase the  
contract period by 101 calendar days for a new contract period of 928  
calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to  
Proceed.  
8.  
8-a  
COMMUNICATIONS  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Commission on the Status of Women  
Name of Appointee: Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending on February 17, 2026  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Re-Appointment  
Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Affirmative Action Review Council, as  
a Community Representative  
Name of Appointee: Kevin Cheatham  
Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and  
ending on November 5, 2026  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Elham Ahmed  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on March 20, 2028  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
8-d  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the African Commission  
Name of Appointee: Amzar Nurudeen Zakari  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on March 20, 2028  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
8-e  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING  
ABATEMENT TO 19 LV URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 50 CHESTNUT  
RIDGE ROAD, #108, MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY 07645, FOR  
PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL  
BUILDING, CONSISTING OF (48) RENTAL UNITS, COMPRISED OF  
(38) MARKET-RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (10)  
A
TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX  
A
A
AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (1) UNIT  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN  
INCOME (“AMI”), (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT 60% AMI AND (7) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS  
AT 80% AMI, AND (29) ON-SITE PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 17  
LIVINGSTON STREET AND 19-27 LIVINGSTON STREET, NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY 07103 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP  
OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2519, LOTS 8 AND 9, WHICH  
WERE MERGED (CENTRAL WARD).  
8-f  
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER  
10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT,  
SECTION 1.4G, REGISTRATION OF FORECLOSURE MORTGAGE  
PROPERTIES,  
SUBSECTION  
1.4G.1,  
DEFINITIONS,  
TO  
CLARIFY  
DEFINITION OF VACANT AND ABANDONED, AND SECTION 2,  
INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS  
AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL FEE, IF  
THE REGISTRABLE PROPERTY IS VACANT OR ABANDONED.  
8-g  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, PARKING, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 1,  
PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL  
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS  
AMENDED  
AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
BY  
REMOVING  
KITCHELL  
STREET, BOTH SIDES, FROM PARK STREET TO SARAH VAUGHAN  
WAY.  
Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver  
9.  
9-a  
PENDING BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Civilian Complaint Review Board  
Name of Appointee: Farhan Ali, Esq.  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council Confirmation and ending  
March 6, 2027  
Sponsor:  
Additional Information:  
Mr. Farhan Ali, Esq. will represent La Casa De Don Pedro.  
Deferred 8-k 030624  
10.  
10-a  
MISCELLANEOUS  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. Saint Vincent Academy, Inc./RL-1  
2. New Jersey Ballet Company, Inc./RL-2  
3. St. Michael's Seton Library Guild/RL-3  
4. Vocationist Sisters/RL-4  
5. St. Michael's Seton Library Guild/RL-5  
ADDED STARTERS  
Economic and Housing Development  
7R2-g  
(as)  
Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Execute Notice in Lieu of Deed Notice (“NILDN”)  
Purpose: Authorizing the execution and recordation of NILDN in  
connection with certain remediation conducted by PSE&G in furtherance  
of the development of the McCarter Switching Station.  
Location of Property: The Property is comprised of a City-owned  
sidewalk abutting Littleton Avenue and a portion of Littleton Avenue;  
approximately 130 feet long by 26 feet wide (0.08 acres), as more  
specifically described in Exhibit A, attached  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
The Property abuts Block 1830, Lots 1.01 and 10.01 on the Official Tax  
Map of the City of Newark.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
8-h (as)  
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF  
NEWARK FROM INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION, OF  
CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT 697-703 SOUTH 12TH STREET,  
LOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
AS BLOCK 2619, LOT 38, TO BE FUNDED THROUGH A FEDERAL  
WORKFORCE  
DEVELOPMENT  
GRANT  
FUNDING  
PROGRAM  
AWARDED TO THE CITY OF NEWARK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF  
DEVELOPING AND OPERATING A TRAINING SITE DEDICATED TO  
UNION  
AND  
NON-UNION  
APPRENTICESHIPS  
IN  
SKILLED  
BUILDING TRADES.  
MOTIONS  
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12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
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KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY