City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, May 8, 2024  
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 Carl Stuart  
Israel Memorial A.M.E Church  
54 Lincoln Street, Newark, NJ 07103  
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 May 3, 2024 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
5.  
REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS,  
AND COMMISSIONS  
24-0666  
5-a  
Alcoholic and Beverage Control Board, Minutes, March 11, 2024, March  
25, 2024 and April 5, 2024.  
24-0667  
5-b  
5-c  
Newark Housing Authority, Minutes, March 28, 2024.  
24-0685  
North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, March 27,  
2024.  
ORDINANCES  
First Reading  
6.  
6F  
23-1250  
6F-a  
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT  
TO BROAD ST. VENTURES URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 207 WEST  
25TH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001, FOR A  
PROJECT TO REHABILITATE AND CONVERT  
INTO A MIXED-USE BUILDING CONSISTING OF (79) MARKET RATE  
RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (20) AFFORDABLE HOUSING  
A
VACANT HOTEL  
RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (5) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO  
TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (5) UNITS  
SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, AND (10)  
UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, (10)  
OFFICE  
UNITS  
WITH  
EXISTING  
CAFÉ,  
BASEMENT  
KITCHEN,  
GROUND FLOOR AND ROOFTOP RESTAURANT, A GYM, A YOGA  
ROOM, (2) NEW WELLNESS ROOMS AND A LOUNGE LOCATED AT  
810-812 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102, AND  
IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF  
NEWARK, AS BLOCK 165, LOT 11 (EAST WARD).  
Failed 8-h 041024  
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 May 22, 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  
24-0175  
6PSF-a  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
TITLE  
VIII,  
BUSINESSES  
AND  
OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED,  
TO  
CREATE  
CHAPTER  
AND ESTABLISH  
41,  
INTERMODAL  
RULES AND  
CONTAINER  
LOT LICENSE,  
REGULATIONS.  
Deferred 6PSF-b 032024  
Deferred 6PSF-a 041024  
Deferred 6PSF-a 042424  
23-1697  
6PSF-b  
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).  
Deferred 6F-a 041024  
24-0402  
6PSF-c  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING,  
STOPPING,  
AND  
STANDING,  
GENERALLY,  
SECTION  
23:5-7, PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS  
AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR STREET CLEANING, OF THE REVISED  
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,  
2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY  
COURT TO THE LIST (EAST WARD).  
ADDING CARMEN  
24-0403  
6PSF-d  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING, AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
23:5-7, PARKING OR STANDING PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS  
AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR STREET CLEANING, OF THE REVISED  
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,  
2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING THE  
STREET CLEANING DAYS ON 14TH AVENUE BETWEEN JONES  
STREET AND SOUTH 20TH STREET (CENTRAL WARD AND WEST  
WARD).  
24-0583  
6PSF-e  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
4,  
TITLE  
COLLECTION  
XV,  
SOLID  
AND  
WASTE  
DISPOSAL,  
MANAGEMENT,  
CHAPTER  
SECTION 11, RECEPTACLE; PLACEMENT AND STORAGE, OF THE  
REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK,  
NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY  
AMENDING  
SECTION  
15:4-11(C)  
TO  
DECLARE  
MATTRESSES  
MUST BE COVERED IN PLASTIC FOR DISPOSAL.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
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  
24-0634  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation  
Purpose: The SUNUP Food Service Program will provide free,  
nutritious meals, and snacks to children, who live in areas in which at  
least 50% of said population qualify for free or reduced-price meals  
under the National School Lunch Program within the City of Newark.  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of  
Food and Nutrition, Summer Food Program  
Appropriation Amount: $1,219,279.00  
Budget Year: 2024  
Contract Period: October 1, 2023 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 submitted under  
separate cover as Legistar ID #24-0595.  
Operating Agency: Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and  
Senior Services  
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.  
24-0408  
7R1-b  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient  
Purpose: To provide housing assistance and supportive services to  
persons with HIV/AIDS within the Newark Eligible Metropolitan  
Statistical Area (NEMSA).  
Entity Name: New Jersey AIDS Services d/b/a EDGE  
Entity Address: Budd Lake, New Jersey 07828  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $766,448.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban  
Development (HUD)/Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS  
(HOPWA)  
Account Code Line: 2024 Budget/NW051; Dept. ID G24; Project  
M24A0; 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-h adopted on February 7, 2024.  
24-0580  
7R1-c  
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Agreement with  
Governmental Entity  
Purpose: To extend the Memorandum of Agreement enabling the City  
of Newark and New Jersey Institute of Technology to continue  
strengthening and building capacity within the City to enhance and  
deliver services to the local community.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)  
Entity Address: 323 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New  
Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not Applicable  
Funding Source: Not Applicable  
Contract Period: Commencing upon adoption by the Municipal Council  
terminating in five (5) years  
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:  
Original Resolution 7R1-a adopted on February 06, 2019, authorized a  
Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Newark and NJIT  
executed on or about March 28, 2019 for a period of five (5) years.  
This Amending Resolution will extend the Memorandum of Agreement  
for an additional five (5) years from the date of Municipal Council  
adoption.  
7R2  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-0507  
7R2-a  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: 2024 Annual Budget for the Bergen, Lyons, Clinton  
Special Improvement District (BLCSID Partnership, Inc.)  
Purpose: Introduction of the 2024 Annual Budget for Bergen, Lyons,  
Clinton Special Improvement District.  
Amount: $790,000.00  
Budget Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-b, adopted on April 17, 2013, created the BLC Special  
Improvement District in the South Ward.  
Deferred 7R2-j 042424  
24-0498  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-Newark Works  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP)  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce  
Development  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 110, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0110  
Grant Amount: $1,861,200.00  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Grant Period: April 1, 2024 through October 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 must be fully expanded by October 31, 2024, or returned to the  
State.  
7R4  
Finance  
24-0629  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Application to Local Finance Board for approval of Bond  
Ordinance  
Name of Project(s): Water Meter Replacement Project  
Amount to be Financed: $22,500,000.00  
Funding Source: NJIB Bonds  
Local Finance Board meeting date(s):  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
Water Meter Replacement Project  
Additional Information:  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
24-0491  
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: Iris House, a Center for Women Living with HIV, Inc.  
Entity Address: 630 East Front Street, Suite 100, Plainfield, New  
Jersey 07060  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $73,427.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $27,962.00 is attached.  
24-0568  
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: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s  
Hospital  
Entity Address: 201 Lyons Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $450,082.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $221,574.00 is  
attached.  
24-0570  
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: Neighborhood Health Services  
Entity Address: 1700 Myrtle Avenue, Plainfield, New Jersey 07063  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $333,530.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $166,765.00 is  
attached.  
24-0577  
7R5-d  
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: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey / FXB Center  
Entity Address: 65 Bergen Street, 8th Floor, Newark, New Jersey  
07101  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $240,000.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $120,000.00 is  
attached.  
24-0578  
7R5-e  
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: Public Strategies, Inc.  
Entity Address: Long Branch, New Jersey 07740  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $165,645.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $54,000.00 is attached.  
24-0579  
7R5-f  
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: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey / Infectious  
Disease Practice  
Entity Address: 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey  
07101  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $1,891,897.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $643,101.00 is  
attached.  
24-0581  
7R5-g  
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: Team Management 2000, Inc.  
Entity Address: 84 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $397,569.00  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $172,270.00 is  
attached.  
24-0582  
7R5-h  
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: Urban Renewal Corporation  
Entity Address: 84 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601  
Grant Amount: Not to exceed $166,538.63  
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.  
A Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $83,256.00 is attached.  
24-0151  
7R5-i  
Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Contract with State Entity  
Purpose: To provide an evaluation and quality improvement plan for  
Advancing Health Literacy to enhance Equitable Community Responses  
to COVID-19.  
Entity Name: Rutgers University - Newark School of Public Affairs and  
Administration (SPAA)  
Entity Address: 1294 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human  
Services, Office of Minority Health (OMH)  
Contract Period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( )  
Fair & Open  
( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X)  
Grant  
(X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
7R6  
Law  
24-0404  
7R6-a  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
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  
6PSF-a, 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 was scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second  
Reading and Final Passage on March 20, 2024, but deferred.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a was scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second  
Reading and Final Passage on April 10, 2024, but deferred.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a was scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second  
Reading and Final Passage on April 24, 2024, but deferred.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a is now scheduled for a Public Hearing, Second  
Reading and Final Passage on May 8, 2024.  
Deferred 7R6-d 032024  
Deferred 7R6-a 041024  
Deferred 7R6-a 042424  
24-0566  
7R6-b  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense  
Matters.  
Entity Name: Hunt, Hamlin and Ridley  
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, 16th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department/Fund Code: 011,  
Dept.: 040, Division/Project: 0401, Account: 71260  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
24-0485  
7R6-c  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services  
concerning Litigation Matters.  
Entity Name: Lite, DePalma, Greenberg and Afanador  
Entity Address: 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $390,879.81  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
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:  
Resolution 7R6-u adopted on December 21, 2022, awarded a contract  
for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, for a  
contract amount not to exceed $150,000.00.  
This  
First  
Amendment  
will  
increase  
the  
contract  
amount  
by  
$240,879.71, for  
$390,879.81.  
a
new total contract amount not to exceed  
24-0490  
7R6-d  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services  
concerning Litigation Defense Matters  
Entity Name: Ehrlich Petriello Gudin Plaza, P.C.  
Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 1016, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $122,318.28  
Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department  
Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
(X) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R6-v adopted on December 21, 2022, awarded a contract  
for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, for a  
contract amount not to exceed $100,000.00.  
This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $22,318.28,  
for a new total contract amount not to exceed $122,318.28.  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
24-0674  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation  
Honoree: Nasto’s Ice Cream Co.  
Date(s): Friday, June 28, 2024  
Event Time(s): 11:00 A.M.  
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of East Kinney Street and  
Jefferson Street  
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Nasto’s Way”  
Sponsor: Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
Additional Information:  
Ceremonial Street Designation for Nasto’s Ice Cream Co. to be held on  
Friday, June 28, 2024 at 11:00 A.M.  
24-0675  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement  
Purpose: Public Safety Job Fair  
Entity Name: The Waterfront  
Entity Address: 2 Grafton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Location: The Waterfront (Gymnasium), 2 Grafton Avenue,  
Newark, New Jersey 07104  
Event Date(s): Thursday, June 27, 2024  
Event Time: 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.  
Sponsor: Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Additional Information:  
24-0673  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Opposing the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission  
Power Plant in the East Ward  
Purpose: To declare opposition to the Passaic Valley Sewerage  
Commission (PVSC) Plan and operation of a methane gas-fired power  
plant in the East Ward.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
Additional Information:  
24-0682  
24-0684  
24-0644  
7R8-d  
7R8-e  
7R8-f  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing Sister Cities Relationship  
Purpose: To provide and benefit from cultural and economic  
exchanges.  
City/State/Country: City of Chunchi, Ecuador  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Establishing Sister Cities Relationship  
Purpose: To provide and benefit from cultural and economic  
exchanges.  
City/State/Country: St. Thomas Parish, City of Morant Bay, Jamaica  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President LaMonica R. McIver  
1. Chancellor Nancy Cantor, of Rutgers University  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
2. Bertha Miller, on her 100th Birthday Celebration  
3. Annie Bernard on her 90th Birthday Celebration  
Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump  
4. Vincent Wells, on his 100th Birthday Celebration  
5. Reverend Mamie Ree Stones Lee, on her 100th Birthday Celebration  
6. Celebrating senior individuals on their Birthdays in the months of  
April and May  
Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
7. Brielle Baskerville, a youngest certified Yoga Teacher  
8. Eduardo Velez and Dora Rodas, on their Inaugural Re-Opening of El  
Rincón Latino Restaurant  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
9. Individuals honored during Men Talk Sundays  
10. Dr. Ralph T. Grant, Jr., Vice President of Academic Development,  
on his retirement from Pillar College, honored during The Pillar College  
Awards Gala and Fundraiser, held on Friday, May 3, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
11. Individuals honored during the International Mother’s Day  
Celebration at the Sports Club Portuguese  
12. National League of Cities “NLC Centennial Roadshow: 100 Years,  
100 Cities”  
13. Individuals honored during the 7th Anniversary of Radio Ecuamor,  
El Poder Latino  
14. Individuals honored during Communications School of NJ Social  
Communication Radio and Journalism Graduation, held on Saturday,  
May 4, 2024  
15. Individuals honored during Mujeres de Ayer Hoy y Siempre Event,  
held on Sunday, May 5, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
16. Individuals honored of The North Ward Center Little League and  
The Roberto Clemente Newark League, Inc., on their 45th Annual  
Opening Day Parade, held on Saturday, April 27, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
17. Christine Milliner, on her 101st Birthday Celebration  
18. Karla Guilfú Acevedo, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023  
19. Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation Passover  
Seder, on its Re-Opening of the Synagogue, on its 105th Anniversary,  
held on Monday, April 22, 2024  
20. Individuals honored during the VIP Film Screening of “VAGUITO”,  
held on Friday, April 26, 2024  
21. Individuals honored during the Greater Friendship Baptist Church  
International Ministries - Pink & Pearl “Celebrating Women of  
Excellence”, held on Saturday, April 27, 2024  
22. Pastor Hallie Richardson, Jr., on his 2nd Pastoral Anniversary, at  
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, held on Sunday, April 28, 2024  
23. Individuals honored during the Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey’s  
Women of Vision Awards Breakfast, held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024  
24. Boys & Girls Club of Newark, on its 36th Annual Evening of the  
Stars, held on Thursday, May 2, 2024  
25. 25th Annual National Day of Prayer, held on Thursday, May 2, 2024  
26. Individuals honored during the 7th Annual Jewels of the Community  
Awards Brunch, held on Saturday, May 4, 2024  
27. Teach for America New Jersey, on its 30th Celebration, held on  
Saturday, May 4, 2024  
28. Individuals honored during the Newark Museum of the Arts - Art  
Ball, held on Saturday, May 4, 2024  
29. Overseer A. Samar Biggham, on his 5th Pastoral Anniversary, at  
Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church, held on Sunday, May 5, 2024  
30. Reverend Dr. James A. and Lady Marsha Dunkins, on their 37th  
Pastoral Anniversary, at Shiloh Baptist Church, held on Sunday, May 5,  
2024  
24-0672  
7R8-g  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
1. The Honorable Congressman Donald Milford Payne, Jr.  
2. Harriet L. King  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
4. Ivan A. Cruz  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
5. Bishop Edmund Royce Griffin, S r.  
6. Deacon Philip Sanya Olubena  
7. Margaret Adusei  
7R9  
Public Safety  
24-0350  
7R9-a  
Dept./ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Appointment of Special Police Officers  
Type of Service: Appointment of (81) Special Police Officers - Newark  
Residents.  
List of Police Officers:  
(Name/Address)  
See Appendix A of the Certification of the Chief of Police (attached)  
Term of Appointment: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Additional Information:  
Eighty-One (81) Newark residents for Appointment as Special Police  
Officers.  
24-0361  
7R9-b  
Dept./ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Appointment of Special Police Officers  
Type of Service: Appointment of (13) Special Police Officers -  
Non-Newark Residents  
List of Police Officers:  
(Name/Address)  
See Appendix B of the Certification of the Chief of Police (attached)  
Term of Appointment: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024  
Additional Information:  
Thirteen (13) Non-Newark residents for Appointment as Special Police  
Officers.  
24-0254  
7R9-c  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - specific exception  
Purpose: To provide CPR and Bleeding Control Training.  
Entity Name: University Hospital  
Entity Address: 150 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $80,000.00  
Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security  
and Preparedness, Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Funds  
FY’22 and 23  
Contract Period: Two (2) years commencing on the date of adoption of  
this Resolution  
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:  
Exception to Public Bidding, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(2).  
7R11  
7R11-a  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
24-0595  
Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide meals to Newark children through SuNup Summer  
Food Service Program.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Food  
and Nutrition  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 334, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0334  
Grant Amount: $1,219,279.00  
Total Project Cost: Not Applicable  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable  
Grant Period: June24, 2024 through August 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:  
Agreement #13200041.  
No municipal funds are required.  
8.  
8-a  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-0677  
Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Appointment  
Purpose: Appointment to the Hispanic Commission  
Name of Appointee: Miriam Serna Farkas  
Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending  
on May 19, 2025  
Additional Information:  
Ms. Farkas will be filling the unexpired term of Ms. Maria Paulino, who  
resigned.  
24-0439  
8-b  
AN ORDINANCE 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  
CORRECTIVE DEED, TO BE RECORDED, CORRECTING  
A
THE  
CITY’S PREVIOUS CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 2025,  
LOT 2 TO THE ESSEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY.  
24-0628  
8-c  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF  
ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDING FOR THE WATER METER  
REPLACEMENT PROJECT AND OTHER RELATED EXPENSES IN  
AND  
$22,500,000.00,  
FOR  
THE  
AND  
CITY  
OF  
NEWARK  
FOR  
AND  
THE  
APPROPRIATING  
ISSUANCE OF  
PROVIDING  
$22,500,000.00 IN BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE  
THE SAME.  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
24-0658  
1. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
2. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
3. RAMON CRUZ  
4. EMILY AIKENS  
5. DEBRA SALTERS  
6. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
7. DEBRA MAPSON  
8. DARNELLA LEE  
9. RAFEEQ WHITFIELD  
10. FAHKEIRA BRADLEY  
11. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
12. CHÉ COLTER  
13. SHAKIR MCDOUGALD  
14. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
15. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
16. DENISE CRAWFORD  
17. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI  
18. CAMERON DRAYTON  
19. LOUIS SHOCKLEY  
20. RODNEY DAVIS  
MOTIONS  
____________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________  
____________________________________________________  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY