City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
REGULAR MEETING  
Wednesday, October 2, 2024  
12:30 PM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President C. Lawrence Crump  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
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 September 27, 2024 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  
24-1301  
5-a  
Morris Fairmount Associates Urban Renewal, LLC, Financial Statements,  
December 31, 2023.  
24-1305  
5-b  
5-c  
Office of the City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau Financial Reports, April,  
May and June 2024.  
24-1324  
New Jersey Institute of Technology Warren Lots 2-11 Urban Renewal LLC,  
Financial Statements to June 30, 2024.  
6.  
6F  
ORDINANCES  
First Reading  
24-1211  
6F-a  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5,  
PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION  
14, PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL  
AREAS,  
SUBSECTION  
OF THE  
23:5-14(E),  
REVISED  
PERMIT  
PARKING;  
AREAS  
OF  
DESIGNATED,  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND  
SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING ADAMS STREET BETWEEN  
OLIVER STREET AND WALNUT STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF  
ADAMS STREET, DAILY, FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 6:00 A.M. (EAST  
WARD).  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Michael J. Silva  
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 October 23, 2024, or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council  
Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.  
6PSF  
6PSF-a  
Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage  
24-1254  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 6PSF-C ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER  
9, 2020, A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EL SID PROPERTIES, LLC,  
FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPDATING AND AMENDING RECITALS  
AND DEFINED TERMS OF THE ORIGINAL LEASE AGREEMENT,  
SETTING FAIR MARKET RENT, SETTLING PAST DUE BASE  
RENT  
AND  
REIMBURSEMENT  
OF  
OTHER  
CHARGES,  
AND  
SETTING FORTH BASIC RENT FOR YEARS (5) THROUGH (20)  
AND OTHER COMMON TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  
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  
7R2  
7R2-a  
Economic and Housing Development  
24-0883  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To create a side yard for the adjacent owned property at  
140-142 Leslie Street.  
Entity Name: ABE Gezint, LLC  
Entity Address: Elizabeth, New Jersey 07208  
Sale Amount: $23,400.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $28,500.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twelve (12) 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)  
138 Leslie Street/Block 3065/Lot 5/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,600 X $9.00 = $23,400.00.  
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-o 071024  
Deferred 7R2-c 080724  
Deferred 7R2-a 090524  
Deferred 7R2-a 091824  
24-0665  
7R2-b  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To use existing lot to provide parking to adjacent property  
owned by Akram and Associates Holdings, LLC, located at 593  
Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103 (Block 2620, Lot 7).  
Entity Name: ARA Construction, LLC  
Entity Address: 317 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07103  
Sale Amount: $15,997.50  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $52,200.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be  
completed within twelve (12) 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)  
589 Springfield Avenue/Block 2620/Lot 9/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 1,777.5 X $9.00 = $15,997.50.  
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-e 080724  
Deferred 7R2-c 090524  
Deferred 7R2-b 091824  
24-0873  
7R2-c  
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 two-family home and  
rehabilitation of a three-family home to sell at market rate to City of Newark  
employees.  
Entity Name: Community Collaborations, LLC  
Entity Address: 187 Livingston Street, Newark, New Jersey 07108  
Sale Amount: $47,250.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $9.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $119,800.00  
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)  
780 Bergen Street/Block 2712/Lot 39/South Ward  
763 South 20th Street/ Block 368/Lot 12/South Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,250 X $9.00 = $47,250.00.  
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-i 090524  
Deferred 7R2-c 091824  
24-1259  
7R2-d  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Execute a Community Benefits Agreement  
Purpose: To authorize the execution of a Community Benefits Agreement.  
Entity Name: 81-93 Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC  
Entity Address: 8162 Pinehurst Harbor Way, Pasadena, Maryland  
21122  
Funding Source: Aspire Program Act, N.J.S.A. 34:1B-322 et seq.  
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)  
24-38 University Avenue (a/k/a 81-93 Orange Street)/Block 31/Lot  
27/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
The Community Benefits Agreement between the City of Newark, 81-93  
Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC, and the New Jersey Economic  
Development Authority, as a condition of receiving tax credits incentives  
under the Aspire Program Act, N.J.S.A. 34:1B-322 et seq., by 81-93  
Orange Street Urban Renewal, LLC towards the construction of an  
approximately fourteen-story residential building, consisting of a total of  
400,000 square feet, inclusive of (350) apartment units, 8,500 square feet  
of retail space, and a structured parking garage located at 81-93 Orange  
Street (Block 31, Lot 27).  
A Public Hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 in  
City Hall, Council Chamber at 12:30P.M.  
Deferred 7R2-f 091824  
24-0923  
7R2-e  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment  
Purpose: To rehabilitate a two-family home and sell to Newark residents  
whose income is at 60-80% AMI.  
Entity Name: S.G Global Enterprise, LLC  
Entity Address: 308 Hamilton Place, Unit 8, Hackensack, New Jersey  
07601 and P.O. Box 2627, Newark, New Jersey 07114  
Sale Amount: $37,500.00  
Cost Basis: (X) $15.00  
PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $137,400.00  
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)  
316 S 19th Street/Block 1793/Lot 47/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,500 X $15.00 = $37,500.00.  
Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004,  
establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.  
24-1086  
7R2-f  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development/One Stop Career  
Center - NewarkWORKS  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Individual Training Account Training Services  
Purpose: To authorize payment of State approved list of Eligible Training  
Provider List (ETPL), who train customers for the workforce via Individual  
Training Accounts (ITA).  
Entity Name: Various Eligible Training Providers  
Entity Address: Various Eligible Training Providers  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,820,690.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce  
Development, Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity  
Contract Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026  
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:  
Funds accepted by Resolution 7R2-v adopted on July 10, 2024.  
Funds inserted by Resolution 7R1-k adopted on July 10, 2024.  
List of State approved Eligible Training Providers attached.  
Payments to be fully expended by June 30, 2026.  
24-1272  
7R2-g  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Need for Housing Project  
Purpose: First Amendment to a proposed Project to determine if it will  
meet(s) an existing housing need within the City of Newark.  
Entity Name: 10 Park Place Newark, LLC  
Entity Address: 50 Park Place, Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency  
Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit)  
Total Project Cost: $147,303,034.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
List of Properties:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
8-12 Park Place/Block 17/Lot 7/Central Ward  
6 Park Place/Block 17/Lot 9/Central Ward  
2-4 Park Place/Block 17/Lot 10/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Resolution 7R2-f, adopted on June 5, 2024, adopted the Original  
Resolution of Support.  
This is a First Amendment to a proposed Project, 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.  
24-1309  
7R2-h  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Referral of Proposed Seventh Amendment to the  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan to Central  
Planning Board  
Purpose: Requesting that the Newark Central Planning Board consider a  
Seventh Amendment to the Newark’s River: Public Access and  
Redevelopment Plan, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-7(f).  
Name of Plan:  
Seventh Amendment to the Newark’s River: Public Access and  
Redevelopment Plan  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
Plan Area is bounded on the north at Delavan Avenue, on the west by  
McCarter Highway, on the south by Raymond Boulevard, on the east by  
Chapel Street, and on the east by the Passaic River (East Ward and North  
Ward)  
Additional Information:  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan adopted by  
Ordinance 6PSF-i on August 7, 2013.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) of October 11, 2017 adopting the First Amendment  
to Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a(S) of February 27, 2018 adopting the Second  
Amendment to Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-a of April 3, 2019 adopting the Third Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-b of April 7, 2021 adopting the Fourth Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-b of November 4, 2021 adopting the Fifth Amendment to  
Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
Ordinance 6PSF-d of September 5, 2024 adopting the Sixth Amendment  
to Newark’s River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
This Amending Ordinance is a proposed Seventh Amendment to Newark’s  
River: Public Access and Redevelopment Plan.  
24-1310  
7R2-i  
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Settlement Agreement  
Purpose: Authorizing the execution of a Settlement Agreement with  
Blossom Hill Urban Renewal Corp.  
Entity Name: Blossom Hill Urban Renewal Corp.  
Entity Address: 5 Manor Drive, Newark, New Jersey 07106  
Amount: Not Applicable  
Development Agreement Term: Not Applicable  
City Contribution to Development Project: ( ) Grant or Loan ( )  
Guarantee  
(X) None ( ) Other:(  
)
Developer Investment: :(Not Applicable )  
Developer Third-Party Financing  
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)  
489-599 Irvington Avenue/Block 4274/Lot 15/West Ward  
Additional Information:  
24-1139  
7R2-j  
Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Estoppel Certificate  
Purpose: Issuance of Estoppel Certificate certifying the status of the  
Financial Agreement.  
Entity Name: Broad Street Urban Renewal, LLC  
Entity Address: c/o Russo Development, 570 Commerce Boulevard,  
Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072  
Sale Amount: $0.00  
Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated (X) N/A ( ) Other:  
Assessed Amount: $0.00  
Appraised Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: Not Applicable  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a  
List of Property:  
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)  
349-377 Broad Street/Block 451/Lot 2/Central Ward  
379-397 Broad Street/Block 50/Lot 2/Central Ward  
Additional Information:  
Ordinance 6PSF-v(S), adopted on August 19, 2021, authorized the  
Financial Agreement.  
7R3  
Engineering  
24-1068  
7R3-a  
Dept/ Agency: Engineering  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract  
Purpose: To provide construction management and inspection services  
for Ferry Street Intersection Safety Improvements Project.  
Entity Name: KS Engineers, P.C.  
Entity Address: 2 Riverfront Plaza, 3rd Floor, Newark, New Jersey  
07102  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,006,993.56  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Engineering/NW051, G24,  
E24M0, A, 71280, B2024  
Contract Period: 730 days from the issuance of a written Notice to  
Proceed  
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:  
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to enter into and execute a  
professional services contract with KS Engineers, P.C., for construction  
management and inspection services for the Ferry Street Intersection  
Safety Improvements Project.  
7R4  
Finance  
24-1149  
7R4-a  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Stipulation of Settlements for Tax Appeals  
List of Property:  
(Tax Payer/Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Assmnt./Year/Refund  
Amount)  
FHTDD, L.P./628/17(19,21,22)/509-519 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2020/$18,570,000/-$0.00  
FHTDD, L.P./628/17(19,21,22)/509-519 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2021/$18,570,000/-$0.00  
FHTDD, L.P./628/17(19,21,22)/509-519 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2022/$17,010,000/-$58,281.60  
FHTDD, L.P./682/18/543-563 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2020/$17,215,000/-$0.00  
FHTDD, L.P./682/18/543-563 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2021/$17,215,000/-$0.00  
FHTDD, L.P./682/18/543-563 Mt. Prospect  
Avenue/North/2022/$15,775,000/-$53,798.40  
Four Corners Millenium Project/72/45/233-237 Washington  
Street/Central/2021/$1,799,200/-$0.00  
Four Corners Millenium Project/72/45/233-237 Washington  
Street/Central/2022/$1,500,000/-$11,178.11  
Frank Achebe/358/25/44 19th Avenue/South/2020/$96,100/-$950.00  
Frank Achebe/358/25/44 19th Avenue/South/2021/$96,100/-$933.50  
Helin Choi/4047/54/901-903 18th Avenue/West/2020/$255,000/  
-$2,926.00  
Helin Choi/4047/54/901-903 18th Avenue/West/2021/$235,000/  
-$3,621.98  
Helin Choi/4047/54/901-903 18th Avenue/West/2022/$235,000/  
-$3,623.92  
Joanne Johnson/3643/1/573-577 Elizabeth  
Avenue/South/2018/$1,950,000/-$1,846.50  
Joanne Johnson/3643/1/573-577 Elizabeth  
Avenue/South/2021/$2,000,000/-$0.00  
JW Realty Group 201/69/48/201-203 Washington  
Street/Central/2018/$861,000/-$0.00  
JW Realty Group 201/69/48/201-203 Washington  
Street/Central/2019/$825,000/-$1,353.96  
JW Realty Group 201/69/48/201-203 Washington  
Street/Central/2020/$825,000/-$1,368.00  
NJ Urban Realty Partners, LLC/55/22/761-769 Broad  
Street/Central/2020/$24,250,000/-$0.00  
NJ Urban Realty Partners, LLC/55/22/761-769 Broad  
Street/Central/2021/$22,000,000/-$84,015.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/43(44)/23-25 Dey  
Street/Central/2019/$269,700/-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/43(44)/23-25 Dey  
Street/Central/2020/$269,700/-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/43(44)/23-25 Dey  
Street/Central/2021/$269,700/-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/43(44)/23-25 Dey  
Street/Central/2022/$269,700/-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/64/9-13 Dey Street/Central/2019/$565,300/  
-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/64/9-13 Dey Street/Central/2020/$565,300/  
-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/64/9-13 Dey Street/Central/2021/$565,300/  
-$0.00  
SNB Realty Group LLC/2837/64/9-13 Dey Street/Central/2022/$565,300/  
-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/1/358-364 Adams  
Street/East/2019/$500,000/-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/1/358-364 Adams  
Street/East/2020/$500,000/-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/1/358-364 Adams  
Street/East/2021/$500,000/-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/1/358-364 Adams  
Street/East/2022/$500,000/-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/37/348 South Street/East/2019/$300,000/  
-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/37/348 South Street/East/2020/$300,000/  
-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/37/348 South Street/East/2021/$300,000/  
-$0.00  
South Adams Leasing LLC/973/37/348 South Street/East/2022/$300,000/  
-$0.00  
Statewide Realty Co./5092/157/197-225 Mcclellan  
Street/South/2021/$6,000,000/-$37,340.00  
Statewide Realty Co./5092/157/197-225 Mcclellan  
Street/South/2022/$6,000,000/-$37,360.00  
Wilson Ave. Assoc./2033/9.04/69-87 Alyea Street/East/2022/$1,250,000/  
-$12,250.34  
Wilson Ave. Assoc./2033/9.04/69-87 Alyea Street/East/2023/$1,250,000/  
-$12,224.12  
3 Gateway Center Properties, LLC/151/122.02/86-102 Commerce  
Street/East/2020/$2,500,000/-$29,640.00  
Additional Information:  
Total credits: -$352,711.43  
7R5  
Health and Community Wellness  
24-1047  
7R5-a  
Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on January 24, 2024, to  
accept additional grant funds for the Health Center Program.  
Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services,  
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)  
Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857  
Grant Amount: $4,054,772.00  
Funding Source: HRSA  
Total Project Cost: $0.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 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:  
Amending Apply/Accept Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on January 24, 2024,  
to accept additional funds from HRSA in the amount of $35,659.00.  
The additional grant funding from HRSA for the Health Center Program  
shall be $4,019,113.00 for a new grant award total of $4,054,772.00.  
24-1175  
7R5-b  
Dept./ Agency: Health and Community Wellness  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R5-a, adopted October 18, 2023, to  
extend the grant period through June 30, 2025.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials  
(NJACCHO)  
Entity Address: P.O. Box 6987, Freehold, New Jersey 07728  
Grant Amount: $0.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Association of County and City Health  
Officials (NJACCHO)  
Total Project Cost: $7,689,927.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: October 1, 2022 through June 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:  
Resolution 7R5-b adopted on April 5, 2023, accepted a grant award in the  
amount of $3,863,002.00 for the grant period of October 1, 2022 through  
June 30, 2024.  
Resolution 7R5-a adopted on October 18, 2023, accepted a grant award  
in the amount of $3,826,925.00 for the grant period of October 1, 2022  
through June 30, 2024.  
The NJACCHO awarded additional funds, amending the total award to  
$7,689,927.00.  
The NJACCHO will reimburse the LHD during the period of October 1,  
2022 through June 30, 2025.  
7R6  
Law  
24-1252  
7R6-a  
Dept/ Agency: Law  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation  
Docket No.: ESX-L-550-22  
Claimant: German Santos  
Claimant's Attorney: Frank A. Tobias, Esq.  
Attorney's Address: Frank A. Tobias, Esq., 1095 Convery Boulevard,  
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 08861  
Settlement Amount: $300,000.00  
Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund  
Additional Comments:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
24-1274  
7R8-a  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Permit Application Fees  
Purpose: Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Ribbon Cutting and  
Service  
Date(s): Friday, September 20, 2024,  
Event Time: 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Ribbon Cutting and Service  
was held on 16th Avenue (between South 19th and South 20th Streets),  
from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fees ($100.00) for  
the street closure will be waived.  
24-1318  
7R8-b  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Permit Application Fees  
Purpose: 11th Annual Mt. Prospect Partnership Hot Rods and Classic  
Car Show  
Date(s): Saturday, October 26, 2024  
Event Time: 11:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.  
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana  
Additional Information:  
The 11th Annual Mt. Prospect Partnership Hot Rods and Classic Car  
Show, will be held on Mt. Prospect Avenue (between Delavan Avenue and  
Heller Parkway), from 11:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.  
The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fees ($100.00) for  
the street closure will be waived.  
24-1281  
7R8-c  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)  
(i) and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(l))  
Purpose: To provide legal services to the Office of the City Clerk in  
connection with Election Matters.  
Entity Name: Arleo & Donohue, LLC  
Entity Address: 622 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey  
07052  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $50,000.00  
Funding Source: 2024 and 2025 Budgets/Office of the City  
Clerk/NW011-020-0201-96110-B2024 and B2025  
Contract Period: One (1) year commencing November 27, 2024 through  
November 26, 2025  
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS  
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ  
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a  
Additional Information:  
Partial Certification Funds in the amount of $1,200.00.  
24-1287  
7R8-d  
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. NJIT HIS and Hispanic Heritage Month Fiesta  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
2. Honorable Congresswoman, LaMonica R. McIver, formerly Newark  
Municipal Council President, congratulating her election to the 10th  
Congressional District  
Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
3. Theodore and Blanche Judkins, Ceremonial Street Dedication  
4. Anya Nawrocky, Director of Membership Experience and Growth, of  
Wellpoint  
Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
5. Individuals from Chunchi, Ecuador, honored during the Sister Cities  
Relationship Ceremony, held on Friday, September 20, 2024  
6. Individuals of OMEU, honored during the (122) Years Commemoration  
of the Emancipation of Macara Canton, Province of Loja, Republic of  
Ecuador, held on Saturday, September 21, 2024  
7. Paola Verenice Pabón Caranqui, Prefect of Pichincha, President of the  
Consortium of Provincial Government of Ecuador (COBGOPE)  
8. Individuals from the Province of Luanda, Republic of Angola honored  
during the Sister Cities Relationship Ceremony, held on Friday,  
September 27, 2024  
9. Dorine A. Francis, honored for her nineteen (19) Years of service to  
FOCUS, Inc.  
10. Yesenia Vargas, Entrepreneur, Master in Beauty Industry in Hair  
Extensions  
11. Borinqueneers Park Education Alliance, on its 125th Anniversary of  
the 65th Infantry Rgiment  
12. Donna Roman Hernandez, honored during the Violence Intervention &  
Prevention Specialists, LLC (V.I.P.S.) Documentary Screening of “Street  
Justice”  
13. Individuals honored during the Violence Intervention & Prevention  
Specialists, LLC (V.I.P.S.) Documentary Screening of “Street Justice”  
14. Yailin La Mas Viral, Dominican Rapper  
Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
15. Vanessa Guy  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
16. Bishop Wayne L. Johnson, on his 75th Birthday Celebration  
17. Geraldine Wilson, on her 92nd Birthday Celebration  
18. Suliman Onque, on his 50th Birthday Celebration  
19. Hadiyah M. Malone, on her Retirement Celebration, after twenty-one  
(21) Years of public service to the City’s Department of Public Safety,  
Division of Fire  
20. Rufus L. Jackson, Assistant Public Safety Director, on his retirement  
after twenty-nine (29) years of public service to the City’s Department of  
Public Safety  
21. PGH & Associates Urban Renewal, LLC, on its Ground Breaking  
Ceremony, held on Friday, September 20, 2024  
22. Gospel House of Prayer Ministry Int. (USA), on its 7th Anniversary  
Celebration, held on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
23. Pastor Raymond Grier, on his 74th Birthday Celebration and 18th  
Pastoral Anniversary, held on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
24. Reverend Dr. Johnnie D. Brooker, Jr., on his 1st Pastoral Anniversary,  
held on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
25. Pastor Matthew Peay, on his 10th Pastoral Anniversary, at Greater  
Unity Faith Tabernacle, held on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
26. Greater Unity Faith Tabernacle, on its 13th Church Anniversary, held  
on Sunday, September 22, 2024  
27. Individuals honored during the CIC Champions Gala, held on  
Thursday, September 26, 2024  
28. Individuals honored during the City’s Annual Hispanic Heritage Month  
Celebration, held on Friday, September 27, 2024  
29. Professor George Sykes III, celebrating forty-five (45) years of musical  
genius, held on Saturday, September 28, 2024  
30. Aziza Kibibi and Precious Little Ladies, Inc., honored during the Hope  
Blossoms Luncheon, held on Saturday, September 28, 2024  
31. Individuals honored during the 40th Annual Conference of the  
International Black Women’s Conference, held on Saturday, September  
28, 2024  
32. Individuals honored during the Calvary Gospel Church Nurse Guild’s,  
Annual Praise and Thanksgiving Brunch, held on Saturday, September 28,  
2024  
33. Bishop Alvin Crone, on his Birthday Celebration, at Revival Temple of  
Deliverance, held on Sunday, September 29, 2024  
34. Reverend Thurselle C. Williams, on her Pastoral Installation, at New  
Hope Baptist Church of East Orange, held on Sunday, September 29,  
2024  
35. Dr. Mary Ellen Clyne, PhD., on her Retirement Celebration, after  
twenty-five (25) Years of service at Clara Maass Medical Center, during the  
11th Annual Prayer Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024  
36. Individuals honored during the Women of Divine Destiny, Inc. Honors,  
to be held on Sunday, October 6, 2024  
37. Paradise Baptist Church, on its 80th Church Anniversary, to be held  
Friday, October 25, 2024  
Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva  
38. Railroad Cigars  
39. Frank Siller, CEO of Tunnel to Towers Foundation  
24-1303  
7R8-e  
EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET  
Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump  
1. Barbara Jean Hubbard Vickers  
Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council  
2. Rosetta Lane  
Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
3. Margaret Harden  
4. Thomas Edwards  
5. James Ali Taylor  
6. Edith Mae Wheeler  
7. Jean E. Buffalo-Wright  
8. Terrence Holmes  
7R9  
Public Safety  
23-1346  
7R9-a  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To fund police initiatives to address violent crime through the  
purchase of surveillance cameras.  
Entity Name: Center for Justice Innovation, formerly, the fiscal agent of  
the Fund for the City of New York  
Entity Address: 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018  
Grant Amount: $170,000.00  
Funding Source: United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice  
Assistance, Center for Justice Innovation  
Total Project Cost: $170,000.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: October 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:  
24-1152  
7R9-b  
Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Police  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds  
Purpose: To provide grant funding to address traffic concerns.  
Entity Name: New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS)  
Entity Address: 140 East Front Street, Trenton, NJ 08625  
Grant Amount: $10,500.00  
Funding Source: New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (DHTS)  
Total Project Cost: $10,500.00  
City Contribution: $0.00  
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00  
Contract Period: May 20, 2024 through June 2, 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:  
7R12  
Water Sewer Utility  
24-1067  
7R12-a  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: To provide for roof replacement at the Pequannock Water  
Pre-Treatment Building, the Meadowlands Stormwater Pumping Station,  
and the Wayne Pumping Stations 1 & 2 Contract #07-WS2024 Re-Bid.  
Entity Name: Mak Group, LLC  
Entity Address: 82 Midland Avenue, Suite D, Saddle Brook, New Jersey  
07663  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $839,758.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7505-71960-B2024 and  
NW038-800-8007-71970-B2024  
Contract Period: 180 calendar days 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:  
Bid Packages Distributed: Eight (8)  
Bids Received: Three (3)  
24-1123  
7R12-b  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: Bid Contract  
Purpose: To provide Pequannock Water Treatment Plant HVAC  
Upgrades  
Contract #16R-WS2023 Re-Bid.  
Entity Name: Envirocon, LLC  
Entity Address: 83 Canada Goose, Hackettstown, New Jersey 07840  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $4,984,100.00  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7505-71960-B2024 and  
NW038-800-8007-71970-B2024  
Contract Period: 540 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a  
written Notice to Proceed until final completion  
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:  
Bid Packages Distributed: Nine (9)  
Bids Received: Four (4)  
24-1171  
7R12-c  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution 7R12-c, adopted on  
December 21,2022  
Purpose: To execute Contract Change Order #1 Repair of Water Mains,  
Service Leaks and Disconnection of Water Service - Contract  
#04-WS2022.  
Entity Name: Montana Construction Corp., Inc.  
Entity Address: 80 Contant Avenue, Lodi, New Jersey 07644  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,023,152.00  
Funding Source: Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities Utilities/NW037-750-7505-71960-B2024  
Contract Period: 730 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a  
written Notice to Proceed until final completion  
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:  
Resolution 7R12-c adopted on December 21, 2022, awarded a contract in  
an amount not to exceed $4,185,960.00 for a period of 730 calendar days  
from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed until final  
completion.  
Change Order #1 will increase the contract amount by $837,192.00 for a  
new total contract amount not to exceed $5,023,152.00, with no extension  
to the contract period.  
24-1174  
7R12-d  
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Change Order/Amend Resolution 7R12-a adopted on  
December 21, 2022  
Purpose: To enter into and execute Change Order #1 Valve Inspection,  
Testing, Exercising and Assessment of Large Valves (16-inch and above)  
for City  
Contract #11-WS2022.  
Entity Name: ValveTek Utility Services, Inc.  
Entity Address: 20 Lafayette Place, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033  
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,374,064.80  
Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer  
Utilities/NW037-750-7502- 71280-B2024  
Contract Period: 730 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a  
written Notice to Proceed until final completion  
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 7R12-a adopted on December 21, 2022, awarded a contract in  
an amount not to exceed $1,145,054.00 for a period of 730 calendar days  
from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed until final  
completion.  
Change Order #1 will increase the contract amount by $229,010.80 for a  
new total contract amount not to exceed $1,374,064.80, with no extension  
to the contract period.  
8.  
COMMUNICATIONS  
24-1322  
8-a  
AN  
ORDINANCE  
AMENDING  
CHAPTER  
3.6,  
AND  
22,  
SUPPLEMENTING  
DEPARTMENT OF  
THE  
TITLE  
II,  
ADMINISTRATION,  
PUBLIC  
SAFETY,  
SECTION  
PERSONNEL,  
THE CITY  
TO  
OF  
REVISED  
GENERAL  
ORDINANCES  
OF  
NEWARK,  
NEW  
JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO ADD  
DEFINITION TO THE BASIC TRAINING COURSE WHEN HIRING  
ENTRY-LEVEL  
EXAMINATION.  
LAW  
ENFORCEMENT  
OFFICERS  
WITHOUT  
AN  
10.  
MISCELLANEOUS  
24-1320  
10-a  
RAFFLE LICENSES  
1. St. Lucy's Catholic Church/RL-19  
2. Parents Org. of St. Benedict's Prep School/RL-20  
3. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church/RL-21  
11.  
HEARING OF CITIZENS  
24-1306  
1. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER  
2. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON  
3. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER  
4. ALIF MUHAMMAD  
5. OPAL R. WRIGHT  
6. GERALDINE MCNULTY  
7. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR.  
8. DARNELLA LEE  
9. EMILY AIKENS  
10. DEBRA SALTERS  
11. SHAKIR MCDOUGALD  
12. DEBRA MAPSON  
13. RODNEY DAVIS  
14. FAHKEIRA BRADLEY  
15. TERRELL GORDON  
16. YUSUF SHABAZZ  
MOTIONS  
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12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
________________________________________  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY