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June 3, 2026 ·10:00 AM Final Revised ·SPECIAL MEETING

Council Chamber

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Agenda — 36 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:03
  2. 2 STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT ▶ jump to 0:05
  3. 3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:07
  4. 4 Page break
  5. 5 AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT
  6. 6 1 Administration
  7. 7 2 Economic and Housing Development
  8. 8 3 Engineering
  9. 9 4 Finance
  10. 10 5 Health and Community Wellness
  11. 11 6 Law
  12. 12 7 Mayor's Office
  13. 13 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  14. 14 9 Public Safety
  15. 15 10 Public Works
  16. 16 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
  17. 17 12 Water Sewer Utility
  18. 18 Page break
  19. 7. RESOLUTIONS
  20. 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  21. 7R8-a(s) Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: 2026 Annual Municipal Budget for the City of Newark Purpose: Introduction Amount: $900,500,264.94 Budget Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 Additional Information: The Public Hearing will be held on July 15, 2026 26-0839 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 0:21
  22. 7R8-b(s) Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Establishing Sister Cities Relationship Purpose: Benefit from cultural and economic exchanges City/State/Country: Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal Additional Information: Ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 2026 Sponsor: Council Member Michael J. Silva 26-0841 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 1:58
  23. 23 ADDED STARTERS
  24. 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  25. 24 Page break
  26. 7R8-c (s/as) Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Newark Fan Village Entity Name: Fifth Corner LLC and Iberia I LLC Entity Address: 2071 Flatbush Ave., Suite 22, Brooklyn, New York 11234 Event Location: 80-84 Ferry Street, Newark New Jersey 07105 Event Date(s): June 11, 2026 through July 19, 2026 Event Time: Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member Michael J. Silva 26-0860 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 3:09
  27. 26 Page break
  28. 6. Law
  29. 7R6-a (s/as) Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Counsel Matters. Entity Name: Ehrlich, Petriello, Gudin, Plaza & Reed, PC Entity Address: 60 Park Pl 18th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Law Department-NW011, Department 040, Division 0401, Account 71260, Budget 2026 Contract Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 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: 26-0433 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 4:45
  30. 8. COMMUNICATIONS
  31. 8-a(s/as) AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY-FIVE (35) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE NEW JERSEY HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE AGENCY LAW OF 1983, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 ET SEQ. TO 10 PARK PLACE NEWARK LLC, C/O BERGER ORGANIZATION, ROBERT TREAT CENTER, 50 PARK PLACE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 PARK PLACE INTO A TEN (10) STORY HIGH-RISE ELEVATOR BUILIGING WITH 196-UNIT FULLY AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROJECT WITH UNITS CONSISTING OF FIFTY-FOUR (54) STUDIO UNITS, ONE-HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN (116) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, SIXTEEN (16) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS AND TEN (10) THREE-BEDROOM UNITS, OF WHICH 195 HOUSING UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS WHICH AVERAGE 50.1% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), WHICH INCLUDE EIGHT (8) STUDIO APARTMENTS, SIXTEEN (16) ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT, AND ONE (1) THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENT UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT OR BELOW 30% OF THE AMI; EIGHTEEN (18) STUDIO APARTMENTS, FORTY-THREE (43) ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, SEVEN (7) TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, AND FOUR (4) THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT OR BELOW 50% OF THE AMI; AND TWENTY-SEVEN (27) STUDIO APARTMENTS, FIFTY-SEVEN (57) ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, EIGHT (8) TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, AND FIVE (5) THREE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT OR BELOW 60% AMI (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”), TOGETHER WITH APPROXIMATELY 4,500 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR AND CELLAR RETAIL SPACE (THE “RETAIL”) AND ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2-4 PARK PLACE, 6 PARK PLACE, AND 8-12 PARK PLACE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 17, LOTS 7, 9, AND 10 (THE “PROJECT”). 26-0781 Advance and Adopt on First Reading as 6F- Pass
  32. 31 ADJOURNMENT Adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 46:02
  33. 32 ________________________________________ C. LAWRENCE CRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
  34. 33 The ordinances adopted on First Reading today will be advertised in accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at the regular meeting of June 17, 2026 at 12:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
  35. 34 Page break
  36. 35 PUBLIC COMMENTS