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September 18, 2024 ·6:30 PM Final ·REGULAR MEETING

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  1. 1. CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 1:08
  2. 2. NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 1:21
  3. 3 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.
  4. 4 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 1:23
  5. 3. STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT ▶ jump to 5:27
  6. 4. ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 5:45
  7. 6 ROLL CALL
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  9. 8 HEARING OF CITIZENS ▶ jump to 7:23
  10. 9 1. ARRASHEED COLES Appearing. 2. LISA PARKER Appearing. 3. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON Appearing. 4. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER Appearing. 5. GEORGE TILLMAN, JR. Appearing. 6. THEO REICK Appearing. 7. NADIRAH BROWN Appearing. 8. DARNELLA LEE Appearing. 9. ALIF MUHAMMAD Appearing. 10. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI Appearing. 11. LYNDON BROWN Appearing. 12. OPAL R. WRIGHT Appearing. 13. ZELLESTINE GREEN Not appearing. 14. CYNTHIA DE SOUZA Appearing. 15. DONNA JACKSON Appearing. 16. MARYAM BEY Appearing. 17. CASSANDRA DOCK Appearing. 18. EMILY AIKENS Not appearing. 19. DEBRA SALTERS Appearing. 20. SHAKIR MCDOUGALD Not appearing. 21. LISA SMITH Not appearing. 22. YUSUF SHABAZZ Appearing. 23. LAVITA JOHNSON Appearing. 24. QUADEER PORTER Appearing. 25. DR. JAMILLAH DAVIS Appearing. 24-1233
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  12. 5. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS ▶ jump to 123:24
  13. 5-a North Jersey Water Supply Commission, Minutes, June 26, 2024. 24-1220 Accept Pass
  14. 5-b Zoning Board of Adjustment, Minutes, April and May 2024. 24-1245 Accept Pass
  15. 5-c Newark Housing Authority, Minutes, August 1, 2024. 24-1266 Accept
  16. 6. ORDINANCES
  17. 15 Approval of the Consent Reports and Recommendations Adopt Consent Reports Pass
  18. 6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage
  19. 6PSF-a AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 7.3, FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING SECTION 7.3(A)(5), ELIGIBLE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS AND 7.3(A)(14), FORGIVENESS OR REPAYMENT OF THE FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT LOAN. 24-1011 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 133:07
  20. 6PSF-b AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 10, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SECTION 7.2, CLOSING COSTS PROGRAM, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING SECTION 7.2(A)(7), TO INCREASE THE TERM OF THE LOAN AND ACCORDINGLY DECREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FOREGIVENESS AMOUNT FOR EACH FULL CONSECUTIVE YEAR AFTER CLOSING IN WHICH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE BORROWER UNTIL THE CLOSING COSTS LOAN IS FULLY SATISFIED. 24-1012 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 135:42
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  22. 6PSF-c AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 369-378 18TH AVENUE URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 1 ORIENT WAY, SUITE F #240, RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY 07070, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (11) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS WITH (1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNIT WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), AND (6) ASSOCIATED PARKING SPACES, LOCATED AT 369-379 18TH AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2609, LOT 1.12 (CENTRAL WARD). 24-0022 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 147:36
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  24. 6PSF-d AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO RIVERFRONT QUARTERS URBAN RENEWAL, LLC, 30 PRINCETON ROAD, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY 07036, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT (64) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS CONSISTING OF (51) MARKET-RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (13) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (3) UNITS SHALL RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (3) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% AMI, AND (7) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% AMI, ALONG WITH RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES, INCLUDING A FITNESS ROOM, A 997 SQUARE FOOT LOUNGE, ROOFTOP DECK AMENITY AREA, WHICH INCLUDES SEATING AREAS, AND A ROOFTOP PERGOLA, AND 8,712 SQUARE FEET OF COVERED PARKING LOCATED AT 638-646 RAYMOND BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105, AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2020, LOT 4 (EAST WARD). 24-0470 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 163:29
  25. 6PSF-e AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, CHAPTER 5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PROHIBIT PARKING AT ALL TIMES ON BEECHER STREET, ON THE EAST SIDE, BETWEEN WEST KINNEY STREET AND HALSEY STREET (CENTRAL WARD). 24-1013 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 179:09
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  28. 6PSF-f AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, 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, TO PROHIBIT PARKING AT CERTAIN TIMES ON BEECHER STREET, ON THE WEST SIDE, BETWEEN WEST KINNEY STREET AND HALSEY STREET (CENTRAL WARD). 24-1076 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass
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  30. 6PSF-g AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING, TITLE XIV, CANNABIS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PERMIT AND REGULATE ADULT USE AND LICENSE CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS. 24-0339 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 179:52
  31. 6PSF-h 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 AN AGREEMENT WITH BY GOMES, LLC FOR THE SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF CITY PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS, 57 NEWARK STREET, 59 NEWARK STREET, 61-61 ½ NEWARK STREET, 63 NEWARK STREET, 65 NEWARK STREET, 67 NEWARK STREET, 69 NEWARK STREET, 71 NEWARK STREET, 73-75 NEWARK STREET, 77 NEWARK STREET, 79 NEWARK STREET, AND 81-85 NEWARK STREET, IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2838, LOTS 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 AND 19 (ADDITIONAL LOTS 20 AND 21) FOR THE AMOUNT OF $4,077,777.77. 24-1129 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 184:37
  32. 6PSF-i AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 6PSF-I ADOPTED ON AUGUST 2, 2023, TITLE XIX, RENT CONTROL, CHAPTER 2, RENT CONTROL REGULATIONS; RENT CONTROL BOARD, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY MAKING VARIOUS CORRECTIONS. 24-1160 Close on Public Hearing and Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 194:04
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  34. 29 AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT
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  36. 30 1 Administration
  37. 31 2 Economic and Housing Development
  38. 32 3 Engineering
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  40. 33 4 Finance
  41. 34 5 Health and Community Wellness
  42. 35 6 Law
  43. 36 7 Mayor's Office
  44. 37 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  45. 38 9 Public Safety
  46. 39 10 Public Works
  47. 40 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
  48. 41 12 Water Sewer Utility
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  50. 7. RESOLUTIONS
  51. 7R1 Administration
  52. 7R1-a Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To provide a temporary emergency appropriation for the FY2025 Sub Regional Transportation Planning Program for the City of Newark. Funding Source: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc. (NJTPA) Appropriation Amount: $134,208.75 Budget Year: 2024 Contract Period: July 1, 2024 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: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R3-c adopted on August 7, 2024. Operating Agency: Department of Engineering Two-Thirds vote of full membership required. 24-1176 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 209:50
  53. 7R1-b Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Return of a Gift Gift: Statue of Mother Cabrini Purpose: To provide for the return of the Mother Cabrini statue. Entity Name: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Entity Address: 259 Oliver Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Gift Value: Undetermined Amount: Not Applicable Contract Period: Not Applicable Additional Information: 24-1243 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 210:37
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  55. 7R2 Economic and Housing Development
  56. 7R2-a 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 24-0883 Defer Pass ▶ jump to 213:42
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  58. 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 24-0665 Defer Pass
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  61. 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 Deferred 7R2-c 100224 Failed 7R2-a 102324 Failed 7R2-a 110724 24-0873 Defer Pass
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  63. 7R2-d Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: Acceptance of grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the production and preservation of affordable housing. Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), CPD Congressional Grants Division Entity Address: 451 7th Street, S.W., Room 7146, Washington, DC 20410 Grant Amount: $8,000,000.00 Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: Not Applicable Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Additional Information: The Grant Agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Newark is made pursuant to the authority of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law 117-103); and the Explanatory Statement for Division L of that Act, which was printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on March 9, 2022 (Explanatory Statement); and superseding provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328). 24-1190 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 214:18
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  65. 7R2-e Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application and Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To apply and accept of grant funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the identification and removal of barriers to affordable housing production and preservation. Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Entity Address: 451 7th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20410 Grant Amount: $4,000,000.00 Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: August 23, 2024 through September 30, 2029 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) supports communities who are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing, such as: · Barriers caused by outdated zoning, land use policies, or regulations; · Inefficient procedures; · Gaps in available resources for development; · Deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure; · Lack of neighborhood amenities; or · Challenges to preserving existing housing stock such as increasing threats from natural hazards, redevelopment pressures, or expiration of affordability requirements. 24-1221 Adopt Pass
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  67. 7R2-f 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). Deferred 7R2-f 091824 An initial Public Hearing was held on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 in City Hall, Council Chamber at 12:30P.M. Deferred 7R2-d 100224 A second Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 in City Hall, Council Chamber at 10:00A.M. 24-1259 Defer Pass ▶ jump to 214:56
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  69. 7R3 Engineering
  70. 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 the Ironbound Roundabout Safety Improvements Federal Project. Entity Name: Colliers Engineering and Design, Inc. Entity Address: 331 Newman Spring Road, Suite 203, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $265,355.13 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Engineering/NW051, G24, E24H0, A, 71280, B2024 Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the issuance of a formal Notice to Proceed by the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Addition Information: Federal Highway Administration funds are procured and administered by the City of Newark in accordance with 49 CFR Part 18 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Government. The City of Newark follows the competitive negotiation/qualification requirements defined by the Brooks Act, 40 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq. 24-0810 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 215:20
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  72. 7R8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  73. 7R8-a Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: City of Newark 2024 Municipal Budget Purpose: Acknowledging that the 2024 Municipal Budget and its Public Hearing held on September 5, 2024 were advertised as required by State Law. Budget Year: 2024 Public Hearing Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 12:30 P.M. Additional Information: A certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local Government Services. The Public Hearing on the 2024 Municipal Budget was held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 12:30 P.M. in City Hall, Council Chamber. Deferred 7R8-a 090524 Deferred 7R8-a 091824 24-1191 Defer Pass ▶ jump to 216:14
  74. 7R8-b RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 1. Oro Solido, honored for their contributions to the Latino music industry 2. Knock-Out Productions, honored for their dedication to the City through sports and entertainment 3. Sr. Bishop Collie Edwers, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on Friday, September 20, 2024 Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 4. Individuals honored during the 2nd Annual El Salvador Flag Raising, held on Thursday, September 5, 2024 5. Individuals honored during the 14th Annual Battle of the Badges 2024 Softball Tournament, held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 6. Individuals honored during the 63rd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade of Newark, New Jersey, held on Sunday, September 15, 2024 Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 7. Individuals honored during the Honduras 203rd Independence Flag Raising, held on Friday, September 13, 2024 Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 8. Chuck McFadden, Honorary Co-Chair of the 33rd Annual Celebration of Labor of the Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, AFL-CIO, held on Friday, September 6, 2024 9. Individuals honored during the Annual Day of Prayer (Acclamation Day), held on Sunday, September 8, 2024 10. Individuals honored during the Senior Golden Queen Event, held on Thursday, September 9, 2024 11. Individuals honored during the Mexican Flag Raising, held on Monday, September 16, 2024 12. Deidre Green, honored as the “Seniors of the Golden Club” for her contributions to the City’s senior community 13. Esperanza Ceballos, honored as the “Seniors of the Golden Club” for her contributions to the City’s senior community Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 14. Third Presbyterian Church of Newark, on its 200th Anniversary Celebration, to be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024 15. Senator George Helmy, honored for his appointment to the U.S. Senate 16. Ana Doris Velez, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 17. Individuals honored during the First Cup Clemente Tournament, of the Roberto Clemente Newark League and Pony Baseball and Softball, held Wednesday, September 11th - 14th, 2024 Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 18. Pastor Lewis Collier, on his 70th Birthday Celebration, at Macedonia Pentecostal Church of Newark, on Friday, September 6, 2024 19. Pastor Lewis Collier and Evangelist Dr. Sabrina Collier, on their 13th Wedding Anniversary, at Macedonia Pentecostal Church of Newark, on Friday, September 6, 2024 20. Bishop Hilton Rawls, Sr., on his 75th Birthday Celebration and 44th Pastoral Anniversary, held on Sunday, September 8, 2024 21. Reverend Dr. Jonnel R. Green, on his Pastoral Anniversary, at Bethesda Baptist Church, held on Sunday, September 8, 2024 22. Pastor Terry D. Gadson, Sr., on his Apostolic Affirmation for the Sacred Office of Apostle, at Shiloh Pentecostal Church, held on Saturday, September 14, 2025 23. Reverend Oliver Coleman, L.A.C.A. International Chairman, honored during the L.A.C.A. State of New York and International 23rd Graduation Banquet, held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 24. Bishop Gregory Woods, on his 60th Birthday Celebration, at Revival Temple Center of Deliverance, on Sunday, September 15, 2024 25. Angelo Ellerbee, Ceremonial Street Dedication, to be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 26. Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green, Sr., on being the 125th Elected and Consecrated Presiding Prelate for the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, at the Mount Zion AME Church, to be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 27. Pastor Oliver and First Lady Deadra Coleman, on their 5th Pastoral Anniversary, at Ebenezer Baptist Church, to be held on Sunday, October 26, 2024 Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva, Jr. 28. Individuals honored during the 215 Years of Independence of the Republic of Ecuador, held on Friday, September 13, 2024 29. Prime Minister Luĺs Montenegro 30. Jose Cesario, Secretário de Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas 31. Embaixador Duarte Lopes 24-1218 Adopt Pass ▶ jump to 216:44
  75. 7R8-c EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 1. Frederick L. “Mufee” Washington Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 2. Avoirl Sommerville Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 3. Thelma J. Taylor 4. Kevin Elliott Taylor 5. Tyrone Tyrell Ellis 6. Joyce Moody 24-1219 Amend Pass ▶ jump to 217:11
  76. 8. COMMUNICATIONS
  77. 8-a Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment as Newark Municipal Court Judge (Part-Time) Name of Appointee: Samantha J. Mendenhall Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on September 18, 2027 Additional Information: 24-1257 Confirm Pass ▶ jump to 218:24
  78. 8-b Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to Newark Parking Authority Name of Appointee: Vanessa A. Davis Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on September 18, 2029 Additional Information: 24-1258 Confirm Pass
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  80. 8-c 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. 24-1254 Advance and Adopt on First Reading as 6F- Pass ▶ jump to 219:10
  81. 8-d AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 14, PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL AREAS, SUBSECTION 23:5-14(E), PERMIT PARKING; AREAS DESIGNATED, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF 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 24-1211 Advance to First Reading Pass ▶ jump to 220:04
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  83. 74 MOTIONS ▶ jump to 220:58
  84. 12. ADJOURNMENT Adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 241:36
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  86. 76 ________________________________________ KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
  87. 7R8-c EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 1. Frederick L. “Mufee” Washington Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 2. Avoirl Sommerville Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 3. Thelma J. Taylor 4. Kevin Elliott Taylor 5. Tyrone Tyrell Ellis 6. Joyce Moody 24-1219 Adopted as Amended Pass ▶ jump to 217:53
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  90. 7Ma A motion requesting that the Office of the City Clerk send correspondence to the US House of Representatives Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, expressing exuberance that their former colleague, LaMonica R. McIver, is the new Congresswoman-elect for the 10th Congressional District. 24-1460 Adopt Pass
  91. 7Mb A motion requesting that the Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation, stop and desist from using the vacant lot at 859 Broadway as a refuse dump site. 24-1461 Adopt Pass
  92. 7Mc A motion requesting that the Department of Public Safety, Police Division, vigorously enforce the City’s ban on overnight parking by commercial vehicles and illegal parking in bus stop areas on Mount Prospect Street. 24-1462 Adopt Pass
  93. 7Md A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, strongly consider a costs/benefits analysis into the installation of overhead flashing caution lights as a speed deterrent near schools, hospitals and public spaces where safety is paramount. 24-1463 Adopt Pass
  94. 7Me A motion requesting the Office of the City Clerk prepare a resolution expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Newark resident, Rosetta Lane. 24-1464 Adopt Pass
  95. 7Mf A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Tony Hill and Rosetta Lane. 24-1465 Adopt Pass
  96. 7Mg A motion requesting the Office of the City Clerk prepare a resolution expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of mother of James Wright, former Newark Inspector General. 24-1466 Adopt Pass