Municipal Council

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Agenda — 30 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
3. 3 ROLL CALL
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: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending City of Newark Budget Purpose: Amending the 2026 Municipal Budget as introduced on June 3, 2026. Budget Year: 2026 Public Hearing Date: September 23, 2026 at 6:30 P.M. Amendment to be Published on: Not Applicable Additional Information: Budget Introduced on June 3, 2026 Public Hearing held on July 15, 2026 Certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local Government Services. Deferred 7R8-a(s) 091526 Deferred 7R8-a 092326 Deferred 7R8-a 100726 26-1317 Defer Pass
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: Canton of Nabón, Province of Azuay, Republic of Ecuador Additional Information: Ceremony scheduled after passage by Municipal Council Sponsor: Council President Luis A. Quintana 26-1314 Adopt Pass
23. 23 ADDED STARTER
24. 7R2 Economic and Housing Development
25. 24 Page break
26. 7R2-a (s/as) Dept./Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( X ) Ratifying ( ) Authorizing ( X ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: First Amendment for a Grant and Grant Agreement with Kawaida Towers JV Partners, LLC in the amount of $8,000,000.00 Entity Name: Kawaida Towers JV Partners, LLC Entity Address: 8 Lombardy Street, Suite 320, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $8,000,000.00 Funding Source: Community Project Funding Grant Total Project Cost: $23,046,833.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: 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: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 17-21 Halsey Street/Block 20/Lot 1/Central Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-d adopted by Municipal Council on April 15, 2026, authorized a Grant Agreement between Kawaida Towers JV Partners, LLC and the City of Newark. The First Amendment to the Grant Agreement reflects the revised terms and conditions applicable to the City’s award of Community Project Funding 26-1301 Adopt Pass
27. 26 ADJOURNMENT Adjourned Pass
28. 27 ________________________________________ LUIS A. QUINTANA PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
29. 28 Page break
30. 29 PUBLIC COMMENTS

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