Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: Renovating the “Wars of America” Monument at Military Park Entity Name: Essex County Entity Address: 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $300,000.00 Total Project Cost: $300,000.00 City Contribution: No City Funds Required Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: N/A 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/Site Known As) Additional Information: Accepts grant from the Essex County Open Space Trust Fund. No commencement date was provided by Essex County. The renovation of the monument should be completed no later than June 1, 2018, but the County has the sole discretion to extend the completion deadline.