Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement for Purposes of Implementing a Redevelopment Project with twenty (20) City-owned properties Purpose: Central Ward Gardens Project, an Adopt-a-Lot Program in the Central Ward Entity Name: Greater Newark Conservancy, Inc., Entity Address: 32 Prince Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Contract Amount: $500,000.00 Funding Source:: Neighborhood Program for the Central Ward funded by Settlement proceeds Contract Period: Twenty-Four (24) months from the date of the Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolutions (#7R7-A(S)032613 and #7R3-D(AS)050212) Ordinance (#6PSF-A(S)062513)