Legislation

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Annual Newark Three Kings Children’s Celebration Entity Name: Essex County College Entity Address: 177 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Event Location: Essex County College, Gymnasium, 177 West Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Event Date(s): Wednesday, January 6, 2027 (Rain/Snow Day - Monday, January 11, 2027) Event Time: 3:30 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. (Includes Set-up at 8:30 A.M. and Clean-up/Breakdown ending at 8:00 P.M.) Additional Information: Sponsor: Council President Luis A. Quintana

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: November 12, 2026 at 10:00 A.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.

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Elizabeth Sutton, Alpha Fit Club Ribbon Cutting 2. Maria V. Manangao, Birthday Celebration 3. Diwali Committee Festival 4. Individuals honored during the Annual Dominican Day Parade 5. Fortress of Solitude Comic Book Store, Grand Re-Opening 6. Manuela Josefa "Fefita" Taveras Cabrera, “Fefita La Grande”, Dominican Parade from Essex County 7. Blanca Vargas 8. Individuals honored during the Mujeres Valiosas y de Poder Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 9. Dr. Cornel West Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 10. KS Engineers, P.C., 35th Anniversary 11. Safwan Khan 12. Chaplain Abdias Artiles 13. Innocent Ujah Idibia 14. Violet Williams, 75th Birhday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Donna Jackson 15. Individuals honored during the Hear my Cries, Men Against Violence, “Men Take Action” Luncheon Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 16. Valerie L. Shelly, Retirement 17. Ms. Dalphine Allen, 65th Birthday Celebration Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 18. Individuals honored during the F.A.M.E. Foundation Inc.’s 101 and Acting Workshop Series Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 19. Mr. Tod’s Pies, Ribbon-Cutting and One-Year Anniversary Celebration 20. Pastor Dr. Gerald L. Dickson, 31st Pastoral Anniversary 21. Individuals honored during the Hidden Treasures Royal Met Gala 22. Individuals honored during the 33rd Annual Leaders and Legends Recognition and Scholarship Dinner 23. Individuals honored during the Clergy Appreciation Brunch, Celebrating National Clergy Month 24. National Diaper Bank Network 25. Pastor Keith Oden, Consecration to the Sacred Office of Bishop 26. Elder Judith Anyanaso 27. Overseer Eric M. Walker, 15th Pastoral Anniversary 28. Individuals honored during the Second Annual Diwali Festival 29. Executive Women of New Jersey 30. Bishop Rudy V. and Lady Linda L. Carlton, Retirement Black Tie Gala 31. Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 73rd Church Anniversary 32. Bishop-Elect Daryl Alexander, Sacred Service of Episcopal 33. Pastor Rakeem S. Thomas, 15th Pastoral Anniversary 34. Yolanda’s Love 35. Individuals honored during the Nigerian Independence Day Celebration, Dinner and Awards Night, “New Beginning” 36. Individuals honored during the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Incorporated, Delta Pi Chapter, 39th Annual Kathleen Williams Citation Awards 37. Posthumously Derrick “Ace” Mungin Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 38. José Joaquim Paço 39. Renato Sérgio Tenedório Martins 40. Chuen C. Eng-Ferrell, Retirement

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Councilman Eddie Osborne Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 2. Mrs. Gertrude Wilson Calhoun Sponsored by Council Member Donna Jackson 3. Trinette Denine Williams 4. Bobby Harper Sr. 5. Rafael Rivera Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 6. Keith Pollard Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 7. Janice Stackhouse 8. Ali Karriem Glanton Muhammad 9. Jane L. Brown 10. William Milton Jordan 11. Tera Bowman 12. Pastor Amos J. Malone 13. Reginald Jones

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Commission. Name of Appointee: Mr. Gary Santos Mendoza Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending on June 1, 2028. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Commission. Name of Appointee: Mr. Prince Johnson Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council Confirmation and ending on June 1, 2028. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Board of Adjustment Appointment Purpose: Appointment as Regular Member Name of Appointee: Blanca Lopez Appointment Term: Commencing upon confirmation and ending July 26, 2030 Additional Information: Ms. Lopez will replace David Comesanas whose term expired on July 26, 2026. Sponsor: Council Member, Dupré Kelly

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Execute Affordable Housing Trust Fund Grant Agreement under the Homeownership Development Program Purpose: To authorize the execution of an Affordable Housing Trust Fund Grant Agreement with Four Quarter Partners, LLC, to provide financial assistance from the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund for the new construction of two (2) two-family homes, consisting of four (4) residential units at 276 South 9th Street (Block 1782, Lot 67.02) and 278 South 9th Street (Block 1782, 67.01), Newark, New Jersey (West Ward), under the City’s Homeownership Development Program, to create affordable homeownership opportunities for income-qualified households earning at or below eighty percent (80%) of the Area Median Income (AMI), subject to a twenty (20) year affordability period Entity Name: Four Quarter Partners, LLC Entity Address: 76 Academy Court, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921 Grant Amount: $676,000.00 Funding Source: Affordable Housing Trust Fund Contract Period: Forty-Eight (48) months from the date of adoption by the Municipal Council, subject to the terms and conditions of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Agreement. Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 278 South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 67.01/West Ward 276 South 9th Street/Block 1781/Lot 67.02/West Ward Additional Information: The City of Newark issued a Request for Proposals on August 20, 2024, under its Homeownership Development Program, allocating funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to support the development of affordable homeownership. Four Quarter Partners, LLC submitted a proposal in response to the RFP and was selected to receive financial assistance.

Dept/Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the Area is in Need of Redevelopment. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 27-35 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 1/East Ward 21-29 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 18/East Ward 31-33 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 19/East Ward 35 Bruen Street/Block 182/Lot 21/East Ward 53-57 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 24/East Ward 37-39 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 31/East Ward 41-49 NJ Railroad Avenue/Block 182/Lot 60/East Ward Additional Information:

Dept/Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine whether the identified properties satisfy the criteria for designation as an Area in Need of Redevelopment. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 938-948 Lake Street/Block 850.01/Lots 15, 19/North Ward 321 ½ Verona Avenue/Block 850.01/Lot 20/North Ward Additional Information:

Dept/Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 937-941 Raymond Boulevard/Block 170/Lot 1/East Ward 50-58 Jersey Street/Block 170/Lot 20 Additional Block 171/Lot 40/East Ward Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Economic & Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Settlement Agreement Purpose: Authorizing Execution of Settlement Agreement with ABL RPC Residential Credit Acquisition, LLC Entity Name: ABL RPC Residential Credit Acquisition, LLC Entity Address: 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 150, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 Sale Amount: N/A Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated (X) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: Appraised Amount: Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within two (2) years from the transfer of ownership by the City Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 379 Avon Avenue/Block 2632/Lot 22.01/South Ward 381 Avon Avenue/Block 2632/Lot 22.02/South Ward 687 Clinton Avenue/Block 3008/Lot 1.01/South Ward Additional Information:

2026 CERTIFICATION of the TABLE OF EQUALIZED VALUATIONS

1. ALIF MUHAMMAD 2. DR. LEAH OWENS 3. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER 4. FAHKERIA BRADLEY 5. DARNELLA LEE 6. LORRAINE SCALES-CHAUHAN 7. LATOYA JACKSON TUCKER 8. ASHA COATES 9. DEBRA SALTERS 10. MARILYN SOWELL 11. KIM GADDY 12. WALE IDRIS AJIBADE 13. LAMONT VAUGHN 14. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON 15. OPAL R. WRIGHT 16. RODNEY DAVIS 17. KIM SHARPE 18. SILVIA CHICAIZA 19. QUEEN DANNISHA CLYBURN 20. ALEJANDRA TORRES 21. MUTA EL-AMIN 22. CLAURICE SCOTT 23. AUDREY ESPINOSA 24. JACQUELINE TAYLOR 25. MIKO ALEXANDER

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R1-r 07/02/2025 to increase contract amount Entity Name: Main Line Commercial Pools, Inc. Entity Address: 441 Feheley Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,000,000.00 Funding Source: Various Budget Years/ Department of Public Works, Division of Public Buildings/NW011-060-0604-71770-B2025 & Department of Recreations and Senior Services NW011-160-1606-71280-B2026 and all allowed and approved City of Newark Grants and Capital Contract Period: Upon approval of Municipal Council through April 30, 2027 inclusive of any extensions granted by ESCNJ Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A Additional Information: This authorization will increase the contract’s not to exceed amount and provide additional funding sources to provide Pool Equipment/Supplies and Repair and Maintenance Resolution 7R1-r adopted on July 02, 2025 authorizing utilization of the ESCNJ Cooperative Purchasing Agreement to provide Pool Equipment/Supplies and Repair and Maintenance in the amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($200.000.00), for the period of May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2027 inclusive of any extensions granted by ESCNJ This Resolution authorizes additional funding sources and an increase of the contracts not to exceed amount by Eight Hundred Thousand and Zero Cents ($800,000.00), for an increased total amount not to exceed One Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,000,000.00). All other terms shall remain the same.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC CHAPTER 1, IN GENERAL, SECTION 23:1-9, CONSTRUCTION ZONE: TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR STREET AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OPERATION AND ADOPTION OF MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS (Municipal Roads Only), OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BEGIN CONSTRUCTION AT 8:00 A.M.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: Construction of eight (8) 2-3 family dwellings Entity Name: S 12th View LLC Entity Address: 40 Clifton Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07114 Sale Amount: $1,277,800.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF (X) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $187,500.00 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) 317-319 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 1/ West Ward 321-323 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 2/ West Ward 325 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 4/ West Ward 327 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 5/ West Ward 329 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 6/ West Ward 331-333 S 12th Street /Block 1785/ Lot 7/ West Ward 335 S 12th Street/Block 1785/Lot 8/ West Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Negotiated = $1,277,800.00 Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring Intent Purpose: Declaring the Month of November as National Family Caregivers Month in the City of Newark Date: November 1, 2026 Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member-at-Large, Louise Scott-Rountree

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment of Municipal Court Judge and Designation as Chief Judge Name of Appointee: Victoria F. Pratt Appointment Term: November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2029 Additional Information:

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Financial Statements, June 30, 2026.

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Reverend Esteban Aponte Gil & Miriam Montas Ravelo Aponte, 50th Wedding Anniversary 2. Individuals honored during the 49th Annual Children of the Faith Celebration 3. Adelberto Del Valle, Street Dedication Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 4. Ghana-U.S. Cultural Exchange Royal Tour 5. Krystal Allen, Eyes Like Mine Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 6. Minister Wilmer Ramiro Hidalgo Tandazo 7. Individuals honored during the Hispanic Heritage Month Flag Raising 8. Carol J. Barnes, 80th Birthday Celebration 9. Individuals honored during the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 10. Chaplain Abdias Artiles 11. Damaris Febus Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 12. Joseph P. Calabro Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 13. Bisa Butler 14. Individuals honored during the Annual African American Heritage Parade 15. Dr. Semaj Vanzant Sr. 16. Mary McClain, Birthday Celebration 17. Theresa (Taffy) Taylor 18. Reverend Michael L. Fisher, 25th Pastoral Anniversary, Canaan Missionary Baptist Church 19. Dr. Semaj Vanzant, Sr., Fourth Pastor and Church Anniversary of Encounter Christ Global Fellowship 20. Individuals honored during the Aurway Fifth Anniversary 21. Pastor Frederick and First Lady Marcia M. Smith, 15th Pastoral Anniversary 22. Individuals honored during the Vulcan Pioneers of New Jersey, Anniversary Scholarship and Awards Gala 23. Dr. Kevin James White, 19th Pastoral Anniversary, New Zion Baptist Church 24. Royal Majesty, NII Armah Okpah II 25. Aurway, Inc. 26. Gerald Holloway 27. GBFSE Mantse Homowo Festival and Business Summit 28. Apostle Dr. Roxanne L. Barnes 29. Individuals honored during the Good Neighbor Baptist Church 55th Church Anniversary 30. Patrice McKinney, 68th Birthday Celebration 31. First Timothy Missionary Baptist Church, 97th Church Anniversary Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 32. Patrícia Maria Pereira Marcelino 33. Ferdinando Palumbo 34. André Sousa 35. Francisco Augusto Valente Pereira 36. Filipe Emanuel da Silva Loureiro 37. Gonçalo Nuno Bértolo Gordalina Lopes 38. Elisabetta Calello 39. Mia Sologashvili 40. Karena Bravo 41. Ahmed Ibn Ishma-el 42. Miguel and Maria Lídia Vitorino 43. André Manuel Ramos de Pinho 44. Sérgio Domingo de Oliveira da Silva 45. Paulo Manuel Teixeira de Amorim 46. Ana Cristina de Almeida Henriques 47. Agostinho Manuel Pinho de Oliveira 48. Help 2 Feed

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. J. Kenneth Pagano Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 2. The Honorable Edward “Eddie” Osborne Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 3. Keith Pollard Sponsored by Council Member Donna Jackson 4. Trinette Williams 5. Rafael Rivera 6. Brenda Renee Fowlkes Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 7. Gerald A. “Rock” Highsmith 8. Eugene McKenzie Antwine 9. Catherine D. Lockhart 10. Annette Williams 11. Ida Lee Tolbert Brown Bishop 12. Verrell Majorie Randolph 13. Mother Bernice Martin 14. Calvin Boyd 15. Samuel Robinson 16. The Honorable Sandra Bolden Cunningham 17. Ali Karriem Glanton Muhammad

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: () Ratifying (X) Authorizing () Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To consolidate with the existing adjacent lot for the expansion of auto sales operations Entity Name: C.Y. & R.D. Real Estate, LLC Entity Address: 18 Glenwood Road, East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936 Sale Amount: $240,000.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF(X) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $147,400.00 Appraised Amount: $ 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) 835 Broadway/Block 822/Lot 18/ North Ward 837 Broadway/Block 822/Lot 19/ North Ward 839 Broadway/Block 822/Lot 20/ North Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Negotiated = $240,000.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Chief Financial Officer Name of Appointee(s): Vincent Buono Appointment Term: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029 Additional Information: The position of Chief Financial Officer of the City of Newark is for an effective date of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029.