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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR LONG TERM TAX ABATEMENT TO NAIMOR S ORANGE URBAN RENEWAL LLC, 90 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 307, EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07017 FOR A PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE WEST WARD AT 753 AND 755-757 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07106 AND IDENTIFIED AS BLOCK 4208, LOTS 12, 13 & 14 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY (THE “PROPERTY”), TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING WITH THIRTY-SIX (36) RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS UNITS ON THE 2ND THROUGH 5TH FLOORS. THE THIRTY-SIX (36) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS ARE INCLUSIVE OF TWENTY-EIGHT (28) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING RENTAL UNITS WITH SIXTEEN (16) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND TWELVE (12) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS (THE “MARKET RATE UNITS”), EIGHT (8) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTIAL DWELLING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH THERE IS ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM UNIT AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNIT WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM UNIT AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNIT BOTH OF WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 60% OF AMI, AND TWO (2) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS AND TWO (2) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS UP TO 80% OF AMI (COLLECTIVELY, THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”), AND APPROXIMATELY 2,722 SF OF RETAIL/COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (THE “COMMERCIAL/RETAIL UNITS”), ELEVEN (11) PARKING SPACES, A GYM, LAUNDRY ROOM, ROOF DECK, ELEVATOR, AND THREE (3) MECHANICAL ROOMS, (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”) (WEST WARD).

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President C. Lawrence Crump 1. Individuals honored during the Ghana Flag Raising 2. Individuals honored during the Women Who Clap Annual Awards Gala Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 3. Individuals honored during Councilperson for a day, March 4, 2026 4. GalleryRetail and Newark First Fridays on the Occasion of its 10th Season Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 5. Individuals honored during the “She Owns her Hustle” Entrepreneurship class 6. Yoell “BOYBOY” cOOPER Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 7. Mujeres Valiosas y de Poder on the occasion of their Third Conference, “They Inspire Us” 8. Individuals honored during Goya Foods 90th Anniversary Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 9. Lic. Gloria Roely Reyes Gómez Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 10. Pastor Steffie and Lady Harriet Bartley, 24th Pastoral Pre-Anniversary Banquet 11. Pastor Dr. Fondrea L. Lewis, Celebrating 11 Years of Pastoral Servanthood and 30 Years of Evangelistic Ministry 12. Pastor Janel Tinsley York, Tenth Pastoral Anniversary 13. Pastor Jeffrey Bryan, Tenth Pastoral Anniversary/Revival 14. Individuals honored during the Continuing to Move Newark Forward "Remembering our Past Embracing our Future" - Black History Month Celebration 15. Individuals honored for faithfulness to Good Neighbor Baptist Church Sunday School 16. Reverend Dr. Allen S. and Lady Keeva Potts, 26th Pastoral Anniversary 17. Pastor Jalil Marrow, First Pastoral Anniversary 18. Tenisha Malcolm-Wint, LISA 40 Year Anniversary NJ Neighborhood Achievement Awards 19. Edna Reid, 95th Birthday Celebration 20. Individuals honored for their Dedicated Service to Newark’s Deaf Community 21. Individuals honored during the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce of NJ - 16th Annual Tribute - International Women's Day “Exemplary and Extraordinary Woman 2026” 22. Individuals honored during the Jeep Coalition Legends Edition & Jeep Blessing 23. Individuals honored during the American Dream and TMI Consulting LLC - Get Ya Mind Right with Tamika McReynolds - Build By Her: Jersey Women’s Power Brunch 24. Good Neighbor Baptist Church Women’s History Month Celebration 25. Individuals honored during Women’s History Month 26. Individuals honored during the Let’s Talk Women’s Health and Wellness Symposium 2026 Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 27. Iodete D. Pereira

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 1. Oliver “Power” Grant Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 2. Johnnie Bowler Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 3. Lamont Stewart 4. Nyree Collins Williams 5. Peggy Ann Arnold 6. Henry L. Evans 7. Paulette Hall 8. Kent O. Torain 9. Ntifafa Jayden Dzokoto 10. Donald Hill 11. Donna Phillips Alston

Emergency Contract E2026-03 Garbage Trucks Purpose: Emergency Declaration E2026-03 Professionals and Consultants of the Department of Public Works determined that there is an immediate need to purchase sixteen (16) refuse trucks for garbage collection and recycling. Contractor: Hol-Mac Corporation Contract Term: March 3, 2026- June 3, 2026

Dept/Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Authorization to Execute Intergovernmental Program Agreement Purpose: To authorize execution of the corrected State-issued Garden State C-PACE Program Agreement with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in furtherance of Ordinance 6 PSF-h 12/17/2025opting into the Garden State C-PACE Program. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: 2:16-CV-2530 Claimant: Estate of Malcolm Wiley Claimant's Attorney: Michael T. Ashley Esq., 50 Park Place, Suite 1400, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Settlement Amount: $80,000.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Information:

Dept./Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: To provide gap financing for the construction of a three-family residential dwelling consisting of three (3) deed-restricted affordable housing units pursuant to the City of Newark Affordable Housing Trust Fund Entity Name: 229 South 11th LLC Entity Address: 59 Lincoln Park, Suite 375, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Grant Amount: $300,000.00 Funding Source: City of Newark Affordable Housing Trust Fund Total Project Cost: $1,012,828.43 City Contribution: $300,000.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Personal Equity; New Jersey Community Capital Grant Period: Commencing upon the Effective Date, as defined in the Grant Agreement, and expiring upon the sale and transfer of the Project and Home to the Purchaser and the funding of the Grant Funds 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) 229 South 11th Street, Block 1815, Lot 11 (West Ward) Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application and Acceptance for Grant Funds Purpose: To prepare a historical preservation plan for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Interior of Newark City Hall Entity Name: New Jersey Historic Trust, 2026 Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund Entity Address: 101 S. Broad Street, 6th Floor, Trenton, New Jersey 08608 Grant Amount: $75,000.00 Total Project Cost: $100,000.00 City Contribution: $25,000.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A Grant Period: 2026 Historic Site Management Grant 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:

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: Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal Additional Information: Sponsor Council Member Luis A. Quintana

RAFFLE LICENSES 1. Desfile y Festival Cultural Dominicano del Condado de Essex/RL-4 2. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church/RL-5 3. St. Michael's Seton RC Church/RL-6 4. St. Michael's RC Church/RL-7

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: ESX-L-2163-23 Claimant: Deborah Wood Claimant's Attorney: Mitchell H. Portnoi Esq., 1199 U.S.22, Suite 301, Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 Settlement Amount: $575,000.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY (20) YEAR LONG TERM TAX ABATEMENT TO NAIMOR 763 S ORANGE URBAN RENEWAL LLC, 90 WASHINGTON ST., SUITE 307, EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY 07017 FOR A PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE WEST WARD AT 763 AND 765-767 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 4207, LOTS 12, 13 & 14 (THE “PROPERTY”), TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIVE (5) STORY MIXED USE BUILDING WITH THIRTY-TWO (32) RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS ON THE 2ND THROUGH 5TH FLOORS CONSISTING OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS (TWO (2) STUDIO UNITS, SIXTEEN (16) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, AND SEVEN (7) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS), (THE “MARKET RATE UNITS”), SEVEN (7) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS OF WHICH ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM WHICH SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), TWO (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI, CONSISTING OF ONE (1) STUDIO UNIT AND ONE (1) ONE-BEDROOM UNIT, AND FOUR (4) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, CONSISTING OF ONE (1) STUDIO UNIT, TWO (2) ONE-BEDROOM UNITS, AND ONE (1) TWO-BEDROOM UNITS (THE “INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS”), AND 1,134 SF OF RETAIL/COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR (THE “COMMERCIAL/RETAIL UNITS”), EIGHT (8) PARKING SPACES, A GYM, ROOF DECK, ELEVATOR, A 642 SF MECHANICAL ROOM, A 450 SF STORAGE ROOM, AND A TRASH ROOM, FOR A PROJECT LOCATED IN THE WEST WARD AT 763 AND 765-767 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 4207, LOTS 12, 13 & 14 (COLLECTIVELY, THE “PROJECT”) (WEST WARD).

1. ALIF MUHAMMAD Appearing. 2. FAHKERIA BRADLEY Appearing. 3. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER Not appearing. 4. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON Not appearing. 5. LAMONT VAUGHN Appearing. 6. MALIK H. COOPER Appearing. 7. QUEEN DANNISHA CLYBURN Appearing. 8. OPAL R. WRIGHT Not appearing. 9. DEBRA SALTERS Appearing. 10. QUADEER PORTER Appearing. 11. DARNELLA LEE Appearing. 12. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER Appearing. 13. SHAKEAL MOORE Not appearing. 14. PABLO OLIVERA Not appearing.

North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, December 17, 2025.

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation Claim C.P. No.: 2022-29310 Claimant: Dennis O’Neill II Claimant's Attorney: William J. Scherman, Esq., of The Law Firm of Patrick G. Patel, Esq. Attorney's Address: 580 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 Settlement Amount: $162,639.44 Funding Source: Fund Code: 024 Dept.: 24T Division: 5T24 Account #: 96310 Additional Information:

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Subordination and Intercreditor and Estoppel Agreements Purpose: Issuance of Estoppel Certificate and Subordination Intercreditor Agreement. Entity Name: Two Center Street Urban Renewal, L.L.C. Entity Address: c/o Dranoff Properties, Inc., 755 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 Sale Amount: $0.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated ( X ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $0.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: Not Applicable Contract Basis ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a List of Property: 34-40 Park Place (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Block 125, Lot 26/ Central Ward Additional Information: Ordinance 6PSF-h adopted on July 7, 2016, authorized the execution of an Amended Restated Financial Agreement.

At its Special Conference of Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Council President C. Lawrence Crump requested an update on a motion he recently submitted at the Regular Meeting of March 19, 2025. Council President Crump has serious concerns and is requesting an update on the two abandoned properties. 13 and 15 Hecker Street.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution to increase grant amount to Sub-recipient and extend the grant period Purpose: First Amendment to Sub-award Agreement to the Urban Renewal Corporation Entity Name: Urban Renewal Corporation Entity Address: 224 Sussex Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $20,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R5-h adopted on June 4, 2025, authorized an execution of an agreement with Urban Renewal Corporation in the amount of $56,658.00. This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $20,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $76,658.00.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-appointment to the Affirmative Action Review Council Name of Appointee: Leon K. Baptiste Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on December 6, 2029. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution to increase grant amount to Sub-recipient and extend the grant period Purpose: First Amendment to increase funding awarded in the amount of $87,000.00 to the Hyacinth Aids Foundation Entity Name: Hyacinth Aids Foundation Entity Address: 201 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07102 Grant Amount: $87,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( X ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant (X) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R5-i adopted on June 04, 2025, authorized a sub-award to Hyacinth Aids Foundation in the amount not to exceed $343,723.00. This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $87,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $430,724.00.

A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of longtime Newark resident Miriam Serrano.

A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Harvey Irvin Rasberry, father of Keisha Rasberry, longtime Newark Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services Department employee.

A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, once again, investigate the property at 13 Hecker Street, and if warranted, prepare the necessary documentation for the immediate demolition of the property and cite the owner.

A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Newark resident Hector Sepulveda.