Legislation

RE: 6PSF-a Ordinance Reinstating Longevity Payment for Certain Employees Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. has requested additional information regarding the above ordinance. Specifically: 1) Provide the total cost to the City budget with the adoption of the legislation. 2) Provide a list of the “Certain Employees” most affected by the legislation.

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Service Agreement Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis. Entity Name: Matrix New World Engineering, Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture, PC Entity Address: 26 Columbia Turnpike, 2nd Floor, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may extend beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis. Entity Name: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Entity Address: 412 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Downtown Building - 1st Floor, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis. Entity Name: OCA Architects, Inc. Entity Address: 211 Warren Street, Suite 219, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Re: 7R2-h, i and 7R4-b Council Member C. Lawrence Crump requested additional information regarding the above resolutions. Specifically: 1) Provide a breakdown of the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Accounts. 2) Provide a breakdown on the City’s Escrow Account. 3) Provide a breakdown of the deposits in the City’s bank depositories/Cash Management Plan.

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis Entity Name: D&B Engineers and Architects of New Jersey, P.C. Entity Address: 220 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 Contract Amount: Not to Exceed $100,000.00 Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities 2024 Budget Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9.) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services on an As Needed Basis. Entity Name: Grant Engineering and Construction Group, LLC Entity Address: 211 Warren Street, Suite 209, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, Project assignments may go beyond December 31, 2024, as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Dept./ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to Agreement to provide legal services concerning Labor and Employment Matters. Entity Name: Jalloh and Jalloh, LLC, formerly known as Schaffer, Shain Jalloh, PC Entity Address: 21 W. Blancke Street, 2nd Floor, Linden, New Jersey 07036 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $140,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Law Department Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: The Original Resolution 7R6-a(S) awarded a contract to Schaffer, Shain, Jalloh, PC, this entity has now filed for dissolution and will be defunct. The New entity will be known as Jalloh and Jalloh, LLC. This First Amendment will increase the amount of contract by $65,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $140,000.00, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: 2023 Annual Budget for the Bergen, Lyons, Clinton Special Improvement District (BLCSID Partnership, Inc.) Purpose: Introduction of the 2023 Annual Budget for Bergen, Lyons, Clinton Special Improvement District Amount: $410,425.56 Budget Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Additional Information: Ordinance 6PSF-b, adopted on April 17, 2013, created the BLC Special Improvement District in the South Ward.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide maintenance and repair services for the elevators. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Big Apple Elevator Service and Consulting, LLC, 244 5th Avenue, L222, New York, New York 10001 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $1,500,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Public Buildings/NW-011-060-0604-71660-B2023 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This bid contract provides for the maintenance and repair service for the elevators in the City of Newark buildings for the Department of Public Works, Division of Public Buildings. Advertisement Date: October 31, 2023 Bids Downloaded: Fourteen (14) Bids Received: One (1)

A motion requesting that the Department of Health and Community Wellness, Office of Homeless Services and the Department of Engineering, Division of Inspections and Enforcement, coordinate their efforts to eliminate or monitor the various organizations that provide feeding services for the homeless population at Peter Francisco Park and the failure of those organizations to remove their debris afterwards.

A motion requesting that the Engineering Department provide an update on the status and locations of the twenty (20) portable speed sign monitoring devices appropriated in the 2023 budget.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To develop public access on the Passaic River and Newark Bay Complex. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Resource Restoration Entity Address: 5401 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $7,018,184.30 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Natural Resource Restoration Total Project Cost: $14,036,368.60 City Contribution: $7,018.184.30 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) 8-12 Centre Place/Block 1/Lot 24/Central Ward 8-12 Centre Place Rear/Block 1/Lot 24.01/Central Ward Docks/Block 130/Lot 1/Central Ward Docks/Block 130/Lot 12/Central Ward 20-32 Centre Place/Block 130/Lot 29/Central Ward 20-32 Centre Place/Block 130/Lot 29.01/Central Ward 14-18 Centre Place/Block 130/Lot 47/Central Ward Docks/Block 133/Lot 1/Central Ward Docks/Block 134/Lot 10/Central Ward Additional Information: The Newark Riverfront Park Expansion Project.

Dept/Agency: Offices of Municipal Council and City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Executive Session Purpose: To exclude the public from a portion of meeting to discuss attorney-client privilege matters pertaining to Settlement of Workers’ Compensation. Meeting: Pre-Meeting Date: December 5, 2023 Time: Commencing at 11:06 A.M. and ending at 11:16 A.M. Additional Information:

A motion requesting that the Engineering Department investigate Fabyan Place to determine if “No Parking Anytime” signage is the appropriate remedy for the heavily travelled roadway.

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Pre-Litigation Settlement of Civil Claim Docket No.: Not Applicable Claimant: Antonelli Kantor, P.C., 354 Eisenhower Parkway, #1000, Livingston, New Jersey 07039 Settlement Amount: $133,875.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VII, STATE UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE ENFORCING AGENCY, CHAPTER 5 ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES; EMERGENCIES, SECTION 8, VIOLATION NOTICES AND ORDERS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO PLACE A LIS PENDENS ON THOSE FOUND VIOLATING INITIAL STOP WORK ORDERS. Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To provide for new construction of three (3) two-family homes to sell at market rate. Entity Name: S Skipwith Investments, LLC Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07112 Sale Amount: $55,272.00 Cost Basis: (X) $7.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $65,100.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty-four (24) 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) 146 Chadwick Avenue/Block 2687/Lot 49/South Ward 797 Bergen Street/Block 2711/Lot 13/South Ward 799 Bergen Street/Block 2711/Lot 14/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 7,896 X $7.00 = $55,272.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Appointment of Delfin Y. Ortiz, Fire Chief, effective fall 2023

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VII, STATE UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE ENFORCING AGENCY, CHAPTER 5 ENFORCEMENT; VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES; EMERGENCIES, SECTION 4, PENALTIES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO INCREASE FINES AND PENALTIES FOR THOSE IN VIOLATION OF STOP WORK ORDERS. Sponsor(s): Council Member, Patrick O. Council

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To provide for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Grant. Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriation Amount: $5,828,440.00 Budget Year: 2024 Contract Period: September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-j adopted on December 6, 2023. Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Other Agencies, Office of Homeless Services Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying ( X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Purpose: To provide authorization to purchase various goods and services from approved vendors under Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council Contracts. Entity Name: Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council Entity Address: Randolph, New Jersey 07869 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $200,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council authorization through the expiration of the contracts or December 31, 2024, whichever occurs first 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 Resolution authorizes the use of Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council Contracts to purchase various goods and services for various City Departments and agencies through December 2024.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: Community Resource Center - American Rescue Plan/Capital Projects Fund (ARC - ARP/CPF) Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Appropriation Amount: $6,732,267.00 Budget Year: 2024 Contract Period: March 15, 2021 through December 31, 2026 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R7-a adopted on December 6, 2023. Operating Agency: Office of the Mayor and Other Agencies, Office of Homeless Services Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XVIII HOUSING CODE, CHAPTER XIV, SHORT-TERM RENTALS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS OF CHAPTER 14.