Legislation

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring an Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Designating Area in Need of Redevelopment List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 23-37 University Avenue/Block 47/Lot 40/Central Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-l(S), adopted on August 19, 2021, authorized and directed the Central Planning Board to conduct a preliminary investigation to determine if the area is in need of redevelopment.

AN ORDINANCE CREATING TITLE XXI, ELECTIONS, CHAPTER 1, SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. Sponsor(s): Council President, LaMonica R. McIver

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Change Order#1/Amending Resolution 7R3-d080322 Purpose: To enter into and execute a Change Order #1 to Contract #2022-02, Citywide Streets 2022 Paving Project, with JA Alexander, Inc. Entity Name: JA Alexander, Inc. Entity Address: 130-158 JFK Drive, Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,214,466.55 Funding Source: Capital Projects Grant Contract Period: September 14, 2022 through September 14, 2023, to be extended through March 14, 2024 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: Original Resolution 7R3-d, adopted on August 3, 2022, awarded a bid contract to JA Alexander, Inc., in a contract amount not to exceed $5,214,466.55, for the Citywide Streets 2022 Paving Project with a contract period of 365 calendar days from the date of a written Notice to Proceed dated September 14, 2022, with a declared contract period of September 14, 2022 through September 14, 2023. This Resolution will authorize the City of Newark to enter into and execute a Change Order/Amendment #1 to Contract #2022-02 with JA Alexander, Inc. to extend the contract term through March 14, 2024.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Extension Request Purpose: To request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to award a contract for construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 by April 21, 2024. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $2,886,447.00 Total Project Cost: Not Applicable City Contribution: No municipal funds required Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: Fiscal Year 2022 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: This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the City of Newark to request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark additional time to award a contract for construction of the Municipal Aid Program for Street Resurfacing - Various Streets - 2022 - Newark (20 Locations) MA-22 from October 21, 2023 to April 21, 2024.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose:To accept grant funding and enter into a Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement with NJDOT for the Newark Ironbound Roundabout Project, Federal Project Number, D00S(738). Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $1,721,729.63 Total Project Cost: Not Applicable City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: From the date of the Grant Agreement execution to August 25, 2028 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: This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to accept grant funding in the amount of $1,721,729.63 ($1,456,374.50 for construction and $265,355.13 for construction inspection and management services) for the Newark Ironbound Roundabout Program. This Resolution further authorizes the City of Newark to enter into and execute a Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Local Aid and Economic Development for the Newark Ironbound Roundabout Project.

1. SANTIAGO PANIAGUA Appearing. 2. FAHKERIA BRADLEY Appearing. 3. LISA PARKER Appearing. 4. OZEILIA REYNOLDS Not appearing. 5. JACQUELINE PEOPLES Not appearing. 6. ALIF MUHAMMAD Appearing. 7. DEBRA MAPSON Appearing. 8. GEE CURETON Not appearing. 9. TALLAUCHA HUNTER Appearing. 10. ELI KWAWUKUME Appearing. 11. JOHN GOLDSTEIN Appearing. 12. KIM GADDY Appearing. 13. OPAL R. WRIGHT Appearing. 14. DARNELLA LEE Not appearing. 15. HAKEEM ROSEBERRY Not appearing. 16. CATHERINE ROBINSON Not appearing. 17. BETTY OWENS Not appearing. 18. LATOYA JACKSON Appearing. 19. JANISE AFOLO Appearing. 20. LEV ZILBERMITES Appearing. 21. DONNA JACKSON Appearing. 22. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI Appearing. 23. NICAURI VARGAS Not appearing. 24. RYAN HAYGOOD Not appearing. 25. MUTA ELMIN Appearing.

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DEPUTY MAYOR/DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE THE FIRST AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE AND REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWARK AND DAVIDSON ABRAHAM AND ASSOCIATES, LLC AND MOUNT HOPE HOUSING COMPANY, INC., FOR THE PRIVATE SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 209-211 IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD, 213-217 IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD, AND 219 IRVINE TURNER BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07108, AS IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 2567, LOTS 35, 31, 32, 33 AND 30 (CENTRAL WARD). No Action Taken 8-c 111323

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Change Order#1/Amend Resolution 7R12-c(AS)110222 Purpose: To enter into and execute Change Order #1 CSO Solids/Floatables Control Measures Netting Facilities at Peddie Ditch, Site 025 Contract #07-WS2016. Entity Name: Coppola Services, Inc. Entity Address: 28 Executive Parkway, Ringwood, New Jersey 07456 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,184,730.22 Funding Source: Capital Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/Business Unit: NW044, Dept. 17C, Div./Proj. 17C01, Account #94710, Budget Ref. B2017 Contract Period: 180 calendar days to final completion from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R12-c(AS) adopted on November 2, 2022, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $3,169,890.00 for a period of 180 calendar days from the date of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. Change Order #1 will increase the contract amount by $14,840.22 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $3,184,730.22, with no extension on final completion from the date of the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Board of Taxicab Commissioners Meeting Minutes, August 17, 2023 and September 7, 2023.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R4-b061516 Purpose: Ferry Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements Federal Project Number HSP-1844(301) Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $5,663,005.13 Total Project Cost: Not Applicable City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: From the date of contract execution till August 2, 2028 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: This Resolution will amend Resolution 7R4-b, adopted on June 15, 2016, by increasing the grant funding from $2,703,000.00 to $5,663,005.13 ($4,656,011.57 for construction and $1,006,993.56 for construction inspection and management services). This Resolution will also authorize the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to enter into and execute Federal Aid Cost Reimbursement Agreement #2023-DT-BLA-206 with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Local Aid and Economic Development.

SCHOOL TAXES 2023-2024 FORM A4F

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: 2023 Annual Budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation for the Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District (MPANID) Purpose: Reading and Adopting 2023 Annual Budget for Mt. Prospect Avenue Neighborhood Improvement District Management Corporation.. Amount: $505,000.00 Budget Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Additional Information: Budget Introduction authorized by Resolution 7R2-e adopted on August 2, 2023. Public Hearing will be held at the October 18, 2023 Regular Meeting at 6:30 P.M.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Resolution 7R8-c092023 Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees Purpose: To amend the details of the event, parade route and event date/time. Event: Children’s Halloween Parade and Car Show Date(s): Saturday, October 28, 2023 Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information: Amending Original Resolution 7R8-c, adopted on September 20, 2023. The Children’s Halloween Parade and Car Show will begin at Verona Avenue and end at Delavan Avenue with festivities between Heller Parkway and Elwood Avenue (North Ward), from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($550.00) for street festival and street closure will be waived. Rain Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 2:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: 2023 Annual Budget for Greater Newark Tourism Improvement District Management Corporation d/b/a The Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau (“Bureau”) Purpose: Reading and Adopting 2023 Annual Budget for The Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau. Amount: $2,058,738.00 Budget Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 Additional Information: Budget Introduction authorized by Resolution 7R2-e adopted on September 7, 2023. Public hearing will be held at the October 18, 2023 Regular Meeting at 6:30 P.M.

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Extend the due date for 4th Quarter Property Taxes Purpose: To provide homeowners and property owners additional time to pay their property taxes due to the delay in the delivery of Tax Bills. Program Period: November 12, 2023 through December 1, 2023 only Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Approving Form of Sale of City-Secured Bonds Amount to be Financed: $2,735,000.00 Source of Appropriation: Notes Purchaser: New Jersey Infrastructure Bank Project Information: (Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, NEW JERSEY, DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF ITS PHASE V AND PHASE VI NOTES, EACH ENTITLED “NOTE RELATING TO THE WATER BANK CONSTRUCTION FINANCING PROGRAM OF THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK”, TO BE ISSUED IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $1,965,000.00 AND $770,000.00, RESPECTIVELY, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH NOTES TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF SUCH NOTES BY THE CITY OF NEWARK IN FAVOR OF THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, ALL PURSUANT TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK WATER BANK CONSTRUCTION FINANCING PROGRAM. Additional Information: Phase V and VI of Flood Mitigation Project.

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) 146 University Avenue/Block 34/Lot 1/Central Ward 75-83 Central Avenue/Block 34/Lot 47/Central Ward 61-63 Washington Street/Block 35/Lot 20/Additional Lot 35/Central Ward 65 Washington Street/Block 35/Lot 21/Central Ward 67 Washington Street/Block 35/Lot 22/Central Ward 69 Washington Street/Block 35/Lot 23/Central Ward 71 Washington Street/Block 35/Lot 24/Central Ward 61 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 27/Central Ward 63 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 28/Central Ward 65 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 29/Central Ward 69 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 31/Central Ward 71-73 Central Avenue/Block 35/Lot 32/Additional Lots 33 and 34/Central Ward Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: ESX-L-674-19 Claimant: Zireek Martin Claimant's Attorney: Raymond L. Hamlin, Esq., of Hunt, Hamlin, Ridley Settlement Amount: $450,000.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Information:

A motion requesting that the Business Administrator and the Director of the Department of Public Safety provide an update on the status of vacancies at it relates to the staffing of school crossing guards.

A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, repair the large potholes in the vicinity of North 3rd Street and Bloomfield Avenue and 2nd Avenue between Summer Avenue and Mount Prospect Street.

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 1. Joyce “Rasheda” White Sponsored by Council Member Dupre’ K. Kelly 2. Clyde Clifton Stanley Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 3. Alphonso Crawford 4. Daisy L. Hargraves-Johnson 5. Joyce E. Small 6. Diane Arlotta

A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering, Division of Traffic and Signals, perform a traffic assessment at the intersection of North 7th Street and 2nd Avenue, in addition to the previously requested traffic study at the intersection of Grafton Avenue and Parker Street.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Approving Constable Bond Purpose: To serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses, subpoenas, complaints, repossessions, lockouts, legal documents, small claims and writs of execution. Name of Constable: Abraham Maury Address: Newark, New Jersey 07107 Appointment Term: For a period of three (3) from the date of appointment or until the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information: Appointed by Resolution #7R8-h adopted on September 7, 2023.

A motion requesting that the Director of the Department of Public Safety provide to the Municipal Council a traffic plan for Newark Public and charter school related traffic congestion which contributes to the overcrowding and blocking of streets on or near school property that is directly associated with car transportation of students to and from school.