Legislation

Central Planning Board, Minutes, May 2026 through August 2026.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution #7R1-E 06/04/2025, to exercise the first option to extend existing contract and increase the contract amount. Purpose: Senior Nutrition Food Program Entity Name(s) / Entity Address(es): 1. Kings Family Restaurant and Catering, 557 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07108 2. Tossed NJ Corp, 89 Mulberry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 3. Brooklyn Kitchen, 2780 Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11224 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $750,000, annually, for multiple vendors combined. Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services/Food Stuffs/NW011-160-1609-83210-B2026 Contract Period: To be ratified for October 9, 2026 through October 8, 2027 with One (1) one (1) year options remaining to renew, with the approval and authorization of the Municipal Council 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: Resolution 7R1-E 06/04/2025, adopted by the Municipal Council awarded a contract for the Senior Nutrition Food Program in an amount not to exceed $630,000.00 per year. This Resolution amends Resolution 7R1-E 06/04/2025 by correcting an administrative error and increasing the initial not-to-exceed contract amount by $120,000.00 to a new total, not-to-exceed contract amount of $750,000.00 annually. It further authorizes the exercise of the City of Newark’s first of two, one-year options to renew the contract for the Senior Nutrition Food Program.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To provide funds for the operating expenses until the adoption of the 2026 Operating Budget for the City of Newark and Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. Funding Source: 2026 Budget Appropriation Amount: $41,492,738.00 Budget Year: 2026 Contract Period: November 1, 2026 through November 30, 2026 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: Funds accepted by Resolution N/A Operating Agency: All Departments Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: Municipal Council support for the submission of an application for funding from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Funds Entity Name: Badger Madison Community Partners, LLC Entity Address: 208 Chadwick Avenue c/o Nii Abladey, Newark, New Jersey 07108 Grant Amount: $0.00 Total Project Cost: $5,002,135.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale () Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a List of Property (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 33 Madison Avenue/Block 2664/Lot 29/South Ward 35 Madison Avenue/Block 2664/Lot 30/South Ward 37 Madison Avenue/Block 2664/Lot 31/South Ward 136 Badger Avenue/Block 2664/Lot 32/South Ward 39 Madison Avenue/Block 2664/Lot 54/South Ward Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: Amending Resolution 7R1-a, adopted on August 05, 2026, to accept additional grant funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark and Essex County Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Appropriation Amount: $3,131,050.00 Budget Year: 2026 Contract Period: March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027 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: The original Apply and Accept Resolution 7R1-b, adopted on April 15, 2026, accepted a $679,332.00 Grant Award from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Subsequently, additional funding of $2,042,112.00 was accepted through Resolution 7R1-a, adopted on August 5, 2026, for the Ryan White Program. An additional award of $3,131,050.00 has since been received, bringing the total cumulative grant award to $5,852,494.00. Funds accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution submitted under separate cover as File ID #26-1337 Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING TITLE XXIII, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, CHAPTER 23:5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING SECTION 23:5-11.3, MUNICIPAL TOWING AND IMPOUND FACILITIES, BY SUPPLEMENTING SECTION 23:5-11 TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF CITY TOWING AND CITY IMPOUND FACILITIES, AND BY EXEMPTING CITY TOWING OPERATIONS FROM CERTAIN WRECKER LICENSING REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 8:19.

1. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON 2. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER 3. ALIF MUHAMMAD 4. ALNISA MILLER 5. MARK REDDICK 6. LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER 7. RAMÓN LUIS RODRIGUEZ 8. ELIJAH MORGANO 9. MARILYN SOWELL 10. ODESSER PRINDLE 11. MARYAM BEY 12. ANTHONY D’ANGELO 13. SHAKIR MCDOUGALD 14. CHÉ COLTER 15. LAMONT VAUGHN 16. MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI 17. REGINALD TURNER 18. NADIRAH BROWN 19. SARA CRISPIN 20. DR. LEAH OWENS 21. OPAL R. WRIGHT 22. DR. WALE IDRIS 23. QUEEN DANNISHA CLYBURN 24. SIMONE BRAITHWAITE 25. JACQUELINE PEOPLES

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: Pequannock Sludge Lagoon Remediation - Contract 06-WS2026 Entity Name: Spectraserv, Inc. Entity Address: 75 Jacobus Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey 07032 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,919,420.00 Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/ NW037-750-7505-71960-B2026 and NW038-800-8007-71970-B2026 Contract Period: 730 calendar days from the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed 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: Bid Packages Distributed: Six (6) Bids Received: One (1)

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Subordination Agreement Purpose: An Agreement to Subordinate the City of Newark's Reverter Rights by entering into a First Amendment to Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land and a Subordination Agreement in order to permit the Redeveloper to obtain the financing necessary for the development of three (3) - three family homes, of which one (1) will be for sale, and the other two (2) will be for rent, each having one (1) unit affordable at 60-80 percent of the Area Median Income (“AMI”) Entity Name: Nobre Development, LLC Entity Address: 160 South Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 Sale Amount: N/A Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated (X) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: N/A Appraised Amount: N/A Contract Period: Not Applicable Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 476 15th Avenue/Block 282/Lot 16/Central Ward 466 South 14th Street/Block 330/Lot 38/West Ward 464 South 14th Street/Block 330/Lot 39/West Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-h adopted on July 10, 2024, designated Nobre Development, LLC, as the Redeveloper and authorized the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land

Dept/Agency: Offices of Municipal Council and City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Executive Session Purpose: To exclude public from portion of meeting to discuss matters concerning attorney-client privileged matters regarding Civil Litigation Settlements. Meeting: Pre-Meeting Date: October 6, 2026 Time: Commencing at 11:47 A.M. and ending at 12:38 P.M. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: Construction of a minimum of 8-unit 100% affordable rental housing development catering to the 40%-120% AMI population with commercial space on the ground floor; construction of three (3) new two-family homes be sold at market rate; renovations of hallways, gymnasiums and classrooms be used to operate as a workforce training center for local residents with a five (5) year no cost use of space and new construction of a building for the local non-profit Clinton Hill Society. Entity Name: Nan Newark Tech World A NJ Nonprofit Corporation Entity Address: 400 Hawthorne Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Sale Amount: $525,000.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF (X) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $1,746,400.00 Appraised Amount: $N/A 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) 411 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3037/ Lot 12/ South Ward 407-409 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3037/ Lot 13/ South Ward 403-405 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3037/ Lot 16/ South Ward 397-399 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3037/ Lot 19/ South Ward 395 Hawthorne Avenue/ Block 3037/ Lot 20/ South Ward 392-400 Hawthorne Avenue/Block 3617/ Lot 8,9,10,11,12/ South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Negotiated = $525,000.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18:1 (ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSING CODE) OF TITLE XVIII OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK TO ESTABLISH AN EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE RIGHT-OF-ENTRY AND SEARCH WARRANT PROCEDURE FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND ABATEMENT OF ILLEGAL PROPERTY CONVERSIONS.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE XV, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO AMEND VARIOUS CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS TO INCREASE TITLE XV PENALTIES.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/ Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Cooperative Purchasing Agreement Purpose: ESCNJ- Collision Repair Services for Vehicles and Equipment # ESCNJ 24/25-04; To provide chassis preventive maintenance: Major, and chassis repair: Engine, for the Department of Public Works, and Department of Water and Sewer Entity Name(s)/ Entity Address(es): 1. Frank’s Truck Center, Inc., 325 Orient Way, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 07071 2. Central Jersey Collision dba Elizabeth Truck Center, 878 North Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07201 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $500,000.00 Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Public Works 011-060-0602-71840/71860-B2026 and Department of Water and Sewer 037-750-7502-71840-B2026 Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval through June 30, 2027 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 Cooperative Purchasing Agreement will provide chassis preventive maintenance: Major, and chassis repair: Engine, by the Department of Public Works, and Department of Water & Sewer Utilities. Additional City departments may utilize this contract on an as-needed basis, subject to the availability of funds and certification by the Chief Financial Officer.

Re: Doc 3 092326 During the Hearing of Citizens segment of its Regular Meeting of Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the Municipal Council heard testimony from Newark resident, Latoya Jackson-Tucker, regarding alleged mistreatment by members of the Newark Police Department during a recent incident.

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: To provide Municipal Council support for the submission of an application by the Developer to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Healthy Homes Initiative Program Entity Name: South Seventh Development, LLC Entity Address: 17 Academy Street, Suite 301, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $0 Total Project Cost: $3,488,940.00 City Contribution: $0 Other Funding Source/Amount: Grant Period: Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale () Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a List of Property (Address/Block/Lot/Ward 447 South 7th Street/Block 303/Lot 16/Central Ward 449-451 South 7th Street/Block 303/Lot 14 Central Ward Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Execute Notice in Lieu of Deed Notice (“NILDN”) Purpose: Authorizing the execution and recordation of NILDN in connection with certain remediation conducted by Montrose Environmental on behalf of Entity listed below Entity Name: Pilgrim Baptist Village Preservation Urban Renewal, LLC Entity Address: 200 Vesey Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10080 Contract Amount: $0.00 Funding Source: Not Applicable Contract Period: Until completion of remedial activities as determined by the NJDEP or Entity’s Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. (X) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) n/a Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring October 2026 Breast Cancer Awareness Month Purpose: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in The City of Newark Date: October 18, 2026 Sponsor: Luis A. Quintana, Council President Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring October 2026 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Purpose: Recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month Date: October 1, 2026 Sponsor(s): Louise Scott-Rountree, Council Member-At-Large Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: State of the West Ward Address Entity Name: The Board of Education of the Vocational Schools in the County of Essex Entity Address: 60 Nelson Place, 1 North, Newark NJ 07102 Event Location: Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology, 498-544 W. Market Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Event Date: Friday, October 16, 2026 Event Time: 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member Dupre’ L. Kelly

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To accept the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Community Energy Planning Grant to develop and update Newark’s Community Energy Plan to guide the City of Newark through decisions related to clean energy projects. Entity Name: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Entity Address: 44 South Clinton Avenue, 1st Floor, Trenton, NJ 08625 Grant Amount: $25,000.00 Total Project Cost: $25,000.00 City Contribution: N/A Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A Grant Period: July 01, 2026 through June 30, 2027 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: Additional Information: The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Community Energy Planning Grant Program supports municipalities in developing local community energy plans that align with the State’s Energy Master Plan: Pathway to 2050. The program enables municipalities to access local energy use, plan for renewable energy integration, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and engage residents in developing equitable clean energy strategies.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of the Business Administrator Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application and Agreements with HUD for One-Year Action Plan Purpose: Application and acceptance of funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the City of Newark’s 2026 One-Year Action Plan (Program Year 2026-2027) Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Entity Address: 1085 Raymond Boulevard, 13th floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260 Total Grant Amount: $16,015,599.27 Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) Program Grant Period: September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 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: Detailed allocation: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)- $6,768,997.00 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)-$592,715.00 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME)-$2,684,071.27 Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) -$5,969,816.00

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring Intent Purpose: Blindness and Visual Impairment Awareness Month - October 2026 Sponsor: Louise Scott-Rountree, Council Member-At-Large Additional Information:

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Hortensia Benavente Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 2. Mr. Archibald Webb “Archie” Williams, Sr. 3. Captain Keith Von Henderson Sr. Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 4. Dempsey Stokes, Jr. “Abdullah Muhammad” 5. Reno Brower 6. Jewel Burney 7. Henry L. Thomas, Jr. 8. Joeann Jones-Barkley 9. Derrick “Ace” Mungin 10. Ramee Wright 11. Samuel Watson, Jr. 12. Violet Williams