Legislation

A motion expressing sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of James Valentine.

Dept./ Agency: Administration Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for City Leaf Corporation to operate a Class V Cannabis retail micro Business within the City of Newark. Additional Information: Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-5.1(g) and/or pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7.2(4); nothing in this Resolution prohibits the City of Newark to revoke its support and rescind the conditional license.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: Smith Center for Infectious Disease and Urban Health Entity Address: 310 Central Avenue, Suite 307, East Orange, New Jersey 07018 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $150,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on April 6, 2022. Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $10,418.00.

Dept./ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: To provide needed funds to entities with programs focusing on violence prevention and that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. 1) All Stars Project of New Jersey, 543 West 42nd Street, New York, New York, 10036; 2) Inspired By U, LLC, Newark, New Jersey 07108; 3) Newark Community Street Team, Newark, New Jersey 07108; 4) Newark Opportunity Youth Network, 571 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107; 5) Next Generation Project, Orange, New Jersey 07050; 6) FP YouthOutcry Foundation, Inc., a/k/a The HUBB Arts & Trauma Center, Newark, New Jersey 07103; and 7) Urban Care, LLC, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $850,000.00 to be allocated amongst seven (7) entities Funding Source: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - Department of Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds/Business Unit: NW051, Dept. G21, Div./Proj. ARPN0, Activity A, Account #71280, Budget Ref. B2021 Grant Period: To commence upon full execution of the Grant Agreements; grant funds to be expended no later than July 31, 2023 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: ARPA funds in an amount not to exceed $850,000.00 shall be made available to seven (7) entities, whose work focuses on violence prevention and have sustained adverse impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The entities will use these funds towards violence prevention programs. The Grant Funds must be fully expended twelve (12) months from full contract execution.

A motion expressing sincere sorrow and regret at the recent passing of Mrs. Gloria Cancel, longtime Newark resident and senior advocate.

A motion requesting that the Administration and the Department of Engineering monitor and investigate the intersection at South Orange Avenue and Jones Street to determine if new safety measures, primarily the extension of time between signal changes, are needed to improve public safety for the elderly pedestrians.

Dept./ Agency: Administration Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution of Support Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for Treeotics, LLC to operate a Class V Cannabis Retail Micro Business within the City of Newark. Additional Information: Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:30-5.1(g) and/or pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-7.2(4); nothing in this Resolution prohibits the City of Newark to revoke its support and rescind the conditional license.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: New Jersey AIDS Services, Inc. Entity Address: Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $225,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on April 6, 2022 Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $56,250.00.

1. ROSA PIZARRO Not appearing. 2. DARNELLA LEE Not appearing. 3. OPAL R. WRIGHT Not appearing. 4. SHEILA MONTAGUE Appearing. 5. LINDA MCDONALD CARTER Appearing. 6. MUTA EL AMIN Appearing. 7. MARGUERITE ROYSTER Not appearing. 8. ELAINE AQUIL Not appearing. 9. CYNTHIA PERRY Not appearing. 10. TONY D’ANGELO Appearing. 11. UNIQUE WESTBROOK Appearing. 12. JACQUELINE PEOPLES Not appearing. 13. LINDA LLOYD Appearing. 14. MUNIRAH BOMANI Appearing. 15. DEBRA SALTERS Appearing. 16. IBRAHIM I. AHMAD Not appearing. 17. MICHELLE HAMER Not appearing. 18. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON Not appearing. 19. CASSANDRA DOCK Appearing. 20. DONNA JACKSON Appearing. 21. LISA MITCHELSON PARKER Appearing. 22. DANNISHA CLYNBURN Not appearing. 23. CZEZRE ADAMS Appearing. 24. SEAN SMALL Not appearing.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To provide health center infrastructure support. Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Appropriation Amount: $621,363.00 Budget Year: 2022 Contract Period: September 15, 2021 through September 14, 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 7R5-b adopted on June 2, 2022. Operating Agency: Department of Health and Community Wellness Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 1. Glenn Arnold Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 2. Diane Castro 3. Grachan Moncur III 4. Charles W. Williams II 5. Dorothy Pinnix 6. Andrea Yvette Eaddy 7. Fannie Mae Jenkins Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 8. Darrell White Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 9. Reverend Lonzy C. McCarey, Sr. 10. Mary Blount

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, AMENDING TITLE 10, FINANCE AND TAXATION, CHAPTER 23, FIVE-YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AND ABATEMENT, MULTIPLE SECTIONS, RESTORING STATUTORY AUTHORITY OF APPROVALS OF FIVE YEAR TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ABATEMENTS TO THE ASSESSOR AND REPEALING GRANTING OF FIVE YEAR TAX EXEMPTIONS AND ABATEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE DWELLINGS, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Funds Purpose: To provide support for STD testing and patient follow-up. Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Health, Division of HIV, STD and TB Services Entity Address: P.O. Box 360, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0363 Grant Amount: $168,851.00 Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 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:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Establishing Municipal Council Meeting Dates Purpose: To amend the date of the 2022 Pre-Meetings, Regular Meetings, Special Meetings, and Conference Dates; to add a Special Meeting/Special Conference on June 8, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. Additional Information: Original Resolution 7R8-a adopted on December 15, 2021. Amending Resolution 7R8-a(S) adopted on January 4, 2022. Amending Resolution 7R8-d(AS) adopted on May 4, 2022. Open Public Meetings Act Notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment to Second River Joint Meeting Purpose: Appointment of Council Representative Name of Appointee: Carlos M. Gonzalez Appointment Term: Commencing upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending June 30, 2023 Sponsor(s): Additional Information: Council Member, Carlos M. Gonzalez will replace Council Member, Joseph A. McCallum, Jr.

A motion expressing sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of Wilhelmina Holder.

RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Mother Edna Reed 2. Individuals honored during the Essex-West Hudson Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, 35th Annual Breakfast, held on Sunday, June 5, 2022 3. Jorge E. Acosta, on Twenty (20) Years Commemoration of Priesthood 4. Individuals honored during the Father’s Day Event 5. Pastor Dr. Glenn Wilson, Sr. Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 6. Graduates honored from East Ward Public Schools 7. Diana Freeman, on her Forty-One (41) Years contribution to public education Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 8. Dr. Lloyd Preston Terrell, on his retirement after Thirty-Eight (38) Years as Pastor of Franklin Street Johns UMC 9. Retirees honored from Quitman Street School 10. Councilman John Sharpe James, on his public service to South Ward residents 11. Reverend Michael L. Fisher, on his Twenty (20) Years of ministry and community engagement at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church of Newark 12. Individuals honored from the Psycho Education Program on Grief and Trauma 13. Alpha Betta Phi Fraternity, on its 60th Anniversary, on Monday, July 4, 2022 14. Dr. Eugene Lawton, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on July 10, 2022 Sponsored by Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez 15. Individuals honored during the 2022 Just One Soccer/L.E.G.A.C.Y. II - Team Championship Awards Celebration, held on Sunday, June 26, 2022 Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 16. Individuals honored in Recognition of Outstanding Service to the South Ward Community, during the International Youth Organization’s Graduation, held on Friday, June 24, 2022 17. Pastor Tiffany A. Morrast, on her 10th Pastoral Anniversary at Secret Place of Praise, on Sunday, June 5, 2022 18. Pastor Ronald L. Slaughter, on his 11th Pastoral Anniversary at Saint James AME Church 19. Rivers of Living Water NJ UCC Ministries, on its 8th Anniversary, on Sunday, June 5, 2022 20. Mary Jackson, on her 90th Birthday Celebration 21. Cynthia Perkins, on her 75th Birthday Celebration 20. Rev. Dr. Cynthia D. Jackson, on her 10th Pastoral Anniversary at Allen AME Church, to be held on Sunday, July 31, 2022 21. Bishop Hilton Rawls, Sr. and First Lady Amanda Rawls, on their retirement from Saint Paul Life Center Church, on Saturday, June 11, 2022 22. Pastor Arthur S. Long, on his 2nd Pastoral Anniversary at Promised Land Missionary Baptist Church, on Sunday, June 12, 2022 23. Monic Lockett, on her retirement after Thirty-Two (32) Years of public service as a Teacher and Counselor with the Newark Board of Education 24. Amiri Baraka, Jr., on his community service 25. Individuals honored during the Tribute to Fathers Event 26. John T. Jenkins, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 27. The Witcher Family Reunion, held on Friday, June 25, 2022 28. Pastor Robert L. Morrast, on his 48th Pastoral Anniversary and Fifty (50) Years in ministry, on Sunday, June 12, 2022 29. Inez Kerr McClendon, posthumously on her contribution to the City and the Arts 30. Class of 2022 Graduates honored during the Historical Weequahic Neighborhood’s Annual Baton-Passing and Graduation Celebration, held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 Sponsored by Council Member LaMonica R. McIver 31. Gertrude Rubina Ray, on her 100th Birthday Celebration 32. Sharon Suber, on her retirement after Twenty-Nine (29) Years of public service as a Teacher 33. Mattie Longstreet, on her retirement after Twenty-Five (25) Years of public service as a Head Custodian Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 34. Graduates honored from Barringer High School 35. Graduates honored from Ridge Street School 36. Graduates honored from First Avenue Elementary School 37. Graduates honored from Elliot Street School 38. Graduates honored from Luis Munoz Marin School 39. Graduates honored from Technology High School 40. Graduates honored from Robert Treat Academy 41. Graduates Honored from Rafael Hernandez School 42. Captain Geraldo Rodriguez 43. The Honorable Patricia Q. Sheehan, Former Mayor of New Brunswick, on her 88th Birthday Celebration 44. Jersey Cares, Non-Profit Organization

AN ORDINANCE CONSENTING TO THE TRANSFER OF THE PROJECT TO ACQUIRE AND SUBSTANTIALLY RENOVATE (12) EXISTING MID-RISE ELEVATOR AND WALK-UP BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY (241) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS AND ON-SITE COMMUNITY AMENITIES, TO BE ORIGINALLY LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 31-41 E. KINNEY, 9 SCOTT STREET, 72-76 ORCHARD STREET, 11-31 PENNINGTON STREET, 1078-1082 BROAD STREET, 146-158 ORCHARD STREET, AND 81-83 LINCOLN PARK, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 884, LOTS 1, 3, AND 31, BLOCK 885, LOTS 41, 42, AND 43, BLOCK 893, LOTS 2, 3, 4, 6, 34, 36, 37, AND 38, BLOCK 894, LOTS 1, AND 4, BLOCK 895, LOTS 44, 46, AND 48, AND BLOCK 2826, LOTS 24, AND 25, FROM ESSEX PLAZA OWNER TWO, LLC TO ESSEX PLAZA PRESERVATION TWO, LLC AND AMENDING THE TAX ABATEMENT GRANTED THERETO.

Dept./Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Extension Request from Entity Purpose: Construction of the Local Freight Impact Fund-19 - Doremus Avenue Port Newark Connect. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey Contract Amount: $1,648,513.00 Funding Source: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Contract Period: Fiscal Year 2019 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: To request an extension from NJDOT to allow the City of Newark to bid and award a contract, extending the deadline from July 18, 2022 to January 18, 2023.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To create a Bike Plan for the City of Newark. Entity Name: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority Entity Address: 1 Newark Center,17th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $375,000.00 Total Project Cost: $375,000.00 City Contribution: $75,000.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Not Applicable Grant Period: Not Applicable 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: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Additional Information: The grant award of $375,000.00 includes Federal Funding of $300,000.00 + Local In-Kind Match of $75,000.00.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient Purpose: To provide management information system and Initiative Infrastructure services for Ending the HIV Epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: FutureBridge Business Solutions, Inc. Entity Address: Randolph, New Jersey 07869 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $494,380.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on April 6, 2022. Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $21,570.00.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: Trinitas Regional Medical Center-Early Intervention Program Entity Address: 655 Livingston Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $43,898.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on April 6, 2022. Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $10,975.00.

Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, Financial Statements, December 31, 2020.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-Recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA). Entity Name: Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Inc. Entity Address: 194 Clinton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $326,563.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R5-a adopted on April 6, 2022. Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $61,674.00.