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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY AND/OR CERTAIN RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF NEWARK LOCATED AT 2601 NEW JERSEY 23, HARDYSTON, NEW JERSEY 07460 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP, AS BLOCK 43, LOT 2 (DESIGNATED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS PARCEL 50A, PARCEL UE50B AND PARCEL UE50C) TO THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE SUM OF $1,350.00. Public Hearing to be held June 21, 2022. Deferred 6PSF-h 060222

Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Fire Division Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide Fire Safety Educational Information and Associated Equipment. Entity Name: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Entity Address: 1 Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155 Grant Amount: $5,000.00 Total Project Cost: $5,000.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: N/A 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: No municipal funds are required for this grant.

A motion requesting that the Administration and the Rent Control Board provide an update to the Municipal Council, through the City Clerk’s Office, regarding a previous request from Council Member LaMonica McIver that management at the Colonnade and Pavilion Apartment Buildings provide some form of consideration, including a rental rebate or prorated rent, to the tenants of record for the ten (10) days they had to endure and be inconvenienced without heat or hot water during the month of February.

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose To authorize the 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) 583-587 Broad Street/Block 18/Lot 16/Add’l Lots 17 and 18/Central Ward 589 Broad Street/Block 18/Lot 19/Central Ward 591-593 Broad Street/Block 18/Lot 20/Add’l Lot 21/Central Ward 595-599 Broad Street /Block 18/Lot 22/Add’l Lot 24/Central Ward 601-603 Broad Street/Block 18/Lot 25/Add’l Lot 26/Central Ward 605-607 Broad Street/Block 18/Lot 27/Add’l Lot 28 and 77/Central Ward 23-37 University Avenue/Block 47/Lot 40/Central Ward Additional Information: No Action Taken 7R2-l (s) 081721

1. FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON Appearing. 2. LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER Appearing. 3. GAYLE CHANEYFIELD-JENKINS Appearing. 4. DONNA JACKSON Appearing. 5. CASSANDRA DOCK Not appearing. 6. JAMAL ALI Appearing. 7. DION McCUTCHEON Appearing. 8. GREGORY GOOD Appearing. 9. OSCAR S. JAMES II Appearing. 10. JUSTIN CUPID Appearing. 11. WYNNIE-FRED VICTOR HINDS Appearing. 12. DEBRA SALTERS Appearing.

Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Division of Fire Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - specific exception Purpose: To provide emergency medical services. Entity Name: University Hospital/UH-EMS Entity Address: 150 Cabinet Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $4,450,000.00 Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Administration/NW011-200-2001-A-96080-B2021 Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid (X ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: No Action Taken 7R9-a (s) 081721

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Need for Housing Project Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R2-c(AS) adopted on April 21, 2021, by revising the list of properties included in the Resolution and on the Sponsor’s Application with New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, for funding for the Project known as Essex Plaza One. Entity Name: Essex Plaza Owner One, LLC Entity Address: c/o Fairstead, 250 West 55th Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019 Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) Total Project Cost: $130,054,096.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Low Income Housing Tax Credits- $43,775,000.00; HMFA First Mortgage, Note-$70,000,000.00, Note II-$13,592,000.00; and Deferred Developer Fee-$2,687,096.00 List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 1056-1070 Broad Street/Block 892/Lot 1/East Ward 1048-1054 Broad Street/Block 892/Lot 16/East Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-c(AS) adopted on April 21, 2021, authorized the Department of Economic and Housing Development’s determination that the proposed Project meets an existing housing need within the City of Newark pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines.

Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Need for Housing Project Purpose: To determine whether the Project, proposed by Terrell Redevelopment Partners Urban Renewal, LP, known as Terrell Homes - Phase I, located at Block 2442, Lot 1 (pending sub-division perfection as approved by the Central Planning Board on August 17, 2020, proposed Block 2442, Lot 1.02), more commonly known as 91-97 Chapel Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105, being a portion of 59-97 Chapel Street (sometimes referred to as 35 Riverview Court (East Ward)), will meet an existing housing need within the City of Newark, pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55-14K-1 et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines to enable the Agency to process the Sponsor's application for funding the Project through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program. Entity Name: Terrell Redevelopment Partners Urban Renewal, LP Entity Address: One Parker Plaza, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) Total Project Cost: $20,045,742.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 59-97 Chapel Street/Block 2442/Lot 1/East Ward Additional Information: Block 2442, Lot 1 is pending subdivision perfection as approved by the Central Planning Board on August 17, 2020, proposed as Block 2442, Lot 1.02.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending Type of Service: Need for Housing Project Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R2-d(AS) adopted on April 21, 2021, revising the site location referenced within the Resolution and on the Sponsor’s application with New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program for funding for the Project known as Essex Plaza Two and Three. Entity Name: Essex Plaza Owner Two, LLC Entity Address: c/o Fairstead, 250 West 55th Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10019 Funding Source: New Jersey Housing Mortgage Finance Agency Program (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) Total Project Cost: $51,557,269.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: Low Income Housing Tax Credits-$19,635,000.00; NJHMFA First Mortgage, Note-$30,078,000.00, Deferred Developer Fee-$1,015,069.00 List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) List of Properties: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 31-33 E. Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 1/Central Ward 35-41 E. Kinney Street/Block 884/Lot 3/Central Ward 9 Scott Street/Block 884/Lot 31/Central Ward 76 Orchard Street/Block 885/Lot 41/Central Ward 74 Orchard Street/Block 885/Lot 42/Central Ward 72 Orchard Street/Block 885/Lot 43/Central Ward 11 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 2/East Ward 13 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 3/East Ward 15-17 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 4/East Ward 19-31 Pennington Street/Block 893/Lot 6/East Ward 1082 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 34/East Ward 1080- Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 36/East Ward 1080 Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 37/East Ward 1078- Broad Street/Block 893/Lot 38/East Ward 146-152 Orchard Street/Block 894/Lots 1 and 4/East Ward 158 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 44/East Ward 156 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 46/East Ward 154 Orchard Street/Block 895/Lot 48/East Ward 81 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 24/East Ward 83 Lincoln Park/Block 2826/Lot 25/East Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-d adopted on April 21, 2021, authorized the Municipal Council’s determination that the proposed Project meets an existing housing need within the City of Newark, pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983, as amended (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1, et seq.), the rules promulgated thereunder at N.J.A.C. 5:80-1 et seq., and all applicable guidelines.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution Waiving Special Event Application Fees Purpose: RyArMo Photography Studio, LLC, Outdoor Immersive Art Experience Date(s): Saturday, September 25, 2021 Location(s): 74 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07108 (between Crane Street and Bloomfield Avenue) (Rain or Shine) Sponsor(s): Council Vice-President, LaMonica R. McIver Additional Information: The RyArMo Photography Studio, Outdoor Immersive Art Experience will be held on 74 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07108 (between Crane Street and Bloomfield Avenue) (Central Ward) (Rain or Shine), from 3:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($50.00) for street closure will be waived.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Grant Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide emergency shelter services, homelessness prevention, and/or rapid rehousing assistance in the City of Newark. Entity Name: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark Entity Address: 590 North 7th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $124,628.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Account Code Line: 2021 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness/NW 051; Dept. ID G21; Division/Project 2H21N; Activity A; Account # 72030; Budget Ref. B2021 Contract Period: January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 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: Funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-a adopted on April 21, 2021. Budget Insertion by Resolution 7R1-g adopted on April 21, 2021.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VIII, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 36 ENTITLED, TRAVEL SERVICE AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKER RETENTION. No Action Taken 8-c (s) 081721 Deferred 6PSF-a 090121 Deferred 6PSF-a 091521 Deferred 6PSF-d 100621 Deferred 6PSF-b 102021 Deferred 6PSF-a 110421 Deferred 6PSF-a 111521 Deferred 6PSF-a 120221 Deferred 6PSF-a 121521 Deferred 6PSF-a 010522 Deferred 6PSF-a 012022 Maintained on Public Hearing for 2/16/22

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO FAIRMOUNT COMMONS URBAN RENEWAL ASSOCIATES, L.P., 77 PARK STREET, MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY 07042, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT TWO (2) NEW BUILDINGS CONSISTING OF A TOTAL OF SIXTY-NINE (69) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH FOUR (4) SHALL BE RENTED TO TENANTS AT 20% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), AT LEAST SEVEN (7) SHALL BE RENTED TO TENANTS AT 30% AMI AND FIFTY-EIGHT (58) SHALL BE RENTED TO TENANTS AT OR BELOW 60% AMI AND ONE (1) SUPERINTENDENT’S UNIT AND GROUND FLOOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SPACE, LOCATED ON REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 331-335 SOUTH 11TH STREET AND 381-395 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1784, LOTS 6, 7, 8 AND 35. (EAST WARD) No Action Taken 6PSF-ad (s) 081721

Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Police Division Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with the Newark Housing Authority and the City of Newark Purpose: A Shared Service Agreement between the City of Newark and the Newark Housing Authority (NHA) to establish two (2) police officers to serve as social distancing ambassadors, to educate, enforce and encourage COVID-19 social distancing orders, provide safety and security for the NHA residents and staffs, and provide enforcement at the NHA properties. Entity Name: Newark Housing Authority Entity Address: 500 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Project Location: Newark Housing Authority Reimbursement Amount: Cost estimated as $627,609.60 Contract Period: June 23, 2021 through December 31, 2021 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:

Thirty (30) Year tax abatement 777 McCarter Highway Urban Renewal, LLC Directing the Administration to provide a schedule of the net amount of annual taxes payable to the City over the course of the development .

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Dr. Ellyne E. Culver Date(s): Thursday, September 2, 2021 Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Evergreen Avenue and Ross Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Dr. Ellyne Culver Way” Sponsor: Vice-President, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: ESX-L-7289-19 Claimant: Homes for All Newark, et al. Claimant's Attorney: Renee Steinhagen, Esq., 50 Park Place, Room 1025, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Settlement Amount: $5,000.00 Funding Source: Insurance Fund Additional Comments:

Office of the County Executive - Census Funding Directing the Administration to provide a report to the Office of the City Clerk detailing the progress of the City’s 2020 Census Count and further information on the expenditures of the $91,000.00 grant funding.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE XIX, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, BY AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 1, ENTITLED DEFINITIONS AND SECTION 2, PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF COVERED PROCEEDINGS AND PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES.

Dept./ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Labor Agreement Purpose: Collective Bargaining Agreement Entity Name: American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, District 52, Local 2297 (Supervisors) Entity Address: 516 Johnston Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey 07304 Project Fiscal Impact: $7,407,890.15 Contract Period: January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022 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:

[Expediting the sale and transfer of City-owned properties Directing the Administration to consider the lengthy process for investors to purchase and legally assume ownership of City-owned properties .

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To construct four (4) two-family unit homes. Entity Name: 204-210 Properties, LLC Entity Address: Belleville, New Jersey 07109 Sale Amount: $34,944.00 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $107,500.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To be commenced within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) months following transfer of property ownership by the City 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) 204 14th Avenue/Block 282/Lot 46/Central Ward 206 14th Avenue/Block 282/Lot 45/Central Ward 208 14th Avenue/Block 282/Lot 44/Central Ward 210 14th Avenue/Block 282/Lot 43/Central Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 5,824 X $6.00 = $34,944.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties. Deferred 7R2-d 111521 Deferred 7R2-c 120121 Deferred 7R2-c 121521 Failed - 7R2-a 010522

LEF Development, LLC At its regular meeting of Wednesday, October 7, 2020, the Governing Body stated that discussing the merits of the project in its early stages with the council member creates more transparency and a smoother approval process.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To rehabilitate property into a mixed-use building containing residential housing with a commercial store front. Entity Name: Taino’s Kitchen, LLC Entity Address: 849 Mt. Prospect Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Sale Amount: $37,080.00 Cost Basis: (X) $12.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $30,300.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property’s ownership from the City to 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) 710 Summer Avenue/Block 763/Lot 15/North Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 3,090 X $12.00 = $37,080.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.