Legislation

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending City of Newark Budget Purpose: Amending approved Budget as introduced on August 5, 2020. Budget Year: 2020 Public Hearing Date: September 29, 2020 Amendment to be Published on: September 25, 2020 Additional Information: Certified copy of this resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local Government Services

Dept./Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Redevelopment Grant Agreement authorized by Resolution 7R2-d adopted on September 2, 2020 Purpose: To provide for a First Amendment to the Grant Agreement with Ascension Capital Partners I, LLC, amending the project description from two (2) two (2) family homes and one (1) mixed use building consisting of sixteen (16) residential units and one (1) retail unit to the construction of two (2) two (2) family homes and one (1) mixed use building consisting of two (2) residential units and one (1) retail unit to be built as part of a development initiative known as “Live Newark” and in accordance with the Newark Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Plan. Entity Name: Ascension Capital Partners I, LLC Entity Address: 59 Lincoln Park, Suite 200, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $200,000.00 Funding Source: Community and Economic Development Dedicated Trust Fund Total Project Cost: $783,204.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: Commencing upon full execution of the Grant Agreement and expiring within twenty-four (24) months following construction commencement 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: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 94 Cutler Street/Block 489/Lot 18/Central Ward 145 ½ Summer Avenue/Block 516/Lot 88/Central Ward 864 South 14th Street/Block 3009/Lot 19/South Ward Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Geraldo Rosa Date(s): Friday, September 25, 2020 Event Time(s): 1:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Summer Avenue and Woodside Place Ceremonial Intersection Name: Geraldo Rosa Way Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE “JACKSON AND FERRY STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN”. (EAST WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Clarence Coleman Date(s): Saturday, October 10, 2020 Event Time(s): 12:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Renner Avenue and Bergen Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: Clarence Coleman Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: Rain Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:00 P.M.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO AMIR GEOFROY FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 224 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 262, LOT 3. (WEST WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution to authorize a Negotiation Purpose: An authorization to negotiate a Regional Approach to implementing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency (NJDEP) mandated “Long Term Control Plan” for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO). Entity Name: N/A Entity Address: N/A Contract Amount: N/A Funding Source: No funding necessary Contract Period: N/A Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) N/A Emergency Declaration Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Antonio Fernando Pereira Date(s): Friday, October 9, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Austin Street and Parkhurst Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: Antonio Fernando Pereira Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO CARLIN AND ZAKIYYAH BAEZ FROM TAXATION ON LAND AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 720 SUMMER AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 763, LOT 12.01. (NORTH WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Offices of the Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Supporting a Call for Governmental Action Purpose: Calling on the Governor and the Congressional Delegation from New Jersey, to provide economic relief for the implementation of the United States Department Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Agency (NJDEP), mandated “Long Term Control Plan” for Combined Sewer Overflows. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Michael W. Clegg Date(s): Saturday, October 17, 2020 Event Time(s): 1:00 P.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Maple Avenue and Grumman Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: Michael W. Clegg Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information: Rain Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 1:00 P.M.

1. Milyika Jackson Appearing. 2. Lisa Parker Appearing. 3. Lynn Kennedy Appearing. 4. Michelle Santana Not appearing.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO SERGIO HERRERA, MERCEDES CALLE PALACIOS AND JOHNNY M. HERRERA-CALLE FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 76 WAKEMAN AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 612, LOT 20. (NORTH WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: John Morgan, Sr. Date(s): Saturday, October 3, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Intersection of West Runyon Street and Clinton Place Ceremonial Intersection Name: John Morgan Sr., Boulevard Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Ruth Carson Date(s): Saturday, October 17, 2020 Event Time(s): 11:00 A.M. Official Street Name(s): Intersection of South 18th Street and Avon Avenue Ceremonial Intersection Name: Ruth Carson Way Sponsor: Council Member, John Sharpe James Additional Information:

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO 247 S10TH, LLC FROM TAXATION ON LAND AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 245 SOUTH 10TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1796, LOT 9. (WEST WARD)

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO JAMILA ADAMS AND ROGER HAYFORD, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 656 NORTH 8TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 697, LOT 28. (NORTH WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To convey city-owned property to facilitate redevelopment of the NJIT Gateway Plan Properties. Entity Name: New Jersey Institute of Technology Entity Address: University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 Sale Amount: $180,000.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( X ) Other: Appraised Amount Assessed Amount: $454,400.00 Appraised Amount: $180,000.00 Contract Period: Twenty-four (24) months from the date of transfer 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) 257 Martin Luther King Boulevard/Block 2857/Lot 13/Central Additional Information: Deferred 7R2-d(s) 101420 Deferred 7R2-a 102120 Deferred 7R2-a 110520 Deferred 7R2-a 111820 Deferred 7R2-a 120220

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: To execute Grant Agreement to Accept Grant Funds to support the development of vacant Green Acres land into the Frederick Douglas Park. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Green Acres Program Entity Address: 501 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $750,000.00 Total Project Cost: $1,000,000.00 City Contribution: $250,000.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: Upon adoption and shall terminate two (2) years from the date of execution of the Grant Agreement 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) Frederick Douglas Park/Block 2563/Lots 1 and 76/Central Ward Additional Information: The Municipal Council authorized the filing of the grant application as Resolution 7R2-a adopted on February 22, 2019.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying () Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement Purpose: First Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement to reset project timelines. Entity Name: New Jersey Institute of Technology Entity Address: University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 Contract Amount: $0.00 Development Agreement Term: Phase I: No later than fifty-four (54) months from the effective date Phase II: No later than fifty-four (54) months from completion of Phase I City Contribution to Development Project: ( ) Grant or Loan ( ) Guarantee (X) None ( ) Other:( ) Developer Investment: :( ) Developer Third-Party Financing 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) Block 43, Lots 1, 4, 10, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 60, 61; Block 2857, Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30; Block 2858, Lots 1, 2, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 43, 45, 50; Block 372, Lots 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24; Block 384, Lot 1; Block 2828, Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61; Block 2830, Lot 1; Block 2831, Lots 3, 5, 6, 13, 18; Block 389, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53; Block 40, Lots 1, 2, 3.01, 3.02, 4.01, 4.02, 5, 6, 7.01, 7.02, 8.01, 8.02, 9, 10.01, 10.02,11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 47, 48, 52.01, 52.02, 53; Block 41, Lots 1, 3, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72 and Block 42, Lot 44 in the City of Newark (“NJIT Gateway Plan Area”) as identified in a plan entitled the “NJIT Campus Gateway Redevelopment Concept Plan” (the “NJIT Plan”). Additional Information: Original Redevelopment Agreement authorized by Resolution 7R3-b(S) adopted on August 11, 2009.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To construct one (1) two-family home and a ten (10) unit residential building with a commercial store front. Entity Name: Southward Properties, LLC Entity Address: 290 Ferry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Sale Amount: $43,530.00 Cost Basis: (X) $ 6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $155,300.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) 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) 267 Sherman Avenue/Block 2761/Lot 33/South Ward 34 Elizabeth Avenue/Block 2801/Lot 7/South Ward 36 Elizabeth Avenue/Block 2801/Lot 5/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 7,255 X $6.00 = $43,530.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Position being appointed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Commission as a youth representative. Name of Appointee: Demetrius Kee Address: 98 Lincoln St. Newark, NJ 07103 Appointment Term: Ms. Kim X. Oliveria term expired on September 15, 2020 Sponsor: Additional Information: Mr. Kee will be replacing Ms. Kim X. Oliveria and his term will commence upon confirmation ending on September 15, 2022

RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 1. John Morgan, Sr., Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 2. Anton J. Smutko III Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 3. Roetha Johnson Latta Sponsored by Council Member LaMonica R. McIver 4. Delores Jefferies, on retiring after forty-two (42) years of public service with the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness 5. Virginia Morton Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 6. Sergio Alberto Perez, Founder of Lideres Hondurenos Unidos en New Jersey (LHUENJ) Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 7. Johnny “Tito” Carmona, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, September 19, 2020 8. Gerald “Jerry” Rosa, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Friday, September 25, 2020 9. Dr. Carlos M. Campos, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 10. Newark 2020 Sheroes/Heroes honored during the 2020 Puerto Rican Day Parade and Flag Raising Ceremony for their work during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Municipal Trash Cans. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1) United Sales USA Corp., 185 30th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232; 2) T.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, 850 West Chester Pike, Suite 200, Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $440,000.00 Funding Source: 2017 Budget/Tonnage Grant/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation/NW051-G20-N20A0-83870-2017 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed (24) consecutive months commencing upon a fully executed contract 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: To provide the City’s Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation with Municipal Trash Cans. Advertisement: June 26, 2020 Bid Solicited: Eight (8) Bid Received: Four (4) Bid Rejected: One (1)