Legislation

Office of the Clerk, Records Management, Room 415, Monthly Report, July and August 2019

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Workers' Compensation C.P. No.: 2016-27744 Claimant: Ricky Miele Claimant's Attorney: Gold Albanese & Barletti, LLC Attorney's Address: 211 Broad Street, Suite 207, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 Settlement Amount: $69,710.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Comments: Invitation: Corporation Counsel

Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Minutes, March, April, May, June, July and August 2019

Executive Order No: C/D-19-0013 Department: Health & Community Wellness Position: Supv. Inv. Control Clerk 04444 (35hr) (BU-003) Effective Date: 1/1/2019 Salary Range: $38,119.23 - $48,282.93

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution Waiving Special Event Fees Purpose: My Sisters Lighthouse Walk to end Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Date(s): Friday, October 4, 2019 Sponsor(s): Council President, Mildred C. Crump Additional Information: My Sisters Lighthouse Walk to end Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse will begin at Military Park and end at Lincoln Park (Central Ward), from 10:30 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Fee ($750.00) for park use and the Wenger wagon will be waived. Deferred 7R8-f (as) 091819

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement Purpose: Third Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement Entity Name: Old Third Ward Redevelopment, LLC Entity Address: 2 Cooper Street, 14th Floor, Camden, New Jersey 08102 Contract Amount: $3,345,000.00 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) 134-148 Spruce Street/Block 2556/Lot 1.01/Central Ward 25-49 Somerset Street/Block 2556/Lot 1.02/Central Ward 1-23 Somerset Street/Block 2556/Lot 1.03/Central Ward 84-140 Barclay Street/Block 2563/Lot 1/Central Ward 135-145 Spruce Street/Block 2563/Lot 75/Central Ward 57-117 Somerset Street/Block 2563/Lot 76/Central Ward Addition Information: - Resolution 7R3-a (s) adopted on November 29, 2011 - Redevelopment Agreement - Resolution 7R3-c (s) adopted on April 23, 2013 - First Amended Redevelopment Agreement - Resolution 7R3-d (as) adopted on March 19, 2014 - Amendment to purchase price of the Property sold in Phase I from $1,920,000.00 to $1,425,000.00 - Resolution 7R2-a adopted on April 3, 2019 authorizing a Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Agreement

A motion requesting that the Administration strictly enforce the reserved parking spaces on Broad Street for Municipal Council Members or install individualized reserved parking signage with the name of each member.

A motion requesting that the City Clerk make arrangements to accommodate Newark residents who are deaf or hard of hearing by providing a Sign Language interpreter at all future Municipal Council meetings.

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Approving loan and escrow agreements for Lead Service Line Replacement Program - Phase 2 Amount to be Financed: $13,500,000.00 Source of Appropriation: NJIB Bonds Project Information: (Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF ITS “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 $13,500,000.00, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF SUCH NOTE TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF SUCH NOTE BY THE CITY OF NEWARK IN FAVOR OF THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK, ALL PURSUANT TO THE NEW JERSEY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK CONSTRUCTION FINANCING PROGRAM AND IN CONNECTION WITH PHASE 2 OF THE CITY’S LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM Additional Information:

A motion requesting the City Clerk’s Office send a letter to the Department of Public Works requesting that the weeds be cut down, the park cleaned and foliage trimmed in the Hayes Park East Recreational Facility.

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/Acceptance with HUD for the 2019 One Year Action Plan (Program Year 2019-2020) Entity Name: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Entity Address: One Newark Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102-5260 Total Grant Amount: $16,054,608.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)/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, 2019 through August 31, 2020 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: CDBG/$7,136,919.00 ESG/$608,884.00 HOME/$2,467,446.00 HOPWA/$5,841,359.00

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Second Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services as Special Defense Counsel for an increased contract amount of $241,900.28 Entity Name: Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. Entity Address: 1350 I Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20005 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $841,900.28 Funding Source: 2019 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: August 1, 2018 through July 31, 2019 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Original Resolution 7R6-c adopted on October 11, 2019 awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 The First Amendment Resolution 7R6-b adopted on May 15, 2019 increased the contract amount by $500,000.00 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $600,000.00. The Second Amendment will increase the contract amount by an additional $241,900.28 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $841,900.28.

A motion requesting that the City Clerk’s Office coordinate a Public Safety Committee meeting with the Chief Municipal Judge, Municipal Prosecutor and the Director of Public Safety to discuss improvements from its meeting of May 7, 2019, regarding the downgrading of summonses for illegal dumping and public nuisance charges.

A motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Administration and the Department of Public Safety, requesting confirmation and/or verification of the number of police hired and the number of officers that have resigned during the 2019 year.

Caribbean Commission, Minutes, March 28, 2018, July 25, 2018, December 21, 2018, February 27, 2019, April 24, 2019 and Reflection Report October 2015 through December 2018

Newark Central Planning Board, Regular Hearing and Hearing Notices, August 5, 2019 and Special Hearing, July 31, 2019

North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Minutes, July 24, 2019

Newark Board of Adjustment, Regular Hearings, July 11, 2019 and July 25, 2019

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Sewer Financial Planning and Rate Study. Entity Name: Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC Entity Address: 489 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10017 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $55,140.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW038-800-8003-A-71280-B2020 Contract Period: Not to exceed one (1) year from the date of the Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information:

A motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Administration and the Department of Public Safety, requesting that they conduct fire evacuation and active shooter drills at the following locations: City Hall, 920 Broad Street; Newark Municipal Courts, 31 Green Street; 110 William Street, Health and Community Wellness.

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Mother Willie Mariah Ward Brown Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 2. Gladys Barker Grauer 3. Reverend Dr. Ernest L. Chamblee, Pastor of Promised Land Baptist Church

A motion requesting that a letter be sent to the Administration and the Department of Engineering, requesting that the following abandoned properties be investigated and where warranted, have the owners abate the overgrown weeds, garbage, debris and rats around the neighborhood: 120-122 Grumman Avenue, South Ward; 128 Grumman Avenue, South Ward.

Directing the City Clerk to coordinate the next meeting of the Municipal Council’s Health Committee to discuss homeless individuals with Newark Id Cards and their difficulty securing services.

A motion requesting that the Administration and the Municipal Courts allow defendants who accept a guilty plea to a municipal violation, pay court fines and or tickets online without having to make a court appearance.