Legislation

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Annual Easter Egg Hunt Entity Name: Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Entity Address: 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Location: Branch Brook Park, Cherry Blossom Welcome Center, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Date(s): Saturday, April 19, 2025 (Rain Date, Saturday, April 26, 2025) Event Time: 12:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. (Includes Set-up at 8:00 A.M. and Clean-up/Breakdown ending at 5:00 P.M.) Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member Luis A. Quintana

Dept/ Agency: Law Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services concerning Litigation Defense Matters Entity Name: Rainone Coughlin Minchello, LLC Entity Address: 555 US Highway One South, Suite 440, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $152,311.48 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Law Department Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R6-a adopted on September 5, 2024, awarded a contract for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, for a contract amount not to exceed $152,311.48. This First Amendment will increase the contract amount by $77,311.48 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $152,311.48.

Dept/ Agency: One Stop Career Center-Newark Works Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: Summer Youth Work Experience Program (SYWEP) Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Entity Address: P.O. Box 110, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0110 Grant Amount: $2,459,450.00 Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: April 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 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 must be fully expended by October 31, 2025, or returned to the State.

Notice/Advertisement Title: Public Utilities Notice: Department of Public Utilities - Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permits Contact Name: Paul Kerr III Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-5876 Contact Email Address: pakerr@columbus.gov

To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the City Attorney’s Office, to establish purchase orders for labor, material, supplies, and equipment in conjunction with the purchase of office furniture, system furniture, or other space planning and configuration needs for the City Attorney’s Office for the 17th Floor of the Municipal Court building; to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with Workspace Ohio LLC, DBA Dupler Office; to authorize the expenditure of $122,387.65 from the Environmental Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($122,387.65)

To Celebrate the Legacy of Jazz in Columbus and Recognize April as Jazz Appreciation Month in the City of Columbus

To amend Ordinance No. 2628-2003 that established, inter alia, the Northland TIF to broaden the location of where the Northland TIF service payments in lieu of taxes may be expended and to supplement the description of the urban redevelopment and public infrastructure improvements payable from said service payments in lieu of taxes; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Human Resources to enter into a services contract with Indigo Co. LLC for the Design, Print, and Mail Service contract; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of up to $400,000.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund to pay for this contract; and to declare an emergency. ($400,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate any and all budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the purchase agreement with Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless for wireless voice, data, GPS, modem services, and equipment; to authorize the expenditure of $1,591,750.00 from the Department of Public Safety's general fund budget; and to declare an emergency. ($1,591,750.00)

THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AS OF WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 2025 Stock Type: D1 D2 D3 D6 To: VPC Polaris Pizza LLC DBA Giordanos 2137 Polaris Pkwy & Patio Columbus, OH 43240 Permit #: 9308440 Transfer Type: C1 C2 D6 To: Naqash LLC 1401 Sullivant Ave Columbus, OH 43223 From: Ridi Petroleum LLC DBA Ridi Petroleum 1401 Sullivant Av Columbus, OH 43223 Permit #: 6347928 Transfer Type: D1 D2 D3 D3A D6 To: 1479 Inc DBA Bier Stube & Patio 234 King Ave Columbus, OH 43201 From:1479 Inc DBA Bier Stube & Patio 1479 N High St Columbus, OH 43201 Permit #: 65496100006 Transfer Type: D6 D5 To: VDV & LA LLC 1746 Hilliard Rome Rd Columbus, OH 43026 From: Chia Le Nails Corp DBA Lovely Nail Spa 1746 Hilliard Rome Rd Columbus, OH 43026 Permit #: 9201493 Advertise Date: 3/29/2025 Agenda Date: 3/24/2025 Return Date: 4/03/2025

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to modify the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) subrecipient grant agreement for Columbus Next Generation Corporation in the amount of $420,000.00 in order to extend the period of the agreement through July 31, 2025; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To Honor the Retirement of the Reverend Joshua C. Kelly from First Church of God

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 1007-1009 BROAD DEVELOPMENT URBAN RENEWAL LLC, 20 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 403, CRESSKILL, NEW JERSEY 07626, FOR A PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW SIX (6) STORY BUILDING CONSISTING OF FORTY-EIGHT (48) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, EIGHT (8) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH ONE (1) UNIT SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), TWO (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI AND FIVE (5) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, TWENTY-SEVEN (27) OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES, AND 1,905 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE LOCATED AT 1007-1009 MAYOR KENNETH A. GIBSON BOULEVARD, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY AND IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY’S TAX MAP AS BLOCK 118, LOT 1 (CENTRAL WARD).

Dept/ Agency: Public Safety/Office of Emergency Management Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide a system of emergency preparedness for the protection of life and property with the Emergency Management Agency Assistance Subaward Program Grant for FY2024. Entity Name: State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General Entity Address: Post Office Box, 7068, West Trenton, New Jersey 08628 Grant Amount: $10,000.00 Total Project Cost: $10,000.00 City Contribution: $0 Other Funding Source/Amount: 0 Grant Period: July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 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: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: To provide Professional Engineering Services for Wayne Pump Station Upgrade Design and Construction Phase Services. Entity Name: Mott MacDonald, LLC. Entity Address: 111 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $643,718.00 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/Business Unit: NW038, Dept.: 800, Div./Proj. 8003, Account #71240, Budget Ref.: B2025 Contract Period: Commencing upon the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed and terminates upon project completion pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(9) 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:

To amend Ordinance 0119-2025 to correct an error in Section 1 Fiscal Year, changing the incorrect 2024 to the correct 2025. (0.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify a contract with Edwards Land Clearing, Inc. for Yard Waste and Log Grinding Services; and to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Sewer Operating Fund. ($300,000.00)

To authorize the City Auditor to modify and extend the agreement with Fast LP for one (1) year to maintain and support the GenTax revenue management system for the Division of Income Tax, including additional messaging and identity verification services; and to authorize the expenditure of $2,762,753.00 from the General Fund. ($2,762,753.00).

To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to modify a contract with Ricart Properties, Inc. for vehicle alignments and Ford OEM repairs from $260,000.00 to $310,000.00; to authorize the expenditure of an additional $50,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)

To authorize the appropriation of $57,319.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund to provide funding for personnel expenses in the Franklin County Municipal Court Self-Help Center. ($57,319.00)

To accept the plat titled “Replat of Spangler Farms” from Maronda Homes, LLC of Ohio; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish various purchase orders with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. for tires on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of previously established Universal Term Contracts; to authorize the expenditure of $750,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($750,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Light Duty Vehicles and Vehicle Upfits for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage from Ricart Properties, Inc; Ace Truck Body, Inc.; K.E. Rose Company; and/or Messer Work Van Solutions; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,371,000.00 from the Sewerage Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,371,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders and contracts with multiple vendors for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities for the Department of Public Service; to authorize the expenditure of up to $1,900,000.00 from the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities; to authorize the expenditure of up to $300,000.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund for the purchase of various traffic management and control commodities; and to declare an emergency. ($2,200,000.00)