Legislation

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Preliminary/Official Statement and Disclosure Agreement for Issuance of Notes Purpose: Approving official statement and disclosure agreement for sale of bond anticipation notes and special emergency notes. Amount to be Financed: $33,209,000.00 Project Information: (Description/ Project No./Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY (THE “CITY”) AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING (A) THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES, SERIES 2024C (TAX-EXEMPT) AND SPECIAL EMERGENCY NOTES, SERIES 2024D (FEDERALLY TAXABLE) OF THE CITY, (B) THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND FINAL OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, (C) THE ENTERING INTO AND EXECUTION OF A CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE WITH RESPECT TO SAID NOTES, AND (D) CITY OFFICIALS TO UNDERTAKE OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Tax Sale Date: On or Before December 31, 2024 Place: To Be Determined List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) To Be Determined Additional Information: This Resolution authorizes the Director of Finance and the Tax Collector to conduct a Tax Sale to enforce Municipal Liens

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Business Administrator Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Resolution for Support Purpose: To provide a Resolution of Support for Allstar Development Enterprises, 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 (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on January 24, 2024, to accept additional grant funds for the Health Center Program. Entity Name: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Entity Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Grant Amount: $4,054,772.00 Funding Source: HRSA Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 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: Amending Apply/Accept Resolution 7R5-a, adopted on January 24, 2024, to accept additional funds from HRSA in the amount of $35,659.00. The additional grant funding from HRSA for the Health Center Program shall be $4,019,113.00 for a new grant award total of $4,054,772.00.

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Authorizing the Foreclosure of 22 properties List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) See Exhibit A (attached) Additional Information: Resolution authorizes the In-Rem Tax Foreclosure of 22 Tax Sale Certificates and related properties on the 2024 Tax Foreclosure List (Exhibit A).

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution #7R1-n adopted on September 8, 2022, to exercise the second-year option to renew Purpose: To provide for the operation, management, and administration of services for the Government Access Television Studio. Entity Name: Edward Joseph Cologna Productions, Inc. Entity Address: 119 Aycrigg Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey 07055 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $575,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Administration/Division of Communication/ NW011-200-2001-A-96770-B2024 Contract Period: September 8, 2024 through September 7, 2025, with two (2) one (1) year options remaining, with the approval and authorization of the Municipal Council. 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: Resolution 7R1-n was adopted on September 8, 2022 by the Municipal Council and awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($575,000.00) per year to Edward Joseph Cologna, Productions Inc. This Resolution serves and authorizes the Division of Communications of the Department of Administration to exercise the second year option for the operation, management and administration of services for the Government Access Television Studio to the City of Newark, with two (2) one (1) year options remaining, with approval and authorization of the Municipal Council.

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a sponsorship agreement with Seniors Tech Conference in support of their 2nd Annual Seniors Tech Conference 2024; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($5,000.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with St. Stephens Community Services, Inc. in support of Jazz in the Park; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($12,800.00)

To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with the Columbus Diaper Coalition to reimburse the organization for expenses incurred in support of the Columbus Food Truck Festival; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a non-profit service contract with the Center for Employment Opportunities for litter abatement work; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods' General Fund; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the City Codes; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute any and all necessary agreements and deeds for conveyance of title of two parcels of real property (660 N Drexel Ave. and 2165 Avalon Pl..) held in the Land Bank pursuant to the Land Reutilization Program.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with New Sun Rising for the management and disbursement of grassroots and small-scale investments for the City of Pittsburgh’s Food Justice Fund for a sum not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,650,000.00) through December 31, 2026 and for the payment of the costs thereof.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s) #M8000 Tires, Tubes, and Services-Statewide #25-FLEET-81812 and 25-FLEET-82627 Purpose: To provide use of State authorized vendors and their distributors to purchase tires, tubes and services. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1) The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 200 Innovation Way, Akron, Ohio 44316; and 2) Bridgestone Americas, Inc., 200 4th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37201 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $700,000.00 Funding Source: 2024 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Motors NW011-060-0602-71850-B2024 and NW011-060-0602-83650-B2024/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-71840-B2024 and NW037-750-83640-B2024 Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through June 30, 2027, inclusive of any extensions by the State 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: This State Contract will provide tires, tubes, and services for the Department of Public Works, Division of Motors and the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities.

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: 4 City All Star Tournament, New Jersey One Day Playoffs Entity Name: Essex County, Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Entity Address: 155 Prospect Avenue, Suite 100, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Event Location: West Side Park (Gymnasium), 600 South 17th Street, Newark, New Jersey 07103 Event Date(s): Monday, July 29, 2024 Event Time: 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sponsor: Council Member, Dupré L. Kelly

Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Accepting a Gift Gift: Daktronics H022104 Hockey Scoreboard Purpose: To replace an existing scoreboard with a new hockey scoreboard Entity Name: Hockey in New Jersey Entity Address: 110 Jabez Street, Suite 260, New Jersey, 07105 Gift Value: $12,528.00 City Contribution: $ 0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: Not applicable Additional Information: Hockey in New Jersey would like to donate a brand new Daktronics H022104 hockey scoreboard to the City of Newark to enhance the hockey experience at the Ironbound Rink located at the Sharpe James/Kenneth A. Gibson Recreation Center, located at 226 Rome St., Newark, NJ 07105. The hockey scoreboard and rental of a scissor lift have a value of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Eight Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,528.00)

To Celebrate and Recognize the Numerous Contributions of Julie Gillilan to the City of Columbus

To Celebrate and Recognize July as Disability Pride Month in the City of Columbus

To authorize the Department of Public Safety and the Office of Violence Prevention to distribute previously issued and remaining gift cards from the 2023 gun buy-back event totaling up to $106,225.00 for the 2024 gun buy-back event(s); and to declare an emergency. ($106,225.00)

To authorize the expenditure of $286,000.00 in the Department of Neighborhoods from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund; to authorize the Interim Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with the African American Male Wellness Walk, Always with Us Charities, Heart of Job Foundation, ICE Mentors in an amount up to $286,000.00 to add needed capacity to address COVID-19 specific services for boys and young men of color; to authorize the payment of reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses; to authorize the payment of expenses starting August 1, 2024; and to declare an emergency. ($286,000.00)

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for July 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure for July 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth, and Senior Services for July 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for July 17, 2024 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing thirty-six (36) Open-End Professional Services Agreements with multiple vendors to provide professional services on an on-call basis as required related to various professional services as needed by the various Departments of the City of Pittsburgh, each Agreement being at an amount not-to-exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) annually for a three-year term, and providing for funding of the costs thereof