Legislation

A motion requesting that the Department of Engineering inspect and assess the roadway at Ropes Place to determine if the cobblestone-lined street is in need of a patch repair or fully replaced with conventional asphalt.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of Commission Name of Appointee: Tanisha Ginlock Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending on April 15, 2026 Sponsor: Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: The New Jersey Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant will provide empowerment and support to individuals and families, who have been impacted by violent crimes and will initiate helping victims to restore dignity and safety within the City of Newark. Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety Appropriation Amount: $825,000.00 Budget Year: 2023 Contract Period: September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023 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 accepted by Resolutions 7R1-ab, 7R1-ac, 7R1-y, 7R1-z, 7R1-aa and 7R1-af adopted on April 5, 2023. Operating Agency: Department of Administration Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA) Entity Name: AIDS Resource Foundation for Children Entity Address: 77 Academy Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $210,621.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds were accepted by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 5, 2023 Partial certification of Funds in the amount of $27,226.00 is attached.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of Commission Name of Appointee: Andrea Mason Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending on February 4, 2024 Sponsor: Additional Information:

A motion requesting that the Office of the City Clerk invite New Jersey Transit to a future meeting to discuss the erratic and dangerous driving habits by its bus drivers.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to the Caribbean Commission Name of Appointee: Cheryl DB Murphy Appointment Term: Four (4) year term commencing upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending May 24, 2027. Sponsor: Additional Information: Ms. Murphy will be filling a vacancy. Deferred 8-a 052423

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of Commission Name of Appointee: Thyson Halley Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending February 4, 2024 Sponsor: Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to the Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control Name of Appointee: Elizabeth Da Silva Appointment Term: Three (3) year term, commencing upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending May 24, 2027 Sponsor: Additional Information: Ms. Elizabeth Da Silva is replacing Uriel Ocasio, whose term ended on February 14, 2023. Deferred 8-b 052423

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA) Entity Name: North Jersey Aids Alliance, Inc. d/b/a NJCRI Entity Address: 393 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, 07103 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $708,553.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution #7R1-c adopted on April 5, 2023. Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $85,600.00 is attached.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of Commission Name of Appointee: Thaddaeus L. Diggs Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending on February 4, 2024 Sponsor: Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Contract with Sub-recipient Purpose: To provide Ryan White HIV Health and Support Services for ending the HIV epidemic in the City of Newark and the Newark Eligible Metropolitan Area (NEMA) Entity Name: New Jersey AIDS Services d/b/a EDGE New Jersey, Inc. Entity Address: 295 E. Main Street, Denville, New Jersey 07834 Grant Amount: Not to exceed $195,000.00 Funding Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Contract Period: March 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024 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: Ending the HIV Epidemic funds accepted by Resolution 7R1-c adopted on April 5, 2023 Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $29,250.00 is attached.

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Re-Appointment Purpose: Re-Appointment to the Federally Qualified Health Center Board of Commission Name of Appointee: Atiya Jaha-Rashidi Appointment Term: Upon confirmation by the Municipal Council and ending on February 4, 2025 Sponsor: Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: Newark Hope Village Operators Entity Name(s)/Address(s): United Community Corporation, 332 South 8th Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07103 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $700,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness NW011-200-2001-97550-B2023 Contract Period: Upon Municipal Council approval to be established for twelve (12) consecutive months with one (1) one-year option to renew Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions (X ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This Bid Contract will provide Newark Hope Village Operators for the City’s Office of Homeless Services. Advertised Date: March 2, 2023 Addendum Date: March 17, 2023 Bids Downloaded: Twenty-three (23) Bids Received: Two (2)

WHEREAS, Jim Ferlo was born May 19, 1951 in Rome, New York; he moved to Pittsburgh shortly after high school and immediately became an active supporter of the anti-war and civil rights movements; and,

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 23, TRAFFIC, CHAPTER 5, PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING, GENERALLY, SECTION 14, PARKING BY PERMIT, IN DESIGNATED RESIDENTIAL AREAS, TRAFFIC AND PARKING, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY ADDING BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, EAST SIDES, BETWEEN LAKE STREET AND CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DRIVE (NORTH WARD).

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution # 7R1-f(s) 03/22/2022, to include the Department of Health and Community Wellness and increase the contract amount. Purpose: Maintenance and Repair: Masonry Entity Name: Bismark Construction Corp. Entity Address: 207-209 Berkley Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $950,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/ Department of Health and Community Wellness/Budget Codes: 051-G23-H23G0-71280-B2023 Contract Period: September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024 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: Resolution 7R1-f(s) adopted on March 22, 2022 awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Health and Community Wellness to utilize the contract for Maintenance and Repair: Masonry and increase the not to exceed contract amount by $150,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $950,000.00 for the contract period September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Extension of Emergency Contract #E2023-03 Purpose: To extend the Emergency Contract to purchase water purification chemicals to be delivered in bulk quantities to the Water Treatment Plant, West Milford. Entity Name(s) and Address(s): 1) Chemtrade Chemical US, LLC, 90 East Halsey Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 2) George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc., 3015 State Road, Croydon, Pennsylvania 19021 3) Shannon Chemical, 602 Jeffers Circle, Suite 116, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341 4) Carus, LLC, 315 Fifth Street, Peru, Illinois 61354 5) Polydyne, Inc., 1 Chemical Plant Road, Riceboro, Georgia 31323 6) Carmeuse Lime, Inc., 11 Stanwix Street, 21st Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $500,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83230-B2023 Contract Period: Extended from May 15, 2023 until November 14, 2023 or until new contract(s) are executed whichever comes first 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: An Emergency Contract #E2023-03 was awarded to six (6) vendors in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for the period of February 16, 2023 through May 15, 2023 for the City’s Department Water and Sewer Utilities. This extension of Emergency Contract #E2023-03 will be in place until new contract(s) are awarded and this extension will increase the contract amount by $300,000.00 for a new total emergency contract amount not to exceed $500,000.00.

Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, Annual Report, December 31, 2021.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A THIRTY (30) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT TO 442-448 WASHINGTON 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 (53) MARKET RATE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS, (10) AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL UNITS, OF WHICH (2) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 40% AREA MEDIAN INCOME (“AMI”), (3) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 60% OF AMI AND (5) UNITS SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO TENANTS AT 80% OF AMI, (35) PARKING SPACES, AND 707 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE LOCATED AT 442-448 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102 AND IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 116, LOT 71 (CENTRAL WARD).

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amend Resolution 7R1-q adopted on July 13, 2022 to include the Department of Health and Community Wellness and increase the contract amount Purpose: To provide Maintenance and Repair: Carpentry Entity Name: Bismark Construction Corp. Entity Address: 207-209 Berkley Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $2,500,000.00 Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Department of Health and Community Wellness/NW051-G22-2H22J-94710/ 026-46540/NW051-G21-ARP70-71280 Contract Period: December 5, 2022 through December 4, 2024 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: Resolution 7R1-q adopted on July 13, 2022 awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.00 for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months. This Resolution authorizes the contract awarded to Bismark Construction Corp., pursuant to Resolution 7R1-q, adopted on July 13, 2022, to also provide Carpentry and Maintenance Repairs for the Department of Health and Community Wellness and increase the contract amount by $1,300,000.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for the contract period December 5, 2022 through December 4, 2024.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for May 10, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Human Resources for May 10, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Recreation, Youth and Seniors Services for May 10, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.