Legislation

Communication from Jake Pawlak, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submitting extended acting pay request on behalf of the Department of Innovation & Performance for Chris Belasco and the Department of Public Works for Kurt Huber, per the Acting Pay Policy revised in June 2018.

Report of the Committee on Public Safety and Wellness for February 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for February 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs for February 15, 2023 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into an Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and Operation Better Block for the purpose of receiving and spending grant funds in the amount of TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,500,000.00) to support the Safe Passages Program, which places community elders in schools to prevent violence.

Resolution providing for a Reimbursement Agreement or Agreements with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation through their Transportation Alternative Set-Aside Program for costs associated with work on the City’s Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program and providing for the payment of costs thereof, not to exceed One Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand ($125,000.00) Dollars, federally reimbursable at One Hundred percent; and the municipal share of Commonwealth Incurred Costs not to exceed Zero dollars ($0.00).

Resolution authorizing the issuance of 2 warrants ($15,000.00 each) in connection with an EEOC matter at EEOC: 17H-2020-00017C for a total amount of $30,000.00 (Thirty Thousand Dollars) in full and final settlement of litigation including attorney fees. (Executive Session held 3/7/23)

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 855 of 2011, effective December 29, 2011, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2011 Capital Budget and the 2011 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2011 through 2016 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS by eleven thousand eight hundred seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($11,807.77) four thousand eight hundred seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($4,807.77) and increasing PLAY AREA IMPROVEMENTS by eleven thousand eight hundred seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($11,807.77) four thousand eight hundred seven dollars and seventy-seven cents ($4,807.77).

Resolution authorizing the issuance of a warrant in favor of Mary Ann Organ and Eugene Organ, her husband, and their attorneys, Edgar Snyder and Associates, U.S. Steel Tower, 10th Floor, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, in the amount of Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00 USD) relating to the full and final settlement of a case filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas at G.D. 20-010985. (Executive Session held 3/7/23)

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 864 of 2018, effective January 1, 2019, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2019 Capital Budget and the 2019 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2019 through 2024 Capital Improvement Program” by reducing MON-OAKLAND CONNECTOR/FOUR MILE RUN by twenty-four thousand dollars ($24,000.00) thirty one thousand dollars ($31,000) and increasing FOUR MILE RUN PLAYGROUND by twenty-four thousand dollars ($24,000.00) thirty one thousand dollars ($31,000).

Emergency Contract Big Apple Elevator Service & Consulting LLC Term - January 4, to April 3, 2023 Maintenance and Repair - Elevators and Chair Lifts

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 7, HAWKING AND PEDDLING; CANVASSING AND SOLICITING, ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, AMENDING SECTIONS 8:7-6(B) AND (D) AND CREATING SUBSECTIONS 8:7-6(V) AND (W), PROHIBITED CONDUCT BY PEDDLERS. Sponsor(s): Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr.

A motion recognizing and commending the City of Buffalo for the proud display of its collective fortitude and resiliency, in the face of the recent tragedies and calamities that have befallen the city over the past year, including the terrifying incident during the Monday Night Football Game, featuring the Buffalo Bills versus the Cincinnati Bengals.

Emergency Contract Cen Med Enterprise, Inc. Term: January 17 to April 16, 2023 To purchase medical supplies, medical equipment, vaccines and Pharmaceuticals

Emergency Contract Term: February 16 to May 15, 2023 Various Vendors: Chemtrade Chemicals Inc. Coyne Chemical Shannon Chemical Carus, LLC Polydyne Inc. Carmeuse Lime & Stone

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 (Lions Section), 192 Park Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Event Date(s): Saturday, April 8, 2023 Event Time: 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. (Includes Set-up time at 8:00 A.M. and Cleanup/Take-down completed at 5:00 P.M.) Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Additional Information: The Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Branch Brook Park (Lions Section), 192 Park Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104, on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Rain Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Affordable Housing Agreement for Federal HOME funds Purpose: To authorize the execution of an Affordable Housing Agreement with Rubix International Limited Liability Company. Entity Name: Rubix International Limited Liability Company Entity Address: 24 Commerce Street, Suite 1420, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $195,000.00 Funding Source: Federal HOME Program Funds Contract Period: HOME Program Funds must be expended within forty-eight (48) months from the date of adoption 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) 320-322 Hawthorne Avenue/Block 3612/Lot 4/South Ward Additional Information: The entity will construct a new multi-family residential and affordable housing development consisting of three (3) affordable housing rental units (all HOME subsidized), upon property located at 320-322 Hawthorne Avenue (Block 3612, Lot 4) (South Ward) of the Official Tax Map of the City of Newark, County of Essex, State of New Jersey. Deferred 7R2-n 040523 Deferred 7R2-I 041923

Dept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to Commission on Homelessness Name of Appointee: Dr. Michael J. Callahan Appointment Term: Commencing upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on January 28, 2024 Sponsor: Additional Information: Dr. Callahan will be filling the remaining term of Reverend David Jones.

Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Resolution Purpose: To amend Resolution 7R3-c adopted on August 5, 2020 to accept grant funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets to Transit Program. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation, Safe Streets to Transit Program Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0600 Grant Amount: $300,000.00 Total Project Cost: $300,000.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: Not Applicable 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: Not Applicable (Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As): Not Applicable Additional Information: The Department of Engineering originally requested $393,000.00 in its July 6, 2020 grant application from the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Safe Streets to Transit Program. This Resolution will amend Resolution 7R3-c, adopted on August 5, 2020 to accept $300,000.00 in grant funding.

AN ORDINANCE TO ACQUIRE TEMPORARY WORK AREA EASEMENTS AND/OR PERPETUAL AND PERMANENT EASEMENTS ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1, LOT 60, BLOCK 2, LOTS 15, 27, AND 29, BLOCK 3, LOTS 1 AND 13 AND BLOCK 4, LOT 1, AND A TEMPORARY WORK AREA EASEMENT AND PERPETUAL PERMANENT EASEMENT ON PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS BLOCK 4, LOT 9, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JOSEPH G. MINISH PASSAIC RIVER WATERFRONT PARK AND HISTORIC AREA, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Maintenance and Repair: Bucket Loaders. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Abreu Truck Services, Inc., 283-299 Frelinghuysen Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07114 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,000.00 Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Department of Public Works, Division of Motors/NW011-060-0602-71870-B2022 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months 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: This contract will add an additional vendor to the contract for maintenance and repair services of bucket loaders for the City’s Department of Public Works, Division of Motors. Original Advertisement Date: February 1, 2023 Revised Advertisement Date: February 3, 2023 Bids Downloaded: Five (5) Bids Received: Two (2)

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services concerning Redevelopment and Land Use Matters. Entity Name: Decotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole and Giblin, LLP Entity Address: 61 South Paramus Road, Suite 250, Paramus, New Jersey 07652 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $575,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/NW026, Account #32100, B2023 Contract Period: March 12, 2022 through March 11, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-m(S) adopted on May 24, 2022, awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $350,000.00, for a contract period of March 12, 2022 through March 11, 2023. This First Amendment increases the contract amount by $225,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $575,000.00.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: First Amendment to the Agreement to provide legal services concerning Redevelopment and Land Use Matters. Entity Name: Schenck, Price, Smith and King, LLP Entity Address: 220 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 991, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-0991 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $155,000.00 Funding Source: 2023 Budget/Department of Economic and Housing Development/NW026, Account #32100, B2023 Contract Period: March 12, 2022 through March 11, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-l(S) adopted on May 24, 2022, awarded a contract in the amount of $100,000.00, for a contract period of March 12, 2022 through March 11, 2023. This First Amendment increases the contract amount by $55,000.00, for a new total contract amount not to exceed $155,000.00.

A motion expressing profound sorrow and regret at the passing of Ms. Diane Findley, longtime City of Newark employee and Department of Economic and Housing Development retiree.