Legislation

Resolution requesting authorization for the Mayor and the Department of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections (“PLI”) to enter into an Amended Agreement or Agreements with Avenu Insights and Analytics to digitize microfiche and aperture cards holding historic permitting data and add them to the Department’s digital library. The Agreement is chargeable and payable from the following account in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Sixty Thousand and Six Hundred Dollars ($260,600).

Resolution further amending Resolution No. 647 of 2020, effective December 23, 2020, as amended, entitled “Resolution adopting and approving the 2021 Capital Budget and the 2021 Community Development Block Grant Program, and the 2021 through 2026 Capital Improvement Program,” so as to identify specific projects in City Council Districts 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8, and authorizes a subsequent Agreement or Agreements on behalf of the residents of the City of Pittsburgh.

Resolution submitting Donna Smith for consideration by the Mayor to fill the City Council Seat #1 Vacancy, the Mayoral seat #5 vacancy and the pending term expirations for City Council Seats #2 and #4 on the Citizen Police Review Board.

Communication from William Peduto, Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, submitting the City’s 2022 Operating Budget and Five-Year Plan and 2022 Capital Budget and Six-Year Plan, dated September 30, 2021.

WHEREAS, Starting in 2017, the Parking Enhancement District has provided South Side business owners, patrons and residents with an avenue to sequester parking funds and reprogram those dollars back into the neighborhood for enhanced public safety, cleanliness and infrastructure, at absolutely no cost to the neighbors that live here; and,

WHEREAS, since 1922, the National Fire Protection Association has sponsored the public observance of Fire Prevention Week, and in 1925, President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it a national observance; and,

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Competitive Contracting N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1 et seq. Purpose: To authorize the use of Competitive Contracting for Parking Consultant Services. Entity Name: Not Applicable Entity Address: Not Applicable Contract Amount: $0.00 Funding Source: Not Applicable Contract Period: Not Applicable 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 OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING FOR THE PROVISION OF PARKING CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR THE MULBERRY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To aquire City-owned property with the intent to upkeep community garden and create a sustainable greenspace. Entity Name: Michael C. Heard Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07106 Sale Amount: $15,000.00 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $16,300.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twelve (12) months following transfer of property ownership from the City to the Redeveloper. Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ (X) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 27 Mead Street/Block 4108/Lot 73/West Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 2,500 X $6.00 = $15,000.00. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Pass Through Agreement Purpose: To enter into a Third Amendment between the City and the Trust for Public Land to remediate and redevelop the area known as Newark Riverfront Park. Entity Name: The Trust for Public Land Entity Address: 60 Park Place, Suite 901, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Grant Amount: $3,515,000.00 Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection Total Project Cost: $3,515,000.00 City Contribution: No Municipal funds required Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: June 26, 2016 through December 31, 2022 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: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Additional Information: The total balance remaining for drawdowns is $1,972,100.08 from: NJDEP Green Acres Grant: A19D0 - $1,410,320.88 NJDEP Green Acres Grant: D1560 - $261,779.20 NJDEP ONRR Grant: D1570 - $300,000.00

Report of the Committee on Public Works for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Land Use and Economic Development for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Human Resources for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Urban Recreation for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 29, 2021 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Dept./ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Filing of Reverse Tax Appeals with the Essex County Board of Taxation or the New Jersey Tax Court. List of Property: (Tax Payer/Address/Block/Lot) Several properties listed in Exhibit A. Additional Information:

Dept./ Agency: Law Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Settlement of Civil Litigation Docket No.: ESX-L-8147-17 Claimant: Joseph Environmental, LLC Claimant's Attorney: Robert A. Jones, Esq. Attorney’s Address: Law Offices of Robert A. Jones, 354 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 1800, Livingston, New Jersey 07039 Settlement Amount: $287,500.00 Funding Source: Insurance Trust Fund Additional Comments:

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 433 SOUTH 9TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 289, LOT 19. (CENTRAL WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Cancellation of Emergency Appropriation Purpose: Cancellation of Emergency Appropriation for Water Utility Fund Amount to be Financed: $8,571,607.59 Project Information: (Description/ Project No./Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE CANCELLATION OF ORDINANCE 6PSF-c FINALLY ADOPTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 3, 2021. Additional Information:

Newark Board of Adjustment, Regular Public Hearing Minutes, August 5, 2021, August 19, 2021 September 2, 2021 and September 16, 2021, November 18, 2021 and Special Meeting Minutes November 30, 2021, December 2, 2021, and December 9, 2021.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 310 SUMMER AVENUE, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 577, LOT 12. (NORTH WARD)

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO 44-46 WAINWRIGHT, LLC, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 44 WAINWRIGHT STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 3068, LOT 9. (SOUTH WARD)

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO-FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 48 5TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1875, LOT 20.01. (WEST WARD)