Legislation

Report of the Committee on Human Resources for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Finance and Law for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Public Works for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

Report of the Committee on Innovation, Performance and Asset Management for September 16, 2020 with an Affirmative Recommendation.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO 247 S10TH, LLC FROM TAXATION ON LAND AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 245 SOUTH 10TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 1796, LOT 9. (WEST WARD)

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO JAMILA ADAMS AND ROGER HAYFORD, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A TWO (2) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 656 NORTH 8TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 697, LOT 28. (NORTH WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To convey city-owned property to facilitate redevelopment of the NJIT Gateway Plan Properties. Entity Name: New Jersey Institute of Technology Entity Address: University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 Sale Amount: $180,000.00 Cost Basis: ( ) $ PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( X ) Other: Appraised Amount Assessed Amount: $454,400.00 Appraised Amount: $180,000.00 Contract Period: Twenty-four (24) months from the date of transfer 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) 257 Martin Luther King Boulevard/Block 2857/Lot 13/Central Additional Information: Deferred 7R2-d(s) 101420 Deferred 7R2-a 102120 Deferred 7R2-a 110520 Deferred 7R2-a 111820 Deferred 7R2-a 120220

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Grant Agreement Purpose: To execute Grant Agreement to Accept Grant Funds to support the development of vacant Green Acres land into the Frederick Douglas Park. Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Green Acres Program Entity Address: 501 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $750,000.00 Total Project Cost: $1,000,000.00 City Contribution: $250,000.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: Upon adoption and shall terminate two (2) years from the date of execution of the Grant Agreement 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: (if applicable) (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Frederick Douglas Park/Block 2563/Lots 1 and 76/Central Ward Additional Information: The Municipal Council authorized the filing of the grant application as Resolution 7R2-a adopted on February 22, 2019.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying () Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Redevelopment Agreement Purpose: First Amendment to Redevelopment Agreement to reset project timelines. Entity Name: New Jersey Institute of Technology Entity Address: University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102-1982 Contract Amount: $0.00 Development Agreement Term: Phase I: No later than fifty-four (54) months from the effective date Phase II: No later than fifty-four (54) months from completion of Phase I City Contribution to Development Project: ( ) Grant or Loan ( ) Guarantee (X) None ( ) Other:( ) Developer Investment: :( ) Developer Third-Party Financing 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: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) Block 43, Lots 1, 4, 10, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 60, 61; Block 2857, Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30; Block 2858, Lots 1, 2, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 43, 45, 50; Block 372, Lots 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24; Block 384, Lot 1; Block 2828, Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61; Block 2830, Lot 1; Block 2831, Lots 3, 5, 6, 13, 18; Block 389, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53; Block 40, Lots 1, 2, 3.01, 3.02, 4.01, 4.02, 5, 6, 7.01, 7.02, 8.01, 8.02, 9, 10.01, 10.02,11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 42, 47, 48, 52.01, 52.02, 53; Block 41, Lots 1, 3, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 62, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72 and Block 42, Lot 44 in the City of Newark (“NJIT Gateway Plan Area”) as identified in a plan entitled the “NJIT Campus Gateway Redevelopment Concept Plan” (the “NJIT Plan”). Additional Information: Original Redevelopment Agreement authorized by Resolution 7R3-b(S) adopted on August 11, 2009.

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To construct one (1) two-family home and a ten (10) unit residential building with a commercial store front. Entity Name: Southward Properties, LLC Entity Address: 290 Ferry Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105 Sale Amount: $43,530.00 Cost Basis: (X) $ 6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $155,300.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) 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) 267 Sherman Avenue/Block 2761/Lot 33/South Ward 34 Elizabeth Avenue/Block 2801/Lot 7/South Ward 36 Elizabeth Avenue/Block 2801/Lot 5/South Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 7,255 X $6.00 = $43,530.00. 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: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Position being appointed to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Advisory Commission as a youth representative. Name of Appointee: Demetrius Kee Address: 98 Lincoln St. Newark, NJ 07103 Appointment Term: Ms. Kim X. Oliveria term expired on September 15, 2020 Sponsor: Additional Information: Mr. Kee will be replacing Ms. Kim X. Oliveria and his term will commence upon confirmation ending on September 15, 2022

RECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 1. John Morgan, Sr., Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 2. Anton J. Smutko III Sponsored by Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. 3. Roetha Johnson Latta Sponsored by Council Member LaMonica R. McIver 4. Delores Jefferies, on retiring after forty-two (42) years of public service with the City of Newark, Department of Health and Community Wellness 5. Virginia Morton Sponsored by Council Member Eddie Osborne 6. Sergio Alberto Perez, Founder of Lideres Hondurenos Unidos en New Jersey (LHUENJ) Sponsored by Council Member Luis A. Quintana 7. Johnny “Tito” Carmona, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, September 19, 2020 8. Gerald “Jerry” Rosa, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Friday, September 25, 2020 9. Dr. Carlos M. Campos, Ceremonial Street Dedication, held on Saturday, September 26, 2020 Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 10. Newark 2020 Sheroes/Heroes honored during the 2020 Puerto Rican Day Parade and Flag Raising Ceremony for their work during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Municipal Trash Cans. Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1) United Sales USA Corp., 185 30th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11232; 2) T.M. Fitzgerald & Associates, 850 West Chester Pike, Suite 200, Havertown, Pennsylvania 19083 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $440,000.00 Funding Source: 2017 Budget/Tonnage Grant/Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation/NW051-G20-N20A0-83870-2017 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed (24) consecutive months commencing upon a fully executed contract 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: To provide the City’s Department of Public Works, Division of Sanitation with Municipal Trash Cans. Advertisement: June 26, 2020 Bid Solicited: Eight (8) Bid Received: Four (4) Bid Rejected: One (1)

P-Cards

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: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To combine city-owned property with an adjacent redeveloper-owned lot to build a two-family home. Entity Name: ADDA NJ Properties, LLC Entity Address: Newark, New Jersey 07103 Sale Amount: $7,320.00 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $21,600.00 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) 160 14th Avenue/Block 279/Lot 45/Central Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 1,220 X $6.00 = $7,320.00. 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: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Investigation for Area in Need of Redevelopment Purpose: Authorizing the Newark Central Planning Board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine if 31-39 Central Avenue (Block 21, Lot 8) is a Non-Condemnation Redevelopment Area as defined under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 31-39 Central Avenue/Block 21/Lot 8/Central Ward

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation Honoree: Dorothy Brazell Date(s): Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Official Street Name(s): Chapel Street and Raymond Boulevard Ceremonial Street Name: Dorothy Brazell Way Sponsor: Council Member, Augusto Amador Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: To develop a modern eleven (11) story building consisting of approximately 300 apartments with ground floor retail parking and roof top amenities at 178 Orange Street and 72-76 Boyden Street, and to build a new construction of a two-family home at 401 New Street. Entity Name: NY Construction Services, LLC Entity Address: 28 Central Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Sale Amount: $36,357.84 Cost Basis: (X) $6.00 PSF ( ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $319,100.00 Appraised Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within twenty four (24) 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) 401 New Street/Block 1839/Lot 28/Central Ward 178 Orange Street/Block 2858/Lot 1/Central Ward 72-76 Boyden Street/Block 2858/Lot 45/Central Ward Additional Information: Sale Price: Total Square Footage X PSF = 6,059.64 X $6.00 = $36,357.84. Sale at prices set forth by Ordinance 6S&Fh, adopted on April 7, 2004, establishing the minimum sale price of City-owned properties.

WHEREAS, The Congress of Neighboring of Communities (CONNECT) brings together the City of Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities to identify common public policy challenges and advocate for collective change on behalf of Allegheny County’s urban core; and,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby call on the United States Congress to create a new National Infrastructure Bank by passing HR6422. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Will of Council shall be sent to the Allegheny County delegation of the Pennsylvania State House and Senate, the chairs and minority chairs of the State House and Senate Transportation Committees, Governor Tom Wolf, and Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation Yassmin Gramian.

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX ABATEMENT/EXEMPTION TO ANDERSON LABAZE AND APRIL HAMPTON, FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF A THREE (3) FAMILY NEW CONSTRUCTION, ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS 682-684 SOUTH 19TH STREET, MORE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, AS BLOCK 356, LOT 41. (SOUTH WARD)

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To purchase Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Water Treating Disinfectant). Entity Name(s)/Address(s): JCI Jones Inc., 1765 Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota, Florida 34236 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $260,000.00 Funding Source: 2020 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities/NW037-750-7502-83230-B2020 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months commencing fully executed contract 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: To provide the City’s Department of Water and Sewer Utilities with Hypochlorite, Liquid Sodium (Water Treating Disinfectant). Advertisement: August 12, 2020 Bids Solicited: Seven (7) Bids Received: Five (5)