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RAFFLE LICENSES 1. Parent & Guardians Guild St. Vincent/RL-19 2. Devils Care Foundation/RL-20

Dept/ Agency: Finance Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Purpose: Application to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority (UEZ) Name of Project(s): Newark UEZ Administrative Budget CY 2027 Amount to be Financed: Not to exceed $880,020.00 Funding Source: UEZ Funds Local Finance Board meeting date(s): N/A Project Information: Additional Information: Resolution Of The Newark Municipal Council Authorizing The Submission/Acceptance Of An Application To The New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority For Enterprise Zone Assistance Funds For The Newark UEZ Administrative Budget Cycle 2027: January -1-2027 To December-31-2027

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 41, ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS, REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, TO ESTABLISH A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS IN THE CITY OF NEWARK, AND TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF “DATA CENTER” AS SET FORTH THEREIN.

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: Mr. Thaddaeus L. Diggs Appointment Term: Upon Municipal Council confirmation and ending on June 7, 2029. Additional Information:

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 Municipal Council confirmation and ending on June 7, 2029. Additional Information:

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 Municipal Council confirmation and ending on April 15, 2029. Additional Information:

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 Municipal Council confirmation and ending on June 7, 2029. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( X ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Professional Services Contract Purpose: Design and Construction Administration for Dissolved Air Flotation System at the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant Entity Name: CDM Smith, Inc. Entity Address: 110 Fieldcrest Avenue #8, 6th Floor, Edison, New Jersey 08837 Contract Amount: increase of $5,650,00.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,750,390.00 Funding Source: 2026 and 2027 Budget, Dept. of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: Commencing upon Notice to Proceed (12/30/2020 until completion of construction completion N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15(9)) Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP (X) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Agreement with Governmental Entity Purpose: To authorize a Cooperative Service Agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), Wildlife Services for white-tailed deer damage management at the Cedar Grove Reservoir Entity Name: United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services Entity Address: 140 C Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867 Contract Amount: $ 14,749.00 Funding Source: 2026 and 2027 Budget/Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Contract Period: Commencing September 1, 2026, terminating September 30, 2027, with one (1) two-year option to extend Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( X ) Government Entity Additional Information:

RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Individuals honored during Ecuador’s First Cry of Independence Celebration 2. Individuals honored during the 35th Annual Labor Day Parade 3. Individuals honored during the Ecuadorian Flag Raising Ceremony 4. Individuals honored during Back to School Backpack Drive 5. Individuals honored during Final Barranquiterios Latin Art and Festival 6. Kelvin Cruz, President of the Sports Federations Dominican Republic 7. Individuals honored during the Newark Latin Festival Free Concert 8. P. Robinson González, HSDV, Solemn Installation 9. Ismael Cala 10. Ernesto Rivera, Director of Ivy Hill Park Apartments, Retirement 11. Individuals honored during Third Cup Clemente Tournament 12. Oh So Good Landscaping LLC, Grant Opening 13. Antonia Lerdo, 65th Birthday Celebration 14. Miguel Jumbo 15. Filmaciones MF Antony 16. Individuals honored during Acclamation Day/Day of Prayer 17. Stanley Marcus, Esq. 18. Individuals honored during the Mexican Flag Raising Ceremony 19. Jessica S. Quintana Boyd 20. Individuals honored during the Annual Puerto Rico Flag Raising 2026 21. Individuals honored during the World-Wide Leaders Program Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 22. Michael B. Jordan, Actor 23. Evangelist Victoria Young, 100th Birthday Celebration 24. Individuals honored during Kali Kouture Newark Summer Youth Program 25. Kali Kouture Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 26. Rafaela Cura 27. Individuals honored during African Diaspora in America Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 28. Dorothy Harris, Street Dedication 29. Sheikh Fufana Abdul Rauf 30. Elder-Elect Elijah Robinson, Man of the Year, Saint Paul Sounds of Praise Pentecostal Fellowship Ministries 31. Bishop Emerson H. Deline, Pastor and General Overseer of United Christian Assembly Church, Inc. 32. Alpha Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 100th Anniversary 33. Captain Kamillah Zakia Barnes 34. Individuals honored during the Brazilian Flag Raising Ceremony Sponsored by Council Member Dupré L. Kelly 35. Individuals honored during Hip Hop Appreciation Week 36. Individuals honored during Jamaica’s 64th Independence Flag Raising Ceremony 37. Individuals honored during PUSSH’s Jr. Violence Interrupters Program Ceremony 38. El Shino Aguakate Sponsored by Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. 39. Individuals honored during Newark Police Department’s Super Heroes of 2026 40. Los Barranquiteños Pro Cultura Puertorriqueña 41. Individuals honored during Third Cup Clemente 42. Victor Ortiz, “Batman” 43. The Peach Cobbler Factory Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 44. Captain Kamillah Barnes, Proclamation Ceremony 45. Reverend Paul M. Graves, Sr., Moderator’s Third Annual Address 46. Yasmeena Atia Sharif, Jazz Vocal Major, University of Southern California 47. Reverend Pedro Bismarck Chau 48. Gerald Holloway, Celebrating 40 Years of Fashion, Entertainment and Legacy 49. Bishop Kenneth S. Davall, Sr. and Pastor Debroah D. Davall, 50th Wedding Anniversary 50. Rising Stars Sports and Dance Academy 51. Nasha Thomas, Celebrating 40 Years of Hosting Ailey Camps of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater 52. Cleveland Hines, 90th Birthday Celebration 53. Macedonia Baptist Church, 100th Church Anniversary 54. Elder Quincy Ruffin 55. Pastor Marcelino Nieves 56. Bishop Dr. Ch Evans and First Lady Lillian Evans, 40th Pastoral Anniversary 57. Overseer, Pastor Latanya Tammy Copeland, Fourth Pastoral Anniversary 58. Newly Destined, A Path to Hope and Renewal, Celebrating 33 Years of Community Service 59. Evangelist Annie Ruth Blakely-Write, 90th Birthday Celebration 60. Bishop Gregory A. Woods, 28th Pastoral Anniversary 61. Sister Mary Ford, First Timothy Baptist Church 62. Chief Chorister St Gertrude Thomas, 100th Birthday Celebration 63. Mgtr. Segundo Victor Montero Díaz 64. Individuals honored during the 20th Annual, In Loving Memory of Shakil Williams Community Health Event 65. Pastor Robert Gamble, 44th Pastoral Anniversary 66. Bishop Buster Simmons, 70th Birthday Celebration 67. Individuals honored during A Newark Celebration of Excellence 68. Individuals honored during the Arts High School Class of 1976 Semicentennial Reunion 69. Bishop Hilton Rawls, Sr., 77th Birthday and 46th Pastoral Anniversary 70. Kevin Peterman, 2026 Homegoing Reunion and Family Picnic Sponsored by Council Member Michael J. Silva 71. Deputy Chief Edgar Padilla 72. Dr. Guido Rafael Vaca Jimenez 73. Deputy Chief Danny Costa

EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Luis A. Quintana 1. Julianny “Juju” Lantigua 2. Marvin Thomas 3. Joseph J. Faccone 4. Maria Lopez 5. Francisco A. Saldana Sponsored by Council Member Amina Bey 6. Cynthia Su’ad Brown Sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council 7. Maurice “Coach Moe” Ware 8. Claudette Williams Sponsored by Council Member C. Lawrence Crump 9. Mamie Hale 10. Mr. Donald Puryear 11. Stanley G. Smith Sponsored by Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree 12. Reverend Laverne Dingle 13. Christine “Roz” Samuels 14. Jan T. Hartsfield 15. Mia Alani Lewis 16. Mother and Deaconess Mary Bernice Hucks 17. Marc E. Richardson 18. Mary White 19. Garland White 20. Zakiyah Dansby 21. Vera L. Hill 22. Mother Georgania Shoulars 23. Wilbur J. McNeil 24. Isidra Ayala 25. Quamir Sultan Major 26. Jason Person 27. Velma Grace Jenkins 28. Delores Williams 29. Gwendolyn Johnson 30. Eduardo “Ed” R. Gittens 31. Reverend Vivian Delores Cook

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Expressing Support Purpose: Resolution of Support for a temporary moratorium of twelve (12) months on the development of Data Centers throughout the city. Sponsor: Council Member, Anibal Ramos, Jr. Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Support Purpose: Supporting Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act Sponsor(s): Council Member, Louise Scott-Rountree Additional Information:

Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Private Sale/Redevelopment Purpose: First Amendment to the Private Sale/Redevelopment with Clinton View, LLC to adjust the Sale Amount due to Environmental Remediation. Entity Name: Clinton View, LLC Entity Address: 40 Clifton Street, Newark, New Jersey 07114 Sale Amount: $972,000.00 minus an Environmental Remediation credit not to exceed $194,400.00 Cost Basis: () $PSF (X ) Negotiated ( ) N/A ( ) Other: Assessed Amount: $227,500.00 Appraised Amount: N/A Contract Period: To commence within three (3) months and be completed within eighteen (18) months from the transfer of ownership by the City 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) 176-178 Clinton Avenue/Block 2802/ Lot 47/ South Ward Additional Information: Resolution 7R2-g adopted on June 17, 2026, authorized the Private Sale/Redevelopment pursuant to the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land. This Resolution authorizes a First Amendment to the Agreement for the Sale and Redevelopment of Land to adjust the Sale Amount due to Environmental Remediation that must be provided on the Property.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Water Meters and Parts, Cold Entity Name(s)/Address(s): Core & Main LP / 1830 Craig Park Court St. Louis Missouri 63146 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $3,000,000.00 Funding Source: Budget 2026/ Department of Water and Sewer/ NW-037-750-94530-B2026/B2027 Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) consecutive months, commencing upon a fully executed contract Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: This Contract will provide Water Meters and Parts, Cold for the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities. Advertisement Date: July 9, 2026 Bids Downloaded: Twenty-Eight (28) Bids Submitted: One (1)

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract(s) Purpose: To provide Fire Equipment and Installation Entity Name(s)/Address(es): 1. Super Laundry Equipment Corporation; 35 Pinelawn Road, Suite 120, Melville, New York 11747 2. Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution LLC, 221 Shepard Street, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $369,435.20 Funding Source: 2025 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Fire Division: NW051-G25-F25CO-94550-B2025 Contract Period: Date of adoption of Resolution through the date of purchase. Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: This Resolution authorizes the assignment of a bid contract from Super Laundry Equipment Corporation to Alliance Laundry Systems

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Use of State Contract(s): # T1786 Equipment Acquisition & Installation for Marked/Unmarked Police Vehicles and Prisoner Transport #23-FLEET-68813 Purpose: To provide equipment acquisition & installation for marked/unmarked police vehicles and prisoner transport Entity Name/Address: East Coast Emergency Lighting, 200 Meco Drive Millstone Township, New Jersey 08535 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $600,000.00 Funding Source: 2026 Budget/Department of Public Safety Funding 011-190-1902, (Various accounts and budget years) All allowable and approved Public Safety Grants and Capital. Contract Period: Upon approval by the Municipal Council through March 1, 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 equipment acquisition & installation for marked/unmarked police vehicles and prisoner transport for City of Newark Department of Public Safety.

Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation Purpose: To fund the enhancement of the City of Newark and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) region’s ability to build, maintain, and sustain national preparedness capabilities for approved project proposals and annexes. Funding Source: State of New Jersey, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness. Appropriation Amount: $1,556,000.00 Budget Year: 2026 Contract Period: September 1, 2025 Through July 31, 2028 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 Resolution Legistar #26-1237 under separate cover Operating Agency: Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Apply/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To amend resolution 7R5-s 06072023 for no cost extension, the grant period to expend funds Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services Entity Address: 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Grant Amount: $418,900.00 Funding Source: State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027 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: Apply and Accept Resolution 7R5-s, adopted on June 7, 2023, accepted a grant award in the amount of $418,900.00, for the period of January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has extended the grant period through December 31, 2027.

Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness Action: (X ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending Type of Service: Amending Grant Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To provide Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Performance Funding Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services Entity Address: P.O. Box 364, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0364 Additional Grant Amount: $2,000.00 Funding Source: Federal Fiscal Year 2026-2026 Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Contract Period: October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 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: Resolution 7R5-a adopted on January 7, 2026 accepted Grant funds in the amount of $2,268,514.00 This Resolution amends Resolution 7R5-a adopted on January 7, 2026 to increase the Grant amount by $2,000.00.