Council - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

NATIONAL ANTHEM / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

INVOCATION

Minister Jamillah Cupe Un-Stuckness Restoration Center

STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R8-a on December 3, 2025. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on October 16, 2026 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.

ROLL CALL

FELICIA ALSTON-SINGLETON

LISA MITCHELSON-PARKER

ALIF MUHAMMAD

ALNISA MILLER

MARK REDDICK

LATOYA JACKSON-TUCKER

RAMÓN LUIS RODRIGUEZ

ELIJAH MORGANO

MARILYN SOWELL

ODESSER PRINDLE

MARYAM BEY

ANTHONY D'ANGELO

SHAKIR MCDOUGALD

CHÉ COLTER

LAMONT VAUGHN

MUNIRAH EL-BOMANI

REGINALD TURNER

NADIRAH BROWN

SARA CRISPIN

DR. LEAH OWENS

OPAL R. WRIGHT

DR. WALE IDRIS

QUEEN DANNISHA CLYBURN

SIMONE BRAITHWAITE

JACQUELINE PEOPLES

26-1453 Central Planning Board, Minutes, May 2026 through August 2026.

26-1471 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Financial Statements, June 30, 2026.

26-1293 ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND SENIOR SERVICES, TO ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH, A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION, FOR THE PREMISES LOCATED AT 275 WEST MARKET STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07103, BLOCK 00428, LOT 00002, MORE SPECIFICALLY SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOM, FOR AN ANNUAL RENT OF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($30,000.00), PAYABLE IN TWELVE (12) MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($2,500.00) FOR THE PERIOD COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2026 AND TERMINATING ON DECEMBER 31, 2026 WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR ONE (1) YEAR AT THE SAME ANNUAL RENT AND UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS LEASE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO NEWARK SENIOR CITIZENS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SEASONAL ACTIVITIES, MEALS, ATHELETICS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND CURTUAL ACTIVITIES. (CENTRAL WARD)

26-0893 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF THE FINANCIAL AGREEMENT FROM LIVINGSTON URBAN RENEWAL LLC (“ASSIGNOR”) TO TETHYS LIVINGSTON URBAN RENEWAL LLC (“ASSIGNEE”) FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT CONSISTING OF EIGHTY-TWO (82) AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNITS LOCATED ON LAND WHICH IS IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF NEWARK AS BLOCK 2550, LOT 1, BLOCK 2551, LOT 14, AND BLOCK 2568, LOTS 1, 27, AND 35, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 18-30 17TH AVE., 152-164 IRVINE TURNER BLVD