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Votes at a glance: council advances ordinance on 449 Washington Street and approves administrative items
Summary
The Newark City Council recorded several roll-call actions during its May 13 special meeting, including authorizing competitive contracting for a one-stop career center, rescinding a technical resolution tied to a developer name change, a ceremonial street dedication, and advancing an ordinance granting a 30-year tax abatement at 449 Washington Street.
The Newark City Council recorded several roll-call actions during its May 13 special meeting. Below are the formal actions discussed and their immediate outcomes as reflected on the record.
Votes and actions
1) Authorize use of competitive contracting for one-stop career center operation under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (agenda reference: 7 r 1 a s) Outcome: Approved by roll call. The council president called for roll call and members present recorded affirmative responses.
2) Rescind prior "resolution of need" for the Sheila Oliver project after an entity name change (agenda reference: 7 r 2 a s) Outcome: Approved by roll call. City staff said the rescission was necessary to replace the earlier resolution with one that reflects the developer’s new name so there are not duplicate resolutions on the books.
3) Ceremonial street dedication to Sergeant Joseph Anthony Ascona (agenda reference: 7 r 8 a) Outcome: Adopted (motion seconded and carried by roll call).
4) Ordinance granting a 30-year tax abatement to 449 Washington Street, Urban Renewal CO, LLC, to construct a five-story building with 20 rental units (10 market rate, 10 affordable at 60% AMI) (agenda reference: 8 a s) Outcome: The council advanced and adopted the ordinance on first reading at the May 13 meeting; the public hearing and final adoption were scheduled for the regular meeting on June 4. The council stated the ordinance will be advertised in accordance with law.
Notes and procedure
- Several items were advanced and adopted on first reading with the public hearing noted for the June meeting. Where staff noted a required reposting or corrective action (for example, rescinding a prior resolution because of a developer name change), the council approved the technical correction to ensure the record is accurate.
- The transcript shows roll-call confirmations from council members during votes; one member (Ramos) was noted absent for part of the session during early roll calls.
Ending: The council moved from these formal votes into public and conference portions of the meeting, after which staff and council members discussed operational briefings on public works and public safety.
