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No. #23-252 Date of Adoption October 19, 2023
APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND
EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AROUND
THE NATHAN HALE SCHOOL
WHEREAS, tire Borough of Carteret, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey desires to apply to the
New Jersey Department of Transportation for grant funding under the Safe Routes to School Program; and
WHEREAS, the Nathan Hale School Accessibility Improvement Project meets all the criteria necessary to
receive funding under the Safe Rdntes to School Program; and
WHEREAS, the Nathan Hate School Accessibility Improvement Project will enable and encourage
children, including those with disabilities, to safely walk and bicycle to school and will make bicycling and
walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy,
active lifestyle from an early age.
WHEREAS, the Borough of Carteret agrees to assume a commitment of maintenance of the project after
construction is completed; and
WHEREAS, responsibilities for administering the proposed project in accord with federal and state
guidelines (to be known as the Responsible Charge) will be Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, a full-time employee
of the Borough of Carteret;
WHEREAS, the Borough of Carteret fully supports the proposed Safe Routes to Schoolproject;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that tire Mayor and Clerk of the Borough of Carteret, State of
New Jersey, authorizes the Mayor to submit an electronic grant application identified as "SRS-2024-
Nathan Hale School Accessibility Im-00061" to the New Jersey Department of Transportation under the
Safe Routes to School Program on behalf of the Borough of Carteret.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to sign the grant
agreement on behalf of the Borough of Carteret and that their signature constitutes acceptance of the terms
and conditions of the grant agreement and approves the execution of the grant agreement.
Certified as a true copy of the
Resolution adopted by the Council
on this 19a day of October, 2023
CARMELA POGORZELSKI, RMC
Municipal Clerk
My signature and the Clerk's seal serve to acknowledge the above resolution and constitute acceptance of
the terms and conditions of the grant agreement and approve the execution of the grant agreement as
authorized by the resolution above.
TTEST and AFFIX
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN
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COUNCILMAN
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BELLINO
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JOHAL
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DIAZ
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NAPLES
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X- Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV -Not Voting XOR- Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
�} October 19 2023
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