Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement
Purpose: 2014 Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament
Entity Name: Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
Entity Address: 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104
Event Location: Branch Brook Park (3 Diamonds), Newark, New Jersey 07104
Event Date(s): Saturday, August 9, 2014 and Sunday, August 10, 2014
Event Time: 10:00 A.M. until 10:00 P.M.
Additional Information:
Sponsor: Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council is desirous of supporting a 2014 Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament in honor of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty, to be held at Branch Brook Park (3 Diamonds) Newark, New Jersey 07104 on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and Sunday, August 10, 2014, from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 event will be hosted by the Municipal Council as a memorial to Jersey City Police Officer Melvin Santiago, who was killed on Sunday, July 13, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Council has indicated its support for this wholesome event for the benefit of Newark residents by approving this Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement with the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council of the City of Newark supports the issuance of a Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement, drawn by the City of Newark Insurance Fund Commission for the benefit of the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104, for any claims arising out of the City of Newark's use of Branch Brook Park (3 Diamonds), Newark, New Jersey 07104 for the 2013 Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and Sunday, August 10, 2014, from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
2. The City Clerk, on behalf of the Newark Municipal Council, shall forward a true copy of the Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement to Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 for their records.
3. A copy of the executed Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement drawn by the Insurance Fund Commission shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT:
This resolution hereby authorizes the support and issuance by the City of Newark Insurance Fund Commission of a Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement for the benefit of the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07104 for any claims arising out of the City of Newark's use of Branch Brook Park (3 Diamonds), Newark, New Jersey 07104 for the 2014 Battle of the Badges, Softball Tournament on Saturday, August 9, 2014 and Sunday, August 10, 2014, from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.