Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Hosting/Sponsoring a Special Event and Waiving Special Event Fees
Purpose: World Homeless Day - Co-sponsoring with Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc. (NESF)
Date(s): Friday, October 8, 2021
Event Time(s): 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
Location(s): Lincoln Park, Newark, New Jersey
Funding Amount: $0.00
Funding Source: N/A
Sponsor: Council Member LaMonica R. McIver
Additional Information:
Requesting that Special Event Permit Application Fee of $50.00 be waived.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is supportive of community events that provide an essential service to the residents of Newark, while also bringing attention and awareness to an issue that effects all segments of the society; and
WHEREAS, World Homeless Day will be held in Lincoln Park in collaboration with Newark Emergency Services for Families (NESF), from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. The City of Newark's Special Event Application Fee of Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($50.00) for the event will be waived.
WHEREAS, World Homeless Day provides the City of Newark the perfect opportunity to collaborate with various support groups and organizations such as the Newark Emergency Services for Families (NESF), to bring attention to the issue of homelessness, which has shattered many lives and families, while also providing vital services to individuals and family groups, who are homeless and valuable resources to those on the brink of homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council has indicated its support of the World Homeless Day, to be held at Lincoln Park on Friday, October 8, 2021, from 8:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby indi...
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