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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 2:5, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 1, SUBSECTION 2.5, LEASE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 2.5(A) AND 2:5-2.5(E).
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council adopted Ordinance 6PSF-f on October 16, 2019, amending and authorizing the City of Newark (the "City") to lease City-owned property to non-profit corporations for the sole purpose of using said property as a location for social gatherings and community activities related to artistic and cultural endeavors; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-14(c) and N.J.S.A. 40A:12-15, the City may, by Ordinance, authorize the conveyance of a leasehold interest in City-owned property to a non-profit corporation for nominal or other consideration, provided that in no event shall any such lease be entered into for, with, or on behalf of any commercial, business, trade, manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing or other profit-making enterprise, nor shall any such lease be entered into with any political, partisan, sectarian, denominational or religious corporation or association or for any political, partisan, sectarian, denomination or religious purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Administration (the "Department") wishes to amend to the Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on October 16, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Note: Additions are shown as underlined and bold. Deletions are shown as strikethroughs.
SECTION 1.
2:5-2.5 Lease of City-owned Property to Non-profit Corporations.
a. The City's Business Administrator is hereby authorized to establish and administer a program that permits non-profit corporations to submit a proposal to lease City-owned property, pursuant to N.J...
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