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Dept./ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Memorandum of Understanding with Ironbound Boxing Academy
Purpose: To inspire youth to develop life skills, to succeed academically, and to create relationships through the sport of boxing.
Entity Name: Ironbound Boxing and Education, a NJ Non-profit Corporation
Entity Address: 1 Gateway Center, Suite 120, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of the MOU execution
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
Memorandum of Understanding, pursuant to N.J.S.A 40:12-20 et seq.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") is a municipal corporation in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey, which owns parks, playgrounds, recreation areas and similar places where it operates, maintains and administers recreational and educational activities for the benefit of the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, Ironbound Boxing & Education, a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ("IBB&E") is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of New; and
WHEREAS, IBB&E has a presence at the City-owned recreation area known as the Sharpe James/Kenneth A. Gibson Recreation Center ("Recreation Center") located at 226 Rome Street in the City's East Ward, where it has operated, administered, and managed in collaboration with the City various recreational and educational programs, including boxing and physical fitness training; and
WHEREAS, as a recreation area, the Recreation Center constitutes a park within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 40:12-20 et seq; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40:12-22 authorizes municipalities to enter into agree...
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