Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on April 23, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on April 24, 2025, authorizing the Department of Recreation to Sponsor the Annual Summer Breeze Concert Series and Accept Monetary Donations to Support said Series - (concerts scheduled for Tuesdays from July 8, 2025, through August 26, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., including rain dates to be held on the Thursdays immediately following any postponed event. Funding and Budget:
(a) The total cost of the concert series shall be charged to Budget Code A7620.457, Cultural Civic Adult Education
(b) Total expenditures for the concert series shall not exceed the allocated budget plus any monetary donations received
(c) All donations received in support of the series shall be recorded under Revenue Code A2705.2 and shall be used solely for purposes related to the concert series); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION TO SPONSOR
THE ANNUAL SUMMER BREEZE CONCERT
SERIES AND ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS
TO SUPPORT SAID SERIES
Whereas, in a letter dated April 10, 2025, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation requested authorization for said Department to sponsor and coordinate the Annual Summer Breeze Concert Series during the summer of 2025; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to fostering cultural enrichment, community engagement, and recreational activities for its residents; and
Whereas, the Department of Recreation seeks to sponsor the Annual Summer Breeze Concert Series to provide free musical entertainment to the public; and
Whereas, the proposed concert series will be held at the following designated locations:
* City Hall Plaza
* 4th Street Playground
* Hartley Park
* Gramatan Avenue (between Broad Street and Center Street); and
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