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Sikh Cultural Society
WHEREAS, The Sikh Cultural Society has applied for:
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a special events permit for the use of Madison Square Park for a post-parade cultural event on Saturday, April 30, 2005; and
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a Street Activity permit for Saturday, April 30, 2005 on Madison Avenue, between East 23rd and East 27th Streets, and
WHEREAS, Set-up would begin after 10:00 a.m. and clean-up would end by 7:00 p.m., with the event itself running from noon to 6:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, There will be an expected 7,500 attendees at this event; and
WHEREAS, Food at the event is distributed free of charge; and
WHEREAS, The applicant remains aware of the continuing concerns of both the residential community and New York City Parks & Recreation employees about noise, litter, property damage, and security as they relate to the use of Madison Square Park for large-scale special events; and
WHEREAS, The applicant agreed to either move their stage from 23rd Street and Madison Avenue northward to 24th Street or to stage the speakers from 23rd Street to 24th Street with lower sound levels; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five continues to encourage the police to monitor the sound level at events in and around Madison Square Park; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has agreed that the park will be left cleaner than they originally found it; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has agreed to hire additional security to prevent the crowd from entering unauthorized park areas; and
WHEREAS, Addressing numerous problems caused by the unparalleled number of street activities in its district, Community Board 5 has adopted guidelines for recommending approval of street activity permit applications; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has agreed to comply with those guidelines, including that participation in the events will not be denied to any group on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or religion; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends approval of both the Street Activity and Parks Special Event permit applications of the Sikh Cultural Society for their event on Saturday, April 30, 2005.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 24 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstention.