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Dentsu Communications, application to hold a Promotional and Sampling Event in Father Duffy Square on November 13, 2008.
WHEREAS, A proposal has been received from Dentsu Communications, to hold a Promotional and Sampling Event in Father Duffy Square on November 13, 2008, from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm, with set up starting at 12:00 am and clean up ending by 5:00 pm; and
WHEREAS, The event would promote Heat Tech, a line of thermal innerwear clothing from clothing manufacturer Uniqlo; and
WHEREAS, The event would feature a human vending machine measuring approximately 8.21 feet high by 19.69 feet wide by 7.88 feet deep from which four people would distribute free product samples to the public; and
WHEREAS, Commercial signage advertising the clothing line would be prominently featured on the vending machine; and
WHEREAS, No site plan for the event was presented, potential conflicts with the area of the TKTS booth had not been considered by the applicant, Father Duffy Square is an inappropriate place for an event of this size, and this is a commercial event; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends denial of the application by Dentsu Communications, to hold a Promotional and Sampling Event in Father Duffy Square on November 13, 2008, from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 27 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.