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Please substitute for Ordinance 110-02 (Placed on 1~ reading and referred to the Committee of the Whole on 5-6-02, Placed on 2nd reading on 5-20-02 and referred to the Citizens Advisory Committee on 6-3-020 ORDINANCE NO: 110-02 BY: COrrSgam, Duma, FitzGerald, George, Rb[h~' Seelie, Skindell. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor or her designee to enter into an agreement with the North Union Farmers Narket to provide Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) from the City of Lakewood's Fiscal Year 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)funds for purposes of working capital to oversee and administer the farmers market in the City of Lakewood during the 2002 season. WHEREAS, a successful Farmers Market has been in existence in the City of Lakewood since 1999; and WHEREAS, the North Union Farmers Market is a community-based nonprofit organization with the mission to provide the community with access to locally-grown produce, while supporting family farms and small businesses; and WHEREAS, the North Union Farmers Market enhances the community by teaching consumers about the taste and health benefits of eating fresh, locally grown, seasonal produce, improving the economy by creating vibrant community spaces, and enhancing our environment by enabling sustainable farms to sell directly to consumers; and WHEREAS, the North Union Farmers Market has requested financial assistance from the City of Lakewood in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to continue its operation in Lakewood during the 2002 season; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has sufficient funds available in the Fiscal Year 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund to provide the requested assistance in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Citizens Advisory Committee convened on .lune 12, 2002 and, reviewed, and recommended approval of the expenditure of Rve Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) from the City of Lakewood's Fiscal Year 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the North Union Farmers Market; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members ele~ed thereto determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure, and that this Ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 10 and I3 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, and that immediate action is necessary to provide for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and to provide for the continuation of a Farmers Market to operate within the City of Lakewood. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Coundl of the City of Lakewood hereby authorizes the Mayor or her designee to enter into an agreement with the North Union Farmers Market to provide Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) from the City of Lakewood's Fiscal Year 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for purposes of working capital to oversee and administer the farmers market in the City of Lakewood during the 2002 season.