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Council approves River Park event permits for Memorial-weekend food-festival and July 5K fundraiser
Summary
The council approved event permits for a food-truck festival scheduled around Memorial Day and for the Coach Philip Lockhart Foundation 5K on July 19; roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous among the voting members present.
Council members approved two event permits during the meeting: a food-truck festival at River Park around Memorial Day (packet noted May 31) and a 5K fundraiser for the Dr. Philip Lockhart Foundation scheduled for July 19 at 8 a.m.
The food-truck festival request identified Marcus West as primary contact and indicated the event would run at Harlem River Park from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. (one day). A council motion to approve the permit passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the transcript as five yes votes.
The council also approved a permit for the Coach Philip Lockhart Foundation’s annual 5K fundraiser, which uses the same route as other community runs and requested fire and police presence for safety. That permit passed on a roll-call vote recorded as five yes votes.
Votes at a glance: - Food-truck festival (River Park, around Memorial Day): motion approved, roll-call recorded as five yes votes. Names of individual votes were read but not consistently captured in the minutes; transcript records unanimous approval of members present. - Coach Philip Lockhart Foundation 5K (July 19, 8 a.m.): motion approved, roll-call recorded as five yes votes.
Why it matters: These approvals authorize public events at a city park and require coordination with public safety, traffic and event operations. The council recorded approval and directed staff to provide permit paperwork and logistical assistance to organizers.
