30.     REPORT, Committee on Appointments and Briefings, recommending to the City Council to take “NO FURTHER ACTION” on the WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Bousquet, Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Martins, Council President Morad, Councillors Oliveira and Rebeiro, requesting, once again that the Administration reconsider and halt all charges that are being considered and already implemented to nonprofit Organizations across the City; and further requesting, that the Administration and Parks, Recreation and Beaches, Director Rapoza appear before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss this matter; this is the second request being made on behalf of Organizations across the City that give back so much through tourism, scholarships, economic stimulants and more; these charges are devastating to them and possibly could put these nonprofit Organizations into a hardship or close the books on their contributions to the City and cultural activities that have been happening for decades.

30a.    WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Gomes, Bousquet, Abreu, Carney, Coelho, Lopes, Martins, Council President Morad, Councillors Oliveira and Rebeiro, requesting, once again that the Administration reconsider and halt all charges that are being considered and already implemented to nonprofit Organizations across the City; and further requesting, that the Administration and Parks, Recreation and Beaches, Director Rapoza appear before the Committee on Appointments and Briefings to discuss this matter; this is the second request being made on behalf of Organizations across the City that give back so much through tourism, scholarships, economic stimulants and more; these charges are devastating to them and possibly could put these nonprofit Organizations into a hardship or close the books on their contributions to the City and cultural activities that have been happening for decades. (Referred to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings – October 27, 2016.)