Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees
Purpose: Girard and Randolph Place Block Party
Date(s): Saturday, August 15, 2026 from the hours of 12:00 PM until
8:00 PM
Sponsor: Council Member, Patrick O. Council
Additional Information:
The Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, Girard Place between Randolph Place and Hawthorne Avenue 12:00 PM until10:00 PM
The City of Newark’s Special Event Application Fee ($100.00) Girard and Randolph Place Block Party for the event will be waived.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is supportive of community events that provide an essential service and entertainment to the residents of Newark while also bringing attention and awareness to all segments of the society; and
WHEREAS, the Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, event will enrich the community by giving our area an opportunity to get to meet and socialize with the neighbors and youngsters that we rarely see, and also listening to music playing, food and soft drinks are being shared; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council has indicated its support of the Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, being held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (Rain Date, Sunday, August 16, 2026), Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, between Randolph Place and Hawthorne Avenue Newark, from the hours 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby indicate its support of the Girard and Randolph Place Block Party being held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (Rain Date, Sunday, August 16, 2026), on Girard Place between Randolph Place and Hawthorne Avenue Newark, from the hours of 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM.
2. The Municipal Council is co-sponsoring this special event and waives the City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($100.00) however, it does not waive insurance coverage requirements due to be provided by event organizers or costs above service charges described in R.O. 5:10-1 et seq.
STATEMENT
This resolution supports and declares sponsorship by the Municipal Council of Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, being held on Saturday, August 15, 2026 (Rain Date, Sunday, August 16, 2026), Girard and Randolph Place Block Party, between Randolph Place and Hawthorne Avenue Newark, from the hours 12:00 PM until 10:00 PM. The City of Newark’s Special Event Permit Application Fee ($100.00), for an event to be held in the South Ward), co-sponsored by Council Member Patrick O. Council.