Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Reverend Carlos Soto
Date(s): January 9, 2021
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue and Oriental Street
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Reverend Carlos Soto Way
Sponsor: Council Member, LaMonica R. McIver
Additional Information:
Original Resolution 7R8-c adopted on December 2, 2020.
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R8-c adopted on December 2, 2020, the Municipal Council approved a ceremonial street designation for “Reverend Carlos Soto Way” located at Oriental Street and Third Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council wishes to amend the location of the ceremonial street designation to the intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue and Oriental Street as “Reverend Carlos Soto Way”; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PDF-e, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Carlos Soto was born on November 3, 1930 in Arenales, Puerto Rico and came to the United States at the age of seventeen (17), moving to the Bronx, New York with his sister; and
WHEREAS, in 1961, he met his mentor, the late Reverend Frank Olmeda, and decided to turn his life over to the Lord and answered the call to the ministry; and
WHEREAS, he became the President, Deacon, Treasurer and Secretary Council of the Alpha Y Omega Church in Brooklyn, New York and went on to found seven (7) churches in Newark, New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Reverend Carlos Soto lived and served the community of Newark for over fifty (50) years and dedicated his life to ministry, even during the pandemic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council hereby amends the intersection from Oriental Street and Third Avenue and authorizes the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue and Oriental Street as “Reverend Carlos Soto Way”.
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Mount Pleasant Avenue and Oriental Street in its entirety.
STATEMENT
This resolution amends the intersection from Oriental Street and Third Avenue and authorizes the honorary and ceremonial renaming to the intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue and Oriental Street as “Reverend Carlos Soto Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.