Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Waiving Special Event Application Permit Fees
Purpose: Juan Pablo Duarte 213th Birthday Floral Offering
Event Location: Thomas Silk Park
Event Date(s): Friday, March 20, 2026
Event Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sponsor(s): Council Member at-Large, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
Juan Pablo Duarte 213th Birthday Floral Offering special event.
The City of Newark's Special Event Application Fee ($200.00) for the event will be waived.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council is supportive of community events that provide an essential service to the residents of Newark while also bringing attention and awareness to an issue that effects all segments of the society; and
WHEREAS, the Juan Pablo Duarte 213th Birthday floral offering will provide the City of Newark and its residents the opportunity to celebrate the founding father of the Dominican Republic; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council has indicated its support of the Juan Pablo Duarte 213th Birthday floral offering, to be held at the Thomas Silk Park, Friday, March 20, 2026 from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M.
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 Juan Pablo Duarte 213th Birthday floral offering at Thomas Silk Park, on Friday, March 20, 2026, from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M.
2. The Municipal Council is co-sponsoring this special event and waives the City of Newark's Special Event Permit Application Fee ($200.00), 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 co-sponsorship by the Municipal Council of the Juan Pablo Duarte 2...
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