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Karlanda Kai Gomes, application to hold a wedding ceremony in Madison Square Park on September 20, 2008
WHEREAS, Community Board Five takes its role in the review of applications for Parks Special Events seriously and requests an opportunity to review the application before a permit is granted by the Parks Department Special Permit Office; and
WHEREAS, The applicant, Karlanda Kai Gomes, has applied for a permit to hold a wedding ceremony in Madison Square Park on Saturday, September 20, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the applicant was invited, yet failed to attend Community Board Five’s Parks Committee meeting on April 28, to present their proposal for review; and
WHEREAS, Any questions that the committee might have regarding this event could not be addressed, therefore be it,
RESOLVED, that Community Board Five recommends denial of the application by Karlanda Kai Gomes to hold a wedding ceremony in Madison Square Park on September 20th, 2008.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 32 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.