TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Allie Behrman, CPRP, Special Events Manager
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: February 24, 2026
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RESOLUTION 46-26: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FOR A SERIES OF IMPACT EVENTS KNOWN AS “ART & JAZZ ON THE AVENUE 2026” TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 25, 2026, MAY 27, 2026 AND JULY 22, 2026; AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF ATLANTIC AVENUE AND NE 2ND AVENUE AS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Consider Resolution 46-26 approving an Annual Special Event Permit for a series of impact events known as Art & Jazz on the Avenue 2026 to be held on February 25, 2026, May 27, 2026, and July 22, 2026 and authorizing the closure of certain rights-of-way for the events; and authorizing the City Manager to take all actions necessary to effectuate the intent of the resolution.
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Background:
The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) submitted a Special Event Permit Application on February 14, 2025 for an Annual Permit for three different events. The City Special Event Policy allows for an entity that regularly hosts events on City Property to apply for such a onetime permit for multiple events. Of the three events, two of them, one on September 10, 2025 and the second on October 22, 2025, require the closure of a major roadways. Under the Special Event Policy this renders the entire Annual Permit as an Impact Event that requires City Commission approval.
Through the requested approval, the City Commission is considering a single Annual Special Event Permit for an Impact Event consisting of three individual "Art & Jazz on the Avenue" events as
follows:
February 25, 2026 - to be held on West Atlantic Avenue from West ...
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