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Temporary alcohol waiver for Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation for Holiday Lights Preview Party at the Florida Botanical Gardens on November 24, 2025.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the temporary alcohol waiver for Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation for Holiday Lights Preview Party at Florida Botanical Gardens.
• The wine will be provided by the Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation. The wine will be given to attendees at no charge during the hours of 6-7:45p.m. We will request enough wine to serve approximately 200 people.
• The wine, in bottles, will be kept iced in coolers and poured into plastic cups for
consumption.
• The wine will be poured and served by volunteers, of legal drinking age, under the direction of the Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation. Anyone who even appears to be under the age of 21 will be required to show legal identification. No one will be served without proper ID proving their age to be 21 or older.
• Wine will not be provided until 6:00 p.m. There will be no access to any remaining wine after 7:45 p.m. Unused wine and cups will be returned to the Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation.
• We will create a bar using an existing pavilion (the Palm Pavilion), restricting all wine serving to be within this compound. We will limit the consumption of wine to the adjacent McKay Creek Plaza.
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Strategic Priorities:
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.2 Provide and promote tourism opportunities.
Summary:
The execution of this document will allow wine to be served at Florida Botanical Gardens on November 24,2025, in accordance with the event coordinator’s guidelines.
Background/Explanation:
The waiver process was established to allow events to receive a temporary waiver for the duration of the event.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign these waivers is granted under Code Section 6-47(b)(2).
Staff Member Responsible:
Paul Cozzie, Director, Parks and Conservation Resources
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Special Event Application
Site Map
COI
Alcohol Request Details
Alcohol Temporary Waiver