HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closure for Police Benevolent Association road race RESOLUTION NO. 03-175
RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURE OF FIFTH STREET
FROM CLARK AVENUE TO PEARLE AVENUE FOR
POLICE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION/BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
ROAD RACE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2003, the City Council approved a request from the Ames Police
Benevolent Association and the Boys and Girls Club to hold their 5K Run/Walk on Saturday,April 5,2003,
from 7:30 a.m. to noon; and,
WHEREAS, the run was cancelled on April 5, 2003, due to inclement weather, and it has been
necessary to reschedule the run/walk to June 14, 2003; and,
WHEREAS,the actual run/walk will take place from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 10:00 a.m.; and,
WHEREAS,proceeds from the event will go to the Ames Boys and Girls Club and the Ames Police
Benevolent Association; and,
WHEREAS, several volunteers, Ames Police Explorers, and Ames Bicycle Officers will provide
traffic control during the event, and the impact on traffic flow will be minimal; and,
WHEREAS,barricades and traffic cones will be moved as soon as the runners/walkers have passed;
and,
WHEREAS,the route start and end at Fifth Street and Clark Avenue,travel south on Pearle Avenue
to Main Street to Sixth Street,cross to the north lane at Hazel Avenue to Brookside Park,travel the bicycle
path through Brookside Park to 13th Street and the bicycle path along 13th Street to Haber Road, follow
Haber Road to the access road at Brookside Park and the bicycle path, and reverse the route back to Fifth
Street and Clark Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
Ames Police Benevolent Association/Boys and Girls Club 5K Run/Walk event is hereby approved with
Council authorization to close Fifth Street from Clark Avenue to Pearle Avenue from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00
a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2003.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of May, 2003.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Te Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Vegge
Seconded by: Wirth
Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue, Hoffman, Mahayni, Vegge, Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13th of May, 2003.