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Home My WebLink About~Master - Street closures for Fourth of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 05-218 RESOLUTION APPROVING TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURES FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, organizers and members of Leadership Ames are in the final stages of preparing for the Fourth of July Parade to be held in the Ames Main Street Cultural District(AMSCD); and, WHEREAS,based on the success of last year's parade, the route and associated activities will be expanded; and, WHEREAS, food vendors will also be included in this year's festivities, and the Bill Riley Talent Search will hold its State Fair talent competition in the Central Business District; and, WHEREAS, parade organizers are asking that for the following temporary street closures: Main Street from the Grand Avenue overpass to Duff Avenue;Fifth Street from Grand Avenue to Duff Avenue; Pearle Avenue; Clark Avenue from the south driveway of the Central Business District(CBD)lot to Fifth Street;Burnett Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street;Kellogg Avenue from south of Main Street to Fifth Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street; and, WHEREAS, these street closures will occur from approximately 9:00 a.m. until the end of the movement of the parade; and, WHEREAS,the only exception to the closures will be Burnett Avenue,which will remain closed until 6:00 p.m. to accommodate food vendors; and, WHEREAS,the Public Works Department will provide barricades to close the streets and control access to the parking lots; and, WHEREAS, organizers will be responsible to place and staff the barricades. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the request to close the aforementioned streets for the Fourth of July Parade is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24th day of May, 2005. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor Introduced by: Goodhue Seconded by: Mahayni Voting aye: Goodhue, Goodman, Mahayni,Vegge, Wirth Voting nay: None Absent: Cross Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of May, 2005.