HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Suspension of parking enforcement for All-American Weekend RESOLUTION NO. 06-343
RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURE OF PARKING SPACES,
SUSPENSION OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT,AND WAIVER OF METER FEES
ON WELCH AVENUE
FOR ALL-AMERICAN WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, staff has been meeting with representatives of the All-American Weekend
Organizing Committee,the Main Street Cultural District,North Grand Mall,and the Ames Convention
and Visitors Bureau to prepare for the Fifth Annual All-American Weekend(AAW); and,
WHEREAS,activities will begin on Friday, September 1, and will run through September 3;
and,
WHEREAS, one of the events planned in conjunction with AAW is a"Campustown Block
Party," featuring a band on Welch Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,the organizers are requesting the Council to assist them in facilitating this activity
by closing parking spaces,suspending parking enforcement,and waiving meter fees on Welch Avenue
from Chamberlain Street to Lincoln Way from 3:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on September 2, 2006.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the closure of parking spaces, suspension of parking enforcement, and waiver of meter fees from
3:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on September 2 on Welch Avenue between Chamberlain Street and
Lincoln Way for All-American Weekend events are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22nd day of August, 2006.
c ) . � .
.Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Rice
Voting aye: Doll, Hamilton, Mahayni, Rice
Voting nay: None Declining to Vote: Goodman
Absent: Popken
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22nd day of August, 2006.