HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Suspension of parking regulations for Octagon Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 06-354
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUSPENSION OF PARKING REGULATIONS
ON CERTAIN STREETS FOR THE OCTAGON ART FESTIVAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Octagon Center for the Arts plans to host an art festival in the Ames Main
Street Cultural District (MSCD) on September 24, 2006, and the event is scheduled to begin at
10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS,booths selling art works, crafts, and food items in be in operation as well as two
entertainment stages—one located north of Tom Evans Plaza and the second near the Douglas Avenue
and Main Street intersection; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate this event,the organizers are requesting closure ofparking spaces and
suspension of enforcement within the closed street areas on Main Street, Burnett Avenue, Kellogg
Avenue, and Douglas Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,the parking spaces between Douglas Avenue and the CBD parking lot entrance
will be used for handicapped parking; and,
WHEREAS,notification signs will be placed on parking meters on Saturday, September 23,
2006, after 6:00 p.m.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the request from The Octagon Center for the Arts to close parking spaces and suspend parking
regulations enforcement on Main Street,Burnett Avenue,Kellogg Avenue, and Douglas Avenue for
the Octagon Art Festival on September 24, 2006, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12`h day of September, 2006.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Rice
Voting aye: Goodman, Hamilton, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: Doll
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t'day of September, 2006.