HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of parking enforcement for Campustown Rail Jam RESOLUTION NO. 08-062
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING ENFORCEMENT ON
CHAMBERLAIN STREET FOR CAMPUSTOWN RAIL JAM on
MARCH 1, 2008,
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, staff recently met with representatives of the Iowa State University Ski and
Snowboard Club for planning of the proposed Campustown Rail Jam on the eastern portion of
Chamberlain Street,and this year,organizers are requesting that they be given a"snow date"of March 8
in case there is not enough snow on the ground on March 1; and,
WHEREAS, for this event, the organizers are requesting the closure of Chamberlain Street
between Welch Avenue and Stanton Avenue and Parking Lot Y; and,
WHEREAS, Chamberlain Street parking spaces between Welch and Stanton and the City's
Parking Lot Y would be closed at Noon on Saturday,March 1,and the street will be closed at 2:00 p.m.
to facilitate the hauling in and/or making of snow on Chamberlain; and,
WHEREAS, it is being requested that parking enforcement in this same area be waived
beginning at 11:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, or the snow date of March 8; and,
WHEREAS,meters will be covered prior to the event to notify the public and allow for vehicles
to be moved; and,
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the street and rest of the area will be reopened for use by
8:00 a.m. on March 2 (or March 9).
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the request from the ISU Ski and Snowboard Club to waive parking enforcement on Chamberlain Street
between Welch Avenue and Stanton Avenue and in Chamberlain Lot Y from 11:00 a.m. on March 1,
2008 (or the snow date of March 8, 2008),until 8:00 a.m. on March 2, 2008 (or March 9, 2008, if the
snow date is used) for the Campustown Rail Jam is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26`'' day of February, 2008.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
Introduced by: Popken
Seconded by: Rice
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t'day of February, 2008.