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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.