HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Parking lot closures for 4th of July Parade staging RESOLUTION NO. 09-198
RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURE OF
PARKING LOTS FOR 4TH OF JULY PARADE STAGING
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, 4' of July Parade organizers are making preparations for the event to be held
in the Main Street Cultural District (MSCD); and,
WHEREAS, Fifth Street, Douglas Avenue, and Main Street will be used as a route for the
parade,but parade staging will take place on Northwestern Avenue between Sixth Street and Main
Street, in City Hall Parking Lots M and MM, and on Pearle Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,the south portion of Lot M,adjacent to the west door of City Hall, and Parking
Lot MM to the west of City Hall will both need to be closed from 7:00 a.m. until approximately
1:00 p.m. on the 4t'of July; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, Parking Lot Q (near the Library) will need to be closed from
7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. to provide parking for a portion of the 200 volunteers that are needed for
the festivities, making 82 spaces available in that lot.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the closure of the south half of Parking Lot M,and all of Parking Lots MM from 7:00 a.m.until
1:00 p.m., and of Parking Lot Q from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on July 4 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12t''day of May, 2009.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Popken
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t'day of May, 2009.