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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Parking waivers/meter reservations for Tribune event RESOLUTION NO. 10-344 RESOLUTION APPROVING PARKING WAIVERS AND METER RESERVATIONS FOR THE TRIBUNE'S EVENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, staff received a request from The Tribune to waive parking enforcement and meter fees for a customer appreciation event on July 23,2010,from 11:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS,the requested waiver area is 51n Street from Clark Avenue to Kellogg Avenue; and, WHEREAS,as is the normal practice for the staff,the Main Street Cultural District(MSCD)was consulted regarding this request,as well as the business directly to the west of The Tribune(Triplett Realty),and Triplett did not express a concern over waiving enforcement for this three-hour period,as it has other parking available; and, WHEREAS,the MSCD has requested that free parking not be granted in this instance,as free parking is granted primarily for MSCD-sponsored events that involve a large number of downtown businesses; and, WHEREAS, the MSCD is unsure of the impact of granting this requested waiver since a number of businesses have annual customer appreciation events,and multiple waivers may become unworkable; and, WHEREAS, it should be remembered that while the meters serve to raise revenue for maintaining and cleaning the parking spaces,they also serve to reinforce the need for turnover;and, WHEREAS, in analyzing this request, it should be noted that waiving enforcement does not reserve the spots for those attending The Tribune's event,nor does it prevent anyone from parking in the spaces for three hours; and, WHEREAS,the lost revenue is insignificant in this instance,and it appears that the precedent that may be set in granting this request is of concern to the MSCD; and, WHEREAS,the Council can allow The Tribune to"reserve"spaces by paying in advance for three hours on each meter desired to be reserved on 5t"Street(from Burnett Avenue to Kellogg Avenue),and this will allow it to place signs on the meters indicating that they are reserved for Tribune customers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that reserved spaces on 5t' Street, from Burnett Avenue to Kellogg Avenue, from 11:00 a.m.until 2:00 p.m. for The Tribune's customer appreciation event on July 23,2010,are hereby approved,subject to The Tribune paying in advance for each reserved meter;FURTHERMORE,BE IT RESOLVED that parking enforcement during that block of time on July 23 will be waived. ADOPTED THIS 20"day of July,2010. LXIA& AS440 tolv c4U*UAAaJ Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis,Goodman,Mahayni,Larson,Orazem,Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 20t'day of July,2010.