HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Closure of Main Street for Holiday Lighting and Open House activities RESOLUTION NO. 10-491
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURE FOR
HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND OPEN HOUSE ACTIVITIES IN
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Main Street Cultural District(MSCD)is planning Holiday activities again this
year, and it requests suspension of parking regulations to coincide with its Holiday hours; and,
WHEREAS, the District is requesting suspension of parking enforcement for the Central
Business District (CBD) on week days from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. between November 22 and
December 31, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCD further requests the closure of Main Street from Burnett Avenue to
Kellogg Avenue,from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on November 19 to facilitate children's train rides and
a gingerbread house contest on the street; and,
WHEREAS, this request is consistent with the City's goal to "enhance the role of Downtown
as a community focal point;" and,
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the closure of Main Street from Burnett Avenue to Kellogg Avenue, from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on
November 19, 2010, for Holiday activities in the Central Business District is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of October, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t'day of October, 2010.