HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for ISU Homecoming RESOLUTION NO. 10-492
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
ISU HOMECOMING
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Student Alumni Leadership Council at Iowa State University(ISU)is planning
ExCYtement in the Streets on Friday, October 29, 2010, in connection with Homecoming Weekend
at Iowa State; and,
WHEREAS,the event is scheduled to begin at around 8:00 p.m. and continue until 10:00 p.m.;
and,
WHEREAS, music and tours of the lawn displays built to celebrate Homecoming will be the
featured entertainment for attendees,and the event is an opportunity for the general public to view the
Homecoming lawn displays and watch performances associated with the displays; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers are asking the City Council to approve the
closure of the following streets from 6:30 p.m.until 11:00 p.m. on October 29: Sunset Drive from Ash
Avenue to west of the intersection with Beach Avenue;Ash Avenue from Gable Lane to Knapp Street;
Gray Avenue from its intersection with Gable Lane to Greeley Street; and, Pearson Avenue between
Greeley Street and Sunset Drive; and,
WHEREAS, on-street parking will also be prohibited on these streets from 8:00 a.m. until
11:00 p.m. on October 29, and Public Works will provide the barricades necessary for the street
closures along with"no parking" signs; and,
WHEREAS,the Public Works Department will provide safety vests for volunteers staffing the
barricades, and organizers will be responsible for staffing the barricades as long as they are in place.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the aforementioned street closures on October 29,2010,for ISU's ExCYtement in the Streets is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12`h day of October, 2010.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Larson
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12'day of October, 2010.