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Home My WebLink About~Master - Waiver of vending permit fee for Downtown Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 11-320 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF FEE FOR BLANKET VENDING PERMIT FOR DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the Main Street Cultural District(MSCD)is working with the Ames Chamber of Commerce to host a Saturday Main Street Farmers' Market on Main Street, between Clark Avenue and Burnett Avenue, this summer; and, WHEREAS, the plan is for the Market to be in operation from June 25 to September 24 in 2011,and the hours of operation are scheduled to be from 8:00 a.m.to 1:00 p.m.each Saturday;and, WHEREAS, a Blanket Vending Permit for the entire Central Business District (CBD) is being requested for Saturday, July 23,between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS, at its March 22, 2011, meeting, the City Council approved the closure of the 400 block of Main Street to accommodate the Market, and the MSCD is further requesting that the fee for a Blanket Vending Permit be waived; and, WHEREAS, however, since the Shrine Bowl Parade and the All American Weekend have annual events in the Downtown area each summer,the MSCD has been working with representatives of both to plan alternative routes for their events; and, WHEREAS, the Council felt that those Saturdays when the Shrine Bowl Parade and All American Weekend events are held should not be approved until details of the events are worked out; and, WHEREAS, the MSCD has worked with the Shrine Bowl coordinators to make sure that the Parade and Farmers' Market can coexist together on July 23. WHEREAS, City staff is supportive of this new Farmers' Market which is anticipated to bring many community members to the Cultural District to shop and enjoy the amenities that the District provides. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the fee waiver for the Blanket Vending Permit for the Downtown Farmers'Market on Saturday, July 23, 2011, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28'day of June, 2011. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Wacha Voting aye: Davis, Mahayni, Larson, Orazem, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: None Abstaining: Goodman Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28"'day of June, 2011.