HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 12-137
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET AND PARKING SPACE CLOSURES FOR
MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Main street Cultural District(MSCD)is planning to hold the second season
of the Saturday Main Street Farmers' Market on Main Street between Clark and Burnett Avenues;
and,
WHEREAS,the Market will be in operation from May 5 to October 27 this year,and hours
of operation are scheduled to be from 8 a.m. to Noon each Saturday; and,
WHEREAS,in order to facilitate set-up and tear-down of the individual booths and to allow
for general clean-up of the area, the street and parking spaces need to be closed from 6 a.m. to
1 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, businesses in the 400 block of Main Street are award of the MSCD's plan to
host the Market again this year; and,
WHEREAS, since the Market will not be a special one-weekend or one-day event and will
generate revenue for the District, City staff is again recommending that the Council require
reimbursement of the estimated$400 in lost parking revenue,and that Electric Utility be reimbursed
$1 per day for any outlets that are used.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request from Main Street Cultural District to close Main Street between Clark Avenue and
Burnett Avenue and to close parking spaces in the 400 block of Main Street from May 5 through
October 27,2012,each Saturday from 6 a.m.to 1 p.m.for the Main Street Farmers'Market is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of March, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Larson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of March, 2012.