HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 12-146
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR 4TH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the 4`'of July Parade Committee and the Main Street Cultural District(MSCD)
are again making preparations for the community parade; and,
WHEREAS,the following street closures will be needed for the parade from approximately
6:00 a.m. until the end of the parade: Main Street from the Central Business District (CBD) Lot
entrance to the Grand Avenue overpass, and continuing on Northwestern Avenue to Sixth Street
(Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at Sixth Street); Allan Drive, Pearle Avenue, Fifth
Street from Grand Avenue to Duff Avenue; Clark Avenue from the south driveway of the CBD Lot
to Sixth Street; Burnett Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street; Kellogg Avenue from just south
of Main Street to Fifth Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street; and,
WHEREAS, these street closures will facilitate line-up of the parade entries as well as the
actual parade movement; and,
WHEREAS,the public will be notified of the street closures with signs placed on the parking
meters; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works will provide barricades and "No Parking" signs to close the
streets and control access to the parking lots; and,
WHEREAS, organizers will be responsible for the replacement of any lost or damaged
barricades.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street closures from 6:00 a.m.until the conclusion of the 4t1i of July Parade
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27`'' 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 27`' day of March, 2012.