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Home My WebLink About~Master - Ames High Homecoming RESOLUTION NO. 12-459 RESOLUTION APPROVING AMES HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING REQUESTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Ames High School has requested to hold its Homecoming Parade on Monday, September 10,2012; and, WHEREAS,parade entries will stage in Parking Lots MM and M and on Pearle Avenue and 5' Street; and, WHEREAS,the parade will begin on 5'Street and proceed east to Clark Avenue,south on Clark to Main,east on Main to Douglas,north on Douglas to 5`'',and west on 5t'Street back to City Hall;and, WHEREAS,to help facilitate this event,the Homecoming Committee asks that the City Council approve the following closures:Pearle Avenue,Main Street,5'Street,and portions of Douglas Avenue and Clark Avenue from 5:30 p.m.to approximately 7:30 p.m.;and,City Parking Lot MM and the south half of Lot M at 5:30 p.m. for parade staging; and, WHEREAS, parade organizers are also requesting a waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement along the parade route from 5:30 until 6:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS,the Homecoming Committee asks permission to display fireworks during halftime of the football game on September 14 at the Ames High Stadium, and that a waiver of the Fireworks Permit fee in the amount of$25 be granted; and, WHEREAS,lastly,City staff is asking that the Council grant a waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on September 10 in Parking Lot N(east of City Hall), as there are a number of heavily-attended classes in the Community Center on Monday evenings. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the following requests from the Ames High School Homecoming Committee for September 10, 2012, are hereby approved: 1)closure(and partial closure)of the aforementioned streets and Parking Lots MM and M from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement along the parade route from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.; waiver of the Fireworks Permit fee; and, waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement for Parking Lot N from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. ADOPTED THIS 28t1i day of August,2012. _._ al- /4. cic/ cam,., Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha Voting nay: None Absent: Davis Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t1i day of August,2012.