HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Requests for Campustown Action Association Friday Afternoon Celebration RESOLUTION NO. 12-492
RESOLUTION APPROVING CAMPUSTOWN ACTION ASSOCIATION REQUESTS
FOR"FRIDAY AFTERNOON CELEBRATION"
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, representatives of the Campustown Action Association (CAA) have been
working with City staff on details of an inaugural Friday Afternoon Celebration (FAC) in
Campustown on October 26, 2012; and,
WHEREAS,organizers propose to host a beer garden and live band in Welch Parking Lot T
from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m., and the purpose of the event is to bring ISU alumni who are in Ames for
Homecoming weekend into the Campustown Business District; and,
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate this event, organizers are requesting the closure of Welch
Lot T from Noon until 9:00 p.m. on October 26, including a waiver of parking meter fees and
enforcement; and,
WHEREAS, the CAA is also requesting a Blanket Vending License and waiver of the $50
fee for the license; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works will provide appropriate barricades for the event, and City staff
is requiring that the event organizers pay for the cost of one police officer from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.
to assist with monitoring the beer garden.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned requests for the Friday Afternoon Celebration on October 26, 2012, as
requested by the Campustown Action Association are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS l lth day of September, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor 01
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Larson
Voting aye: Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Abstaining: Goodman
Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this I Itn day of September, 2012.