HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Temporary street closures for ISU Homecoming RESOLUTION NO. 12-537
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
ISU HOMECOMING
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, on Friday, October 26, 2012,the Student Alumni Leadership Council at Iowa
State University (ISU) is again planning "ExCYtement in the Streets" in connection with
Homecoming Weekend at Iowa State; and,
WHEREAS, the event is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. and continue until
10:00 p.m., with music and tours of the lawn displays built to celebrate Homecoming; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers are asking the Council to approve the
following street closures: Sunset Drive, from Ash to just west of the intersection with Beach
Avenue;Ash Avenue from Gable Lane to Knapp Street(Knapp and Gable will remain open); Gray
Avenue from its intersection with Gable to Greeley Street; and, Pearson Avenue between Greeley
Street and Sunset Drive; and,
WHEREAS, streets will be closed by about 6:30 p.m. and will be reopened by 11:00 p.m.,
with prohibited on-street parking on the aforementioned streets from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on
October 26; and,
WHEREAS,Public Works will provide the barricades necessary for the street closures along
with"no parking" signs; and,
WHEREAS, organizers will be responsible for staffing the barricades as long as they are in
place.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the above-mentioned street closures for Iowa State University Homecoming on October 26,
2012, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9`' day of October, 2012.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Szopinski
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski
Voting nay: None Absent: Wacha
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9t1i day of October, 2012.