HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Requests for All-American Weekend Car Show RESOLUTION NO. 13-380
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUESTS FOR
ALL-AMERICAN WEEKEND CAR SHOW
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Iowa Street Rod Association,with the support of the Main Street Cultural
District(MSCD), plans to host the 121'`Annual All-American Weekend(AAW) Car Show during
Labor Day weekend, Saturday, August 31; and,
WHEREAS,the following requests are being made of the City Council to help facilitate the
AAW activities: closure of Main Street from Burnett Avenue to Douglas Avenue, and Kellogg
Avenue from the Central Business District parking lot to the alley between Main Street and Fifth
Street from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; waiver of fee for electricity costs; free parking for the entire
Central Business District and waiver of meter fees; and, waiver of the fee for the Blanket Vending
License; and,
WHEREAS, the loss to the Parking Fund for the waiver of meter fees for the CBD would
amount to approximately$400; and,
WHEREAS, event organizers and the MSCD have notified businesses in the area that will
be affected by the closures; and,
WHEREAS,volunteers will be stationed at barricades at all times to ensure that emergency
vehicles can get into and out of closed areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the above-mentioned requests for the 12t'Annual All-American Weekend Car Show to be held
on August 31, 2013, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t''day of August, 2013.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Wacha
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t'day of August, 2013.