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Home My WebLink About~Master - Requests for Octagon Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 13-407 RESOLUTION APPROVING OCTAGON ART FESTIVAL REQUESTS FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Octagon Center for the Arts plans to host its 43'Annual Art Festival in the Ames Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) on Sunday, September 22, 2013; and, WHEREAS,this event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS,booths selling art works,crafts,and food items will be in operation that day, and, in addition, there will be entertainment on the sidewalks in Tom Evans Plaza and Cynthia Duff Plaza; and, WHEREAS,to facilitate this event,the following street closures are being requested from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.: Main Street east of Clark(not blocking Wells Fargo Driveway)to just west of Duff Avenue (allowing traffic to access the parking lot behind businesses); Douglas Avenue from 51"Street to Main Street;Kellogg Avenue from 5t'Street to Main Street,and Burnett Avenue south of the alley to Main Street; and, WHEREAS, organizers are also requesting that the costs for electricity used during the event be waived, as well as a fee waiver for a Blanket Vending License; and, WHEREAS, insurance coverage for the event has been provided by The Octagon, and notification signs will be placed on parking meters on Saturday evening after 6:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide the necessary barricades for the street closures, and the MSCD has been informed of the Art Festival and has extended its support. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa, that the aforementioned street closures and fee waivers for The Octagon Art Festival on September 22, 2013, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 271h day of August, 2013. A. xv Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Davis Seconded by: Szopinski Voting aye: Davis, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski Voting nay: None Abstaining: Goodman Absent: Wacha Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27" day of August, 2013.