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Home My WebLink About~Master - Waiver of parking enforcement in Downtown parking lots during Ames Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 14-176 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST TO WAIVE PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN CBD LOTS X AND Y DURING AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, the Ames Chamber of Commerce is planning to hold the fourth season of the Saturday Main Street Farmers' Market on Main Street this summer; and, WHEREAS,the event has been held in the 400 block of Main Street and a portion of Burnett Avenue in previous years, and in anticipation of a larger Market this year, the Chamber is also requesting the closure of the 300 block of Main Street; and, WHEREAS,. Approximately 74% of the businesses along the 300 block of Main Street supported closing the street for the event, and businesses in the 400 block of Main Street are aware of the Chamber's plan to host the market again this year; and, WHEREAS, the Market will be in operation from May 3 to October 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each Saturday; and, WHEREAS, organizers are also requesting that parking enforcement in CBD Lots X and Y be waived during Market hours; and, WHEREAS,City staff supports the Market's plan to use signage directing patrons to the free parking in CBD Lots X and Y which is directly behind the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street; and, WHEREAS,these spaces have two-and four-hour time limits,and since there are no metered spaces in Lots X and Y,no meter revenue would be lost to grant this request. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the request to waive parking enforcement in CBD Lots X and Y on Saturdays from May 3 to October 25, 2014, for the Ames Main Street Farmers' Market is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 8t'day of April, 2014. C 44 _1yk .d. Ate. tfl Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Goodman Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8t'day of April, 2014.