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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street and parking lot closures for Ames High Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO. 14-480 RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURES OF STREETS AND PARKING LOTS FOR AMES HIGH HOMECOMING PARADE FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,the Ames High School Homecoming Committee has requested permission to hold its Homecoming Parade downtown on Monday, September 15, 2014, WHEREAS,parade entries will stage in Parking Lots MM and M west of City Hall and on Pearle Avenue; and, WHEREAS, the parade will start on Main Street and proceed east to Kellogg Avenue,turn north to Fifth Street,head east on Fifth Street, turn south on Douglas Avenue, and go east on Main Street to the eastern entrance of the CBD Lot; and, WHEREAS,the parade entries will disperse from the CBD Lot and will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 45 to 60 minutes; and, WHEREAS, to help facilitate this event, the Homecoming Committee asks that the City Council approve the following closures: Pearle Avenue, Douglas Avenue, and Clark Avenue (all from Main Street to Fifth Street);Main Street from Pearle Avenue to Duff Avenue;and,Fifth Street from Kellogg Avenue to Douglas Avenue (from 5:30 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m.); and, City Parking Lot MM,the south half of Lot M,and a portion of CBD Lot Z from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for parade staging and disassembly(No reserved spaces would be affected); and, WHEREAS,the Main Street Cultural District has been informed of the parade and supports the activity again this year,and event organizers plan to distribute parade maps to affected businesses in the downtown. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the aforementioned street and parking lot closures for the Ames High Homecoming Parade on Monday, September 15, 2014, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9th day of September, 2014. A. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Goodman Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9th day of September, 2014.