HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of parking meter fees for Ames High Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO. 14-481
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES IN MAIN
STREET CULTURAL DISTRICT AND CITY PARKING LOT N
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; and,
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,organizers are requesting a waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement along
the parade route from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, City staff is also requesting that the Council grant a waiver of parking meter
fees and enforcement in Parking Lot N, east of City Hall, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, there are a number of heavily-attended classes in the Community Center on
Monday evenings, and attendees normally park in Lot M or in metered spaces on 5th Street; and,
WHEREAS, staff would like to provide free parking in Lot N for those who are displaced
by the parade closures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement along the parade route and in Parking Lot N
for the Ames High Homecoming Parade on Monday, September 15, 2014, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9t'day of September, 2014.
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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.