HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Request for waiver of parking meter fees for demonstration of a Parklet RESOLUTION NO. 14-552
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES FOR SPACE 125
ON KELLOGG AVENUE FOR DEMONSTRATION OF A "PARKLET"
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the College of Design, Landscape Architecture Student Association, is
requesting suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for the Downtown Business District
for nine hours a day from October 29 -November 9, 2014, to install a parklet; and,
WHEREAS, the approximate estimated lost revenue to the Parking Fund from the waiver
of enforcement is $22.50 for space 125 on Kellogg Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, a parklet is a parking space that has been converted to a "park" to provide
enhanced amenities and/or green space for people in business districts where sidewalk space is
limited like Campustown and Downtown Ames; and,
WHEREAS, the Landscape Architecture Student Association is also working on a design
concept for a new parklet to be installed by the Memorial Union, and the existing parklet that was
placed in Campustown previously will be installed Downtown.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement on Kellogg Avenue for the placement of a parklet
in Space 125 from October 29 -November 9, 2014, is hereby approved, contingent upon the City
reserving the right to order the parklet removed immediately by the Landscape Architecture Student
Association if it is determined by the City that the existence of the parklet is causing a safety
problem for the public.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of October, 2014.
C-IA4�a A.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Orazem
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28th day of October, 2014.