HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closure for Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 15-168
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the Ames Chamber of Commerce is planning to host the fifth annual Main
Street Farmers'Market this summer,which will take place on the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street
and on Burnett Avenue from Main Street to the U.S. Bank drive-through; and,
WHEREAS,the Market will operate on Saturdays from May 2 to October 17 from 8:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. (the market will not be held on Saturday, July 4); and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate set-up and tear-down, streets and parking spaces need to be closed
from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day; and,
WHEREAS,organizers have already visited with all the businesses along the affected streets,
and will meet with them again prior to the start of the Market; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Market, organizers have requested the closure of the
aforementioned streets from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Farmers' Market has successfully attracted visitors to the
Downtown area in the past four years, and it has become a signature event in Ames, enhancing the
local economy and providing a family-friendly activity that showcases the Ames community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the closures of Main Street in the 300 and 400 blocks and of Burnett Avenue from Main Street
to the U.S.Bank drive-through from 5:00 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.on Saturdays from May 2 to October 17,
2015, (excluding July 4) for the Main Street Farmers' Market are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of March, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of March, 2015.