HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 15-348
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
4TH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the annual 4t1i of July celebration involves activities coordinated by two groups:
City staff coordinates the City Council's free pancake breakfast outside City Hall, while the Main
Street Cultural District(MSCD) coordinates the parade and related activities; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCD is coordinating the community parade; and,
WHEREAS,parade staging will take place on Northwestern Avenue between Wheatsfield
Grocery and Main Street,on Allan Drive,on Pearle Avenue,in City Hall Parking Lots M and MM,
and in City Depot Lot V; and,
WHEREAS,although no 4`h of July festival will occur this year,the Bill Riley Talent Search
will take place at the intersection of Main Street and Burnett Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the parade staging and movement, street closures will be needed
from 6 a.m. until the end of the parade for the following streets: Main Street, from the Central
Business District(CBD) Lot entrance to the Grand Avenue overpass, continuing on Northwestern
Avenue to Sixth Street(Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at Sixth Street);Allan Drive;
Pearle Avenue; Fifth Street, from Grand Avenue to Duff Avenue; Clark Avenue, from the south
driveway of the CBD Lot to Sixth Street;Burnett Avenue,from Main Street to Fifth Street;Kellogg
Avenue, from just south of Main Street to Fifth Street; and, Douglas Avenue, from Main Street to
Fifth Street; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide barricades as needed to close the streets and
control access to the parking lots; and,
WHEREAS,the MSCD will plan to have volunteers at each barricaded intersection,and the
Police Department will have staff to assist at the busiest intersections; and,
WHEREAS, organizers will be responsible for the replacement of any lost or damaged
barricades.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street closures on Saturday, July 4, 2015, for the parade staging and
movement are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9t1i day of June, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: Goodman
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9tn day of June, 2015.