HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for Octagon Arts Festival RESOLUTION NO. 15-505
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR OCTAGON ART FESTIVAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Octagon Center for the Arts plans to host the 45th Annual Art Festival in the
Ames Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) on Sunday, September 27, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, the event is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS,booths selling art works, crafts, and food items will be in operation that day; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate this event,the organizers are requesting closure of the following streets
from 6:00 a.m.until 6:00 p.m.: Main Street, east of Clark(not blocking Wells Fargo driveway)to just
west of Duff Avenue (allowing traffic to access parking lot behind businesses; Douglas Avenue, 5th
Street to Main Street;Kellogg Avenue,5th Street to Main Street;and,Burnett Avenue,south of the alley
to Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, since the event occurs on a Sunday, there is no potential loss of parking meter
revenue; and,
WHEREAS, there will be more than one hundred artists on hand with unique, hand-crafted
artwork for sale, two stages with live entertainment, and local food vendors; and,
WHEREAS,no admission is charged, and Festival organizers expect 14,000 people to attend;
and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Cultural District has expressed its full support of the event.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the request to close the aforementioned streets on September 27,2015, for the Octagon Art Festival is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of August, 2015.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Goodman
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25th day of August, 2015.