HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street and parking lot closures for Ames High Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO. 15-536
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET AND PARKING LOT CLOSURES FOR
AMES HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,Ames High School has requested to hold its Homecoming Parade on Monday,
September 21, 2015; and,
WHEREAS,parade entries will stage in Parking Lots MM and M and on Pearle Avenue,and
the parade will start on Main Street west of Clark and proceed east past Douglas Avenue to the
Central Business District(CBD)Lot entrance; and,
WHEREAS, it will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 45 to 60 minutes; and,
WHEREAS, to help facilitate this event, the Homecoming Committee asks that the City
Council approve of the following street closures: 5`' Street from Grand Avenue to Pearle Avenue,
Pearle Avenue, Main Street from Pearle Avenue to Duff Avenue, Clark Avenue from north of the
CBD lot exit to 5`'Street,Burnett Avenue from Main Street to 5`''Street, and Kellogg Avenue from
north of the CBD Lot exit to Main Street, from 5:30 to approximately 7:30 p.m.
WHEREAS, organizers are also requesting the closure of City Parking Lot MM,the south
half of Lot M, and a portion of CBD Lot Z from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for parade staging and
disassembly, and no reserved spaces would be affected; and,
WHEREAS,City employees will be notified of the Lot M closure,and official vehicles still
in the lot will be moved to the northern stalls; and,
WHEREAS,barricades,staffed by adult volunteers,will be placed on streets along this route
for traffic control purposes; and,
WHEREAS, at the parade's conclusion, a pep rally will be held in Bandshell Park; and,
WHEREAS, parent volunteers will help to make sure the participants cross Duff Avenue
safely, but no police assistance or traffic signal alterations are being requested; and,
WHEREAS,the Main Street Cultural District has been informed of the parade and supports
the activity again this year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street and parking lot closures for the Ames High School Homecoming
Parade on Monday, September 21, 2015, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8t1i day of September, 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, Goodman,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8th day of September, 2015.