HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of parking meter fees in Downtown for Ames High Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO. 15-537
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES ALONG PARADE
ROUTE AND FOR PARKING LOT N IN CONNECTION WITH THE
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 waive the parking meter fees and enforcement along the parade route from 1:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, City staff is additionally requesting that the Council grant a waiver of parking
meter fees and enforcement from 4:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m.on September 21 in Lot N,east of City Hall;
and,
WHEREAS, there are a number of well-attended fitness classes in the Community Center
on Monday evenings, and attendees normally park in Lot M or in metered spaces on Fifth Street;
and,
WHEREAS, City staff would like to provide free parking in Lot N for those who are
displaced by parade closures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that waiver of the aforementioned parking meter fees in connection with the Ames High School
Homecoming Parade to be held on September 21, 2015, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8'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.