HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Parking lot closures for Memorial Day Parade RESOLUTION NO. 16-240
RESOLUTION APPROVING PARKING LOT CLOSURES
FOR MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, each year, the Ames Patriotic Council conducts a community observance of
Memorial Day, and this observance involves a parade from City Hall to the Municipal Cemetery
followed by a memorial service at the cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, closure of the south half of Parking Lot M (west of City Hall) from 9:00 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. on May 30, 2016, is being requested for staging of the parade entries; and,
WHEREAS, closure of Parking Lot N (east of City Hall) for overflow staging, if needed,
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. is also being requested; and,
WHEREAS,although Memorial day is a City Holiday,and City Hall employees who are still
working will be asked to park vehicles in the north half of Lot M that morning.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request from the Ames Patriotic Council to close the south half of Parking Lot M and
Parking Lot N from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for staging of the parade entries for the Memorial Day
Parade to be held on May 30, 2016, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS l Oth day of May, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 1 Oth day of May, 2016.