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Home My WebLink About~Master - Street closures for Hope Run RESOLUTION NO. 16-277 RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR HOPE RUN FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, Mary Greeley Medical Center (MGMC) is sponsoring the 16'Annual Hope Run for Hospice on Saturday, June 18, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m.; and, WHEREAS,the event includes a 5K timed race and a 3K fun run/walk,in addition to a Hope Run, Jr., event; and, WHEREAS, organizers intend to utilize the route used by Run for the Roses, and in order to facilitate the movement of the participants, the following temporary street closures are needed from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 9:00 a.m. on June 18: Dotson Drive between Harris/Coy Avenue and Mortensen Road; Mortensen Road between Dotson Drive and Hayward Avenue; Hayward Avenue between Mortensen Road and Knapp Street; Knapp Street between Hayward Avenue and Sheldon Avenue; Sheldon Avenue between Knapp Street and Arbor Street; Arbor Street between Sheldon Avenue and State Avenue; and, State Avenue from north of Arbor Street to Mortensen Road; and, WHEREAS, these streets will reopen as runners pass through each area; and, WHEREAS, Public Works Traffic Division will provide barricades and traffic cones to facilitate the road closures, and volunteers recruited by Mary Greeley will staff them; and, WHEREAS, Public Works staff will place electronic message board signs along the major routes in the weeks prior to the race, and on race day; and, WHEREAS, event organizers will place signs containing route information and the race date/time along the route. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the aforementioned temporary street closures for the Hope Run on Saturday,June 18,2016,are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 24t`'day of May, 2016. . �R c--,&- i -) --yg-a& At'.0-V to/ C'044"C"OoAf� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24'day of May, 2016.