HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of parking meter fees for Ames High Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO. 16-476
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 12, 2016; 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 12 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 Parks and
Recreation program participants 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 12, 2016, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of August, 2016.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Nelson
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of August, 2016.