HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of motorized vehicle prohibition allowing mobility-impaired individuals to tour Ada Hayden Heritage Park RESOLUTION NO. 16-486
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF MOTORIZED VEHICLE PROHIBITION
TO ALLOW MOBILITY-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS TO TOUR
ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, each September from 2004 through 2011,members of the local Moose Lodge
provided golf cart rides around Ada Hayden Heritage Park for older adults with mobility impairment;
and,
WHEREAS, Lodge members determined that if they did not provide this service, those
individuals might never get to experience the overall beauty of this 437-acre site; and,
WHEREAS, the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park now desire to provide this valuable
service to individuals with mobility impairments, and are proposing to do this on Wednesday,
September 14, 2016, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, the Friends group will rent the golf carts, provide volunteers as drivers and
interpreters, and provide the City with a certificate of insurance to cover liability; and,
WHEREAS, this opportunity has been well received in the past, however, Section 19.9 of
the Municipal Code prohibits the use of motorized vehicles in public parks, except on streets and
parking lots within the parks that are specifically designed for motor vehicle travel; and,
WHEREAS, the Friends group is requesting the Council to waive enforcement of this
prohibition on the shared-use paths in Ada Hayden Heritage Park for golf cart travel on
September 14 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS,in the event of inclement weather, September 21 has been designated as a rain
date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request to waive enforcement of the prohibition of motor vehicle use on the shared-use paths
of Ada Hayden Heritage Park for golf cart travel by the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park
between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, (with a rain date of September 21,
2016) is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of August, 2016.
A.
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.