HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Blanket Vending License fee waiver for Octagon Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 16-507
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVING FEE FOR
BLANKET VENDING LICENSE FOR
OCTAGON ART FESTIVAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Octagon Center for the Arts plans to host the 46`'Annual Art Festival in the
Ames Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) on Sunday, September 25, 2016, and is scheduled to
begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, booths selling art works, crafts, and food items will be in operation that day;
in addition, there will be entertainment on the sidewalks in Tom Evans Plaza and in Cynthia Duff
Plaza; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate this event,organizers are requesting a Blanket Vending License for
the duration of the event; and,
WHEREAS, organizers are further requesting that the fee of$50 for the Blanket Vending
License be waived; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCD is in support of the Art Festival, and Octagon staff has contacted
affected businesses door to door; and,
WHEREAS,this is the 461h year that the Octagon has held the Art Festival,and there will be
more than one hundred artists on hand with unique,hand-crafted artwork for sale,live entertainment,
and local food vendors; and,
WHEREAS,no admission is charged,and Festival organizers expect 14,000 people to attend.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that waiver of the $50 fee for the Blanket Vending License for the Octagon Art Festival on
September 25, 2016, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13t1i day of September, 2016.
C��"OR' lip A. .41 6P--'AAav
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 131h day of September, 2016.