HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for Octagon Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 16-508
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES 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 the closure of the following
streets from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.: Main Street,east of Clark(but not blocking the Wells Fargo
driveway)to just west of Duff Avenue(allowing traffic to access the parking lot behind businesses);
Douglas Avenue(from 5th Street to Main Street);Kellogg Avenue(from 5th Street to Main Street);
and, Burnett Avenue (from south of the alley to Main Street); 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 46th 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 the aforementioned street closures for the Octagon Art Festival on September 25, 2016, are
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of September, 2016.
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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 13t'day of September, 2016.