HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of fee for usage of electricity for Octagon Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 16-509
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF FEE FOR USAGE OF ELECTRICITY
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 waiver of costs for electricity
during the event; 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 fee for usage of electricity during the Octagon Art Festival on September 25,2016,
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13'h 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 13' day of September, 2016.