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Home My WebLink About~Master - Street closure for Firefly Country Night on July 14 RESOLUTION NO. 17-106 RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURE FOR "FIREFLY COUNTRY NIGHT" ON JULY 14 FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, in the past several years, the Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) has held an annual Firefly Country Night on Main Street, which features country musicians performing on a stage placed in the 200 block of Main Street; and, WHEREAS, this year, Jess Clyde of London Underground and Bill Malone of Cafe Diem have assumed responsibility for organizing the event; MSCD has endorsed the event, and will receive a portion of the proceeds from the organizers; and, WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers have requested the closure of Main Street between Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 14; and, WHEREAS, Firefly Country Night has been successfully held in previous years, and the organizers of this year's event have been directly involved with the planning and execution of the prior iterations of the event when it was produced by the Main Street Cultural District; and, WHEREAS, given this experience, the proposed plans, and the timeframe in which this event will be conducted, City staff believes appropriate steps are being taken to make this a safe endeavor; and, WHEREAS, because this event has the support of the Main Street Cultural District, and assuming the City Council is supportive of hosting activities of this nature on City property, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council approving the request as indicated above. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the request to close Main Street between Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue on Friday, July 14, 2017, for the Firefly Country Night is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 71n day of March, 2017. AQ' Diane R. Voss, City Cleric Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Orazem Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 7t' day of March, 2017.