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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Closure of metered parking spaces for Firefly Country Night on September 8 RESOLUTION NO. 17-420 RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURE OF METERED PARKING SPACES FOR "FIREFLY COUNTRY NIGHT" ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2017, 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 Cate 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, this addresses the second of the two Firefly Country Night events the organizers plan this summer, which will take place on Friday, September 8; 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 that date; and, WHEREAS, organizers have further requested the closure of 45 parking spaces within the closed area, and, typically, events held on public streets have been undertaken by non-profit entities or community organizers; and, WHEREAS, although a portion of this event's proceeds will be donated to the MSCD, it is staff's view that since the MSCD is not directly organizing the event, the organizers need to reimburse the City for lost parking meter revenue. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the closure of 45 metered parking spaces within the closed off area on Main Street between Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue for the "Firefly Country Night" event on September 8, 2017, is hereby approved, subject to reimbursement for the lost parking revenue. ADOPTED THIS 7tn day of March, 2017. Diane-R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Orazem Voting aye: Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem Voting nay: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 7t' day of March, 2017.