HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Suspension of parking regulations in CBD Parking Lots for Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 17-142
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUSPENSION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IN CBD
PARKING LOTS X AND Y FOR
AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Ames Chamber of Commerce is planning to host the annual Main Street
Farmers' Market this summer, which will take place in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street and
on Burnett Avenue from Main Street to the U.S. Bank drive-through; and,
WHEREAS, the Market will operate on Saturdays from May 6 through October 28 from
8.00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Market, organizers have requested that the two- and four-hour
limits on parking in CBD Parking Lots X and Y be waived during Market hours, which City staff
supports; and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Farmers' Market has successfully attracted visitors to the Main
Street Cultural District for the last several years, and it has become a signature event in Ames,
enhancing the local economy and providing a farrily-friendly activity that showcases the Ames
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request to suspend parking regulations in CBD Parking Lots X and Y for the Main Street
Farmers' Market on Saturdays from May 6, 2017, through October 2, 2017, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of March, 2017.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Orazem
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28t'day of March, 2017.