HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closure for 4th of July City Council Community Pancake Breakfast RESOLUTION NO. 17-216
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURE FOR 4TH OF JULY
COMMUNITY PANCAKE BREAKFAST
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, the annual 4" of July celebration involves activities coordinated by two groups:
City staff coordinates the City Council's free pancake breakfast outside City Hall, while the Main
Street Cultural District(MSCD)coordinates the parade and related activities; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council Comrnunity Pancake Breakfast will be held again this year in
front of City Hall on Tuesday, July 4; and,
WHEREAS, staff is requesting that Clark Avenue be closed from Fifth Street to Sixth Street
from 5:00 p.m. on July 3, (for set-up) until the conclusion of the parade on July 4 to provide a seating
area for people attending the breakfast; and,
WHEREAS, because City Hall Lot N can only be accessed from the pancake feed area or the
parade route, the closure of that lot is required on the 4"; and,
WHEREAS, the breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at about 10:30 a.m., and this
will allow participants to attend the parade, which is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned temporary closure of Clark Avenue and City Hall Lot N for the Council's
Community Pancake Breakfast on July 4, 2017, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 251" day of April, 2017.
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Diane R Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
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 25" day of April, 2017.