HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closure for MSCD's Oktoberfest RESOLUTION NO. 17-223
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURE FOR OKTOBERFEST EVENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Main Street Cultural District (MSCD) plans to hold its annual Oktoberfest
on Main Street on Saturday, September 16, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the event involves a beer garden/craft brew felt, live music and other
entertainment, and food vendors in the 200 block of Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, the MSCD has requested the closure of Main Street
between Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue from Noon on Friday, September 15, to 10:00 a.m.
on Sunday, September 17; and,
WHEREAS, organizers plan to go door-to-door with event information, place signs in the
affected area, and distribute information via email to businesses affected by the street closures; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCD has had a proven record of putting on safe and well-attended events
for the cornmuriity, and this event has been successful at bringing large numbers of people to the
Downtown area in the past.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the closure of Main Street between Kellogg Avenue and Douglas Avenue for the Main Street
Cultural District's Oktoberfest event on September 16, 2017, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25t' day of April, 2017.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Arm 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.