HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for Memorial Day Parade line-up RESOLUTION NO. 17-318
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
STAGING AND PARADE LINE-UP
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, each year, the Ames Patriotic Council conducts a community observance of
Memorial
Day, and this observance involves a parade from City Hall to the Municipal Cemetery, followed by
a community memorial service at the Cemetery; and,
WHEREAS, the Ames Patriotic Council requests the closure of Pearle Avenue and 5`h Street
from east of Pearle Avenue through the Clark Avenue intersection on May 29, 2017, from 9:00 a.m.
to 11:00 a.m. for the line-up and start of the parade entries; and,
WHEREAS, the parade and memorial service at the Municipal Cemetery are an integral part
of the conmx nity's annual Memorial Day commemoration; and,
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the request for the street closures for the Memorial Day
Parade staging and parade line-up be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street closures for the Memorial Day Parade staging and parade lime-up on
May 29, 2017, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23' day of May, 2017.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23'day of May, 2017.