HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for Octagon's Art Festival RESOLUTION NO. 17-514
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
FOR THE OCTAGON'S ART FESTIVAL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, The Octagon Center for the Arts plans to host the 47t' Annual Art Festival in
the Ames Main Street Cultural District(MSCD) on Sunday, September 24, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the event is scheduled to begin at 10.00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, booths selling art works, crafts, and food items will be in operation that day;
in addition, there will be entertainment on the sidewalks in Tom Evans Plaza and in Cynthia Duff
Plaza; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers have requested the following street closures
from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.: Main Street east of Clark Avenue to just west of Duff Avenue;
Douglas Avenue from 5t' Street to Main Street; Kellogg Avenue from 5th Street to Main Street; and,
Burnett Avenue south of the alley to Main Street; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department staff will provide the necessary barricades for the
street closures; and,
WHEREAS, notification signs will be placed on parking meters on Saturday evening after
6:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, Octagon staff has contacted affected businesses door-to-door, and signatures
confirming the notification have been obtained from nearly all affected businesses; and,
WHEREAS, there will be more than one hundred artists on hand with unique, hand-crafted
artwork for sale, live entertainment, and local food vendors; and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Cultural District has expressed its full support of the event.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the closure of the aforementioned streets for The Octagon Center for the Arts' Art Festival on
September 24, 2017, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 22"d day of August, 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, Corneri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 22°d day of August, 2017.