HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 18-024
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
4TH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
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 MSCD is coordinating the conmxmity parade; parade staging will take place
on Northwestern Avenue between Wheatsfield Grocery and Main Street, Allan Drive, Pearle
Avenue, City Hall Parking Lots M and MM, and City Depot Lots TT and V; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate parade staging and movement, street closures will be needed from
6:00 a.m. until the end of the parade for the following streets: Main Street, from the east Central
Business District (CBD) Lot entrance to the Grand Avenue overpass, continuing on Northwestern
Avenue to 6t' Street (Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at 6t' Street);Allan Drive;Pearle
Avenue; 5th Street from Grand Avenue to Douglas Avenue; Clark Avenue from the south driveway
of the CBD Lot to Sixth Street; Burnett Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street; Kellogg Avenue from
just south of Main Street to 5th Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide barricades as needed to close the streets and
control access to the parking lots, and the MSCD will have volunteers at each barricaded
intersection, and the Police Department will assist at the busiest intersections; and,
WHEREAS, organizers will be responsible for the replacement of any lost or damaged
barricades; and,
WHEREAS, with the addition of the City Council Community Pancake Breakfast, this event
provides the City Council with a way to partner with the Main Street Cultural District to promote
"one conrnurut/'by supporting this worthwhile event.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street closures for the 4th of July Parade are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23' day of January, 2018.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John---. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Conieri
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23' day of January, 2018.