HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of certain fees for Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 18-127
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES, FEES FOR
ELECTRICITY USAGE, AND BLANKET VENDING LICENSE
FOR AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Ames Chamber of Commerce is planning to host the annual Main Street
Farmers' Market this suirnner, which will take place in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street and
on Burnett Avenue from Main Street to the U.S. Bank drive-through; and,
WHEREAS, the Market will operate on Saturdays from May 5 through October 27 from
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, organizers have requested a Blanket Vending License for the entire Central
Business District from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day of the Market, and waiver of the $50 fee; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Market, organizers have further requested that parking meter
fees be waived for the 75 metered parking spaces in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street for 4.5
metered hours each day that the Market operates; and,
WHEREAS, the use of electricity in Tom Evans Plaza, along Main Street, and on Burnett
Avenue has also been requested, along with a waiver of the $1 per day fee for electricity usage; and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Farmers' Market has successfully attracted visitors to the Main
Street Cultural District for the last several years, and it has become a signature event in Ames,
enhancing the local economy and providing a family-friendly activity that showcases the Ames
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the request to waive parking meter fees on a portion of Main Street and Burnett Avenue for the
Main Street Farmers' Market on Saturdays between 5:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. from May 5, 2018,
through October 27, 2018, is hereby approved;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the
request to waive electric usage fees in Tom Evans Plaza and along a portion of Main Street and
Burnett Avenue, and to waive the Blanket Vending License fee of$50 is hereby further approved.
ADOPTED THIS 271h day of March, 2018.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27' day of March, 2018.