HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street Closures for Midnight Madness 2018 RESOLUTION NO. 18-372
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES AND SUSPENSION OF PARKING
REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT FOR
MIDNIGHT MADNESS ROAD RACE EVENTS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the annual Midnight Madness races will be held in the downtown area on Saturday,July
14, 2018, and the event includes 5k, 1 Ok, and kid runs, followed by a beer garden and activities near City
Hall; and,
WHEREAS, organizers are requesting the following street and parking lot closures, including the
suspension of parking regulations and enforcement, on Saturday, July 14, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for the
Midnight Madness races:5th Street from Pearle Avenue to Douglas Avenue;Douglas Avenue from 5th Street
to loth Street; l Oth Street from Douglas Avenue to Clark Avenue; Clark Avenue from l Oth Street to Main
Street;Main Street from Burnett Avenue to Northwestern Avenue;Northwestern Avenue from Main Street
to 9t1i Street; 9t1i Street from Northwestern to Brookridge Avenue; Ridgewood Avenue from Brookridge
Avenue to 61h Street; and 6th Street from Ridgewood Avenue to Northwestern Avenue; and,
WHEREAS,organizers are further requesting the closure of the following streets for the Midnight
Madness event,but these streets are not part of the race route:Burnett and Kellogg Avenues from 5th Street
to 1 Oth Street;6th Street,71h Street,8th Street,and 9th Street from Clark Avenue to Douglas Avenue;and,Park
Way; and,
WHEREAS,it is also requested that the following be closed for post-race activities from 6 p.m. on
July 14,to 1 a.m. on July 15: Clark Avenue from 51h Street to 6th Street; and,East City Hall Parking Lot N;
and,
WHEREAS,the Public Works Traffic Division will provide barricades and traffic cones to facilitate
this event; and,
WHEREAS,this proposed route involves the crossing of the Union Pacific Railroad(UPRR)north-
south single-track rail line at 9th Street; Midnight Madness organizers will confer with UPRR in the days
prior to race day to ensure the race schedule will not conflict with train traffic,and adjustments will be made
to avoid train traffic if necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
aforementioned street closures and suspension of parking regulations and enforcement for the Midnight
Madness Road Race events on July 14-15, 2018, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26th day of June,2018.
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Diane oss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26'h day of June, 2018.