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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street Closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 19-041 RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR 4T11 OF JULY PARADE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,the annual 4t1i of July celebration involves activities coordinated by two groups: City staff coordinates the City Council's free pancake breakfast outside City Hall,while Ames Main Street (AMS) coordinates the parade and related activities; and, WHEREAS, Ames Main Street is coordinating the community 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 6tn Street(Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at 6th Street);Allan Drive;Pearle Avenue; 5t1i 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 5t1i Street;Kellogg Avenue from just south of Main Street to 5tn Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to 5t1i Street; and, WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide barricades as needed to close the streets and control access to the parking lots, and Ames Main Street 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, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the aforementioned street closures for the 4t1i of July Parade are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 12th day of February, 2019. c� Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Nelson 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 12t1i day of February, 2019.