HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Suspension of Parking Regulations in CBD Parking Lots X and Y for Ames Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 19-103
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUSPENSION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IN CBD
PARKING LOTS X AND Y 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 summer,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 4 through October 12 from
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate the Market,organizers have requested that the two- and four-hour
limits on parking in CBD Parking Lots X and Y be waived during Market hours; 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 suspend parking regulations in CBD Parking Lots X and Y from 6:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.for the Main Street Farmers'Market on Saturdays from May 4,2019,through October 12,
2019, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 26`''day of March, 2019.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John . Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: Nelson
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 26t' day of March, 2019.