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Home My WebLink About~Master - Waiver of Metered Parking Spaces for Dock Dog Jumping Competition RESOLUTION NO. 19-254 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF 13 METERED PARKING SPACES ON BURNETT AND SIX METERED PARKING SPACES ON FIFTH STREET FOR DOCK DOG JUMPING COMPETITION FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, Model Farm Creative Services Agency is proposing to host its third annual Dog Dock Jumping Competition July 4-6,2019;the event involves setting up a 40'dock leading to a 20'x 40' above-ground pool of water; and, WHEREAS, dogs compete in jumping for distance,vertical leap,retrieving,and Iron Dog;and, WHEREAS, the event is proposed to take place on Burnett Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets; and, WHEREAS, this event will also incorporate food vendors into the activities; and, WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers have requested the closure of Burnett Avenue between 5th and 6th Streets from Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019, including the closure of 13 metered parking spaces on Burnett Avenue and six metered parking spaces on 5th Street to provide parking for First National Bank employees who will be displaced by the event; and, WHEREAS, organizers have requested that the parking meter fees for the 13 metered parking spaces on Burnett and six metered parking spaces on 5th Street be waived,a loss of$90.00 to the Parking Fund; and, WHEREAS, the event has been approved by the board of the Ames Main Street, which has provided a letter of support. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the closure of 13 metered parking spaces on Burnett Avenue and six metered parking spaces on 5th Street, for the Dog Dock Jumping Competition on July 4-6, 2019, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 28th day of May, 2019. ------------ Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Nelson Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin,Nelson Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 28th day of May, 2019.