HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street Closures for Midnight Madness Road Race RESOLUTION NO. 19-304
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES 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
13,2019,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,on Saturday,July
13, 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 10`h Street; 10'Street from Douglas Avenue to Clark Avenue;Clark Avenue
from 10' Street to Main Street; Main Street from Burnett Avenue to Northwestern Avenue; Northwestern
Avenue from Main Street to 9'Street;9"Street from Northwestern to Brookridge Avenue;Ridgewood Avenue
from Brookridge Avenue to 6' Street; and 6t' 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 Ot'Street;6th Street,7'Street,8t'Street,and 9'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
13,to 1 a.m. on July 14: Clark Avenue from 5th Street to 61h 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 91h 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 and parking lot closures for the Midnight Madness Road Race events on July 13-14,
2019, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25'day of June, 2019.
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Diane oss, City Clerk John . Haila,Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
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 25"day of June, 2019.