HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Street Closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 20-006
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
4T11 OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the annual 4t'of July celebration involves activities coordinated by two groups:
City staff coordinates the Mayor and 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; 5t' 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 5t'Street;Kellogg Avenue from
just south of Main Street to 5tn Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to 5t' 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 4t' of July Parade are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14t'' day of January, 2020.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin,
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14t' day of January, 2020.