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Home My WebLink About~Master - Approving Closure of Welch Avenue from 100 Feet South of the Intersection of Chamberlain Street to Hunt Street for Spring Fest RESOLUTION NO. 20-109 RESOLUTION APPROVING CLOSURE OF WELCH AVENUE FROM 100 FEET SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN STREET TO HUNT STREET FOR SPRING FEST FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, approximately 20 rental property companies in Ames are planning to host Spring Fest on Friday, April 3, 2020, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS,the event is open to the public and is intended to provide food vendors,music, and inflatables, along with information about housing opportunities for prospective renters; and, WHEREAS,the event will take place along the 200 block of Welch Avenue and to facilitate the event organizers are requesting the closure of Welch Avenue from 100 feet south of the intersection of Chamberlain Street to Hunt Street, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS, access to Welch Lot T will be maintained on the west through the access on Chamberlain Place; and, WHEREAS, the event will require the detouring of CyRide routes and CyRide staff have evaluated several alternatives,and will detour buses along Hayward Avenue from Lincoln Way to Storm Street; and, WHEREAS,City staff will provide barricades,organizers have planned for volunteers to manage the street closures, and organizers will notify not only the affected businesses and residents in the area, but also the residents along Hayward Avenue, where CyRide will be detoured; and, WHEREAS, organizers have contracted with a private security firm to assist with the crowd control and a rain date of April 10 has been set for this event. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the closure of Welch Avenue from 100 feet south of the intersection of Chamberlain Street to Hunt Street on April 3,2020,or the rain date of April 10,2020,from 1:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.for the Spring Fest event is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS IOth day of March, 2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Martin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10th day of March, 2020.