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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Temporary Relocation of Vendors during the Welch Avenue Construction Project RESOLUTION NO. 20- 265 RESOLUTION APPROVING TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF VENDORS DURING THE WELCH AVENUE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS, construction on the Campustown Public Improvements project had begun and through this project, utilities under the 100 block of Welch Avenue will be reconstructed, and the streetscape surface will be significantly modified; and, WHEREAS,two food vending operations have Vending Licenses to regularly operate in the area that will be reconstructed, and they are Smiles & Gyros and Cheese Steak Factory; and, WHEREAS, the Vending Code provides that a vendor may be required to accommodate construction in the right-of-way,and a license maybe suspended or revoked because of construction in the right-of-way; and, WHEREAS,City staff had discussed the construction project with the two vendors and both expressed a desire to be able to continue operating in an alternative location for the duration of the construction, as an alternative to ceasing operations during the project; and, WHEREAS,administrative rules for vending require that vendors seeking a new location to operate must obtain a letter of support from the adjacent property owner before City approval can be granted; and, WHEREAS, in practice, there are very few locations in the Campustown area that are suitable for vending where the adjacent property owner is also willing to allow the vendor to operate; and, WHEREAS, although the City Council may make exceptions to these administrative rules to assign a temporary location for a vendor, City staff believes it would violate the spirit of this regulation to do so without obtaining the consent of the adjacent property owner; and, WHEREAS, as an alternative, Ciyt staff has inquired whether the vendors would both be willing to operate in Chamberlain Lot Y (at the intersection of Welch Avenue and Chamberlain Street) during the project, and both expressed an interest in being located in the lot; and, WHEREAS,City staff conferred with the Campustown Action Association(CAA)and it has expressed their support for this option: and, WHEREAS, since the vendors would be operating in the City parking lot rather than in the right-of-way with an adjacent property owner,there would be no property owner approvals necessary to allow this relocation; and, WHEREAS, relocating the vending operations to this lot will take three metered parking spaces and these parking spaces will be made available for metered public parking during normal metered hours,but will be signed for the exclusive use of the two vending operations after 6:00 p.m., Thursday through Saturday;therefore,there will be no lost revenue to the Parking Fund during this temporary relocation; and, WHEREAS, due to the current public health emergency, Vending Licenses have been temporarily suspended and if the City Council approves the relocation on Welch Avenue, the temporary relocation would be effective once the suspension of all vending operations have concluded. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the temporary relocation of vending operations for Smiles & Gyros and the Cheese Steak Factory from the 100 block of Welch Avenue to Chamberlain Lot Y for the duration of the Campustown Improvements Project is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 26`h day of May, 2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Gartin 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 26' day of May, 2020.