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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Transfer of Funds from Local Options Sales Tax Fund to Parking Fund for Art Walk RESOLUTION NO.20-422 RESOLUTION APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUND TO PARKING FUND FOR ART WALK FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, on January 14, 2020, the City Council approved requests from Ames Main Street (AMS)to host its annual Art Walk; and, WHEREAS,Art Walk showcases Downtown businesses and community artists and the event was originally scheduled to take place on June 4,2020,but did not take place at that time due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and, WHEREAS,AMS has rescheduled the event for October 8,2020,from 5:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m.;and, WHEREAS, the original plan for Art Walk included a request to waive parking meter fees and enforcement in the entire Downtown,that aspect of the event is not being requested by AMS for this revised Art Walk,but ten metered parking spaces are being requested to be closed; and, WHEREAS, in February 2020, the City Council adopted a new policy regarding metered parking waivers that stated that metered parking fees will not be waived for special events; and, WHEREAS,any event organizer intending to provide free parking or to close metered parking spaces must reimburse the City's Parking Fund for the lost revenue, and the City Council may consider waivers to this Policy on a case-by-case basis for parking spaces that are obstructed by the event; and, WHEREAS,for FY 2020/21,the City Council allocated$5,496 in the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to reimburse the Parking Fund for Downtown special events where free parking ro parking closures are to take place; and, WHEREAS, for this event,the City Council is requesting to authorize a transfer of$2.50 from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund; and, NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the transfer of funds from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund in the amount of$2.50 for the Art Walk event is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 18ffi day of August,2020. Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila,Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 18t'day of August,2020.