HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Transfer of Funds from Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund for Small Business Saturday RESOLUTION NO. 20-431
RESOLUTION APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM LOCAL OPTION SALES
TAX FUND TO THE PARKING FUND FOR SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, Ames Main Street(AMS)has submitted requests to facilitate Small Business
Saturday on November 28, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate this event, organizers are requesting suspension of parking
regulations and enforcement for Downtown from 8:00 a.m.to 8:00 p.m.on Saturday,November 28,
2020; 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$1,370.25
from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund to the Parking Fund.
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 for the Ames
Main Street Shop Small Business Saturday event on Saturday, November 28, 2020, is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 18`h 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 18' day of August, 2020.