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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of Parking Meter Fees and Parking Enforcement in the Main Street Cultural District for Ames High School Homecoming Parade RESOLUTION NO.21-215 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN THE MAIN STREET CULTURAL DISTRICT FOR AMES HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS, Ames High School has requested to hold its Homecoming Parade on Thursday, May 13, 2021; and, WHEREAS,parade entries will stage in Parking Lots MM and M and on Pearle Street; and, WHEREAS, the parade will start on Main Street west of Clark Avenue and proceed east past Douglas Avenue to the CBD Lot entrance; and, WHEREAS,the parade entries will disperse from the CBD Lot, and it will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 45 to 60 minutes; and, WHEREAS, the help facilitate this event, the Homecoming Committee asks that the City Council approve the following street closures from 6:00 p.m. to approximately 7:30 p.m.: Fifth Street from Grand Avenue to Pearle Avenue,Pearle Avenue,Main Street from Pearle Avenue to Duff Avenue, Clark Avenue from north of the CBD lot exit to Fifth Street,Burnett Avenue from Main Street to Fifth Street, and Kellogg Avenue from north of the CBD lot exit to Main Street; and, WHEREAS,organizers are also requesting that parking meter fees and parking enforcement be waived for the 55 metered parking spaces in Lot N,east of City Hall, from 4:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m.; and, WHEREAS,barricades will be placed on streets along this route for traffic control and will be staffed by adult volunteers. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that waiver of 55 parking meter fees and suspension of parking enforcement for the Ames High School Homecoming Parade on May 13, 2021, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 271h day of April, 2021. Diane . Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Junck Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen,Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck,Martin Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27'day of April, 2021.