HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Request from Ames Community Arts Council to waive enforcement of Section 4.8(4) of Municipal Code pertaining to the operation of motorized bicycles on City sidewalks and bike paths for "Music on the Movve" RESOLUTION NO. 21-437
RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUEST FROM AMES COMMUNITY ARTS
COUNCIL TO WAIVE ENFORCEMENT OF SECTION 4.8(4) OF MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES ON CITY
SIDEWALKS AND BIKE PATHS THROUGH OCTOBER 21, 2021, FOR THE
"MUSIC ON THE MOVE" MOBILE MUSIC STAGE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Ames Community Arts Council(ACAC)has acquired a mobile music stage
for a program called"Music on the Move;" and,
WHEREAS, the stage is financed in part through a grant from the Commission on the Arts
(COTA), and constructed on a customized small trailer, on which a musician can perform; and,
WHEREAS,the stage is pulled by a bicycle,which can be pedal-driven,or the electric assist
can be engaged to move up to 15 miles per hour; and,
WHEREAS, combined, the trailer and bike are approximately ten feet long; and,
WHEREAS, ACAC intends to house the mobile music stage at Stephens Auditorium, and
ride it to a different neighborhood every two to three weeks through the end of October; and,
WHEREAS,the musician would meet up with the mobile music stage in the neighborhood,
then ride through neighborhood streets for 10-15 minutes and stop for a 20-30-minute performance
in an appropriate place(e.g.,park,cul-de-sac, or driveway), and the bike and stage would return to
Stephens Auditorium by dusk; and,
WHEREAS,because the mobile music stage is housed at Stephens Auditorium,many of the
neighborhoods can only be easily accessed by traveling along major arterial roads,but neither City
staff nor ACAC believe it would be safe to ride the mobile music trailer in the street along these
roads, due to traffic speeds and volumes; and,
WHEREAS, Section 4.8 (4)of th Municipal Code prohibits the operation of this vehicle on
bike paths and sidewalks; therefore,ACAC is requesting that the City Council waive enforcement
of Section 4.8 (4) to allow the operation of the mobile music stage on bike paths to travel to and
from the neighborhoods where performances will take place; and,
WHEREAS,once the driver has arrived in the neighborhood where the performance will be,
the stage will be operated upon the streets; and,
WHEREAS,this waiver would be in effect for performances through October 31,2021,and
for future seasons, ACAC would be required to obtain City Council approval prior to using the
mobile music stage for performances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the waiver of enforcement of Section 4.8 (4)of the Municipal Code for the purpose of allowing
the Ames Community Arts Council to operate its mobile music stage on City sidewalks and bike
paths to travel to and from neighborhood performances during daylight hours through October 31,
2021, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 10`'' day of August, 2021.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Martin
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10'day of August, 2021.