HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Street Closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 22-156
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR
4T11 OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, Ames Main Street (AMS) is organizing the community parade for the 2022
Downtown 4th of July celebration; and,
WHEREAS, parade staging will take place on Northwestern Avenue between Wheatsfield
Grocery and Main Street,Allan Drive,Pearle Avenue,City Hall Parking Lots M and MM,and City
Depot Lots TT and V; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate parade staging and movement, street closures will be needed from
6:00 a.m. until the end of the parade for the following streets: Main Street, from the east Central
Business District (CBD) Lot entrance to the Grand Avenue overpass, continuing on Northwestern
Avenue to 61' Street(Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at 6'Street);Allan Drive;Pearle
Avenue; 5t'Street from Grand Avenue to Douglas Avenue; Clark Avenue from the south driveway
of the CBD Lot to Sixth Street;Burnett Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street;Kellogg Avenue from
just south of Main Street to 5th Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to 5t1i Street; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide barricades as needed to close the streets and
control access to the parking lots, and Ames Main Street will have volunteers at each barricaded
intersection, and the Police Department will assist at the busiest intersections.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the aforementioned street closures for the 4' of July Parade are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12'h day of April, 2022.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12' day of April, 2022.