HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving Waiver of Parking Meter Fees for the EcoFair RESOLUTION NO.22-429
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES
FOR THE ECOFAIR
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, City staff is planning to host the 2022 EcoFair from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday, October 1,2022; and,
WHEREAS, this year's event will host vendors focused to educate citizens of all ages about
sustainability, water quality, water conservation, energy conservation, environmental, and climate
change; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate this event,City staff has requested the closure of 35 metered parking
spaces along Fifth Street from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1,2022; and,
WHEREAS,organizers are requesting a waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement,which
would be a$43.75 loss to the Parking Fund; and,
WHEREAS, staff plans to notify the affected properties along Fifth Street by distributing the
postcards and there is one residential property, and local traffic would be allowed in and out.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that
the waiver of the parking meter fees and enforcement on Saturday, October 1, 2022, for the EcoFair
event is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 9t1i day of August, 2022.
Rene Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Rollins
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Beatty-Hansen
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 91h day of August, 2022.