HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Transfer of Funds From Local Option Sales Tax Fund to Parking Fund for Shop for a Cause RESOLUTION NO. 23-118
RESOLUTION APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM
LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX FUND TO THE PARKING FUND
FOR AMES MAIN STREET'S SHOP FOR A CAUSE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,Ames Main Street(AMS)has submitted requests to facilitate Ames Main Street
Shop for a Cause, to be held on November 11, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, at this event, Downtown businesses can promote a non-profit of their choice
through sales and other partnership efforts; 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(not for area-wide free parking); and,
WHEREAS, for FY 2023/24, the City Council allocated $5,489 in the Local Option Sales
Tax Fund to reimburse the Parking Fund for Downtown special events where free parking or parking
closures are to take place; and,
WHEREAS, for this event, the Ames Main Street 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 ParkingFund for the Ames
Main Street Shop for a Cause event in the amount of$1,370.25 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14th day of March, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of March, 2023.