HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Suspension of Parking Regulations in CBD Parking Lots X and Y for Ames Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 23-144
RESOLUTION APPROVING SUSPENSION OF PARKING REGULATIONS IN CBD
PARKING LOTS X AND Y FOR
AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Ames Chamber of Commerce is planning to host the annual Ames Main
Street Farmers'Market this summer,which will take place in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street
and on Burnett Avenue from Main Street to the U.S. Bank drive-through; and,
WHEREAS, the Market will operate on Saturdays from May 6 through October 14, 2023,
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS,to facilitate the Market,organizers have requested that the two- and four-hour
limits on parking in CBD Parking Lots X and Y be waived during Market hours;and,
WHEREAS, additionally, 75 metered parking spaces will be closed for 4.5 metered hours
each day the Market operates; and,
WHEREAS, the Main Street Farmers' Market has successfully attracted visitors to Ames
Main Street for the last several years, and it has become a signature event in Ames, enhancing the
local economy and providing a family-friendly activity that showcases the Ames community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,
that the request to suspend parking regulations in CBD Parking Lots X and Y from 6:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.for the Main Street Farmers'Market on Saturdays from May 6,2023,through October 14,
2023, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 14th day of March, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
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 14th day of March, 2023.