HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Street Closures for 4th of July Parade RESOLUTION NO. 23-159
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES FOR 4TH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, Ames Main Street (AMS) is organizing the community parade for the 2023
Downtown 41h 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,
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 6th Street (Wheatsfield customers will be allowed access at 6th Street); Allan Drive;
Pearle Avenue; 5th 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 5th
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 4th of July Parade are hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 28th day of March, 2023.
Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
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 281h day of March, 2023.