HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiver of Enforcement of Prohibition on Motorized Vehicles in Ada Hayden Heritage Park for Mobility-Impaired Tour RESOLUTION NO. 23-224
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF MOTORIZED VEHICLE
PROHIBITION TO ALLOW MOBILITY-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS
TO TOUR ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE
PARK FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, each September from 2004 through 2011, members of the local Moose
Lodge provided golf cart rides around Ada Hayden Heritage Park for older adults with mobility
impairments; and,
WHEREAS, Lodge members determined that if they did not provide this service, these
individuals may never get to experience the overall beauty of the 437-acre site; and,
WHEREAS, in 2016 through 2019 and 2021, the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park
(Friends)provided this valuable service to individuals with mobility impairments; and,
WHEREAS,due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the golf cart tours were not held in 2020;
and,
WHEREAS, when the tours have been held, the Friends have received many positive
comments; as a result, the Friends group is proposing to offer tours on Monday, September 11,
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, the Friends will rent the golf carts, provide volunteers as drivers and
interpreters, and provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance to cover liability; and,
WHEREAS, this opportunity has been well received in the past, however, Municipal
Code Section 19.9 restricts motorized vehicles to streets and parking lots; therefore,the Friends
group is requesting City Council waive enforcement of this section of the Municipal Code on
Monday, September 11, and Tuesday, September 12 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, in the event of inclement weather, they will use Tuesday, September 12,
2023,as a rain date; and,
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission is in favor of these tours and
recommends that the City Council grant this waiver request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,
that waiver of enforcement of the Municipal Code on Monday, September 11, and Tuesday,
September 12, 2023, at Ada Hayden Heritage Park to allow the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage
Park to provide golf cart tours to mobility-impaired individuals is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 251h day of April, 2023.
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Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 251h day of April, 2023.