HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Approving The Grand Drives LLC Requests for Campustown Showdown RESOLUTION NO. 24-026
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRAND DRIVES,LLC'S REQUESTS
FOR THE CAMPUSTOWN SHOWDOWN
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Grand Drives, LLC requested to hold a cattle show in Campustown on
April 20, 2024. Event organizers began holding the same model of annual event in Manhattan,
Kansas in 2021, and now seek to expand into other communities. The purpose of the show is to
celebrate American beef producers while advancing exhibitors' and the public's knowledge about
the livestock industry; and,
WHEREAS,the applicant requested the closure of Welch Avenue from approximately 100
feet south of Chamberlain Street to Knapp Street, and Hunt Street from Chamberlain Place to
Welch Avenue,between 11 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. on April 20,2024. Local traffic will be facilitated
into and out of the route that is closed for trailering the animals at times when loading and
unloading are not actively occurring.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that resolution approving The Grand Drives, LLC's requests for the Campustown Showdown on
April 20, 2024, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of January, 2024.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Rollins
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 23rd day of January, 2024.