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Home My WebLink About~Master - Approving Requests from Fitness Sports for Turkey Trot on November 28, 2024 RESOLUTION NO. 24-090 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUESTS FROM FITNESS SPORTS FOR TURKEY TROT ON NOVEMBER 28, 2024 FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA WHEREAS,Fitness Sports Ames has requested to host a Thanksgiving morning 5k,known as a"Turkey Trot", on November 28,2024.An estimated 300 people will enter the race. The event will begin and end in the downtown area. A portion of the route along 13th Street will utilize a shared-use path. Other portions of the route will require street closures; and, WHEREAS,In order to facilitate this event,organizers are requesting partial street closures on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at the following locations: 5th Street from Burnett Avenue to Clark Avenue Clark Avenue from 5th Street to Main Street Main Street from Clark Avenue to 6th Street 6th Street from Northwestern Avenue to Brookside Park Ridgewood Avenue from 13th Street to 6th Street Burnett Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street; and, WHEREAS, Metered parking spaces along the route will also be closed. Because Thanksgiving is a City holiday,no parking meter revenue will be lost.Volunteers will be stationed at intersections along the route to assist traffic. Because several blocks of residences between Ioway Creek and Ridgewood Avenue rely on Ridgewood Avenue to gain access, organizers will ensure runners are primarily concentrated on the left side of the road while on Ridgewood to ensure maximum visibility to motorists; and, WHEREAS, City staff will provide barricades and traffic cones to facilitate this event, blocking a dedicated running lane while allowing vehicle traffic to continue using other lanes. A letter of support has been obtained from Ames Main Street for the event. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that resolution approving requests from Fitness Sports for Turkey Trot on November 28, 2024 is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 27th day of February, 2024. Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Rollins Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of February, 2024.