HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Enforcing Standard Parking Fees for Parking Meters for Ames Main Street Farmers' Market RESOLUTION NO. 24-130
RESOLUTION ENFORCING STANDARD PARKING FEES FOR PARKING METERS
FOR AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS' MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
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 4 through October 14,
2024,from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Market, organizers will utilize 75 metered parking spaces
in the 300 and 400 blocks of Main Street and along a portion of Burnett Avenue for 4.5 metered
hours each day that 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 enforcement of standard parking meter fees for the Main Street Farmers' Market on
Saturdays from May 4, 2024, through October 14, 2024, is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12th day of March, 2024.
Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Beatty-Hansen
Seconded by: Rollins
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: Gartin Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12th day of March, 2024.