HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Waiving Enforcement of Prohibition on Motorized Vehicles for Mobility-Impaired Individuals to Tour Ada Hayden Heritage Park RESOLUTION NO. 24-413
RESOLUTION WAIVING ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION OF MOTORIZED
VEHICLES TO ALLOW MOBILITY-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS
TO TOUR ADA HAYDEN HERITAGE PARK
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, each September beginning in 2004 and continuing 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, Moose 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, since 2016 the Friends of Ada Hayden Heritage Park (Friends) provided this
valuable service to individuals with mobility impairments, with tours suspended in 2020 due to
the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS,when the tours have been held,the Friends have received positive comments;
as a result,the Friends group is proposing to offer tours on Monday, September 9,2024, 9:00 a.m.
to 7:30 p.m., and Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, the Friends plan to rent the golf carts, provide volunteers as drivers and
interpreters, and provide the City with a Certificate of Insurance to cover liability; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the waiver of enforcement of Section 19.9 of Municipal Code on Monday, September 9 (9:00
a.m. - 7:30 p.m.)and Tuesday, September 10 (9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.)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 23rd day of July, 2024.
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Renee Nall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Betcher, Junck
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of July, 2024.