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Home My WebLink About~Master - Requests from Fitness Sports Ames' Turkey Trot on November 27, 2025, for partial road closuresRESOLUTION NO. 25-001 RESOLUTION APPROVING REQUESTS FROM FITNESS SPORTS FOR TURKEY TROT ON NOVEMBER 27, 2025 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 27, 2025. 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 27, 2025, 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 the requests from Fitness Sports for Turkey Trot on November 27, 2025, are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 14th day of January, 2025. _________________________________ ___________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14th day of January, 2025.