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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Requests for Midnight Madness on July 18, 2025RESOLUTION NO. 25-079 RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTIAL STREET CLOSURES FOR MIDNIGHT MADNESS FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, the annual Midnight Madness races will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2025. The event includes 5k, 10k, and kid runs, beginning and ending at Ames Fitness Sports (410 5th Street) followed by activities at Torrent Brewing. An estimated 500 people will participate in the races and approximately 800 spectators will be at the event. Proposed activities include live music and food vendors, which will be hosted in the parking lots of Torrent Brewing and First National Bank. Barricades will be placed at 5th Street and 6th Street to close Burnett Avenue beginning at noon the day of the race; and, WHEREAS, organizers are requesting the following partial street closures from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 18: • Kellogg Avenue from 12th Street to 5th Street • 11th and 12th Street from Burnett Avenue to Kellogg Avenue • 5th Street from Kellogg Avenue to Pearle Avenue • Main Street/Northwestern Avenue from Pearle Avenue to 9th Street • 9th Street from Northwestern Avenue to Hodge Avenue • Hodge Avenue from 9th Street to 7th Street and 7th Street from Northwestern Avenue to Hodge Avenue; and, WHEREAS, volunteers will be posted along the race route to assist with traffic control. The event organizers noted that a car would follow the last runner to remove barricades as the runners move through the area to allow roads to reopen in a timely manner; and, WHEREAS, Midnight Madness has been held since 1979 and is a popular event that draws many competitors and spectators from a wide area to Ames. There have been no significant problems in the past. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that partial street closures for Midnight Madness are hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 11th day of March, 2025. _________________________________ ___________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Corrieri Seconded by: Gartin Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 11th day of March, 2025.