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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement for Downtown for Ames Main Street for Holiday Open House eventRESOLUTION NO. 26-016 RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES AND ENFORCEMENT FOR HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE EVENT FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA WHEREAS, Ames Main Street (AMS) has submitted requests for Holiday Open House, a new event, November 5 through November 8, 2026 . To facilitate this event, organizers are requesting suspension of parking fees and enforcement for the entire Downtown from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026; and, WHEREAS, in February 2020, the City Council adopted a new policy regarding metered parking waivers that stated that metered parking fees will not be waived for special events; and, WHEREAS, any event organizer intending to provide free parking or to close metered parking spaces must reimburse the City’s Parking Fund for the lost revenue, and the City Council may consider waivers to this Policy on a case -by-case basis for parking spaces that are obstructed by the event; and, WHEREAS, City staff is preparing the FY 2026/27 budget and anticipates including $16,000 in the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to support parking waivers. However, the budget will not be finalized and adopted formally by the City Council for several more months. Therefore, the approval of the transfer of funding is conditional upon the Council adopting a budget with sufficient funding to complete the transfer; and, WHEREAS, Holiday Open House is a new event for the downtown area. The event aims to attract people downtown and promotes shopping locally during the holiday shopping season. These requests further the City Council’s goal to strengthen Downtown. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement for the Holiday Open House event on November 7, 2026, is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 13th day of January, 2026. _______________________________ _________________________________ Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor Introduced by: Betcher Seconded by: Corrieri Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13th day of January, 2026.