HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving request to waive fees for parking meters on the 200, 300, and 400 blocks of Main Street for the Ames Main Street Farmers' Market on Saturdays from May 2 - October 17, 2026RESOLUTION NO. 26-084
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES FOR THE
AMES MAIN STREET FARMERS’ MARKET
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Ames Regional Economic Alliance is planning to host the annual
Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market this summer, which will take place in the 200, 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 2 through October 17,
2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate the events, organizers have requested that the
aforementioned streets be closed from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on these Saturdays to allow
for set-up and tear-down for each of the Markets; and,
WHEREAS, Market organizers have requested that the meter fees be waived
because the Market is a non-profit organization, and in return the City would be included
as a sponsor on all Market advertising materials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the request to transfer $2,897 from the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund to the Parking
Operations Fund to cover the lost parking meter revenue is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of February, 2026.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Corrieri
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Junck, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of February, 2026.