HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for 19 metered parking spaces in Lot NRESOLUTION NO. 26-555
RESOLUTION APPROVING WAIVER OF PARKING METER FEES AND
ENFORCEMENT IN LOT N FOR AMES HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, Ames High School has requested to hold its Homecoming Parade on
Monday, September 21, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, the parade will start on Main Street west of Clark Avenue and proceed
east past Douglas Avenue to the CBD Lot entrance; and,
WHEREAS, the parade entries will disperse from the CBD Parking Lot, and it will
begin at 6:30 p.m. and last approximately 45 to 60 minutes; and,
WHEREAS, to help facilitate this event, City staff is requesting that the City Council
grant a waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
September 21, 2026, for the 19 metered parking spaces in Lot N, north of City Hall. There
are several fitness classes in the Community Center during evenings, and attendees
normally park in Lot M or in metered spaces on Fifth Street. City staff would like to provide
free parking in Lot N for those participants in the fitness classes who are displaced by
parade closures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that waiver of parking meter fees and enforcement in Lot N for Ames High School
Homecoming Parade is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 8th day of September, 2026.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri, Junck
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8th day of September, 2026.