2A, Celebrating Arden Hills City Festival Follow-Up

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and the type of equipment they use. Staff heard from Elk River, Inver Grove Heights, Mounds View,New Brighton and Shoreview. • Elk River - Offer 3-4 outdoor movies each summer in their downtown park. They purchased the movie equipment with a business donation. Average 200 people per movie. • Inver Grove Heights - Offer 2 outdoor movies each summer in various parks (rotate). They had the movie screen donated and they own their own sound system. Average 150-200 people per movie. • Mounds View- Does not offer outdoor movies. • New Brighton - Does not offer outdoor movies. • Roseville—No response. • Shoreview- Show 2 outdoor movies and 3 dive in movies in their pool area. Average between 300-350 people per movie. Concert in the Park: Offering a concert in the park comes with the following costs: The City would be limited in the type of concert we offer. The City does not have a sound system or stage. Therefore, staff would recommend offering bands that provide their own sound system and who are willing to operate without an official stage. There are many bands that can do that. A few examples: Children's bands such as Teddy Bear Band and Splatter sisters; Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band, the Resistors and many more. The average cost for these types of bands ranges from $600-$1,000 for a one to two hour performance. Staff would ask audience members to bring their own blanket and/or chairs. If the City wanted to provide chairs, staff would need to rent, deliver, set up and take down. Fireworks: Council expressed concern regarding the debris that fell onto a resident's property following the fireworks at this year's event. Fireworks are traditionally shot off from the top of Tony Schmidt Regional Park. Staff spoke with the firework vendor, Pyrotechnic Display Inc. about how this can be avoided. They indicated that the debris that travels the longest distance is from the larger caliber fireworks (5 inch), which are shot the highest and are the largest. The debris that travels that distance is the paper casing and is not the burning components of the fireworks. The debris does not pose a public safety concern. There is no full proof way to avoid debris or predict where it will fall. The fireworks company does the best they can to aim the fireworks appropriately, based on the wind. Options to consider (Please note that there are no options, minus eliminating fireworks that will guarantee that debris will not fall on private property): • Continue to have the fireworks shot off from the top of Tony Schmidt Regional Park with the same size display. The audience viewing area is within 600 feet, providing a nice display. 2