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<br />ceremony with Staff/Council/PTRC/neighbors/residents similar to the Elmer L. Andersen <br />Memorial Trail Dedication. The ceremony would include dedication of the Don <br />Messerly Picnic Shelter. <br /> <br />Budget: <br />Cost for this event would be minimal for supplies <br />Staff Time: <br />Minimal and event management <br /> <br />Event Option 1.B: <br />-Opening Ceremony (Summer, 2013) <br /> <br />This may be an opportunity to utilize the grand re-opening as a reason to hold a smaller <br />tures in a specific park. <br />Once the play structures were all replaced, the event continued as an annual park event <br />but was held at one of our bigger parks (Cummings, Perry or Hazelnut). The budget <br />ranged from $2,000 for the smaller parks to $5,000 for the bigger parks, depending on the <br />site and events. Activities were held from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on a Saturday. <br />Events varied and included such things as: Petting zoo, soccer clinic, K-9 demos, booths <br />from the PTRC, magicians, scavenger hunt, face painters, caricaturists, d.j., fire <br />be a new trail from the Crystal/Glenview neighborhoods, on street parking would be <br />available. Valentine Park could be the 20 <br />and staff could look at changing the location based on park events for 2014 and beyond. <br />every 3-5 years with a slightly bigger budget ($5,000). <br /> <br />Budget: <br />$2,000-$3,000 vendors/supplies <br />Staff Time: <br />4 Public Works staff for 4-6 hours (set up/event/take down) <br /> <br />6-8 Seasonal Staff <br /> Michelle and Sara (planning/set up/event/take down) <br /> <br />Event Option 2: <br /> <br />City Public Works and Public Safety Open House (Summer or Fall) <br /> <br /> <br />The idea for this would be to highlight City Services by hosting a 2-3 hour open house: <br />Public Works, Lake Johanna Fire Department, City Public Works. The event could be <br />held at either Lake Johanna Fire Station/Island Lake County Park on Victoria and feature <br />tours of the station, fire vehicles, Allina ambulances, Ramsey County Sheriff <br />City Council prefers having the venue in Arden Hills, it could be held either at the Arden <br />Hills Maintenance Facility or Perry Park. <br /> <br />Budget: <br /> Minimal <br /> Staff Time: <br /> 4-8 Public Works staff for 4-6 hours (prep/set up/event/take down) <br /> Michelle and Sara (planning/set up/event/take down) <br /> <br />23 <br />Page of <br /> <br />