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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - AUGUST 27,2001 6 . She asked if they wanted to collect $10,000 each year from businesses. She stated they could do it with less money if they wanted to back to the old Day in the Park. Mayor Probst stated he did not expect the magnitude of positive response they got from the community. He noted they should build on it. He added there were enough persons interested in doing it again. He stated they ought to do some fundraising for the fireworks. He noted if they could continue to raise the good feelings in the community, he did not think it would be very difficult. Councilmember Larson stated he thought there should be a continued event of some kind. He noted it should be bigger than what they had in the past, but smaller than this year. He added the event needs a home and Tony Schmidt Park was a good place for that. He stated it had good facilities. He thought they should be able to raise the money. He added that if they could not raise the money that then they would have learned something. Councilmember Grant stated they had some great momentum from the 50th Anniversary and he would like to see them build on it. He noted he would like to see some money in the budget and an attempt to raise additional funding. He added he would not like to see them raise all of it the first year. He stated he would like to ensure that they were able to continue the positive momentum gained from the 50th Anniversary. . Councilmember Rem stated she agreed they should have money in the budget. She noted the difficulty in raising money and volunteers each year. Mayor Probst asked if the seven- percent would cover all those items except the raise in staff compensation by three percent or an increase in healthcare. Mr. Lynch responded that essentially the Day in the Park was the only issue. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she would be comfortable increasing it to eight percent because they were moving into a new building. She noted she would rather have it there and not use it then not have it and have to scramble. Councilmember Larson stated he liked where they were now. He noted he liked the rationale they were replacing money lost. He added if they increased costs, they should try to find a place to make it up during the year. Mayor Probst stated the newsletter article was fine. The other Councilmembers concurred. Mayor Probst explained an award related to a near drowning on Lake Johanna a couple of weeks ago. He stated at the beach a young woman stepped on a 6-year-old boy under the water. He noted the four young women and the lifeguard were able to resuscitate the boy. He added the boy appears to be fine. He stated the award was for the four girls. He noted it was scheduled for 1 :00 p.m. at Tony Schmidt Park. He noted that Ramsey County would do the presentation. . Mayor Probst referenced the Arden Towers' correspondence. He noted if this constituted a proposal, the Council would need to discuss it further.