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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Memo to Michelle Wolfe <br />Celebrating Arden Hills <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />1111. Barbecue Dinner Ticket Required to enter tent: <br />The decision was made that a ticket must be purchased to enter the <br />barbecue dinner tent. This was done because of the problems that <br />have occurred in the past with many people sharing plates and only <br />purchasing one ticket. This rule makes it difficult because if one <br />person in a family chooses not to have the barbecue dinner, he/she <br />would not be allowed in the tent. Staff tries to keep the total <br />number of people eating at our specified total. It becomes difficult <br />when people are in the tent that do not have a ticket. It becomes <br />very hard to manage. If the City Council wants to keep the <br />catered dinner, how does staff manage this issue? <br /> <br />Options to Consider; <br /> <br />· Continue the barbecue dinner as the staple of the event! <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bring in a wide variety of food vendors for our event. A large eating area could be <br />provided, (we could go down to 2 tents, instead of 3) just as we do with the barbecue <br />dinner which would be a great gathering place. The City would not be turning <br />anyone away and the people who attend would have a choice of foods to choose from. <br />This option would help take significant work off of the volunteers/staff. This also <br />eliminates the guessing work when it comes to deciding a final count for the caterer. <br />Also, if there is bad weather, it does not affect the city. This would be a significant <br />decrease in cost for the City, plus each food vendor would pay an entry fee. <br /> <br />· Along the same lines as the above option, the caterer could put together a meal <br />package (value meals) that people could purchase (burger, chips, and pop ($6.00 for <br />example)). The City would purchase a certain number that we feel would sell and <br />that is the amount they would cook. We would then have multiple food vendors in <br />order to have enough choices. This would be a cost decrease while still having the <br />positive aspects of the catered dinner without the downside. <br /> <br />2. Entertainment <br />a, Keep as is <br />b, Expand <br />c, Pull Back <br /> <br />3. Time of Event <br />a, Keep as is <br />b, Expand <br />c, Pull Back <br />