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<br />Memo to City Council <br />Celebrating Arden lhlls <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />B. Highlights of Event <br /> <br />]. Food- <br /> <br />This year's barbecue dinner cost $4,185.45 for the food and $7,719.48 for <br />dinner tents/tables/chairs. We brought in $1,858.00 in ticket sales; therefore <br />the City's cost was S I 0,046.93. The catered price per person was $7.95, <br />which included beverages. This was a significant savings from previous <br />years. Unf0l1unatcly, we did not sell out of tickets. Obviously, the weather <br />played a huge factor in that. We had approximately 100 tickets left to sell. <br />The feedback that staff received on the food was fantastic! The calerer was <br />very pleasant to work with and had everything set to go on time. They had <br />wonderful service and the quality of the food remained steady throughout the <br />entire service time. The City had difficulties with the caterer last year and il <br />was a pleasant change working with Chuck Wagon Catering. If the City <br />Council is in favor of keeping lhe catered dinner, staff feels very strongly <br />about remaining with this caterer. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Entertainment Schedule <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Staff decided to move the headline band - The Whitesidewalls to a prime time <br />of 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. This seemed to work out well. Staff bclieves <br />that the band will generally have a better crowd during this time frame. The <br />Prior Lake Ski Show was moved to 5 :00 p.m. and that seems to work out just <br />fine. The ski show is popular - no matter what time they have their show. <br />Staff will be exploring bands for next year's event. The feedback on the <br />Whitesidewalls is always good. However, we did hear lrOl11 some residents <br />that they would love to see a different band. The Splatter Sisters were well <br />received again and staff is in favor of bringing them back again next year. <br /> <br />3. TCAAP tours <br /> <br />The TeAAP tours were a great addition 10 our event. The tours were very <br />wcll received. We estimate that approximately 20 people went on each tour. <br />Staff was hoping for more attendance. However, weather was a factor. <br />Depending on how things progress on TCAAP, staff feels these tours are <br />worthwhile and could be repeated next year. <br /> <br />. <br />