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2 included a separate event called, "Tea in the Tent" at Presbyterian Homes. This event was entirely sponsored by Presbyterian Homes and had an art display, harpist, desserts and tea. Staff contacted Presbyterian Homes to see if they would be interested in partnering with the City on this type of event. The response was overwhelming that they would love to be involved. They have already reserved the space and will work with the committee on the event details. The committee sees an advantage to utilizing this location versus operating it at the park such as: o If weather is questionable, Presbyterian Homes has indoor space available, which will be important with an art or historic display. o Residents of Presbyterian Homes could enjoy this portion of the event. o Presbyterian Homes has agreed to work with the City on this and help facilitate the event. o Presbyterian Homes will sponsor a good portion of this event. o Shuttles will be provided to and from the art event at Presbyterian Homes to the park event. • Location of Event: The Council asked staff to look into the possibility of using Perry Park or Cummings Park for the event. After meeting with the fireworks company, it was found that fireworks would be difficult to manage at either of these parks. Perry Park could possibly work after the new Perry Park trail goes in and some grading takes place. However, it is difficult to know how accessible the area outside of the outfield fence will be until the trail has been constructed. If it is too narrow, we would have to shoot the fireworks from inside field #2 and that would force the pavilion to not be able to be used due to the safety buffer. The explosives would be on site for the entire proposed time frame and it would be difficult to run the event without the pavilion for the entire event. All other areas of the park are too close to residential homes and therefore, the CAHC is recommending we utilize Tony Schmidt Regional Park. The hope is that we could keep the road open through the park and also keep the majority of the parking lots accessible as well. The County parks are available to be rented by the general public beginning in January. The month of December, the municipalities are given the opportunity to reserve the parks before the general public. Staff reserved Tony Schmidt Regional Park for Saturday, September 18th • Time of Event: The time proposed for the event is 3-Dusk. The Fling into the Arts event at Presbyterian Homes would be scheduled from 3:00-5:00 p.m. with shuttles available to go from the art event to the park event. Dusk on this date is estimated at approximately 8:00 p.m. • Event Activities: Events being considered for the day are listed below. Please note that the committee has not booked any specific events to this point. This will begin to take place in early January, as it is a 2010 budget item. In addition, staff is looking for Council review and consensus to move forward on the proposed framework before proceeding. \\Metro-inet\ardenhills\PR&PW\Recreation\MEMOS\Council Memos\122109Celebrating Arden Hills Event Status. doc