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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL August 30, 2010 2 2.A. TCAAP Reuse and Public Sale Update (continued) undertake their due diligence to identify the scope of required remediation. The license agreement will go to the County Board in early September for approval. According to Mr. Legare, the land transfer would not take place until after all required remediation is complete. The remediation and land transfer does not yet have a specific timeline, but it will not occur before the current auction process is complete. There will be a conference call on Thursday which the Council is invited to attend. B. Celebrating Arden Hills Fall Festival Update Parks and Recreation Manager Michelle Olson stated the City's fall festival "Celebrating Arden Hills" is set for September 18, 2010 from 3:00 p.m. until dusk, which is approximately 8:00 p.m. This year's event will have a dual track with activities being held both at Tony Schmidt Regional Park and Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills. Tony Schmidt Regional Park is the "Swing into the Parks" portion of the event. New activities this year include: hay rides, K -9 and other sheriff demos, bungee trampoline event, miniature golf, antique cars and public trucks on display. All activities, with the exception of the concessions, are free. Highlighting the new trail connection from Perry Park to Tony Schmidt Regional Park will be a pedicab. Lake Johanna Boulevard will remain open throughout the event; however, there will be limited parking available in the park. Lake Johanna Boulevard and County Road E will be available for on- street parking and Perry Park will have shuttles running every 15 -20 minutes to and from Presbyterian Homes and Tony Schmidt Regional Park all afternoon and evening. Presbyterian Homes is the "Fling into the Arts" portion of the event, which will offer an art display featuring local artist's work. Tours of the gardens at Presbyterian Homes are available and their gardeners will give helpful tips on keeping your garden green all season long. Music and dancing will highlight the event featuring the Mounds View High School Orchestra followed by the Resistors. Fireworks will be after sunset at Tony Schmidt Regional Park. The lower trail from Perry Park to Tony Schmidt Regional Park will remain open but some of the trails leading to the upper pavilion will be closed during the fireworks because they are in the safety zone Councilmember Holden asked if there was a place to lock -up bikes. Parks and Recreation Manager Olson stated there are locations where bikes can be locked up and Staff is looking into having additional locations available. Councilmember Holden asked if a postcard would be mailed to the residents regarding the event. Parks and Recreation Manager stated the committee is going to have posters in area businesses, there is information on the City's website, and there will be information in the newspaper. Staff did not plan on doing a postcard or direct mailing to the residents. PUBLIC Mayor Harpstead opened the Public Inquiries /Informational at 7:10 p.m. Mayor Harpstead closed the Public Inquiries /Informational at 7:11 p.m.