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Teresa Bender <br />From: <br />Lonni Olson <lolsondesigns@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Friday, September 9, 2022 12:33 PM <br />To: <br />Teresa Bender <br />Subject: <br />Note for P&R - MITP Food Vendors <br />Caution: This email originated outside our organization; please use caution. <br />Teresa, please find a notice to the P&R members below: <br />Dear Parks & Recreation Committee: <br />I wanted to take a minute to do a brief write-up and open the discussion about the Music in the Park food <br />vendors this past summer. As you may know, this year the vendors were not as remotely consistent as <br />they were in 2021. There were a number of variables causing this. Our dessert vendor, while she insisted <br />she was going to be able to make it, was facing health issues and surgery while her staff was busy <br />opening up a new bakery. I was able to find a replacement for the week of Fete des Lacs, but she was <br />unavailable to take the remaining dates. The food trucks that cancelled did so due to heat (safety of <br />employees in the truck), last minute family -related issues, and some just simply did not show up (and <br />offered no reasoning or explanation when asked). <br />Looking to next year, the committee should discuss whether or not they would like food trucks again. Do <br />we have the attendance to make it worthwhile for the vendors? <br />If we decide to have them return, perhaps the Committee should consider some sort of written policy <br />about "no-shows" and cancellations and how it may affect future opportunities in our Community. The <br />Committee can also opt to have just one or two vendors who have proven to be reliable to attend all <br />season. While this does not offer the variety of foods that multiple trucks would, it allows us some <br />confidence that we will have food available. Another alternative suggestion, if the Committee chooses, <br />would be to allow local groups such as Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and others to sell pre -packaged foods at <br />Music in the Park. This could be every week or on weeks when no vendors are available. <br />I welcome your ideas, thoughts, and suggestions for the 2023 Music in the Park season. <br />Thank you, <br />Lonni Olson <br />