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<br />MEMO <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> <br />FROM: Kim Stephan <br /> <br />DATE: January 4, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Request for Funding for Horse Drawn Hayride <br /> <br />The Parks & Recreation Committee would like to sponsor two winter events, one at the Schwan's <br />Super Rink and one at Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park <br /> <br />The Skate Night at Schwan's would be held on Saturday, February 24,2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. As per <br />the City's agreement with Schwan's Super Rink, the City is allocated one hour of free ice time per year to <br />offer an event to the community. The City also has 48 coupons good for any open skating time. The original <br />plan was to schedule the one hour of free time and then hand out the coupons to anyone who wanted to <br />continue skating for an additional hour. Committee Member Amundsen spoke with Mr. Pete Carlson to <br />schedule the ice time and Mr. Carlson offered the City both hours for no charge. The committee will still <br />need to determine what to do with the 48 coupons. It has been suggested to offer a summer event or possibly <br />hand out the coupons to those who attend the February 24th event. <br /> <br />Over the past years, the Economic Development Committee, together with the Parks & Recreation <br />Committee has sponsored a Skate Night, Horse Drawn Hayride & Bonfire event in conjunction with Frozen <br />Fete des Lacs. EDC has disbanded and there is no longer a Frozen Fete des Lacs, but because the hayride <br />has been well attended by the community the Parks & Recreation Committee would like to see it continued. <br />It will not be promoted as a Skate Night since the last few years there has not been ice to skate on. If there is <br />ice this year that will be an additional feature of the event. A date has not been selected at this time; it <br />depends on the availability of Bunker Stables, but the committee is looking at a Friday in February. The cost <br />has been approximately $560 for the Horse Drawn Hayride in the previous years. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Committee Member Amundsen, seconded by Committee Member Selander, to <br />request City Council approve the expenditure from Park Dedication Fees not to exceed $600 to rent a <br />Horse Drawn Hayride from Bunker Stables for a community event in 2007, with the date to be <br />determined at a later time. All in favor. Motion passed unanimously. <br /> <br />10f1 <br /> <br />13 <br />