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-T><o >'4'.<"- " ~ 1; '~-)tt ~) >~>, t >-- F- r ,_ ,~,,\ " ' .,J \.'-..- I.{=, e ~ Memorandum From the desk of Ray DeVine... To: HonarabJe Mayor and Council members Fete des Lacs Committee members City Staff and Public works employees Sept. 14,2001 Fete des Lacs Ray De Vine Date: Subject: From: After much consideration and thought I have decided to resign my position as the Fete des Lacs chairperson. This decision was not easy to arrive at, I have spent many hours thinking about it. The reasons for my resignation span the entire spectrum and I will try to explain them. I have devoted a lot of time to the revitalization of the city celebration and regret having to step back at this critical stage. Each consecutive year the festival takes place it has the potential to grow as more and more residents are made aware of it and make plans to attend. I sincerely hope the city celebration continues to be a celebration the entire city can be proud of I will continue to participate and help with the city celebration, I just do not want to make the commitment to be in charge of the event. I have two young children at home that would probably enjoy going to the city festival with their dad rather than just seeing me there. My real estate business is taking more and more of my time. It is increasingly evident that the economy is not going to be booming in the coming years, this will require me to devote more time to my business so that I can enjoy the same quality oflife I have become accustomed to. I have watched ciosely as our current City Council members have taken care of business, in particuiar, I am speaking of how Patricia Scott and Jill Lein were singled out by one or two people ultimately fired from their positions. As a businessperson and resident of this city I haven't the time nor the inclination to play that game. I have worked closely with these two individuals as well as l\II:r. I\/Iarch and feel that they were great assets to our community and everything possible should have been done to keep them on our team. I feel that all of these individuals have not only given 100% to their job, but they have also been valuable volunteers in our community. The final factor that convinced me to take this step was a lack of enthusiasm or drive to start the planning for next years event. I planned to have a Festival meeting on Sept. 17th but had no inclination to create an agenda or call the committee members to announce this meeting. I regret any confusion that this has caused. Anyone having specific questions regarding the planning of the past city celebrations can feel free to contact me at 651-407-6950.