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~.~ 964 Lombard Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105 July 11, 2002 Thomas Paschke, City Planner 2660 Civic Center Drive Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Dear Thomas: Thank you for speaking with me on the phone this morning. As requested, the purpose of this letter is to introduce myself and Schultz is in Stitches 25th Holiday Boutique to you and to the Roseville Planning Committee. My goal is to be granted permits for signage to help direct customers to our November show at the Oval. I am a former high school art teacher, having taught in Bloomington and St. Paul for eight years. For the past 25 years I have been a watercolor painter, run a textile design studio in my home, and have organized and promoted an annual art show. The Schultz Boutique began in my home with the work of 13 artists. We grew and with 2000 customers, we moved to the Highland Park Golf Clubhouse for four years. We were very pleased to work with the city of St. Paul. They allowed us a permit for prepackaged gourmet food sales and found us to be co-operative renters. When we outgrew our space in Highland, we tried a year (plus two spring shows) renting privately from Bandana Square. The unpredictability of seasonal rental expedited the next move to the Como Park Lakeside Pavilion for six years. New management, with plans to expand dining to the second floor, prompted our re-Iocating to the Oval. We love this space, and current management (Kevin Elm and Bill Olean) are very pleased to offer us ongoing contracts. We have always been respectful of our space and left it clean and orderly. Our sale now represents 150 artists and expects over 5000 customers during nine days, November 2-10, 2002. The Schultz is in Stitches 25th Holiday Boutique will be an extravaganza of clothing, jewelry, handwoven baskets and linens, sculpture, handblown and leaded glass, watercolors, handmade paper books and cards, floral arrangements, pillows, seasonal decorations, pottery, dolls, toys and gourmet treats. Live music and complimentary refreshments add a festive touch. Over $30,000 has been raised through seven raffled doll houses to benefit Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. This has been our way to say thank you to a supportive community.