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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, August 12, 2019 Page 10 munity, this should show what is important to the community. There are people in the community doing that job. Councilmember Etten asked if there is confirmation that trucks are available. Ms. Olson explained staff does not have that confirmation. She noted staff reached out to get general ideas on what that would cost. Mayor Roe agreed the Central Park location provides a little more ability to have alternative activities for children. Councilmember Etten agreed and thought getting something going is a good idea. He asked if a backup plan for the OVAL would be to use one of the rooms inside, asking if those rooms are available. Ms. Olson explained the Commission has not gone into specifics because there are so many options that could be done and the Commission wanted to get Coun- cil's feedback on which option first. However, she believes there is something happening at the OVAL on October 5th and using the room is not going to be a very feasible backup. She noted parking could be an issue at the OVAL. There is also an event at Central Park that day but it ends midafternoon. There are a lot of details to work through and the less the Commission tries to undertake this first time, given the time frame, to make it successful would be the best from a staff perspective. Councilmember Groff thought making it simple for the first time was a smart idea. He thought the music and food trucks would be a celebration anyway and would support that, if most feasible. He supported Option 1. Ms. Olson indicated there has been confirmation that a Hispanic band is available for that day if that is the route Council chooses to go. Commissioner Djevi explained because this is to honor people of Hispanic herit- age, if feasible their preference is to have this event at Central Park. Mayor Roe asked if there was any discussion or thought besides music and food, to have speakers talk about their experiences or heritage as a part of this. Commissioner Djevi indicated there has been a discussion about that. There was an idea of having a table with brochures and Hispanic heritage information. Ms. Olson stated there was discussion about having someone introduce the band with a brief statement but that was the extent of it. There were many ideas dis- cussed at the meetings.