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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, October 23, 2023 <br /> Page 10 <br /> Councilmember Strahan noted the Juneteenth Celebration the last couple of years <br /> is just a week prior to the proposed parade and wondered how or if that has been <br /> considered for participation in this. <br /> Mr. Johnson indicated it has been and something that would make sense as staff <br /> looks at potentially making sure that Rosefest involves community partners as <br /> much as not just being city driven but also the City has high involvement in that. <br /> He indicated it was discussed that the dates may make sense and that conversation <br /> was important before staff got too deep in. <br /> Councilmember Strahan wondered if Mr. Johnson thought there may be a change <br /> in monetary support from community partners if the City were not to offer <br /> fireworks on the 4th of July but to have them on a separate day. <br /> Mr. Johnson did not. He explained typically, the financial support received from <br /> city partners has been in the form of sponsorship for Rosefest as a whole. He <br /> thought the City could potentially improve the partnership involvement by <br /> tightening the event up and promoting it as a tight, buttoned up, really exciting <br /> event. He thought the City could actually up the level of support from the greater <br /> community rather than it being adversely affected. <br /> Councilmember Strahan explained she would love to see more participation from <br /> Roseville music groups and marching bands participate from the high schools. She <br /> wondered if there was also a way to include families in the parade as well. <br /> Anecdotally she has not attended the July 4th celebration for a number of years for <br /> some of the same reasons. She felt it had gotten out of hand and it felt there was <br /> not a good handle on the crowd. <br /> Councilmember Groff thanked Mr. Johnson for the conversation and bringing this <br /> information to the Council. He indicated change is never easy, but he felt the <br /> changes being brought forward could improve the event considerably and the City <br /> needs to look at safety first. He stated all of the suggestions made sense to him and <br /> were well thought out. <br /> Councilmember Schroeder thanked Mr. Johnson for the presentation. She liked <br /> what staff suggested and felt safety needs to be number one. She liked the idea of <br /> condensing this and thought there would be a lot more participation from people if <br /> the event is moved off the 4th of July. When it comes to the 10K run, it seemed to <br /> be labor intensive and the spirit is still there with the 5K, and the kids run. She also <br /> liked the idea that staff is looking to combine some of the events. <br /> Councilmember Etten agreed with the comments made and felt this was an <br /> intelligent thing to do as it was clearly thought out. He thought cutting out the 10K <br />