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To: Thoinas Paschke <br />Roseville City Plannizag <br />Fxo�: Mike Herstine <br />Big City Tavern a��d Banquet Center <br />2801 �nelling Avenue, Roseville, MN 55113 <br />651-28"I-9100 <br />Re: Us� of space repart in regards to adding Oops live co�nEdy theatre <br />Our interzt at Bzg City Taverrz and Banquet Center is to allow Oops Theatre to use oi�e af <br />our banquet rooms for their perfo�rnances whick� wi11 �rimarily occ�r an F�iday and <br />Saturday evenings, Other days or evenings �nay be sold as well based on demand. There <br />will be 4 differe��t shor�s per ann�a] s�ason with performanaes appraxisnaiely 40 weeks <br />per year. Big City wilt provide a11 food and beverage service in the nannal course of our <br />existing business. Oaps theatre wiil sell tl�eir tickets and perfc�i-�n interactive comedy <br />theatre sin�ilar to tias �nanner that tl�sy have �earfor�ned in Nortl� Saixat Paul since 1999. <br />We believe that this is a�-eat opportunity to brin�; another element of famiiy <br />entertainment to Rosevill�. Their style af fun ti�eatre does attract tour groups so there is <br />an added �a�e�tiai ofadditionai business for lncal shopping and hotel roorn rents. <br />The C3ops Theatre pexfa�-naances will take plac� i�� o�r largest banquet raax�a called the <br />Twin Cities Roo�n. The events wi11 ru�a fro�n about 6:Q0 until about 10:3Qpin Tl�e tirne <br />frorn 6:OOpi�a uzatil $:OOpm is used for drinks and dir�ner with the actual show starting at <br />S:OOp�n and lasting appzoximately 2 hours. Oops is an interactive conaedy perfarmance. <br />Featuring a sma�l stage, s�nall cast ai�d everyone gets into the act meaning the servers <br />dress and act t�e par� o#'a show character although they are not technicafly in the play. <br />{See attached state�r�ent form Qops}. <br />The Twin Cites roo�n that the Theatre will be occupying has 1�istoricaliy been boaked <br />with banquets about 34-40% of ihe available Fr�day a��d Saturday nights. When we ha�e <br />used this large roo� it very often l�as been used for large wedding parties of up to 240 <br />people creating l�uge swings in business and parkiz�g ��eeds fram one evening to t�e next. <br />Having 4ops perfonn on an ongoin� basis vvill level out our business by creati�zg more <br />consistency in our valurne and parking �iseds. Typical wedding gussts arrive 2 per car, <br />typical �usiness �neeting guests arrive ]-2 per car wllile typical Oops theatre guests arrive <br />4 per car and an average of 25% of tbeir theatre g�ests arri�e by bus. B�ses wiil be <br />insiructed to park at tl�e �ar end of t�e Edina parl�ing lat. Jusi by the nature af ha�ing <br />tlaeaire versus banq�ets aur parking needs shauld drap by 1�alf ar F�nore for tl�at roorn. The <br />estimated capacity for seating during Oaps performances is approximately lOQ peaple. <br />This is about half of the current eapacity of the Twin Cities room. The portable <br />stage/performanc� area will be set an the sida af the raom and exteand outward tnward the <br />centet. Ail seating to the sides a.tad behind col�u�,lns wzll be eli�ninated which reduces tk�e <br />seating �iy abaut hali (see diagram}. <br />Qur l�usiest days for ba�3quets are Thursdays and Tuesdays because most pf our events <br />are with corparate clients. When we do book either the Skybaxes or tl�ce smaller raom <br />downst�irs {Roseville Raoin) on a Friday or Saturday night it is generally far a groarns <br />