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REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION <br />Department Approval: <br />PT <br />Date: 3-18-08 <br />Item No: 8 a. <br />Agenda Section: <br />Action Items <br />Item Description: City of Roseville, 2008 Home and Garden Fair: Resolution of Appreciation <br />1.0 BACKGROUND <br />1.1 On February 23, 2008, the Roseville HRA held the twelfth annual City of Roseville <br />Home and Garden Fair, at the Fairview Community Center. The Fair has become <br />increasingly popular with both exhibitors and the general public. This popularity is due <br />in large part to the over 450 hours volunteers have dedicated this year toward the effort to <br />professionalize the Fair by making it informative and fun for the attendees as well as <br />profitable for the exhibitors. <br />1.2 This year the Home and Garden Committee started planning the Fair in August 2007. The <br />result of the ongoing efforts for the 2008 Home and Garden Fair produced 64 diverse <br />exhibit booths and 24 informative seminars that attracted attendance by the public of <br />approximately 1,000. <br />1.3 Again this year the coordinating committee was successful in obtaining private <br />Sponsorships. Each sponsor contributed $600 to help to offset to costs of the fair. The <br />continued support of the sponsors demonstrates the private commitment to the success of <br />the Fair. <br />1.4 Comments received include: <br />•"Great variety — nice size and layout" <br />• "Friendly staff/greeters" <br />•"...lots of "Roseville" info: parks, trails, etc." <br />• "...liked the `how-to' seminars" <br />•"The people are really warm and friendly. Nicely laid out" <br />2.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />2.1 The staff recommends that the HRA acknowledge the efforts of the volunteers that <br />participated in the 2008 Home and Garden Fair by approving the attached resolution <br />thanking them for the many hours dedicated to the success of the Fair. <br />3.0 SUGGESTED HRA ACTION <br />3.1 By resolution extend the HRA's appreciation and gratitude to the Sponsors and to all the <br />volunteers who participated in the 2008 Roseville Home and Garden Fair. <br />Prepared by: HRA Administrative Coordinator Kara Hoier (651-792-7015) <br />Attachment A: Resolution of Appreciarion for Sponsors and Volunteers of the 2008 Home and Garden Fair <br />2008 Roseville Home & Garden Fair Appreciarion Resolution <br />