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Department Approval: <br />REQUEST FOR HRA ACTION <br />DATE: 03/31/09 <br />ITEM NO: 8.a. <br />Agenda Section: <br />ACTION <br />Item Description: City of Roseville, 2009 Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair: Resolution of <br />Appreciation <br />1.0 BACKGROUND <br />1.1 On February 21, 2009, the Roseville HRA held the thirteenth annual City of Roseville <br />Home and Garden Fair at the Fairview Community Center. This year's Fair was <br />rebranded and incorporated sustainable lifestyle as the theme. The event was received by <br />both exhibitors and the general public. This event was a huge success because of the <br />450+ hours put in by community volunteers who dedicated their time toward the effort. <br />The volunteers helped the Fair by making it informative and fun for the attendees as well <br />as profitable for the exhibitors. <br />1.2 This year the Home and Garden Committee started planning the Fair in July 2008. The <br />2009 Home and Garden Fair produced 69 diverse exhibit booths and 24 informative <br />seminars that attracted over 1000 members from the public. <br />1.3 This year the coordinating committee was successful in obtaining 10 private <br />Sponsorships. Each sponsor contributed $750 to help to offset to costs of the fair. The <br />continued support of the sponsors demonstrates the private business -commitment to the <br />success of the Fair. <br />1.4 Comments received from the exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees include: <br />•"Great variety — I thought it drew in a lot of people who normally wouldn't attend" <br />•"Liked new Living Smarter Approach -great improvement" <br />• "Far out exceed my expectations" <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 />• "Keep with Green Sustainability theme" <br />•"I enjoyed all the staff that I worked with. Everyone was friendly and helped with <br />anything we needed." <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 2009 Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair by approving the attached <br />resolution 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 2009 Roseville Home and Garden Fair. <br />2009 Roseville Home & Garden Fair Appreciarion Resolution <br />1 of 2 <br />