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Elk RiverFest July 6,2019 A City Council work session was held on October 15 to discuss staffs proposal for 2019. Mark your calendars for Saturday,July 6, 2019. The event will be expanded to include Jackson Avenue. Both Jackson Avenue and Main Street will be the place to be from 2-9:00 p.m.with activities for the entire family! Let the little ones loose in the Kids Fun Zone,browse vendor booths,enjoy food, drinks,live music, and an amazing fireworks show! First National Bank of Elk River will again be the signature sponsor for$5,000. Staff is connoting to work on vendors and sponsorships. We already have a list of vendors and food trucks for the event. 2019 Riverfront Concert Series The 2019 Riverfront Concert Series lineup is complete with nine concert dates. Early scheduling was possible because the bands were fine with matching the fees from the previous performance year.The concerts will begin on June 20 and finish on August 22. Returning are The Whitesidewalls, Ladies of the 80's,The Jimmy's, Fabulous Armadillos, and the Arch Allies. Run Like Hell,a Pink Floyd tribute band is new next year. Bailey Point Nature Preserve Restoration Project We are planning a public open house at City Hall from 4:30—6:00 p.m. on Thurs.,Nov. 15 to learn about the upcoming habitat restoration project at Bailey Point Nature Preserve. Thanks to a grant from the State of Minnesota, Friends of the Mississippi River will continue to work with the city over the next three years at Bailey Point. Residents will learn how the site will change benefitting habitat,wildlife,and water quality. The work is outlined in the Natural Resources Management Plan the Council approved in January of 2015 for both the WHHCA and the BPNP. Over 50 invitation post cards were sent to neighbors of BPNP. Woodland Trails Regional Park Committee The Woodland Trails Regional Park Committee has already had two field trips in the past month. The first one on October 24 was to look at nature play areas and the second one on November 15 will look at picnic shelters. This most recent visits were to Bunker Hills Regional Park and Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park where they saw different styles of quality picnic shelters. The first committee meeting is Wednesday,November 14 is at 5:30 p.m. prior to the Commission meeting. Staff will make a presentation on nature play areas. N:\Departments\Parks and Recreation\Commission\Packets\2018\11-14-18 PRC Packet\Director's Report 11-14-18.docx