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From: Yeado,Sandi <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 1:40 PM <br />To: Portner, Cal <CPortner@ElkRiverMN.gov> <br />Subject: [EXTERNAL] Hi Cal- Sandi Yeado here from Edward Jones <br />I deeply sympathise with our smaller business here in Elk River and across the country. I think we need <br />to do whatever we can with caution to help our local business's. My concern is will they collectively <br />utilize a food court if you will and will they be able to control liquor, trash and servicing those <br />guests. How will that impact the dedicated curbside pick up orders, Will one negate the other. Is one <br />more labor intense than the other. What will the city do to help facilitate that in terms of set up, clean <br />up and evening resets. What about loiters or vandalism after hours. <br />So in effort to support the local restaurants and bars I think we should have the majority buy in from <br />them and make sure they are in for it. <br />/V nitia/recommendation would be a decorated a "town square" at the top of Rivers Edge. Set up a <br />food court so pick up orders that can be enjoyed in the park. Continue with curbside pick up. Set up a <br />out door canapy tent with tables in and around it. Advertise the weekends with dinner in the park to <br />support your local business's. Maybe individual family tents to sit with your households. Or maybe we <br />take on a New York approach and have tables on sidewalks with stanchions properly spaced. <br />Then what about poor little mucho loco, set up something for them. Applebee's, Sammies etc...... Is it <br />fair to offer something for downtown and not the others? Tough call for you all. <br />But after much thought - are we inviting our community to gather. Oh I know the 6' ft part thing but I <br />would hate to have a hot spot begin after we make these concessions. So my second recommendation <br />would be to ask each restaurant how we could best help them individually. A special set up per <br />restaurant, Do you want more tables ? do you need stanchions, tents, etc.... and money talks - maybe <br />we could use some budget monies to help with coupons in the paper that the city rebates. i <br />Best wishes for a successful meeting. I will support what ever decision you come to. <br />Sandi Yeado, AAMS <br />Financial Advisor <br />Edward Jones <br />305 Jackson Ave , Suite A <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Bus. 763-441-8973 1 Fax 866-462-5998 <br />http://www.edwardjones.com <br />