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City of <br /> Elk=' Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 10.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Work Session May 4, 2015 Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Independence Day Fireworks <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Action Requested <br /> Receive information and provide direction with regard to moving the Independence Day Fireworks to <br /> Orono Park. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> At the April 20, 2015,work session, the City Council discussed a resident request to move the <br /> Independence Day fireworks from Lion John Weicht Park to Orono Park. <br /> Due to the short time period before the event,the Council expressed consensus that the event will be <br /> held at Lion John Weicht Park this year. <br /> Chief Nierenhausen estimates for 2015, the cost of additional policing services to be $8,232 if the <br /> fireworks alone are held at Orono Park. The PD will accrue $3,270 in additional costs for the fireworks <br /> this year at Lions Park. The net difference for policing is $4,962 <br /> Parks maintenance estimates their additional costs to be $4,255 which accounts for staffing, additional <br /> portable toilets,portable lighting, and additional trash removal. <br /> Street maintenance estimates additional labor costs of$1,315. <br /> The total estimated additional expense for a fireworks only event at Orono Park in 2015 would be <br /> $10,532. <br /> Financial Impact <br /> N/A <br /> Attachments <br /> ■ N/A <br /> P0WIAEO 0 <br /> NaA f RE] <br />