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<br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 10.3 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Work SessionFebruary 5, 2018Michael Hecker, Parks and Recreation Director <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Summer Festival Events Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Discussion. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />At the January 16 City Council work session, staff presented the concept offering a signature summer <br />festival event downtown to bring the community together. Council directed staff to refine the plan and <br />bring it back for further discussion. Key aspects of the event will include: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Held in downtown Elk River <br /> <br /> <br />Saturday, July 7, 2018 <br /> <br /> <br />Afternoon to evening <br /> <br /> <br />Fireworks normally held on July 4 will be moved to coincide with event <br /> <br /> <br />Feature services provided by city and community organizations <br /> <br /> <br />Contests, games, music, arts, craft and food vendors <br /> <br /> <br />Family oriented <br /> <br />Staff will be presenting more details as well as possible partners for the event. Staff will also present a <br />scaled down Open Streets program proposed for the month of August as part of the Farmers Market and <br />Riverfront Concert Series. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />After further review, staff determined the cost to close both Jackson and Main streets will be <br />approximately $3,000, similar to the previous Art Soup events that were held downtown. Money already <br />allocated in the budget for fireworks and the Riverfront Concert Series would be used to support this <br />event and local groups have expressed interest to participate. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />