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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />6.1 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />October 7, 2024 <br />Prepared By <br />Joe Stremcha, Business Services Director/Assistant <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Introduce Community Event Center Manager - Katie <br />Harstad <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Assistant City Administrator Joe Stremcha will introduce the Community Event Center Manager Katie <br />Harstad <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />With the reorganization of the Furniture and Things Community Event Center staffing, we went to market to <br />fill this position. We received 62 applications and interviewed nine candidates. Following second interviews, <br />leadership assessments, and background and reference checks, Katie Harstad was selected for the position. <br /> <br />Ms. Harstad previously was the general manager and event operations manager at Rockwoods Restaurant, <br />Bar, Event Center, and Catering, where she had worked since 2006. She is a member of the Elk River Rotary <br />Club and was this year's Chair for Taste of Elk River. She holds a bachelor's degree in business and marketing <br />with a minor in management and entrepreneurship from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of <br />Business. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None. <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Together we win. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />Page 87 of 139