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LITTLE CANADA <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />DEPARTMENT <br />515 Little Canada Road / Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />Telephone: (612) 484 -2177 / Fax: 484 -4538 <br />May 21, 1993 <br />JIM MORELAN, Director <br />JACK FITZGERALD, Asst. Director <br />DIANE HUSAK, Asst. Director, Girls Activities <br />TO: Mayor Hanson and Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Jim Morelan, Parks and Recreation Director <br />RE: Music at Spooner Park <br />I have been working on putting a schedule together for having music <br />in the bandshell at Spooner Park. It was discussed last night at the <br />Park and Recreation Commission meeting, and the Commission is very <br />much in favor of the plan. <br />I am attempting to hire bands to play for three performances in <br />Spooner Park. Jan Sherman has given me some very valuable help in <br />this matter in regards to selecting the types of music that should be <br />entertaining to a broad group of people. <br />We have tentatively scheduled performances for the evenings of August <br />11, 18, and 25. August was chosen so as to not conflict with youth <br />ballgames at the Little Canada School fields. Wednesday's were <br />chosen as the potentially most popular night to attract audiences, <br />without competing with neighboring cities' programs. <br />Money for the bands will be partially obtained through a music <br />performance trust fund sponsored by the Musician's Union. Under that <br />program, the trust fund will pay 35% of the cost of the band. The <br />City's portion will be from $250 to $300 per performance. This will <br />depend on how many performers are in the band. The cost of the first <br />performance will be further decreased from a donation from Little <br />Canada Charity Plus of half our cost, or approximately $125 to $150. <br />This will leave an expenditure by the City of up to $750 for the <br />three performances. The Park and Recreation Commission feels that we <br />should commit to all three performances in order to build on the <br />participation. With the Council's commitment to funding, I will <br />continue negotiating contracts with various bands. <br />If you have any questions concerning the program, please contact me <br />prior to the Council meeting. <br />Page 96 <br />