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Jon Joriman, president 3006 Ontario Road Little Canada, MN 55117 651.324-1414 Charles Socha, Secretary 2530 McMenemy Street Little Canada, MN 5517 651.263-0571 Nancy Rhodes, Treasurer 736 North Oaks Drive Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 651-272-7281 In late July early August, the entire Little Canada community joins together to put together the Canadian Days celebration. This could not be done without great volunteers from Canadian Days, Little Canada Recreation Association (LCRA) as well as our elected officials. In 2011, the various groups meet to discuss how the event could be better by improved planning with the goal of improved security and safety at the event. A previous letter by Tim Zarembinski in May 2012 highlighted the changes. Here is the outline of the changes we have implemented and plan to continue to use for the festival. The LCRA will hire one officer to patrol the area in and around the LCRA's tent, and another officer to patrol the lower area around the ball fields and lower parking lot. These officers will be instructed to pay special attention to any outside alcohol being brought into the park, underage drinking, and over consumption to decrease the likelihood of these occurrences. The LCRA has decided to use a different colored wristband each day of the celebration to ensure that ID's are being constantly checked and to eliminate any stealing or "sharing" of wristbands. Additional, we will be using plastic, button -on wristbands to eliminate the possibility of lost or stolen wristbands being used by minors. These wristbands will not be issued at the concession stand, but will instead by located in a separate area to ensure security and thoroughness. Although, current state laws stipulate that anyone selling alcohol must be at least 18 years of age, we have deckled to implement a rule that anyone behind the concession stand must be at least 21 years of age. This restriction also pertains to the area where wristbands will be issues to prohibit any misuse. The LCRA will provide a written policy to all persons working behind the concession stand stating current laws and polices regarding the sale of alcohol. This form will also include liability statements, and the LCRA's additional policies regarding appropriate sale of alcoholic beverages. We will ensure that all persons working at the concession stand thoroughly review and understand these laws and polices prior to the beginning of their shifts. Additionally, the chair of the concession stand and some additional LCRA members will be enrolling in an alcohol sale safety course in July that outlines proper and safe alcohol sale to increase knowledge, safety, and thoroughness of all concession workers. Those that attend this training will be passing along the information to all persons behind the concession stand prior to their shifts. In keeping more in line with the alcohol sales at Canadian Days' beer tent, the LORA will limit sales to a maximum of four per person at their stand. The wooden "half racks" that were used in the past will only be used to assist customers in transporting their purchases. The LCRA will increase signage reinforcing responsible drinking and the legal distribution of alcohol to underage individuals. We will also reserve the right to refuse to serve anyone at anytime as we see fit. The volleyball and Klttenball coordinators has posted updated rules on the LORA website, and reminding teams before the tournaments, that any participant playing in either tournament must be at least 18 years of age. Additionally, rules include any participant under the age of 21 that is