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• • • AGENDA ITEM 3A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Ann J. Blair, City Clerk MEETING DATE: May 24, 2004 TOPIC: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 04 -73, Expressing Support for the First Annual Blue Heron Days Parade and Authorizing Staff to Work with Community Festival Organizers to Facilitate this Event VOTE REQUIRED: (3 / 5) Simple Majority BACKGROUND: A group of local business persons, the "Blue Heron Days Community Festival Committee" are firming up plans in the hopes of organizing a first annual community festival to take place August 20 -21, 2004. Their intention is for this to become an annual family event in the City, with a parade, a 5K race, possibly a car show, and other related events. The "Blue Heron Days" committee is seeking the necessary approvals to conduct a parade on Saturday, August 21, 2004 at approximately noon. At a City Council work session on April 7, 2004, festival organizers presented information, and general concept approval was expressed by the Council. The proposed "Blue Heron Days," while not a City- sponsored festival, requires City and Anoka County approvals in order to take place. An application for the parade has been received by the City and reviewed by Staff. The proposal calls for a parade which would travel northeasterly along Lake Drive, with its initial staging area occurring in the SuperTarget parking lot. This would require temporary closure of a portion of Lake Drive, which is a County road. The proposal included a "Route A" and an alternative "Route B" option for the conclusion of the parade. On Monday May 17, 2004, the Anoka County Public Works Committee considered the proposal and unanimously agreed to recommend the parade with the "Route B" closing which would travel along Lake Drive and end at James Street. The committee is forwarding this proposal to be considered by the full board of Anoka County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 25, 2004. The committee's recommendation for approval is conditioned upon the City of Lino Lakes submitting a resolution in support of the parade proposal. Subject to working with applicant on ongoing safety, signage, and related concerns, and subject to the approval of the Anoka County Board of Commissioners, staff recommends moving forward with the parade concept as requested. The attached Resolution No. 04- 73 accomplishes this.