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>little or no response had been received from organizations or businesses from whom funds had been solicited; 3 >the VillageFest Committee was of the opinion that the two day 4 community celebration was more important than having a float this 5 year; 6 >some committee members strongly advocated having volunteers from the 7 community build the float while others had reservations about 8 attempting such a project which would require some way of storing the 9 float and getting it back and forth from the various community parade 10 locations; 11 >there was also a concern that seeking volunteers for two activities 12 might result in the failure of both efforts; 13 >Public Works Director Hamer had indicated his crews' work schedules 14 might be adjusted to allow them to help with the construction of a 15 trailer for the float and he had said he thought a stall in the 16 maintenance building could be used to store the float between parades; 17 >the float could probably be covered under the City's umbrella 18 liability insurance; 19 >the VillageFest Chairpersons were reluctant to give the go ahead to those who supported a City built float to solicit volunteers or 49 funding for the project without assurance that the Council approved 22 of their plans and was willing to involve the Public Works Department 23 and underwrite the attendant costs. 24 Councilmember Enrooth suggested he would be willing to work with staff 25 to ascertain the exact costs of involving City crews in the project, 26 saying it would then have to be left up to Mr. Hamer's discretion just 27 how much time his men could give without diverting them from other City 28 projects. He perceived no decision could be made until a somewhat 29 realistic estimate was made of what the project was going to cost the 30 City in terms of dollars and storage space which could then become the 31 City's contribution towards the Fest rather than outright funding of the 32 activity. 33 Councilmember Ranallo indicated he didn't expect much more in the way 34 of contributions from community organizations or businesses because 35 verbal solicitations up to now had been non-productive and he perceived 36 little chance of raising the $7,000 it would probably cost to have a 37 float company build, store, and deliver the float to the various parade 38 sites for one year. The Councilmember saw no possibility of St. Anthony 39 having a float at all without some type of funding from the City, even 40 if that was only what it would cost to have the Public Works Department 4.1 provide the expertise and equipment for the project and the space to 42 store the float when it wasn't being used. • 7