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reported that they do not believe that their fields would be used enough on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays to warrant opening the concession stand. It is likely that the stand would be open at least 3 nights per week from S:OOpm to 9:OOpm. The idea would be that if the fields were not busy, the stand would be closed. This would result in approximately 12-15 hours per week or 160-200 hours for the spring season. The cost of a staff person would be approximately $1,900 to $2,400 for the spring season. This includes a wage of $11.00 per hour as well as the required benefit and workers compensation costs. The fall season runs from August 1 to November 1. Staffing would include Saturdays and some weeknights, subject to the 6 game minimum. While hours of operation and staffing costs are likely to increase, the sales and profits are likely to increase as well. The start of the school year may affect staff availability. Shayla Syverson, Parks Planner and/or the Public Works Staff on-call would be available to assist with emergency situations as needed. 3.2 INVENTORY Inventory would include beverages such as water, sports drinks, and soda. Beverages may need to be purchased through a Coca Cola distributer as they have provided the beverage cooler that is currently used in the stand. Food items would include chips, granola bars, crackers, candy, peanuts, fruit snacks, etc. Items would likely be purchased in bulk and inventory would be restocked as need throughout the season. The items would be marked up to recover the costs of the concession stand. 3.3 PERMITS A food handler license can be acquired through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for the sale pre-packaged and labeled food items. The Lions Club used this permit process which included a site inspection. The concession stand meets the facility requirements for this license. Other options would include going through Washington County Public Health. Generally, the permits are more restrictive and expensive through the County because as there isn't a permit option that aligns with how the concession stand is likely to be operated. 4 NEXTSTEPS The next steps of the Concession Stand would be to put together a detailed budget and plan which the Parks Commission may recommend for approval to the City Council. If the City Council approval is given, a seasonal concession stand staff position would need to be created. The City Council oversees all staffing changes and follows a process for hiring decisions. A job description and the authorization to advertise the position opening would be subject to City Council approval. Applications would be taken for the position. Interviews would be conducted. A recommendation to hire an applicant for the seasonal concession stand staff position would be subject to City Council approval.