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Board Member Enstrom suggested that maybe having somebody attend that does chainsaw <br />carvings. That always seems to attract people. <br />Board Member Riley -Daniels suggested possibly doing some sort of photo contest. <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that a decision needs to be made this evening <br />whether presentations will be a part of the event or not this year because that will be a part of the <br />promo in the newsletter if they are offered. <br />Chairperson Max stated that his opinion was that if a keynote speaker cannot be secured, then no <br />presentations should be offered based on the lack of audiences in the past. <br />Board Member Bentz stated that he thought it might be interesting to have someone do a <br />presentation on the history of Ramsey. <br />Councilmember Backous stated that the fee for booking Lonnie Dupre would be $900 but that it <br />was unclear whether that included travel and lodging (he currently resides in Grand Marais). <br />Consensus of the Board was that if Mr. Dupre is available, than the City should book him for the <br />event. <br />Board Member Enstrom suggested having some sort of lawn mower display outside might help <br />draw people in to the event. He would inquire with a couple contacts about this possibility if the <br />Board would like. <br />There was consensus that Board Member Enstrom should pursue this possibility and that it <br />would be great if they could highlight some of the newer technologies available (some of the <br />rechargeable battery operated trimmers, hedgers, pruners etc). <br />Board Member Stodola left the meeting at 8:26pm. <br />Board Member Riley -Daniels updated the Board about sponsorship efforts and asked if joint <br />sponsorship of both expo events was possible. <br />Councilmember Backous stated that he thought that made sense rather than the two events <br />competing with each other. <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that he would speak with the Marketing Manager, <br />who is coordinating the Business Expo, about this possibility. <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson also stated that he would see how sponsorship of Happy <br />Days is handled and would provide that info to Board Member Riley -Daniels. <br />Councilmember Backous suggested that the sponsorship info should identify the goal of trying to <br />cover the cost of the event rather than identifying a specific dollar amount as the goal. <br />Environmental Policy Board / February 7, 2011 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />