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Mgr/Assistant City Administrator Brama stated it did not. Administrator Ulrich stated there is <br />access during the day to check emails and work on City items while taking the courses but it <br />would be a balancing act. Maybe after taking the first course, Econ. Dev. Mgr/Assistant City <br />Administrator Brama's schedule would need to be adjusted but he felt they could monitor that as <br />it goes along. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Steffen, Members Skaff, Burandt, Hardin, Riley, and <br />Williams. Voting No: None. Absent: Member Brunt. <br />4.04: Review Relationship of Parks and Trails to Economic Development and Consider <br />Concert Sponsorship <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood presented the staff report. <br />Chairperson Steffen thought sponsorship arrangements were a little different this year in terms of <br />not sponsoring specific dates. <br />Mr. Riverblood agreed and stated they have attempted to provide more advertising for the <br />sponsors at each event rather than trying to align a particular sponsor with a particular week. He <br />passed out an event sheet with sponsor list to the Members. <br />Member Hardin asked if the annual budget is more than $13,000 or are the performer fees <br />$13,000. <br />Mr. Riverblood stated each year they count the number of heads at each concert and it has gone <br />up thirty percent each season. With that, it has provided the City the opportunity to step up the <br />quality of the acts and bands and he thought the incline in participation has been due to the <br />quality of the performers and how well they are running the concerts. They did not go into this <br />with a budget in mind but rather lined up performers they thought the community would <br />appreciate. <br />Member Hardin wondered what the overall cost to the City would be. <br />Mr. Riverblood stated the City Council looked at the actual costs for all of the community events <br />and he was not sure what the full cost accounting was for the concerts. He did not think it was <br />too high. He noted his time and his assistant's time is absorbed in the Park operating budget. <br />$13,000 will go to the performers and then some of the other organization is done by the <br />foundation member's volunteers and the balance is handled within the parks operating budget. <br />Member Hardin asked what the shortfall is now for the amount they have been able to raise <br />through sponsorship for the performers. <br />Mr. Riverblood stated it is under $2,000, around $1,500, which is assuming the EDA would <br />contribute $1,500. If the EDA chooses to not provide funding for the concerts the shortfall <br />would be more than $2,000 and closer to $3,000 of the $13,000 for the performers. <br />Economic Development Authority/June 4, 2015 <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />