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Happy Days Committee Meeting <br />Minutes <br />Thursday, May 14th 2020, 5:30 pm <br />This meeting was conducted over Zoom conference call <br />Present at the meeting were Committee Members Anne Madison, Jason Tossey, Jason Sufka, Dan <br />Specht, Shannon Hepner, Tim Frankfurth and Kristine Anderson. The meeting was led by Staff Liaison <br />Megan Thorstad. <br />1. The Meeting was called to order at 5:34 pm <br />2. Liaison Thorstad gave a COVID-19 update, reviewed statements from Minnesota State Fair <br />Officials, reviewed what other Counties and Cities around the Metro are doing, offered ideas <br />as to what a modified festival could look like and shared concerns regarding the budget, <br />staffing, the Governor's recommendations and the burden to public safety. See attachment. <br />3. Liaison Thorstad then opened the meeting for comments — <br />• Committee Member Madison stated that she did not have interest in meeting in -person <br />for future meetings and would only be able to volunteer the day of the event as she <br />cares for a vulnerable adult. <br />• Committee Member Sufka, who runs the Memorial Golf Tournament the Sunday after <br />Happy Days, said he hopes the golf tournament would continue, but the Fire Relief <br />Association would cancel the banquet at the end of the tournament to maintain social <br />distancing guidelines. <br />• Committee Member Tossey asked how many sponsorships we have received thus far. <br />• Liaison Thorstad said we have not received any for 2020 at this time, but also that we <br />have not started marketing Happy Days heavily at this time. <br />• Committee Member Tossey asked that staff gauge the interest of the business <br />community given the impacts the virus has had on them. <br />• Committee Member Anderson stated that the Lion's organization has not been able to <br />fundraise as much as in previous years due to COVID-19. She stated their primary <br />fundraising tool is selling pull -tabs, which they have not been able to do since the <br />Governor's Stay at Home order took effect. <br />• Committee Member and Police Captain Frankfurth stated that his concern was the <br />health and safety of his staff. He stated that the Ramsey Police Department has not <br />